Northampton Town 1997–98 football season
The 1997–98 season was Northampton Town 's 101st season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season . Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , League Cup and Football League Trophy .
Players
As of match played 24 May 1998. [ 1]
Name
Position
Nat.
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Age)
Apps
Goals
Previous club
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley GK Wolverhampton (1973-07-15 ) 15 July 1973 (aged 24)6
0
Evesham United 10 July 1995
Free
Andy Woodman GK Camberwell (1971-08-11 ) 11 August 1971 (aged 26)174
0
Exeter City 10 March 1995
Free
Defenders
Charlie Bishop CB Nottingham (1968-02-16 ) 16 February 1968 (aged 30)9
0
Wigan Athletic 1 December 1997
£20,000
David Brightwell CB Lutterworth (1971-01-07 ) 7 January 1971 (aged 27)47
1
Bradford City 29 July 1997
Free
Ian Clarkson RB Solihull (1970-12-04 ) 4 December 1970 (aged 27)109
2
Stoke City 2 August 1996
Free
Lee Colkin LB Nuneaton (1974-07-15 ) 15 July 1974 (aged 23)119
4
Apprentice
31 August 1992
N/A
Jason Drysdale LB Bristol (1970-11-17 ) 17 November 1970 (aged 27)1
0
Swindon Town 27 March 1998
Free
John Frain LB Birmingham (1968-10-08 ) 8 October 1968 (aged 29)56
2
Birmingham City Summer 1997
Free
Colin Hill CB Uxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12 ) 12 November 1963 (aged 34)36
0
Trelleborgs FF 19 November 1997
£30,000
Ian Sampson CB Wakefield (1968-11-14 ) 14 November 1968 (aged 29)194
17
Sunderland 5 August 1994
£30,000
Ray Warburton (c )CB Rotherham (1967-10-07 ) 7 October 1967 (aged 30)205
15
York City 4 February 1994
£35,000
Midfielders
Jason Dozzell CM Ipswich (1967-12-09 ) 9 December 1967 (aged 30)25
4
Tottenham Hotspur 16 December 1997
Free
Ali Gibb RM Salisbury (1976-02-17 ) 17 February 1976 (aged 22)93
3
Norwich City 5 February 1996
£30,000
James Hunt CM Derby (1976-12-17 ) 17 December 1976 (aged 21)30
0
Notts County 1 August 1997
Free
Roy Hunter CM Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29 ) 29 October 1973 (aged 24)123
12
West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995
Free
Sean Parrish LM Wrexham (1972-03-14 ) 14 March 1972 (aged 26)58
8
Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996
£35,000
Dean Peer CM Wordsley (1969-08-08 ) 8 August 1969 (aged 28)115
5
Walsall 22 August 1995
Free
Michael Warner CM Harrogate (1974-01-17 ) 17 January 1974 (aged 24)23
0
Tamworth 31 May 1995
Free
Forwards
Chris Freestone FW Nottingham (1971-09-04 ) 4 September 1971 (aged 26)32
13
Middlesbrough 24 December 1997
£75,000
John Gayle FW Bromsgrove (1964-07-30 ) 30 July 1964 (aged 33)60
12
Stoke City 10 February 1997
£25,000
Carl Heggs FW Leicester (1970-10-11 ) 11 October 1970 (aged 27)44
9
Swansea City 1 August 1997
£25,000
Christian Lee FW Aylesbury (1976-10-08 ) 8 October 1976 (aged 21)54
9
Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995
Free
David Seal FW Penrith, NSW (1972-01-26 ) 26 January 1972 (aged 26)46
14
Bristol City 12 September 1997
£90,000
Kevin Wilson FW Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18 ) 18 April 1961 (aged 37)10
0
Walsall 28 July 1997
Free
Competitions
League table
Source: (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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
18
17
11
52
37
+15
71
14
5
4
33
17
+16
4
12
7
19
20
−1
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 Ground H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A Result L D W W W W D W W D L W D D D D L W L L D L W D W L W D D D W W D L W L W W D D L L D W W D Position 22 20 15 9 6 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 7 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 4
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-1999A = AwayH = HomeW = WinD = DrawL = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Play-offs
FA Cup
Coca-Cola Cup
Auto Windscreens Shield
Player
Division Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Play-offs
Total
Discipline
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
GK
Billy Turley
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3 – – –
–
GK
Andy Woodman
46
–
–
5
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
56 – – 1
–
DF
Charlie Bishop
7
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
8 1 – 1
1
DF
David Brightwell
34
1
1
5
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
45 2 1 2
–
DF
Ian Clarkson
42
–
1
5
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
1
53 – 2 6
1
DF
Lee Colkin
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
1 1 – 1
–
DF
Jason Drysdale
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 – – –
–
DF
John Frain
45
–
1
5
–
–
2
–
–
3
–
1
3
–
–
58 – 2 3
–
DF
Colin Hill
27
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
3
–
–
36 – – 6
–
DF
Ian Sampson
39
–
3
2
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
1
3
–
–
47 – 4 6
–
DF
Dean Tallentire
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
– – – –
–
DF
Ray Warburton
39
–
–
3
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
3
–
1
49 – 1 6
–
MF
Jason Dozzell
18
3
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
22 3 4 –
–
MF
Ali Gibb
6
28
1
2
3
–
–
2
–
2
–
–
–
2
–
10 35 1 –
–
MF
James Hunt
14
7
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
3
–
–
21 9 – 6
–
MF
Roy Hunter
28
–
3
5
–
2
2
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
38 – 5 5
–
MF
Sean Parrish
12
–
1
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14 – 1 2
–
MF
Dean Peer
26
4
2
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
–
32 5 2 4
–
MF
Michael Warner
3
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
3 9 – –
–
FW
Chris Freestone
23
2
11
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
2
3
–
–
29 3 13 4
–
FW
John Gayle
26
9
6
4
–
–
1
1
2
1
1
–
3
–
1
35 11 9 10
–
FW
Carl Heggs
21
12
4
4
1
1
1
1
–
1
1
3
2
–
1
29 15 9 9
1
FW
Christian Lee
3
3
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
6 3 – –
–
FW
David Seal
30
7
12
2
1
1
2
–
1
1
1
–
–
2
–
35 11 14 4
–
FW
Kevin Wilson
1
8
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 9 – –
–
Players who left before end of season:
DF
Graham Potter 4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
5 – – –
–
DF
David Rennie
3
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4 2 – 1
–
MF
Nigel Gleghorn 3
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3 5 1 1
–
MF
Paul Tait
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2 1 – 1
–
FW
Paul Conway
2
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3 1 – 2
–
FW
Claudio De Vito
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
– – – –
–
FW
Laurens ten Heuvel –
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
– – – –
–
FW
Raymond Van Dullemen
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
– 2 – –
–
FW
Colin West 1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 1 – –
–
References
^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99 . London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three Combined Counties League (level 8 only )Eastern Counties League (Premier , One Essex Senior League (level 8 only )Hellenic League (Premier , One Kent League (level 8 only )Midland Alliance (level 8 only )Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )North West Counties League (One , Two Northern Counties East League (Premier , One Northern League (One , Two Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North , Premier South Senior Sussex County League (One , Two United Counties League (Premier , One Wessex League (level 8 only )West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )Western League (Premier , One
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
