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Northampton Town
1994–95 season
ChairmanBarry Ward
ManagerJohn Barnwell
(until 29 December)
Peter Morris
(caretaker)
Ian Atkins
(from 10 January)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Three17th
FA CupFirst round
Coca-Cola CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Neil Grayson (8)
All: Neil Grayson (10)
Highest home attendance7,461 vs Barnet
Lowest home attendance2,466 vs Hartlepool United
Average home league attendance5,085

The 1994–95 season was Northampton Town's 98th season in their history and the fifth 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

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As of match played 6 May 1995.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Mark Ovendale GK England Leicester (1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 21) 8 0 Wisbech Town August 1994 Free
Andy Woodman GK England Camberwell (1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 23) 10 0 Exeter City 10 March 1995 Free
Defenders
Lee Colkin LB England Nuneaton (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 20) 74 3 Apprentice 31 August 1992 N/A
Robbie Curtis CB England Mansfield (1972-05-21)21 May 1972 (aged 22) 17 0 Boston United June 1994 Free
Scott Daniels CB England South Benfleet (1969-11-22)22 November 1969 (aged 25) 8 0 Exeter City 30 January 1995 Free
Darren Hughes LB England Prescot (1965-10-06)6 October 1965 (aged 29) 13 0 Port Vale January 1995 Free
Dave Norton RB England Cannock (1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 30) 42 0 Hull City 15 August 1994 £25,000
Jason Pascoe RB England Jarrow (1970-02-15)15 February 1970 (aged 25) 19 0 Clipstone Welfare June 1994 Free
Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 26) 56 2 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Richard Skelly LB England Norwich (1972-03-24)24 March 1972 (aged 23) 5 0 Cambridge United June 1994 Free
Ray Warburton (c) CB England Rotherham (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 27) 62 5 York City 4 February 1994 £35,000
Midfielders
Chris Burns RM England Manchester (1967-11-09)9 November 1967 (aged 27) 17 2 Swansea City 13 January 1995 Free
Ray Byrne CM Northern Ireland Newry (1972-07-04)4 July 1972 (aged 22) 3 0 Nottingham Forest August 1994 Free
Ollie Cahill LM Republic of Ireland Clonmel (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 19) 11 1 Clonmel Town 27 September 1994 Free
Darren Harmon CM England Northampton (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 22) 106 13 Shrewsbury Town 24 October 1992 Free
Gary Harrison MF England Northampton (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 20) 7 0 Apprentice December 1993 N/A
Danny O'Shea CM England Newington (1963-03-26)26 March 1963 (aged 32) 7 1 Cambridge United 23 March 1995 Free
Mark Turner CM England Bebington (1972-10-04)4 October 1972 (aged 22) 4 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 July 1994 Free
Gareth Williams RM England Cowes (1967-03-12)12 March 1967 (aged 28) 19 0 AFC Bournemouth 27 September 1994 Free
Forwards
Martin Aldridge FW England Northampton (1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 20) 79 22 Apprentice 27 August 1993 N/A
Ian Brown FW England Ipswich (1965-09-11)11 September 1965 (aged 29) 23 4 Bristol City December 1994 Free
Neil Grayson FW England York (1964-11-01)1 November 1964 (aged 30) 44 10 Boston United 19 June 1994 Free
Garry Thompson FW England Kings Heath (1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 35) 15 4 Cardiff City 10 February 1995 Free
Dean Trott FW England Barnsley (1967-05-13)13 May 1967 (aged 27) 26 4 Boston United 1 August 1994 Free

Competitions

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Endsleigh League Division Three

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Main article: 1994–95 Football League § Third Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Rochdale 42 12 14 16 44 67 −23 50
16 Hereford United 42 12 13 17 45 62 −17 49
17 Northampton Town 42 10 14 18 45 67 −22 44
18 Hartlepool United 42 11 10 21 43 69 −26 43
19 Gillingham 42 10 11 21 46 64 −18 41
Source: [2]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 10 14 18 45 67  −22 44 8 5 8 25 29  −4 2 9 10 20 38  −18

Last updated: 26 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAAAHHAHAAHHHAHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLDLDLDDWDDLDWDLLLDLWLLLWLLWDLWLLDWDDWLDLWW
Position171719212221212019202021171618182021212021212120202120182019191919181818181918201917
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

