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2007–08 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Northampton Town's 111th season in their history and the second successive season in League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
2007–08 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One9th
FA CupSecond round
Carling CupSecond round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Poul Hübertz (13)
All: Poul Hübertz (13)
Highest home attendance7,260 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance1,735 vs Millwall

Players edit

As of match played 3 May 2008.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Bunn GK   Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 23) 101 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
13 Chris Dunn GK   Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 20) 1 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB   Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 29) 145 9 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
3 Danny Jackman LB/LM   Worcester (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 25) 44 1 Gillingham 24 May 2007 Free
4 Mark Hughes CB   Kirkby (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 21) 59 3 Everton 31 January 2007 Undisclosed
5 Gábor Gyepes CB   Budapest (1981-06-26)26 June 1981 (aged 26) 13 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 February 2008 Free
6 Chris Doig CB   Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 27) 115 4 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
15 Brett Johnson CB/LB   Hammersmith (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22) 32 0 Aldershot Town 30 June 2005 Nominal
16 Danny May RB   Watford (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 19) 6 0 Apprentice 6 October 2006 N/A
19 Liam Dolman CB   Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 20) 37 1 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
21 Daniel Jones LB/LM   Rowley Regis (1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 21) 39 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 August 2007 Loan
24 Greg Taylor RB   Bedford (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
Midfielders
7 Giles Coke CM   Westminster (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 21) 20 5 Mansfield Town 2 July 2007 Tribunal
11 Andy Holt LB/LM   Stockport (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 30) 81 4 Wrexham 27 June 2006 Free
12 Ian Henderson RM   Stockport (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23) 26 0 Norwich City 28 June 2007 Free
14 Joe Burnell CM   Bristol (1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 27) 67 2 Wycombe Wanderers 7 June 2006 Free
18 Ryan Gilligan CM   Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 21) 94 8 Watford 12 August 2005 Free
20 Alex Dyer CM   Täby (SWE) (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 17) 9 1 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
Forwards
9 Colin Larkin FW   Dundalk (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 26) 40 3 Chesterfield 28 June 2007 Free
10 Adebayo Akinfenwa FW   Islington (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 25) 15 7 Millwall 18 January 2008 Free
23 Poul Hübertz FW   Roskilde (1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 31) 47 13 Millwall 8 August 2007 Free

Competitions edit

Coca-Cola Football League One edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League One

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 45 +13 67
9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 +5 66
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 −12 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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 17 15 14 60 55  +5 66 12 6 5 38 21  +17 5 9 9 22 34  −12

Last updated: May 2008.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDLLDWDWDLWLWWLLLLLDDWLWDLDWWWDDLWWDWDWLLDWDWDW
Position916192211151111151315121012151517191818151716161618141311111214121011101211111212111110119
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk   9' Report C.Roberts   44' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,210
Referee: Clive Penton
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Northampton Town Brighton
15:00 BST D.Hammond   2' (pen.)
A.Revell   66'		 Report A.Kirk   23' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Mike Thorpe
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Northampton Town 1–2 Yeovil Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz   32' Report J.Cochrane   26'
L.Owusu   90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Paul Taylor
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Leyton Orient 2–2 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST A.Chambers   52'
T.Mkandawire   57'		 Report P.Hübertz   15'
C.Doig   19'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
19:45 BST R.Gilligan   50'
A.Kirk   71'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 6 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST D.Anderton   34' Report C.Larkin   78' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Danny McDermid
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Northampton Town 3–0 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz   44'
A.Holt   62'
A.Kirk   66'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Andy Penn
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST C.Shuker   69'
G.Taylor   88'		 Report A.Kirk   12'
P.Hübertz   39'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Mike Pike
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Millwall 2–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST A.Dunne   12'
P.Robinson   31'		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Darren Deadman
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Northampton Town 2–1 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk   19', 33' Report D.McGoldrick   55' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Steve Bratt
15 October 2007 (2007-10-15) 11 Luton Town 4–1 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST D.Currie   4'
M.Spring   49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
P.Furlong   62'		 Report B.Johnson   23' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,881
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk   22'
R.Gilligan   80'		 Report D.Spencer   50' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Grant Hegley
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST Report A.Russell   66' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Tony Bates
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Southend United Northampton
15:00 GMT Report A.Barrett   65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Roger East
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 GMT Report R.Lambert   70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 November 2007 (2007-11-17) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT R.Lowe   59' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Report M.Bradley   45'
I.Demontagnac   86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Darren Drysdale
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 18 Swansea City 3–0 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
19:45 GMT J.Scotland   16', 66' (pen.)
D.Pratley   19'		 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,957
Referee: Steven Cook
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 19 Northampton Town 2–2 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe   28'
B.Johnson   90'		 M.Bridge-Wilkinson   26'
J.Garner   63'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 20 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT L.McGugan   15'
J.Agogo   90'		 Report P.Hübertz   59'
D.Jones   65'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,081
Referee: Clive Penton
21 December 2007 (2007-12-21) 21 Northampton Town 4–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Bowditch   4'
J.Crowe   43'
D.Jones   50'
B.Johnson   67'		 Report B.Pitman   5' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 22 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT M.McCammon   11'
A.Lockwood   29'		 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 23 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT A.Booth   45' Report P.Hübertz   71'
J.Crowe   85'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 8,566
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Millwall Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Bowditch   37'
P.Hübertz   81'		 Report N.Harris   82'
G.Alexander   90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,329
Referee: Graham Horwood
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 25 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town Leeds
15:00 GMT F.Richardson   43'
R.Marques   52'
C.Weston   90'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,472
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Dolman   16' Report B.Clark   45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: Mike Russell
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 27 Gillingham 0–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report D.Jones   3' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,579
Referee: Andy D' Urso
25 January 2008 (2008-01-25) 28 Northampton Town 2–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 GMT G.Coke   14'
P.Hübertz   78' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Jarnail Singh
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 29 Northampton Town 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Hughes   44' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Danny McDermid
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 30 Swindon Town 1–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT B.Sturrock   56' Report A.Akinfenwa   87' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,375
Referee: Steve Bratt
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 31 Northampton Town 1–1 Leeds United Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Akinfenwa   75' Report J.Howson   38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,260
Referee: Steve Tanner
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 32 Yeovil Town 1–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
19:45 GMT T.Skiverton   90' Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Paul Melin
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 33 Northampton Town 4–0 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe   44'
A.Akinfenwa   45', 53'
G.Coke   64'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,978
Referee: Scott Mathieson
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) 34 Hartlepool United 0–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:45 GMT Report G.Coke   82' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Phil Joslin
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 35 Northampton Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Mark Haywood
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Walsall 0–2 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Report A.Akinfenwa   8', 71' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Andy Haines
12 March 2008 (2008-03-12) 37 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 GMT S.Rigg   45' Report P.Hübertz   55' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Ray Lee
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Northampton Town 4–2 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Hübertz   14', 23' (pen.)
A.Tate   20' (o.g.)
D.Jackman   52'		 Report J.Scotland   29', 83' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) 39 Northampton Town 1–2 Nottingham Forest Northampton
19:45 GMT P.Hübertz   32' Report B.Ormerod   9'
J.Perch   21'
N.Tyson   63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Rob Styles
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 40 Carlisle United 2–0 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT D.Livesey   50'
M.Bridge-Wilkinson   84'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT S.Gillespie   39' Report G.Coke   76' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Karl Evans
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Northampton Town 2–1 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz   34' (pen.)
A.Dyer   41'		 Report S.Parkin   90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Kevin Friend
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Southend United 1–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST L.Barnard   51' Report C.Larkin   24' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,286
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Northampton Town 2–0 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST G.Coke   51'
R.Gilligan   64'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Port Vale 2–2 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST M.Richards   30'
D.Glover   49'		 Report R.Gilligan   24'
A.Holt   27'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Roger East
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) 46 Northampton Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa   3'
P.Hübertz   68'		 Report C.Greenacre   43'
I.Goodison   80'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Darlington 1–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT G.Blundell   8' Report C.Larkin   26' Stadium: Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Karl Evans
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round (r) Northampton Town 2–1 Darlington Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Kirk   36'
B.Johnson   41'		 Report T.Wright   26' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Paul Melin
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk   8' Report T.Mooney   4' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Michael Jones
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round (r) Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
19:45 GMT M.Ricketts   85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bescott Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Carling Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First round Northampton Town 2–0 Millwall Northampton
19:45 BST B.Johnson   38'
A.Kirk   62'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Mike Russell
29 August 2007 (2007-08-29) Second round Middlesbrough 2–0 Northampton Town Middlesbrough
20:00 BST F.Rochemback   53'
L.Dong-gook   66'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,686
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Johnstone's Paint Trophy edit

