| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1984–85 |
| Manager: | Tony Barton (until April) Graham Carr (from April 14) |
| Chairman: | Neville Ronson (until April) Derek Banks (from April) |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 23rd (re-elected) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Milk Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Ian Benjamin (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ian Benjamin (19) |
| Highest Attendance: | 4,815 vs VS Rugby |
| Lowest Attendance: | 942 vs Chester City |
| Average Attendance: | 1,826 |
| Prevseason: | 1983–84 |
| Nextseason: | 1985–86 |
The 1984–85 season was Northampton Town's 88th season in their history and the eighth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Peter Gleasure | GK | Luton | May 6, 1985 | 116 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Michael Barnes | CB | Reading | May 6, 1985 | 25 | 1 | Reading | August 1984 | ||||
| Mark Bushell | FB | Northampton | May 6, 1985 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1985 | N/A | |||
| Wakeley Gage | CB | Northampton | May 6, 1985 | 253 | 22 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | £8,000[2] | |||
| Russell Lewis | CB | Blaengwynfi | May 6, 1985 | 104 | 6 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | ||||
| Brian Mundee | LB | Hammersmith | May 6, 1985 | 81 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | Summer 1983 | ||||
| Geoff Scott | CB | Birmingham | May 6, 1985 | 22 | 0 | Middlesbrough | September 1984 | ||||
| Paul Shirtliff | FB | Hoyland | May 6, 1985 | 29 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer 1984 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Paul Bancroft | CM | Derby | May 6, 1985 | 17 | 0 | Derby County | July 1984 | Free | |||
| Neil Brough | W | Daventry | May 6, 1985 | 13 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1983 | N/A | |||
| Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | May 6, 1985 | 15 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1983 | N/A | |||
| Phil Cavener | W | Tynemouth | May 6, 1985 | 32 | 7 | FK Karlskrona | August 1984 | ||||
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | May 6, 1985 | 11 | 2 | West Ham United | March 1985 | Loan | |||
| Austin Hayes | W | Hammersmith (ENG) | May 6, 1985 | 78 | 14 | Millwall | August 1983 | ||||
| Aidy Mann | W | Northampton | May 6, 1985 | 45 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | |||
| Keith Thompson | W | Birmingham | May 6, 1985 | 10 | 1 | Coventry City | March 1985 | Loan | |||
| Ray Train (c) | DM | Bedworth | May 6, 1985 | 54 | 3 | Oxford United | March 1984 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Frankie Belfon | FW | Wellingborough | May 6, 1985 | 93 | 17 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A | |||
| Ian Benjamin | FW | Nottingham | May 6, 1985 | 52 | 19 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 | ||||
See main article: 1984–85 FA Cup.
See main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1984–85 Associate Members' Cup.
| 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 | 43 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 51 | – | – | |||
| DF | Michael Barnes | 19 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Mark Bushell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| DF | Wakeley Gage | 42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | 3 | 5 | |||
| DF | Russell Lewis | 43 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | 1 | 2 | |||
| DF | Brian Mundee | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 1 | 2 | |||
| DF | Geoff Scott | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | – | |||
| DF | Paul Shirtliff | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Paul Bancroft | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Neil Brough | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | |||
| MF | Steve Brown | 14 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 3 | |||
| MF | Phil Cavener | 28 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 32 | – | 7 | |||
| MF | Warren Donald | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 2 | |||
| MF | Austin Hayes | 20 | – | 5 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | 5 | |||
| MF | Aidy Mann | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | |||
| MF | Keith Thompson | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Ray Train | 46 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | 3 | |||
| FW | Frankie Belfon | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 5 | 6 | |||
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 42 | 2 | 18 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 50 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Kevin Poole | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| MF | Mark Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |||
| FW | Trevor Lee | 24 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | – | 2 | |||
| FW | Mick Perry | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
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