2008–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 March 2015 Northampton Town 2008–09 Stuart Gray David Cardoza Sixfields Stadium League One 21st (Relegated) FA Cup First round League Cup Second round League Trophy First round Adebayo Akinfenwa (13) Adebayo Akinfenwa (15) 7,028 vs Leicester City 2,047 vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2007–08 2009–10 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. Players match played 2 May 2009. No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee Goalkeepers13Chris DunnGKENGHavering2009 5 2 1987 10 23 y310Apprentice22 April 2006N/A25Paul WalkerGKWALCambridge (ENG)2009 5 2 1992 4 18 y00Apprentice30 August 2008N/A Defenders2Jason CroweRBENGSidcup2009 5 2 1978 9 30 y19317Grimsby Town29 May 2005Free3Danny JackmanLB/LMENGWorcester2009 5 2 1983 1 3 y939Gillingham24 May 2007Free4Mark HughesCBENGKirkby2009 5 2 1986 12 9 y1064Everton31 January 2007Undisclosed5Adam WattsCBENGHackney2009 5 2 1988 3 4 y50Fulham26 March 2009Loan6Chris DoigCBSCODumfries2009 5 2 1981 2 13 y1475Nottingham Forest30 June 2005Free19Liam DolmanCBENGNorthampton2009 5 2 1987 9 26 y541Apprentice1 July 2005N/A23Paul RodgersRBENGEdmonton2009 5 2 1989 10 6 y110Arsenal22 January 2009Loan24Greg TaylorRBENGBedford2009 5 2 1990 1 15 y10Apprentice1 July 2007N/A27Jared HodgkissRBENGStafford2009 5 2 1986 11 15 y50West Bromwich Albion26 March 2009Loan Midfielders7Giles CokeCMENGWestminster2009 5 2 1986 6 3 y587Mansfield Town2 July 2007Tribunal11Andy HoltLB/LMENGStockport2009 5 2 1978 4 21 y1286Wrexham27 June 2006Free12Ikechi AnyaWSCOGlasgow2009 5 2 1988 1 3 y143Glenn Hoddle Academy28 February 2009Free14Liam DavisLMENGWandsworth2009 5 2 1986 11 23 y344Coventry City6 June 2008Free15Abdul OsmanCMGHAAccra2009 5 2 1987 2 27 y402Gretna12 June 2008Free18Ryan GilliganCMENGSwindon2009 5 2 1987 1 18 y13011Watford12 August 2005Free20Alex DyerCMENGTäby (SWE)2009 5 2 1990 6 11 y191Apprentice1 July 2007N/A21Luke GuttridgeCMENGBarnstaple2009 5 2 1982 3 27 y293Colchester United4 August 2008Free Forwards8Leon ConstantineFWENGHackney2009 5 2 1978 2 24 y373Leeds United2 July 2008Free9Colin LarkinFWIREDundalk2009 5 2 1982 4 27 y635Chesterfield28 June 2007Free10Adebayo AkinfenwaFWENGIslington2009 5 2 1982 5 10 y5122Millwall18 January 2008Free17Aleksandar PrijovićFWSERSt. Gallen (SWI)2009 5 2 1990 4 21 y102Derby County17 March 2009Loan22Joey BenjaminFWENGWoodford2009 5 2 1990 10 8 y40Apprentice1 August 2008N/A Competitions Football League One 2008–09 Football League One League table NOR Results summary 8 8 7 38 29 4 5 14 23 36 https://www.11v11.com/teams/northampton-town/tab/leagueTables/2009/ 11v11.com May 2009 May 2009 League position by match table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/ A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/ H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A Result W/L/D/L/D/D/L/D/W/W/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/L/D/D/L/W/L/L/L/L/D/W/D/L/L/W/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/L/L Position 2/10/9/18/21/17/20/20/16/13/10/14/14/15/16/15/13/13/14/15/15/14/14/13/14/12/13/15/18/18/18/16/17/18/19/19/20/20/21/21/21/21/20/19/19/21 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 complete Northampton Town F.C. Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 2008 8 9 y 15:00 BST 1 4–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-cheltenham-town-09-august-2008-281441/ Northampton Town C.Doig 42A.Akinfenwa 64 pen. 68 pen.L.Constantine 77 Cheltenham Town G.Gyepes 35 o.g.M.Townsend 74 pen. Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,716 Graham Horwood W 2008 8 16 y 15:00 BST 2 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/milton-keynes-dons-v-northampton-town-16-august-2008-281528/ Milton Keynes Dons A.Wilbraham 66 Northampton Town Stadium:MK Bletchley 12,078 Gavin Ward L 2008 8 23 y 15:00 BST 3 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-millwall-23-august-2008-282492/ Northampton Town Millwall Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,402 Darren Deadman D 2008 8 30 y 15:00 BST 4 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-northampton-town-30-august-2008-282569/ Tranmere Rovers B.Savage 35A.Kay 38C.Curran 