| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1987–88 |
| Manager: | Graham Carr |
| Chairman: | Derek Banks |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Littlewoods Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Preliminary round |
| League Topscorer: | Tony Adcock Paul Culpin Trevor Morley (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Trevor Morley (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,934 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,076 vs Brentford |
| Average Attendance: | 5,514 |
| Prevseason: | 1986–87 |
| Nextseason: | 1988–89 |
The 1987–88 season was Northampton Town's 91st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division after an eleven year absence, following promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, 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 1, 1988 | 277 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Alan Harris | GK | Nuneaton | May 1, 1988 | 0 | 0 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1986 | £15,000[2] | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| David Logan | LB | Middlesbrough | May 1, 1988 | 46 | 1 | Mansfield Town | February 1987 | ||||
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | May 1, 1988 | 116 | 6 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000[3] | |||
| Graham Reed | RB | Doncaster | May 1, 1988 | 127 | 2 | Frickley Athletic | Summer 1985 | £6,000 | |||
| Bradley Sandeman | RB | Northampton | May 1, 1988 | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1988 | N/A | |||
| Trevor Slack | CB | Peterborough | May 1, 1988 | 13 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 10 February 1988 | Nominal Fee | |||
| Russ Wilcox | CB | Hemsworth | May 1, 1988 | 95 | 8 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000[4] | |||
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | May 1, 1988 | 15 | 1 | Norwich City | 11 April 1988 | £30,000 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | May 1, 1988 | 141 | 11 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000[5] | |||
| Dave Gilbert | W | Lincoln | May 1, 1988 | 102 | 19 | Boston United | Summer 1986 | ||||
| Eddie McGoldrick | W | Islington | May 1, 1988 | 101 | 8 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1986 | £15,000[6] | |||
| Martin Singleton (c) | CM | Banbury | May 1, 1988 | 31 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 November 1987 | £57,500 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Tony Adcock | FW | Bethnal Green | May 1, 1988 | 18 | 10 | Manchester City | 25 January 1988 | £85,000 P/E | |||
| Paul Culpin | FW | Kirby Muxloe | May 1, 1988 | 24 | 10 | Coventry City | 10 October 1987 | £50,000 | |||
| Glen Donegal | FW | Northampton | May 1, 1988 | 13 | 2 | Apprentice | January 1987 | N/A | |||
| David Longhurst | FW | Northampton | May 1, 1988 | 41 | 9 | Halifax Town | 3 July 1987 | £40,000 | |||
See main article: 1987–88 FA Cup.
See main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup.
| Player | Division Three | 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 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | – | |||
| GK | Alan Harris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Lee Carter | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| DF | David Logan | 24 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | 3 | – | |||
| DF | Keith McPherson | 32 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 40 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Graham Reed | 27 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 35 | 4 | – | |||
| DF | Bradley Sandeman | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| DF | Trevor Slack | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 46 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | 4 | |||
| DF | Paul Wilson | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Warren Donald | 39 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 45 | 1 | 2 | |||
| MF | Dave Gilbert | 41 | – | 6 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 49 | – | 7 | |||
| MF | Eddie McGoldrick | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 46 | 7 | 2 | |||
| MF | Martin Singleton | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | 3 | |||
| FW | Tony Adcock | 18 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 10 | |||
| FW | Paul Culpin | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 21 | 3 | 10 | |||
| FW | Glen Donegal | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||
| FW | David Longhurst | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 39 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Chris O'Donnell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| DF | Steve Senior | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | |||
| DF | Chris Scott | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Brett Williams | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Paul Bunce | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||
| MF | Phil Chard | 33 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 39 | 1 | 9 | |||
| MF | Aidy Mann | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | 1 | |||
| FW | Trevor Morley | 27 | – | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 35 | – | 16 | |||
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1987 | ||||||
| July 1987 | Chris Scott | |||||
| 3 July 1987 | £40,000 | |||||
| 10 October 1987 | £50,000 | |||||
| 7 November 1987 | £57,500 | |||||
| 25 January 1988 | £85,000 P/E | |||||
| 10 February 1988 | Nominal Fee | |||||
| 11 April 1988 | £15,000 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1988 | January 1988 | |||||
| January 1987 | February 1987 | |||||
| February 1988 | 11 April 1988 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1987 | Released | |||||
| Summer 1987 | £265,000 | |||||
| October 1987 | £25,000 | |||||
| October 1987 | ||||||
| November 1987 | ||||||
| 25 January 1988 | £175,000 P/E | |||||
| March 1988 | £45,000 | |||||
| March 1988 | Chris Scott |
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