2009–10 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
2009–10 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
(until 8 September 2009)
Ian Sampson
(from 5 October 2009)
League Two6th*
FA CupSecond Round (eliminated by Southampton)
League CupFirst Round (eliminated by Southampton)
Football League Trophy(South) Quarter Final (eliminated by Milton Keynes Dons)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adebayo Akinfenwa (16)

All:
Adebayo Akinfenwa (17) * Competition in progress. Positions correct as of 8 May 2010.
Highest home attendance5,069 (vs Notts County, 21 November 2009)
Lowest home attendance1,718 (vs Bournemouth, 19 December 2009)

The 2009–10 football season is Northampton Town Football Club's 32nd season in the Football League Two, the fourth division of English football, and their 95th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2009, and will conclude on 30 June 2010, although competitive matches are only played between August and May. The team's new shirt supplier is Erreà, and the shirt sponsor is Jackson Grundy.

Season summary

The club began the 2009-2010 season in League Two for the first year since 2005, following a disappointing relegation the previous season. They are currently 6th in the table, with 66 points from 44 games.[1] Their leading goalscorer is Adebayo Akinfenwa with 16 goals in all competitions. They entered the FA Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated at home to Southampton 3-2 in December. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated this time away to Southampton 2-0.

Notable players to begin their careers with the Cobblers this season include Steve Guinan, Dean Beckwith, John Curtis, and Peter Gilbert.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