45I.Thomas-Moore 90 Northampton Town R.Gilligan 10 Prenton Park Birkenhead 5,034 Mark Heywood L 2008 9 13 y 15:00 BST 5 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-peterborough-united-13-september-2008-282651/ Northampton Town C.Larkin 43J.Crowe 0 90 Peterborough United G.Boyd 15 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,520 Keith Stroud D 2008 9 16 y 19:45 BST 6 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-northampton-town-16-september-2008-282687/ Stockport County L.McSweeney 76 Northampton Town K.Hawley 5 Edgeley Park Stockport 4,974 Neil Swarbrick D 2008 9 20 y 15:00 BST 7 3–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-northampton-town-20-september-2008-282720/ Huddersfield Town A.Booth 34M.Flynn 64 78 Northampton Town J.Goodwin 25 o.g.L.Davis 90 Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield 12,414 Colin Webster L 2008 9 27 y 15:00 BST 8 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-peterborough-united-13-september-2008-282651/ Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 77 90+6 Brighton & Hove Albion G.Murray 43 90+1 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,389 Andy Hall D 2008 10 4 y 15:00 BST 9 1–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-northampton-town-04-october-2008-282897/ Crewe Alexandra T.Pope 55 Northampton Town D.Jackman 45A.Akinfenwa 64 pen.A.Osman 70 Gresty Road Crewe 3,977 Andy Haines W 2008 10 10 y 19:45 BST 10 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-hartlepool-united-10-october-2008-282947/ Northampton Town K.Hawley 17 Hartlepool United Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,277 Graham Horwood W 2008 10 18 y 15:00 BST 11 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-yeovil-town-18-october-2008-283072/ Northampton Town D.Jackman 17A.Akinfenwa 20J.Crowe 81 Yeovil Town Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,217 Kevin Wright W 2008 10 21 y 19:45 BST 12 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/swindon-town-v-northampton-town-21-october-2008-283120/ Swindon Town B.Paynter 48S.Cox 61 Northampton Town G.Coke 90 County Ground Swindon 6,653 Andy D' Urso L 2008 10 25 y 15:00 BST 13 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leicester-city-v-northampton-town-25-october-2008-283163/ Leicester City Northampton Town Walkers Stadium Leicester 22,795 Scott Mathieson D 2008 11 1 y 15:00 GMT 14 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-v-northampton-town-01-november-2008-283275/ Walsall C.Palmer 17A.Gerrard 22T.Deeney 63 Northampton Town L.Constantine 80 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,377 Graham Scott L 2008 11 15 y 15:00 GMT 15 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-oldham-athletic-15-november-2008-283417/ Northampton Town Oldham Athletic A.Liddell 76 pen.L.Hughes 0 90 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,067 Paul Taylor L 2008 11 22 y 15:00 GMT 16 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hereford-united-v-northampton-town-22-november-2008-283488/ Hereford United Northampton Town D.Jackman 49R.Gilligan 61 Edgar Street Hereford 3,061 Oliver Langford W 2008 11 25 y 19:45 GMT 17 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-leeds-united-25-november-2008-283534/ Northampton Town L.Davis 28N.Bignall 87 Leeds United J.Beckford 69 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,008 Chris Foy W 2008 11 29 y 15:00 GMT 18 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-colchester-united-29-november-2008-283577/ Northampton Town D.Jackman 53 Colchester United C.Platt 23P.Reid 26 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,833 Karl Evans L 2008 12 6 y 15:00 GMT 19 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-leyton-orient-06-december-2008-283657/ Northampton Town L.Davis 2 Leyton Orient JJ.Melligan 42 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,039 Keith Hill D 2008 12 13 y 15:00 GMT 20 4–4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-northampton-town-13-december-2008-283761/ Scunthorpe United B.May 13 51G.Hooper 57 85 Northampton Town S.McGleish 24G.Coke 53D.Jackman 57 85 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 3,976 David Webb D 2008 12 20 y 15:00 GMT 21 