| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1988–89 |
| Manager: | Graham Carr |
| Chairman: | Derek Banks (until February) Dick Underwood (from February) |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | Littlewoods Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-final (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Tony Adcock (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tony Adcock (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,907 vs |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,821 vs Mansfield Town |
| Average Attendance: | 3,918 |
| Prevseason: | 1987–88 |
| Nextseason: | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 season was Northampton Town's 92nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, 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 13, 1989 | 332 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Gerald Sylvester | GK | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1988 | N/A | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Mick Bodley | CB | Hayes | May 13, 1989 | 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 12 January 1989 | ||||
| Paul Flexney | CB | Glasgow | May 13, 1989 | 18 | 0 | Clyde | 22 August 1988 | ||||
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | May 13, 1989 | 163 | 8 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000[2] | |||
| Russ Wilcox | CB | Hemsworth | May 13, 1989 | 106 | 9 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000[3] | |||
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | May 13, 1989 | 32 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | ||||
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | May 13, 1989 | 60 | 2 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | May 13, 1989 | 39 | 3 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 | |||
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | May 13, 1989 | 187 | 12 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000[4] | |||
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | May 13, 1989 | 18 | 1 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | ||||
| Bradley Sandeman | RM | Northampton | May 13, 1989 | 28 | 1 | Apprentice | January 1988 | N/A | |||
| Martin Singleton (c) | CM | Banbury | May 13, 1989 | 46 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 November 1987 | £57,500 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Tony Adcock | FW | Bethnal Green | May 13, 1989 | 73 | 30 | Manchester City | January 1988 | £85,000 P/E | |||
| Darren Collins | FW | Winchester | May 13, 1989 | 9 | 0 | Petersfield United | January 1989 | ||||
| Paul Culpin | FW | Kirby Muxloe | May 13, 1989 | 71 | 26 | Coventry City | October 1987 | £50,000 | |||
| Glen Donegal | FW | Northampton | May 13, 1989 | 25 | 4 | Apprentice | January 1987 | N/A | |||
See main article: 1988–89 FA Cup.
See main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1988–89 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 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 55 | – | – | |||
| DF | Mick Bodley | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | – | – | |||
| DF | Keith McPherson | 41 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 47 | – | 2 | |||
| DF | Bradley Sandeman | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 12 | 14 | 2 | |||
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Wayne Williams | 26 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Paul Wilson | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 38 | 7 | 2 | |||
| MF | Steve Berry | 34 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 39 | – | 5 | |||
| MF | Warren Donald | 37 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 45 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Trevor Quow | 17 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Martin Singleton | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | – | 2 | |||
| FW | Tony Adcock | 46 | – | 17 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | |||
| FW | Darren Collins | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | – | |||
| FW | Paul Culpin | 33 | 6 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 41 | 6 | 16 | |||
| FW | Glen Donegal | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Graham Reed | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | |||
| DF | Ian Johnson | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | |||
| DF | Trevor Slack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Doug Anderson | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Andy Blair | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Gary Cobb | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| MF | Albert Craig | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Jason Garwood | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Dave Gilbert | 34 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 43 | – | 8 | |||
| MF | Eddie McGoldrick | 22 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 29 | – | 3 | |||
| FW | David Longhurst | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |||
| FW | Andy Preece | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
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