# 1993–94 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1993–94 season was Northampton Town's 97th season in their history and the fourth 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 7 May 1994.
| Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| Barry Richardson | GK | Wallsend | (1969-08-05)5 August 1969 (aged 24) | 113 | 0 | Stockport County | September 1991 | Free |
| Steve Sherwood | GK | Selby | (1953-12-10)10 December 1953 (aged 40) | 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | August 1993 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| Jason Burnham | LB | Mansfield | (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 20) | 108 | 2 | Apprentice | July 1991 | N/A |
| Lee Colkin | LB | Nuneaton | (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 19) | 53 | 2 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A |
| Terry Fleming | RB/CM | Marston Green | (1973-01-05)5 January 1973 (aged 21) | 35 | 1 | Coventry City | August 1993 | Free |
| Bernie Gallacher | LB | Johnstone | (1967-03-22)22 March 1967 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | January 1994 | Free |
| Steve Terry (c) | CB | Clapton | (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 31) | 211 | 18 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 |
| Ray Warburton | CB | Rotherham | (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | York City | 4 February 1994 | £35,000 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 22) | 164 | 11 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A |
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 33) | 331 | 54 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | Free |
| John Cornwell | CM | Bethnal Green | (1964-10-13)13 October 1964 (aged 29) | 13 | 1 | Southend United | February 1994 | Loan |
| Efon Elad | W | Hillingdon | (1970-09-05)5 September 1970 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | SC Fortuna Köln | January 1994 | Free |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | CM/CB | Liverpool | (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (aged 28) | 2 | 1 | Hamilton Academical | February 1994 | Free |
| Darren Harmon | CM | Northampton | (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 21) | 67 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 October 1992 | Free |
| Gary Harrison | MF | Northampton | (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1993 | N/A |
| Les Phillips | CM | Lambeth | (1963-01-07)7 January 1963 (aged 31) | 32 | 0 | Oxford United | July 1993 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| Martin Aldridge | FW | Northampton | (1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 19) | 48 | 13 | Apprentice | 27 August 1993 | N/A |
| Ian Gilzean | FW | Enfield (ENG) | (1969-12-10)10 December 1969 (aged 24) | 39 | 10 | Dundee | August 1993 | Free |
| Warren Patmore | FW | London | (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 22) | 17 | 2 | Millwall | December 1993 | Free |
| Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 26) | 87 | 13 | Cambridge City | August 1990 | Free |

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

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 45 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 42 |
| 21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 41 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 |

#### 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 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Autoglass Trophy

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

### 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 | Barry Richardson | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 29 | – | – |
| GK | Steve Sherwood | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 19 | 1 | – |
| DF | Jason Burnham | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 3 | – |
| DF | Lee Colkin | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Terry Fleming | 26 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| DF | Bernie Gallacher | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| DF | Steve Terry | 39 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | – | 1 |
| DF | Ray Warburton | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 |
| MF | Micky Bell | 37 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | 1 | – |
| MF | Phil Chard | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | John Cornwell | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 1 |
| MF | Efon Elad | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | – |
| MF | Paul Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Darren Harmon | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 31 | 4 | 7 |
| MF | Gary Harrison | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| MF | Les Phillips | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 32 | – | – |
| FW | Martin Aldridge | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 27 | 6 | 11 |
| FW | Ian Gilzean | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| FW | Warren Patmore | 11 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| FW | Kevin Wilkin | 24 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 5 |
| Players who left before end of season: |||||||||||||||||
| DF | Ken Gillard | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 18 | 1 | – |
| DF | Chris Hyslop | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| DF | Mark Parsons | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | – | – |
| DF | Richard Preston | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| DF | Ian Sampson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| DF | Scott Stackman | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| DF | Darren Wood | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| MF | Steve Brown | 24 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | 4 |
| FW | Sean Francis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |