# 1995–96 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1995–96 season was Northampton Town's 99th season in their history and the sixth 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 4 May 1996.
| Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Billy Turley | GK | Wolverhampton | (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Evesham United | 10 July 1995 | Free |
| Andy Woodman | GK | Camberwell | (1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 24) | 62 | 0 | Exeter City | 10 March 1995 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Lee Colkin | LB | Nuneaton | (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 21) | 104 | 4 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A |
| Lee Maddison | LB | Bristol | (1972-10-05)5 October 1972 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 22 September 1995 | £25,000 |
| Dave Norton | RB | Cannock | (1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 31) | 51 | 0 | Hull City | 15 August 1994 | £25,000 |
| Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 27) | 93 | 6 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 |
| Mark Taylor | LB | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | (1974-11-08)8 November 1974 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Fulham | 26 February 1996 | Free |
| Ray Warburton (c) | CB | Rotherham | (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 28) | 114 | 9 | York City | 4 February 1994 | £35,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Jason Beckford | W | Manchester | (1970-02-14)14 February 1970 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Millwall | 15 May 1995 | Free |
| Chris Burns | RM | Manchester | (1967-11-09)9 November 1967 (aged 28) | 67 | 10 | Swansea City | 13 January 1995 | Free |
| Ollie Cahill | LM | Clonmel | (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 20) | 15 | 1 | Clonmel Town | 27 September 1994 | Free |
| Neil Doherty | W | Barrow-in-Furness | (1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 27) | 9 | 1 | Birmingham City | 16 February 1996 | Loan |
| Ali Gibb | RM | Salisbury | (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 20) | 25 | 2 | Norwich City | 5 February 1996 | £30,000 |
| Roy Hunter | CM | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 22) | 85 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 August 1995 | Free |
| Danny O'Shea | CM | Newington | (1963-03-26)26 March 1963 (aged 33) | 52 | 1 | Cambridge United | 23 March 1995 | Free |
| Dean Peer | CM | Wordsley | (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26) | 50 | 2 | Walsall | 22 August 1995 | Free |
| Michael Warner | CM | Harrogate | (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Tamworth | 31 May 1995 | Free |
| Gareth Williams | RM | Cowes | (1967-03-12)12 March 1967 (aged 29) | 60 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 September 1994 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Neil Grayson | FW | York | (1964-11-01)1 November 1964 (aged 31) | 91 | 22 | Boston United | 19 June 1994 | Free |
| Garry Thompson | FW | Kings Heath | (1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 36) | 51 | 6 | Cardiff City | 10 February 1995 | Free |
| Christian Lee | FW | Aylesbury | (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 19) | 9 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 July 1995 | Free |
| Gavin Worboys | FW | Doncaster | (1974-07-14)14 July 1974 (aged 21) | 13 | 1 | Darlington | 18 January 1996 | Free |
| Jason White | FW | Meriden | (1971-10-19)19 October 1971 (aged 24) | 51 | 16 | Scarborough | 15 June 1995 | £35,000 |

## Competitions
### Endsleigh League Division Three
#### League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Chester City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 70 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 67 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 60 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 59 |

#### 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 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Auto Windscreens Shield

Group 3 :
| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −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 | Billy Turley | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| GK | Andy Woodman | 44 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | – |
| DF | Lee Colkin | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| DF | Lee Maddison | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| DF | Dave Norton | 42 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 49 | 2 | – |
| DF | Ian Sampson | 30 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | 3 | 4 |
| DF | Mark Taylor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| DF | Ray Warburton | 44 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | 4 |
| MF | Jason Beckford | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – |
| MF | Chris Burns | 40 | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 47 | 3 | 8 |
| MF | Ollie Cahill | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| MF | Neil Doherty | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| MF | Ali Gibb | 12 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| MF | Roy Hunter | 26 | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | Danny O'Shea | 37 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 43 | 2 | – |
| MF | Dean Peer | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 45 | 5 | 2 |
| MF | Michael Warner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MF | Gareth Williams | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| FW | Neil Grayson | 37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 42 | 5 | 12 |
| FW | Christian Lee | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 5 | – |
| FW | Garry Thompson | 21 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 16 | 2 |
| FW | Gavin Worboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | Jason White | 40 | 5 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | 6 | 16 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| DF | Darren Hughes | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | – |
| DF | Derek Mountfield | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| DF | Tony Smith | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| MF | Gordon Armstrong | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 1 |
| MF | Rob Scott | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| FW | Martin Aldridge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| FW | Steve Taylor | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – |