2010–11 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Northampton Town's 114th season in their history and the second successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The team's shirt supplier was Erreà, and the shirt sponsor was Jackson Grundy.

Northampton Town

2010–11 season
Chairman	David Cardoza
Manager	Ian Sampson (until 2 March) Gary Johnson
League Two	16th
FA Cup	Second round
Carling Cup	Fourth round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Leon McKenzie (10) All: Leon McKenzie (10)
Highest home attendance	6,097 vs Oxford United
Lowest home attendance	2,431 vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Average home league attendance	4,604
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Players

As of match played 7 May 2011.

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Chris Dunn	GK		Havering	(1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 23)	110	0	Apprentice	22 April 2006	N/A
13	Paul Walker	GK		Cambridge (ENG)	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 19)	1	0	Apprentice	30 August 2008	N/A
34	Steve Collis	GK		Harrow	(1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 30)	3	0	Peterborough United	7 March 2011	Loan
Defenders
2	Paul Rodgers	RB		Edmonton	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 21)	77	0	Arsenal	31 July 2009	Free
3	Marcus Hall	LB		Coventry	(1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 35)	28	0	Coventry City	1 August 2010	Free
5	Byron Webster	CB		Leeds	(1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 24)	8	0	Doncaster Rovers	17 March 2011	Loan
6	Dean Beckwith	CB		Southwark	(1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 27)	84	3	Hereford United	29 June 2009	Free
14	John Johnson	RB		Middlesbrough	(1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 22)	79	12	Middlesbrough	23 July 2010	Free
20	Seb Harris	CB		Rochester, Michigan	(1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 23)	15	1	Michigan Bucks	3 August 2009	Free
25	Ben Tozer	U		Plymouth	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 21)	34	3	Newcastle United	21 September 2010	Loan
32	Jamie Reckord	LB		Wolverhampton	(1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 19)	7	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7 March 2011	Loan
33	Seth Nana Twumasi	RB		Accra (GHA)	(1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 18)	11	0	Peterborough United	7 March 2011	Loan
Midfielders
4	Kevin Thornton	RM		Drogheda	(1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 24)	43	9	Nuneaton Town	8 January 2010	Free
7	Ryan Gilligan	CM		Swindon	(1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 24)	204	23	Watford	12 August 2005	Free
8	Abdul Osman	CM		Accra	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 24)	118	7	Gretna	12 June 2008	Free
11	Andy Holt	LB/LM		Stockport	(1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 33)	210	17	Wrexham	27 June 2006	Free
12	Nat Wedderburn	CM		Wolverhampton	(1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 19)	38	0	Stoke City	14 June 2010	Free
17	Michael Jacobs	W		Rothwell	(1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 19)	50	8	Apprentice	1 July 2009	N/A
23	Liam Davis	LM		Wandsworth	(1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 24)	91	9	Coventry City	6 June 2008	Free
27	Greg Kaziboni	W		Harare	(1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 18)	2	0	Apprentice	14 January 2011	N/A
28	Francis Laurent	W		Paris	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 25)	6	0	AFC Compiègne	14 January 2011	Free
30	Josh Walker	CM		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 22)	19	0	Watford	28 January 2011	Loan
Forwards
9	Shaun Harrad	FW		Nottingham	(1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 26)	18	6	Burton Albion	20 January 2011	£35,000
10	Tadhg Purcell	FW		Sandyford	(1985-09-02)2 September 1985 (aged 25)	18	6	Darlington	30 June 2010	Free
16	Billy Mckay	FW		Corby (ENG)	(1988-10-22)22 October 1988 (aged 22)	84	16	Leicester City	21 July 2009	Free
18	Leon McKenzie	FW		Croydon	(1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 32)	27	10	Charlton Athletic	8 September 2010	Free
19	Alex Konstantinou	FW		Nicosia	(1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 19)	1	0	Apprentice	10 February 2010	N/A
21	Guillem Bauzà	FW		Palma	(1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 26)	10	4	Hereford United	11 March 2011	Free
34	Michael Uwezu	FW		Irete	(1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 20)	4	1	Dulwich Hamlet	24 March 2011	Free

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Kettering Town v Northampton Town

13 July 2010 (2010-07-13)	Kettering Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Kettering
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Rockingham Road

Northampton Town v Coventry City

21 July 2010 (2010-07-21)	Northampton Town	0–1	Coventry City	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

npower Football League Two

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Aldershot Town	46	14	19	13	54	54	0	61
15	Macclesfield Town	46	14	13	19	59	73	−14	55
16	Northampton Town	46	11	19	16	63	71	−8	52
17	Cheltenham Town	46	13	13	20	56	77	−21	52
18	Bradford City	46	15	7	24	43	68	−25	52

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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	19	16	63	71	−8	52	8	9	6	40	33	+7	3	10	10	23	38	−15

Last updated: 7 May 2011.
Source: Northampton Town F.C.