20 August 1994 (1994-08-20) 1 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST G.Jones Stadium: Belle Vue (Doncaster)
Attendance: 2,154
27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) 2 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST R.Bradley D.Trott Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,499
30 August 1994 (1994-08-30) 3 Torquay United 2–1 Northampton Town Torquay
19:30 BST C.Okorie I.Sampson Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,619
3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) 4 Walsall 1–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST K.Lightbourne D.Trott Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,249
10 September 1994 (1994-09-10) 5 Northampton Town 1–2 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST D.Trott 38' S.Reid 62'
D.Thompson 66'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,887
13 September 1994 (1994-09-13) 6 Northampton Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
19:30 BST M.Aldridge S.Halliday Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,446
17 September 1994 (1994-09-17) 7 Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST P.Holland M.Aldridge Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,557
24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) 8 Northampton Town 2–1 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 BST M.Aldridge
M.Bell 		D.Reeves Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,508
1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) 9 Lincoln City 2–2 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST G.Brown
D.Puttnam 		D.Harmon
R.Warburton 		Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,248
8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) 10 Exeter 0–0 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,015
11 October 1994 (1994-10-11) 11 Northampton Town 0–1 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST S.Wilkinson Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,993
15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) 12 Northampton Town 1–1 Barnet Northampton
15:00 BST M.Aldridge D.Freedman Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,461
22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) 13 Northampton Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST N.Grayson Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,379
29 October 1994 (1994-10-29) 14 Scarborough 0–0 Northampton Town Scarborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,468
5 November 1994 (1994-11-05) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Adams Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,366
19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) 16 Preston North End 2–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT P.Raynor
D.Moyes 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,043
26 November 1994 (1994-11-26) 17 Northampton Town 1–3 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 GMT O.Cahill G.Pick
A.Reece pen.'
S.White 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,148
10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) 18 Northampton Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,463
16 December 1994 (1994-12-16) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:30 GMT A.Knill Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,841
26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) 20 Colchester United 0–1 Northampton Town Colchester
12:00 GMT Report D.Harmon 35' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,064
Referee: Paul Alcock
27 December 1994 (1994-12-27) 21 Northampton Town 2–3 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Brown
D.Harmon pen.'		 D.Moss
L.Madden 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,329
31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) 22 Darlington 4–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT I.Banks
S.Gaughan
S.Shaw
B.Slaven 		N.Grayson Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,247
7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) 23 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT I.Kilford
N.Rimmer 		L.Colkin Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 1,911
14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) 24 Northampton Town 2–0 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Harmon pen.'
D.Trott 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,529
28 January 1995 (1995-01-28) 25 Northampton Town 0–3 Scarborough Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Swann
D.D'Auria
S.Norris 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,737
4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) 26 Hereford United 2–1 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT K.Lloyd
S.White 		N.Grayson Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,443
11 February 1995 (1995-02-11) 27 Northampton Town 2–1 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Burns
N.Smith 		A.Smart Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,197
14 February 1995 (1995-02-14) 28 Fulham 4–4 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 GMT R.Hamill
S.Morgan
M.Adams pen.'		 M.Aldridge
I.Brown
N.Grayson 		Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,423
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 21, 1995 due to a waterlogged pitch.[3]
18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) 29 Gillingham 3–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT A.Ramage
R.Green
A.Foster 		G.Thompson Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,072
25 February 1995 (1995-02-25) 30 Northampton Town 3–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Brown o.g.'
N.Grayson
M.Aldridge 		C.Greenall Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,821
4 March 1995 (1995-03-04) 31 Carlisle United 2–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT D.Walling D.Martin Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,744
7 March 1995 (1995-03-07) 32 Northampton Town 0–5 Bury Northampton
19:45 GMT T.Kelly
D.Pugh
P.Stant 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,208
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 1, 1996.[3]
11 March 1995 (1995-03-11) 33 Rochdale 0–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,894
18 March 1995 (1995-03-18) 34 Northampton Town 2–0 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT N.Grayson
I.Brown 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,957
25 March 1995 (1995-03-25) 35 Northampton Town 2–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT N.Grayson
R.Warburton 		K.Lightbourne
K.Wilson 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,282
1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) 36 Hartlepool United 1–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST K.Houchen G.Thompson Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,113
8 April 1995 (1995-04-08) 37 Northampton Town 2–1 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST G.Thompson
N.Grayson 		R.Painter Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,496
15 April 1995 (1995-04-15) 38 Chesterfield 3–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST A.Morris
P.Robinson 		Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,884
17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) 39 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST I.Brown 8' Report S.Whitton 66' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Uriah Rennie
22 April 1995 (1995-04-22) 40 Bury 5–0 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 BST D.Pugh
J.Paskin
T.Rigby
N.Daws 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,921
29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) 41 Barnet 2–3 Northampton Town Chipping Barnet
15:00 BST D.Freedman
A.Inglethorpe 		C.Burns
G.Thompson
R.Warburton 		Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,796
6 May 1995 (1995-05-06) 42 Northampton Town 2–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST D.O'Shea
I.Sampson 		J.Minett pen.' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,734

