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Northampton Town 1969โ70 football season
1969โ70 season | |
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Chairman | Eric Northover |
Manager | Dave Bowen |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Four | 14th |
FA Cup | Fifth round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: John Fairbrother (23) All: John Fairbrother (25) |
Highest home attendance | 21,771 vs Manchester United |
Lowest home attendance | 2,979 vs Hartlepool United |
Average home league attendance | 5,594 |
The 1969โ70 season was Northampton Town's 73rd season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Players
- As of match played 27 April 1970.
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Kim Book | GK | Bath | (1946-02-12)12 February 1946 (aged 24) | 41 | 0 | Bournemouth & B A | July 1969 | ||||
Gary Knibbs | GK | Northampton | (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1969 | N/A | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Eric Brookes | FB | Darton | (1944-02-03)3 February 1944 (aged 26) | 52 | 1 | Barnsley | July 1969 | ||||
John Clarke | CB | Northampton | (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 24) | 89 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
Ray Fairfax | FB | Smethwick | (1941-11-14)14 November 1941 (aged 28) | 97 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1968 | ||||
Brian Knight | U | Dundee | (1949-03-28)28 March 1949 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | October 1969 | ||||
Phil Neal | U | Irchester | (1951-02-20)20 February 1951 (aged 19) | 39 | 6 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
Frank Rankmore | CB | Cardiff | (1939-07-21)21 July 1939 (aged 30) | 93 | 15 | Peterborough United | August 1968 | ยฃ12,000 | |||
Neil Townsend | CB | Long Buckby | (1950-02-01)1 February 1950 (aged 20) | 34 | 1 | Apprentice | September 1968 | N/A | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Bernie Fagan | W | Houghton-le-Spring | (1949-01-29)29 January 1949 (aged 21) | 8 | 0 | Sunderland | July 1969 | ||||
Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 21) | 114 | 9 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
Peter Hawkins | LW | Swansea | (1951-11-09)9 November 1951 (aged 18) | 19 | 3 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
Joe Kiernan | CM | Coatbridge | (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 27) | 259 | 13 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
Barry Lines | W | Bletchley | (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 27) | 295 | 50 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
John McGleish | CM | Airdrie | (1951-12-18)18 December 1951 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1968 | N/A | |||
Dixie McNeil | W | Melton Mowbray | (1947-01-16)16 January 1947 (aged 23) | 25 | 8 | Corby Town | May 1969 | ยฃ5,000 | |||
Eric Ross | CM | Belfast | (1944-09-19)19 September 1944 (aged 25) | 43 | 3 | Newcastle United | August 1969 | ||||
Eric Weaver | W | Rhymney | (1943-07-01)1 July 1943 (aged 26) | 71 | 9 | Notts County | December 1967 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
John Fairbrother | CF | Cricklewood | (1941-02-12)12 February 1941 (aged 29) | 109 | 44 | Peterborough United | February 1968 | ||||
Frank Large | CF | Leeds | (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 30) | 139 | 59 | Fulham | August 1969 |
Competitions
Division Four
Main article: 1969โ70 Football League ยง Fourth Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 65 | 1.031 | 46 |
13 | York City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 46 |
14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 44 |
16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 58 | 0.931 | 43 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 |
Last updated: 2 February 2024.
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 |
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Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A |
Result | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L |
Position | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
9 August 1969 (1969-08-09) 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2โ0 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,813 |
Port Vale v Northampton Town
23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 2 | Port Vale | 4โ1 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | J.Green K.Wookey B.Gough E.Magee |
G.Felton | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,809 |
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
26 August 1969 (1969-08-26) 3 | Northampton Town | 0โ0 | Oldham Athletic | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,357 |
Northampton Town v Lincoln City
30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) 4 | Northampton Town | 1โ1 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Neal | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,026 |
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) 5 | Hartlepool United | 1โ1 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,090 |
Northampton Town v Darlington
13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) 6 | Northampton Town | 1โ1 | Darlington | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Hawkins | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,922 |
Peterborough v Northampton Town
17 September 1969 (1969-09-17) 7 | Peterborough | 1โ0 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,557 |
Swansea Town v Northampton Town
20 September 1969 (1969-09-20) 8 | Swansea Town | 3โ2 | Northampton Town | Swansea, Wales |
15:15 BST | P.Hawkins N.Townsend |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,660 |
Northampton Town v Newport County
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) 9 | Northampton Town | 4โ1 | Newport County | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large |
T.Cooper | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,665 |
Northampton Town v Notts County
30 September 1969 (1969-09-30) 10 | Northampton Town | 3โ1 | Notts County | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Kiernan F.Large F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,609 |
