2000–01 Northampton Town F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Northampton Town 2000–01 Kevin Wilson Barry Stonhill Sixfields Stadium Division Two 18th FA Cup Second round League Cup First round League Trophy First round Jamie Forrester (17) Jamie Forrester (19) 7,079 vs Peterborough United 3,847 vs Fulham 1999–2000 2001–02 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. Players match played 5 May 2001.Glenda Rollin Jack Rollin Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002 2001 Headline Book Publishing London 978-0747272601 No. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee Goalkeepers1Keith WelchGKENGBolton2001 5 5 1968 10 3 y840Bristol City21 June 1999Free15Adam SollittGKENGSheffield2001 5 5 1977 6 22 y120Kettering Town25 July 2000£30,000 Defenders3John FrainLBENGBirmingham2001 5 5 1968 10 8 y1967Birmingham CitySummer 1997Free4Ian SampsonCBENGWakefield2001 5 5 1968 11 14 y33428Sunderland5 August 1994£30,0006Duncan SpeddingLBENGCamberley2001 5 5 1977 9 7 y1061Southampton14 July 1998Free16Garry HughesRBENGBirmingham2001 5 5 1979 11 19 y251Apprentice7 July 1998N/A17Richard HopeCBENGStockton-on-Tees2001 5 5 1978 6 22 y886Darlington18 December 1998Undisclosed21Richard GreenCBENGWolverhampton2001 5 5 1967 11 22 y652Walsall7 January 2000Free27Paul DempseyLBENGThe Wirral2001 5 5 1981 12 3 y60Sheffield United22 March 2001Undisclosed Midfielders8James HuntCMENGDerby2001 5 5 1976 12 17 y1608Notts County1 August 1997Free11Roy HunterCMENGSaltburn-by-the-Sea2001 5 5 1973 10 29 y16716West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995Free14John HodgeWENGOrmskirk2001 5 5 1969 4 1 y291Gillingham6 March 2000£25,00020Chris HargreavesCMENGCleethorpes2001 5 5 1972 5 12 y350Plymouth Argyle27 June 2000Free23James GouldWENGKettering2001 5 5 1982 1 15 y31Apprentice13 July 1999N/A24Ryan ThompsonWENGLambeth2001 5 5 1982 6 24 y30Apprentice1 July 1999N/A30Chris CarruthersLMENGKettering2001 5 5 1983 8 19 y30Apprentice1 August 2000N/A Forwards10Marco GabbiadiniFWENGNottingham2001 5 5 1968 1 20 y497Darlington27 June 2000Free18Jamie ForresterFWENGBradford2001 5 5 1974 11 1 y5725FC Utrecht27 June 2000£150,00019Andy MorrowFWNIRBangor2001 5 5 1980 10 5 y100Apprentice16 December 1998N/A22Kevin WilsonFWNIRBanbury (ENG)2001 5 5 1961 4 18 y352Walsall28 July 1997Free Competitions Football League Division Two 2000–01 Football League#Second Division League table Second Division y NOR Results summary 9 6 8 26 28 6 6 11 20 31 League position by match table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H Result D/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/W/D/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/D/D/W/L/D/D/L/L/D/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/L Position 11/20/9/15/13/7/6/11/10/9/9/9/7/7/6/6/7/9/9/11/9/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/9/9/9/9/8/9/9/8/9/11/11/12/14/12/14/15/18 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 complete 11v11.com March 2022 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 2000 8 12 y 15:00 BST 1 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-brentford-12-august-2000-845/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 58 Brentford I.Ingimarsson 80 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,379 Eddie Wolstenholme D 2000 8 19 y 15:00 BST 2 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wycombe-wanderers-v-northampton-town-19-august-2000-899/ Wycombe Wanderers S.Brown 51 pen. Northampton Town Adams Park High Wycombe 4,806 Paul Alcock L 2000 8 26 y 15:00 BST 3 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-reading-26-august-2000-996/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 32 76 Reading Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,728 Phil Joslin W 2000 8 28 y 15:00 BST 4 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-northampton-town-28-august-2000-1026/ Bury D.Bullock 72 Northampton Town Gigg Lane Bury, Greater Manchester 3,182 George Cain L 2000 9 9 y 15:00 BST 5 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/luton-town-v-northampton-town-09-september-2000-1248/ Luton Town Northampton Town J.Forrester 38S.Howard 60 Kenilworth Road Luton 6,712 Roger Furnandiz W 2000 9 12 y 19:45 BST 6 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-northampton-town-12-september-2000-1302/ Millwall Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 60 The New Den Millwall, London 7,064 Steve Tomlin W 2000 9 16 y 15:00 BST 7 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-notts-county-16-september-2000-1414/ Northampton Town S.Howard 69 Notts County I.Richardson 0 57 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,703 Paul Danson W 2000 9 23 y 15:00 BST 8 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-athletic-v-northampton-town-23-september-2000-1622/ Wigan Athletic S.Haworth 3A.Liddell 45 Northampton Town I.Hendon 24 pen. JJB Stadium Wigan 6,294 Paul Robinson L 2000 9 30 y 15:00 BST 9 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wrexham-30-september-2000-1790/ Northampton Town S.Howard 32J.Forrester 87 Wrexham M.Chalk 4M.McGregor 18 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,595 Uriah Rennie D 2000 10 14 y 15:00 BST 10 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-rovers-v-northampton-town-14-october-2000-2037/ Bristol Rovers Northampton Town J.Forrester 76 Memorial Stadium Horfield, Bristol 7,704 Paul Rejer W 2000 10 17 y 19:45 BST 11 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-northampton-town-17-october-2000-2102/ Port Vale A.Tankard 11V.Viljanen 61 Northampton Town J.Forrester 5M.Gabbiadini 32 Vale Park Burslem 4,215 Mike Pike D 2000 10 21 y 15:00 BST 12 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-oldham-athletic-21-october-2000-2235/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 26G.Hughes 81 Oldham Athletic C.Dudley 65 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,677 Lee Cable W 2000 10 24 y 19:45 BST 13 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/cambridge-united-v-northampton-town-24-october-2000-2331/ Cambridge United T.Youngs 58 Northampton Town J.Forrester 12 20 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 5,394 Neale Barry W 2000 10 28 y 15:00 BST 14 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-rotherham-united-28-october-2000-2424/ Northampton Town Rotherham United G.Branston 0 15S.Talbot 30 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,478 Mark Cooper L 2000 11 4 y 15:00 GMT 15 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-northampton-town-04-november-2000-2642/ Colchester United Northampton Town J.Forrester 39S.Howard 60 Layer Road Colchester 3,352 Mike North W 2000 11 7 y 19:45 GMT 16 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-stoke-city-07-november-2000-2731/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 13S.Howard 45 Stoke City G.Kavanagh 10J.O'Connor 24 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,475 Keith Hill D 2000 11 11 y 15:00 GMT 17 0–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-stoke-city-07-november-2000-2731/ Northampton Town AFC Bournemouth S.Fletcher 36J.Defoe 60 78 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,692 Clive Wilkes L 2000 11 25 y 15:00 GMT 18 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-v-northampton-town-25-november-2000-3176/ Walsall J.Leitão 3P.Hall 52B.Angell 88 Northampton Town Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,894 Graham Laws L 2000 12 2 y 15:00 GMT 19 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-swindon-town-02-december-2000-3302/ Northampton Town Swindon Town G.Alexander 24 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,816 Bill Burns L 2000 12 16 y 15:00 GMT 20 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oxford-united-v-northampton-town-16-december-2000-3715/ Oxford United S.Anthrobus 6M.Murphy 36C.Hackett 59 Northampton Town D.Savage 28 pen. Manor Ground Oxford 4,899 Tony Leake L 2000 12 23 y 15:00 GMT 21 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-northampton-town-23-december-2000-3830/ Peterborough United L.McKenzie 26 Northampton Town J.Forrester 66I.Sampson 83 London Road Peterborough 9,868 Peter Jones W 2000 12 26 y 12:00 GMT 22 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bristol-city-26-december-2000-3843/ Northampton Town D.Savage 29J.Forrester 30 Bristol City Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,064 Colin Webster W 2000 12 30 y 15:00 GMT 23 