2008–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Northampton Town's 112th season in their history and the third 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
2008–09 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One21st (Relegated)
FA CupFirst round
Carling CupSecond round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Adebayo Akinfenwa (13)
All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (15)
Highest home attendance7,028 vs Leicester City
Lowest home attendance2,047 vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Players edit

As of match played 2 May 2009.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
13 Chris Dunn GK   Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 21) 31 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
25 Paul Walker GK   Cambridge (ENG) (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 30 August 2008 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB   Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 30) 193 17 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
3 Danny Jackman LB/LM   Worcester (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 26) 93 9 Gillingham 24 May 2007 Free
4 Mark Hughes CB   Kirkby (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 22) 106 4 Everton 31 January 2007 Undisclosed
5 Adam Watts CB   Hackney (1988-03-04)4 March 1988 (aged 21) 5 0 Fulham 26 March 2009 Loan
6 Chris Doig CB   Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 28) 147 5 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
19 Liam Dolman CB   Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 21) 54 1 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
23 Paul Rodgers RB   Edmonton (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 19) 11 0 Arsenal 22 January 2009 Loan
24 Greg Taylor RB   Bedford (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 19) 1 0 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
27 Jared Hodgkiss RB   Stafford (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 22) 5 0 West Bromwich Albion 26 March 2009 Loan
Midfielders
7 Giles Coke CM   Westminster (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 22) 58 7 Mansfield Town 2 July 2007 Tribunal
11 Andy Holt LB/LM   Stockport (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 31) 128 6 Wrexham 27 June 2006 Free
12 Ikechi Anya W   Glasgow (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 21) 14 3 Glenn Hoddle Academy 28 February 2009 Free
14 Liam Davis LM   Wandsworth (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 22) 34 4 Coventry City 6 June 2008 Free
15 Abdul Osman CM   Accra (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 22) 40 2 Gretna 12 June 2008 Free
18 Ryan Gilligan CM   Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 22) 130 11 Watford 12 August 2005 Free
20 Alex Dyer CM   Täby (SWE) (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 18) 19 1 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
21 Luke Guttridge CM   Barnstaple (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 27) 29 3 Colchester United 4 August 2008 Free
Forwards
8 Leon Constantine FW   Hackney (1978-02-24)24 February 1978 (aged 31) 37 3 Leeds United 2 July 2008 Free
9 Colin Larkin FW   Dundalk (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 27) 63 5 Chesterfield 28 June 2007 Free
10 Adebayo Akinfenwa FW   Islington (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 26) 51 22 Millwall 18 January 2008 Free
17 Aleksandar Prijović FW   St. Gallen (SWI) (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 19) 10 2 Derby County 17 March 2009 Loan
22 Joey Benjamin FW   Woodford (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 18) 4 0 Apprentice 1 August 2008 N/A

Competitions edit

Coca-Cola Football League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 −13 50
20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 −13 50
21 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 13 21 61 65 −4 49 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 10 24 59 82 −23 46
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 12 25 51 91 −40 39
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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 12 13 21 61 65  −4 49 8 8 7 38 29  +9 4 5 14 23 36  −13

