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The 2008–09 season is the 31st season in the fourth division of English football , and the 94th season as a professional club played by Northampton Town F.C. , a football club based in Northampton , Northamptonshire, England.
Northampton Town 2008–09 football season
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H H A A A H A H H H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A A H H A A A H A H H H A Result W L D L D D L D W W W L D L L W W L D D W L D D L W L L L L D W D L L W L D L L L W D W L L Position 2 10 9 18 21 17 20 20 16 13 10 14 14 15 16 15 13 13 14 15 15 14 14 13 14 12 13 15 18 18 18 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 21
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
9 August 2008 (2008-08-09 ) 1 Northampton Town 4–2 Cheltenham Town show Northampton 15:00 BST
Doig 42' Akinfenwa 64' (pen. ) , 68' (pen. ) Constantine 77'
Report
Gyepes 35' (o.g. ) Townsend 74' (pen. )
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,716 Referee: Graham Horwood
Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16 ) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Northampton Town show Bletchley 15:00 BST
Wilbraham 66'
Report
Stadium: Stadium:MK Attendance: 12,078 Referee: Gavin Ward
Northampton Town v Millwall
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23 ) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Millwall show Northampton 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Darren Deadman
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30 ) 4 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Northampton Town show Birkenhead 15:00 BST
Savage 35' Kay 38' Curran 45' Thomas-Moore 90'
Report
Gilligan 10'
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Mark Heywood
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
13 September 2008 (2008-09-13 ) 5 Northampton Town 1–1 Peterborough United show Northampton 15:00 BST
Larkin 43' Crowe 90'
Report
Boyd 15'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Keith Stroud
Stockport County v Northampton Town
16 September 2008 (2008-09-16 ) 6 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town show Stockport 19:45 BST
McSweeney 76'
Report
Hawley 5'
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,974 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04 ) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Northampton Town show Crewe 15:00 BST
Pope 55'
Report
Jackman 45' Akinfenwa 64' (pen. ) Osman 70'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Andy Haines
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
10 October 2008 (2008-10-10 ) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Hartlepool United show Northampton 19:45 BST
Hawley 17'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,277 Referee: Graham Horwood
Northampton Town v Yeovil Town
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18 ) 11 Northampton Town 3–0 Yeovil Town show Northampton 15:00 BST
Jackman 17' Akinfenwa 20' Crowe 81'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,217 Referee: Kevin Wright
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21 ) 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town show Swindon 19:45 BST
Paynter 48' Cox 61'
Report
Coke 90'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,653 Referee: Andy D' Urso
Leicester City v Northampton Town
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25 ) 13 Leicester City 0–0 Northampton Town show Leicester 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 22,795 Referee: Scott Mathieson
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15 ) 15 Northampton Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Report
Liddell 76' (pen. ) Hughes 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Paul Taylor
Hereford United v Northampton Town
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22 ) 16 Hereford United 0–2 Northampton Town show Hereford 15:00 GMT
Report
Jackman 49' Gilligan 61'
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,061 Referee: Oliver Langford
Northampton Town v Leeds United
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25 ) 17 Northampton Town 2–1 Leeds United show Northampton 19:45 GMT
Davis 28' Bignall 87'
Report
Beckford 69'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Chris Foy
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
6 December 2008 (2008-12-06 ) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Davis 2'
Report
Melligan 42'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Keith Hill
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13 ) 20 Scunthorpe United 4–4 Northampton Town show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
May 13' , 51' Hooper 57' , 85'
Report
McGleish 24' Coke 53' Jackman 57' , 85'
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,976 Referee: David Webb
Southend United v Northampton Town
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26 ) 22 Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Stanislas 90'
Report
Osman 72'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,767 Referee: Pat Miller
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28 ) 23 Northampton Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,557 Referee: Simon Hooper
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
16 January 2009 (2009-01-16 ) 25 Hartlepool United 2–0 Northampton Town show Hartlepool 19:45 GMT
Porter 5' , 56'
Report
Stadium: Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Russell Booth
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24 ) 26 Northampton Town 5–1 Crewe Alexandra show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Clarke 2' , 55' , 70' Jackman 19' Davis 57'
