# 1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was Northampton Town's 102nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 8 May 1999.
| Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Steve Francis | GK | Billericay | (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34) | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 25 January 1999 | Free |
| Billy Turley | GK | Wolverhampton | (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25) | 34 | 0 | Evesham United | 10 July 1995 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Ian Clarkson | RB | Solihull | (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28) | 116 | 2 | Stoke City | 2 August 1996 | Free |
| Tony Dobson | CB | Coventry | (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30) | 12 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 September 1998 | £25,000 |
| John Frain | LB | Birmingham | (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30) | 97 | 2 | Birmingham City | Summer 1997 | Free |
| Ian Hendon | RB | Ilford | (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27) | 7 | 0 | Notts County | 25 March 1999 | £25,000 |
| Colin Hill | CB | Uxbridge (ENG) | (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35) | 71 | 0 | Trelleborgs FF | 19 November 1997 | £30,000 |
| Richard Hope | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20) | 20 | 0 | Darlington | 18 December 1998 | Undisclosed |
| Lee Howey | CB | Sunderland | (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30) | 26 | 6 | Burnley | 19 February 1999 | £50,000 |
| Garry Hughes | RB | Birmingham | (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 7 July 1998 | N/A |
| Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30) | 241 | 19 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Ali Gibb | RM | Salisbury | (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23) | 141 | 3 | Norwich City | 5 February 1996 | £30,000 |
| James Hunt | CM | Derby | (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22) | 71 | 2 | Notts County | 1 August 1997 | Free |
| Roy Hunter | CM | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25) | 144 | 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 August 1995 | Free |
| Sean Parrish | LM | Wrexham | (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27) | 95 | 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 August 1996 | £35,000 |
| Dean Peer | CM | Wordsley | (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29) | 145 | 6 | Walsall | 22 August 1995 | Free |
| Damian Matthew | LM | Islington | (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | Burnley | 1 June 1998 | Free |
| Dave Savage | RM | Dublin | (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25) | 30 | 5 | Millwall | 7 October 1998 | £80,000 |
| Duncan Spedding | LM | Camberley | (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21) | 29 | 1 | Southampton | 14 July 1998 | Free |
| Michael Warner | CM | Harrogate | (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25) | 37 | 0 | Tamworth | 31 May 1995 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Carlo Corazzin | FW | New Westminster | (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27) | 47 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 June 1998 | Bosman |
| Steve Howard | FW | Durham | (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 22 February 1999 | £120,000 |
| Christian Lee | FW | Aylesbury | (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22) | 74 | 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 July 1995 | Free |
| David Seal | FW | Penrith, NSW | (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27) | 53 | 14 | Bristol City | 12 September 1997 | £90,000 |
| Paul Wilkinson | FW | Louth | (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34) | 20 | 1 | Millwall | 1 July 1998 | Free |
| Kevin Wilson | FW | Banbury (ENG) | (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38) | 18 | 1 | Walsall | 28 July 1997 | Free |

## Competitions
### Nationwide Football League Division Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 101 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Walsall (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 87 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Manchester City (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 80 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 76 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 76 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 61 | |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 58 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 56 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 56 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 55 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 54 | |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 53 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 52 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Lincoln City (R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 46 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 43 | Relegation to the Third Division |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 April 2020. Source:

#### League position by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | D |
| Position | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances, goals and cards

| Pos | Player | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
| GK | Steve Francis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| GK | Billy Turley | 25 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | – |
| DF | Ian Clarkson | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| DF | Tony Dobson | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | – |
| DF | John Frain | 40 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 |
| DF | Ian Hendon | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Colin Hill | 22 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 29 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Richard Hope | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| DF | Lee Howey | 25 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | – | 6 | 6 | – |
| DF | Garry Hughes | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| DF | Ian Sampson | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | – | 2 | 5 | – |
| MF | Ali Gibb | 30 | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 11 | – | 3 | – |
| MF | James Hunt | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 27 | 14 | 2 | 6 | – |
| MF | Roy Hunter | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| MF | Damian Matthew | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| MF | Sean Parrish | 33 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | – | 2 | 6 | – |
| MF | Dean Peer | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – |
| MF | Dave Savage | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – |
| MF | Duncan Spedding | 15 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – |
| MF | Michael Warner | 5 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 8 | – | 1 | – |
| FW | Carlo Corazzin | 36 | 3 | 16 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 43 | 4 | 17 | 2 | – |
| FW | Steve Howard | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Christian Lee | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | – |
| FW | David Seal | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Paul Wilkinson | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
| FW | Kevin Wilson | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Andy Woodman | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| DF | Charlie Bishop | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 2 | – |
| DF | Doug Hodgson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – |
| DF | Ray Warburton | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 | 3 | – |
| DF | Chris Wilder | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| DF | Tony Witter | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| MF | Jason Dozzell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FW | Andy Clarke | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| FW | Chris Freestone | 17 | 14 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | – |
| FW | Carl Heggs | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | – |