# 1984–85 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was Northampton Town's 88th season in their history and the eighth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

## Players

    As of match played 6 May 1985.
| 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 24) | 116 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Michael Barnes | CB | Reading | (1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 21) | 25 | 1 | Reading | August 1984 | |
| Mark Bushell | FB | Northampton | (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1985 | N/A |
| Wakeley Gage | CB | Northampton | (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 27) | 253 | 22 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | £8,000 |
| Russell Lewis | CB | Blaengwynfi | (1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 28) | 104 | 6 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | |
| Brian Mundee | LB | Hammersmith | (1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 21) | 81 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | Summer 1983 | |
| Geoff Scott | CB | Birmingham | (1956-10-31)31 October 1956 (aged 28) | 22 | 0 | Middlesbrough | September 1984 | |
| Paul Shirtliff | FB | Hoyland | (1962-11-03)3 November 1962 (aged 22) | 29 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer 1984 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Paul Bancroft | CM | Derby | (1964-09-10)10 September 1964 (aged 20) | 17 | 0 | Derby County | July 1984 | Free |
| Neil Brough | W | Daventry | (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1983 | N/A |
| Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 18) | 15 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1983 | N/A |
| Phil Cavener | W | Tynemouth | (1961-06-02)2 June 1961 (aged 23) | 32 | 7 | FK Karlskrona | August 1984 | |
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 20) | 11 | 2 | West Ham United | March 1985 | Loan |
| Austin Hayes | W | Hammersmith (ENG) | (1958-07-15)15 July 1958 (aged 26) | 78 | 14 | Millwall | August 1983 | |
| Aidy Mann | W | Northampton | (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 17) | 45 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A |
| Keith Thompson | W | Birmingham | (1965-04-24)24 April 1965 (aged 20) | 10 | 1 | Coventry City | March 1985 | Loan |
| Ray Train (c) | DM | Bedworth | (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 34) | 54 | 3 | Oxford United | March 1984 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Frankie Belfon | FW | Wellingborough | (1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 20) | 93 | 17 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A |
| Ian Benjamin | FW | Nottingham | (1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 23) | 52 | 19 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 | |

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

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 50 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 50 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 47 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 47 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 41 | Re-elected |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |

#### 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 | 43 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 51 | – | – |
| DF | Michael Barnes | 19 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 1 |
| DF | Mark Bushell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| DF | Wakeley Gage | 42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | 3 | 5 |
| DF | Russell Lewis | 43 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | Brian Mundee | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | Geoff Scott | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | – |
| DF | Paul Shirtliff | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | – |
| MF | Paul Bancroft | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | – |
| MF | Neil Brough | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – |
| MF | Steve Brown | 14 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 3 |
| MF | Phil Cavener | 28 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 32 | – | 7 |
| MF | Warren Donald | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 2 |
| MF | Austin Hayes | 20 | – | 5 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | Aidy Mann | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 |
| MF | Keith Thompson | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 |
| MF | Ray Train | 46 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | 3 |
| FW | Frankie Belfon | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 5 | 6 |
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 42 | 2 | 18 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 50 | 2 | 19 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| GK | Kevin Poole | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| MF | Mark Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| FW | Trevor Lee | 24 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | – | 2 |
| FW | Mick Perry | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |