2020–21 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Northampton Town's 124th season in their history and the first season back in League One, after promotion via the play-offs the previous season.[2][3] Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Northampton Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanKelvin Thomas
ManagerKeith Curle
(until 10 February)[1]
Jon Brady
(from 10 February)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One22nd (Relegated)
FA CupFirst round
Carabao CupSecond round
Leasing.com TrophyThird round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Watson (8)
All: Ryan Watson (9)

Players

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As of match played 9 May 2021.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Arnold GK   Welham Green (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 31) 22 0 Shrewsbury Town 5 June 2019 Undisclosed
13 Jonathan Mitchell GK   Hartlepool (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 26) 42 0 Derby County 4 August 2020 Loan
Defenders
2 Michael Harriman RB   Chichester (ENG) (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 28) 67 1 Wycombe Wanderers 4 September 2019 Free
5 Cian Bolger (c) CB   Celbridge (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 29) 31 1 Lincoln City 21 August 2020 Free
6 Fraser Horsfall CB   Huddersfield (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 24) 47 3 Macclesfield Town 14 August 2020 Free
15 Peter Kioso RB   Swords, Dublin (1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (aged 21) 21 3 Luton Town 25 January 2021 Loan
23 Joseph Mills LB   Swindon (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 31) 31 2 Forest Green Rovers 8 August 2020 Free
28 Lloyd Jones CB   Plymouth (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 24) 34 0 Luton Town 29 December 2020 Free
44 Alan Sheehan CB   Athlone (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 34) 15 1 Lincoln City 28 November 2020 Free
Midfielders
4 Jack Sowerby CM   Preston (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 26) 31 0 Fleetwood Town 18 September 2020 Undisclosed
7 Sam Hoskins AM   Dorchester (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 28) 244 40 Yeovil Town 1 August 2015 Free
8 Ryan Watson CM   Crewe (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 27) 101 17 Milton Keynes Dons 3 June 2019 Free
11 Ricky Korboa W   Liverpool (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 24) 22 2 Carshalton Athletic 1 September 2020 Undisclosed
12 Scott Pollock CM   Northampton (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 20) 23 1 Football & Education Programme 26 March 2019 N/A
14 Mickel Miller W   Croydon (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 25) 12 0 Rotherham United 14 January 2021 Loan
17 Shaun McWilliams CM   Northampton (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 22) 114 1 Academy 30 April 2016 N/A
18 Bryn Morris DM   Hartlepool (1996-04-26)26 April 1996 (aged 25) 22 0 Portsmouth 18 January 2021 Loan
19 Morgan Roberts W   Northampton (ENG) (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20) 18 0 Academy 17 May 2018 N/A
20 Matt Warburton AM   Manchester (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28) 34 4 Stockport County 7 May 2019 Free
45 Mark Marshall W   Manchester Parish (1987-05-05)5 May 1987 (aged 34) 41 2 Gillingham 25 January 2020 Free
Forwards
9 Harry Smith CF   London (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 25) 50 11 Macclesfield Town 17 May 2019 Undisclosed
10 Alex Jones CF   Sutton Coldfield (1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 26) 9 1 Partick Thistle 2 March 2021 Free
22 Benny Ashley-Seal CF   Southwark (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 22) 29 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 September 2020 Undisclosed
26 Ryan Edmondson CF   Harrogate (2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 19) 21 2 Leeds United 14 January 2021 Loan
29 Danny Rose CF   Barnsley (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 27) 44 5 Mansfield Town 2 October 2020 Undisclosed
30 Caleb Chukwuemeka CF   Northampton (2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 19) 28 2 Academy 4 February 2020 N/A
31 Ethan Johnston CF   Kettering (2002-06-30)30 June 2002 (aged 18) 1 0 Academy 20 January 2020 N/A

Pre-season

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The Cobblers announced pre-season friendlies against Leyton Orient and Luton Town[4]

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
13:00 BST S.Hoskins   15' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Northampton Town 2–2 West Bromwich Albion U23 Northampton
14:00 BST H.Smith   55'
J.Mills   60'
Report T.Dyce   45'
O.Windsor   61'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Northampton Town 0–3 Luton Town Northampton
13:30 BST Report J.Collins   62'
K.LuaLua   77'
M.Cranie   81'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

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Sky Bet EFL League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[5]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 12 23 41 68  −27 45 8 5 10 20 27  −7 3 7 13 21 41  −20

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHHAAAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLLLWLLWDLWDWLLLLWDLDLDLLDLDLWWLDLWLWLDLWDLD
Position1071016192216192018171916161616182021191921202122232321222324221921202220201919192121212222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[6]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Northampton Town 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Northampton
15:00 BST M.Warburton   19'
R.Korboa   31'
Report E.Chislett   1'
N.Guinness-Walker   23'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST S.Whalley   54' Report M.Marshall   12'
S.Hoskins   65'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Hair
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Hull City Northampton
15:00 BST Report K.Lewis-Potter   34'
G.Honeyman   44'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Alan Young
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST B.Hanlan   55' (pen.)
J.Baldwin   79'
Report J.Martin   60' Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5 Northampton Town 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST Report N.Thompson   33'
R.Brown   80'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 BST F.Nouble   41'
K.Watts   86'
Report R.Korboa   62' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Swindon Town Northampton
19:45 BST C.Missilou   7'
D.Rose   28'
Report T.Smith   76' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Northampton Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST Report D.Pratley   54'
J.Sowerby   59' (o.g.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Allison
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9 Portsmouth 4–0 Northampton Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT J.Marquis   39', 47'
R.Curtis   50'
M.Harness   83'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 10 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT J.Garner   63' (pen.)
T.James   75'
Report D.Rose   13'
S.Hoskins   21'
C.Chukwuemeka   66'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Josh Smith
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11 Northampton Town 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 12 Northampton Town 0–1 Accrington Stanley Northampton
15:00 GMT Report J.Russell   2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 13 Burton Albion 1–3 Northampton Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT L.Akins   90+2' (pen.) Report H.Smith   2', 67'
C.Lines   81'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 14 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:00 GMT S.Humphrys   85' Report H.Smith   20' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Haines
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15 Northampton Town 1–0 Fleetwood Town Northampton
19:45 GMT C.Bolger   47' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Northampton Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McWilliams   18' Report T.John-Jules   36'
J.Wright   57'
B.Whiteman  
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT O.Dale   53'
R.Wintle   90+4'
Report R.Holmes   3'
J.Martin   26'   70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Busby
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 18 Oxford United 4–0 Northampton Town Oxford
19:45 GMT M.Taylor   49', 89'
O.Shodipo   65'
D.Agyei   90+3'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Declan Bourne
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 19 Northampton Town 0–4 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT Report A.Scully   2'
T.Hopper   42'
B.Johnson   83', 90+8'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert Lewis
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 20 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Hoskins   31' (pen.)
D.Rose   35'
A.Sheehan   47'
Report K.Dempsey   45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 21 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Leigh Doughty
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 22 Lincoln City 2–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT C.McGrandles   75'
A.Scully   84'
Report D.Rose   90+6' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 23 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Northampton Town Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Fleetwood
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Martin Coy
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 24 Blackpool 2–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:00 GMT M.Ekpiteta   12'
J.Yates   90+2'
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: James Oldham
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 25 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Northampton Town Accrington
15:00 GMT J.Pritchard   71'   85' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Peter Wright
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 26 Northampton Town 0–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:00 GMT Report C.Lang   82' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Marc Edwards
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 27 Northampton Town 0–2 Burton Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT Report M.Bostwick   77'
R.Edwards   90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 28 Ipswich Town 0–0 Northampton Town Ipswich
19:00 GMT F.Downes   90+3' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Darren Drysdale
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29 Milton Keynes Dons 4–3 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:00 GMT A.Surman   13'
W.Grigg   34'
C.Jerome   83'
C.Brown   88'
Report F.Horsfall   2'
R.Watson   46'
P.Kioso   78'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Samuel Barrott
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30 Northampton Town 0–0 Rochdale Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Kevin Johnson
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT S.Twine   45+2'
B.Pitman   69'
Report R.Watson   26' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ben Speedie
3 March 2021 (2021-03-03) 32 Northampton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
19:00 GMT R.Watson   40', 65' Report S.Woods   90+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33 Northampton Town 4–1 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Watson   20', 23'
F.Horsfall   32'
R.Edmondson   43'
Report E.Harrison   73' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Haines
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Charlton, London
19:00 GMT C.Washington   65' (pen.), 84' Report A.Jones   90+3' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Paul Howard
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Tom Neild
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Report O.Dale   74' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Allison
23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:00 GMT S.Hoskins   55' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Christopher Pollard
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Northampton Town Wimbledon, London
15:00 GMT J.Pigott   88' Report S.Hoskins   90+7' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ben Toner
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Northampton Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST R.Watson   27' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Hull City 3–0 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST C.Elder   30'
K.Lewis-Potter   44'
G.Whyte   90+3'
Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Thomas Bramall
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST S.Hoskins   78' (pen.) Report L.Leahy   19' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: David Rock
16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 42 Peterborough United 3–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST S.Szmodics   33', 48'
J.Clarke-Harris   67' (pen.)
Report S.Hoskins   43' (pen.) Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Northampton Town 3–0 Ipswich Town Northampton
19:00 BST P.Kioso   8', 32'
R.Watson   84'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: James Bell
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Gillingham 2–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST V.Oliver   11'
O.Lee   68'
Report R.Edmondson   79'
F.Horsfall   83'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Carl Brook
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Northampton Town 0–3 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 BST Report L.Garbutt   19'
J.Yates   75', 86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Peter Wright
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
12:00 BST C.Winchester   87' Report S.Hoskins   84' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

