| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1982–83 |
| Manager: | Clive Walker |
| Chairman: | Neville Ronson |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 15th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Milk Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Steve Massey (20) |
| Season Topscorer: | Steve Massey (25) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,529 vs Aston Villa |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,706 vs Aldershot |
| Average Attendance: | 2,594 |
| Prevseason: | 1981–82 |
| Nextseason: | 1983–84 |
The 1982–83 season was Northampton Town's 86th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Peter Gleasure | GK | Luton | May 14, 1983 | 11 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Mark Kendall | GK | Nuneaton | May 14, 1983 | 15 | 0 | Aston Villa | Summer 1982 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| David Beavon | FB | Nottingham | May 14, 1983 | 2 | 0 | Tsuen Wan | March 1983 | ||||
| Adrian Burrows | CB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | May 14, 1983 | 53 | 5 | Mansfield Town | August 1982 | ||||
| Wakeley Gage | CB | Northampton | May 14, 1983 | 154 | 9 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | £8,000[2] | |||
| Ian Phillips (c) | LB | Cumnock | May 14, 1983 | 54 | 1 | Peterborough United | August 1982 | ||||
| Paul Saunders | U | Watford | May 14, 1983 | 141 | 5 | Watford | July 1978 | ||||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | May 14, 1983 | 273 | 7 | Brentford | October 1982 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| John Buchanan | CM | Dingwall | May 14, 1983 | 209 | 34 | Cardiff City | September 1981 | ||||
| Peter Coffill | CM | Romford | May 14, 1983 | 84 | 5 | Torquay United | July 1981 | £5,000[3] | |||
| Peter Denyer | W | Chiddingfold | May 14, 1983 | 170 | 34 | Portsmouth | July 1979 | P/E | |||
| Mark Heeley | W | Peterborough | May 14, 1983 | 110 | 6 | Arsenal | March 1980 | £33,000 | |||
| Billy Jeffrey | CM | Helensburgh | May 14, 1983 | 9 | 2 | Blackpool | March 1983 | ||||
| Maurice Muir | W | London | May 14, 1983 | 16 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1980 | N/A | |||
| Adam Sandy | U | Peterborough | May 14, 1983 | 113 | 8 | Wolverton Town | February 1980 | ||||
| Gary Saxby | U | Clipstone | May 14, 1983 | 114 | 14 | Mansfield Town | August 1980 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Frankie Belfon | FW | Wellingborough | May 14, 1983 | 8 | 2 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A | |||
| Steve Massey | FW | Manchester | May 14, 1983 | 72 | 30 | Peterborough United | February 1982 | ||||
| Dave Syrett | FW | Salisbury | May 14, 1983 | 45 | 16 | Peterborough United | June 1982 | ||||
See main article: 1982–83 FA Cup.
See main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1982–83 Football League Trophy.
| Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||||
| GK | Peter Gleasure | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | |||
| GK | Mark Kendall | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | – | |||
| DF | David Beavon | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| DF | Adrian Burrows | 43 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 52 | 1 | 5 | |||
| DF | Wakeley Gage | 40 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | – | 3 | |||
| DF | Ian Phillips | 42 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 54 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Paul Saunders | 34 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 42 | – | 2 | |||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 37 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | 4 | |||
| MF | John Buchanan | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 42 | 3 | 2 | |||
| MF | Peter Coffill | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 36 | 6 | 3 | |||
| MF | Peter Denyer | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 7 | |||
| MF | Mark Heeley | 20 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Billy Jeffrey | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 2 | |||
| MF | Maurice Muir | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Adam Sandy | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| MF | Gary Saxby | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 37 | 2 | 5 | |||
| FW | Frankie Belfon | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| FW | Steve Massey | 42 | – | 20 | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 54 | – | 25 | |||
| FW | Dave Syrett | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 44 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Neil Freeman | 22 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – | |||
| GK | Richard Key | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| DF | Paul Brady | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 21 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Martin Patching | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | |||
| FW | David Buchanan | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | |||
| FW | Steve Perrin | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | |||
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