| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1977–78 |
| Manager: | John Petts (until January) Dave Bowen (caretaker) Mike Keen (from February) |
| Chairman: | Bob Brett |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | George Reilly (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | George Reilly (22) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,041 vs Watford |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,278 vs Halifax Town |
| Average Attendance: | 3,517 |
| Prevseason: | 1976–77 |
| Nextseason: | 1978–79 |
The 1977–78 season was Northampton Town's 81st season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division following relegation the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Carl Jayes | GK | Leicester | April 29, 1978 | 27 | 0 | Leicester City | November 1977 | ||||
| Jeff Parton | GK | Swansea | April 29, 1978 | 30 | 0 | Burnley | Summer 1975 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Steve Bryant | LB | London | April 29, 1978 | 74 | 2 | Birmingham City | December 1976 | ||||
| Tony Geidmintis | RB | London | April 29, 1978 | 18 | 0 | Watford | February 1978 | £8,000 | |||
| Steve Litt (c) | CB | Carlisle | April 29, 1978 | 22 | 0 | Minnesota Kicks | September 1977 | ||||
| Dave Lyon | CB | Altrincham | April 29, 1978 | 6 | 0 | Cambridge United | October 1977 | ||||
| Peter Mead | LB | Luton | April 29, 1978 | 39 | 1 | Luton Town | August 1977 | ||||
| Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | April 29, 1978 | 237 | 23 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | U | Glasgow | April 29, 1978 | 271 | 56 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
| Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | April 29, 1978 | 136 | 17 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
| John Farrington | W | Lynemouth | April 29, 1978 | 170 | 19 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | ||||
| David Liddle | CM | Bedford | April 29, 1978 | 32 | 2 | Apprentice | July 1977 | N/A | |||
| Don Martin | U | Corby | April 29, 1978 | 252 | 81 | Blackburn Rovers | November 1975 | ||||
| Andy McGowan | CM | Corby | April 29, 1978 | 111 | 14 | Apprentice | June 1975 | N/A | |||
| Kim Wassell | W | Wolverhampton | April 29, 1978 | 7 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | September 1977 | ||||
| Keith Williams | CM | Dudley | April 29, 1978 | 49 | 3 | Aston Villa | February 1977 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Keith Bowen | FW | Northampton | April 29, 1978 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1976 | N/A | |||
| Jim Hall | FW | Northampton | April 29, 1978 | 136 | 35 | Peterborough United | Summer 1975 | ||||
| George Reilly | FW | Bellshill | April 29, 1978 | 72 | 24 | Corby Town | June 1976 | ||||
| Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | April 29, 1978 | 188 | 61 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
See main article: 1977–78 FA Cup.
See main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Carl Jayes | 25 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Jeff Parton | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 12 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Steve Bryant | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| DF | Tony Geidmintis | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Steve Litt | 19 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | – | ||||||
| DF | Dave Lyon | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Peter Mead | 37 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 37 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 38 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | – | 3 | ||||||
| MF | Billy Best | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 37 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| MF | Derrick Christie | 39 | 4 | 9 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| MF | John Farrington | 44 | – | 7 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 49 | – | 8 | ||||||
| MF | David Liddle | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| MF | Andy McGowan | 30 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| MF | Don Martin | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| MF | Kim Wassell | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | ||||||
| MF | Keith Williams | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| FW | Keith Bowen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Jim Hall | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | George Reilly | 44 | – | 21 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 49 | – | 22 | ||||||
| FW | Paul Stratford | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| Non-professional: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Arthur Poppy | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Stuart Garnham | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 28 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 33 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Ray Haywood | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | ||||||
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