Bradford (Park Avenue) v Northampton Town
4 October 1969 (1969-10-04) 11 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 1โ2 | Northampton Town | Bradford |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 2,555 |
Workington v Northampton Town
8 October 1969 (1969-10-08) 12 | Workington | 2โ0 | Northampton Town | Workington |
19:15 BST | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,738 |
Northampton Town v Wrexham
11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) 13 | Northampton Town | 0โ1 | Wrexham | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,994 |
Aldershot v Northampton Town
18 October 1969 (1969-10-18) 14 | Aldershot | 5โ2 | Northampton Town | Aldershot |
15:00 BST | G.Felton F.Rankmore |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,747 |
Northampton Town v Southend United
25 October 1969 (1969-10-25) 15 | Northampton Town | 2โ0 | Southend United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | G.Felton F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,154 |
Northampton Town v Workington
28 October 1969 (1969-10-28) 16 | Northampton Town | 3โ0 | Workington | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,243 |
York City v Northampton Town
1 November 1969 (1969-11-01) 17 | York City | 1โ1 | Northampton Town | York |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4,808 |
Northampton Town v Chester
8 November 1969 (1969-11-08) 18 | Northampton Town | 0โ1 | Chester | Northampton |
15:00 BST | A.Tarbuck | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,659 |
Northampton Town v Brentford
22 November 1969 (1969-11-22) 19 | Northampton Town | 1โ1 | Brentford | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | G.Dobson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,315 |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
25 November 1969 (1969-11-25) 20 | Northampton Town | 1โ1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Kiernan 9' | Report | M.Brown 27' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,256 Referee: R Weedon |
Darlington v Northampton Town
13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) 21 | Darlington | 2โ2 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,063 |
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
20 December 1969 (1969-12-20) 22 | Northampton Town | 0โ1 | Hartlepool United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,979 |
Northampton Town v Port Vale
26 December 1969 (1969-12-26) 23 | Northampton Town | 2โ0 | Port Vale | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Rankmore | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,522 |
Lincoln City v Northampton Town
27 December 1969 (1969-12-27) 24 | Lincoln City | 0โ0 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,866 |
Newport County v Northampton Town
17 January 1970 (1970-01-17) 25 | Newport County | 0โ2 | Northampton Town | Newport, Wales |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,280 |
Northampton Town v Bradford (Park Avenue)
31 January 1970 (1970-01-31) 26 | Northampton Town | 3โ0 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Northampton |
15:00 BST | R.Fairfax D.McNeil F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,972 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
18 February 1970 (1970-02-18) 27 | Northampton Town | 2โ1 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,635 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 2, 1970. |
Chester v Northampton Town
21 February 1970 (1970-02-21) 28 | Chester | 2โ1 | Northampton Town | Chester |
15:15 BST | D.Draper J.Clarke o.g.' |
E.Ross | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,782 |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
23 February 1970 (1970-02-23) 29 | Northampton Town | 1โ2 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
19:30 BST | F.Rankmore | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,315 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 14, 1970. |
Northampton Town v Aldershot
28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) 30 | Northampton Town | 4โ0 | Aldershot | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother F.Large E.Ross |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,833 |
Northampton Town v Exeter City
2 March 1970 (1970-03-02) 31 | Northampton Town | 2โ0 | Exeter City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | G.Felton F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,974 |
Brentford v Northampton Town
7 March 1970 (1970-03-07) 32 | Brentford | 1โ0 | Northampton Town | Brentford, London |
15:15 BST | A.Cocks | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,292 |
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
9 March 1970 (1970-03-09) 33 | Chesterfield | 2โ1 | Northampton Town | Chesterfield |
19:30 BST | D.McNeil | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 9,624 |
Northampton Town v Grimsby Town
14 March 1970 (1970-03-14) 34 | Northampton Town | 3โ1 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother J.Kiernan D.McNeil |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,537 |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
17 March 1970 (1970-03-17) 35 | Scunthorpe United | 1โ0 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3,090 |
Exeter City v Northampton Town
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 36 | Exeter City | 1โ0 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,981 |
Southend United v Northampton Town
27 March 1970 (1970-03-27) 37 | Southend United | 2โ2 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,359 |
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
28 March 1970 (1970-03-28) 38 | Northampton Town | 0โ1 | Chesterfield | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,740 |
Northampton Town v York City
31 March 1970 (1970-03-31) 39 | Northampton Town | 2โ2 | York City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | E.Brookes J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,128 |
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
4 April 1970 (1970-04-04) 40 | Oldham Athletic | 0โ2 | Northampton Town | Oldham |
15:15 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,774 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
