| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Manager: | Graham Carr |
| Chairman: | Derek Banks |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Littlewoods Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Richard Hill (29) |
| Season Topscorer: | Richard Hill (33) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,138 vs Cardiff City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,558 vs Torquay United |
| Average Attendance: | 6,316 |
| Prevseason: | 1985–86 |
| Nextseason: | 1987–88 |
The 1986–87 season was Northampton Town's 90th season in their history and the tenth 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 | June 1, 1987 | 223 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Alan Harris | GK | Nuneaton | June 1, 1987 | 0 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1986 | £15,000[2] | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Bobby Coy | CB | Birmingham | June 1, 1987 | 20 | 0 | Chester City | 20 August 1986 | ||||
| David Logan | LB | Middlesbrough | June 1, 1987 | 15 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 20 February 1987 | ||||
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | June 1, 1987 | 76 | 5 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000[3] | |||
| Graham Reed | RB | Doncaster | June 1, 1987 | 88 | 2 | Frickley Athletic | Summer 1985 | £6,000 | |||
| Russ Wilcox | CB | Hemsworth | June 1, 1987 | 41 | 4 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000[4] | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Paul Bunce | W | Coalville | June 1, 1987 | 2 | 1 | Leicester City | 27 March 1987 | ||||
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | June 1, 1987 | 95 | 21 | Peterborough United | 19 August 1985 | ||||
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | June 1, 1987 | 95 | 9 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000[5] | |||
| Dave Gilbert | W | Lincoln | June 1, 1987 | 53 | 12 | Boston United | Summer 1986 | ||||
| Richard Hill | CM | Hinckley | June 1, 1987 | 103 | 52 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £10,000 | |||
| Aidy Mann | W | Northampton | June 1, 1987 | 96 | 6 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | |||
| Eddie McGoldrick | W | Islington | June 1, 1987 | 48 | 6 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1986 | £15,000[6] | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Ian Benjamin | FW | Nottingham | June 1, 1987 | 161 | 68 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 | ||||
| Glen Donegal | FW | Northampton | June 1, 1987 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1987 | N/A | |||
| Trevor Morley (c) | FW | Nottingham | June 1, 1987 | 95 | 29 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £20,000[7] | |||
See main article: 1986–87 FA Cup.
See main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1986–87 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 | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 55 | – | – | |||
| GK | Alan Harris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Mark Bushell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Lee Carter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Bobby Coy | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 2 | 1 | |||
| DF | David Logan | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Keith McPherson | 46 | – | 5 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 55 | – | 5 | |||
| DF | Graham Reed | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 1 | |||
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 40 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Paul Bunce | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Phil Chard | 39 | 1 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 45 | 1 | 13 | |||
| MF | Warren Donald | 41 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 47 | – | 4 | |||
| MF | Dave Gilbert | 45 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 53 | – | 12 | |||
| MF | Richard Hill | 45 | – | 29 | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 54 | – | 33 | |||
| MF | Aidy Mann | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||
| MF | Eddie McGoldrick | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | 4 | 6 | |||
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 46 | – | 18 | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 55 | – | 23 | |||
| FW | Glen Donegal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| FW | Trevor Morley | 37 | – | 16 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 45 | – | 16 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Irvin Gernon | 9 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 13 | – | – | |||
| MF | Keith Gorman | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Charlie Henry | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | John Millar | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| MF | Mark Schiavi | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| FW | Paul McMenemy | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | |||
| FW | Paul Sugrue | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1986 | ||||||
| Summer 1986 | ||||||
| Summer 1986 | Joint £15,000 | |||||
| Summer 1986 | Joint £15,000 | |||||
| 30 June 1986 | £15,000 | |||||
| 20 February 1987 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1986 | January 1987 | |||||
| November 1986 | December 1986 | |||||
| January 1987 | January 1987 | |||||
| January 1987 | February 1987 | |||||
| February 1987 | March 1987 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1986 | ||||||
| Summer 1986 | ||||||
| August 1986 | ||||||
| September 1986 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1987 | End of Season | |||||
| Lee Carter |
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