2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 2015–16 football season
Northampton Town
2015–16 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
Kelvin Thomas
(from 26 November 2015)
ManagerChris Wilder
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League Two1st
FA CupThird round
Capital One CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc Richards (15)
All: Marc Richards (18)
Highest home attendance7,664 vs Luton Town
Lowest home attendance1,366 vs Colchester United
Average home league attendance5,279
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Northampton Town's 119th season in their history and the seventh successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 7 May 2016.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Adam Smith GK England Sunderland (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 23) 50 0 Leicester City 26 June 2015 Free
26 Ryan Clarke GK England Bristol (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 34) 4 0 Oxford United 2 July 2015 Free
Defenders
2 Brendan Moloney RB Republic of Ireland Beaufort (1989-01-18)18 January 1989 (aged 27) 51 2 Yeovil Town 2 January 2015 Free
5 Zander Diamond CB Scotland Alexandria (1985-03-13)13 March 1985 (aged 31) 79 4 Burton Albion 7 May 2014 Free
6 Ryan Cresswell CB England Rotherham (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 28) 67 7 Fleetwood Town 1 September 2014 Undisclosed
12 Josh Lelan RB England Derby (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 21) 13 0 Derby County 2 June 2015 Free
16 David Buchanan LB Northern Ireland Rochdale (ENG) (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30) 54 0 Preston North End 28 May 2015 Free
18 Rod McDonald CB England Liverpool (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 24) 28 3 Telford United 28 July 2015 Free
22 Luke Prosser CB England Enfield (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 27) 8 0 Southend United 28 January 2016 Loan
Midfielders
4 Jason Taylor CM England Droylsden (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29) 56 2 Cheltenham Town 1 January 2015 Free
7 Lawson D'Ath W England Witney (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 23) 91 13 Reading 7 August 2014 Free
8 Joel Byrom CM England Oswaldtwistle (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 29) 83 5 Preston North End 8 January 2015 Free
10 Nicky Adams W Wales Bolton (ENG) (1986-10-16)16 October 1986 (aged 29) 45 3 Bury 22 May 2015 Free
11 Ricky Holmes W England Rochford (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 28) 53 16 Portsmouth 27 January 2015 Free
15 Alfie Potter W England London (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27) 26 1 A.F.C. Wimbledon 20 May 2015 Free
17 Paul Corry CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 25) 4 0 Sheffield Wednesday 3 August 2015 Free
20 Lee Martin W England Taunton (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 29) 10 0 Millwall 15 January 2016 Loan
21 John-Joe O'Toole CM Republic of Ireland Harrow (ENG) (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 27) 83 14 Bristol Rovers 30 June 2014 Free
23 Danny Rose CM England Bristol (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 28) 15 1 Oxford United 1 February 2016 Free
24 Shaun McWilliams CM England Northampton (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy 30 April 2016 N/A
Forwards
9 Marc Richards (c) CF England Wolverhampton (1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 33) 139 49 Chesterfield 14 May 2014 Free
14 Sam Hoskins CF England Dorchester (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23) 41 8 Yeovil Town 1 August 2015 Free
19 James Collins CF Republic of Ireland Coventry (ENG) (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 25) 21 8 Shrewsbury Town 5 January 2016 Loan
27 John Marquis CF England Lewisham (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 23) 29 8 Millwall 22 February 2016 Loan

Pre-season

On 8 May 2015, Northampton Town announced they would face Worthing and Burgess Hill Town in a pre-season friendly.[1] On 15 May 2015, Northampton Town confirmed they would kick-off pre-season against Northampton Sileby Rangers.[2] On 19 May 2015, Northampton Town announced Derby County will visit in pre-season.[3] On 12 June 2015, Northampton Town announced they will visit Sheffield.[4]

Northampton Sileby Rangers v Northampton Town
5 July 2015 (2015-07-05) Friendly Northampton Sileby Rangers 0–1 Northampton Town Northampton
15:00 BST Report S.Hoskins 26' Stadium: Fernie Fields
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Worthing v Northampton Town
7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly Worthing 2–5 Northampton Town Worthing
19:30 BST Pope 12'
Bugil 64' (pen.)		 Report G.Ugwu 5'
R.Holmes 20'
S.Hoskins 36'
M.Richards 55'
J.Byrom 78'		 Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 750
Burgess Hill Town v Northampton Town
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Burgess Hill Town 0–0 Northampton Town Burgess Hill
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Leylands Park
Attendance: 506
Northampton Town v Derby County
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Northampton Town 0–1 Derby County Northampton
14:00 BST Report J.Russell 33' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,542 (1,226)
Northampton Town v Birmingham City
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Northampton Town 2–2 Birmingham City Northampton
19:30 BST N.Adams 45', 59' Report D.Gray 3'
L.Novak 68'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,675 (514)
Sheffield v Northampton Town
31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Friendly Sheffield 0–3 Northampton Town Dronfield
19:45 BST Report M.Richards 61'
Trialist 71'
R.Holmes 81'		 Stadium: Coach and Horses Ground
Attendance: 155
Referee: Anthony Tankard

Competitions

Sky Bet Football League Two

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Northampton Town (C, P) 46 29 12 5 82 46 +36 99 Promotion to Football League One
2 Oxford United (P) 46 24 14 8 84 41 +43 86
3 Bristol Rovers (P) 46 26 7 13 77 46 +31 85
4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 +26 85 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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 29 12 5 82 46  +36 99 15 5 3 38 19  +19 14 7 2 44 27  +17

Last updated: 9 May 2016.
Source: League Two

League position by match

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[5]

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Horfield
15:00 BST Report
Highlights		 JJ.O'Toole 49' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,712 (574)
Referee: Mark Heywood
Northampton Town v Exeter City
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Northampton Town 3–0 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST J.Taylor 25'
R.Cresswell 38'
M.Richards 89'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,313 (316)
Referee: Ross Joyce
Barnet v Northampton Town
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Barnet 2–0 Northampton Town Canons Park
19:45 BST J.Akinde 63' (pen.), 90' Report
Highlights		 J.Taylor Red card 63' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,466 (922)
Referee: Lee Swabey
Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Northampton Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 BST J.Lelan Red card 90' Report
Highlights		 G.Carey 39'
J.Jervis 71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,505 (710)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Northampton Town Accrington
15:00 BST J.Windass 55' (pen.) Report
Highlights		 M.Richards 39' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,526 (292)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Northampton Town v Dagenham & Redbridge
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Northampton Town 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Northampton
15:00 BST M.Richards 23' Report
Highlights		 M.McClure 28', 39' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,032 (121)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Northampton Town v Oxford United
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 BST S.Hoskins 23'
J.Taylor Red card 45'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,838 (931)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Morecambe v Northampton Town
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Morecambe 2–4 Northampton Town Morecambe
15:00 BST T.Barkhuizen 67'
J.Byrom 86' (o.g.)		 Report
Highlights		 L.D'Ath 31'
S.Hoskins 34'
J.Byrom 48'
D.Calvert-Lewin 69'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,778 (327)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 BST D.Calvert-Lewin 90' Report
Highlights		 D.Cox 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,061 (800)
Referee: Michael Bull
Wimbledon v Northampton Town
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Wimbledon 1–1 Northampton Town Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST A.Azeez 24' Report
Highlights		 JJ.O'Toole 35' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,525 (309)
Referee: Andy Haines
Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Wycombe Wanderers 2–3 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST L.O'Nien 2'
D.Rowe 82'		 Report
Highlights		 M.Richards 35'
L.D'Ath 47'
S.Brisley 51'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,227 (597)
Referee: Keith Hill
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST M.Richards 4'
N.Adams 21'		 Report
Highlights		 R.Bingham 31' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,477 (204)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Cambridge United v Northampton Town
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Cambridge United 2–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST H.Dunk 39'
B.Corr 50'		 Report
Highlights		 M.Richards 59' (pen.)
L.D'Ath Red card 76'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,459 (1,299)
Referee: Darren England
Northampton Town v Carlisle United
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Northampton Town 3–2 Carlisle United Northampton
19:45 BST D.Calvert-Lewin 45+2', 63'
S.Hoskins 47'		 Report
Highlights		 A.Gilliead 31'
C.Wyke 90+2'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,642 (254)
Referee: Graham Horwood
Northampton Town v Stevenage
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 2–1 Stevenage Northampton
15:00 BST D.Calvert-Lewin 49'
A.Potter 62'		 Report
Highlights		 S.Schumacher 24' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,492 (334)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Newport County v Northampton Town
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Newport County 2–2 Northampton Town Newport
15:00 GMT S.Barrow 31'
L.John-Lewis 38'		 Report
Highlights		 S.Hoskins 10'
M.Richards 30'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,424 (352)
Referee: Darren Deadman
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Richards 4' Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,454 (892)
Referee: Darren Bond
Notts County v Northampton Town
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Notts County 1–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT J.Stead 52' Report
Highlights		 R.McDonald 31'
B.Moloney 76'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,513 (999)
Referee: Andy Davies
Crawley Town v Northampton Town
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Crawley Town 1–2 Northampton Town Crawley
19:45 GMT S.Walton 61' (pen.) Report
Highlights		 J.Byrom 6'
JJ.O'Toole 20'
B.Moloney Red card 59'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,325 (381)
Referee: Steve Martin
Northampton Town v Yeovil Town
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Northampton Town 2–0 Yeovil Town Northampton
15:00 GMT L.D'Ath 35'
M.Richards 57'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,989 (199)
Referee: James Linington
Luton Town v Northampton Town
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Luton Town 3–4 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 GMT P.Benson 9', 52'
D.Green 66' (pen.)		 Report
Highlights		 JJ.O'Toole 18'
L.D'Ath 30'
M.Richards 42'
R.Holmes 69'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,792 (1,032)
Referee: Mike Jones
Northampton Town v Portsmouth
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Northampton Town 1–2 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Cresswell 17' Report
Highlights		 G.Evans 33'
C.Chaplin 85'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,859 (938)
Referee: Fred Graham
Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23 Northampton Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Richards 63' Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,269 (141)
Referee: Nicholas Kinseley
Northampton Town v Barnet
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 24 Northampton Town 3–0 Barnet Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Hoskins 5'
R.Holmes 52'
M.Richards 60'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,153 (398)
Referee: Ross Joyce
Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town
12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 25 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Northampton Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT G.Wylde 83' Report
Highlights		 J.Collins 38'
M.Richards 58'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,241 (269)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Dag & Red v Northampton Town
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Dag & Red 1–2 Northampton Town Dagenham
15:00 GMT C.Doidge 62' Report
Highlights		 JJ.O'Toole 70'
R.Holmes 79'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,379 (892)
Referee: Iain Williamson
Northampton Town v Morecambe
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Northampton Town 3–1 Morecambe Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Collins 30'
JJ.O'Toole 40'
R.McDonald 51'		 Report
Highlights		 P.Mullin 72' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,652 (96)
Referee: Gavin Ward
Northampton Town v York City
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 28 Northampton Town 2–0 York City Northampton
15:00 GMT JJ.O'Toole 21'
M.Richards 54'		 Report
Highlights		 L.Hendrie Red card 56' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,342 (349)
Referee: Brendan Malone
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 29 Leyton Orient 0–4 Northampton Town Leyton
15:00 GMT Report
Highlights		 R.McDonald 54'
R.Holmes 64'
J.Collins 84', 90+1'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,131 (1,135)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Oxford United v Northampton Town
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 30 Oxford United 0–1 Northampton Town Oxford
19:45 GMT Report
Highlights		 M.Richards 59' (pen.) Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,559 (1,943)
Referee: Keith Hill
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31 Northampton Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Rose 63' Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,755 (809)
Referee: Graham Sailsbury
York City v Northampton Town
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 32 York City 1–2 Northampton Town York
19:45 GMT R.Penn 90+3' Report
Highlights		 J.Collins 40'
J.Marquis 51'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,887 (434)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Hartlepool United 0–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,012 (402)
Referee: Mark Haywood
Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Northampton Town 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Northampton
19:45 GMT JJ.O'Toole 45' Report
Highlights		 L.Taylor 62' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,124 (376)
Referee: Philip Gibbs
Carlisle United v Northampton Town
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Carlisle United 1–4 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT H.Hope 47' Report
Highlights		 J.Marquis 16'
JJ.O'Toole 33', 59'
J.Collins 74'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,892 (457)
Referee: David Coote
Northampton Town v Cambridge United
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Northampton Town 1–1 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Marquis 71' Report
Highlights		 J.Spencer 90+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,828 (901)
Referee: Rob Lewis
Stevenage v Northampton Town
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Stevenage 2–3 Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT L.Wilkinson 11', 30'
F.Franks Red card 79'		 Report
Highlights		 J.Collins 41'
JJ.O'Toole 51'
R.Holmes 90+5'		 Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,902 (1,362)
Referee: David Webb
Northampton Town v Newport County
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Marquis 22' Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,630 (222)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39 Mansfield Town 2–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT M.Green 12', 16'
J.McGuire Red card 45+5'		 Report
Highlights		 R.Holmes 64' (pen.)
J.Marquis 68'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,367 (1,667)
Referee: Darren Handley
Northampton Town v Notts County
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Northampton Town 2–2 Notts County Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Holmes 32', 76' (pen.) Report
Highlights		 T.Audel 36'
J.Stead 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,428 (438)
Referee: Ben Toner
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST N.Adams 23'
S.Hoskins 49'		 Report
Highlights		 M.Taylor 76'
E.Harrison 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,579 (925)
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: New Ground Record Attendance for a League Game at Sixfields
Exeter City v Northampton Town
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Exeter City 0–0 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Report
Highlights		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,077 (876*)
Referee: Oliver Langford
Northampton Town v Crawley Town
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Northampton Town 2–1 Crawley Town Northampton
19:45 BST R.Holmes 48' (pen.)
JJ.O'Toole 80'		 Report
Highlights		 G.Edwards 85'
A.Bond Red card 86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,327 (50)
Referee: Iain Williamson
Yeovil Town v Northampton Town
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Yeovil Town 1–1 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT H.Cornick 6' Report
Highlights		 N.Adams 35' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,008 (754)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Northampton Town v Luton Town
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Northampton Town 2–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST Z.Diamond 4'
J.Marquis 36'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,664 (841)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: New Ground Record Attendance for a League Game at Sixfields
Portsmouth v Northampton Town
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Portsmouth 1–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT K.Freeman Red card 47'
K.Naismith 48'		 Report
Highlights		 J.Whatmough 14' (o.g.)
J.Collins 81'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,746 (2,807)
Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at away against Coventry City.[6]

