2009–10 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2009–10 football season is Northampton Town'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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Northampton Town
2009–10 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
(until 8 September 2009)
Ian Sampson
(from 5 October 2009)
League Two11th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final (South)
Top goalscorerLeague: Adebayo Akinfenwa (16)
All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (17)
Highest home attendance5,069 vs Notts County
Lowest home attendance1,718 vs Bournemouth

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bury 46 19 12 15 54 59 5 69
10 Port Vale 46 17 17 12 61 50 +11 68
11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 62 53 +9 67
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 55 54 +1 63
13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDLWWLLLLLWDDWWLDDLLDDWDWWDWDWWLLWWWWWDWDLLLWLD
Position15191051213172122171919171516151618181820181816131412131189128887786891011101111
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2009 (2009-08-08) 1 Northampton Town 0–0 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: G Ward
15 August 2009 (2009-08-15) 2 Chesterfield 1–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST McDermott  32' Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: S Rushton
18 August 2009 (2009-08-18) 3 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Northampton Town Accrington
19:45 BST Report Guinan  3'
Akinfenwa  18' (pen.)
McKay  78'
Stadium: Fraser Eagle Stadium
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: S Bratt
22 August 2009 (2009-08-22) 4 Northampton Town 2–0 Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 BST Akinfenwa  6'
Marshall  84'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: P Taylor
29 August 2009 (2009-08-29) 5 Burton Albion 3–2 Northampton Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Harrad  2'
Simpson  7', 11'
Report Guinan  72'
Gilligan  81' (pen.)
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: R Shoebridge
4 September 2009 (2009-09-04) 6 Northampton Town 1–3 Barnet Northampton
19:45 BST Marshall  30' Report Dean  51'
Furlong  68'
O'Flynn  71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: P Tierney
12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7 Notts County 5–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Ritchie  23', 65'
Hughes  44', 61', 76' (pen.)
Report Dyer  10'
Holt  89'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8 Northampton Town 1–2 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST Gilligan  64' Report O'Grady  19'
Buckley  68'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,048
Referee: D Sheldrake
26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Robinson  22'
Labadie  49'
Langmead  54'
Report Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 5,548
Referee: G Eltringham
29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10 Northampton Town 3–1 Rotherham Northampton
19:45 BST Gilligan  10'
Herbert  46'
Sharps  58' (o.g.)
Report Le Fondre  78' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: O Langford
3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) 11 Northampton Town 2–2 Bradford City Northampton
15:00 BST Dyer  77'
Johnson  90'
Report Ramsden  50'
Boulding  54'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: D Phillips
10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12 Bury 2–2 Northampton Town Manchester
15:00 BST Worrall  29'
Lowe  33'
Report Herbert  66'
Akinfenwa  73'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: P Quinn
17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13 Northampton Town 1–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Guinan  72' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: S Cook
24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14 Morecambe 2–4 Northampton Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Jevons  26' (pen.)
Drummond  40'
Report Guinan  4'
Holt  70'
Johnson  79'
Akinfenwa  84'
Stadium: Christe Park
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: S Mathieson
29 October 2009 (2009-10-29) 15 Torquay United 1–0 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 GMT Hargreaves  82' Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: P Gibbs
14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16 Northampton Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17 Northampton Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  51', 62' Report Donaldson  14'
Johnson  43' (o.g.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: G Horwood
24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18 Aldershot Town 2–1 Northampton Town Aldershot
19:45 GMT Donnelly  80' (pen.)
Morgan  90'
Report Guttridge  18' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: F Graham
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19 Northampton Town 1–3 Hereford United Northampton
19:45 GMT Gilligan  1' Report Jones  16'
Manset  57'
King  74'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: D Sheldrake
5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Hayles  22', 30' Report Akinfenwa  23', 47' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: K Evans
