2005–06 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Northampton Town's 109th season in their history and the third successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
2005–06 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerColin Calderwood
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League Two2nd (Promoted)
FA CupThird round
Carling CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McGleish (17)
All: Scott McGleish (24)
Highest home attendance7,114 vs Chester City
Lowest home attendance2,041 vs Notts County

Players edit

As of match played 6 May 2006.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Harper GK   Chelsea (1971-10-30)30 October 1971 (aged 34) 178 0 Walsall 15 July 2002 Free
13 Mark Bunn GK   Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 21) 2 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
22 Chris Dunn GK   Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB   Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 27) 48 2 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
3 Fred Murray CB/LB   Clonmel (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 23) 44 0 Cambridge United 18 July 2004 Undisclosed
4 Ashley Westwood CB   Bridgnorth (1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 29) 35 2 Sheffield Wednesday 14 July 2003 Free
5 Luke Chambers CB   Kettering (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 20) 115 0 Apprentice 26 April 2003 N/A
6 Chris Doig CB   Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 25) 54 3 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
15 Brett Johnson CB/LB   Hammersmith (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 20) 8 0 Aldershot Town 30 June 2005 Nominal
16 Sean Dyche CB   Kettering (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 34) 37 0 Watford 1 July 2005 Free
18 Gavin Johnson LB   Stowmarket (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 35) 26 1 Boston United 31 August 2005 Free
20 Pedj Bojic RB   Sydney (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 22) 85 6 Sydney Olympic 3 August 2004 Free
24 Liam Dolman RB   Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
26 Tom Bonner CB   Camden (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
Midfielders
7 Ian Taylor CM   Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 37) 38 7 Derby County 30 June 2005 Free
10 Josh Low RW   Bristol (ENG) (1979-02-15)15 February 1979 (aged 27) 124 19 Oldham Athletic 30 July 2003 £165,000
11 Eoin Jess CM   Portsoy (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (aged 35) 45 1 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
12 David Hunt U   Dulwich (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 23) 51 3 Leyton Orient 23 March 2005 Free
14 David Rowson CM   Aberdeen (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 29) 77 2 Partick Thistle 1 July 2004 Free
17 Bradley Johnson LM   Hackney (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 19) 4 0 Cambridge United 16 May 2005 Free
19 Martin Smith LM   Sunderland (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 31) 127 29 Huddersfield Town 1 July 2003 Free
21 Jamie Hand CM   Uxbridge (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 22) 11 0 Fisher Athletic 13 February 2006 Loan
Forwards
8 Andy Kirk FW   Belfast (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 26) 59 17 Boston United 10 March 2005 £125,000
9 Scott McGleish FW   Barnet (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 32) 103 41 Colchester United 4 June 2004 Free
25 Scott Cross FW   Northampton (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 18) 6 2 Apprentice 28 December 2004 N/A
27 Jason Lee FW   Forest Gate (1971-05-09)9 May 1971 (aged 34) 11 1 Boston United 9 January 2006 Free
28 Ryan Gilligan FW   Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 19) 25 4 Watford 12 August 2005 Free

Competitions edit

Coca-Cola Football League Two edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Carlisle United[a] (C, P) 46 25 11 10 84 42 +42 86 Promotion to Football League One
2 Northampton Town (P) 46 22 17 7 63 37 +26 83
3 Leyton Orient (P) 46 22 15 9 67 51 +16 81
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Cheltenham Town (O, P) 46 19 15 12 65 53 +12 72
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 17 7 63 37  +26 83 11 8 4 30 15  +15 11 9 3 33 22  +11

Last updated: 6 May 2006.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDDWWDDWLWDDWLDDWDDWWWLDWWDWDWLDWWLLWWWDWWWWD
Position141818181510111279668568878875466555444442345433322222
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2006. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Lincoln City 1–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST G.Birch   64' Report P.Bojic   53' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Northampton Town 1–2 Barnet Northampton
19:45 BST L.Dudfield   32' Report D.Sinclair   56'
N.Bailey   88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: B Knight
13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST D.Edwards   90' Report A.Kirk   80' (pen.) Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: R Booth
27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Carlisle United 0–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Report P.Bojic   37' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: C Oliver
29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Northampton Town 3–2 Boston United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk   22'
I.Taylor   45'
J.Crowe   83'
Report A.White   40'
I.Ross   86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Mick Russell
2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) 7 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Northampton Town High Wycombe
19:45 BST M.Williamson   58' Report D.Hunt   31' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Clive Penton
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST R.Gilligan   83' Report S.Whaley   26' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,147
Referee: Darren Deadman
17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Macclesfield Town 1–4 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 BST M.Bullock   62' Report S.McGleish   44' (pen.), 79'
I.Taylor   51'
J.Low   90'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: S Dorr
24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Northampton Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST I.Taylor   30' Report K.Odejayi   20', 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,407
Referee: Mike Thorpe
27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Rushden & Diamonds 1–3 Northampton Town Irthlingborough
19:45 BST D.Savage   63' Report R.Gilligan   9'
R.Gier   80' (o.g.)
S.McGleish   84'
Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Northampton Town 0–0 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,182
Referee: Andy Penn
7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) 13 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 October 2005 (2005-10-14) 14 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:45 BST I.Taylor   74' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,802
Referee: P Armstrong
22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15 Stockport County 4–2 Northampton Town Stockport
15:00 BST T.Bramble   8', 62'
H.Singh   54'
K.Briggs   84'
Report J.Mendes   18'
S.McGleish   31'
D.Hunt   34'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Jon Moss
29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16 Northampton Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,067
Referee: Pat Miller
12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Chester City 0–0 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Phil Joslin
19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Northampton Town 4–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk   34' (pen.), 43'
M.Smith   48'
P.Bojic   89'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Paul Robinson
26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
13:00 GMT J.Low   90' Report G.Birch   14' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Torquay United 3–3 Northampton Town Torquay
19:45 GMT T.Bedeau   56' (pen.)
J.Kuffour   82'
K.Hill   90'
Report S.McGleish   21', 67'
J.Mendes   77'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Lee Probert
10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Barnet 0–1 Northampton Town High Barnet
15:00 GMT Report S.McGleish   48' (pen.) Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Phil Crossley
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McGleish   50' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: G Hegley
26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Hunt   66' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: S Dorr
31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24 Northampton Town 0–1 Peterborough United Northampton
12:00 GMT Report C.Plummer   9' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: K Hill
2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT J.Low   71', o.g.' Report P.Bojic   49' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Phil Joslin
14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26 Leyton Orient 1–2 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT D.McMahon   86' Report S.McGleish   35'
C.Doig   54'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,445
Referee: R Booth
21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 27 Northampton Town 5–0 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Taylor   35', 89'
A.Kirk   38', 90'
S.McGleish   61'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Mike Thorpe
24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) 28 Notts County 2–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT D.Pipe   24'
L.Crooks   75'
Report J.Crowe   69'
E.Jess   77'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Darren Deadman
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 28, 2005 due to safety reasons.[1]
28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 29 Bury 0–2 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT Report A.Parrish   29', o.g.'
A.Kirk   40'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Anthony Bates
31 January 2006 (2006-01-31) 30 Northampton Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,438
Referee: Trevor Kettle
4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 31 Northampton Town 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Hunt   11'
S.McGleish   86'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,036
Referee: Phil Crossley
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 32 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT S.Guinan   38'
K.Odejayi   45'
JJ.Melligan   71' (pen.)
Report S.McGleish   90' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,876
Referee: Pat Miller
14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Kirk   8' Report J.Mackie   65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 February 2006 (2006-02-17) 34 Northampton Town 1–0 Torquay United Northampton
19:45 GMT I.Taylor   81' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 35 Wrexham 0–1 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT Report R.Gilligan   68' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Lee Probert
10 March 2006 (2006-03-10) 36 Northampton Town 0–3 Carlisle United Northampton
19:45 GMT Report K.Hawley   21'
M.Bridges   74'
D.Livesey   84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,045
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 37 Mansfield Town 1–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT R.Barker   65' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,985
Referee: P Armstrong
22 March 2006 (2006-03-22) 38 Boston United 0–1 Northampton Town Boston
15:00 GMT Report G.Johnson   79' Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
28 March 2006 (2006-03-28) 39 Northampton Town 2–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST J.Lee   39'
S.Dyche   50'
J.Low   90'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Gary Lewis
1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 40 Peterborough United 0–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Report S.McGleish   21' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: Andy Penn
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Rochdale Northampton
13:00 BST J.Low   6'
S.McGleish   35'
Report R.Lambert   51', 90' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,732
Referee: J Singh
15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Darlington 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST Report S.McGleish   70' Stadium: Darlington Arena
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Mike Pike
17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Northampton Town 2–0 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish   54'
M.Smith   73'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,544
Referee: M Fletcher
22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 Oxford United 1–3 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 BST C.Willmott   75' Report C.Doig   16'
M.Smith   69'
J.Low   71'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,264
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish   26' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: P Armstrong
6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Grimsby Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST J.Kalala   75' (pen.) Report R.Gilligan   90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,458
Referee: P Taylor

