1983–84 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1983–84 season
Chairman	Neville Ronson
Manager	Clive Walker
Stadium	County Ground
Division Four	18th
FA Cup	Second round
Milk Cup	First round
Associate Members' Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Terry Austin (10) All: Terry Austin (13)
Highest home attendance	6,464 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance	1,109 vs Hartlepool United
Average home league attendance	2,343
← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 season was Northampton Town's 87th season in their history and the seventh successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Players

As of match played 12 May 1984.^[1]

Name	Position	Nat.	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 23)	65	0	Millwall	March 1983
Defenders
Adrian Burrows	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	(1959-01-16)16 January 1959 (aged 25)	106	5	Mansfield Town	August 1982
Martyn Forster	FB		Kettering	(1963-02-01)1 February 1963 (aged 21)	49	0	Kettering Town	August 1983
Wakeley Gage	CB		Northampton	(1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 26)	202	17	Desborough Town	October 1979	£8,000[2]
Russell Lewis	CB		Blaengwynfi	(1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 27)	53	4	Swindon Town	Summer 1983
Brian Mundee	LB		Hammersmith	(1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 20)	41	2	AFC Bournemouth	Summer 1983
Barry Tucker	FB		Swansea	(1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 31)	302	8	Brentford	October 1982
Midfielders
Neil Brough	W		Daventry	(1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 18)	5	0	Apprentice	December 1983	N/A
Steve Brown	CM		Northampton	(1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 17)	1	0	Apprentice	May 1984	N/A
Austin Hayes	W		Hammersmith (ENG)	(1958-07-15)15 July 1958 (aged 25)	51	9	Millwall	August 1983
Billy Jeffrey (c)	CM		Helensburgh	(1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 33)	62	7	Blackpool	March 1983
Aidy Mann	W		Northampton	(1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 16)	2	0	Apprentice	May 1984	N/A
Eui Martinez	W		Chelmsford	(1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 16)	12	2	Newport County	February 1984	Loan
Maurice Muir	W		London	(1963-03-19)19 March 1963 (aged 21)	37	1	Apprentice	April 1980	N/A
Tommy O'Neill	CM		Kirkintilloch	(1958-02-02)2 February 1958 (aged 26)	51	7	Cambridge United	June 1983	Free
Ray Train	DM		Bedworth	(1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 33)	0	0	Oxford United	March 1984	Loan
Forwards
Terry Austin	FW		London	(1954-02-01)1 February 1954 (aged 30)	51	13	Doncaster Rovers	August 1983
Frankie Belfon	FW		Wellingborough	(1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 19)	55	11	Apprentice	April 1982	N/A
Dave Syrett	FW		Salisbury	(1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (aged 28)	52	17	Peterborough United	June 1982

Competitions

Canon League Division Four

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
16	Crewe Alexandra	46	16	11	19	56	67	−11	59
17	Swindon Town	46	15	13	18	58	56	+2	58
18	Northampton Town	46	13	14	19	53	78	−25	53
19	Mansfield Town	46	13	13	20	66	70	−4	52
20	Wrexham	46	11	15	20	59	74	−15	48	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round[a]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	14	19	53	78	−25	53	10	8	5	32	32	0	3	6	14	21	46	−25

League position by match

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

Milk Cup

Associate Members' Cup

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Four			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
		Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Peter Gleasure	46	–	–	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	54	–	–
DF	Adrian Burrows	45	–	–	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	53	–	–
DF	Martyn Forster	41	1	–	5	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	48	1	–
DF	Wakeley Gage	40	–	6	5	–	1	2	–	1	1	–	–	48	–	8
DF	Russell Lewis	45	–	4	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Brian Mundee	33	3	1	4	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	38	3	2
DF	Barry Tucker	25	1	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	28	1	1
MF	Neil Brough	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	–
MF	Steve Brown	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
MF	Austin Hayes	40	3	9	5	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	48	3	9
MF	Billy Jeffrey	44	1	4	5	–	1	2	–	–	1	–	–	52	1	5
MF	Aidy Mann	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
MF	Eui Martinez	12	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	2
MF	Maurice Muir	5	10	–	1	4	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	6	15	1
MF	Tommy O'Neill	43	–	6	5	–	1	2	–	–	1	–	–	51	–	7
MF	Ray Train	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Terry Austin	42	1	10	5	–	2	1	1	–	1	–	1	49	2	13
FW	Frankie Belfon	35	5	9	4	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	42	5	9
FW	Dave Syrett	5	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	1
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Mark Kendall	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Ian Phillips	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

References

Books

• Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.