# 1985–86 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was Northampton Town's 89th season in their history and the ninth 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 3 May 1986.
| 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 25) | 168 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Tim Garner | GK | Hitchin | (1961-03-30)30 March 1961 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Summer 1985 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Mark Bushell | FB | Northampton | (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1985 | N/A |
| Paul Curtis | RB | London | (1963-07-01)1 July 1963 (aged 22) | 32 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Summer 1985 | Free |
| Paul Friar | LB | Glasgow | (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 22) | 16 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 6 March 1986 | Loan |
| Russell Lewis | CB | Blaengwynfi | (1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 29) | 155 | 6 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | |
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 22) | 21 | 0 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000 |
| Graham Reed | RB | Doncaster | (1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 24) | 43 | 1 | Frickley Athletic | Summer 1985 | £6,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 25) | 49 | 8 | Peterborough United | 19 August 1985 | |
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 21) | 48 | 5 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000 |
| Stewart Hamill | W | Glasgow | (1960-01-22)22 January 1960 (aged 26) | 4 | 2 | Nuneaton Town | April 1986 | |
| Richard Hill | CM | Hinckley | (1963-09-20)20 September 1963 (aged 22) | 49 | 19 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £10,000 |
| Aidy Mann | W | Northampton | (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 18) | 82 | 5 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A |
| Mark Schiavi | W | London | (1964-05-01)1 May 1964 (aged 22) | 39 | 6 | Bournemouth | Summer 1985 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Ian Benjamin | FW | Nottingham | (1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 24) | 106 | 45 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 | |
| Trevor Morley (c) | FW | Nottingham | (1962-03-20)20 March 1962 (aged 24) | 51 | 13 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £20,000 |
| Paul Sugrue | FW | Coventry | (1960-11-06)6 November 1960 (aged 25) | 9 | 2 | Portsmouth | March 1986 | |

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

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | +25 | 70 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 70 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 |
| 9 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 64 |
| 10 | Hereford United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 64 |

#### 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 March 2020. 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Freight Rover Trophy

Group 2 :
| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

### 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 | 44 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 52 | – | – |
| GK | Tim Garner | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| DF | Mark Bushell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DF | Paul Curtis | 27 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | – | 1 |
| DF | Paul Friar | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | – | – |
| DF | Russell Lewis | 43 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | – |
| DF | Keith McPherson | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | – | – |
| DF | Graham Reed | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Phil Chard | 41 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 49 | – | 8 |
| MF | Warren Donald | 32 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 37 | – | 3 |
| MF | Stewart Hamill | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 |
| MF | Richard Hill | 41 | – | 17 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 49 | – | 19 |
| MF | Aidy Mann | 25 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 29 | 8 | 2 |
| MF | Mark Schiavi | 31 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 |
| FW | Ian Benjamin | 46 | – | 22 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 54 | – | 26 |
| FW | Trevor Morley | 43 | – | 13 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 13 |
| FW | Paul Sugrue | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| DF | Ian Dawes | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – |
| DF | Brian Mundee | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 37 | – | – |
| DF | Gavin Nebbeling | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | – | – |
| MF | Steve Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MF | Phil Cavener | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | 5 |
| MF | Ged Nohilly | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |