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2008–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One21st (Relegated)
FA CupFirst round
Carling CupSecond round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Adebayo Akinfenwa (13)
All: Adebayo Akinfenwa (15)
Highest home attendance7,028 vs Leicester City
Lowest home attendance2,047 vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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

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As of match played 2 May 2009.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
13 Chris Dunn GK England Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 21) 31 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
25 Paul Walker GK Wales Cambridge (ENG) (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice 30 August 2008 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB England Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 30) 193 17 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
3 Danny Jackman LB/LM England Worcester (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 26) 93 9 Gillingham 24 May 2007 Free
4 Mark Hughes CB England Kirkby (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 22) 106 4 Everton 31 January 2007 Undisclosed
5 Adam Watts CB England Hackney (1988-03-04)4 March 1988 (aged 21) 5 0 Fulham 26 March 2009 Loan
6 Chris Doig CB Scotland Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 28) 147 5 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
19 Liam Dolman CB England Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 21) 54 1 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
23 Paul Rodgers RB England Edmonton (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 19) 11 0 Arsenal 22 January 2009 Loan
24 Greg Taylor RB England Bedford (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 19) 1 0 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
27 Jared Hodgkiss RB England Stafford (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 22) 5 0 West Bromwich Albion 26 March 2009 Loan
Midfielders
7 Giles Coke CM England Westminster (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 22) 58 7 Mansfield Town 2 July 2007 Tribunal
11 Andy Holt LB/LM England Stockport (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 31) 128 6 Wrexham 27 June 2006 Free
12 Ikechi Anya W Scotland Glasgow (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 21) 14 3 Glenn Hoddle Academy 28 February 2009 Free
14 Liam Davis LM England Wandsworth (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 22) 34 4 Coventry City 6 June 2008 Free
15 Abdul Osman CM Ghana Accra (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 22) 40 2 Gretna 12 June 2008 Free
18 Ryan Gilligan CM England Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 22) 130 11 Watford 12 August 2005 Free
20 Alex Dyer CM England Täby (SWE) (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 18) 19 1 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
21 Luke Guttridge CM England Barnstaple (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 27) 29 3 Colchester United 4 August 2008 Free
Forwards
8 Leon Constantine FW England Hackney (1978-02-24)24 February 1978 (aged 31) 37 3 Leeds United 2 July 2008 Free
9 Colin Larkin FW Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 27) 63 5 Chesterfield 28 June 2007 Free
10 Adebayo Akinfenwa FW England Islington (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 26) 51 22 Millwall 18 January 2008 Free
17 Aleksandar Prijović FW Serbia St. Gallen (SWI) (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 19) 10 2 Derby County 17 March 2009 Loan
22 Joey Benjamin FW England Woodford (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 18) 4 0 Apprentice 1 August 2008 N/A

Competitions

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Coca-Cola Football League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 −13 50
20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 −13 50
21 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 13 21 61 65 −4 49 Relegation to Football League Two
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 10 24 59 82 −23 46
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 12 25 51 91 −40 39
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 13 21 61 65  −4 49 8 8 7 38 29  +9 4 5 14 23 36  −13

Last updated: May 2009.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAAAHAHHHA
ResultWLDLDDLDWWWLDLLWWLDDWLDDLWLLLLDWDLLWLDLLLWDWLL
Position210918211720201613101414151615131314151514141314121315181818161718191920202121212120191921
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Northampton Town 4–2 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST C.Doig 42'
A.Akinfenwa 64' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
L.Constantine 77'
Report G.Gyepes 35' (o.g.)
M.Townsend 74' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,716
Referee: Graham Horwood
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Northampton Town Bletchley
15:00 BST A.Wilbraham 66' Report Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Millwall Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST B.Savage 35'
A.Kay 38'
C.Curran 45'
I.Thomas-Moore 90'
Report R.Gilligan 10' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) 5 Northampton Town 1–1 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST C.Larkin 43'
J.Crowe Red card 90'
Report G.Boyd 15' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) 6 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town Stockport
19:45 BST L.McSweeney 76' Report K.Hawley 5' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST A.Booth 34'
M.Flynn 64', 78'
Report J.Goodwin 25' (o.g.)
L.Davis 90'
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 12,414
Referee: Colin Webster
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27) 8 Northampton Town 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa 77', 90+6' Report G.Murray 43', 90+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Andy Hall
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST T.Pope 55' Report D.Jackman 45'
A.Akinfenwa 64' (pen.)
A.Osman 70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,977
Referee: Andy Haines
10 October 2008 (2008-10-10) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
19:45 BST K.Hawley 17' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,277
Referee: Graham Horwood
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Northampton Town 3–0 Yeovil Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Jackman 17'
A.Akinfenwa 20'
J.Crowe 81'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Kevin Wright
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
19:45 BST B.Paynter 48'
S.Cox 61'
Report G.Coke 90' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Andy D' Urso
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Leicester City 0–0 Northampton Town Leicester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,795
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 14 Walsall 3–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT C.Palmer 17'
A.Gerrard 22'
T.Deeney 63'
Report L.Constantine 80' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Graham Scott
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Report A.Liddell 76' (pen.)
L.Hughes Red card 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Paul Taylor
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 16 Hereford United 0–2 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Report D.Jackman 49'
R.Gilligan 61'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Oliver Langford
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 17 Northampton Town 2–1 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT L.Davis 28'
N.Bignall 87'
Report J.Beckford 69' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Chris Foy
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 18 Northampton Town 1–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Jackman 53' Report C.Platt 23'
P.Reid 26'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,833
Referee: Karl Evans
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Davis 2' Report JJ.Melligan 42' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,039
Referee: Keith Hill
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 20 Scunthorpe United 4–4 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT B.May 13', 51'
G.Hooper 57', 85'
Report S.McGleish 24'
G.Coke 53'
D.Jackman 57', 85'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,976
Referee: David Webb
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe 63' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Phil Gibbs
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 22 Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT J.Stanislas 90' Report A.Osman Red card 72' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Pat Miller
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 23 Northampton Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,557
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 January 2009 (2009-01-10) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe Red card 75'
A.Akinfenwa 90'
Report P.Jevons 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: James Linington
16 January 2009 (2009-01-16) 25 Hartlepool United 2–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:45 GMT J.Porter 5', 56' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,814
Referee: Russell Booth
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 26 Northampton Town 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Clarke 2', 55', 70'
D.Jackman 19'
L.Davis 57'
Report J.Baudet Red card 18'
C.Daniel 30'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Steven Cook
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 27 Colchester United 2–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT M.Yeates 57'
S.Vernon 58'
Report A.Akinfenwa 18'
P.Rodgers Red card 45'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Iain Williamson
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 28 Northampton Town 1–2 Leicester City Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Constantine 16' S.Howard 21' (pen.)
L.Dyer 73'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
Referee: Mike Dean
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 29 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT R.Hazell 8'
D.Windass 60'
Report A.Akinfenwa 67' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Andy Haines
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 30 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Hughes 83'
J.Ibehre 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Roger East
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Brighton
19:45 GMT T.Elphick 57'
A.Virgo Red card 65'
Report R.Gilligan 45'
A.Akinfenwa Red card 65'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,062
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 32 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report J.Crowe 45' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Graham Scott
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Holt 52' Report B.Savage 32' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Craig Pawson
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 34 Millwall 1–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 GMT G.Alexander 35' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,685
Referee: Grant Hegley
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT G.Zakuani Red card 7'
C.Lee 33'
Report Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,881
Referee: Clive Oliver
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 36 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Akinfenwa 12'
A.Osman 45'
L.Guttridge 72'
S.Vernon 79'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Jarnail Singh
24 March 2009 (2009-03-24) 37 Northampton Town 3–4 Swindon Town Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Akinfenwa 3'
D.Jackman 68'
I.Anya 87'
Report S.Cox 18', 31', 79'
B.Paynter 40'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 38 Carlisle United 1–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT L.Neal 37' Report L.Guttridge 41' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Andy D'Urso
31 March 2009 (2009-03-31) 39 Yeovil Town 1–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
19:45 BST J.Obika 79' Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) 40 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 BST J.Kuffour 72' Report Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,666
Referee: Steven Cook
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 2–3 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa 50'
A.Prijović 80'
Report JF.Christophe 38'
T.Robinson 56'
L.Barnard 60'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,190
Referee: Chris Sarginson
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 42 Leyton Orient 1–3 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST J.Crowe 24' (o.g.) Report A.Akinfenwa 71'
A.Prijović 73'
I.Anya 90'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Roger East
21 April 2009 (2009-04-21) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:45 BST J.Crowe 38'
I.Anya 60'
P.Hughes 76'
Report L.Trotter 45'
G.McCann 49' (pen.)
M.Sparrow 68'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Michael Oliver
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 44 Northampton Town 2–1 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Holt 29'
J.Crowe 69'
Report A.Williams 51' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,518
Referee: Steve Bratt
28 April 2009 (2009-04-28) 45 Northampton Town 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 BST Report A.Wilbraham 34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,054
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town Leeds
15:00 BST L.Becchio 44'
J.Beckford 59'
R.Snodgrass 90'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,214
Referee: Andy Penn

FA Cup

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7 November 2008 (2008-11-07) First round Leeds United 1–1 Northampton Town Leeds
19:45 GMT A.Robinson 37' (pen.) Report S.McGleish 9' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 9,531
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 November 2008 (2008-11-17) First round (r) Northampton Town 2–5 Leeds United Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Crowe 44', 90' Report J.Beckford 13', 45', 55'
M.Hughes 28' (o.g.)
B.Parker 41'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Phil Crossley

Carling Cup

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12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) First round Millwall 0–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST Report J.Crowe 16' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Clive Penton
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26) Second round Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town Bolton
20:00 BST K.Nolan 82' Report A.Akinfenwa 22' (pen.), 28' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 7,136
Referee: Graham Laws

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

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2 September 2008 (2008-09-02) First round (s) Northampton Town 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST Report K.McLeod 68' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Pat Miller

Appearances, goals and cards

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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 Yellow card Red card
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