# 1957–58 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1957–58 season was Northampton Town's 61st season in their history and the thirtieth consecutive season in the regionalised third tier of English football, the Third Division South, before a revamping of the league pyramid. The following season, teams in the top half of the division would be placed in the national Football League Third Division, while the teams placed in the bottom half would be find themselves effectively relegated to the newly constructed Football League Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Three South, the club also participated in the FA Cup.

## Players

    As of match played 2 May 1958.
| Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Reg Elvy | GK | Leeds | (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 37) | 55 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Summer 1956 | £350 |
| Peter Pickering | GK | New Earswick | (1926-03-24)24 March 1926 (aged 32) | 91 | 0 | Kettering Town | Summer 1955 | |
| Full backs ||||||||||
| Tony Claypole | RB | Weldon | (1937-02-13)13 February 1937 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1956 | N/A |
| Geoff Coleman | RB | Bedworth | (1936-05-13)13 May 1936 (aged 21) | 17 | 0 | Bedworth Town | Summer 1955 | |
| Bobby Corbett | LB | Throckley | (1922-03-16)16 March 1922 (aged 36) | 8 | 1 | Middlesbrough | August 1957 | |
| Ron Patterson (c) | LB | Gateshead | (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 28) | 227 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |
| Half backs ||||||||||
| Ben Collins | CH | Kislingbury | (1928-03-09)9 March 1928 (aged 30) | 213 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1948 | N/A |
| Colin Gale | CH | Pontypridd | (1932-08-31)31 August 1932 (aged 25) | 106 | 1 | Cardiff City | March 1956 | £1,500 |
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 24) | 105 | 15 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A |
| Terry Robinson | CH | Woodham | (1929-11-08)8 November 1929 (aged 28) | 14 | 0 | Brentford | July 1957 | |
| John Smith | WH | Leicester | (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 29) | 161 | 9 | Apprentice | May 1949 | N/A |
| Bobby Peacock | WH | Rushden | (1937-12-08)8 December 1937 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Rushden Town | February 1957 | |
| Inside/Outside forwards ||||||||||
| Jack English | OF | South Shields | (1923-03-19)19 March 1923 (aged 35) | 302 | 136 | Apprentice | Summer 1947 | N/A |
| Tommy Fowler | OF | Prescot | (1924-12-16)16 December 1924 (aged 33) | 439 | 65 | Everton | March 1945 | |
| Roger Miller | OF | Northampton | (1938-08-18)18 August 1938 (aged 19) | 2 | 1 | Apprentice | Summer 1956 | N/A |
| Maurice Robinson | OF | Newark-on-Trent | (1929-11-09)9 November 1929 (aged 28) | 12 | 3 | Kettering Town | June 1957 | |
| Ken Leek | IF | Ynysybwl | (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 22) | 76 | 29 | Apprentice | Summer 1952 | N/A |
| Joe O'Neil | IF | Glasgow | (1931-08-15)15 August 1931 (aged 26) | 6 | 3 | Leicester City | October 1957 | N/A |
| Bobby Tebbutt | IF | Irchester | (1934-11-10)10 November 1934 (aged 23) | 30 | 13 | Apprentice | October 1956 | N/A |
| Alan Woan | IF | Liverpool | (1931-02-08)8 February 1931 (aged 27) | 66 | 31 | Norwich City | Summer 1956 | |
| Centre forwards ||||||||||
| Gerry Bright | CF | Northampton | (1934-12-02)2 December 1934 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Bromsgrove Rovers | April 1957 | |
| Barry Hawkings | CF | Birmingham | (1931-11-07)7 November 1931 (aged 26) | 47 | 22 | Lincoln City | July 1957 | £1,000 |

## Competitions
### Division Three South
#### League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 | |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 43 | Moved to 4th Division |
| 15 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 42 | Moved to 4th Division |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 17 |
Last updated: 30 January 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Player | Division Three (S) | Division Three (S) | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals |
| GK | Reg Elvy | 38 | – | 2 | – | 40 | – |
| GK | Peter Pickering | 8 | – | 2 | – | 10 | – |
| FB | Tony Claypole | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | – |
| FB | Geoff Coleman | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FB | Bobby Corbett | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| FB | Ron Patterson | 40 | 4 | 4 | – | 44 | 4 |
| HB | Ben Collins | 24 | – | 4 | – | 28 | – |
| HB | Colin Gale | 46 | – | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| HB | Roly Mills | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| HB | Terry Robinson | 13 | – | 1 | – | 14 | – |
| HB | John Smith | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – |
| HB | Bobby Peacock | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| HB | Ray Yeoman | 42 | 1 | 3 | – | 45 | 1 |
| OF | Jack English | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | 23 | 5 |
| OF | Tommy Fowler | 39 | 2 | 3 | – | 42 | 2 |
| OF | Roger Miller | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| OF | Maurice Robinson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| IF | Ken Leek | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 |
| IF | Joe O'Neil | 6 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 3 |
| IF | Bobby Tebbutt | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 |
| IF | Alan Woan | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 |
| CF | Gerry Bright | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| CF | Barry Hawkings | 43 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 |