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1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two22nd
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupThird round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (16)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance4,710 vs Wrexham
Average home league attendance6,068

The 1998–99 season was Northampton Town's 102nd season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

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As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve Francis GK England Billericay (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34) 3 0 Huddersfield Town 25 January 1999 Free
Billy Turley GK England Wolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25) 34 0 Evesham United 10 July 1995 Free
Defenders
Ian Clarkson RB England Solihull (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28) 116 2 Stoke City 2 August 1996 Free
Tony Dobson CB England Coventry (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30) 12 0 Gillingham 11 September 1998 £25,000
John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30) 97 2 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
Ian Hendon RB England Ilford (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27) 7 0 Notts County 25 March 1999 £25,000
Colin Hill CB Northern Ireland Uxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35) 71 0 Trelleborgs FF 19 November 1997 £30,000
Richard Hope CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20) 20 0 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
Lee Howey CB England Sunderland (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30) 26 6 Burnley 19 February 1999 £50,000
Garry Hughes RB England Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19) 1 0 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30) 241 19 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Midfielders
Ali Gibb RM England Salisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23) 141 3 Norwich City 5 February 1996 £30,000
James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22) 71 2 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25) 144 13 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
Sean Parrish LM Wales Wrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27) 95 10 Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996 £35,000
Dean Peer CM England Wordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29) 145 6 Walsall 22 August 1995 Free
Damian Matthew LM England Islington (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28) 2 0 Burnley 1 June 1998 Free
Dave Savage RM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25) 30 5 Millwall 7 October 1998 £80,000
Duncan Spedding LM England Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21) 29 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
Michael Warner CM England Harrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25) 37 0 Tamworth 31 May 1995 Free
Forwards
Carlo Corazzin FW Canada New Westminster (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27) 47 17 Plymouth Argyle 26 June 1998 Bosman
Steve Howard FW England Durham (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22) 12 0 Hartlepool United 22 February 1999 £120,000
Christian Lee FW England Aylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22) 74 10 Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995 Free
David Seal FW Australia Penrith, NSW (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27) 53 14 Bristol City 12 September 1997 £90,000
Paul Wilkinson FW England Louth (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34) 20 1 Millwall 1 July 1998 Free
Kevin Wilson FW Northern Ireland Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38) 18 1 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions

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Nationwide Football League Division Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 31 8 7 79 32 +47 101 Promotion to the First Division
2 Walsall (P) 46 26 9 11 63 47 +16 87
3 Manchester City (O, P) 46 22 16 8 69 33 +36 82 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80
5 Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79
6 Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76
7 Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76
8 Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 −4 69
9 Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46 44 +2 64
10 Millwall 46 17 11 18 52 59 −7 62
11 Reading 46 16 13 17 54 63 −9 61
12 Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51 60 −9 58
13 Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65 56 +9 56
14 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44 54 −10 56
15 Burnley 46 13 16 17 54 73 −19 55
16 Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 −9 54
17 Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 −19 53
18 Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 −18 52
19 Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 −6 51
20 Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 −18 51
21 York City (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 10 18 18 43 57 −14 48
23 Lincoln City (R) 46 13 7 26 42 74 −32 46
24 Macclesfield Town (R) 46 11 10 25 43 63 −20 43
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 18 18 43 57  −14 48 4 12 7 26 31  −5 6 6 11 17 26  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDDLDLWDLDLWDLDWDLLDWWLDLLLDLWLLLDWLLWDWDWDDDD
Position19182222212219202019221919192119192121211918181718202020212121222222222224212221212020202022
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Northampton Town 1–3 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 BST C.Corazzin 11' G.Kavanagh 7' (pen.)
P.Thorne 63'
D.Crowe 83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Walsall 0–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Tony Leake
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST R.Warburton 90' S.Torpey 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST P.Ward 52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Matt Messias
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton
19:45 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Paul Danson
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST P.Clarkson 71'
P.Thompson 82'
C.Corazzin 16' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Mike Dean
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Gillingham 2–3 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST P.Smith 2', 56' R.Hunter 17'
C.Corazzin 54'
D.Spedding 81'
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,897
Referee: Rob Styles
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST C.Freestone 56' L.Duxbury 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Paul Rejer
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Millwall 2–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 BST N.Harris 49'
T.Cahill 61'
I.Sampson 31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Northampton Town 2–2 Manchester City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Peer 30'
C.Corazzin 64'
P.Dickov 54'
S.Goater 88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST T.Dobson 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Terry Heilbron
10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST C.Heggs 30'
C.Corazzin 44' (pen.)
J.Hunt 52'
M.Meaker 21' Red card 68'
T.Challis Red card 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Bill Jordan
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST M.Stein 26' D.Hodgson 49' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Alan Butler
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Luton Town 1–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST G.Alexander 20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: M.Fletcher
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hunt 90' C.Hill 7' (o.g.)
J.Harris Red card 82'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: T Jones
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT M.McDonald Red card 88' C.Corazzin 18' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 2' (pen.) N.Mohan 38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT D.Greene 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Brebner 61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,970
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20 York City 1–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 GMT R.Cresswell 71' C.Corazzin 61' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Graham Frankland
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Howey 71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: David Crick
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22 Burnley 0–2 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 GMT P.Wilkinson 71'
C.Corazzin 81'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Andy Hall
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23 Notts County 3–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT K.Grant 1'
F.Tierney 6'
I.Richardson 44'
L.Howey 72' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Freestone 68' G.Horsfield 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Stoke City 3–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT R.Wallace 56'
P.Thorne 74'
K.Lightbourne 84'
L.Howey 90' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,180
Referee: David Pugh
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26 Lincoln City 1–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT S.Holmes 35' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Kenneth Leach
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27 Fulham 2–0 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 GMT B.Hayles 18'
P.Albert 70'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Guy Stretton
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29 Northampton Town 0–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Smith 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 10' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Graham Laws
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Mavrak 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,631
Referee: William Burns
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 16, 1999 due to a waterlogged pitch.[2]
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Northampton Town 1–2 Milllwall Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Corazzin 80' S.Nethercott 59'
S.Reid Red card 82'
R.Sadlier 87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Mick Pierce
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Howard Red card 21' J.Whitley 78'
R.Gibson 83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34 Manchester City 0–0 Northampton Town Manchester
15:00 GMT K.Horlock Red card 30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Matt Messias
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT S.Brown Red card 62'
A.Baird 15'
S.Parrish 15'
C.Corazzin 84'
J.Frain Red card 90'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Wood 62'
N.Sorvel 84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Lee Cable
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 Preston North End 3–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT S.Basham 36', 63'
J.Macken 70'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: M.Brandwood
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Northampton Town 2–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 BST C.Lee 33'
C.Corazzin 37'
S.Robinson 17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Terry Heilbron
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST G.Penrice 64' C.Corazzin 6'
I.Hendon Red card 58'
Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: David Crick
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST C.Corazzin 34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: T.Jones
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 York City Northampton
19:45 BST L.Howey 39'
J.Wilson 51'
M.Lloyd-Williams 19'
S.Jordan 55'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Eddie Lomas
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42 Reading 0–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST D.Savage 89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage 18'
C.Corazzin 41' (pen.)
L.Howey 63'
P.Buckle 3'
W.Aspinall 47' (pen.)
K.Duguid 71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44 Northampton Town 3–3 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:45 BST D.Savage 7', 71'
M.O'Neill 58' (o.g.)
S.Haworth 9'
P.Rogers Red card 37'
S.Barlow 47' (pen.)
P.McGibbon 78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: D Laws
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Burnley Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage 7'
L.Howey 80'
P.Cook 69' (pen.)
A.Cooke 88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup

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5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) Second round Yeovil Town 2–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT S.Thompson 14'
W.Patmore 82'
Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: P.Richards

Worthington Cup

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15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) Second round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–0 West Ham United Northampton
19:45 BST C.Freestone 77' (85) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Paul Alcock
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) Third round Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Parrish 30' Report C.Armstrong 39' (83)
S.Campbell 47'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield

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16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) Second round (s) Cambridge United 3–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 GMT R.Walker 18'
T.Benjamin 57'
M.Butler 60'
C.Corazzin 11'
C.Freestone 56'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards

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Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
GK Steve Francis 3 3
GK Billy Turley 25 2 1 28
DF Ian Clarkson 3 2 1 1 4 3 1
DF Tony Dobson 8 3 1 8 4
DF John Frain 40 1 2 4 1 47 1 5 1
DF Ian Hendon 7 7 1 1
DF Colin Hill 22 5 2 5 1 29 6 2 1
DF Richard Hope 17 2 1 18 2 3
DF Lee Howey 25 6 1 26 6 6
DF Garry Hughes 1 1
DF Ian Sampson 41 1 2 1 3 1 47 2 5
MF Ali Gibb 30 11 2 5 37 11 3
MF James Hunt 24 10 2 1 1 2 2 1 27 14 2 6
MF Roy Hunter 15 3 1 1 2 18 3 1 4
MF Damian Matthew 1 1 2
MF Sean Parrish 33 1 1 3 1 37 2 6
MF Dean Peer 21 5 1 3 1 25 5 1 4
MF Dave Savage 18 9 5 2 1 21 9 5 2
MF Duncan Spedding 15 9 1 2 2 1 18 11 1 1
MF Michael Warner 5 5 1 2 1 6 8 1
FW Carlo Corazzin 36 3 16 2 4 1 1 1 43 4 17 2
FW Steve Howard 12 12 3 1
FW Christian Lee 9 10 1 1 10 10 1 4
FW David Seal 5 1 1 6 1 1 1
FW Paul Wilkinson 12 3 1 2 2 1 16 4 1 1
FW Kevin Wilson 8 1 8 1
Players who left before end of season:
GK Andy Woodman 18 5 23
DF Charlie Bishop 4 2 6 2
DF Doug Hodgson 7 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 2
DF Ray Warburton 13 1 4 17 1 3
DF Chris Wilder 1 1
DF Tony Witter 1 3 1 1 4 1
MF Jason Dozzell
FW Andy Clarke 2 2 2 2
FW Chris Freestone 17 14 2 2 4 3 1 1 22 16 6 5
FW Carl Heggs 8 5 1 2 1 2 10 6 3 4

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
  2. ^ "1998/99 Division 2". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.