| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1990–91 |
| Manager: | Theo Foley |
| Chairman: | Dick Underwood |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Rumbelows Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Bobby Barnes (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bobby Barnes (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,549 vs Peterborough United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,544 vs Lincoln City |
| Average Attendance: | 3,710 |
| Prevseason: | 1989–90 |
| Nextseason: | 1991–92 |
The 1990–91 season was Northampton Town's 94th season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division after relegation the previous year. 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 | May 11, 1991 | 411 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Terry Angus | CB | Coventry | May 11, 1991 | 48 | 2 | VS Rugby | July 1990 | ||||
| Irvin Gernon | LB | Birmingham | May 11, 1991 | 27 | 2 | Reading | October 1989 | £25,000 | |||
| David Johnson | LB | Northampton | May 11, 1991 | 35 | 0 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | July 1989 | Free | |||
| Steve Terry | CB | Clapton | May 11, 1991 | 73 | 8 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 | |||
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | May 11, 1991 | 68 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | ||||
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | May 11, 1991 | 148 | 6 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 | |||
| Darren Wood | CB | Derby | May 11, 1991 | 3 | 1 | Reading | July 1990 | Part Exchange | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 11, 1991 | 37 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A | |||
| Stuart Beavon | CM | Wolverhampton | May 11, 1991 | 50 | 13 | Reading | July 1990 | Part Exchange | |||
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | May 11, 1991 | 123 | 10 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 | |||
| Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | May 11, 1991 | 89 | 7 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 21 July 1989 | Free | |||
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | May 11, 1991 | 224 | 40 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | ||||
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | May 11, 1991 | 67 | 2 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | ||||
| David Scope | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 11, 1991 | 17 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | September 1989 | ||||
| Aidey Thorpe | LW | Chesterfield | May 11, 1991 | 47 | 4 | Walsall | March 1990 | £50,000 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Tony Adcock | FW | Bethnal Green | May 11, 1991 | 104 | 37 | Bradford City | January 1991 | £75,000 | |||
| Bobby Barnes | FW | Kingston upon Thames | May 11, 1991 | 97 | 36 | Bournemouth | 13 October 1989 | £70,000 | |||
| Greg Campbell | FW | Portsmouth | May 11, 1991 | 31 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | September 1990 | ||||
| Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | May 11, 1991 | 12 | 4 | Cambridge City | July 1990 | ||||
See main article: 1990–91 FA Cup.
See main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1990–91 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 | 16 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | |||
| DF | Terry Angus | 42 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 47 | 1 | 2 | |||
| DF | Irvin Gernon | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | |||
| DF | David Johnson | 8 | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | 18 | – | |||
| DF | Steve Terry | 46 | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 56 | – | 6 | |||
| DF | Wayne Williams | 10 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 17 | 4 | – | |||
| DF | Paul Wilson | 44 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 54 | – | 3 | |||
| DF | Darren Wood | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Stuart Beavon | 41 | – | 10 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 50 | – | 13 | |||
| MF | Micky Bell | 22 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 24 | 7 | – | |||
| MF | Steve Berry | 20 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 24 | 9 | 2 | |||
| MF | Steve Brown | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 47 | 3 | 3 | |||
| MF | Phil Chard | 43 | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 53 | – | 7 | |||
| MF | Trevor Quow | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | David Scope | 3 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | – | |||
| MF | Aidey Thorpe | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 17 | 17 | 1 | |||
| FW | Tony Adcock | 20 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | 3 | |||
| FW | Bobby Barnes | 42 | 1 | 13 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 45 | 1 | 16 | |||
| FW | Greg Campbell | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 25 | 6 | 5 | |||
| FW | Kevin Wilkin | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Marlon Beresford | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | – | – | |||
| GK | Kevin Hitchcock | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | – | |||
| DF | Greg Fee | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| DF | Pat Scully | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | – | – | |||
| MF | Bradley Sandeman | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | |||
| FW | Darren Collins | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||
| FW | Gareth Evans | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
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