12 December 2009 (2009-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–1 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  51' (pen.) Report Richards  45' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: M Russell
22 December 2009 (2009-12-22) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Northampton
15:00 GMT McKay  88' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Jon Moss
28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) 23 Barnet 0–0 Northampton Town Barnet
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Carl Sarginson
2 January 2010 (2010-01-02) 24 Bournemouth 0–2 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Report Guttridge  5'
Gilligan  16'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 January 2010 (2010-01-20) 25 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Northampton Town Macclesfield
19:45 GMT Report Guttridge  23'
Akinfenwa  76'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: D McDermid
23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 26 Northampton Town 0–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: J Waugh
26 January 2010 (2010-01-26) 27 Darlington 1–2 Northampton Town Darlington
19:45 GMT Purcell  29' Report McKay  55'
Gilligan  70'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,694
Referee: M Boyeson
30 January 2010 (2010-01-30) 28 Northampton Town 1–1 Burton Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT Holt  88' Report Harrad  53' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: A Hall
6 February 2010 (2010-02-06) 29 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Northampton Town Dagenham
15:00 GMT Report Johnson  71' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: S Hooper
9 February 2010 (2010-02-09) 30 Northampton Town 4–0 Accrington Stanley Northampton
19:45 GMT Akinfenwa  10'
McKay  57', 61'
Guttridge  64'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: J Linnington
12 February 2010 (2010-02-12) 31 Northampton Town 0–3 Aldershot Town Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Morgan  12', 75'
Hudson  68'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: G Ward
20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 32 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Westwood  16', 66'
Walton  69'
Report Gilligan  45'
Akinfenwa  57'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: P Quinn
23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) 33 Hereford United 0–2 Northampton Town Hereford
19:45 GMT Report McKay  29'
Akinfenwa  67'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 34 Northampton Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  52'
Harris  85'
Report Watkins  78' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,428
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) 35 Port Vale 1–3 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Loft  5' Report Akinfenwa  3'
Osman  45'
McKay  45'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: D Webb
13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 36 Northampton Town 2–0 Darlington Northampton
15:00 GMT Johnson  20'
Osman  39'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: A Penn
20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 37 Northampton Town 2–0 Morecambe Northampton
15:00 GMT Davis  2'
Gilligan  51'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Graham Horwood
27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) 38 Lincoln City 1–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT Saunders  54' Report Johnson  84' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Jon Moss
2 April 2010 (2010-04-02) 39 Grimsby Town 1–2 Northampton Town Grimsby
19:45 BST Coulson  42' Report Davis  18'
Akinfenwa  68'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,482
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) 40 Northampton Town 0–0 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,515
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 0–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Report Davies  47' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,647
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 42 Rotherham United 1–0 Northampton Town Sheffield
19:45 BST Le Fondre  65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,325
Referee: E Evans
17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 43 Rochdale 1–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST O'Grady  23' Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: A Haines
24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44 Northampton Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST McKay  54'
Thornton  82'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Sutton
1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45 Bradford City 2–0 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 BST Evans  12', 81' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 12,403
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46 Northampton Town 1–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST Akinfenwa  90' Report Lowe  45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: R Booth

