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

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: 1960–61, 1999–2000, 2022–23
    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)
Current players in bold.
| # | Name | Period | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total |
| 1 | Tommy Fowler | 1946–1961 | 521 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 552 |
| 2 | Ian Sampson | 1994–2004 | 390 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 449 |
| 3 | Peter Gleasure | 1982–1991 | 344 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 412 |
| 4 | Sam Hoskins | 2015– | 365 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 411 |
| 5 | Edwin Freeman | 1905–1920 | 341 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 364 |
| 6 | Willie Watson | 1920–1929 | 326 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 352 |
| 6 | Joe Kiernan | 1963–1972 | 308 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 352 |
| 8 | Phil Chard | 1985–1988, 1989–1994 | 278 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 331 |
| 9 | Lloyd Davies | 1907–1920 | 311 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 330 |
| 10 | Len Hammond | 1924–1932 | 301 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 326 |
| 11 | Roly Mills | 1954–1963 | 305 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 324 |
| 12 | Jack English | 1947–1959 | 302 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 322 |
| 13 | Ron Patterson | 1952–1961 | 300 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 317 |
| 14 | Tommy Wells | 1926–1934 | 277 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 305 |
| 15 | Barry Tucker | 1971–1977, 1982–1983 | 277 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 302 |
| 16 | Billy Pease | 1919–1925 | 278 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 17 | Barry Lines | 1960–1969 | 266 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 294 |
| 18 | Graham Felton | 1966–1975 | 254 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 286 |
| 19 | Jock Manning | 1908–1920 | 264 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 283 |
| 20 | William Lockett | 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)
* 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.)
Current players in bold.
| # | Name | Period | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Apps | Goal Ratio |
| 1 | Jack English | 1947–1959 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 322 | 0.44 |
| 2 | Ted Bowen | 1927–1931 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 172 | 0.69 |
| 3 | William Lockett | 1914–1926 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 282 | 0.39 |
| 4 | Frank Large | 1962–1963 1966–1967 1969–1972 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 250 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Sam Hoskins | 2015– | 86 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 411 | 0.22 |
| 5 | Albert Dawes | 1929–1933 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 175 | 0.54 |
| 7 | Albert Lewis | 1908–1913 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 179 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Tommy Fowler | 1946–1961 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 552 | 0.15 |
| 9 | Ralph Hoten | 1924–1930 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 213 | 0.39 |
| 9 | Tommy Wells | 1926–1934 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 305 | 0.28 |
| 11 | Don Martin | 1962–1968, 1976–1978 | 69 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 252 | 0.32 |
| 12 | Fred Lessons | 1907–1915 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 249 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 2007–2010, 2011–2013 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 188 | 0.39 |
| 14 | Harry King | 1911–1914 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 105 | 0.66 |
| 15 | Alan Woan | 1956–1959 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 123 | 0.56 |
| 15 | Ian Benjamin | 1984–1987 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 180 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Marc Richards | 2003–2005, 2014–2018 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 210 | 0.30 |
| 18 | John Fairbrother | 1968–1971 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 164 | 0.37 |
| 19 | Paul Stratford | 1972–1978 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 188 | 0.32 |
| 20 | Fred Ramscar | 1951–1955 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 146 | 0.40 |
* Most goals – 143 by Jack English
* Most league goals – 135 by Jack English
* Most goals in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown
* Most goals in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 33 by Don Martin
* Most goals in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 50 by Cliff Holton
* Most goals in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 135 by Jack English
* Most FA Cup goals – 12 by Albert Dawes
* Most League Cup goals – 11 by Don Martin

### Top goalscorers in individual matches and seasons

* Most goals scored in a single season – 39 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)
* Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown (1965–66)
* 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)
* Most goals scored in a season in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 36 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)
* Most goals scored in a season in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 32 by Alan Woan (1958–59)
* 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)
* Most goals scored on debut – 3 by Billy Clarke (v Crewe Alexandra, 24 January 2009)

### 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
* Most penalties scored – by
* Youngest goalscorer – 16 years 321 days by Josh Tomlinson (v Arsenal U21s, 18 October 2022)
* Oldest goalscorer – 39 years 195 days by Tommy Crilly (v Reading, 30 January 1935)
* Youngest to score hat-trick – 19 Years 3 days by Paul Stratford (v Workington, 1 October 1974)
* Oldest to score hat-trick – 34 Years 347 days by Tommy Fowler (v Gillingham, 27 December 1958)
* Quickest goal –
* Quickest hat-trick – 4 minutes by Neil Grayson (v Hartlepool United, 25 January 1997)

## Player records

* 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
* Highest attendance at Sixfields Stadium: 7,947 v Birmingham City, EFL League One, 15 March 2025

## 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