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wycombe-wanderers-30-december-2000-3903/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 26S.Howard 85 Wycombe Wanderers S.Brown 7D.Bulman 49 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,722 Mark Warren D 2001 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 24 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-northampton-town-01-january-2001-3940/ Reading D.Caskey 90 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 87 Madejski Stadium Reading 10,599 Tony Leake D 2001 1 6 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/brentford-v-northampton-town-06-january-2001-3972/ Brentford L.Owusu 90 Northampton Town D.Savage 45 pen. Griffin Park Brentford, London 5,361 Howard Webb D 2001 1 13 y 15:00 GMT 26 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bury-13-january-2001-4163/ Northampton Town J.Hodge 2M.Gabbiadini 79 Bury C.Swailes 36 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,127 Paul Alcock W 2001 1 20 y 15:00 GMT 27 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-northampton-town-20-january-2001-4304/ Bristol City S.Clist 54M.Bell 73 Northampton Town Ashton Gate Bristol 5,361 Lee Cable L 2001 1 27 y 12:00 GMT 28 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-peterborough-united-27-january-2001-4470/ Northampton Town Peterborough United Sixfields Stadium Northampton 7,079 Graham Barber D 2001 2 3 y 15:00 GMT 29 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-northampton-town-03-february-2001-4692/ Stoke City A.Cooke 59 Northampton Town S.Howard 74 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 13,235 Scott Mathieson D 2001 2 10 y 15:00 GMT 30 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-luton-town-10-february-2001-4956/ Northampton Town Luton Town S.Douglas 4 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,633 Mick Fletcher L 2001 2 17 y 15:00 GMT 31 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/notts-county-v-northampton-town-17-february-2001-5098/ Notts County M.Stallard 13N.Fenton 77 Northampton Town Meadow Lane Nottingham 6,320 Phil Dowd L 2001 2 20 y 19:45 GMT 32 3–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-millwall-20-february-2001-5200/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 60D.Savage 67 pen. 81 pen. Millwall P.Moody 13N.Harris 54C.Kinet 87 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,026 Paul Rejer D 2001 2 24 y 15:00 GMT 33 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wigan-athletic-24-february-2001-5372/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 45 Wigan Athletic Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,571 Roger Furnandiz W 2001 2 27 y 19:45 GMT 34 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-swansea-city-27-february-2001-5438/ Northampton Town I.Sampson 89M.Gabbiadini 90 Swansea City N.Fabiano 39 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,361 Graham Poll W 2001 3 2 y 19:30 GMT 35 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-northampton-town-02-march-2001-5576/ Wrexham B.Carey 14A.Morrell 39L.Trundle 90 Northampton Town Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 2,940 Mark Cooper L 2001 3 6 y 19:45 GMT 36 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bristol-rovers-06-march-2001-5669/ Northampton Town D.Savage 13 pen.J.Hunt 72 Bristol Rovers N.Ellington 80 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,552 Alan Kaye W 2001 3 10 y 15:00 GMT 37 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/swansea-city-v-northampton-town-10-march-2001-5760/ Swansea City S.Watkin 53 Northampton Town S.Howard 45 Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 4,911 Trevor Parkes D 2001 3 23 y 19:45 GMT 38 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-northampton-town-23-march-2001-6027/ Oldham Athletic L.Duxbury 48 70 Northampton Town J.Frain 15 Boundary Park Oldham 4,001 Trevor Jones L 2001 3 31 y 15:00 BST 39 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-oxford-united-31-march-2001-6113/ Northampton Town Oxford United P.Tait 12 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,115 Steve Lodge L 2001 4 7 y 15:00 BST 40 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/swindon-town-v-northampton-town-07-april-2001-6204/ Swindon Town I.Woan 2 Northampton Town D.Savage 39 County Ground Swindon 5,932 Mike North D 2001 4 13 y 19:45 BST 41 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-cambridge-united-13-april-2001-6269/ Northampton Town Cambridge United I.Ashbee 24O.Riza 84 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,063 Matt Messias L 2001 4 16 y 15:00 BST 42 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-united-v-northampton-town-16-april-2001-6518/ Rotherham United M.Robins 45 pen. Northampton Town Millmoor Rotherham 6,714 Bill Jordan L 2001 4 21 y 15:00 BST 43 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-colchester-united-21-april-2001-6598/ Northampton Town D.Savage 35 pen.J.Forrester 61 Colchester United Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,012 Andy Hall W 2001 4 26 y 19:45 BST 44 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-port-vale-26-april-2001-6754/ Northampton Town Port Vale T.Naylor 13S.Brooker 15 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,775 David Crick L 2001 4 28 y 15:00 BST 45 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-northampton-town-28-april-2001-6859/ AFC Bournemouth W.Elliott 35C.Jorgensen 52 Northampton Town Dean Court Bournemouth 6,511 Scott Mathieson L 2001 5 5 y 15:00 BST 46 0–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-walsall-05-may-2001-7035/ Northampton Town Walsall B.Angell 63 80 81 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,389 Jeff Winter L FA Cup 2000–01 FA Cup 2000 11 18 y 15:00 GMT First round 4–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-frickley-athletic-18-november-2000-2987/ Northampton Town J.Frain 19J.Forrester 56 81J.Hunt 83 Frickley Athletic Sixfields Stadium Northampton 3,896 Mark Clattenburg W 2000 12 9 y 15:00 GMT Second round 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-united-v-northampton-town-09-december-2000-3471/ Rotherham United G.Hughes 14 o.g. Northampton Town Millmoor Rotherham 4,964 Trevor Jones L League Cup 2000-01 Football League Cup 2000 8 22 y 19:45 BST First round 1st Leg 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-fulham-22-august-2000-934/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 24 Fulham Sixfields Stadium Northampton 3,847 Phil Richards W 2000 9 5 y 19:45 BST First round 2nd Leg 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/fulham-v-northampton-town-22-september-2000-1110/ Fulham S.Davis 45F.Fernandes 56L.Saha 71 90 Northampton Town I.Sampson 6 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 5,302 Ray Olivier L League Trophy 2000–01 Football League Trophy 2000 12 5 y 19:45 GMT First round (s) 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-northampton-town-05-december-2000-3351/ Millwall C.Kinet 10 15 50 pen.R.Sadlier 56 Northampton Town J.Gould 69 The New Den Millwall, London 2,369 Ray Olivier L Appearances, goals and cards No. Squad number Pos Position 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 Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 27 June 2000 FW ENG Jamie Forrester FC Utrecht £150,000 Allen David 27 June 2000 Cobblers Seal Treble Signings https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2186964/cobblers-seal-treble-signings 28 November 2023 Sky Sports 27 June 2000 FW ENG Marco Gabbiadini Darlington Free transfer 27 June 2000 CM ENG Chris Hargreaves Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 25 July 2000 GK ENG Adam Sollitt Kettering Town £30,000 Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned from On loan until Ref. 29 December 2000 CB IRL Barry Ferguson ENG Coventry City 29 January 2001 Cobblers sign Ferguson on loan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/1092790.stm 28 November 2023 BBC Sport 29 December 2000 Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 12 October 2000 RB ENG Ian Hendon ENG Sheffield Wednesday £55,000 12 October 2000 Hendon makes Owls switch https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/965785.stm 28 November 2023 BBC Sport 9 March 2001 LB ENG Kevin Nicholson ENG Notts County Free transfer 22 March 2001 FW ENG Steve Howard ENG Luton Town £50,000 References Category:Northampton Town F.C. seasons Northampton Town