League Two

8 August 2009 Northampton Town 0 – 0 Macclesfield Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 4,064
Referee: G Ward
15 August 2009 Chesterfield 1 – 0 Northampton Town Saltergate, Chesterfield
15:00 McDermott 32' (Report) Attendance: 3,700
Referee: S Rushton
22 August 2009 Northampton Town 2 – 0 Bournemouth Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Akinfenwa 6'
Marshall 84'
(Report) Attendance: 4,102
Referee: P Taylor
29 August 2009 Burton Albion 3 – 2 Northampton Town Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
15:00 Harrad 2'
Simpson 7' 11'
(Report) Guinan 72'
Gilligan (pen) 81'
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: R Shoebridge
4 September 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 3 Barnet Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Marshall 30' (Report) Dean 51'
Furlong 68'
O'Flynn 71'
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: P Tierney
12 September 2009 Notts County 5 – 2 Northampton Town Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00 Ritchie 23' 65'
Hughes 44' 61' 76' (pen)
(Report) Dyer 10'
Holt 89'
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: M Oliver
19 September 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 2 Rochdale Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Gilligan 64' (Report) O'Grady 19'
Buckley 68'
Attendance: 4,048
Referee: D Sheldrake
26 September 2009 Shrewsbury Town 3 – 0 Northampton Town Prostar Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Robinson 22'
Labadie 49'
Langmead 54'
(Report) Attendance: 5,548
Referee: G Eltringham
29 September 2009 Northampton Town 3 – 1 Rotherham Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Gilligan 10'
Herbert 46'
Sharps (og) 58'
(Report) Le Fondre (pen) 78' Attendance: 4,017
Referee: O Langford
3 October 2009 Northampton Town 2 – 2 Bradford City Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Dyer 77'
Johnson 90'
(Report) Ramsden 50'
Boulding 54'
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: D Phillips
10 October 2009 Bury 2 – 2 Northampton Town Gigg Lane, Manchester
15:00 Worrall 29'
Lowe 33'
(Report) Herbert 66'
Akinfenwa 73'
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: P Quinn
17 October 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 0 Lincoln City Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Guinan 72' (Report) Attendance: 4,341
Referee: S Cook
24 October 2009 Morecambe 2 – 4 Northampton Town Christe Park, Morecambe
15:00 Jevons (pen) 26'
Drummond 40'
(Report) Guinan 4'
Holt 70'
Johnson 79'
Akinfenwa 84'
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: S Mathieson
31 October 2009 Torquay United 1 – 0 Northampton Town Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 Hargreaves 82' (Report) Attendance: 2,732
Referee: P Gibbs
14 November 2009 Northampton Town 0 – 0 Grimsby Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 4,341
Referee: K Stroud
21 November 2009 Northampton Town 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Akinfenwa 51' 62' (Report) Donaldson 14'
Johnson (og) 43'
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: G Horwood
24 November 2009 Aldershot Town 2 – 1 Northampton Town Recreation Ground, Aldershot
19:45 Donnelly (pen) 80'
Morgan 90'
(Report) Guttridge 18' Attendance: 2,761
Referee: F Graham
1 December 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 3 Hereford United Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Gilligan 1' (Report) Jones 16'
Manset 57'
King 74'
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: D Sheldrake
5 December 2009 Cheltenham Town 2 – 2 Northampton Town Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00 Hayles 22' 30' (Report) Akinfenwa 23' 47' Attendance: 2,824
Referee: K Evans
12 December 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 1 Port Vale Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Akinfenwa (pen) 51' (Report) Richards (pen) 45' Attendance: 4,132
Referee: M Russell
26 December 2009 Northampton Town 1 – 0 Dagenham & Redbridge Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 McKay 88' (Report) Attendance: 4,108
Referee: J Moss
28 December 2009 Barnet 0 – 0 Northampton Town Underhill, Barnet
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 2,237
Referee: C Sarginson
2 January 2010 Bournemouth 0 – 2 Northampton Town Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 (Report) Guttridge 5'
Gilligan 16'
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: A D'Urso
20 January 2010 Macclesfield Town 0 – 2 Northampton Town Moss Rose, Macclesfield
19:45 (Report) Guttridge 23'
Akinfenwa 76'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: D McDermid
23 January 2010 Northampton Town 0 – 0 Chesterfield Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 4,513
Referee: J Waugh
26 January 2010 Darlington 1 – 2 Northampton Town The Darlington Arena, Darlington
19:45 Purcell 29' (Report) McKay 55'
Gilligan 70'
Attendance: 1,694
Referee: M Boyeson
30 January 2010 Northampton Town 1 – 1 Burton Albion Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Holt 88' (Report) Harrad 53' Attendance: 4,552
Referee: A Hall
6 February 2010 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 – 1 Northampton Town Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00 (Report) Johnson 71' Attendance: 2,206
Referee: S Hooper
9 February 2010 Northampton Town 4 – 0 Accrington Stanley Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Akinfenwa 10'
McKay 57' 61'
Guttridge 64'
(Report) Attendance: 3,206
Referee: J Linnington
12 February 2010 Northampton Town 0 – 3 Aldershot Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 (Report) Morgan 12' 75'
Hudson 68'
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: G Ward
20 February 2010 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 2 Northampton Town Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 Westwood 16' 66'
Walton 69'
(Report) Gilligan 45'
Akinfenwa 57'
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: P Quinn
23 February 2010 Hereford United 0 – 2 Northampton Town Edgar Street, Hereford
19:45 (Report) McKay 29'
Akinfenwa 67'
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: G Salisbury
27 February 2010 Northampton Town 2 – 1 Cheltenham Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Akinfenwa 52'
Harris 85'
(Report) Watkins 78' Attendance: 4,428
Referee: T Kettle
6 March 2010 Port Vale 1 – 3 Northampton Town Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Loft 5' (Report) Akinfenwa 3'
Osman 45'
McKay 45'
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: D Webb
13 March 2010 Northampton Town 2 – 0 Darlington Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Johnson 20'
Osman 39'
(Report) Attendance: 4,755
Referee: A Penn
20 March 2010 Northampton Town 2 – 0 Morecambe Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Davis 2'
Gilligan 51'
(Report) Attendance: 4,210
Referee: G Horwood
27 March 2010 Lincoln City 1 – 1 Northampton Town Sincil Bank, Lincoln
15:00 Saunders 54' (Report) Johnson 84' Attendance: 3,964
Referee: J Moss
2 April 2010 Grimsby Town 1 – 2 Northampton Town Blundell Park, Grimsby
19:45 Coulson 42' (Report) Davis 18'
Akinfenwa 68'
Attendance: 6,482
Referee: A Taylor
5 April 2010 Northampton Town 0 – 0 Torquay United Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 (Report) Attendance: 5,515
Referee: D Deadman
10 April 2010 Northampton Town 0 – 1 Notts County Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 (Report) Davies 47' Attendance: 5,647
Referee: A D'Urso
13 April 2010 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Northampton Town Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
19:45 Le Fondre 65' (pen.) (Report) Attendance: 3,325
Referee: E Evans
17 April 2010 Rochdale 1 – 0 Northampton Town Spotland, Rochdale
15:00 O'Grady 23' (Report) Attendance: 5,025
Referee: A Haines
24 April 2010 Northampton Town 2 – 0 Shrewsbury Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 McKay 54'
Thornton 82'
(Report) Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Sutton
1 May 2010 Bradford City 2 – 0 Northampton Town Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00 Evans 12', 81' (Report) Attendance: 12,403
Referee: G Salisbury
8 May 2010 Northampton Town 1 – 1 Bury Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Akinfenwa 90' (Report) Lowe 45' Attendance: 5,234
Referee: R Booth

League table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bury 46 19 3 14 48 45 -5 69
10 Port Vale 46 17 8 9 47 38 +11 68
11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 62 53 +9 67
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 10 12 47 41 +1 63
13 Burton Albion 46 13 13 10 48 37 0 62