Coventry City v Northampton Town
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town Coventry
15:00 GMT J.Murphy 10' Report Z.Diamond 5'
M.Richards 18'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,124 (2,509)
Referee: Darren Handley
Northampton Town v Northwich Victoria
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) Second round Northampton Town 3–2 Northwich Victoria Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Hoskins 83'
J.Taylor 85'
D.Calvert-Lewin 87'		 Report J.Ball 44'
R.Bennett 63'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,837 (359)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Northampton Town 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Holmes 49', 58' Report R.Cresswell 13' (o.g.)
N.Maynard 82'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,878 (947)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Third round (r) Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:45 GMT B.Reeves 53' (pen.)
J.Murphy 61'
S.Church 89' (pen.)		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 15,133 (7,040)
Referee: Tony Harrington

Capital One Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at home against Blackpool.[7]

Northampton Town v Blackpool
11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Blackpool Northampton
19:45 BST C.Hackett 20'
D.Calvert-Lewin 24'
S.Hoskins 29'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,549 (305)
Referee: James Adcock
Newcastle United v Northampton Town
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Newcastle United 4–1 Northampton Town Newcastle
19:45 BST F.Thauvin 3'
S.de Jong 8'
D.Janmaat 56'
M.Williamson 63'		 Report
Highlights		 M.Richards 10' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,923 (989)
Referee: David Coote

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Cobblers will host Colchester United.[8] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Northampton were drawn away to Millwall.[9]

Northampton Town v Colchester United
1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First round (s) Northampton Town 3–2 Colchester United Northampton
19:45 BST D.Calvert-Lewin 9'
R.Watson 49'
M.Richards 85'		 Report
Highlights		 M.Bonne 32', 82' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,366 (111)
Referee: Darren Deadman
Millwall v Northampton Town
6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round (s) Millwall 2–0 Northampton Town Bermondsey
19:45 BST A.O'Brien 71'
L.Gregory 75'		 Report
Highlights		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,254 (212)
Referee: Iain Williamson