FA Cup

7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) First round Northampton Town 2–1 Fleetwood Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Guttridge  29', 61' Report Clancy  41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: R Madley
28 November 2009 (2009-11-28) Second round Northampton Town 2–3 Southampton Northampton
15:00 GMT Hammond  65' (o.g.)
Gilligan  90'
Report Papa Waigo N'Diaye  41'
Lallana  43'
Hammond  58'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: S Tanner

Football League Cup

11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) First round Southampton 2–0 Northampton Town Southampton
19:45 BST Lambert  29'
Lallana  68'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 10,921
Referee: S Hooper

Football League Trophy

1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) First round Wycombe Wanderers 2–2
(0–3 p)
Northampton Town High Wycombe
19:45 BST Pittman  62', 90' Report Gilligan  40'
Guinan  86'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: G Sutton
Penalties
Westlake
Chambers
Johnson
Gilligan
Guinan
Osman
6 October 2009 (2009-10-06) Second round Northampton Town 2–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 BST Guinan  66'
Giligan  90'
Report Hollands  33' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,718
Referee: P Miller
10 November 2009 (2009-11-10) Quarter Final (South) Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:45 GMT Aaron Wilbraham  6'
Baldock  16', 26'
Report Guinan  51' Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 8,886
Referee: K Wright

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos Player League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
1GKChris Dunn 29213 35
2RBPaul Rodgers 24722 2874
3RBJohn Johnson 36511 3854
4CMLuke Guttridge 2474221 3854
5CBCraig Hinton 382213 4424
6CBDean Beckwith 371112 4115
8CMAbdul Osman 2642111 28525
9STSteve Guinan 199421213 241073
10STAdebayo Akinfenwa 36417211 386173
11LMAndy Holt 313212 36311
12RMRyan Gilligan 411821132 4711111
13GKPaul Walker
14LMLiam Davis 134211 1452
15CMAlex Dyer 41621111 51821
16STGary Mulligan 273 571
17STBilly McKay 29118111 30138
18STJoe Benjamin 211 221
19CMJohn Curtis 18111 1925
20CBChris McCready 131121 15311
21LMMichael Jacobs 11 11
22STCourtney Herbert 81421 81521
23LBPeter Gilbert 301 3141
24STSebastian Harris 911 101
26GKJason Steele 13 13
28STStephen O'Flynn 5 5
30RMKevin Thornton 471 47121
Players who left Northampton Town:
7WBen Marshall 114212 14222
23LBRobbie Threlfall 131 23
25STLuke Boden 41 5
25CBDanny Swailes 3 32
26GKSimon Brown 2 2
27GKBilly Lumley 2 2
40CBPat Kanyuka 311 5
WRamone Rose 11 11
CBLuke Wilkinson

Awards

2009–10 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the YearSTAdebayo Akinfenwa
Young Player of the YearRBJohn Johnson

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2009FWSteve GuinanHereford UnitedFree[1]
1 July 2009DFCraig HintonBristol RoversFree[2]
1 July 2009DFDean BeckwithHereford UnitedFree[3]
8 July 2009FWGary MulliganGillinghamFree[4]
21 July 2009FWBilly McKayLeicester CityFree[5]
28 July 2009MFJohn CurtisWrexhamFree[6]
31 July 2009DFPaul RodgersArsenalFree[7]
3 August 2009FWSebastian HarrisMichigan BucksFree[8]
3 August 2009DFChris McCreadyCrewe AlexandraFree[9]
11 September 2009GKSimon BrownUnattachedFree[10]
23 September 2009FWCourtney HerbertLong BuckbyFree[11]
23 October 2009DFPat KanyukaUnattachedFree[12]
13 November 2009DFPeter GilbertUnattachedFree[13]
23 December 2009GKBilly LumleyStafford RangersFree[14]
5 January 2010FWStephen O'FlynnLimerickFree[15]
8 January 2010MFKevin ThorntonNuneaton TownFree[16]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 August 2009DFDanny JackmanGillinghamUndisclosed[17]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
6 August 2009MFRomone RoseQueens Park Rangers6 September 2009[18]
7 August 2009MFBen MarshallStoke City4 November 2009[19]
21 August 2009DFRobbie ThrelfallLiverpool21 September 2009[20]
27 August 2009MFLuke BodenSheffield Wednesday27 September 2009[21]
24 September 2009DFJohn JohnsonMiddlesbrough30 June 2010[22]
19 November 2009MFJosh WalkerMiddlesbrough3 December 2009[23]
26 November 2009DFDanny SwailesMiddlesbrough26 December 2009[24]
5 January 2009DFLuke WilkinsonPortsmouth5 February 2010[25]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
9 November 2009MFJoe BenjaminEastbourne Borough31 May 2010[26]
5 January 2010GKPaul WalkerBrackley Town5 February 2010
21 January 2010DFChris McCreadyTranmere Rovers31 May 2010[27]

See also

References

  1. Striker Is First New Addition ntfc.co.uk. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. Defender Becomes Latest Addition ntfc.co.uk. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. Cobblers Bring In Defender ntfc.co.uk. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. Cobblers Make Mulligan Move Archived 12 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  5. McKay Puts Pen To Paper Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. Curtis Completes Town Move ntfc.co.uk. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. Rodgers Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. Cobblers To Keep Harris Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. McCready Becomes Latest Addition Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  10. Sampson Brings In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  11. Herbert Pens Sixfields Deal Archived 4 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  12. Cobblers Bring In Kanyuka Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  13. Cobblers Bring In Gilbert Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  14. Cobblers Bring In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  15. Irish Striker Pens Cobblers Deal Archived 7 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  16. Thornton Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  17. Jackman Makes Gillingham Move ntfc.co.uk. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  18. Cobblers Bring In Rose Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  19. Marshall Is The Man For Gray Archived 10 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  20. Cobblers Bring in Red's Youngster ntfc.co.uk. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  21. Boden In Sixfields Move ntfc.co.uk. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  22. Cobblers Bring In Boro Defender ntfc.co.uk. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  23. Cobblers Bring In Walker ntfc.co.uk. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  24. Swailes Joins On Loan ntfc.co.uk. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  25. Portsmouth Defender Is Loan Addition ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  26. Benjamin Makes Loan Move ntfc.co.uk. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  27. McCready makes League One loan move ntfc.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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