| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1970–71 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Eric Northover |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | John Fairbrother (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Fairbrother (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,923 vs Notts County |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,337 vs Workington |
| Average Attendance: | 6,602 |
| Prevseason: | 1969–70 |
| Nextseason: | 1971–72 |
The 1970–71 season was Northampton Town's 74th season in their history and the second successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, 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 | |||||||||||
| Kim Book | GK | Bath | May 5, 1971 | 94 | 0 | Bournemouth & B A | July 1969 | ||||
| David Hill | GK | Kettering | May 5, 1971 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Eric Brookes | FB | Darton | May 5, 1971 | 98 | 3 | Barnsley | July 1969 | ||||
| John Clarke | CB | Northampton | May 5, 1971 | 139 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| Ray Fairfax | FB | Smethwick | May 5, 1971 | 138 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1968 | ||||
| Brian Heslop | U | Carlisle | May 5, 1971 | 10 | 0 | Sunderland | March 1971 | ||||
| Phil Neal | U | Irchester | May 5, 1971 | 59 | 8 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
| Alan Oman | FB | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 5, 1971 | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1970 | N/A | |||
| Frank Rankmore | CB | Cardiff | May 5, 1971 | 126 | 19 | Peterborough United | August 1968 | £12,000 | |||
| Neil Townsend | CB | Long Buckby | May 5, 1971 | 50 | 1 | Apprentice | September 1968 | N/A | |||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | May 5, 1971 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1970 | N/A | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| John Buchanan | W | Dingwall | May 5, 1971 | 3 | 0 | Ross County | October 1970 | ||||
| Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | May 5, 1971 | 145 | 13 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
| Trevor Gould | CM | Coventry | May 5, 1971 | 37 | 1 | Coventry City | October 1970 | ||||
| Peter Hawkins | LW | Swansea | May 5, 1971 | 25 | 3 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
| Joe Kiernan | CM | Coatbridge | May 5, 1971 | 310 | 14 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| John McGleish | CM | Airdrie | May 5, 1971 | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1968 | N/A | |||
| Dixie McNeil | W | Melton Mowbray | May 5, 1971 | 76 | 22 | Corby Town | May 1969 | £5,000 | |||
| Eric Ross | CM | Belfast | May 5, 1971 | 68 | 5 | Newcastle United | August 1969 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Keith East | CF | Southampton | May 5, 1971 | 35 | 9 | Bournemouth & B A | July 1970 | £5,000 | |||
| John Fairbrother | CF | Cricklewood | May 5, 1971 | 159 | 62 | Peterborough United | February 1968 | ||||
| Frank Large | CF | Leeds | May 5, 1971 | 188 | 74 | Fulham | August 1969 | ||||
See main article: 1970–71 FA Cup.
See main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||
| GK | Kim Book | 45 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 53 | – | – | |
| GK | David Hill | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| DF | Eric Brookes | 38 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | 2 | 46 | – | 2 | |
| DF | John Clarke | 42 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 50 | – | – | |
| DF | Ray Fairfax | 34 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 41 | – | 1 | |
| DF | Brian Heslop | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | |
| DF | Phil Neal | 18 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | – | 2 | |
| DF | Alan Oman | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |
| DF | Frank Rankmore | 25 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | – | 33 | – | 4 | |
| DF | Neil Townsend | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | – | |
| DF | Barry Tucker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| MF | John Buchanan | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| MF | Graham Felton | 26 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | 2 | 4 | |
| MF | Trevor Gould | 35 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | – | 1 | |
| MF | Peter Hawkins | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | |
| MF | Joe Kiernan | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | John McGleish | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| MF | Dixie McNeil | 43 | 1 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 49 | 2 | 14 | |
| MF | Eric Ross | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 21 | 4 | 2 | |
| FW | Keith East | 26 | 3 | 7 | – | – | – | 6 | – | 2 | 32 | 3 | 9 | |
| FW | John Fairbrother | 40 | 2 | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | 48 | 2 | 18 | |
| FW | Frank Large | 41 | – | 14 | 2 | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 49 | – | 15 | |
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