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The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[7]

9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) First round Oxford City 2–1 Northampton Town Marston, Oxford
19:45 GMT J.Roberts   12'
J.Ashby   68' (pen.)
Report S.Hoskins   7' Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Paul Howard

Carabao Cup

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The first round draw was made on 18 August.[8] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[9]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 BST H.Smith   33' (pen.)
M.Warburton   49'
R.Watson   59'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) Second round Bristol City 4–0 Northampton Town Ashton Gate. Bristol
19:45 BST C.Martin   43'
K.Palmer   48', 88'
A.Semenyo   82'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Tom Nield

Leasing.com Trophy

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The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[10] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[11] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[12]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 3 +3 5
3 L2 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) South Group C Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:00 BST R.Poole   34'
S.Nombe   74'
M.Sorinola   77'
Report J.Mills   13' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Christopher Pollard
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) South Group C Northampton Town 5–0 Southampton U21 Northampton
19:45 BST J.Mills   7'
M.Marshall   40'
B.Ashley-Seal   46', 58'
C.Chukwuemeka   50'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: David Rock
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) South Group C Northampton Town 0–0
(4–2 p)
Stevenage Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
C.Lines  
D.Rose  
S.McWilliams  
F.Horsfall  
C.Chukwuemeka  
D.Newton  
C.Carter  
T.Marsh  
F.Akinwande  
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:00 GMT N.Atangana   51' Report D.Rose   22'
B.Ashley-Seal   82'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 714
Referee: Carl Brook
12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round Northampton Town 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 GMT Report S.Walker   27', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Craig Hicks

Appearances, goals and cards

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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 Steve Arnold 11 1 12 1
2 RB Michael Harriman 22 8 2 5 29 8 2
4 CM Jack Sowerby 26 2 2 1 28 3 5
5 CB Cian Bolger 26 1 2 3 31 1 7
6 CB Fraser Horsfall 37 3 3 1 2 4 44 3 3 6
7 AM Sam Hoskins 44 2 7 1 1 1 1 47 2 8 6
8 CM Ryan Watson 33 6 8 2 1 4 39 6 9 9
10 ST Alex Jones 4 5 1 4 5 1
11 W Ricky Korboa 5 11 2 1 1 2 2 9 13 2 2
12 CM Scott Pollock
13 GK Jonathan Mitchell 35 1 1 5 42 3
14 W Mickel Miller 11 1 11 1 2
15 RB Peter Kioso 21 3 21 3 6
17 CM Shaun McWilliams 30 2 3 1 33 3 10 1
18 DM Bryn Morris 19 3 19 3 5
19 W Morgan Roberts 2 1 2 1 2 2 6
22 ST Benny Ashley-Seal 7 16 1 1 3 1 3 12 17 3 1
23 LB Joseph Mills 27 1 3 2 31 2 5
26 ST Ryan Edmondson 13 8 2 13 8 2 3
28 CB Lloyd Jones 27 27 4
29 ST Danny Rose 23 16 4 1 4 1 27 17 5 5
30 ST Caleb Chukwuemeka 2 20 1 1 1 4 1 4 24 2 2
31 ST Ethan Johnston 1 1
32 CB Max Dyche 1 1 1 1
34 MF Liam Cross 1 1
44 CB Alan Sheehan 12 2 1 1 13 2 1 2
45 W Mark Marshall 18 11 1 1 1 2 1 21 12 2 1
Out on loan:
9 ST Harry Smith 13 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 16 4 4 1
20 AM Matt Warburton 4 1 1 1 1 6 2 2
Players no longer at club:
3 LB Joe Martin 5 1 1 1 2 1 9 2 2 2
10 W Nicky Adams 10 4 2 12 4
14 CM Chris Lines 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 7 1 1
15 CB Luka Racic 4 2 1 2 1 8 2 2
21 W Ricky Holmes 5 4 1 1 1 6 4 1 1
24 ST Joe Nuttall 1 1
26 LB Jacob Ballinger
27 DM Christopher Missilou 11 4 1 1 2 1 1 15 5 1 3

