2001–02 Northampton Town F.C. season

March 2022 March 2015 March 2015 Northampton Town 2001–02 Kevin WilsonKevan Broadhurst Sixfields Stadium Division Two 20th FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round League Trophy Second round Jamie Forrester (17) Jamie Forrester (18) 6,723 vs Cambridge United 2,142 vs Barnet 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 season was Northampton Town's 105th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. Players match played 20 April 2002. No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee Goalkeepers1Keith WelchGKENGBolton2002 4 20 1968 10 3 y1270Bristol City21 June 1999Free15Adam SollittGKENGSheffield2002 4 20 1977 6 22 y200Kettering Town25 July 2000£30,00024Mark BunnGKENGKettering2002 4 20 1984 11 16 y00Apprentice21 August 2001N/A Defenders2Gerard LavinRBENGCorby2002 4 20 1974 2 5 y30Bristol City29 May 2001Free3Duncan SpeddingLBENGCamberley2002 4 20 1977 9 7 y1301Southampton14 July 1998Free4Ian SampsonCBENGWakefield2002 4 20 1968 11 14 y36328Sunderland5 August 1994£30,0006John FrainLBENGBirmingham2002 4 20 1968 10 8 y2287Birmingham CitySummer 1997Free16Daryl BurgessFBENGBirmingham2002 4 20 1971 1 24 y401West Bromwich Albion27 June 2001Free17Richard HopeCBENGStockton-on-Tees2002 4 20 1978 6 22 y1256Darlington18 December 1998Undisclosed22Paul DempseyLBENGThe Wirral2002 4 20 1981 12 3 y290Sheffield United22 March 2001Undisclosed27Chris MarshRBENGDudley2002 4 20 1970 1 14 y280Wycombe Wanderers6 September 2001£10,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/1527508.stm Marsh to join Cobblers 2001-09-05 BBC Sport 2008-07-05 Midfielders7Paul McGregorRWENGLiverpool2002 4 20 1974 12 17 y455Plymouth Argyle8 June 2001Free8James HuntCMENGDerby2002 4 20 1976 12 17 y20510Notts County1 August 1997Free11Roy HunterCMENGSaltburn-by-the-Sea2002 4 20 1973 10 29 y21120West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995Free14John HodgeWENGOrmskirk2002 4 20 1969 4 1 y652Gillingham6 March 2000£25,00020Chris HargreavesCMENGCleethorpes2002 4 20 1972 5 12 y773Plymouth Argyle27 June 2000Free23Chris CarruthersLMENGKettering2002 4 20 1983 8 19 y171Apprentice1 August 2000N/A Forwards9Sam ParkinFWENGRoehampton2002 4 20 1981 3 14 y465Chelsea3 July 2001Loan10Marco GabbiadiniFWENGNottingham2002 4 20 1968 1 20 y8916Darlington27 June 2000Free18Jamie ForresterFWENGBradford2002 4 20 1974 11 1 y13650FC Utrecht27 June 2000£150,00019Derek AsamoahFWGHAAccra2002 4 20 1981 5 1 y443Slough Town25 July 2001Free33Steve MorisonFWENGEnfield2002 4 20 1983 8 29 y10Apprentice27 August 2001N/A Competitions Football League Division Two 2001–02 Football League#Second Division League table Second Division y NOR Results summary 9 4 10 30 33 5 3 15 24 46 11v11.com 22 March 2022 March 2022 League position by match table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/D/W/W/W/L/D/L/W/D/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/D Position 24/24/24/24/18/23/24/24/23/23/22/22/21/21/22/21/22/23/24/24/24/23/23/24/24/24/23/22/21/22/22/22/21/21/20/20/20/21/21/19/20/19/19/19/19/20 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 2001 8 11 y 15:00 BST 1 0–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bristol-city-11-august-2001-7509/ Northampton Town J.Hunt 0 34 Bristol City T.Thorpe 6 22 pen. 28 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,528 Paul Alcock L 2001 8 18 y 15:00 BST 2 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-northampton-town-18-august-2001-7663/ Stoke City A.Cooke 52P.Thorne 54 Northampton Town Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 12,845 Mark Cowburn L 2001 8 25 y 15:00 BST 3 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-notts-county-25-august-2001-7851/ Northampton Town Notts County I.Baraclough 3M.Stallard 90 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,648 David Crick L 2001 8 28 y 19:45 BST 4 4–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-northampton-town-28-august-2001-7932/ Oldham Athletic S.Balmer 6P.Rickers 35L.Duxbury 63M.Tipton 78 Northampton Town R.Hope 53 90 Boundary Park Oldham 4,941 Frazer Stretton L 2001 8 31 y 19:45 BST 5 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-31-august-2001-7970/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 74D.Asamoah 90 Brighton & Hove Albion Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,408 Roger Furnandiz W 2001 9 8 y 15:00 BST 6 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-northampton-town-08-september-2001-8022/ Colchester United K.Rapley 7S.McGleish 8 pen.R.Hope 42 o.g.D.Gregory 0 55 Northampton Town C.Hargreaves 78 Layer Road Colchester 3,705 Paul Rejer L 2001 9 15 y 15:00 BST 7 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-chesterfield-15-september-2001-8237/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 