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

As of games played 8 May 2010

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 13 15 62 53  +9 67 9 9 5 29 21  +8 9 4 10 33 32  +1

As of games played 8 May 2010

Results by round

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FA Cup

7 November 2009 1st round Northampton Town 2 – 1 Fleetwood Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Guttridge 29', 61' (Report) Clancy 41' Attendance: 3,077
Referee: R Madley
28 November 2009 2nd round Northampton Town 2 – 3 Southampton Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Hammond (og) 65'
Gilligan 90'
(Report) Papa Waigo N'Diaye 41'
Lallana 43'
Hammond 58'
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: S Tanner

Football League Cup

11 August 2009 1st round Southampton 2 – 0 Northampton Town St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
19:45 Lambert 29'
Lallana 68'
(Report) Attendance: 10,921
Referee: S Hooper

Football League Trophy

1 September 2009 1st round Wycombe Wanderers 2 – 2 (aet 0-3 on pens) Northampton Town Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:00 Pittman 62', 90' (Report) Gilligan 40'
Guinan 86'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: G Sutton
6 October 2009 2nd round Northampton Town 2 – 1 Bournemouth Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Guinan 66'
Giligan 90'
(Report) Hollands 33' Attendance: 1,718
Referee: P Miller
10 November 2009 (South) Quarter Final Milton Keynes Dons 3 – 1 Northampton Town Stadium:MK, Bletchley
19:00 Aaron Wilbraham 6'
Baldock 16', 26'
(Report) Guinan 51' Attendance: 8,886
Referee: K Wright

Squad details

Appearances and goals

The statistics for the following players are for their time during 2009-10 season playing for Northampton Town. Any stats from a different club during 2009-10 are not included.

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League
Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Chris Dunn 34 0 28 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Paul Rodgers 30 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG John Johnson 31 5 29 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Luke Guttridge 30 6 27 4 2 2 0 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Craig Hinton 42 0 36 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF England ENG Dean Beckwith 37 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Abdul Osman 27 2 24 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW England ENG Steve Guinan 29 7 23 4 2 0 1 0 3 3
10 FW England ENG Adebayo Akinfenwa 40 16 36 16 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Andy Holt 31 3 26 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
12 MF England ENG Ryan Gilligan 41 11 35 8 2 1 1 0 3 2
13 GK Wales WAL Paul Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Liam Davis 15 2 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG Alex Dyer 21 2 17 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
16 FW Ireland EIR Gary Mulligan 12 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy McKay 37 7 34 7 1 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW England ENG Joe Benjamin 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG John Curtis 21 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Chris McCready 17 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
21 MF England ENG Michael Jacobs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 FW England ENG Courtney Herbert 18 2 17 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Wales WAL Peter Gilbert 24 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW United States USA Sebastian Harris 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK England ENG Jason Steele 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Ireland EIR Stephen O'Flynn 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Ireland EIR Kevin Thornton 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

No. Flag Pos Name League Two League Cup FA Cup Johnstone's
Paint Trophy
Total
10 England FW Adebayo Akinfenwa 16 0 0 0 16
12 England MF Ryan Gilligan 8 0 1 2 11
17 Northern Ireland FW Billy McKay 7 0 0 0 7
9 England FW Steve Guinan 4 0 0 3 7
4 England MF Luke Guttridge 4 0 2 0 6
3 England DF John Johnson 5 0 0 0 5
11 England DF Andy Holt 3 0 0 0 3
7 England MF Ben Marshall 2 0 0 0 2
22 England FW Courtney Herbert 2 0 0 0 2
15 England MF Alex Dyer 2 0 0 0 2
8 Ghana MF Abdul Osman 2 0 0 0 2
14 England MF Liam Davis 2 0 0 0 2
24 United States FW Seb Harris 1 0 0 0 1

As of all games played 4 April 2010

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Player[2] Yellow card Red card
23 DF Peter Gilbert 4 1
11 DF Andy Holt 1 1
20 DF Chris McCready 1 1
30 MF Kevin Thornton 1 1
12 MF Ryan Gilligan 11 0
19 MF John Curtis 5 0
8 MF Abdul Osman 5 0
6 DF Dean Beckwith 5 0
2 DF Paul Rodgers 4 0
3 DF John Johnson 4 0
5 DF Craig Hinton 4 0
4 MF Luke Guttridge 4 0
9 FW Steve Guinan 3 0
10 FW Adebayo Akinfenwa 3 0
7 MF Ben Marshall 2 0
29 DF Danny Swailes 2 0
15 MF Alex Dyer 1 0
22 FW Courtney Herbert 1 0