Last updated: May 2009.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAAAHAHHHA
ResultWLDLDDLDWWWLDLLWWLDDWLDDLWLLLLDWDLLWLDLLLWDWLL
Position210918211720201613101414151615131314151514141314121315181818161718191920202121212120191921
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Northampton Town 4–2 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST C.Doig   42'
A.Akinfenwa   64' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
L.Constantine   77'
Report G.Gyepes   35' (o.g.)
M.Townsend   74' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,716
Referee: Graham Horwood
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Northampton Town Bletchley
15:00 BST A.Wilbraham   66' Report Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Millwall Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST B.Savage   35'
A.Kay   38'
C.Curran   45'
I.Thomas-Moore   90'
Report R.Gilligan   10' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Northampton Town 1–1 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST C.Larkin   43'
J.Crowe   90'
Report G.Boyd   15' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town Stockport
19:45 BST L.McSweeney   76' Report K.Hawley   5' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST A.Booth   34'
M.Flynn   64', 78'
Report J.Goodwin   25' (o.g.)
L.Davis   90'
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,414
Referee: Colin Webster
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Northampton Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa   77', 90+6' Report G.Murray   43', 90+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Andy Hall
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST T.Pope   55' Report D.Jackman   45'
A.Akinfenwa   64' (pen.)
A.Osman   70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,977
Referee: Andy Haines
10 October 2008 (2008-10-10) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
19:45 BST K.Hawley   17' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,277
Referee: Graham Horwood
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Northampton Town 3–0 Yeovil Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Jackman   17'
A.Akinfenwa   20'
J.Crowe   81'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Kevin Wright
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
19:45 BST B.Paynter   48'
S.Cox   61'
Report G.Coke   90' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Andy D' Urso
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Leicester City 0–0 Northampton Town Leicester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,795
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 14 Walsall 3–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT C.Palmer   17'
A.Gerrard   22'
T.Deeney   63'
Report L.Constantine   80' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Graham Scott
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Report A.Liddell   76' (pen.)
L.Hughes   90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Paul Taylor
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 16 Hereford United 0–2 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Report D.Jackman   49'
R.Gilligan   61'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 17 Northampton Town 2–1 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT L.Davis   28'
N.Bignall   87'
Report J.Beckford   69' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Chris Foy
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 18 Northampton Town 1–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Jackman   53' Report C.Platt   23'
P.Reid   26'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: Karl Evans
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Davis   2' Report JJ.Melligan   42' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Keith Hill
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20 Scunthorpe United 4–4 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT B.May   13', 51'
G.Hooper   57', 85'
Report S.McGleish   24'
G.Coke   53'
D.Jackman   57', 85'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: David Webb
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe   63' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Phil Gibbs
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22 Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT J.Stanislas   90' Report A.Osman   72' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Pat Miller
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23 Northampton Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,557
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe   75'
A.Akinfenwa   90'
Report P.Jevons   65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: James Linington
16 January 2009 (2009-01-16) 25 Hartlepool United 2–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:45 GMT J.Porter   5', 56' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,814
Referee: Russell Booth
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 26 Northampton Town 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Clarke   2', 55', 70'
D.Jackman   19'
L.Davis   57'
Report J.Baudet   18'
C.Daniel   30'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Steven Cook
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT M.Yeates   57'
S.Vernon   58'
Report A.Akinfenwa   18'
P.Rodgers   45'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Iain Williamson
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 28 Northampton Town 1–2 Leicester City Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Constantine   16' S.Howard   21' (pen.)
L.Dyer   73'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Mike Dean
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 29 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT R.Hazell   8'
D.Windass   60'
Report A.Akinfenwa   67' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Andy Haines
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 30 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Hughes   83'
J.Ibehre   90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Roger East
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Brighton
19:45 GMT T.Elphick   57'
A.Virgo   65'
Report R.Gilligan   45'
A.Akinfenwa   65'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,062
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 32 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report J.Crowe   45' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Graham Scott
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Holt   52' Report B.Savage   32' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Craig Pawson
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 34 Millwall 1–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 GMT G.Alexander   35' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,685
Referee: Grant Hegley
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT G.Zakuani   7'
C.Lee   33'
Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,881
Referee: Clive Oliver
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 36 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Akinfenwa   12'
A.Osman   45'
L.Guttridge   72'
S.Vernon   79'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Jarnail Singh
24 March 2009 (2009-03-24) 37 Northampton Town 3–4 Swindon Town Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Akinfenwa   3'
D.Jackman   68'
I.Anya   87'
Report S.Cox   18', 31', 79'
B.Paynter   40'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 38 Carlisle United 1–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT L.Neal   37' Report L.Guttridge   41' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Andy D'Urso
31 March 2009 (2009-03-31) 39 Yeovil Town 1–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
19:45 BST J.Obika   79' Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) 40 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 BST J.Kuffour   72' Report Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,666
Referee: Steven Cook
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 2–3 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa   50'
A.Prijović   80'
Report JF.Christophe   38'
T.Robinson   56'
L.Barnard   60'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,190
Referee: Chris Sarginson
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 42 Leyton Orient 1–3 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST J.Crowe   24' (o.g.) Report A.Akinfenwa   71'
A.Prijović   73'
I.Anya   90'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Roger East
21 April 2009 (2009-04-21) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:45 BST J.Crowe   38'
I.Anya   60'
P.Hughes   76'
Report L.Trotter   45'
G.McCann   49' (pen.)
M.Sparrow   68'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Michael Oliver
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 44 Northampton Town 2–1 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Holt   29'
J.Crowe   69'
Report A.Williams   51' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Steve Bratt
28 April 2009 (2009-04-28) 45 Northampton Town 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 BST Report A.Wilbraham   34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town Leeds
15:00 BST L.Becchio   44'
J.Beckford   59'
R.Snodgrass   90'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,214
Referee: Andy Penn

