| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1963–64 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Fred York |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Two |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Frank Large (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Frank Large (12) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,177 vs Swindon Town |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,047 vs Southampton |
| Average Attendance: | 15,366 |
| Prevseason: | 1962–63 |
| Nextseason: | 1964–65 |
The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | April 25, 1964 | 46 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
| Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | April 25, 1964 | 33 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | April 25, 1964 | 20 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
| Mike Everitt | LB | Weeley | April 25, 1964 | 132 | 13 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
| Theo Foley (c) | RB | Dublin | April 25, 1964 | 122 | 3 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
| John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | April 25, 1964 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | April 25, 1964 | 160 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
| Graham Carr | CH | Corbridge | April 25, 1964 | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
| Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | April 25, 1964 | 21 | 0 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | April 25, 1964 | 61 | 2 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
| Derek Leck | WH | Deal | April 25, 1964 | 211 | 43 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
| John Linnell | WH | Northampton | April 25, 1964 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | April 25, 1964 | 324 | 33 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | April 25, 1964 | 9 | 2 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
| Billy Hails | OF | Nettlesworth | April 25, 1964 | 63 | 13 | Peterborough United | November 1962 | ||||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | April 25, 1964 | 146 | 40 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | April 25, 1964 | 24 | 5 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
| Ronnie Walton | OF | Plymouth | April 25, 1964 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | April 25, 1964 | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Jim Hall | IF | Northampton | April 25, 1964 | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | |||
| Don Martin | IF | Corby | April 25, 1964 | 23 | 7 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | CF | Streatham | April 25, 1964 | 7 | 0 | Watford | December 1963 | ||||
| Bobby Hunt | CF | Colchester | April 25, 1964 | 11 | 3 | Colchester United | March 1964 | £15,000 | |||
See main article: 1963–64 FA Cup.
See main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Bryan Harvey | 32 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Vic Cockcroft | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Mike Everitt | 42 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 45 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FB | John Mackin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Graham Carr | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Joe Kiernan | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 21 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | John Kurila | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Derek Leck | 33 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||||
| HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 22 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Best | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Hails | 33 | 8 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 37 | 8 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 17 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||
| OF | Ronnie Walton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Brian Etheridge | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Jim Hall | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Don Martin | 20 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 7 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bobby Brown | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| CF | Bobby Hunt | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Chic Brodie | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 12 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Bryn Jones | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Colin Sharpe | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Peter Kane | 18 | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||
| IF | John Reid | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
| IF | Ray Smith | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| CF | Frank Large | 27 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 29 | 12 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bert Llewellyn | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
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