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3 Northampton Town quizzes and 30 Northampton Town trivia questions.
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Picturing Northampton Town
  Picturing Northampton Town    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Adopted quiz and changed format to photo. It should make it easier. Northampton Town are known as the Cobblers and this quiz gives a glimpse of the club during the en of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.
Easier, 10 Qns, gme24, Mar 19 23
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  Northampton Town FC History    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the history of Northampton Town Football Club. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, silverginger, Dec 25 05
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  The Cobblers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
10 questions on the mighty Northampton Town Football Club.
Tough, 10 Qns, geeks, Dec 02 07
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trivia question Quick Question
Who scored the winning goal against Swansea City in the 1997 Division 3 play-off final?

From Quiz "Picturing Northampton Town"





Northampton Town Trivia Questions
1. Which season saw the Cobblers stroll to the Division Four title?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: 1986-87

103 goals and 99 points in their league matches ensured the Cobblers secured the title in only Graham Carr's second full season as manager of the club. This was a startling turn around from the 1984-85 season, which saw the Cobblers finish 18th and record their lowest ever Football League attendance of only 942 supporters for a match against Chester City.

2. In which year was the club formed?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: 1897

Northampton's first venture into the Football League was in the 1920-21 season, where they finished 14th in the Third Division.

3. Name the player sold to Watford during the 1986-87 season.

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Richard Hill

Graham Taylor snapped up Hill to play for the Hornets. However, he was allowed to see out the season at the County Ground and finished as top goalscorer with 29 League Goals. Unfortunately his career at the top was cut short by injury seeing him retire from the game a few seasons later.

4. Where did the club first play their home games?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: County Ground

Northampton's first home games were played at the County Ground, where they remained for almost 100 years. In 1993, they moved into the Sixfields Stadium. Northampton Road and Town Avenue do not exist.

5. Who was the club's first manager in their history?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: Arthur Jones

Jones was Northampton's manager between 1897-1907, with Chapman (better known for later managing Arsenal) taking the reigns between 1907-12. Bull lasted just one season before Lessons became manager between 1913-19. Other Northampton managers over the years have included Ian Atkins, Terry Fenwick, Clive Walker, and Pat Crerand.

6. Who scored the winning goal against Coventry City in the third round of the FA Cup in 1990?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Steve Berry

Steve Berry played non-league football for Northamptonshire UCL side Cogenhoe United in 2007. Begining his professional career at Portsmouth, he played for Sunderland, Newport, Swindon and Aldershot, before joining the Cobblers. The goal against Coventry condemned them to their second successive third round defeat in as many seasons in the FA Cup, as the previous year they had been dumped out of the competition 2-1 by non-league Sutton Utd. Matthew Hanlon scoring the all imporatant goal for Sutton.

7. In 2005, Ian Taylor was signed by Northampton from which team?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: Derby County

Taylor began his career with non-League Moor Green in 1991. Port Vale snapped him up after one season and he would play there until 1994, before Sheffield Wednesday became interested in the midfielder. After just four months at Hillsborough, Taylor moved to Aston Villa where he would play 233 League games until 2003, when he signed for Derby on a free transfer. Taylor signed for Northampton in June, 2005.

8. Name the Ipswich loan signing who lasted only 45 minutes of his debut against Bristol Rovers in the 1987-88 season, before being substituted by manager Graham Carr and sent back to the Tractor Boys.

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Chris O'Donnell

Carr had seen enough in 45 minutes to convince him that he would not require O'Donnell's services again and dispatched him back to his permanent club Ipswich town.

9. Which team did Northampton beat 10-0 in a 1927 League game?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: Walsall

Northampton set a record for their biggest League victory in that 10-0 win over Walsall on 5th November, 1927. Other results that season were an 8-0 win over Leyton in the FA Cup, 6-0 against Merthyr, and 5-0 against Exeter. Northamton finished in second place in the Division Three (South) table, 10 points behind champions, Millwall.

10. Trevor Morely was transfered to Manchester City during the 1987-88 season, but who came to the Cobblers from the Main Road outfit as part of the deal?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Tony Adcock

Tony Adcock began his football with Colchester United before he moved to Manchester City. He was one of the three players who scored a hat-trick for City in their 10-1 demolition of Huddersfield Town, along with teammates David White and Paul Stewart. He was then signed by Northampton Town in exchange for Trevor Morely, and had two spells at the club with a term at Bradford City sandwiched in-between.

11. Only one team managed to defeat the Cobblers home and away in the league during the 1986-87 season. Who were they?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Swansea City

A 1-0 win at the County Ground saw Swansea complete the league double over the Cobblers. Colin Pascoe's solitary strike in front of the travelling fans at the Spion Kop saw them complete the second leg of their double.

12. Name the ice cool penalty taker who scored two spot kicks in the FA Cup second round replay against Southend Utd in 1986.

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Dave Gilbert

David James Gilbert began his career at his hometown club of Lincoln City, before being sold to Scunthorpe United. He then had a very successful spell at non-leaguie Boston United where he was spotted by Graham Carr and signed for the Cobblers in 1986.

13. How many goals did George Best score against Northampton in a 1970 FA Cup game for Manchester United?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: Six

Best hit a double hat-trick in a round five FA Cup game on 7th February, 1970. While Northampton crashed out of the cup 8-2, Best's magic shone throughout the ground that day, and he was applauded by both sets of supporters.

14. Which non-league club did Graham Carr manage prior to being made the manager of the Cobblers?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Nuneaton Borough

Carr, a former Northampton Town player in the era that saw the Town rise to the dizzy Heights of Division One, and fall all the way back down again in 9 seasons, managed Nuneaton Borough until 1985 when he left to become manager of the Cobblers.

15. In which season were Northampton promoted for the first time in their history?

From Quiz Northampton Town FC History

Answer: 1960-61

The Cobblers finished third in Division Four in the 1960-61 season. Just five years later they made it to Division One. By the time the 1969-70 season came around, Northampton had dropped all the way back down to Division Four again.

16. Name the former Cobblers player who played in the 1994 European Cup Winners Cup Final?

From Quiz The Cobblers

Answer: Eddie McGoldrick

McGoldrick moved to Arsenal in 1993, linking up with former Crystal Palace teammate Ian Wright. He made his debut for the Gunners in the Charity Shield against Manchester United on 7 August 1993, and his 38 games in that 1993-94 season included a substitute appearance in Arsenal's European Cup Winners' Cup final 1-0 win over Parma, Alan Smith scoring the goal for the then Highbury team.

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