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W
Position	24	22	20	19	19	16	17	13	18	19	22	22	23	21	19	20	22	22	18	15	19	14	14	17	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	20	16

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Torquay United v Northampton Town

7 August 2010 (2010-08-07) 1	Torquay United	3–0	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 BST	K.Nicholson 44' C.Zebroski 47' E.Benyon 50'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,567 Referee: O Langford

Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley

14 August 2010 (2010-08-14) 2	Northampton Town	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Phil Crossley

Bury v Northampton Town

21 August 2010 (2010-08-21) 3	Bury	1–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST	D.Worrall 69'	Report	S.Guinan 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,845 Referee: A Bates

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

28 August 2010 (2010-08-28) 4	Northampton Town	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 BST	K.Thornton 87' (pen.)	Report	A.Sandell 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,202 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Aldershot Town v Northampton Town

4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) 5	Aldershot Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Aldershot
15:00 BST	B.Harding 90'	Report	B.McKay 35'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,321 Referee: G Scott

Northampton Town v Southend United

11 September 2010 (2010-09-11) 6	Northampton Town	2–1	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Osman 63' A.Holt 75'	Report	A.Grant 56'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,720 Referee: Mark Haywood

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

18 September 2010 (2010-09-18) 7	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	M.Harrold 12' J.Robinson 49', 53'	Report	K.Thornton 44'	Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 5,527 Referee: M Naylor

Northampton Town v Bradford City

25 September 2010 (2010-09-25) 8	Northampton Town	2–0	Bradford City	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.McKay 61' B.Tozer 81'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,646 Referee: P Gibbs

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

28 September 2010 (2010-09-28) 9	Northampton Town	1–2	Chesterfield	Northampton
19:45 BST	K.Thornton 45'	Report	D.Morgan 71' C.Davies 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town

2 October 2010 (2010-10-02) 10	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	H.Bencherif 25' N.Brown 71'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,699 Referee: R Booth

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) 11	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	B.Smikle 60'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,016 Referee: D Phillips

Northampton Town v Hereford United

16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) 12	Northampton Town	3–4	Hereford United	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.McKenzie 24', 41', 45'	Report	S.Fleetwood 59', 70' J.McQuilkin 72' M.Manset 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,333 Referee: Darren Deadman

Oxford United v Northampton Town

23 October 2010 (2010-10-23) 13	Oxford United	3–1	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 BST	A.Potter 4' J.Payne 45' T.Craddock 90' (pen.)	Report	L.McKenzie 16'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,647 Referee: Paul Tierney

Northampton Town v Gillingham

30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) 14	Northampton Town	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Beckwith 21' L.McKenzie 40' (pen.)	Report	C.Palmer 7'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: R Shoebridge

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

2 November 2010 (2010-11-02) 15	Lincoln City	0–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT		Report	D.Beckwith 37' J.Johnson 74'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,459 Referee: M Brown

Northampton Town v Port Vale

13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) 16	Northampton Town	0–0	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,612 Referee: I Williamson

Barnet v Northampton Town

20 November 2010 (2010-11-20) 17	Barnet	4–1	Northampton Town	Barnet
15:00 GMT	S.Kabba 11' (pen.), 45' G.Basey 47' R.Holmes 90'	Report	L.McKenzie 7'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Steve Tanner

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

23 November 2010 (2010-11-23) 18	Rotherham United	2–2	Northampton Town	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	R.Taylor 4' M.Marshall 19'	Report	A.Osman 23' A.Holt 24'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 2,490 Referee: R Lewis

Northampton Town v Stockport County

4 December 2010 (2010-12-04) 19	Northampton Town	2–0	Stockport County	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Thornton 4' M.Jacobs 75'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Stevenage v Northampton Town

11 December 2010 (2010-12-11) 20	Stevenage	0–1	Northampton Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT		Report	R.Gilligan 14'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,128 Referee: G Horwood

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) 21	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	C.Donaldson 43' S.Miller 59'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Craig Pawson

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) 22	Northampton Town	2–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.McKay 64' J.Johnson 88'	Report	J.O'Keefe 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,112 Referee: G Hegley

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) 23	Northampton Town	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.McKay 16'	Report	W.Thomas 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,031 Referee: S Rushton

Gillingham v Northampton Town

15 January 2011 (2011-01-15) 24	Gillingham	1–0	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	C.McDonald 32'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Oxford United

22 January 2011 (2011-01-22) 25	Northampton Town	2–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Holt 42' L.McKenzie 67'	Report	T.Craddock 47'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,097 Referee: Andre Marriner

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) 26	Northampton Town	6–2	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
19:45 GMT	S.Harrad 11' M.Jacobs 14' D.Beckwith 44' A.Holt 46' A.Osman 48' B.McKay 80'	Report	A.Leitch-Smith 5' A.Sarcevic 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Andy Madley

Northampton Town v Barnet

5 February 2011 (2011-02-05) 27	Northampton Town	0–0	Barnet	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: D Coote

Port Vale v Northampton Town

12 February 2011 (2011-02-12) 28	Port Vale	1–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	J.Richards 55' (pen.)	Report	L.McKenzie 58' A.Osman  68'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Malone

Northampton Town v Morecambe

15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) 29	Northampton Town	3–3	Morecambe	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Johnson 12' K.Thornton 50' L.McKenzie 71' (pen.)	Report	K.Hurst 22' J.Spencer 67' P.Mullin 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,522 Referee: R Madley

Northampton Town v Aldershot Town

19 February 2011 (2011-02-19) 30	Northampton Town	1–1	Aldershot Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Tozer 18'	Report	P.Vincenti 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,011 Referee: K Evans

Hereford United v Northampton Town

22 February 2011 (2011-02-22) 31	Hereford United	1–1	Northampton Town	Hereford
19:45 GMT	W.Fairhurst 67'	Report	A.Holt 47'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,125 Referee: K Hill

Southend United v Northampton Town

26 February 2011 (2011-02-26) 32	Southend United	1–1	Northampton Town	Southend
15:00 GMT	B.Corr 34'	Report	J.Johnson 27'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,384 Referee: R Booth

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

1 March 2011 (2011-03-01) 33	Northampton Town	2–3	Burton Albion	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Johnson 45' A.Holt 61'	Report	A.Corbett 22' J.McGrath 37' C.Dunn 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,423 Referee: P Miller

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

5 March 2011 (2011-03-05) 34	Northampton Town	2–3	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Jacobs 6', 47'	Report	D.Davis 8' J.Collins 51' J.Taylor 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

8 March 2011 (2011-03-08) 35	Chesterfield	2–1	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	C.Davies 64' J.Lester 69'	Report	A.Holt 82'	Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 5,661 Referee: P Quinn

Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town

12 March 2011 (2011-03-12) 36	Northampton Town	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	T.Barnett 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,707 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bradford City v Northampton Town

19 March 2011 (2011-03-19) 37	Bradford City	1–1	Northampton Town	Bradford
15:00 GMT	J.Speight 8' (pen.)	Report	S.Harrad 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,684 Referee: R Lewis

Northampton Town v Torquay United

25 March 2011 (2011-03-25) 38	Northampton Town	2–2	Torquay United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Johnson 30' G.Bauzà 90'	Report	E.O'Kane 14' B.Kee 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,553 Referee: Carl Sarginson

Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town

2 April 2011 (2011-04-02) 39	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Northampton Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	I.Craney 16', 27' S.McConville 36'	Report	M.Jacobs 67'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,876 Referee: P Gibbs

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

5 April 2011 (2011-04-05) 40	Burton Albion	1–1	Northampton Town	Burton Upon Trent
19:45 BST	A.Webster 43'	Report	G.Bauzà 39'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Northampton Town v Bury

9 April 2011 (2011-04-09) 41	Northampton Town	2–4	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST	S.Harrad 59', 90'	Report	R.Lowe 24' N.Ajose 28', 57' D.Mozika 42'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,077 Referee: J Linnington

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

16 April 2011 (2011-04-16) 42	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	S.Donnelly 51' L.Johnson 82'	Report	S.Harrad 20' (pen.) G.Bauzà 37'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,161 Referee: Phil Crossley

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

22 April 2011 (2011-04-22) 43	Northampton Town	2–2	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:45 BST	L.McKenzie 68' L.Davis 90'	Report	N.Law 5' R.Taylor 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Keith Stroud

Stockport County v Northampton Town

25 April 2011 (2011-04-25) 44	Stockport County	2–2	Northampton Town	Stockport
15:00 BST	A.Griffin 23' G.Tansey 88'	Report	G.Bauzà 2' S.Harrad 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: N Miller

Northampton Town v Stevenage

30 April 2011 (2011-04-30) 45	Northampton Town	2–0	Stevenage	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.Davis 4' M.Uwezu 59'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,257 Referee: Paul Tierney

Morecambe v Northampton Town

7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) 46	Morecambe	1–2	Northampton Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	N.Cowperthwaite 90'	Report	K.Thornton 24' B.Tozer 84'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,674 Referee: A Haines

FA Cup

Main article: 2010–11 FA Cup

Forest Green Rovers v Northampton Town

6 November 2010 (2010-11-06) First round	Forest Green Rovers	0–3	Northampton Town	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT		Report	J.Johnson 30' S.Guinan 40' M.Jacobs 76'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,479 Referee: James Linington

Sheffield Wednesday v Northampton Town

27 November 2010 (2010-11-27) Second round	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Northampton Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	M.Beevers 6' T.Miller 37' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)	Report	B.McKay 56' K.Thornton 90+4'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 8,932 Referee: Dave Foster

Carling Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

12 August 2010 (2010-08-12) First round	Northampton Town	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Jacobs 13' B.McKay 18'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Craig Pawson

Reading v Northampton Town

24 August 2010 (2010-08-24) Second round	Reading	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Northampton Town	Reading
20:00 BST	M.Mills 16', 113' H.Robson-Kanu 62'	Report	A.Holt 20' K.Thornton 64' M.Mills 120' (o.g.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Roger East
	Penalties
	S.Church S.Long H.Robson-Kanu J.Taylor		S.Guinan K.Thornton M.Jacobs A.Osman

Liverpool v Northampton Town

22 September 2010 (2010-09-22) Third round	Liverpool	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Northampton Town	Liverpool
20:00 BST	M.Jovanovic 9' D.Ngog 116'	Report	B.McKay 56' M.Jacobs 99'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 22,577 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Penalties
	D.Ngog J.Shelvey D.Agger N.Eccleston		S.Guinan K.Thornton L.Davis M.Jacobs A.Osman

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

26 October 2010 (2010-10-26) Fourth round	Ipswich Town	3–1	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:45 BST	C.Edwards 26' D.Delaney 44' T.Priskin 88'	Report	L.Davis 16'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,929 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy

Hartlepool United v Northampton Town

31 August 2010 (2010-08-31) First round	Hartlepool United	4–0	Northampton Town	Hartlepool
19:00 BST	E.Horwood 66' A.Sweeney 68' A.Monkhouse 71' Behan 75'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Bobby Madley

Appearances, goals and cards

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	Chris Dunn	39	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	44	–	–	–	–
2	RB	Paul Rodgers	15	10	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	–	21	10	–	6	–
3	LB	Marcus Hall	21	3	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	–	25	3	–	5	–
4	CM	Kevin Thornton	16	9	6	–	2	1	3	1	1	1	–	–	20	12	8	2	–
5	CB	Byron Webster	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–
6	CB	Dean Beckwith	35	2	3	2	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	39	3	3	7	1
7	RM	Ryan Gilligan	20	2	1	1	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	24	2	1	4	–
8	CM	Abdul Osman	37	1	3	2	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	–	44	1	3	10	2
9	ST	Shaun Harrad	18	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	6	1	1
10	ST	Tadhg Purcell	1	3	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	2	4	–	1	–
11	U	Andy Holt	32	7	7	2	–	–	3	1	1	1	–	–	38	8	8	3	–
12	CM	Nathaniel Wedderburn	21	10	–	2	–	–	3	1	–	1	–	–	27	11	–	3	–
13	GK	Paul Walker	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
14	RB	John Johnson	38	–	6	1	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	41	–	7	10	1
16	ST	Billy Mckay	24	10	5	2	–	1	4	–	2	–	1	–	30	11	8	2	–
17	W	Michael Jacobs	33	8	5	–	2	1	3	1	2	1	–	–	37	11	8	2	–
18	ST	Leon McKenzie	17	10	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	10	10	3	–
19	ST	Alex Konstantinou	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
20	CB	Seb Harris	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	2	3	–	–	–
21	ST	Guillem Bauzà	9	1	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	4	2	–
23	LB	Liam Davis	32	1	2	2	–	–	2	–	1	–	1	–	36	2	3	3	1
25	CB	Ben Tozer	28	3	3	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	31	3	3	3	1
27	RM	Greg Kaziboni	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
28	W	Francis Laurent	3	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	–	2	–
29	RM	Michael Built	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
30	CM	Josh Walker	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	4	–
32	LB	Jamie Reckord	4	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	3	–	3	–
33	RB	Seth Nana Twumasi	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	4	–
34	GK	Steve Collis	3	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	1	–
34	ST	Michael Uwezu	2	2	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	1	–	–
Youth players:
22	LB	Charlie Death	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
24	RB	Ben Islam	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	GK	Mihai Gherasim	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
31	MF	Malachi Farquharson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Out on loan:
15	W	Courtney Herbert	1	14	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	1	–	–	3	16	–	–	–
Players who left Northampton Town:
5	CB	Craig Hinton	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
9	ST	Steve Guinan	5	6	1	1	–	1	1	2	–	1	–	–	8	8	2	1	–
26	GK	Oscar Jansson	4	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
28	ST	Craig King	3	4	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	–	–	–
28	W	Josh Parker	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
30	ST	Ryan Jarvis	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–	–

