Northampton Town

1994–95 season
Chairman	Barry Ward
Manager	John Barnwell (until 29 December) Peter Morris (caretaker) Ian Atkins (from 10 January)
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Three	17th
FA Cup	First round
Coca-Cola Cup	First round
Auto Windscreens Shield	Second round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Neil Grayson (8) All: Neil Grayson (10)
Highest home attendance	7,461 vs Barnet
Lowest home attendance	2,466 vs Hartlepool United
Average home league attendance	5,085
←  1993–94 1995–96 →

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

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

Competitions

Endsleigh League Division Three

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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
42	10	14	18	45	67	−22	44	8	5	8	25	29	−4	2	9	10	20	38	−18

League position by match

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

Coca-Cola Cup

Auto Windscreens Shield

Group 7

Team v t e	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

Appearances and goals

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

Books

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