# 1988–89 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Northampton Town's 92nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 13 May 1989.
| 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 28) | 332 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Gerald Sylvester | GK | | | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1988 | N/A |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Mick Bodley | CB | Hayes | (1967-09-14)14 September 1967 (aged 21) | 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 12 January 1989 | |
| Paul Flexney | CB | Glasgow | (1965-01-18)18 January 1965 (aged 24) | 18 | 0 | Clyde | 22 August 1988 | |
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 25) | 163 | 8 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000 |
| Russ Wilcox | CB | Hemsworth | (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 25) | 106 | 9 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000 |
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 25) | 32 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | |
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 20) | 60 | 2 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 26) | 39 | 3 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 |
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 24) | 187 | 12 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000 |
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 28) | 18 | 1 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | |
| Bradley Sandeman | RM | Northampton | (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 19) | 28 | 1 | Apprentice | January 1988 | N/A |
| Martin Singleton (c) | CM | Banbury | (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 25) | 46 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 November 1987 | £57,500 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Tony Adcock | FW | Bethnal Green | (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 26) | 73 | 30 | Manchester City | January 1988 | £85,000 P/E |
| Darren Collins | FW | Winchester | (1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 21) | 9 | 0 | Petersfield United | January 1989 | |
| Paul Culpin | FW | Kirby Muxloe | (1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 27) | 71 | 26 | Coventry City | October 1987 | £50,000 |
| Glen Donegal | FW | Northampton | (1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 19) | 25 | 4 | Apprentice | January 1987 | N/A |

## Competitions
### Barclays League Division Three
#### League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 56 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 55 | |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 66 | 76 | −10 | 54 | |
| 21 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 54 | Relegated |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 51 | 86 | −35 | 49 | Relegated |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 April 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Player | Division Three | Division Three | Division Three | 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 | 46 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 55 | – | – |
| DF | Mick Bodley | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | – | – |
| DF | Keith McPherson | 41 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 47 | – | 2 |
| DF | Bradley Sandeman | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 1 |
| DF | Wayne Williams | 26 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | 1 |
| DF | Paul Wilson | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 38 | 7 | 2 |
| MF | Steve Berry | 34 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 39 | – | 5 |
| MF | Warren Donald | 37 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Trevor Quow | 17 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Martin Singleton | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | – | 2 |
| FW | Tony Adcock | 46 | – | 17 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 20 |
| FW | Darren Collins | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | – |
| FW | Paul Culpin | 33 | 6 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 41 | 6 | 16 |
| FW | Glen Donegal | 4 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| DF | Graham Reed | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| DF | Ian Johnson | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| DF | Trevor Slack | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| MF | Doug Anderson | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| MF | Andy Blair | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| MF | Gary Cobb | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| MF | Albert Craig | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 |
| MF | Jason Garwood | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| MF | Dave Gilbert | 34 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 43 | – | 8 |
| MF | Eddie McGoldrick | 22 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 29 | – | 3 |
| FW | David Longhurst | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| FW | Andy Preece | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |