2000–01 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Northampton Town's 104th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerKevin Wilson
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two18th
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupFirst round
LDV Vans TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Forrester (17)
All: Jamie Forrester (19)
Highest home attendance7,079 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance3,847 vs Fulham

Players

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As of match played 5 May 2001.[1]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Keith Welch GK   Bolton (1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 32) 84 0 Bristol City 21 June 1999 Free
15 Adam Sollitt GK   Sheffield (1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 23) 12 0 Kettering Town 25 July 2000 £30,000
Defenders
3 John Frain LB   Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 32) 196 7 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
4 Ian Sampson CB   Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 32) 334 28 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
6 Duncan Spedding LB   Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 23) 106 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
16 Garry Hughes RB   Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 21) 25 1 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
17 Richard Hope CB   Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 22) 88 6 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
21 Richard Green CB   Wolverhampton (1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 33) 65 2 Walsall 7 January 2000 Free
27 Paul Dempsey LB   The Wirral (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 19) 6 0 Sheffield United 22 March 2001 Undisclosed
Midfielders
8 James Hunt CM   Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 24) 160 8 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
11 Roy Hunter CM   Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 27) 167 16 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
14 John Hodge W   Ormskirk (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 32) 29 1 Gillingham 6 March 2000 £25,000
20 Chris Hargreaves CM   Cleethorpes (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 28) 35 0 Plymouth Argyle 27 June 2000 Free
23 James Gould W   Kettering (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) 3 1 Apprentice 13 July 1999 N/A
24 Ryan Thompson W   Lambeth (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18) 3 0 Apprentice 1 July 1999 N/A
30 Chris Carruthers LM   Kettering (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 17) 3 0 Apprentice 1 August 2000 N/A
Forwards
10 Marco Gabbiadini FW   Nottingham (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 33) 49 7 Darlington 27 June 2000 Free
18 Jamie Forrester FW   Bradford (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 26) 57 25 FC Utrecht 27 June 2000 £150,000
19 Andy Morrow FW   Bangor (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 20) 10 0 Apprentice 16 December 1998 N/A
22 Kevin Wilson FW   Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 40) 35 2 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions

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Nationwide Football League Division Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Bury 46 16 10 20 45 59 −14 58
17 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 55 59 −4 57
18 Northampton Town 46 15 12 19 46 59 −13 57
19 Cambridge United 46 14 11 21 61 77 −16 53
20 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 47 65 −18 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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 15 12 19 46 59  −13 57 9 6 8 26 28  −2 6 6 11 20 31  −11

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLWLWWWLDWDWWLWDLLLLWWDDDWLDDLLDWWLWDLLDLLWLLL
Position1120915137611109997766799119888888889999899891111121412141518
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1 Northampton Town 1–1 Brentford Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester   58' Report I.Ingimarsson   80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST S.Brown   51' (pen.) Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Paul Alcock
26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Reading Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester   32', 76' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Phil Joslin
28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST D.Bullock   72' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: George Cain
9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 5 Luton Town 0–2 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 BST Report J.Forrester   38'
S.Howard   60'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,712
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 6 Millwall 0–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST Report M.Gabbiadini   60' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 7,064
Referee: Steve Tomlin
16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 7 Northampton Town 1–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST S.Howard   69' Report I.Richardson   57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: Paul Danson
23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 8 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST S.Haworth   3'
A.Liddell   45'
Report I.Hendon   24' (pen.) Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 6,294
Referee: Paul Robinson
30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 9 Northampton Town 2–2 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 BST S.Howard   32'
J.Forrester   87'
Report M.Chalk   4'
M.McGregor   18'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 10 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST Report J.Forrester   76' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Paul Rejer
17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 11 Port Vale 2–2 Northampton Town Burslem
19:45 BST A.Tankard   11'
V.Viljanen   61'
Report J.Forrester   5'
M.Gabbiadini   32'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Mike Pike
21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester   26'
G.Hughes   81'
Report C.Dudley   65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,677
Referee: Lee Cable
24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 13 Cambridge United 1–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 BST T.Youngs   58' Report J.Forrester   12', 20' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Neale Barry
28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 BST Report G.Branston   15'
S.Talbot   30'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,478
Referee: Mark Cooper
4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report J.Forrester   39'
S.Howard   60'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Mike North
7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) 16 Northampton Town 2–2 Stoke City Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Forrester   13'
S.Howard   45'
Report G.Kavanagh   10'
J.O'Connor   24'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,475
Referee: Keith Hill
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 17 Northampton Town 0–3 AFC Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Fletcher   36'
J.Defoe   60', 78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Clive Wilkes
25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 18 Walsall 3–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT J.Leitão   3'
P.Hall   52'
B.Angell   88'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,894
Referee: Graham Laws
2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report G.Alexander   24' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,816
Referee: Bill Burns
16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 20 Oxford United 3–1 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 GMT S.Anthrobus   6'
M.Murphy   36'
C.Hackett   59'
Report D.Savage   28' (pen.) Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,899
Referee: Tony Leake
23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 21 Peterborough United 1–2 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT L.McKenzie   26' Report J.Forrester   66'
I.Sampson   83'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 9,868
Referee: Peter Jones
26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 22 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol City Northampton
12:00 GMT D.Savage   29'
J.Forrester   30'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Colin Webster
30 December 2000 (2000-12-30) 23 Northampton Town 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester   26'
S.Howard   85'
Report S.Brown   7'
D.Bulman   49'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Mark Warren
1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 24 Reading 1–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 GMT D.Caskey   90' Report M.Gabbiadini   87' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,599
Referee: Tony Leake
6 January 2001 (2001-01-06) 25 Brentford 1–1 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT L.Owusu   90' Report D.Savage   45' (pen.) Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Howard Webb
13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 26 Northampton Town 2–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hodge   2'
M.Gabbiadini   79'
Report C.Swailes   36' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Paul Alcock
20 January 2001 (2001-01-20) 27 Bristol City 2–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT S.Clist   54'
M.Bell   73'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Lee Cable
27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Peterborough United Northampton
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Graham Barber
3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 29 Stoke City 1–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT A.Cooke   59' Report S.Howard   74' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 13,235
Referee: Scott Mathieson
10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 30 Northampton Town 0–1 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Douglas   4' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,633
Referee: Mick Fletcher
17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 31 Notts County 2–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT M.Stallard   13'
N.Fenton   77'
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 32 Northampton Town 3–3 Millwall Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Gabbiadini   60'
D.Savage   67' (pen.), 81' (pen.)
Report P.Moody   13'
N.Harris   54'
C.Kinet   87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Paul Rejer
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 33 Northampton Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester   45' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,571
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 34 Northampton Town 2–1 Swansea City Northampton
19:45 GMT I.Sampson   89'
M.Gabbiadini   90'
Report N.Fabiano   39' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Graham Poll
2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 35 Wrexham 3–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:30 GMT B.Carey   14'
A.Morrell   39'
L.Trundle   90'
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Mark Cooper
6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) 36 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Savage   13' (pen.)
J.Hunt   72'
Report N.Ellington   80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Alan Kaye
10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 37 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT S.Watkin   53' Report S.Howard   45' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Trevor Parkes
23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) 38 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Oldham
19:45 GMT L.Duxbury   48', 70' Report J.Frain   15' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Trevor Jones
31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 39 Northampton Town 0–1 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 BST Report P.Tait   12' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Steve Lodge
7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 40 Swindon Town 1–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST I.Woan   2' Report D.Savage   39' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,932
Referee: Mike North
13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 0–2 Cambridge United Northampton
19:45 BST Report I.Ashbee   24'
O.Riza   84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Matt Messias
16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 42 Rotherham United 1–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST M.Robins   45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Bill Jordan
21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 43 Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage   35' (pen.)
J.Forrester   61'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Andy Hall
26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 44 Northampton Town 0–2 Port Vale Northampton
19:45 BST Report T.Naylor   13'
S.Brooker   15'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: David Crick
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 45 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST W.Elliott   35'
C.Jorgensen   52'
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Scott Mathieson
5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46 Northampton Town 0–3 Walsall Northampton
15:00 BST Report B.Angell   63', 80', 81' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