Report
Baudet 18' Daniel 30'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,675 Referee: Steven Cook
Northampton Town v Leicester City
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31 ) 28 Northampton Town 1–2 Leicester City show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Constantine 16'
Howard 21' (pen. ) Dyer 73'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Mike Dean
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14 ) 29 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Hazell 8' Windass 60'
Report
Akinfenwa 67'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Andy Haines
Northampton Town v Walsall
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21 ) 30 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Report
Hughes 83' Ibehre 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,528 Referee: Roger East
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28 ) 32 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Report
Crowe 45'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Graham Scott
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07 ) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Holt 52'
Report
Savage 32'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Craig Pawson
Millwall v Northampton Town
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14 ) 35 Peterborough United 1–0 Northampton Town show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Zakuani 7' Lee 33'
Report
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,881 Referee: Clive Oliver
Northampton Town v Stockport County
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21 ) 36 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 12' Osman 45' Guttridge 72' Vernon 79'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,814 Referee: Jarnail Singh
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
24 March 2009 (2009-03-24 ) 37 Northampton Town 3–4 Swindon Town show Northampton 19:45 GMT
Akinfenwa 3' Jackman 68' Anya 87'
Report
Cox 18' , 31' , 79' Paynter 40'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Gavin Ward
Yeovil Town v Northampton Town
31 March 2009 (2009-03-31 ) 39 Yeovil Town 1–0 Northampton Town show Yeovil 19:45 BST
Obika 79'
Report
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Oliver Langford
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10 ) 40 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town show Bristol 19:45 BST
Kuffour 72'
Report
Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: 6,666 Referee: Steven Cook
Northampton Town v Southend United
10 April 2009 (2009-04-10 ) 41 Northampton Town 2–3 Southend United show Northampton 15:00 BST
Akinfenwa 50' Prijović 80'
Report
Christophe 38' Robinson 56' Barnard 60'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,190 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18 ) 42 Leyton Orient 1–3 Northampton Town show Leyton , London 15:00 BST
Crowe 24' (o.g. )
Report
Akinfenwa 71' Prijović 73' Anya 90'
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Roger East
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
21 April 2009 (2009-04-21 ) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Scunthorpe United show Northampton 19:45 BST
Crowe 38' Anya 60' Hughes 76'
Report
Trotter 45' McCann 49' (pen. ) Sparrow 68'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,416 Referee: Michael Oliver
Northampton Town v Hereford United
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25 ) 44 Northampton Town 2–1 Hereford United show Northampton 15:00 BST
Holt 29' Crowe 69'
Report
Williams 51'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,518 Referee: Steve Bratt
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
28 April 2009 (2009-04-28 ) 45 Northampton Town 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons show Northampton 19:45 BST
Report
Wilbraham 34'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,054 Referee: Keith Stroud
Leeds United v Northampton Town
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02 ) 46 Leeds United 3–0 Northampton Town show Leeds 15:00 BST
Becchio 44' Beckford 59' Snodgrass 90'
Report
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,214 Referee: Andy Penn
FA Cup [ ]
Leeds United v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Leeds United
League Cup [ ]
Millwall v Northampton Town
Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town
26 August 2008 (2008-08-26 ) Second round Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town show Bolton 20:00 BST
Nolan 82'
Report
Akinfenwa 22' (pen. ) , 28'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Graham Laws
Sunderland v Northampton Town
23 September 2008 (2008-09-23 ) Third round Sunderland 2–2 (4–3 p ) Northampton Town show Sunderland 19:45 BST
Stokes 86' , 90'
Report
Larkin 20' Guttridge 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 21,082 Referee: Tony Bates Penalties
Chopra Murphy Stokes Reid Richardson
Hughes Akinfenwa Davis Osman Constantine
[ ]
Appearances, goals and cards [ ]
Player
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
JPT
Total
Discipline
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
2
RB
Jason Crowe
42
1
5
2
–
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
48
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
–
2
–
–
34
16
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 Prijovic
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
4
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
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
2
1
–
–
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
–
–
–
–
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