FA Cup edit

7 November 2008 (2008-11-07) First round Leeds United 1–1 Northampton Town Leeds
19:45 GMT A.Robinson   37' (pen.) Report S.McGleish   9' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 9,531
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 November 2008 (2008-11-17) First round (r) Northampton Town 2–5 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Crowe   44', 90' Report J.Beckford   13', 45', 55'
M.Hughes   28' (o.g.)
B.Parker   41'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Phil Crossley

Carling Cup edit

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Millwall 0–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST Report J.Crowe   16' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Clive Penton
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) Second round Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town Bolton
20:00 BST K.Nolan   82' Report A.Akinfenwa   22' (pen.), 28' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Graham Laws
23 September 2008 (2008-09-23) Third round Sunderland 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Northampton Town Sunderland
19:45 BST A.Stokes   86', 90' Report C.Larkin   20'
L.Guttridge   81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 21,082
Referee: Tony Bates
Penalties
M.Chopra  
D.Murphy  
A.Stokes  
A.Reid  
K.Richardson  
M.Hughes  
A.Akinfenwa  
L.Davis  
A.Osman  
L.Constantine  

Johnstone's Paint Trophy edit

2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round (s) Northampton Town 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST Report K.McLeod   68' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Pat Miller

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    
2 RB Jason Crowe 42 1 5 2 2 3 1 47 1 8 5 2
3 LB Danny Jackman 42 1 8 2 2 1 1 47 2 8 3
4 CB Mark Hughes 41 1 2 3 1 47 1 4
5 CB Adam Watts 3 2 3 2 1
6 CB Chris Doig 26 2 1 1 2 1 30 2 1 5
7 CM Giles Coke 25 7 2 1 2 1 1 30 8 2 3 1
8 ST Leon Constantine 21 11 3 2 2 1 26 11 3 2
9 ST Colin Larkin 9 12 1 1 1 1 11 12 2
10 ST Adebayo Akinfenwa 29 4 13 2 1 2 31 5 15 3 1
11 LM Andy Holt 28 13 2 2 2 1 1 33 14 2 3
12 RM Ikechi Anya 6 8 3 6 8 3 1
13 GK Chris Dunn 29 1 30 1
14 LM Liam Davis 21 8 4 1 1 2 1 24 10 4 6
15 CM Abdul Osman 34 2 2 2 1 1 36 4 2 6 1
17 ST Aleksandar Prijović 3 7 2 3 7 2
18 RM Ryan Gilligan 23 8 3 2 2 1 1 27 9 3 3
19 RB Liam Dolman 9 5 2 1 11 6 1
20 CM Alex Dyer 5 3 1 1 6 4 1
21 CM Luke Guttridge 23 2 2 1 2 1 1 27 2 3 5
22 ST Joey Benjamin 4 4
23 RB Paul Rodgers 9 2 9 2 2 1
24 RB Greg Taylor 1 1
25 GK Paul Walker
27 RB Jared Hodgkiss 4 1 4 1
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Mark Bunn 3 2 5 1
5 CB Gábor Gyepes 2 1 3 1
5 CB Andy Todd 7 7
5 CB Carl Magnay 1 1
12 RM Ian Henderson 3 1 1 1 6
16 RB Mark Little 9 2 1 12 1
16 ST Scott Vernon 4 2 1 4 2 1
17 ST Karl Hawley 11 2 11 2 1
17 ST Billy Clarke 5 3 5 3 1
23 RB Ritchie Jones
26 GK Frank Fielding 12 2 1 15
27 ST Scott McGleish 7 2 1 2 1 9 2 2
28 ST Nicholas Bignall 1 4 1 2 1 6 1
29 RB Kyle Walker 9 9 1
30 LB Kurt Robinson
31 GK Ron-Robert Zieler 2 2