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Northampton's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2010–11 season.

Player of the Year Award	Michael Jacobs[1]
Chronicle & Echo Northampton Town Player of the Year Award	Michael Jacobs

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2010	MF	Nathaniel Wedderburn	Stoke City	Free	[2]
30 June 2010	FW	Tadhg Purcell	Darlington	Free (Bosman)	[3]
1 July 2010	MF	Alistair Slowe	Onisilos Sotira	Free	[4]
23 July 2010	MF	John Johnson	Middlesbrough	Free	[5]
1 August 2010	DF	Marcus Hall	Coventry City	Free	[6]
8 September 2010	FW	Leon McKenzie	Charlton Athletic	Free	[7]
14 January 2011	FW	Francis Laurent	AFC Compiègne	Free	[8]
20 January 2011	FW	Shaun Harrad	Burton Albion	£35,000	[9]
11 March 2011	FW	Guillem Bauzà	Hereford United	Free (Bosman)	[10]
24 March 2011	FW	Michael Uwezu	Dulwich Hamlet	Free	[11]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
5 August 2010	GK	Oscar Jansson	Tottenham Hotspur	7 September 2010	[12]
21 September 2010	DF	Ben Tozer	Newcastle United	16 October 2010	[13]
1 October 2010	MF	Josh Parker	Queens Park Rangers	25 October 2010	[14][15]
2 November 2010	DF	Ben Tozer	Newcastle United	End of season	[16][17][18]
11 November 2010	FW	Craig King	Leicester City	14 January 2011	[19][20]
26 November 2010	FW	Ryan Jarvis	Leyton Orient	5 January 2011	[21]
28 January 2011	MF	Josh Walker	Watford	End of season	[22]
7 March 2011	DF	Seth Nana Twumasi	Peterborough United	End of season	[23]
7 March 2011	GK	Steve Collis	Peterborough United	End of season	[23]
7 March 2011	DF	Jamie Reckord	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[23]
17 March 2011	DF	Byron Webster	Doncaster Rovers	End of season	[24]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
29 October 2010	DF	Seb Harris	Stafford Rangers	3 January 2011	[25][26]
26 November 2010	DF	Craig Hinton	Luton Town	6 January 2011	[27]
26 November 2010	FW	Steve Guinan	Forest Green Rovers	10 January 2011	[28]
10 February 2011	MF	Ryan Gilligan	Torquay United	10 March 2011	[29]
11 February 2011	DF	Seb Harris	Nuneaton Town	11 March 2011	[30]
24 March 2011	FW	Courtney Herbert	Cambridge United	End of season	[31]

Released

Date	Pos.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
16 June 2010	DF	John Curtis	Gold Coast United	16 June 2010	[32][33]
22 June 2010	FW	Stephen O'Flynn	Limerick	22 June 2010	[32][34]
1 July 2010	MF	Luke Guttridge	Aldershot Town	2 July 2010	[32][35]
1 July 2010	FW	Adebayo Akinfenwa	Gillingham	27 July 2010 (Bosman)	[36]
1 July 2010	FW	Gary Mulligan	Gateshead	6 August 2010	[32][37]
1 July 2010	FW	Joe Benjamin	Ebbsfleet United	13 August 2010	[32][38]
1 July 2010	FW	Alex Dyer	Wealdstone	??	[32]
5 July 2010	DF	Peter Gilbert	Southend United	8 July 2010	[39]
27 July 2010	DF	Chris McCready	Morecambe	27 July 2010	[40]
10 January 2011	FW	Steve Guinan	Forest Green Rovers	10 January 2011	[41]
10 March 2011	MF	Alistair Slowe	Unattached		[42]
18 March 2011	DF	Craig Hinton	Bristol Rovers	18 March 2011 (Assistant manager)	[43]

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External links

• Northampton Town F.C. – Official website