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-carlisle-united-20-december-2008-283822/ Northampton Town J.Crowe 63 Carlisle United Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,673 Phil Gibbs W 2008 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 22 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southend-united-v-northampton-town-26-december-2008-283875/ Southend United J.Stanislas 90 Northampton Town A.Osman 0 72 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 7,767 Pat Miller L 2008 12 28 y 15:00 GMT 23 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bristol-rovers-28-december-2008-283916/ Northampton Town Bristol Rovers Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,557 Simon Hooper D 2009 1 10 y 15:00 GMT 24 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-huddersfield-town-10-january-2009-284019/ Northampton Town J.Crowe 0 75A.Akinfenwa 90 Huddersfield Town P.Jevons 65 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,110 James Linington D 2009 1 16 y 19:45 GMT 25 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepool-united-v-northampton-town-16-january-2009-284054/ Hartlepool United J.Porter 5 56 Northampton Town Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,814 Russell Booth L 2009 1 24 y 15:00 GMT 26 5–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-crewe-alexandra-24-january-2009-284129/ Northampton Town B.Clarke 2 55 70D.Jackman 19L.Davis 57 Crewe Alexandra J.Baudet 0 18C.Daniel 30 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,675 Steven Cook W 2009 1 27 y 19:45 GMT 27 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-northampton-town-27-january-2009-284165/ Colchester United M.Yeates 57S.Vernon 58 Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 18P.Rodgers 0 45 Colchester Community Stadium Colchester 3,973 Iain Williamson L 2009 1 31 y 15:00 GMT 28 1–2 Northampton Town L.Constantine 16 Leicester City S.Howard 21 pen.L.Dyer 73 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 7,028 Mike Dean L 2009 2 14 y 15:00 GMT 29 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-northampton-town-14-february-2009-284322/ Oldham Athletic R.Hazell 8D.Windass 60 Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 67 Boundary Park Oldham 4,629 Andy Haines L 2009 2 21 y 15:00 GMT 30 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-walsall-21-february-2009-284407/ Northampton Town Walsall S.Hughes 83J.Ibehre 90 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,528 Roger East L 2009 2 24 y 19:45 GMT 31 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-northampton-town-24-february-2009-284431/ Brighton & Hove Albion T.Elphick 57A.Virgo 0 65 Northampton Town R.Gilligan 45A.Akinfenwa 0 65 Withdean Stadium Brighton 5,062 Trevor Kettle D 2009 2 28 y 15:00 GMT 32 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/cheltenham-town-v-northampton-town-28-february-2009-284469/ Cheltenham Town Northampton Town J.Crowe 45 Whaddon Road Cheltenham 3,495 Graham Scott W 2009 3 7 y 15:00 GMT 33 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-tranmere-rovers-07-march-2009-284562/ Northampton Town A.Holt 52 Tranmere Rovers B.Savage 32 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,546 Craig Pawson D 2009 3 10 y 15:00 GMT 34 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-northampton-town-10-march-2009-284600/ Millwall G.Alexander 35 Northampton Town The Den Millwall, London 6,685 Grant Hegley L 2009 3 14 y 15:00 GMT 35 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-northampton-town-14-march-2009-284649/ Peterborough United G.Zakuani 0 7C.Lee 33 Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 8,881 Clive Oliver L 2009 3 21 y 15:00 GMT 36 4–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-stockport-county-21-march-2009-284716/ Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 12A.Osman 45L.Guttridge 72S.Vernon 79 Stockport County Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,814 Jarnail Singh W 2009 3 24 y 19:45 GMT 37 3–4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-swindon-town-24-march-2009-284740/ Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 3D.Jackman 68I.Anya 87 Swindon Town S.Cox 18 31 79B.Paynter 40 