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2009–10 Northampton Town F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Northampton Town |
| season | 2009–10 |
| manager | Stuart Gray |
| (until 8 September) | |
| Ian Sampson | |
| (from 5 October) | |
| chairman | David Cardoza |
| league | League Two |
| league result | 11th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Second round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | First round |
| cup3 | Legaue Trophy |
| cup3 result | Quarter-final |
| league topscorer | Adebayo Akinfenwa (16) |
| season topscorer | Adebayo Akinfenwa (17) |
| highest attendance | 5,069 vs Notts County |
| lowest attendance | 1,718 vs Bournemouth |
| prevseason | 2008–09 |
| nextseason | 2010–11 |
(until 8 September) Ian Sampson (from 5 October) The 2009–10 season was Northampton Town's 113th season in their history and the first season back in League Two after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The team's new shirt supplier was Erreà, and the shirt sponsor was Jackson Grundy.
Players
| No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Dunn | GK | ENG | Havering | 66 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A | |||||
| 13 | Paul Walker | GK | WAL | Cambridge (ENG) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 30 August 2008 | N/A | |||||
| 26 | Jason Steele | GK | ENG | Newton Aycliffe | 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 25 February 2010 | Loan | |||||
| 2 | Paul Rodgers | RB | ENG | Edmonton | 46 | 0 | Arsenal | 31 July 2009 | Free | |||||
| 3 | John Johnson | RB | ENG | Middlesbrough | 38 | 5 | Middlesbrough | 24 September 2009 | Loan | |||||
| 5 | Craig Hinton | CB | ENG | Wolverhampton | 46 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 29 May 2009 | Free | |||||
| 6 | Dean Beckwith | CB | ENG | Southwark | 42 | 0 | Hereford United | 29 June 2009 | Free | |||||
| 19 | John Curtis | U | ENG | Nuneaton | 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 28 July 2009 | Free | |||||
| 23 | Peter Gilbert | LB | WAL | Newcastle upon Tyne (ENG) | 31 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 13 November 2009 | Free | |||||
| 4 | Luke Guttridge | CM | ENG | Barnstaple | 63 | 9 | Colchester United | 4 August 2008 | Free | |||||
| 8 | Abdul Osman | CM | GHA | Accra | 73 | 4 | Gretna | 12 June 2008 | Free | |||||
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | ENG | Stockport | 164 | 9 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free | |||||
| 12 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | ENG | Swindon | 178 | 22 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free | |||||
| 14 | Liam Davis | LM | ENG | Wandsworth | 53 | 6 | Coventry City | 6 June 2008 | Free | |||||
| 15 | Alex Dyer | CM | ENG | Täby (SWE) | 42 | 3 | Apprentice | 1 July 2007 | N/A | |||||
| 21 | Michael Jacobs | W | ENG | Rothwell | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2009 | N/A | |||||
| 30 | Kevin Thornton | RM | IRL | Drogheda | 11 | 1 | Nuneaton Town | 8 January 2010 | Free | |||||
| 9 | Steve Guinan | FW | ENG | Birmingham | 34 | 7 | Hereford United | 26 May 2009 | Free | |||||
| 10 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | FW | ENG | Islington | 95 | 39 | Millwall | 18 January 2008 | Free | |||||
| 16 | Gary Mulligan | FW | IRL | Dublin | 12 | 0 | Gillingham | 8 July 2009 | Free | |||||
| 17 | Billy Mckay | FW | NIR | Corby (ENG) | 43 | 8 | Leicester City | 21 July 2009 | Free | |||||
| 18 | Joe Benjamin | FW | ENG | Woodford | 8 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 August 2008 | N/A | |||||
| 22 | Courtney Herbert | FW | ENG | Northampton | 23 | 2 | Long Buckby | 23 September 2009 | Free | |||||
| 24 | Seb Harris | FW | USA | Rochester, Michigan | 10 | 1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 August 2009 | Free | |||||
| 28 | Stephen O'Flynn | FW | IRL | Mallow | 5 | 0 | Limerick | 5 January 2010 | Free |
Competitions
Football League Two
Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two
League table
Results summary
As of games played 8 May 2010
League position by match
Matches
A.Akinfenwa B.Mckay B.Marshall M.Simpson R.Gilligan P.Furlong J.O'Flynn L.Hughes A.Holt W.Buckley J.Labadie K.Langmead C.Herbert I.Sharps J.Johnson M.Boulding R.Lowe A.Akinfenwa S.Drummond A.Holt J.Johnson A.Akinfenwa J.Johnson M.Morgan M.Manset C.King R.Gilligan A.Akinfenwa R.Gilligan B.Mckay L.Guttridge K.Hudson S.Walton A.Akinfenwa A.Akinfenwa S.Harris A.Osman B.Mckay A.Osman R.Gilligan A.Akinfenwa K.Thornton
FA Cup
R.Gilligan A.Lallana D.Hammond
League Cup
A.Lallana
League Trophy
S.Guinan A.Chambers L.Johnson S.Guinan A.Osman R.Gilligan S.Baldock
Appearances, goals and cards
| No. | Pos | Player | League 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 | Chris Dunn | 29 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 35 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 2 | RB | Paul Rodgers | 24 | 7 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 28 | 7 | – | 4 | – | ||||
| 3 | RB | John Johnson | 36 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | – | 5 | 4 | – | ||||
| 4 | CM | Luke Guttridge | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 7 | 6 | 4 | – | ||||
| 5 | CB | Craig Hinton | 38 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | 2 | – | 4 | – | ||||
| 6 | CB | Dean Beckwith | 37 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 41 | 1 | – | 5 | – | ||||
| 8 | CM | Abdul Osman | 26 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | – | ||||
| 9 | ST | Steve Guinan | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | ||||
| 10 | ST | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 36 | 4 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 38 | 6 | 17 | 3 | – | ||||
| 11 | LM | Andy Holt | 31 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 36 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 41 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 11 | – | ||||
| 13 | GK | Paul Walker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 14 | LM | Liam Davis | 13 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 14 | 5 | 2 | – | – | ||||
| 15 | CM | Alex Dyer | 4 | 16 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | – | ||||
| 16 | ST | Gary Mulligan | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 5 | 7 | – | 1 | – | ||||
| 17 | ST | Billy Mckay | 29 | 11 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 30 | 13 | 8 | – | – | ||||
| 18 | ST | Joe Benjamin | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | ||||
| 19 | U | John Curtis | 18 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | – | 5 | – | ||||
| 21 | LM | Michael Jacobs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | ST | Courtney Herbert | 8 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | ||||
| 23 | LB | Peter Gilbert | 30 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | ST | Seb Harris | – | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | ||||
| 26 | GK | Jason Steele | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | ST | Stephen O'Flynn | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | ||||
| 30 | RM | Kevin Thornton | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Out on loan: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | CB | Chris McCready | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 15 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Players who left Northampton Town: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | W | Ben Marshall | 11 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | ||||
| 23 | LB | Robbie Threlfall | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | ST | Luke Boden | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 25 | CB | Danny Swailes | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | ||||
| 26 | GK | Simon Brown | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 27 | GK | Billy Lumley | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | CB | Pat Kanyuka | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| W | Romone Rose | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |||||
| CB | Luke Wilkinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Awards
| 2009–10 Awards | Pos. | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | ST | Adebayo Akinfenwa |
| Young Player of the Year | RB | John Johnson |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2009 | FW | ENG | Steve Guinan | Hereford United | Free | |
| 1 July 2009 | DF | ENG | Craig Hinton | Bristol Rovers | Free | |
| 1 July 2009 | DF | ENG | Dean Beckwith | Hereford United | Free | |
| 8 July 2009 | FW | IRE | Gary Mulligan | Gillingham | Free | |
| 21 July 2009 | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | Leicester City | Free | |
| 28 July 2009 | MF | ENG | John Curtis | Wrexham | Free | |
| 31 July 2009 | DF | ENG | Paul Rodgers | Arsenal | Free | |
| 3 August 2009 | FW | USA | Sebastian Harris | Michigan Bucks | Free | |
| 3 August 2009 | DF | ENG | Chris McCready | Crewe Alexandra | Free | |
| 11 September 2009 | GK | ENG | Simon Brown | Unattached | Free | |
| 23 September 2009 | FW | ENG | Courtney Herbert | Long Buckby | Free | |
| 23 October 2009 | DF | COD | Pat Kanyuka | Unattached | Free | |
| 13 November 2009 | DF | WAL | Peter Gilbert | Unattached | Free | |
| 23 December 2009 | GK | ENG | Billy Lumley | Stafford Rangers | Free | |
| 5 January 2010 | FW | IRE | Stephen O'Flynn | Limerick | Free | |
| 8 January 2010 | MF | IRE | Kevin Thornton | Nuneaton Town | Free |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2009 | DF | ENG | Danny Jackman | Gillingham | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2009 | MF | ENG | Romone Rose | Queens Park Rangers | 6 September 2009 | |
| 7 August 2009 | MF | ENG | Ben Marshall | Stoke City | 4 November 2009 | |
| 21 August 2009 | DF | ENG | Robbie Threlfall | Liverpool | 21 September 2009 | |
| 27 August 2009 | MF | ENG | Luke Boden | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 September 2009 | |
| 24 September 2009 | DF | ENG | John Johnson | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2010 | |
| 19 November 2009 | MF | ENG | Josh Walker | Middlesbrough | 3 December 2009 | |
| 26 November 2009 | DF | ENG | Danny Swailes | Middlesbrough | 26 December 2009 | |
| 5 January 2009 | DF | ENG | Luke Wilkinson | Portsmouth | 5 February 2010 |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2009 | MF | ENG | Joe Benjamin | Eastbourne Borough | 31 May 2010 | |
| 5 January 2010 | GK | WAL | Paul Walker | Brackley Town | 5 February 2010 | |
| 21 January 2010 | DF | ENG | Chris McCready | Tranmere Rovers | 31 May 2010 |
References
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