List of Northampton Town F.C. records and statistics
This page details Northampton Town Football Club records.
Honours
League
- Southern Football League
- Champions: 1908-09
- English 2nd Tier
- Runners-up: 1964-65 (Football League Second Division)
- English 3rd Tier
- Champions: 1962-63 (Football League Third Division)
- Runners-up: 1927-28, 1949-50 (Football League Third Division South)
- English 4th Tier
- Champions: 1986–87 (Football League Fourth Division), 2015-16 (Football League Two)
- Runners-up: 2005-06 (Football League Two)
- Promoted: 1960-61 (Football League Fourth Division); 1999-2000 (Football League Third Division)
- Promoted as Play-Off Winners: 1996-97 (Football League Third Division)
Cups
- Charity Shield
- Runners-up: 1909
- FA Cup:
- Best: Round 5 1969-70
- Football League Cup:
- Football League Trophy:
Team records
- Record win:[1]
11-1 v Southend United (H), Southern League 1909/10
- Record defeat:[1]
0-11 v Southampton (A), Southern League, 1901/02
- Most points gained in a season:[1]
99 (1986/87, Football League Fourth Division)
- Least points gained in a season:[1]
19 (1906/07, Southern League)
- Most goals scored in a season:[1]
109: 1952-53 (Football League Third Division South) and 1962-63 (Football League Third Division)
Player records
- Most Clean Sheets in a season:
Lee Harper and Mark Bunn, 25, 2005–06
- Most Capped Player:
Edwin Lloyd-Davies - 12 caps for Wales
Appearances
- Youngest player to appear for Northampton:[1]
Ivan Toney, aged 16 years 273 days (November 2012)
- Oldest player to appear for Northampton:[1]
Edwin Lloyd-Davies, 42 years
Most appearances
Competitive matches only
| # | Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tommy Fowler |
1946–1961 | 552 | 88 |
| 2 | Ian Sampson |
1993–2004 | 449 | 30 |
| 3 | Peter Gleasure |
1982–1991 | 412 | |
| 4 | Edwin Freeman |
1905–1921 | 363 | 21 |
| 5= |  Joe Kiernan |
1962–1972 | 352 | 14 |
| 5= | William Watson |
1920–1928 | 352 |
Goals
- Most goals scored by a player in a season:[1]
Cliff Holton, 36, 1961–62
- Most goals scored by a player in a match:[1]
Bert Dawes, 5 v Lloyds Bank (FA Cup 1932-33)
Ralph Hoten, 5 v Crystal Palace, (Football League Third Division South, 1928–29)
- Most individual hat-tricks:[1]
7 - Bert Dawes, Albert Lewis
Most goals
Competitive matches only
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Appearances | Goals/Game Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack English |
1947–1959 | 143[1] | 321 | 0.445 |
| 2 | Eddie Bowen |
1927-1931 | 120 | 172 | 0.698 |
| 3 | William Lockett |
1914–1926 | 110 | 282 | 0.39 |
| 4 | Albert Dawes |
1929–1933 | 103 | 184 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Frank Large |
1962-1963 1966-1967 1969-1972 |
96 | 250 | 0.384 |
Attendances
Only competitive first-team matches are considered.
- Highest attendance at the County Ground – 24,523 v Fulham, First Division[1]
- Highest attendance at Sixfields Stadium – 7,798 v Manchester United, League Cup, 21 September 2016)
Transfers
- Transfer Fee Paid:
£165,000 to Oldham Athletic for Josh Low in 2003
- Transfer Fee Received:
£470,000 from Blackburn Rovers for Mark Bunn on 1 September 2008