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) First round (s) Luton Town 2–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST D.Hutchison   12'
P.Peschisolido   48'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Ray Lee

Appearances, goals and cards edit

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    
1 GK Mark Bunn 45 – – 4 – – 2 – – 1 – – 52 – – 6 –
2 RB Jason Crowe 44 – 4 3 – – 2 – – – 1 – 49 1 4 8 –
3 LB Danny Jackman 34 5 1 4 – – 1 – – – – – 39 5 1 2 –
4 CB Mark Hughes 34 1 1 4 – – 2 – – 1 – – 41 1 1 8 –
5 CB Gábor Gyepes 13 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 – – 2 –
6 CB Chris Doig 15 – 1 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 19 – 1 1 –
7 CM Giles Coke 11 9 5 – – – – – – – – – 11 9 5 3 –
9 ST Colin Larkin 14 19 2 4 – 1 – 2 – 1 – – 19 21 3 – –
10 ST Adebayo Akinfenwa 13 2 7 – – – – – – – – – 13 2 7 2 –
11 LM Andy Holt 29 7 2 4 – – 2 – – – – – 35 7 2 1 –
12 RM Ian Henderson 9 14 – 1 1 – 2 – – – – – 12 14 – 3 –
13 GK Chris Dunn 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – –
14 CM Joe Burnell 26 7 – 3 1 – 1 – – – – – 30 8 – 2 –
15 CB Brett Johnson 10 6 – – – – – 2 – – – – 10 8 – 1 –
16 RB Danny May – 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 2 – – –
18 CM Ryan Gilligan 28 10 4 3 – – 1 – – – 1 – 32 11 4 11 –
19 CB Liam Dolman 27 3 1 4 – – – – – 1 – – 32 3 1 4 –
20 CM Alex Dyer 3 3 1 – 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 5 4 1 – –
21 LB Daniel Jones 27 6 3 1 2 – 1 1 – 1 – – 30 9 3 9 –
23 ST Poul Hübertz 33 7 13 4 – – 2 – – 1 – – 40 7 13 8 1
24 RB Greg Taylor – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Players no longer at the club:
5 CB Guy Branston 3 – – – 1 – – – – – – – 4 3 1 1 –
8 ST Andy Kirk 25 – 8 2 1 2 1 – 1 – 1 – 28 2 11 3 –
10 W Sam Aiston – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – –
17 CM Bradley Johnson 22 1 3 2 1 1 2 – 1 1 – – 27 2 5 4 –
17 W Jonny Hayes 5 6 – – – – – – – – – – 5 6 – – –
22 RB Mark Little 17 – – – – – – – – – – – 17 – – 3 –
22 CM Alex Russell 11 2 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 12 2 1 – –
25 ST Dean Bowditch 7 3 2 – – – – – – 2 – – 7 3 2 – –
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