1986–87 Northampton Town F.C. season explained

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.

Players

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NamePositionNat.Place of BirthDate of Birth (Age)AppsGoalsPrevious clubDate signedFee
Goalkeepers
Peter GleasureGKLutonJune 1, 19872230MillwallMarch 1983
Alan HarrisGKNuneatonJune 1, 198700Nuneaton TownSummer 1986£15,000[2]
Defenders
Bobby CoyCBBirminghamJune 1, 1987200Chester City20 August 1986
David LoganLBMiddlesbroughJune 1, 1987151Mansfield Town20 February 1987
Keith McPhersonCBGreenwichJune 1, 1987765West Ham United23 January 1986£10,000[3]
Graham ReedRBDoncasterJune 1, 1987882Frickley AthleticSummer 1985£6,000
Russ WilcoxCBHemsworthJune 1, 1987414Frickley Athletic30 June 1986£15,000[4]
Midfielders
Paul BunceWCoalvilleJune 1, 198721Leicester City27 March 1987
Phil ChardUCorbyJune 1, 19879521Peterborough United19 August 1985
Warren DonaldCMHillingdonJune 1, 1987959West Ham United4 October 1985£11,000[5]
Dave GilbertWLincolnJune 1, 19875312Boston UnitedSummer 1986
Richard HillCMHinckleyJune 1, 198710352Nuneaton TownSummer 1985£10,000
Aidy MannWNorthamptonJune 1, 1987966ApprenticeMay 1984N/A
Eddie McGoldrickWIslingtonJune 1, 1987486Nuneaton TownSummer 1986£15,000[6]
Forwards
Ian BenjaminFWNottinghamJune 1, 198716168Peterborough UnitedSummer 1984
Glen DonegalFWNorthamptonJune 1, 198710ApprenticeJanuary 1987N/A
Trevor Morley (c)FWNottinghamJune 1, 19879529Nuneaton TownSummer 1985£20,000[7]

Competitions

Today League Division Four

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 1986–87 FA Cup.

Littlewoods Cup

See main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup.

Freight Rover Trophy

See main article: 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup.

Appearances and goals

PlayerDivision FourFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
StartsSubGoalsStartsSubGoalsStartsSubGoalsStartsSubGoalsStartsSubGoals
GK Peter Gleasure46 4 2 3 55
GK Alan Harris
DF Mark Bushell
DF Lee Carter
DF Bobby Coy15 2 2 1 1 18 2 1
DF David Logan15 1 15 1
DF Keith McPherson46 5 4 2 3 55 5
DF Graham Reed36 1 1 4 2 2 44 1 1
DF Russ Wilcox34 1 1 3 3 40 1 1
MF Paul Bunce1 1 1 1 1 1
MF Phil Chard39 1 12 3 2 1 145 1 13
MF Warren Donald41 3 3 1 1 2 47 4
MF Dave Gilbert45 8 3 3 2 3 153 12
MF Richard Hill45 29 4 3 2 3 154 33
MF Aidy Mann7 1 1 1 1 1 2 110 4 1
MF Eddie McGoldrick35 4 5 4 1 2 3 44 4 6
FW Ian Benjamin46 18 4 3 2 1 3 155 23
FW Glen Donegal1 1
FW Trevor Morley37 16 4 2 2 45 16
Players who left before end of season:
DF Irvin Gernon9 3 1 13
MF Keith Gorman1 1 2
MF Charlie Henry4 1 4 1
MF John Millar1 1 2 4
MF Mark Schiavi1 1
FW Paul McMenemy4 2 4 2
FW Paul Sugrue

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFee
Summer 1986
Summer 1986
Summer 1986 Joint £15,000
Summer 1986 Joint £15,000
30 June 1986 £15,000
20 February 1987

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate until
November 1986 January 1987
November 1986 December 1986
January 1987 January 1987
January 1987 February 1987
February 1987 March 1987

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFee
Summer 1986
Summer 1986
August 1986
September 1986

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate until
March 1987 End of Season
Lee Carter

References

Books

Notes and References

  1. Book: Peter . Dunk . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . 1987 . Queen Anne Press . Harpenden . 978-0-356-14354-5 . 258.
  2. Joint buy with Eddie McGoldrick
  3. Web site: Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson . westhamstats.info . 4 November 2013.
  4. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . 2002 . Queen Anne Press . Harpenden . 978-1-85291-648-0 . 438.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald . www.westhamstats.info . 24 January 2024.
  6. Joint buy with Alan Harris
  7. News: Non-League Football: Troubled Nuneaton face a fight for survival . Paul Newman . The Times . 21 November 1986.