# 1982–83 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1982–83 season was Northampton Town's 86th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 14 May 1983.
| Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Peter Gleasure | GK | Luton | (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Mark Kendall | GK | Nuneaton | (1961-12-10)10 December 1961 (aged 21) | 15 | 0 | Aston Villa | Summer 1982 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| David Beavon | FB | Nottingham | (1961-12-08)8 December 1961 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Tsuen Wan | March 1983 | |
| Adrian Burrows | CB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | (1959-01-16)16 January 1959 (aged 24) | 53 | 5 | Mansfield Town | August 1982 | |
| Wakeley Gage | CB | Northampton | (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 25) | 154 | 9 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | £8,000 |
| Ian Phillips (c) | LB | Cumnock | (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 24) | 54 | 1 | Peterborough United | August 1982 | |
| Paul Saunders | U | Watford | (1959-12-17)17 December 1959 (aged 23) | 141 | 5 | Watford | July 1978 | |
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 30) | 273 | 7 | Brentford | October 1982 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| John Buchanan | CM | Dingwall | (1951-09-19)19 September 1951 (aged 31) | 209 | 34 | Cardiff City | September 1981 | |
| Peter Coffill | CM | Romford | (1957-02-14)14 February 1957 (aged 26) | 84 | 5 | Torquay United | July 1981 | £5,000 |
| Peter Denyer | W | Chiddingfold | (1957-11-26)26 November 1957 (aged 25) | 170 | 34 | Portsmouth | July 1979 | P/E |
| Mark Heeley | W | Peterborough | (1959-09-08)8 September 1959 (aged 23) | 110 | 6 | Arsenal | March 1980 | £33,000 |
| Billy Jeffrey | CM | Helensburgh | (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 32) | 9 | 2 | Blackpool | March 1983 | |
| Maurice Muir | W | London | (1963-03-19)19 March 1963 (aged 20) | 16 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1980 | N/A |
| Adam Sandy | U | Peterborough | (1958-09-22)22 September 1958 (aged 24) | 113 | 8 | Wolverton Town | February 1980 | |
| Gary Saxby | U | Clipstone | (1959-12-11)11 December 1959 (aged 23) | 114 | 14 | Mansfield Town | August 1980 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Frankie Belfon | FW | Wellingborough | (1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 18) | 8 | 2 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A |
| Steve Massey | FW | Manchester | (1958-03-28)28 March 1958 (aged 25) | 72 | 30 | Peterborough United | February 1982 | |
| Dave Syrett | FW | Salisbury | (1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (aged 27) | 45 | 16 | Peterborough United | June 1982 | |

## Competitions
### Division Four
#### League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 56 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 56 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 75 | −10 | 54 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 54 |
| 17 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 52 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 February 2024. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Player | Division Four | Division Four | Division Four | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals |
| GK | Peter Gleasure | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| GK | Mark Kendall | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | – |
| DF | David Beavon | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| DF | Adrian Burrows | 43 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 52 | 1 | 5 |
| DF | Wakeley Gage | 40 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | – | 3 |
| DF | Ian Phillips | 42 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 54 | – | 1 |
| DF | Paul Saunders | 34 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 42 | – | 2 |
| DF | Barry Tucker | 37 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | 4 |
| MF | John Buchanan | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| MF | Peter Coffill | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 36 | 6 | 3 |
| MF | Peter Denyer | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 7 |
| MF | Mark Heeley | 20 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 2 | – |
| MF | Billy Jeffrey | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 2 |
| MF | Maurice Muir | 10 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | – |
| MF | Adam Sandy | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| MF | Gary Saxby | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 37 | 2 | 5 |
| FW | Frankie Belfon | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| FW | Steve Massey | 42 | – | 20 | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 54 | – | 25 |
| FW | Dave Syrett | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 44 | 1 | 16 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| GK | Neil Freeman | 22 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | – | – |
| GK | Richard Key | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| DF | Paul Brady | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Martin Patching | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 |
| FW | David Buchanan | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – |
| FW | Steve Perrin | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – |