List of Northampton Town F.C. records and statistics explained

This page details Northampton Town Football Club records.

Honours

League

• English 2nd Tier

Runners-up: 1964–65

• English 3rd Tier

Champions: 1962–63

Runners-up: 1927–28, 1949–50

• English 4th Tier

Champions: 1986–87, 2015–16

Runners-up: 1975–76, 2005–06

Promoted as Play-off Winners: 1996–97, 2019–20

• Southern Football League

Champions: 1908–09

Runners-up: 1910–11

Cups

• Charity Shield

Runners-up: 1909

• FA Cup

Best: Round 5 1969–70

• Football League Cup

Best: Quarter-final 1964–65, 1966–67

• Football League Trophy

Best: Area Semi-final 1996–97, 2003–04

Team records

• Record win:

11-1 v Southend United (H), Southern League 1909/10

• Record defeat:

0-11 v Southampton (A), Southern League, 1901/02

• Most points gained in a season:

99 (1986/87, Football League Fourth Division), (2015/16, Football League Two)

• Fewest points gained in a season:

19 (1906/07, Southern League)

• Most goals scored in a season:

109: 1952-53 (Football League Third Division South) and 1962-63 (Football League Third Division)

Appearances

Most appearances

• All-time most appearances (Does not include wartime appearances)^[1]

Current players in bold.

width=40		width=55	Nat.	width=200	Name	width=150	Period	width=85	League	width=85	FA Cup	width=85	League Cup	width=85	Other^[2]	width=85	Total
1			1946–1961	521	31	0	0	552
2			1994–2004	390	19	17	23	449
3			1982–1991	344	25	25	18	412
4		Sam Hoskins	2015–	358	17	12	17	404
5			1905–1920	341	22	0	1	364
6			1920–1929	326	26	0	0	352
		1963–1972	308	19	25	0	352
8			1985–1988, 1989–1994	278	19	18	16	331
9			1907–1920	311	18	0	1	330
10			1924–1932	301	25	0	0	326
11			1954–1963	305	13	6	0	324
12			1947–1959	302	20	0	0	322
13			1952–1961	300	17	0	0	317
14			1926–1934	277	25	0	3	305
15			1971–1977, 1982–1983	277	12	13	0	302
16			1919–1925	278	21	0	0	299
17			1960–1969	266	10	18	0	294
18			1966–1975	254	19	13	0	286
19			1908–1920	264	18	0	1	283
20			1914–1926	262	20	0	0	282

• Most appearances – 552 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
• Most league appearances – 521 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
• Most appearances in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 42 by Joe Kiernan
• Most appearances in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 111 by Terry Branston
• Most appearances in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 138 by Peter Gleasure
• Most appearances in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 521 by Tommy Fowler
• Most FA Cup appearances – 31 by Tommy Fowler
• Most League Cup appearances – 25 by Joe Kiernan and Peter Gleasure
• Most appearances in a single season – 58 by John Frain (45 in FL, 3 PO, 5 FAC, 2 FLC, 3 AWS – 1997–98)

Youngest and oldest appearances

• Longest Spell at club – 15 years by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
• Youngest first-team player – 15 years 336 days by Josh Tomlinson (v Brighton & Hove Albion U23's, 3 November 2021)^[3]
• Oldest first-team player – 43 years 42 days by Lloyd Davies (v Exeter City, 3 April 1920)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

• Top 20 all-time top goalscorers (Does not include wartime appearances.)^[1]

Current players in bold.

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1				1947–1959	135	8	0	0	143	322	0.44
2				1927–1931	114	6	0	0	120	172	0.69
3				1914–1926	100	9	0	0	109	282	0.39
4			1962–1963 1966–1967 1969–1972	88	5	3	0	96	250	0.38
5			1929–1933	82	12	0	0	94	175	0.54
6		Sam Hoskins	2015–	84	4	2	3	93	404	0.23
7			1908–1913	85	5	0	0	90	179	0.50
8			1946–1961	84	4	0	0	88	552	0.15
9			1924–1930	75	9	0	0	84	213	0.39
		1926–1934	73	10	0	1	84	305	0.28
11				69	1	11	0	81	252	0.32
12			1907–1915	75	4	0	0	79	249	0.31
13			2007–2010, 2011–2013	71	0	2	1	74	188	0.39
14			1911–1914	68	2	0	0	70	105	0.66
15			1956–1959	68	1	0	0	69	123	0.56
		1984–1987	59	3	2	5	69	180	0.38
17			2003–2005, 2014–2018	54	5	1	3	63	210	0.30
18			1968–1971	56	4	2	0	62	164	0.37
19			1972–1978	59	1	1	0	61	188	0.32
20			1951–1955	55	4	0	0	59	146	0.40

• Most goals – 143 by Jack English^[1]
• Most league goals – 135 by Jack English^[1]
• Most goals in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown^[1]
• Most goals in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 33 by Don Martin^[1]
• Most goals in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 50 by Cliff Holton^[1]
• Most goals in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 135 by Jack English^[1]
• Most FA Cup goals – 12 by Albert Dawes^[1]
• Most League Cup goals – 11 by Don Martin^[1]

Top goalscorers in individual matches and seasons

• Most goals scored in a single season – 39 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown (1965–66)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a season in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 13 by Bobby Brown, Don Martin, Tommy Robson (1964–65) and Don Martin (1966–67)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a season in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 36 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a season in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 32 by Alan Woan (1958–59)^[1]
• Most goals scored in one game – 5 by Ralph Hoten (v Crystal Palace, 27 October 1928) and Albert Dawes (v Lloyds Bank, 26 November 1932)^[1]
• Most goals scored on debut – 3 by Billy Clarke (v Crewe Alexandra, 24 January 2009)^[4]

Other goalscoring records

• Most consecutive games scored in – by –
• Most consecutive league games scored in 9 by Cliff Holton (3 October 1961 – 18 November 1961)
• Most hat-tricks (or better) – 7 by Albert Dawes and Albert Lewis^[1]
• Most penalties scored – by
• Youngest goalscorer – 16 years 321 days by Josh Tomlinson (v Arsenal U21s, 18 October 2022)^[5]
• Oldest goalscorer – 39 years 195 days by Tommy Crilly (v Reading, 30 January 1935)^[1]
• Youngest to score hat-trick – 19 Years 3 days by Paul Stratford (v Workington, 1 October 1974)^[1]
• Oldest to score hat-trick – 34 Years 347 days by Tommy Fowler (v Gillingham, 27 December 1958)^[1]
• Quickest goal –
• Quickest hat-trick – 4 minutes by Neil Grayson (v Hartlepool United, 25 January 1997)^[1]

Player records

See also: List of Northampton Town F.C. players.

• Most Clean Sheets in a season:

Lee Harper and Mark Bunn, 25 (23 in league), 2005–06

• Most Capped Player:

Lloyd Davies - 12 caps for Wales

Home Attendances

Only competitive first-team matches are considered.

• Highest attendance at the County Ground:
  24,523 v Fulham, First Division, 23 April 1966^[3]
• Highest attendance at Sixfields Stadium:
  7,798 v Manchester United, EFL Cup, 21 September 2016
  7,798 v Derby County, FA Cup, 24 January 2020

Transfers

• Transfer Fee Paid:

£165,000 to Oldham Athletic for Josh Low on 30 July 2003

• Transfer Fee Received:

£1,000,000 (+ add ons) from Brentford for Charlie Goode on 19 August 2020

Notes and References

1. Book: Grande, Frank . Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History . 1997 . Yore Publications . London . 978-1874427674.
2. Includes Third Division South Cup, English Football League play-offs, Charity Shield and Football League Trophy
3. Web site: Club records. Gareth Willsher. 3 November 2021. Northampton Town FC. 3 November 2021.
4. Web site: 26 January 2009 . Gray hails hat-trick hero Clarke . 27 October 2023 . BBC Sport.
5. Web site: 19 October 2022 . Josh Tomlinson: Northampton Town teenager 'overjoyed' to become club's youngest scorer . 28 October 2023 . BBC Sport.