6 April 1970 (1970-04-06) 41 | Colchester United | 0โ3 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
19:30 BST | Report | D.McNeil 24', 43', 50' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,776 Referee: L Sinkins |
Northampton Town v Swansea Town
10 April 1970 (1970-04-10) 42 | Northampton Town | 4โ1 | Swansea Town | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,104 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 10, 1970. |
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
14 April 1970 (1970-04-14) 43 | Northampton Town | 2โ2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,732 |
Grimsby Town v Northampton Town
18 April 1970 (1970-04-18) 44 | Grimsby Town | 0โ1 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,445 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on November 29, 1969. |
Notts County v Northampton Town
24 April 1970 (1970-04-24) 45 | Notts County | 2โ0 | Northampton Town | Nottingham |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,456 |
Wrexham v Northampton Town
27 April 1970 (1970-04-27) 46 | Wrexham | 3โ0 | Northampton Town | Wrexham, Wales |
19:15 BST | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,965 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1969โ70 FA Cup
Northampton Town v Weymouth
15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) First round | Northampton Town | 0โ0 | Weymouth | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,005 |
Weymouth v Northampton Town
19 November 1969 (1969-11-19) First round (r) | Weymouth | 1โ3 | Northampton Town | Weymouth |
19:30 BST | F.Rankmore J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,500 |
Northampton Town v Exeter City
6 December 1969 (1969-12-06) Second round | Northampton Town | 1โ1 | Exeter City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Neal | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,227 |
Exeter City v Northampton Town
9 December 1969 (1969-12-09) Second round (r) | Exeter City | 0โ0 (a.e.t.) | Northampton Town | Exeter |
19:30 BST | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,930 |
Exeter City v Northampton Town
15 December 1969 (1969-12-15) Second round (r2) | Exeter City | 1โ2 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
19:30 BST | F.Large D.McNeil |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,494 Referee: David Smith |
Brentwood v Northampton Town
12 January 1970 (1970-01-12) Third round | Brentwood | 0โ1 | Northampton Town | Brentwood |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother | Stadium: Ongar Road Attendance: 5,320 |
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) Fourth round | Tranmere Rovers | 0โ0 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,590 |
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
27 January 1970 (1970-01-27) Fourth round (r) | Northampton Town | 2โ1 | Tranmere Rovers | Northampton |
19:30 BST | F.Rankmore G.Felton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,142 |
Northampton Town v Manchester United
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) Fifth round | Northampton Town | 2โ8 | Manchester United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Large D.McNeil |
G.Best B.Kidd |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 21,771 Referee: Peter Baldwin |
League Cup
Main article: 1969โ70 Football League Cup
Oxford United v Northampton Town
13 August 1969 (1969-08-13) First round | Oxford United | 2โ0 | Northampton Town | Oxford |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,158 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
GK | Kim Book | 32 | โ | โ | 9 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 41 | โ | โ | ||||||
GK | Gary Knibbs | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||||||
DF | Eric Brookes | 42 | โ | 1 | 7 | 2 | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 50 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
DF | John Clarke | 44 | โ | โ | 9 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 53 | โ | โ | ||||||
DF | Ray Fairfax | 39 | โ | 1 | 9 | โ | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 49 | โ | 1 | ||||||
DF | Brian Knight | 9 | 3 | โ | 1 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 10 | 3 | โ | ||||||
DF | Phil Neal | 10 | 3 | 1 | โ | 3 | 1 | 1 | โ | โ | 11 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
DF | Frank Rankmore | 45 | โ | 7 | 9 | โ | 3 | 1 | โ | โ | 55 | โ | 10 | ||||||
DF | Neil Townsend | 13 | โ | 1 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 13 | โ | 1 | ||||||
MF | Bernie Fagan | 6 | โ | โ | 2 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 8 | โ | โ | ||||||
MF | Graham Felton | 43 | 1 | 6 | 9 | โ | 1 | 1 | โ | โ | 53 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
MF | Peter Hawkins | 9 | 2 | 2 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1 | โ | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
MF | Joe Kiernan | 41 | โ | 3 | 8 | โ | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 50 | โ | 3 | ||||||
MF | Barry Lines | 7 | 5 | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 9 | 5 | โ | ||||||
MF | John McGleish | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||||||
MF | Dixie McNeil | 19 | โ | 6 | 5 | โ | 2 | 1 | โ | โ | 25 | โ | 8 | ||||||
MF | Eric Ross | 33 | 2 | 3 | 8 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 41 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
MF | Eric Weaver | 14 | 2 | โ | 4 | โ | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 19 | 2 | โ | ||||||
FW | John Fairbrother | 46 | โ | 23 | 9 | โ | 2 | 1 | โ | โ | 56 | โ | 25 | ||||||
FW | Frank Large | 40 | โ | 10 | 9 | โ | 2 | โ | โ | โ | 49 | โ | 12 | ||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | Des McPartland | 6 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 6 | โ | โ | ||||||
GK | Gordon Morritt | 8 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1 | โ | โ | 9 | โ | โ |
References
- ^ "1969/70 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Ralph Houldey (27 February 1970). "City's first home win since boxing day". Cheshire Observer. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eric Todd (10 March 1973). "Archer starts rally". The Guardian. p. 23. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.