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18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) First round Northampton Town 4–0 Frickley Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Frain   19'
J.Forrester   56', 81'
J.Hunt   83'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) Second round Rotherham United 1–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT G.Hughes   14' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Trevor Jones

Worthington Cup

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22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) First round 1st Leg Northampton Town 1–0 Fulham Northampton
19:45 BST M.Gabbiadini   24' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Phil Richards
5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) First round 2nd Leg Fulham 4–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 BST S.Davis   45'
F.Fernandes   56'
L.Saha   71', 90'
Report I.Sampson   6' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,302
Referee: Ray Olivier

Auto Windscreens Shield

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5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) First round (s) Millwall 4–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 GMT C.Kinet   10', 15', 50' (pen.)
R.Sadlier   56'
Report J.Gould   69' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Ray Olivier

Appearances, goals and cards

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No. Pos Player Division 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 Keith Welch 40 1 2 43
2 MF Jim Whitley 13 13 3
3 LB John Frain 27 1 1 1 1 29 2 3
4 CB Ian Sampson 41 2 2 1 1 1 45 3 12
5 CB Lee Howey 2 1 2 1
6 LB Duncan Spedding 17 4 1 1 1 20 4 6
7 RM Dave Savage 37 6 8 2 1 1 40 7 8 4
8 CM James Hunt 41 1 2 1 2 45 2 9
10 ST Marco Gabbiadini 34 10 6 1 1 2 1 1 38 11 7 8
11 CM Roy Hunter 1 3 1 3 1
14 RM John Hodge 24 9 1 1 2 24 12 1 1
15 GK Adam Sollitt 6 1 1 8
16 RB Garry Hughes 12 4 1 1 1 2 1 16 5 1
17 CB Richard Hope 30 3 2 1 1 34 3 3
18 ST Jamie Forrester 42 1 17 2 2 2 46 1 19
19 ST Andy Morrow 2 2 1 3 2
20 CM Chris Hargreaves 29 2 2 1 1 33 2 7
21 CB Richard Green 34 4 2 2 1 39 4 4
22 ST Kevin Wilson 6 6
23 LM James Gould 1 1 1 1 1 1
24 MF Ryan Thompson 2 2 1
25 MF Michael Laws
26 ST Ryan Nash
27 LB Paul Dempsey 5 1 5 1 1
28 MF Richie Lopes 3 3 3 3
29 ST Danny Lowe 4 4
30 LM Chris Carruthers 1 2 1 2
32 MF Neil Champelovier
Players no longer at the club:
2 RB Ian Hendon 9 1 2 11 1 1
2 RB Mark Maley 2 2 1
2 RB Liam Chilvers 7 7
9 ST Steve Howard 23 10 8 2 2 1 28 10 8 10
12 ST Daryl Clare 3 1 1 3 2
12 DF Richard Dryden 9 1 9 1
12 DF Lee Canoville 2 3
12 CB Barry Ferguson 1 2 1 2
27 DF Lee Crooks 3 3
28 LB Kevin Nicholson 6 1 1 6 1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 June 2000 FW   Jamie Forrester FC Utrecht £150,000 [2]
27 June 2000 FW   Marco Gabbiadini Darlington Free transfer [2]
27 June 2000 CM   Chris Hargreaves Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [2]
25 July 2000 GK   Adam Sollitt Kettering Town £30,000

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned from On loan until Ref.
29 December 2000 CB   Barry Ferguson   Coventry City 29 January 2001 [3]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
12 October 2000 RB   Ian Hendon   Sheffield Wednesday £55,000 [4]
9 March 2001 LB   Kevin Nicholson   Notts County Free transfer
22 March 2001 FW   Steve Howard   Luton Town £50,000

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747272601.
  2. ^ a b c Allen, David (27 June 2000). "Cobblers Seal Treble Signings". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Cobblers sign Ferguson on loan". BBC Sport. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Hendon makes Owls switch". BBC Sport. 12 October 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2023.