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 Yellow card Red card
1 GK Adam Smith 46 – – 4 – – – – – – – – 50 – – 2 –
2 RB Brendan Moloney 25 – 1 4 – – – – – – – – 29 – 1 3 1
4 CM Jason Taylor 8 21 1 2 1 1 1 – – 1 1 – 12 23 2 2 2
5 CB Zander Diamond 37 2 1 3 – 1 1 – – – – – 41 2 2 4 –
6 CB Ryan Cresswell 18 6 2 2 1 – 2 – – 2 – – 24 7 2 6 –
7 RM Lawson D'Ath 25 14 4 2 1 – 1 1 – 2 – – 30 16 4 3 1
8 CM Joel Byrom 33 2 2 3 – – 2 – – – – – 38 2 2 3 –
9 ST Marc Richards 28 3 15 3 1 1 1 – 1 – 1 1 32 5 18 2 –
10 W Nicky Adams 34 5 3 4 – – 1 – – – 1 – 39 6 3 4 –
11 W Ricky Holmes 20 8 9 2 1 2 – 1 – – – – 22 10 11 3 –
12 RB Josh Lelan 10 1 – – – – 1 – – – 1 – 11 2 – 4 1
14 ST Sam Hoskins 16 18 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 – 20 22 8 – –
15 W Alfie Potter 12 9 1 2 – – 1 1 – 1 – – 16 10 1 1 –
16 LB David Buchanan 46 – – 4 – – 2 – – 2 – – 54 – – 3 –
17 CM Paul Corry – 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 3 – – –
18 CB Rod McDonald 21 2 3 3 – – 1 – – 1 – – 26 2 3 4 –
19 ST James Collins 17 4 8 – – – – – – – – – 17 4 8 3 –
20 W Lee Martin 9 1 – – – – – – – – – – 9 1 – 3 –
21 CM John-Joe O'Toole 36 2 12 3 – – – 1 – 1 – – 40 3 12 12 –
22 CB Luke Prosser 7 1 – – – – – – – – – – 7 1 – 1 –
23 CM Danny Rose 13 2 1 – – – – – – – – – 13 2 1 2 –
24 CM Shaun McWilliams – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
26 GK Ryan Clarke – – – – – – 2 – – 2 – – 4 – – – –
27 ST John Marquis 13 2 6 – – – – – – – – – 13 2 6 3 –
Players no longer at the club:
3 LB Evan Horwood – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
19 CM Ryan Watson 4 7 – – 1 – 1 – – 2 – 1 7 8 1 2 –
20 ST Dominic Calvert-Lewin 7 13 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 – 1 11 15 8 3 –
22 RM Chris Hackett 2 4 – – 1 – 1 – 1 1 – – 4 5 1 – –
23 RB Adam Yates 1 – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 3 – – 1 –
24 RB Darnell Furlong 10 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 11 – – 2 –
25 CB Shaun Brisley 9 – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 10 – 1 1 –
28 CM Danny Clifton – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
29 LB Sam Warburton – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 7 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League Two FA Cup League Cup JPT TOTAL
1 England Adam Smith 50 30% 15 0 0 0 15
26 England Ryan Clarke 4 25% 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 54 30% 15 0 1 0 16

Scores overview

Northampton Town' score given first.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Accrington Stanley 1 – 0 1 – 1 No
AFC Wimbledon 1 – 1 1 – 1 No
Barnet 3 – 0 0 – 2 No
Bristol Rovers 2 – 2 1 – 0 No
Cambridge United 1 – 1 1 – 2 No
Carlisle United 3 – 2 4 – 1 Yes
Crawley Town 2 – 1 2 – 1 Yes
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 – 2 2 – 1 No
Exeter City 3 – 0 0 – 0 No
Hartlepool United 2 – 1 0 – 0 No
Leyton Orient 1 – 1 4 – 0 No
Luton Town 1 – 0 4 – 3 Yes
Mansfield Town 2 – 0 2 – 2 No
Morecambe 3 – 1 4 – 2 Yes
Newport County 1 – 0 2 – 2 No
Notts County 2 – 2 2 – 1 No
Oxford United 1 – 0 1 – 0 Yes
Plymouth Argyle 0 – 2 2 – 1 No
Portsmouth 1 – 2 2 – 1 No
Stevenage 2 – 1 3 – 2 Yes
Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 0 3 – 2 Yes
Yeovil Town 2 – 0 1 – 1 No
York City 2 – 0 2 – 1 Yes

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Northampton's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2015–16 season.

