HONOURS
Division Two Runners-up 1964/65
Division Two Play-off Runners-up 1997/98
Division Three Champions 1962/63
Division Four Champions 1986/87
Division Four Runners-up 1975/76
League Two Runners-up 2005/06
Division Three Promotion (3rd Place) 1999/2000
Division Three Play-off Winners 1996/97
Division Three (South) Runners-up 1927/28 & 1949/50
Best in FA Cup - 5th Round 1933/34, 1949/50 & 1969/70
Best in League Cup - 5th Round 1964/65 & 1966/67
Best in Football League Trophy - Area Semi-Final 1996/97 and 2003/04
LEAGUE CAREER RECORD
Northants League 1897/98 - 1898/99
Midland League 1899/00 - 1900/01
Southern League 1901/02 - 1919/20
Division Three (South) 1920/21 - 1957/58
Division Four 1958/59 - 1960/61
Division Three 1961/62 - 1962/63
Division Two 1963/64 - 1964/65
Division One 1965/66
Division Two 1966/67
Division Three 1967/68 - 1968/69
Division Four 1969/70 - 1975/76
Division Three 1976/77
Division Four 1977/78 - 1986/87
Division Three 1987/88 - 1989/90
Division Four 1990/91 - 1991/92
*Division Three 1992/93 - 1996/97
Division Two 1997/98 - 1998/99
Division Three 1999/00
Division Two 2000/01 - 2002/03
*League Two 2003/04 - 2005/06
League One 2006/07 - 2008/09
League Two 2009/10 -
BIGGEST WINS
Southern League 11-1 vs Southend United (H) 1909/10
Division Three (South) 10-0 vs Walsall (H) 1927/28
Division Four 8-1 vs Oldham Athletic (H) 1959/60
Division Three 8-0 vs Wrexham (H) 1962/63
Division Two 5-1 vs Sunderland (H) 1963/64
Division One 4-1 vs Fulham (A) 1965/66
FA Cup 10-0 vs Sutton United (H) 1907/08
League Cup 8-0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 1966/67
Football League Trophy 5-1 vs Torquay United (H) 1997/98
HEAVIEST DEFEATS
Southern League 0-11 vs Southampton (A) 1901/02
Division Three (South) 0-10 vs Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (A) 1939/40
Division Four 0-8 vs Lincoln vs Lincoln City (A) 1980/81
Division Three 2-6 vs Swindon Town (H) 1968/69
Division Two 1-6 vs Hull City (A) & Ipswich Town (A), both 1966/67
Division One 1-6 vs Blackburn Rovers (A) & Leeds United (A), both 1965/66
FA Cup 2-8 vs Manchester United (H) 1969/70
League Cup 0-5 vs Fulham (A) 1965/66 & Ipswich Town (A) 1977/78
Football League Trophy 2-5 vs Peterborough United (A) 1982/83
HIGHEST SCORING DRAWS
Southern League 4-4 vs Coventry City (H) 1912/13
Division Three (South) 4-4 vs Torquay United (H) 1927/28
4-4 vs Queens Park Rangers (H) 1946/47
Division Three 4-4 vs Aldershot (A) 1987/88
*Division Three 4-4 vs Fulham (A) 1994/95
FA Cup (Round Two) 4-4 vs Southend United 1986/87
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON
Southern League 30 - A Lewis 1908/09
Division Three South 34 - Edward Bowen 1928/29
Division Four 33 - Richard Hill 1986/87
Division Three 36 - Cliff Holton 1961/62
Division Two 13 - R Brown, D Martin, T Robson 1964/65 & D Martin 1966/67
Division One 9 - Robert Brown & Graham Moore 1965/66
MOST GOALS IN A CAREER
143 from 321 matches for Jack English 1947-59
120 from 172 matches for Eddie Bowen between 1927-31
110 from 282 matches for William Lockett between 1914-26
103 from 184 matches for Bert Dawes between 1929-33
96 from 250 matches for Frank Large between 1962-63, 1966-67 & 1969-72
93 from 316 matches for Tommy Wells between 1926-34
90 from 179 matches for Albert Lewis between 1908-13
88 from 552 matches for Tommy Fowler between 1946-61
84 from 213 matches for Ralph Hoten between 1924-29
82 from 252 matches for Don Martin between 1962-67 & 1975-77
79 from 249 matches for Fred Lessons between 1907-15
MOST APPEARANCES IN A CAREER
552 for Tommy Fowler scoring 88 goals between 1946-61
449 for Ian Sampson scoring 30 goals between 1993-2004
412 for Peter Gleasure (goalkeeper) between 1982-91
363 for Edwin Freeman scoring 21 goals between 1905-21
352 for Joe Kiernan scoring 14 goals between 1963-71
352 for William Watson scoring 6 goals between 1920-28
