2009–10 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2009–10 football season is Northampton Town's 32nd season in the Football League Two, the fourth division of English football, and their 95th as a professional club. It officially began on 1 July 2009, and will conclude on 30 June 2010, although competitive matches are only played between August and May. The team's new shirt supplier is Erreà, and the shirt sponsor is Jackson Grundy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Northampton Town
2009–10 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
(until 8 September 2009)
Ian Sampson
(from 5 October 2009)
League Two11th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final (South)
Top goalscorerLeague: Adebayo Akinfenwa (16)
All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (17)
Highest home attendance5,069 vs Notts County
Lowest home attendance1,718 vs Bournemouth

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bury 46 19 12 15 54 59 −5 69
10 Port Vale 46 17 17 12 61 50 +11 68
11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 62 53 +9 67
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 55 54 +1 63
13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 0 62
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 13 15 62 53  +9 67 9 9 5 29 21  +8 9 4 10 33 32  +1

As of games played 8 May 2010

League position by match
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDLWWLLLLLWDDWWLDDLLDDWDWWDWDWWLLWWWWWDWDLLLWLD
Position15191051213172122171919171516151618181820181816131412131189128887786891011101111
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2009 (2009-08-08) 1Northampton Town0–0Macclesfield TownNorthampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,064
Referee: G Ward
15 August 2009 (2009-08-15) 2Chesterfield1–0Northampton TownChesterfield
15:00 BST McDermott  32' Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: S Rushton
18 August 2009 (2009-08-18) 3Accrington Stanley0–3Northampton TownAccrington
19:45 BST Report Guinan  3'
Akinfenwa  18' (pen.)
McKay  78'		 Stadium: Fraser Eagle Stadium
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: S Bratt
22 August 2009 (2009-08-22) 4Northampton Town2–0BournemouthNorthampton
15:00 BST Akinfenwa  6'
Marshall  84'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: P Taylor
29 August 2009 (2009-08-29) 5Burton Albion3–2Northampton TownBurton upon Trent
15:00 BST Harrad  2'
Simpson  7', 11'		 Report Guinan  72'
Gilligan  81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,321
Referee: R Shoebridge
4 September 2009 (2009-09-04) 6Northampton Town1–3BarnetNorthampton
19:45 BST Marshall  30' Report Dean  51'
Furlong  68'
O'Flynn  71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: P Tierney
12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7Notts County5–2Northampton TownNottingham
15:00 BST Ritchie  23', 65'
Hughes  44', 61', 76' (pen.)		 Report Dyer  10'
Holt  89'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8Northampton Town1–2RochdaleNorthampton
15:00 BST Gilligan  64' Report O'Grady  19'
Buckley  68'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,048
Referee: D Sheldrake
26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9Shrewsbury Town3–0Northampton TownShrewsbury
15:00 BST Robinson  22'
Labadie  49'
Langmead  54'		 Report Stadium: Prostar Stadium
Attendance: 5,548
Referee: G Eltringham
29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10Northampton Town3–1RotherhamNorthampton
19:45 BST Gilligan  10'
Herbert  46'
Sharps  58' (o.g.)		 Report Le Fondre  78' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: O Langford
3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) 11Northampton Town2–2Bradford CityNorthampton
15:00 BST Dyer  77'
Johnson  90'		 Report Ramsden  50'
Boulding  54'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: D Phillips
10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12Bury2–2Northampton TownManchester
15:00 BST Worrall  29'
Lowe  33'		 Report Herbert  66'
Akinfenwa  73'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: P Quinn
17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13Northampton Town1–0Lincoln CityNorthampton
15:00 BST Guinan  72' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: S Cook
24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14Morecambe2–4Northampton TownMorecambe
15:00 BST Jevons  26' (pen.)
Drummond  40'		 Report Guinan  4'
Holt  70'
Johnson  79'
Akinfenwa  84'		 Stadium: Christe Park
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: S Mathieson
29 October 2009 (2009-10-29) 15Torquay United1–0Northampton TownTorquay
15:00 GMT Hargreaves  82' Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: P Gibbs
14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16Northampton Town0–0Grimsby TownNorthampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17Northampton Town2–2Crewe AlexandraNorthampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  51', 62' Report Donaldson  14'
Johnson  43' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: G Horwood
24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18Aldershot Town2–1Northampton TownAldershot
19:45 GMT Donnelly  80' (pen.)
Morgan  90'		 Report Guttridge  18' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: F Graham