Player of the Year Award John-Joe O'Toole
Players' Player of the Year Award Adam Smith
Academy Player of the Year Award James Hammond
Goal of the Season Award Ricky Holmes (vs. Leyton Orient)

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
January 2016 England Ricky Holmes Football League Two Player of the Month
November 2015 England Chris Wilder Football League Two Manager of the Month
January 2016 England Chris Wilder Football League Two Manager of the Month
February 2016 England Chris Wilder Football League Two Manager of the Month
Season England Adam Smith EFL Awards Football League Team of the Season
Season England Chris Wilder EFL Awards Football League Manager of the Season
Season England Adam Smith PFA League Two Team of the Year
Season Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole PFA League Two Team of the Year
Season England Ricky Holmes PFA League Two Team of the Year

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 AM Wales Nicky Adams Bury Free transfer [10]
1 July 2015 LB Northern Ireland David Buchanan Preston North End Free transfer [11]
1 July 2015 CB England Josh Lelan Derby County Free transfer [12]
1 July 2015 GK England Adam Smith Leicester City Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 RW England Alfie Potter AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [14]
2 July 2015 GK England Ryan Clarke Oxford United Free transfer [15]
28 July 2015 CB England Rod McDonald AFC Telford United Free transfer [16]
1 August 2015 CF England Sam Hoskins Yeovil Town Free transfer [17]
3 August 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Paul Corry Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [18]
1 February 2016 CM England Danny Rose Oxford United Free transfer [19]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 LW Wales Billy Bodin Bristol Rovers Released [20][a]
1 July 2015 CM England Darren Carter Forest Green Rovers Released [20][b]
1 July 2015 CB England Lee Collins Mansfield Town Released [20][c]
1 July 2015 GK England Matt Duke Alfreton Town Released [20]
1 July 2015 CM England Lewis Hornby Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2015 LM Republic of Ireland Ian Morris St. Patrick's Athletic Released [20]
1 July 2015 LB England Tom Newey Free Agent Released [20]
1 July 2015 CB Scotland Ross Perry Free Agent Released [20]
1 July 2015 RB England Ben Tozer Yeovil Town Released [20][d]
6 August 2015 CF England Ivan Toney Newcastle United £500,000 [25][26]
8 August 2015 GK Iraq Shwan Jalal Macclesfield Town Free transfer [27]
  1. ^ Following Bodin's release he joined Bristol Rovers.[21]
  2. ^ Following Carter's release he joined Forest Green Rovers.[22]
  3. ^ Following Collins' release he joined Mansfield Town.[23]
  4. ^ Following Tozer's release he joined Yeovil Town.[24]

Total income: Increase £500,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2015 AM England Dominic Calvert-Lewin Sheffield United 1 January 2016 [28]
20 August 2015 DM England Ryan Watson Leicester City 3 January 2016 [29]
24 August 2015 RB England Adam Yates Port Vale 26 September 2015 [30]
11 September 2015 CB England Shaun Brisley Peterborough United 9 October 2015 [31]
11 September 2015 RB England Darnell Furlong Queens Park Rangers 9 October 2015 [32]
5 January 2016 ST England James Collins Shrewsbury Town 30 June 2016 [33]
15 January 2016 W England Lee Martin Millwall 30 June 2016 [34]
28 January 2016 CB England Luke Prosser Southend United 30 June 2016 [35]
22 February 2016 ST England John Marquis Millwall 30 June 2016 [36]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
14 August 2015 CM England Danny Clifton Rugby Town 12 September 2015 [37]
14 August 2015 LB England Sam Warburton Rugby Town 12 September 2015 [37]
14 January 2016 RW England Chris Hackett Barnet 30 June 2016 [38]
1 February 2016 LB England Evan Horwood Grimsby Town 30 June 2016 [39]

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