# 1908–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1908–09 season was Northampton Town's 12th season in their history and the eighth successive season in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and FA Charity Shield.

## Players

    As of match played 28 April 1909.
| Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| William Bailiff | GK | Ruabon | (1882-03-19)19 March 1882 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | Druids | November 1907 | |
| George Cooch | GK | Wellingborough | N/A | 119 | 0 | Kettering Town | Summer 1905 | |
| Robert Haywood | GK | Eltham | (1887-09-16)16 September 1887 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | N/A | Summer 1908 | N/A |
| Full backs ||||||||||
| Bob Bonthron | RB | Burntisland | (1880-01-01)1 January 1880 (aged 29) | 34 | 0 | Birmingham City | Summer 1908 | |
| Richard Britton | RB | Isle of Wight | (1887-08-07)7 August 1887 (aged 21) | 24 | 0 | Portsmouth | Summer 1907 | |
| Lloyd Davies | LB | Cefn Mawr | (1877-02-23)23 February 1877 (aged 32) | 67 | 2 | Stoke | November 1907 | |
| Half backs ||||||||||
| Fred Dunkley | CH | Northampton | (1874-01-01)1 January 1874 (aged 35) | 82 | 2 | Earls Barton | Summer 1906 | |
| William Hickleton | CH | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) | 36 | 2 | Portsmouth | Summer 1907 | |
| Jock Manning | WH | Burntisland | N/A | 40 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Summer 1908 | |
| Dave McCartney (c) | WH | Cronberry | (1875-12-26)26 December 1875 (aged 33) | 77 | 8 | Chelsea | Summer 1907 | |
| Jack Rawlings | WH | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 | N/A | Summer 1907 | N/A |
| Inside/Outside forwards ||||||||||
| George Badenoch | OF | Kelton | (1882-04-09)9 April 1882 (aged 27) | 49 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Summer 1907 | |
| Herbert Chapman | OF | Kiveton Park | (1878-01-19)19 January 1878 (aged 31) | 80 | 39 | Tottenham Hotspur | Summer 1907 | |
| Edwin Freeman | OF | Northampton | (1886-06-05)5 June 1886 (aged 22) | 74 | 14 | Regent Templars | Summer 1905 | |
| Frank McDiarmid | IF | Dundee | (1881-05-11)11 May 1881 (aged 27) | 77 | 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | Summer 1907 | |
| Harry Sharman | IF | London | N/A | 2 | 0 | Battersea Park | Summer 1906 | |
| Albert Lewis | IF | Wolverhampton | (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) | 42 | 31 | Coventry City | Summer 1908 | |
| Frank Kilsby | IF | Fenny Stratford | N/A | 6 | 3 | Preston North End | Summer 1907 | |
| Robert Walker | IF | Northallerton | (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) | 41 | 13 | New Brompton | Summer 1908 | |
| Centre forwards ||||||||||
| Fred Lessons | CF | Heaton Norris | (1883-08-30)30 August 1883 (aged 25) | 77 | 32 | Nottingham Forest | Summer 1907 | |

## Competitions
### Southern League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 40 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 45 | 2.000 | 55 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 96 | 55 | 1.745 | 49 |
| 3 | Southampton | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 48 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 46 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 43 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 April 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Player | Southern League | Southern League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Charity Shield | Charity Shield | Total | Total |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals |
| GK | William Bailiff | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| GK | George Cooch | 37 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 40 | – |
| GK | Robert Haywood | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| FB | Bob Bonthron | 31 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 34 | – |
| FB | Richard Britton | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – |
| FB | Lloyd Davies | 39 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 42 | 1 |
| HB | Fred Dunkley | 29 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 31 | 1 |
| HB | William Hickleton | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| HB | Jock Manning | 37 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 40 | 2 |
| HB | Dave McCartney | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 |
| HB | Jack Rawlings | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| OF | George Badenoch | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| OF | Herbert Chapman | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| OF | Edwin Freeman | 28 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 31 | 7 |
| OF | Frank McDiarmid | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 10 |
| OF | Harry Sharman | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| IF | Albert Lewis | 39 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 31 |
| IF | Frank Kilsby | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| IF | Robert Walker | 38 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 41 | 13 |
| CF | Fred Lessons | 40 | 23 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 43 | 23 |