As of all games played 20 March 2010

Awards

2009–10 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the Year FW Adebayo Akinfenwa
Young Player of the Year DF John Johnson

Transfers

Permanent

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Notes
1 July 2009 FW England Steve Guinan Hereford United Free [3]
1 July 2009 DF England Craig Hinton Bristol Rovers Free [4]
1 July 2009 DF England Dean Beckwith Hereford United Free [5]
8 July 2009 FW Republic of Ireland Gary Mulligan Gillingham Free [6]
21 July 2009 FW Northern Ireland Billy McKay Leicester City Free [7]
28 July 2009 MF England John Curtis Wrexham Free [8]
31 July 2009 DF England Paul Rodgers Arsenal Free [9]
3 August 2009 FW United States Sebastian Harris Michigan Bucks Free [10]
3 August 2009 DF England Chris McCready Crewe Alexandra Free [11]
11 September 2009 GK England Simon Brown Unattached Free [12]
23 September 2009 FW England Courtney Herbert Long Buckby Free [13]
23 October 2009 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Pat Kanyuka Unattached Free [14]
13 November 2009 DF Wales Peter Gilbert Unattached Free [15]
23 December 2009 GK England Billy Lumley Stafford Rangers Free [16]
5 January 2010 FW Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Flynn Limerick Free [17]
8 January 2010 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Thornton Nuneaton Town Free [18]

Out

Date Pos. Name From Fee Notes
25 August 2009 DF England Danny Jackman Gillingham Undisclosed [19]

Loans

In

Start Date Pos. Player To End Date Notes
6 August 2009 MF England Romone Rose Queens Park Rangers 6 September 2009 [20]
7 August 2009 MF England Ben Marshall Stoke City 4 November 2009 [21]
21 August 2009 DF England Robbie Threlfall Liverpool 21 September 2009 [22]
27 August 2009 MF England Luke Boden Sheffield Wednesday 27 September 2009 [23]
24 September 2009 DF England John Johnson Middlesbrough 30 June 2010 [24]
19 November 2009 MF England Josh Walker Middlesbrough 3 December 2009 [25]
26 November 2009 DF England Danny Swailes Middlesbrough 26 December 2009 [26]
5 January 2009 DF England Luke Wilkinson Portsmouth 5 February 2010 [27]

Out

Start Date Pos. Player To End Date Notes
9 November 2009 MF England Joe Benjamin Eastbourne Borough 31 May 2010 [28]
5 January 2010 GK Wales Paul Walker Brackley Town 5 February 2010
21 January 2010 DF England Chris McCready Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2010 [29]

See also

References

  1. ^ League Table ntfc.co.uk. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010
  2. ^ Club Statistics|Discipline ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ^ Striker Is First New Addition ntfc.co.uk. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. ^ Defender Becomes Latest Addition ntfc.co.uk. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  5. ^ Cobblers Bring In Defender ntfc.co.uk. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. ^ Cobblers Make Mulligan Move ntfc.co.uk. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  7. ^ McKay Puts Pen To Paper ntfc.co.uk. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. ^ Curtis Completes Town Move ntfc.co.uk. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. ^ Rodgers Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  10. ^ Cobblers To Keep Harris Template:Wayback ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  11. ^ McCready Becomes Latest Addition Template:Wayback ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  12. ^ Sampson Brings In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  13. ^ Herbert Pens Sixfields Deal Template:Wayback ntfc.co.uk. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  14. ^ Cobblers Bring In Kanyuka ntfc.co.uk. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  15. ^ Cobblers Bring In Gilbert ntfc.co.uk. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  16. ^ Cobblers Bring In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  17. ^ Irish Striker Pens Cobblers Deal Template:Wayback ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  18. ^ Thornton Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  19. ^ Jackman Makes Gillingham Move ntfc.co.uk. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  20. ^ Cobblers Bring In Rose ntfc.co.uk. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  21. ^ Marshall Is The Man For Gray Template:Wayback ntfc.co.uk. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  22. ^ Cobblers Bring in Red's Youngster ntfc.co.uk. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  23. ^ Boden In Sixfields Move ntfc.co.uk. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  24. ^ Cobblers Bring In Boro Defender ntfc.co.uk. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  25. ^ Cobblers Bring In Walker ntfc.co.uk. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  26. ^ Swailes Joins On Loan ntfc.co.uk. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  27. ^ Portsmouth Defender Is Loan Addition ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  28. ^ Benjamin Makes Loan Move ntfc.co.uk. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  29. ^ McCready makes League One loan move ntfc.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.

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