FA Cup

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Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
12 November 1994 (1994-11-12) First round Peterborough 4–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT L.Williams
L.Henry
K.Charlery 		Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,739

Coca-Cola Cup

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Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
16 August 1994 (1994-08-16) First round 1st leg AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
19:45 BST S.Cotterill
K.Russell 		Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2,587
6 September 1994 (1994-09-06) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–1 AFC Bournemouth Northampton
19:30 BST S.Cotterill Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,249

Auto Windscreens Shield

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Main article: 1994–95 Football League Trophy

Group 7
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Qualified for next round
Cambridge United 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Barnet 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
18 October 1994 (1994-10-18) Group 7 (s) Cambridge United 1–3 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 BST R.Warburton
N.Grayson
M.Aldridge 		Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,497
1 November 1994 (1994-11-01) Group 7 (s) Northampton Town 3–1 Barnet Northampton
19:30 GMT D.Harmon
N.Grayson
M.Aldridge 		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,618
29 November 1994 (1994-11-29) Second round (s) Northampton Town 0–1 Swansea City Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,706

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Mark Ovendale 6 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 8 – –
GK Andy Woodman 10 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – –
DF Lee Colkin 28 5 1 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 31 5 1
DF Robbie Curtis 13 – – – – – 2 – – 1 1 – 16 1 –
DF Scott Daniels 5 3 – – – – – – – – – – 5 3 –
DF Darren Hughes 12 1 – – – – – – – – – – 12 1 –
DF Dave Norton 36 2 – 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 40 2 –
DF Jason Pascoe 11 4 – 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 15 4 –
DF Ian Sampson 42 – 2 1 – – 2 – – 3 – – 48 – 2
DF Richard Skelly 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 5 – –
DF Ray Warburton 39 – 3 1 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 45 – 4
MF Chris Burns 16 1 2 – – – – – – – – – 16 1 2
MF Ray Byrne 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – –
MF Ollie Cahill 5 3 1 – – – – – – 1 2 – 6 5 1
MF Darren Harmon 26 7 4 1 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 32 7 5
MF Gary Harrison 5 – – – – – – – – – 1 – 5 1 –
MF Danny O'Shea 7 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 7 – 1
MF Mark Turner 2 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – 3 2 –
MF Gareth Williams 13 2 – 1 – – – – – 3 – – 17 2 –
FW Martin Aldridge 18 9 7 – 1 – 1 – – 2 – 2 21 10 9
FW Ian Brown 23 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 23 – 4
FW Neil Grayson 34 4 8 1 – – 2 – – 3 – 2 40 4 10
FW Garry Thompson 15 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 15 – 4
FW Dean Trott 20 2 4 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 24 2 4
Players who left before end of season:
GK Billy Stewart 26 1 – 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 30 1 –
DF Ben Sedgemore 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – –
MF Micky Bell 12 – 1 – – – 1 1 – – – – 13 1 1
MF Dave Martin 7 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 7 – 1
MF Phil Robinson 14 – – 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 18 – –
MF Nicky Smith 6 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 6 – 1
FW Andy Flounders 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – –
FW Brett McNamara – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 1 –
FW Warren Patmore 1 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 3 –

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1995–96. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278238.
  2. ^ "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b "1994/95 Division 3". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

Books

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