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 July 2020 DM   Christopher Missilou   Oldham Athletic Free transfer [13]
8 August 2020 LB   Joseph Mills   Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [14]
14 August 2020 CB   Fraser Horsfall   Macclesfield Town Free transfer [15]
21 August 2020 CB   Cian Bolger   Lincoln City Free transfer [16]
1 September 2020 CF   Ricky Korboa   Carshalton Athletic Undisclosed [17]
7 September 2020 CF   Benny Ashley-Seal   Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [18]
18 September 2020 CM   Jack Sowerby   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [19]
2 October 2020 CF   Danny Rose   Mansfield Town Undisclosed [20]
27 October 2020 CB   Alan Sheehan Unattached Free transfer [21]
2 November 2020 W   Ricky Holmes Unattached Free transfer [22]
29 December 2020 CB   Lloyd Jones Unattached Free transfer [23]
2 March 2021 ST   Alex Jones Unattached Free transfer [24]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
4 August 2020 GK   Jonathan Mitchell   Derby County End of season [25]
21 August 2020 CB   Luka Racic   Brentford 3 January 2021 [16]
31 August 2020 CF   Joe Nuttall   Blackpool End of season [26]
14 January 2021 CF   Ryan Edmondson   Leeds United End of season [27]
14 January 2021 CF   Mickel Miller   Rotherham United End of season [27]
18 January 2021 DM   Bryn Morris   Portsmouth End of season [28]
25 January 2021 RB   Peter Kioso   Luton Town End of season [29]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
26 September 2020 DF   Jacob Ballinger   St Ives Town October 2021 [30]
26 September 2020 FW   Ethan Johnston   Redditch United October 2021 [30]
8 October 2020 SS   Matty Warburton   Yeovil Town End of season [31]
12 December 2020 FW   Ethan Johnston   Kettering Town January 2021 [32]
12 December 2020 AM   Morgan Roberts   Brackley Town January 2021 [32]
21 January 2021 CF   Harry Smith   Motherwell End of season [33]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2020 AM   Paul Anderson Free agent Released [34]
2 July 2020 GK   David Cornell   Ipswich Town Released [34][35]
2 July 2020 RB   Reece Hall-Johnson   Wrexham Released [34][36]
2 July 2020 CB   Ryan Hughes   AFC Rushden & Diamonds Released [34]
2 July 2020 GK   Bradley Lashley   Cogenhoe United Released [34]
2 July 2020 CM   Alan McCormack   Southend United Released [34][37]
2 July 2020 RB   Camron McWilliams   Cardiff City U23s Released [34]
2 July 2020 CM   Jack Newell Free agent Released [34]
2 July 2020 CB   Jordan Turnbull   Salford City Released [34][38]
2 July 2020 CF   Billy Waters   Torquay United Released [34][39]
2 July 2020 CF   Andy Williams   Cheltenham Town Released [34][40]
2 July 2020 CB   Jay Williams   Wealdstone Released [34][41]
2 July 2020 RM   Sean Whaler Free agent Released [34]
5 August 2020 CF   Vadaine Oliver   Gillingham Rejected Contract [42]
19 August 2020 CB   Charlie Goode   Brentford £1,000,000+ [43]
29 December 2020 LB   Jacob Ballinger Free agent Released [44]
5 January 2021 CM   Chris Lines   Stevenage Undisclosed [45]
22 January 2021 RM   Nicky Adams   Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [46]
29 January 2021 LB   Joe Martin   Stevenage Undisclosed [47]
1 February 2021 DM   Christopher Missilou   Swindon Town Undisclosed [48]
18 February 2021 LW   Ricky Holmes   Southend United Free transfer [49]

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