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,025 Gavin Ward L 2009 3 28 y 15:00 GMT 38 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-northampton-town-28-march-2009-284747/ Carlisle United L.Neal 37 Northampton Town L.Guttridge 41 Brunton Park Carlisle 5,254 Andy D'Urso D 2009 3 31 y 19:45 BST 39 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/yeovil-town-v-northampton-town-31-march-2009-284782/ Yeovil Town J.Obika 79 Northampton Town Huish Park Yeovil 3,884 Oliver Langford L 2009 4 10 y 19:45 BST 40 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-rovers-v-northampton-town-10-april-2009-284853/ Bristol Rovers J.Kuffour 72 Northampton Town Memorial Ground Bristol 6,666 Steven Cook L 2009 4 10 y 15:00 BST 41 2–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-southend-united-13-april-2009-284925/ Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 50A.Prijović 80 Southend United JF.Christophe 38T.Robinson 56L.Barnard 60 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,190 Chris Sarginson L 2009 4 18 y 15:00 BST 42 1–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leyton-orient-v-northampton-town-18-april-2009-284969/ Leyton Orient J.Crowe 24 o.g. Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 71A.Prijović 73I.Anya 90 Brisbane Road Leyton, London 4,665 Roger East W 2009 4 21 y 19:45 BST 43 3–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-scunthorpe-united-21-april-2009-284997/ Northampton Town J.Crowe 38I.Anya 60P.Hughes 76 Scunthorpe United L.Trotter 45G.McCann 49 pen.M.Sparrow 68 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,416 Michael Oliver D 2009 4 25 y 15:00 BST 44 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-hereford-united-25-april-2009-285030/ Northampton Town A.Holt 29J.Crowe 69 Hereford United A.Williams 51 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,518 Steve Bratt W 2009 4 28 y 19:45 BST 45 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-milton-keynes-dons-28-april-2009-285051/ Northampton Town Milton Keynes Dons A.Wilbraham 34 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,054 Keith Stroud L 2009 5 2 y 15:00 BST 46 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leeds-united-v-northampton-town-02-may-2009-285066/ Leeds United L.Becchio 44J.Beckford 59R.Snodgrass 90 Northampton Town Elland Road Leeds 34,214 Andy Penn L FA Cup 2008–09 FA Cup 2008 11 7 y 19:45 GMT First round 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leeds-united-v-northampton-town-07-november-2008-283308/ Leeds United A.Robinson 37 pen. Northampton Town S.McGleish 9 Elland Road Leeds 9,531 Michael Oliver D 2008 11 17 y 19:45 GMT First round (r) 2–5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-leeds-united-17-november-2008-283435/ Northampton Town J.Crowe 44 90 Leeds United J.Beckford 13 45 55M.Hughes 28 o.g.B.Parker 41 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 3,960 Phil Crossley L League Cup 2008–09 Football League Cup 2008 8 12 y 19:45 BST First round 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-northampton-town-12-august-2008-281480/ Millwall Northampton Town J.Crowe 16 The Den Millwall, London 3,525 Clive Penton W 2008 8 26 y 20:00 BST Second round 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bolton-wanderers-v-northampton-town-26-august-2008-282514/ Bolton Wanderers K.Nolan 82 Northampton Town A.Akinfenwa 22 pen. 28 Reebok Stadium Bolton 7,136 Graham Laws W 2008 9 23 y 19:45 BST Third round 2–2 yes https://www.11v11.com/matches/sunderland-v-northampton-town-23-september-2008-282750/ Sunderland A.Stokes 86 90 Northampton Town C.Larkin 20L.Guttridge 81 M.Chopra D.Murphy A.Stokes A.Reid K.Richardson 4–3 M.Hughes A.Akinfenwa L.Davis A.Osman L.Constantine Stadium of Light Sunderland 21,082 Tony Bates L League Trophy 2008–09 Football League Trophy 2008 9 2 y 19:45 BST First round (s) 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-02-september-2008-282600/ Northampton Town Brighton & Hove Albion K.McLeod 68 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 2,047 Pat Miller L Appearances, goals and cards No. Squad number Pos Position 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 – – – – Category:Northampton Town F.C. seasons Northampton Town