# 1989–90 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Northampton Town's 93rd season in their history and the third successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

## Players

    As of match played 5 May 1990.
| 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 29) | 388 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Irvin Gernon | LB | Birmingham | (1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 27) | 18 | 2 | Reading | October 1989 | £25,000 |
| David Johnson | LB | Northampton | (1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | July 1989 | Free |
| Keith McPherson | CB | Greenwich | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 26) | 216 | 9 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000 |
| Steve Terry | CB | Clapton | (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 27) | 17 | 2 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 |
| Russ Wilcox (c) | CB | Hemsworth | (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 26) | 162 | 10 | Frickley Athletic | 30 June 1986 | £15,000 |
| Wayne Williams | RB | Telford | (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 26) | 50 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 January 1988 | |
| Paul Wilson | LB | Bradford | (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 21) | 94 | 3 | Norwich City | February 1988 | £30,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 18) | 6 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A |
| Steve Berry | CM | Liverpool | (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 27) | 90 | 3 | Aldershot | 27 October 1988 | £45,000 |
| Steve Brown | LM | Northampton | (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 23) | 39 | 4 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 21 July 1989 | Free |
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 29) | 171 | 33 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | |
| Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25) | 220 | 14 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000 |
| Trevor Quow | CM | Peterborough | (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 29) | 53 | 2 | Gillingham | 12 January 1989 | |
| Bradley Sandeman | RM | Northampton | (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 20) | 64 | 3 | Apprentice | January 1988 | N/A |
| David Scope | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | September 1989 | |
| Martin Singleton | CM | Banbury | (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 26) | 60 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 November 1987 | £57,500 |
| Aidey Thorpe | LW | Chesterfield | (1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 26) | 13 | 3 | Walsall | March 1990 | £50,000 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Bobby Barnes | FW | Kingston upon Thames | (1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 27) | 45 | 20 | Bournemouth | 13 October 1989 | £70,000 |
| Darren Collins | FW | Winchester | (1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 22) | 53 | 10 | Petersfield United | January 1989 | |
| Carl Leaburn | FW | Lewisham | (1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 21) | 9 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 22 March 1990 | Loan |

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

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 50 | Relegated |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 | Relegated |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 46 | Relegated |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 41 | 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 May 2020. Source: 11v11.com

#### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 19 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Leyland DAF Cup

Group 7 :
| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Maidstone United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for next round |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Qualified for next round |
| Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

### 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 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 56 | – | – |
| DF | Irvin Gernon | 12 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 |
| DF | David Johnson | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – |
| DF | Keith McPherson | 43 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 53 | – | 1 |
| DF | Steve Terry | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 2 |
| DF | Russ Wilcox | 46 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 56 | – | 4 |
| DF | Wayne Williams | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | – |
| DF | Paul Wilson | 26 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 32 | 2 | – |
| MF | Micky Bell | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| MF | Steve Berry | 41 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 3 |
| MF | Steve Brown | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| MF | Phil Chard | 29 | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 36 | – | 3 |
| MF | Warren Donald | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| MF | Trevor Quow | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Bradley Sandeman | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | David Scope | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 5 | – |
| MF | Martin Singleton | 6 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 8 | 6 | – |
| MF | Aidey Thorpe | 13 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 3 |
| FW | Bobby Barnes | 37 | – | 18 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 45 | – | 20 |
| FW | Darren Collins | 33 | 2 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 10 |
| FW | Carl Leaburn | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| MF | Dean Thomas | 31 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 41 | – | 4 |
| FW | Tony Adcock | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | – | 4 |
| FW | Paul Culpin | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – |
| FW | Glen Donegal | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| FW | Terry McPhillips | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – |