# 1990–91 Northampton Town F.C. season

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.

## Players

    As of match played 11 May 1991.
| 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 30) | 411 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Terry Angus | CB | Coventry | (1966-01-14)14 January 1966 (aged 25) | 48 | 2 | VS Rugby | July 1990 | |
| Irvin Gernon | LB | Birmingham | (1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 28) | 27 | 2 | Reading | October 1989 | £25,000 |
| David Johnson | LB | Northampton | (1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 24) | 35 | 0 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | July 1989 | Free |
| Steve Terry | CB | Clapton | (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 28) | 73 | 8 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 |
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 27) | 68 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | |
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 22) | 148 | 6 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 |
| Darren Wood | CB | Derby | (1968-10-02)2 October 1968 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Reading | July 1990 | Part Exchange |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 19) | 37 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A |
| Stuart Beavon | CM | Wolverhampton | (1958-11-30)30 November 1958 (aged 32) | 50 | 13 | Reading | July 1990 | Part Exchange |
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 28) | 123 | 10 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 |
| Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 24) | 89 | 7 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 21 July 1989 | Free |
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 30) | 224 | 40 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | |
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | (1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 20) | 67 | 2 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | |
| David Scope | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 24) | 17 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | September 1989 | |
| Aidey Thorpe | LW | Chesterfield | (1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 27) | 47 | 4 | Walsall | March 1990 | £50,000 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Tony Adcock | FW | Bethnal Green | (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 28) | 104 | 37 | Bradford City | January 1991 | £75,000 |
| Bobby Barnes | FW | Kingston upon Thames | (1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 28) | 97 | 36 | Bournemouth | 13 October 1989 | £70,000 |
| Greg Campbell | FW | Portsmouth | (1965-07-13)13 July 1965 (aged 25) | 31 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | September 1990 | |
| Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 23) | 12 | 4 | Cambridge City | July 1990 | |

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

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 71 | Participated in play-offs |
| 9 | Scarborough | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 69 | |
| 10 | Northampton | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 67 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 65 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 62 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2022. 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

#### 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 | 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 | – | – |