List of Northampton Town F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Northampton Town. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Northampton Town players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Northampton Town F.C. players. For the current Northampton Town first-team squad, see the Players section of the club's main article.

Players are listed according to the year of their first team debut for the club, and then by order of surname. Appearances and goals are for league matches only; wartime matches are excluded.

List of players

Pedj Bojic

Chris Doig

John Gregory

Martin Smith

Walter Tull

Positions key

GK	Goalkeeper	RB	Right back	RM	Right midfielder	OR	Outside right	IF	Inside forward
CB	Centre back	LB	Left back	LM	Left midfielder	OL	Outside left
DF	Defender	FB	Full back	MF	Midfielder	W	Winger
FW	Forward	HB	Half back	CM	Central midfielder	WH	Wing half

Statistics correct as of 21 January 2016

Name	Nationality	Position	Northampton Town career	League Appearances	League Goals	Notes
Bill Perkins		GK	1903–1906	100	0
Lloyd Davies		CB/OL	1907–1920	329	3	Oldest Northampton player (42) and Most international caps (12)
Fanny Walden		W	1909–1913, 1924	-	-
Walter Tull		CM	1911–1914	111	9
William Lockett		FW	1920?–1926?	185	68
Louis Page		FW	1922–1925	122	24
Ralph Hoten	?	IF	1924?–1930?	197	75	Most Northampton goals in one match (5 - held jointly)
George Allon		RB	1926–1931	185	7
Eddie Bowen		FW	1927–1931	172	120
Albert Dawes		FW	1929–1933	184	103	Most Northampton goals in one match (5 - held jointly)
Bill Barron		FB	1938–1951	166	4
Tommy Fowler		OL	1946–1961	552	88
Tom Smalley		RB	1946–1951	200	2
Dave Bowen		WH	1947–1950, 1959-1960	34	1	Manager of Northampton 1959-1967, 1969-1972
Jack English		FW	1947–1960	301	135
Jack Ansell		GK	1948–1952	131	0
Maurice Candlin		WH	1949–1953	139	1
Jack Southam		RB	1949–1955	145	1
Roly Mills		W	1954–1964	305	30
Tony Claypole		FB	1956–1962	116	1
Terry Branston		CB	1960–1967	246	2
Cliff Holton		FW	1961–1962	62	50	Most Northampton League goals in one season (36)
Joe Kiernan		WH	1962–1972	352	14
Frank Large		FW	1962–1963, 1966-1967, 1969-1972	250	96
Don Martin		FW	1962–1968, 1976-1978	252	82
Bryan Harvey		GK	1963–1967	180	0
John Mackin		CB	1965–1969	101	11
John Clarke		CB	1966–1975	233	1
Phil Neal		RB	1968–1974	187	27
Frank Rankmore		CB	1968–1971	103	15
John Buchanan		CM	1970–1974, 1981-1983	183	30
Alan Starling		GK	1971–1976	258	1
John Gregory		MF	1972–1977	187	8
Dave Carlton		MF	1973–1977, 1980-1982	180	7
Derrick Christie		W	1973–1979	138	18
John Farrington		RW	1974–1980	232	29
Steve Phillips		FW	1975–1977, 1980-1982	126	38
Steve Bryant		LB/W	1976–1979, 1982	107	5
Andy Poole		GK	1978–1982	141	0
Wakeley Gage		CB	1979–1985	218	17
Peter Gleasure		GK	1982–1991	412	0
Steve Brown		CM	1983-1985, 1989–1994	173	22
Aidy Mann		MF	1983?–1988?	81	5	Youngest Northampton player
Ian Benjamin		FW	1984–1978	150	59
Warren Donald		MF	1984?–1990	188	13
Trevor Morley		FW	1985–1988	107	39
Phil Chard		MF	1985–1988, 1989–1994	278	46	Manager of Northampton 1992-1993
Eddie McGoldrick		Versatile	1986–1988	107	9
Dave Gilbert		CM	1986–1989	120	21
Russ Wilcox		CB	1986–1990	138	9
Keith McPherson		CB	1986–1990	182	8
Paul Wilson		RB	1987–1992	141	6
Steve Berry		MF	1988–1991	102	7
Tony Adcock		FW	1988–1989, 1991-1992	107	40
Terry Angus		CB	1990–1993	116	6
Micky Bell		CB	1990–1994	153	10
Steve Terry		CB	1990-1994	156	0
Ian Sampson		CB	1993–2004	449	30	Manager of Northampton 2009-2011
Neil Grayson		FW	1994–1997	120	32
Ray Warburton		CB	1994–1998	169	12
Andy Woodman		GK	1995–1999	160	0
Ali Gibb		RM	1995–2000	131	4
Dean Peer		MF	1995–2000	128	6
Roy Hunter		CM	1995–2002	177	17
Sean Parrish		CM	1996–2000	109	13
John Frain		LB	1997–2003	219	5
James Hunt		CM	1997–2002	174	8
Dave Savage		MF	1998–2001	113	18
Richard Hope		CB	1998–2003	134	7
Duncan Spedding		LB	1998–2003	123	1
Keith Welch		GK	1999-2002	127	0
Jamie Forrester		FW	2000–2003	112	39
Marco Gabbiadini		FW	2000–2003	120	25
Chris Hargreaves		CM	2000–2004	151	6
Derek Asamoah		FW	2001–2004	112	10
Lee Harper		GK	2002–2007	156	0
Josh Low		W	2003–2006	102	15
Martin Smith		LM/FW	2003–2006	104	24
Luke Chambers		RB/CB	2003–2007	124	1
Marc Richards		FW	2003–2005, 2014-	128	46
Chris Doig		CB	2003, 2005–2009	129	4
Pedj Bojić		RB	2004–2007	115	6
Scott McGleish		FW	2004–2007, 2008-2009	120	43
Mark Bunn		GK	2004–2008	90	0
Andy Kirk		FW	2005–2008	106	30
Jason Crowe		RB	2005–2009	182	14
Ryan Gilligan		RM/CM	2005–2012	181	20
Andy Holt		LM	2006–2012	191	16
Adebayo Akinfenwa		FW	2007–2010, 2011-2013	142	64
Luke Guttridge		CM	2008–2010, 2012-2013	100	10
John Johnson		RB	2009–2013	139	13
Ben Tozer		U	2010–2015	173	6
Chris Hackett		RM	2012–2016	122	11

References

• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.