# 1974–75 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Northampton Town's 78th 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 and League Cup.

## Players

    As of match played 25 April 1975.
| Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Alan Starling | GK | Dagenham | (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 24) | 185 | 0 | Luton Town | June 1971 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Gary Anderson | RB | London | (1955-10-20)20 October 1955 (aged 19) | 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | March 1975 | |
| Wayne Cegielski | CB | Tredegar | (1956-01-11)11 January 1956 (aged 19) | 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | March 1975 | Loan |
| John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | (1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 20) | 105 | 2 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A |
| John Moore | CB | Harthill | (1943-12-21)21 December 1943 (aged 31) | 16 | 0 | Luton Town | August 1974 | |
| Alan Oman | FB | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (aged 22) | 96 | 3 | Apprentice | October 1970 | N/A |
| Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | (1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 28) | 102 | 9 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | |
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 22) | 112 | 1 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A |
| Ray Tumbridge | LB | London | (1955-03-06)6 March 1955 (aged 20) | 11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | March 1975 | Loan |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 32) | 142 | 33 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | |
| Dave Carlton | CM | Stepney | (1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 22) | 70 | 5 | Fulham | October 1973 | |
| Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | (1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 18) | 19 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A |
| John Farrington | W | Lynemouth | (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 27) | 36 | 3 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | |
| Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 26) | 275 | 26 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A |
| Robin Wainwright | CM | Luton | (1951-03-09)9 March 1951 (aged 24) | 35 | 5 | Millwall | February 1974 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Jim Hall | FW | Northampton | (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 30) | 64 | 10 | Peterborough United | January 1975 | |
| Malcolm John | FW | Bridgend | (1950-12-09)9 December 1950 (aged 24) | 43 | 8 | Bristol Rovers | March 1974 | Free |
| Gary Mabee | FW | Oxford | (1955-02-01)1 February 1955 (aged 20) | 36 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | August 1974 | |
| Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 19) | 108 | 32 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 14 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 42 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | 41 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 41 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 40 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 40 |

#### 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 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 11 |
Last updated: 3 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 |

#### 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 | Total | Total | Total |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals |
| GK | Alan Starling | 45 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 50 | – | – |
| DF | Gary Anderson | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| DF | Wayne Cegielski | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| DF | John Gregory | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 46 | – | 2 |
| DF | John Moore | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | – | – |
| DF | Alan Oman | 21 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 1 |
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 31 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 34 | – | 2 |
| DF | Barry Tucker | 38 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | – | 1 |
| DF | Ray Tumbridge | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| MF | Billy Best | 46 | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 9 |
| MF | Dave Carlton | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | Derrick Christie | 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | – |
| MF | John Farrington | 34 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | 3 |
| MF | Graham Felton | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 13 | 1 | – |
| MF | Robin Wainwright | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | 5 |
| FW | Jim Hall | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 4 |
| FW | Malcolm John | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | 4 |
| FW | Gary Mabee | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 4 | 13 |
| FW | Paul Stratford | 44 | – | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 49 | – | 16 |
| Players who left before end of season: ||||||||||||||
| GK | Stuart Garnham | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| DF | John Clarke | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – |
| DF | Tom Kilkelly | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| DF | Phil Neal | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 3 |
| MF | John Buchanan | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 14 | – | 2 |