List of Northampton Town F.C. records and statistics

This page details Northampton Town Football Club records.

Honours

League

English 2nd Tier

Runners-up: 1964–65

English 3rd Tier

Champions: 1962–63

Runners-up: 1927–28, 1949–50

English 4th Tier

Champions: 1986–87, 2015–16

Runners-up: 1975–76, 2005–06

Promoted: 1960–61, 1999–2000, 2022–23

Promoted as Play-off Winners: 1996–97, 2019–20

Southern Football League

Champions: 1908–09

Runners-up: 1910–11

Cups

Charity Shield

Runners-up: 1909

FA Cup:

Best: Round 5 1969–70

Football League Cup:

Best: Quarter-final 1964–65, 1966–67

Football League Trophy:

Best: Area Semi-final 1996–97, 2003–04

Team records

Record win:

11-1 v Southend United (H), Southern League 1909/10

Record defeat:

0-11 v Southampton (A), Southern League, 1901/02

Most points gained in a season:

99 (1986/87, Football League Fourth Division), (2015/16, Football League Two)

Fewest points gained in a season:

19 (1906/07, Southern League)

Most goals scored in a season:

109: 1952-53 (Football League Third Division South) and 1962-63 (Football League Third Division)

Appearances

Most appearances

All-time most appearances (Does not include wartime appearances)

Current players in bold.

Most appearances – 552 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
Most league appearances – 521 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
Most appearances in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 42 by Joe Kiernan
Most appearances in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 111 by Terry Branston
Most appearances in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 138 by Peter Gleasure
Most appearances in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 521 by Tommy Fowler
Most FA Cup appearances – 31 by Tommy Fowler
Most League Cup appearances – 25 by Joe Kiernan and Peter Gleasure
Most appearances in a single season – 58 by John Frain (45 in FL, 3 PO, 5 FAC, 2 FLC, 3 AWS – 1997–98)

Youngest and oldest appearances

Longest Spell at club – 15 years by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
Youngest first-team player – 15 years 336 days by Josh Tomlinson (v Brighton & Hove Albion U23's, 3 November 2021)
Oldest first-team player – 43 years 42 days by Lloyd Davies (v Exeter City, 3 April 1920)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Top 20 all-time top goalscorers (Does not include wartime appearances.)

Current players in bold.

Most goals – 143 by Jack English
Most league goals – 135 by Jack English
Most goals in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown
Most goals in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 33 by Don Martin
Most goals in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 50 by Cliff Holton
Most goals in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 135 by Jack English
Most FA Cup goals – 12 by Albert Dawes
Most League Cup goals – 11 by Don Martin

Top goalscorers in individual matches and seasons

Most goals scored in a single season – 39 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)
Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown (1965–66)
Most goals scored in a season in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 13 by Bobby Brown, Don Martin, Tommy Robson (1964–65) and Don Martin (1966–67)
Most goals scored in a season in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 36 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)
Most goals scored in a season in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 32 by Alan Woan (1958–59)
Most goals scored in one game – 5 by Ralph Hoten (v Crystal Palace, 27 October 1928) and Albert Dawes (v Lloyds Bank, 26 November 1932)
Most goals scored on debut – 3 by Billy Clarke (v Crewe Alexandra, 24 January 2009)

Other goalscoring records

Most consecutive games scored in – by –
Most consecutive league games scored in 9 by Cliff Holton (3 October 1961 – 18 November 1961)
Most hat-tricks (or better) – 7 by Albert Dawes and Albert Lewis
Most penalties scored – by
Youngest goalscorer – 16 years 321 days by Josh Tomlinson (v Arsenal U21s, 18 October 2022)
Oldest goalscorer – 39 years 195 days by Tommy Crilly (v Reading, 30 January 1935)
Youngest to score hat-trick – 19 Years 3 days by Paul Stratford (v Workington, 1 October 1974)
Oldest to score hat-trick – 34 Years 347 days by Tommy Fowler (v Gillingham, 27 December 1958)
Quickest goal –
Quickest hat-trick – 4 minutes by Neil Grayson (v Hartlepool United, 25 January 1997)

Player records

Most Clean Sheets in a season:

Lee Harper and Mark Bunn, 25 (23 in league), 2005–06

Most Capped Player:

Lloyd Davies - 12 caps for Wales

Home Attendances

Only competitive first-team matches are considered.

Highest attendance at the County Ground:
24,523 v Fulham, First Division, 23 April 1966
Highest attendance at Sixfields Stadium:
7,947 v Birmingham City, EFL League One, 15 March 2025