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19Northampton Town1–3Hereford UnitedNorthampton
19:45 GMT Gilligan  1' Report Jones  16'
Manset  57'
King  74'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: D Sheldrake
5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20Cheltenham Town2–2Northampton TownCheltenham
15:00 GMT Hayles  22', 30' Report Akinfenwa  23', 47' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: K Evans
12 December 2009 (2009-12-12) 21Northampton Town1–1Port ValeNorthampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  51' (pen.) Report Richards  45' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: M Russell
22 December 2009 (2009-12-22) 22Northampton Town1–0Dagenham & RedbridgeNorthampton
15:00 GMT McKay  88' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Jon Moss
28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) 23Barnet0–0Northampton TownBarnet
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Carl Sarginson
2 January 2010 (2010-01-02) 24Bournemouth0–2Northampton TownBournemouth
15:00 GMT Report Guttridge  5'
Gilligan  16'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 January 2010 (2010-01-20) 25Macclesfield Town0–2Northampton TownMacclesfield
19:45 GMT Report Guttridge  23'
Akinfenwa  76'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: D McDermid
23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 26Northampton Town0–0ChesterfieldNorthampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: J Waugh
26 January 2010 (2010-01-26) 27Darlington1–2Northampton TownDarlington
19:45 GMT Purcell  29' Report McKay  55'
Gilligan  70'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,694
Referee: M Boyeson
30 January 2010 (2010-01-30) 28Northampton Town1–1Burton AlbionNorthampton
15:00 GMT Holt  88' Report Harrad  53' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: A Hall
6 February 2010 (2010-02-06) 29Dagenham & Redbridge0–1Northampton TownDagenham
15:00 GMT Report Johnson  71' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: S Hooper
9 February 2010 (2010-02-09) 30Northampton Town4–0Accrington StanleyNorthampton
19:45 GMT Akinfenwa  10'
McKay  57', 61'
Guttridge  64'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: J Linnington
12 February 2010 (2010-02-12) 31Northampton Town0–3Aldershot TownNorthampton
19:45 GMT Report Morgan  12', 75'
Hudson  68'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: G Ward
20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 32Crewe Alexandra3–2Northampton TownCrewe
15:00 GMT Westwood  16', 66'
Walton  69'		 Report Gilligan  45'
Akinfenwa  57'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,036
Referee: P Quinn
23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) 33Hereford United0–2Northampton TownHereford
19:45 GMT Report McKay  29'
Akinfenwa  67'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 34Northampton Town2–1Cheltenham TownNorthampton
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa  52'
Harris  85'		 Report Watkins  78' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,428
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) 35Port Vale1–3Northampton TownBurslem
15:00 GMT Loft  5' Report Akinfenwa  3'
Osman  45'
McKay  45'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: D Webb
13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 36Northampton Town2–0DarlingtonNorthampton
15:00 GMT Johnson  20'
Osman  39'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: A Penn
20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 37Northampton Town2–0MorecambeNorthampton
15:00 GMT Davis  2'
Gilligan  51'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Graham Horwood
27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) 38Lincoln City1–1Northampton TownLincoln
15:00 GMT Saunders  54' Report Johnson  84' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Jon Moss
2 April 2010 (2010-04-02) 39Grimsby Town1–2Northampton TownGrimsby
19:45 BST Coulson  42' Report Davis  18'
Akinfenwa  68'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,482
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) 40Northampton Town0–0Torquay UnitedNorthampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,515
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 41Northampton Town0–1Notts CountyNorthampton
15:00 BST Report Davies  47' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,647
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 42Rotherham United1–0Northampton TownSheffield
19:45 BST Le Fondre  65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,325
Referee: E Evans
17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 43Rochdale1–0Northampton TownRochdale
15:00 BST O'Grady  23' Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: A Haines
24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44Northampton Town2–0Shrewsbury TownNorthampton
15:00 BST McKay  54'
Thornton  82'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Sutton
1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45Bradford City2–0Northampton TownBradford
15:00 BST Evans  12', 81' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 12,403
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46Northampton Town1–1BuryNorthampton
15:00 BST Akinfenwa  90' Report Lowe  45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: R Booth

FA Cup
For more information, see 2009–10 FA Cup.
7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) First roundNorthampton Town2–1Fleetwood TownNorthampton
15:00 GMT Guttridge  29', 61' Report Clancy  41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: R Madley
28 November 2009 (2009-11-28) Second roundNorthampton Town2–3SouthamptonNorthampton
15:00 GMT Hammond  65' (o.g.)
Gilligan  90'		 Report Papa Waigo N'Diaye  41'
Lallana  43'
Hammond  58'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: S Tanner

Football League Cup
For more information, see 2009–10 Football League Cup.
11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) First roundSouthampton2–0Northampton TownSouthampton
19:45 BST Lambert  29'
Lallana  68'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 10,921
Referee: S Hooper

Football League Trophy
For more information, see 2009–10 Football League Trophy.
1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) First roundWycombe Wanderers2–2
(0–3 p)		Northampton TownHigh Wycombe
19:45 BST Pittman  62', 90' Report Gilligan  40'
Guinan  86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: G Sutton
Penalties
Westlake
Chambers
Johnson 		Gilligan
Guinan
Osman
6 October 2009 (2009-10-06) Second roundNorthampton Town2–1BournemouthNorthampton
19:45 BST Guinan  66'
Giligan  90'		 Report Hollands  33' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,718
Referee: P Miller
10 November 2009 (2009-11-10) Quarter Final (South)Milton Keynes Dons3–1Northampton TownBletchley
19:45 GMT Aaron Wilbraham  6'
Baldock  16', 26'		 Report Guinan  51' Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 8,886
Referee: K Wright

Appearances, goals and cards
No. Pos 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
1GKChris Dunn 29––2––1––3–– 35––––
2RBPaul Rodgers 247–2–––––2–– 287–4–
3RBJohn Johnson 36–51–––––1–– 38–54–
4CMLuke Guttridge 24742–2–––1–– 38–54–
5CBCraig Hinton 382–2––1––3–– 442–4–
6CBDean Beckwith 371–1––1––2–– 411–5–
8CMAbdul Osman 2642–––1––11– 28525–
9STSteve Guinan 19942––1––213 241073–
10STAdebayo Akinfenwa 364172–––1––1– 386173–
11LMAndy Holt 31–32––1––2–– 36–311
12RMRyan Gilligan 41182–11––3–2 4711111–
13GKPaul Walker –––––––––––– –––––
14LMLiam Davis 1342–1––––1–– 1452––
15CMAlex Dyer 4162–1––1–11– 51821–
16STGary Mulligan 27–––––––3–– 57–1–
17STBilly McKay 29118–1–1–––1– 30138––
18STJoe Benjamin 21––––––––1– 22–1–
19CMJohn Curtis 181–1–––1–––– 192–5–
20CBChris McCready 131––––1––21– 153–11
21LMMichael Jacobs –––––––––11– 11–––
22STCourtney Herbert 8142–––––––1– 81521–
23LBPeter Gilbert 30––1–––––––– 31––41
24STSebastian Harris –91–1––––––– –101––
26GKJason Steele 13––––––––––– 13––––
28STStephen O'Flynn –5–––––––––– –5–––
30RMKevin Thornton 471––––––––– 47121
Players who left Northampton Town:
7WBen Marshall 1142–––1––2–– 14222–
23LBRobbie Threlfall 13–––––––1–– 23–––
25STLuke Boden 4––––––––1–– 5––––
25CBDanny Swailes 3––––––––––– 3––2–
26GKSimon Brown 2––––––––––– 2––––
27GKBilly Lumley 2––––––––––– 2––––
40CBPat Kanyuka 3––1–––––1–– 5––––
WRamone Rose –1––––1––––– 11–––
CBLuke Wilkinson –––––––––––– –––––

Awards
2009–10 Awards Pos. Player
Player of the YearSTAdebayo Akinfenwa
Young Player of the YearRBJohn Johnson

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2009FWSteve GuinanHereford UnitedFree[1]
1 July 2009DFCraig HintonBristol RoversFree[2]
1 July 2009DFDean BeckwithHereford UnitedFree[3]
8 July 2009FWGary MulliganGillinghamFree[4]
21 July 2009FWBilly McKayLeicester CityFree[5]
28 July 2009MFJohn CurtisWrexhamFree[6]
31 July 2009DFPaul RodgersArsenalFree[7]
3 August 2009FWSebastian HarrisMichigan BucksFree[8]
3 August 2009DFChris McCreadyCrewe AlexandraFree[9]
11 September 2009GKSimon BrownUnattachedFree[10]
23 September 2009FWCourtney HerbertLong BuckbyFree[11]
23 October 2009DFPat KanyukaUnattachedFree[12]
13 November 2009DFPeter GilbertUnattachedFree[13]
23 December 2009GKBilly LumleyStafford RangersFree[14]
5 January 2010FWStephen O'FlynnLimerickFree[15]
8 January 2010MFKevin ThorntonNuneaton TownFree[16]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 August 2009DFDanny JackmanGillinghamUndisclosed[17]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
6 August 2009MFRomone RoseQueens Park Rangers6 September 2009[18]
7 August 2009MFBen MarshallStoke City4 November 2009[19]
21 August 2009DFRobbie ThrelfallLiverpool21 September 2009[20]
27 August 2009MFLuke BodenSheffield Wednesday27 September 2009[21]
24 September 2009DFJohn JohnsonMiddlesbrough30 June 2010[22]
19 November 2009MFJosh WalkerMiddlesbrough3 December 2009[23]
26 November 2009DFDanny SwailesMiddlesbrough26 December 2009[24]
5 January 2009DFLuke WilkinsonPortsmouth5 February 2010[25]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
9 November 2009MFJoe BenjaminEastbourne Borough31 May 2010[26]
5 January 2010GKPaul WalkerBrackley Town5 February 2010
21 January 2010DFChris McCreadyTranmere Rovers31 May 2010[27]

See also

References
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  2. Defender Becomes Latest Addition ntfc.co.uk. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  3. Cobblers Bring In Defender ntfc.co.uk. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. Cobblers Make Mulligan Move Archived 12 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  5. McKay Puts Pen To Paper Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  6. Curtis Completes Town Move ntfc.co.uk. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. Rodgers Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  8. Cobblers To Keep Harris Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  9. McCready Becomes Latest Addition Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  10. Sampson Brings In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  11. Herbert Pens Sixfields Deal Archived 4 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  12. Cobblers Bring In Kanyuka Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  13. Cobblers Bring In Gilbert Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  14. Cobblers Bring In Keeper ntfc.co.uk. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  15. Irish Striker Pens Cobblers Deal Archived 7 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  16. Thornton Signs Sixfields Deal ntfc.co.uk. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  17. Jackman Makes Gillingham Move ntfc.co.uk. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  18. Cobblers Bring In Rose Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  19. Marshall Is The Man For Gray Archived 10 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ntfc.co.uk. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  20. Cobblers Bring in Red's Youngster ntfc.co.uk. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  21. Boden In Sixfields Move ntfc.co.uk. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  22. Cobblers Bring In Boro Defender ntfc.co.uk. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  23. Cobblers Bring In Walker ntfc.co.uk. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  24. Swailes Joins On Loan ntfc.co.uk. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  25. Portsmouth Defender Is Loan Addition ntfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  26. Benjamin Makes Loan Move ntfc.co.uk. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  27. McCready makes League One loan move ntfc.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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