FA Cup edit

5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) First round Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT J.Burnell   90' Report C.Doig   56'
M.Smith   61'
S.McGleish   80'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) Second round Stevenage Borough 2–2 Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT G.Boyd   5'
A.Elding   83'
Report P.Bojić   67'
S.McGleish   82' (pen.)
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2005 (2005-12-13) Second round (r) Northampton Town 2–0 Stevenage Borough Northampton
19:45 GMT S.McGleish   44', 45' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) Third round Crystal Palace 4–1 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT M.Hughes   4'
J.McAnuff   37'
A.Johnson   53' (pen.)
D.Freedman   88' (pen.)
Report Low   12' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,391
Referee: Iain Williamson

Carling Cup edit

23 August 2005 (2005-08-23) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
19:45 BST A.Kirk   19'
S.McGleish   62'
E.Sabin   90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Mike Thorpe
20 September 2005 (2005-09-20) Second round Norwich City 2–0 Northampton Town Norwich
19:45 BST D.Huckerby   34' (pen.)
D.Ashton   78'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,766
Referee: Colin Webster

LDV Vans Trophy edit

18 October 2005 (2005-10-18) First round (s) Northampton Town 5–2 Notts County Northampton
19:45 BST J.Mendes   15'
S.Cross   16', 22'
S.McGleish   87', 90'
Report S.Long   3'
L.McMahon   57' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Jarnail Singh
23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) Second round (s) Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT G.Elokobi   57'
R.Garcia   90'
N.Danns   101'
Report A.Kirk   26'
P.Bojić   67'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Clive Penton

Appearances, goals and cards edit

No. Pos Player League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals    
1 GK Lee Harper 46 4 50 1
2 RB Jason Crowe 41 2 3 2 2 46 2 2 8
3 LB Fred Murray
4 CB Ashley Westwood 3 3
5 CB Luke Chambers 42 1 4 2 1 49 1 5
6 CB Chris Doig 36 2 2 4 1 1 2 43 2 3 3
7 CM Ian Taylor 33 7 3 1 1 38 7 5
8 ST Andy Kirk 29 9 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 38 11 10 6
9 ST Scott McGleish 39 3 17 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 46 4 24 2
10 RM Josh Low 29 6 5 4 1 2 2 37 6 6 3
11 CM Eoin Jess 35 3 1 4 2 1 41 4 1 2
12 U David Hunt 35 5 3 2 2 1 1 39 7 3 4 1
13 GK Mark Bunn 2 2 1
14 CM David Rowson 13 16 1 1 1 2 17 17 2
15 CB Brett Johnson 2 4 1 1 2 6
16 CB Sean Dyche 34 1 1 2 36 1 5 1
17 CM Bradley Johnson 1 2 1 2 2 1
18 LB Gavin Johnson 22 2 1 1 1 23 3 1 2
19 LM Martin Smith 22 4 3 3 1 1 26 4 4 3
20 RB Pedj Bojic 18 18 4 4 1 1 2 1 25 18 6 2 1
21 CM Jamie Hand 8 3 8 3 1
22 GK Chris Dunn
23 RM Matthew Gearing
24 RB Liam Dolman 1 1
25 ST Scott Cross 4 1 2 1 4 2
26 CB Tom Bonner 1 1
27 ST Jason Lee 8 3 1 8 3 1 2
28 ST Ryan Gilligan 4 19 4 2 4 21 4 2
Players no longer at the club:
18 ST Éric Sabin 4 2 1 1 4 3 1
21 LM David Galbraith 1 3 1 1 1 2 5 1
27 ST Lawrie Dudfield 2 4 1 1 2 5 1
27 ST Petr Mikolanda 2 1 3 1
29 ST Junior Mendes 9 3 2 2 2 2 1 13 5 3
31 GK Michael Poke 2 2

Clean sheets edit

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 6 May 2006
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League Two FA Cup League Cup LDV TOTAL
1   Lee Harper 50 48% 23 1 0 0 24
13   Mark Bunn 2 50% 0 0 1 0 1
31   Michael Poke 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 46% 23 1 1 0 25

References edit

  1. ^ "2005/06 League 2". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.