| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1989–90 |
| Manager: | Graham Carr |
| Chairman: | Dick Underwood |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 22nd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | Littlewoods Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Bobby Barnes (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bobby Barnes (20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,529 vs Coventry City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,665 vs Maidstone United |
| Average Attendance: | 3,190 |
| Prevseason: | 1988–89 |
| Nextseason: | 1990–91 |
The 1989–90 season was Northampton Town's 93rd season in their history and the third successive season in the Third Division. 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 5, 1990 | 388 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Irvin Gernon | LB | Birmingham | May 5, 1990 | 18 | 2 | Reading | October 1989 | £25,000 | |||
| David Johnson | LB | Northampton | May 5, 1990 | 7 | 0 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | July 1989 | Free | |||
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | May 5, 1990 | 216 | 9 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000[2] | |||
| Steve Terry | CB | Clapton | May 5, 1990 | 17 | 2 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 | |||
| Russ Wilcox (c) | CB | Hemsworth | May 5, 1990 | 162 | 10 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000[3] | |||
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | May 5, 1990 | 50 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | ||||
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | May 5, 1990 | 94 | 3 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 5, 1990 | 6 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A | |||
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | May 5, 1990 | 90 | 3 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 | |||
| Steve Brown | LM | Northampton | May 5, 1990 | 39 | 4 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 21 July 1989 | Free | |||
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | May 5, 1990 | 171 | 33 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | ||||
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | May 5, 1990 | 220 | 14 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000[4] | |||
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | May 5, 1990 | 53 | 2 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | ||||
| Bradley Sandeman | RM | Northampton | May 5, 1990 | 64 | 3 | Apprentice | January 1988 | N/A | |||
| David Scope | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 5, 1990 | 8 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | September 1989 | ||||
| Martin Singleton | CM | Banbury | May 5, 1990 | 60 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 November 1987 | £57,500 | |||
| Aidey Thorpe | LW | Chesterfield | May 5, 1990 | 13 | 3 | Walsall | March 1990 | £50,000 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Bobby Barnes | FW | Kingston upon Thames | May 5, 1990 | 45 | 20 | Bournemouth | 13 October 1989 | £70,000 | |||
| Darren Collins | FW | Winchester | May 5, 1990 | 53 | 10 | Petersfield United | January 1989 | ||||
| Carl Leaburn | FW | Lewisham | May 5, 1990 | 9 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 22 March 1990 | Loan | |||
See main article: 1989–90 FA Cup.
See main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1989–90 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 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 56 | – | – | |||
| DF | Irvin Gernon | 12 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | |||
| DF | David Johnson | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Keith McPherson | 43 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 53 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Steve Terry | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 2 | |||
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 46 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 56 | – | 4 | |||
| DF | Wayne Williams | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | – | |||
| DF | Paul Wilson | 26 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Micky Bell | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Steve Berry | 41 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 3 | |||
| MF | Steve Brown | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 1 | |||
| MF | Phil Chard | 29 | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 36 | – | 3 | |||
| MF | Warren Donald | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 8 | 2 | |||
| MF | Trevor Quow | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 5 | 1 | |||
| MF | Bradley Sandeman | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 26 | 10 | 1 | |||
| MF | David Scope | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | |||
| MF | Martin Singleton | 6 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 8 | 6 | – | |||
| MF | Aidey Thorpe | 13 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 3 | |||
| FW | Bobby Barnes | 37 | – | 18 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 45 | – | 20 | |||
| FW | Darren Collins | 33 | 2 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 10 | |||
| FW | Carl Leaburn | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| MF | Dean Thomas | 31 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 41 | – | 4 | |||
| FW | Tony Adcock | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | – | 4 | |||
| FW | Paul Culpin | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | |||
| FW | Glen Donegal | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| FW | Terry McPhillips | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | |||
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