330 for Phil Chard scoring 54 goals between 1985-87 & 1989-93
329 for Edwin Lloyd-Davies scoring 3 goals between 1907-1920
327 for Leonard Hammond (goalkeeper) scoring 1 goal between 1924-32
327 for Roly Mills scoring 33 goals between 1954-63
321 for Jack English scoring 143 goals between 1947-59
317 for Ron Patterson scoring 5 goals between 1952-61
316 for Tommy Wells scoring 94 goals between 1926-34
302 for Barry Tucker scoring 8 goals between 1971-77 & 1982-83
MOST CLEAN SHEETS (GOALKEEPERS)
112 from 412 matches for Peter Gleasure between 1982-91
110 from 295 matches for Thomas Thorpe between 1909-20
79 from 327 matches for Leonard Hammond between 1924-32
69 from 258 matches for Alan Starling between 1971-76
65 from 194 matches for Charles Smith between 1920-25
63 from 197 matches for Andy Woodman between 1995-99
59 from 182 matches for Lee Harper between 2002-06
MOST GOALS IN A MATCH
5 for Ralph Hoten vs Crystal Palace (H) won 8-1 Division Three South 1928/29
5 for Bert Dawes vs Lloyds Bank (H) won 8-1 FA Cup Round One 1932/33
MOST HAT TRICKS
7 - Albert Dawes, Albert Lewis
5 - Jack English, Cliff Holten, Ralph Hoten
4 - Ted Bowen, Harry King, Frank Large, Alan Woan, Richard Hill
MOST CAPPED PLAYER
Edwin Lloyd-Davies (Wales) 12
OLDEST PLAYER
Edwin Lloyd-Davies 42
YOUNGEST PLAYER
Adrian Mann 16 years and 297 days, May 1984
RECORD ATTENDANCE
24,523 vs Fulham 1965/66 Division One (County Ground)
7,557 vs Manchester City 1998/99 Division Two (Sixfields)
RECORD GATE RECEIPTS
£220,000 vs Manchester United 2003/04 FA Cup 4th Round
HIGHEST TOTAL OF POINTS 99 Division Four 1986/87
LOWEST TOTAL OF POINTS 19 Southern League 1906/07
MOST GOALS SCORED 109 Division Three (South) 1952/53
109 Division Three 1962/63
MOST GOALS CONCEDED 103 Southern League 1919/20
FEWEST GOALS SCORED 29 Southern League 1919/20
FEWEST GOALS CONCEDED 27 Southern League 1910/11
MOST HOME WINS 20 Division Four 1986/87
MOST HOME DRAWS 12 Division Two 1998/99
MOST HOME DEFEATS 12 Division Four 1984/85
MOST HOME GOALS SCORED 75 Division Three (South) 1952/53
MOST HOME GOALS CONCEDED 40 Southern League 1919/20
MOST AWAY WINS 11 Division Four 1986/87
MOST AWAY DEFEATS 18 Southern League 1906/07
18 Division Three (South) 1926/27
MOST AWAY GOALS SCORED 47 Division Four 1986/87
MOST AWAY GOALS CONCEDED 66 Division Three (South) 1935/36
LEAST HOME WINS 4 Division Two 1998/99
LEAST HOME DRAWS 1 Division Three (South) 1951/52 & 1957/58
1 Division Four 1984/85
LEAST HOME DEFEATS 0 Southern League 1913/14
0 Division Three (South) 1932/33
0 Division Two 1964/65 & Division Four 1975/76
LEAST HOME GOALS SCORED 17 Southern League 1905/06
LEAST HOME GOALS CONCEDED 7 Southern League 1910/11
LEAST AWAY WINS 0 Southern League 1906/07
0 Division Three (South) 1921/22
LEAST AWAY DRAWS 0 Division Two 1966/67
LEAST AWAY DEFEATS 3 League Two 2005/06
LEAST AWAY GOALS SCORED 7 Southern League 1906/07
LEAST AWAY GOALS CONCEDED 20 Southern League 1910/11
20 Division Two 1997/98
LEAGUE SEQUENCES
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT 21 (1986/87) 20.09.86 - 14.02.87
MATCHES WITHOUT A WIN 19 (1993/94) 16.10.93 - 05.02.94
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT, HOME 29 (1931/33) 06.02.32 - 26.08.33
29 (1975/76) 25.03.75 - 11.09.76
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT, AWAY 13 (2005/06) 18.03.06 - 18.11.06
MATCHES WITHOUT HOME WIN 11 (1989/90) 01.01.90 - 28.04.90
MATCHES WITHOUT AWAY WIN 33 (1921/23) 25.12.20 - 06.09.22
CONSECUTIVE WINS 8 (1960/61) 27.08.60 - 19.09.60
CONSECUTIVE DEFEATS 8 (1935/36) 26.10.35 - 21.12.35
CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS 12 (1926/28) 16.04.27 - 03.12.27
CONSECUTIVE AWAY WINS 5 (1977/79) 04.04.78 - 19.08.78
CONSECUTIVE HOME DEFEATS 5 (1984/85) 02.03.85 - 30.03.85
5 (1998/99) 13.02.99 - 20.03.99
CONSECUTIVE AWAY DEFEATS 12 (1926/27) 01.09.26 - 08.01.27
12 (1934/36) 27.04.35 - 22.12.35