0 18 Chesterfield L.Beckett 15I.Breckin 79 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,535 Mike Jones L 2001 9 18 y 19:45 BST 8 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/cardiff-city-v-northampton-town-18-september-2001-8367/ Cardiff City G.Kavanagh 28P.Brayson 72 pen. Northampton Town Ninian Park Cardiff, Wales 11,232 Trevor Parkes L 2001 9 22 y 15:00 BST 9 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-northampton-town-22-september-2001-8458/ Port Vale Northampton Town R.Hunter 73 Vale Park Burslem 4,419 Alan Kaye W 2001 9 25 y 19:45 BST 10 1–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-blackpool-25-september-2001-8620/ Northampton Town D.Burgess 83 Blackpool B.Ormerod 31 45G.Fenton 79 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,103 Phil Prosser L 2001 9 28 y 15:00 BST 11 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-swindon-town-29-september-2001-8741/ Northampton Town R.Hunter 66 Swindon Town G.Grazioli 48 Sixfields Stadium Northampton George Cain 5,104 D 2001 10 7 y 14:00 BST 12 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-northampton-town-07-october-2001-8874/ Peterborough United J.Bullard 45 pen.A.Clarke 54 Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 8,101 Barry Knight L 2001 10 13 y 15:00 BST 13 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-tranmere-rovers-13-october-2001-9051/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 9 72R.Hope 45P.McGregor 48 Tranmere Rovers S.Flynn 45 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,636 Lee Cable W 2001 10 20 y 15:00 BST 14 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/queens-park-rangers-v-northampton-town-20-october-2001-9210/ Queens Park Rangers Northampton Town J.Hunt 11 Loftus Road White City, London 10,444 Mick Fletcher W 2001 10 23 y 19:45 BST 15 0–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-huddersfield-town-23-october-2001-9330/ Northampton Town Huddersfield Town A.Booth 30 45 70 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,926 Mike Ryan L 2001 10 27 y 15:00 BST 16 3–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/cambridge-united-v-northampton-town-27-october-2001-9396/ Cambridge United D.Kitson 18A.One 29 42 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 38J.Forrester 71 pen. 87 pen. Abbey Stadium Cambridge 3,682 Bill Jordan D 2001 11 3 y 15:00 GMT 17 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-reading-03-november-2001-9600/ Northampton Town Reading J.Cureton 52M.Butler 90 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,162 Paul Rejer L 2001 11 11 y 15:00 GMT 18 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-northampton-town-11-november-2001-9738/ Bury P.Kenny 0 70I.Lawson 77D.Swailes 82 Northampton Town R.Hope 11C.Hargreaves 0 33 Gigg Lane Bury 3,539 Trevor Parkes L 2001 11 20 y 19:45 GMT 19 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wycombe-wanderers-v-northampton-town-20-november-2001-9892/ Wycombe Wanderers A.Rammell 20 85 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 39 Adams Park High Wycombe 5,817 Grant Hegley L 2001 11 24 y 15:00 GMT 20 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wigan-athletic-24-november-2001-10012/ Northampton Town Wigan Athletic T.Dinning 28S.Haworth 57 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,267 Clive Penton L 2001 12 1 y 15:00 GMT 21 3–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-northampton-town-01-december-2001-10218/ Wrexham B.Carey 43M.Chalk 56 pen.D.Ferguson 86 Northampton Town J.Forrester 14P.McGregor 51J.Hunt 0 78 Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 2,708 Howard Webb L 2001 12 15 y 15:00 GMT 22 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-afc-bournemouth-15-december-2001-10530/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 81 AFC Bournemouth Sixfields Stadium Northampton 3,909 Ray Olivier W 2001 12 21 y 19:45 GMT 23 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/brentford-v-northampton-town-21-december-2001-10635/ Brentford P.Evans 76 pen.B.Burgess 80L.Owusu 88 Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford 5,142 Keith Hill L 2001 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 24 2–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-colchester-united-26-december-2001-10667/ Northampton Town R.Hope 36J.Forrester 80 Colchester United I.Sampson 45 o.g.G.Barrett 50 66 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,740 Tony Bates L 2001 12 29 y 15:00 GMT 25 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-oldham-athletic-29-december-2001-10757/ Northampton Town K.Welch 0 45 Oldham Athletic D.Eyres 80 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,760 Joe Ross L 2002 1 13 y 15:00 GMT 26 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-stoke-city-13-january-2002-11012/ Northampton Town S.Parkin 82 Stoke City M.Goodfellow 36 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,636 Graham Salisbury D 2002 1 19 y 15:00 GMT 27 1–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-northampton-town-19-january-2002-11078/ Bristol City T.Thorpe 62 Northampton Town J.Forrester 36 pen. 37J.Hunt 69 Ashton Gate Bristol 11,733 Lee Cable W 2002 1 22 y 19:45 GMT 28 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-brentford-22-january-2002-11114/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 0 83D.Asamoah 86 Brentford Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,184 Phil Joslin W 2002 1 29 y 19:45 GMT 29 0–3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/notts-county-v-northampton-town-29-january-2002-11279/ Notts County N.Fenton 0 68 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 12J.Forrester 64 pen. 69 pen. Meadow Lane Nottingham 4,182 Mark Cowburn W Fixture was previously postponed on January 5, 2002 due to a frozen pitch.2001/02 Division 2 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/2001021.html 28 January 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 28 January 2024 2002 2 2 y 15:00 GMT 30 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/swindon-town-v-northampton-town-02-february-2002-11327/ Swindon Town M.Gabbiadini 5 o.g.S.Davis 0 60D.Invincibile 64 Northampton Town J.Forrester 81 County Ground Swindon 6,585 Mark Cooper L 2002 2 9 y 15:00 GMT 31 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-queens-park-rangers-09-february-2002-11371/ Northampton Town R.Hunter 0 11D.Asamoah 78S.Parkin 88 Queens Park Rangers K.Connolly 12 pen. 21 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,424 Rob Harris D 2002 2 12 y 19:45 GMT 32 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-northampton-town-12-february-2002-11412/ Tranmere Rovers J.Price 65W.Allison 87 Northampton Town Prenton Park Birkenhead 7,739 Trevor Parkes L 2002 2 19 y 19:45 GMT 33 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-peterborough-united-19-february-2002-11481/ Northampton Town S.Parkin 17J.Forrester 38 Peterborough United J.Bullard 2 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,064 Barry Knight W 2002 2 23 y 15:00 GMT 34 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-northampton-town-23-february-2002-11542/ Chesterfield M.Ebdon 13J.Burt 53 Northampton Town R.Hope 3J.Forrester 22 Saltergate Chesterfield 4,186 Roy Pearson D 2002 2 26 y 19:45 GMT 35 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-port-vale-26-february-2002-11581/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 19 Port Vale Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,155 Scott Mathieson W 2002 3 2 y 15:00 GMT 36 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-cardiff-city-02-march-2002-11624/ Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 35 Cardiff City L.Maxwell 32A.Campbell 37 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,495 Steve Bennett L 2002 3 5 y 19:45 GMT 37 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackpool-v-northampton-town-05-march-2002-11649/ Blackpool G.Fenton 59 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 8 54 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 4,924 Howard Webb W 2002 3 9 y 15:00 GMT 38 5–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-northampton-town-09-march-2002-11673/ AFC Bournemouth W.Feeney 33 74J.Tindall 55D.Holmes 65S.Purches 90 Northampton Town D.Spedding 0 39P.McGregor 45 Dean Court Bournemouth 6,322 Phil Richards L 2002 3 12 y 19:45 GMT 39 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-northampton-town-12-march-2002-11731/ Brighton & Hove Albion B.Zamora 37S.Morgan 59 Northampton Town Withdean Stadium Brighton 6,363 David Crick L Fixture was previously postponed on January 1, 2002 due to icy weather. 2002 3 16 y 15:00 GMT 40 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wrexham-16-march-2002-11769/ Northampton Town J.Hunt 42R.Hunter 77 pen. 90 pen.S.Parkin 82 Wrexham L.Trundle 21K.Sharp 0 37D.Bennett 0 90 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,029 Rob Styles W 2002 3 23 y 15:00 GMT 41 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-northampton-town-23-march-2002-11843/ Huddersfield Town L.Knight 27 33 Northampton Town Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 10,783 Ray Olivier L 2002 3 29 y 19:45 GMT 42 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-bury-29-march-2002-11941/ Northampton Town J.Hunt 58 Bury Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,522 Matt Messias W 2002 4 1 y 15:00 BST 43 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-northampton-town-01-april-2002-11988/ Reading Northampton Town Madejski Stadium Reading 16,495 Bill Jordan D 2002 4 6 y 15:00 BST 44 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-wycombe-wanderers-06-april-2002-12047/ Northampton Town C.Hargreaves 52 65J.Forrester 77C.Carruthers 84 Wycombe Wanderers G.Holligan 17 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,851 Steve Tomlin W 2002 4 13 y 15:00 BST 45 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-athletic-v-northampton-town-13-april-2002-12125/ Wigan Athletic J.De Vos 7N.Ellington 45S.Green 69 Northampton Town JJB Stadium Wigan 5,938 Mark Cooper L 2002 4 20 y 15:00 BST 46 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-cambridge-united-20-april-2002-12181/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 23 pen.J.Hodge 90 Cambridge United T.Youngs 4 71 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 6,723 Andy D'Urso D FA Cup 2001–02 FA Cup 2001 11 17 y 15:00 GMT First round 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/torquay-united-v-northampton-town-17-november-2001-9860/ Torquay United K.Hill 82 Northampton Town M.Gabbiadini 28 35 Plainmoor Torquay 2,241 John Brandwood W 2001 12 9 y 13:00 GMT Second round 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/canvey-island-v-northampton-town-09-december-2001-10380/ Canvey Island N.Gregory 48 Northampton Town Park Lane Canvey Island 3,232 Paul Taylor L League Cup 2001-02 Football League Cup 2001 8 21 y 19:45 BST First round 2–1 yes https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-queens-park-rangers-21-august-2001-7745/ Northampton Town J.Forrester 90P.McGregor 110 Queens Park Rangers I.Evatt 16 o.g. Sixfields Stadium Northampton 4,638 Steve Baines W 2001 9 11 y 19:45 BST Second round 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/middlesbrough-v-northampton-town-11-september-2001-8176/ Middlesbrough D.Murphy 54S.Németh 62M.Wilson 82 Northampton Town S.Parkin 79 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 3,915 Phil Richards L League Trophy 2001–02 Football League Trophy 2001 10 16 y 19:45 GMT First round 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-oxford-united-16-october-2001-9129/ Northampton Town J.Hunt 34P.McGregor 45 Oxford United Sixfields Stadium Northampton 2,640 Brian Curson W 2001 10 30 y 19:45 GMT Second round 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-barnet-30-october-2001-9517/ Northampton Town Barnet L.Flynn 57 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 2,142 Rob Harris 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 38 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – 42 – – 1 2 2 RB Gerard Lavin 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – 2 – 3 LB John Frain 25 2 – 2 – – 1 – – 2 – – 30 2 – 1 – 4 CB Ian Sampson 24 3 – 2 – – – – – – – – 26 3 – 8 – 6 LB Duncan Spedding 22 1 – 2 – – 2 – – 1 – – 27 1 – 7 1 7 RM Paul McGregor 37 2 3 – 2 – 1 1 1 2 – 1 40 5 5 1 – 8 CM James Hunt 38 – 4 2 – – 2 – – 2 – 1 44 – 5 9 2 9 ST Sam Parkin 31 9 4 – 2 – 2 – 1 2 – – 35 11 5 3 – 10 ST Marco Gabbiadini 30 5 7 2 – 2 1 – – 1 1 – 34 6 9 9 2 11 CM Roy Hunter 38 2 4 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 42 2 4 3 1 14 RM John Hodge 4 15 1 – – – – – – – 2 – 4 17 1 1 – 15 GK Adam Sollitt 8 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – 10 2 – – – 16 RB Daryl Burgess 36 – 1 2 – – – – – 2 – – 40 – 1 8 – 17 CB Richard Hope 35 7 6 2 – – 2 – – 2 – – 41 7 6 5 – 18 ST Jamie Forrester 40 3 17 2 – – 2 – 1 1 – – 45 3 18 4 – 19 ST Derek Asamoah 3 36 3 – 1 – – 2 – – 2 – 3 41 3 – – 20 CM Chris Hargreaves 38 1 3 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 42 1 3 6 1 21 MF Richie Lopes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 LB Paul Dempsey 13 7 – – – – 1 1 – 1 – – 15 8 – 2 – 23 LM Chris Carruthers 6 7 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 6 7 1 – – 24 ST Danny Lowe – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 25 GK Mark Bunn – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26 CM Aaran Cavill – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 27 CB Chris Marsh 26 – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 28 – – 4 – 28 MF Chris Thompson – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – 29 CM Michael Laws – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 30 DF Bobby White – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 31 ST Ryan Nash – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 33 ST Steve Morison – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – Players no longer at the club: 12 LM Robert Wolleaston 2 5 – – – – – 1 – – – – 2 6 – – – 5 CB Ian Evatt 10 1 – – – – 2 – – – – – 12 1 – 1 – References Category:Northampton Town F.C. seasons Northampton Town