2007–08 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 2007–08 football season
Northampton Town
2007–08 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerStuart Gray
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One9th
FA CupSecond round
Carling CupSecond round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Poul Hübertz (13)
All: Poul Hübertz (13)
Highest home attendance7,260 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance1,735 vs Millwall

The 2007–08 season was Northampton Town's 111th season in their history and the second 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

As of match played 3 May 2008.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Bunn GK England Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 23) 101 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
13 Chris Dunn GK England Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 20) 1 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB England Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 29) 145 9 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
3 Danny Jackman LB/LM England Worcester (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 25) 44 1 Gillingham 24 May 2007 Free
4 Mark Hughes CB England Kirkby (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 21) 59 3 Everton 31 January 2007 Undisclosed
5 Gábor Gyepes CB Hungary Budapest (1981-06-26)26 June 1981 (aged 26) 13 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 February 2008 Free
6 Chris Doig CB Scotland Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 27) 115 4 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
15 Brett Johnson CB/LB England Hammersmith (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22) 32 0 Aldershot Town 30 June 2005 Nominal
16 Danny May RB England Watford (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 19) 6 0 Apprentice 6 October 2006 N/A
19 Liam Dolman CB England Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 20) 37 1 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
21 Daniel Jones LB/LM England Rowley Regis (1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 21) 39 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 August 2007 Loan
24 Greg Taylor RB England Bedford (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
Midfielders
7 Giles Coke CM England Westminster (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 21) 20 5 Mansfield Town 2 July 2007 Tribunal
11 Andy Holt LB/LM England Stockport (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 30) 81 4 Wrexham 27 June 2006 Free
12 Ian Henderson RM England Stockport (1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23) 26 0 Norwich City 28 June 2007 Free
14 Joe Burnell CM England Bristol (1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 27) 67 2 Wycombe Wanderers 7 June 2006 Free
18 Ryan Gilligan CM England Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 21) 94 8 Watford 12 August 2005 Free
20 Alex Dyer CM England Täby (SWE) (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 17) 9 1 Apprentice 1 July 2007 N/A
Forwards
9 Colin Larkin FW Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 26) 40 3 Chesterfield 28 June 2007 Free
10 Adebayo Akinfenwa FW England Islington (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 25) 15 7 Millwall 18 January 2008 Free
23 Poul Hübertz FW Denmark Roskilde (1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 31) 47 13 Millwall 8 August 2007 Free

Competitions

Coca-Cola Football League One

League table

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 45 +13 67
9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 +5 66
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 −12 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 15 14 60 55  +5 66 12 6 5 38 21  +17 5 9 9 22 34  −12

Last updated: May 2008.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Northampton Town v Swindon Town
11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk 9' Report C.Roberts 44' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,210
Referee: Clive Penton
Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Northampton Town Brighton
15:00 BST D.Hammond 2' (pen.)
A.Revell 66'
Report A.Kirk 23' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Mike Thorpe
Northampton Town v Yeovil Town
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Northampton Town 1–2 Yeovil Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz 32' Report J.Cochrane 26'
L.Owusu 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Paul Taylor
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Leyton Orient 2–2 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST A.Chambers 52'
T.Mkandawire 57'
Report P.Hübertz 15'
C.Doig 19'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Andre Marriner
Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers
7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
19:45 BST R.Gilligan 50'
A.Kirk 71'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,274
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Bournemouth v Northampton Town
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 6 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST D.Anderton 34' Report C.Larkin 78' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Danny McDermid
Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7 Northampton Town 3–0 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz 44'
A.Holt 62'
A.Kirk 66'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Andy Penn
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST C.Shuker 69'
G.Taylor 88'
Report A.Kirk 12'
P.Hübertz 39'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,338
Referee: Mike Pike
Millwall v Northampton Town
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9 Millwall 2–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST A.Dunne 12'
P.Robinson 31'
Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Darren Deadman
Northampton Town v Port Vale
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10 Northampton Town 2–1 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk 19', 33' Report D.McGoldrick 55' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Steve Bratt
Luton Town v Northampton Town
15 October 2007 (2007-10-15) 11 Luton Town 4–1 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST D.Currie 4'
M.Spring 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
P.Furlong 62'
Report B.Johnson 23' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,881
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk 22'
R.Gilligan 80'
Report D.Spencer 50' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Grant Hegley
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST Report A.Russell 66' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Tony Bates
Northampton Town v Southend United
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Southend United Northampton
15:00 GMT Report A.Barrett 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,646
Referee: Roger East
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 GMT Report R.Lambert 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
17 November 2007 (2007-11-17) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT R.Lowe 59' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: Andy Haines
Northampton Town v Walsall
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Report M.Bradley 45'
I.Demontagnac 86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Swansea City v Northampton Town
4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 18 Swansea City 3–0 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
19:45 GMT J.Scotland 16', 66' (pen.)
D.Pratley 19'
Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,957
Referee: Steven Cook
Northampton Town v Carlisle United
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 19 Northampton Town 2–2 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe 28'
B.Johnson 90'
M.Bridge-Wilkinson 26'
J.Garner 63'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,908
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Nottingham Forest v Northampton Town
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 20 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT L.McGugan 15'
J.Agogo 90'
Report P.Hübertz 59'
D.Jones 65'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,081
Referee: Clive Penton
Northampton Town v Bournemouth
21 December 2007 (2007-12-21) 21 Northampton Town 4–1 Bournemouth Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Bowditch 4'
J.Crowe 43'
D.Jones 50'
B.Johnson 67'
Report B.Pitman 5' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 22 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT M.McCammon 11'
A.Lockwood 29'
Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Michael Oliver
Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 23 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT A.Booth 45' Report P.Hübertz 71'
J.Crowe 85'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 8,566
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Northampton Town v Millwall
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Millwall Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Bowditch 37'
P.Hübertz Red card 81'
Report N.Harris Red card 82'
G.Alexander 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,329
Referee: Graham Horwood
Leeds United v Northampton Town
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 25 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town Leeds
15:00 GMT F.Richardson 43'
R.Marques 52'
C.Weston 90'
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,472
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Dolman 16' Report B.Clark 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: Mike Russell
Gillingham v Northampton Town
19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 27 Gillingham 0–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report D.Jones 3' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,579
Referee: Andy D' Urso
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
25 January 2008 (2008-01-25) 28 Northampton Town 2–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 GMT G.Coke 14'
P.Hübertz 78' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Jarnail Singh
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 29 Northampton Town 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Hughes 44' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Danny McDermid
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 30 Swindon Town 1–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT B.Sturrock 56' Report A.Akinfenwa 87' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,375
Referee: Steve Bratt
Northampton Town v Leeds United
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 31 Northampton Town 1–1 Leeds United Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Akinfenwa 75' Report J.Howson 38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,260
Referee: Steve Tanner
Yeovil Town v Northampton Town
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 32 Yeovil Town 1–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
19:45 GMT T.Skiverton 90' Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Paul Melin
Northampton Town v Gillingham
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 33 Northampton Town 4–0 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Crowe 44'
A.Akinfenwa 45', 53'
G.Coke 64'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,978
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) 34 Hartlepool United 0–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:45 GMT Report G.Coke 82' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Phil Joslin
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 35 Northampton Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: Mark Haywood
Walsall v Northampton Town
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36 Walsall 0–2 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Report A.Akinfenwa 8', 71' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Andy Haines
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
12 March 2008 (2008-03-12) 37 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 GMT S.Rigg 45' Report P.Hübertz 55' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,657
Referee: Ray Lee
Northampton Town v Swansea City
15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38 Northampton Town 4–2 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Hübertz 14', 23' (pen.)
A.Tate 20' (o.g.)
D.Jackman 52'
Report J.Scotland 29', 83' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Northampton Town v Nottingham Forest
21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) 39 Northampton Town 1–2 Nottingham Forest Northampton
19:45 GMT P.Hübertz 32' Report B.Ormerod 9'
J.Perch Red card 21'
N.Tyson 63' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Rob Styles
Carlisle United v Northampton Town
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 40 Carlisle United 2–0 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT D.Livesey 50'
M.Bridge-Wilkinson 84'
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT S.Gillespie 39' Report G.Coke 76' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Karl Evans
Northampton Town v Luton Town
5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42 Northampton Town 2–1 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hübertz 34' (pen.)
A.Dyer 41'
Report S.Parkin 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Kevin Friend
Southend United v Northampton Town
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43 Southend United 1–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST L.Barnard 51' Report C.Larkin 24' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,286
Referee: Darren Deadman
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Northampton Town 2–0 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST G.Coke 51'
R.Gilligan 64'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Port Vale v Northampton Town
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Port Vale 2–2 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST M.Richards 30'
D.Glover 49'
Report R.Gilligan 24'
A.Holt 27'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Roger East
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) 46 Northampton Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST A.Akinfenwa 3'
P.Hübertz 68'
Report C.Greenacre 43'
I.Goodison Red card 80'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,088
Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

Darlington v Northampton Town
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Darlington 1–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT G.Blundell 8' Report C.Larkin 26' Stadium: Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Karl Evans
Northampton Town v Darlington
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round (r) Northampton Town 2–1 Darlington Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Kirk 36'
B.Johnson 41'
Report T.Wright 26' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,895
Referee: Paul Melin
Northampton Town v Walsall
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk 8' Report T.Mooney 4' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Michael Jones
Walsall v Northampton Town
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round (r) Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
19:45 GMT M.Ricketts 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bescott Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Carling Cup

Northampton Town v Millwall
14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First round Northampton Town 2–0 Millwall Northampton
19:45 BST B.Johnson 38'
A.Kirk 62'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Mike Russell
Middlesbrough v Northampton Town
29 August 2007 (2007-08-29) Second round Middlesbrough 2–0 Northampton Town Middlesbrough
20:00 BST F.Rochemback 53'
L.Dong-gook 66'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,686
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Luton Town v Northampton Town
4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) First round (s) Luton Town 2–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST D.Hutchison 12'
P.Peschisolido 48'
Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Ray Lee

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 Yellow card Red card
1 GK Mark Bunn 45 4 2 1 52 6
2 RB Jason Crowe 44 4 3 2 1 49 1 4 8
3 LB Danny Jackman 34 5 1 4 1 39 5 1 2
4 CB Mark Hughes 34 1 1 4 2 1 41 1 1 8
5 CB Gábor Gyepes 13 13 2
6 CB Chris Doig 15 1 1 2 1 19 1 1
7 CM Giles Coke 11 9 5 11 9 5 3
9 ST Colin Larkin 14 19 2 4 1 2 1 19 21 3
10 ST Adebayo Akinfenwa 13 2 7 13 2 7 2
11 LM Andy Holt 29 7 2 4 2 35 7 2 1
12 RM Ian Henderson 9 14 1 1 2 12 14 3
13 GK Chris Dunn 1 1
14 CM Joe Burnell 26 7 3 1 1 30 8 2
15 CB Brett Johnson 10 6 2 10 8 1
16 RB Danny May 2 1 1 2
18 CM Ryan Gilligan 28 10 4 3 1 1 32 11 4 11
19 CB Liam Dolman 27 3 1 4 1 32 3 1 4
20 CM Alex Dyer 3 3 1 1 1 1 5 4 1
21 LB Daniel Jones 27 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 30 9 3 9
23 ST Poul Hübertz 33 7 13 4 2 1 40 7 13 8 1
24 RB Greg Taylor
Players no longer at the club:
5 CB Guy Branston 3 1 4 3 1 1
8 ST Andy Kirk 25 8 2 1 2 1 1 1 28 2 11 3
10 W Sam Aiston 1 1 1 3
17 CM Bradley Johnson 22 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 27 2 5 4
17 W Jonny Hayes 5 6 5 6
22 RB Mark Little 17 17 3
22 CM Alex Russell 11 2 1 1 12 2 1
25 ST Dean Bowditch 7 3 2 2 7 3 2
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