Northampton Town 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season was Northampton Town 's 116th season of existence and their fourth competitive season in League Two . Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , League Cup and Football League Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
Corby Town v Northampton Town
21 July 2012 (2012-07-21 ) Corby Town 2–1 Northampton Town show Corby 15:00 BST
Miller 18' , 42'
Robinson 69' (pen. )
Stadium: Steel Park Attendance: 830
Cogenhoe v Northampton Town
25 July 2012 (2012-07-25 ) Cogenhoe 0–4 Northampton Town show Cogenhoe 19:45 BST
Akinfenwa 14' Hoganson 34' , 56' Nicholls 77'
Stadium: Compton Park Attendance: tbc
Northampton Town v Chelsea U21s
28 July 2012 (2012-07-28 ) Northampton Town 0–2 Chelsea U21s show Northampton 15:00 BST
Kiwomya 63' , 79'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,527
Northampton Town v Derby
31 July 2012 (2012-07-31 ) Northampton Town 3–4 Derby show Northampton 19:30 BST
Harding 42' Langmead 87' Hackett 90' (pen. )
Bennett 34' Robinson 38' , 65' Ward 84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,726
Northampton Town v Tottenham Hotspur XI
4 August 2012 (2012-08-04 ) Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur XI show Northampton 15:00 BST
Langmead 90'
Bostock 5' Coulibaly 51' , 57'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,268
Northampton Town v West Ham XI
7 August 2012 (2012-08-07 ) Northampton Town 3–1 West Ham XI show Northampton 19:45 BST
Platt 10' Langmead 66' Nicholls 82'
Baldock 50'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,414
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
4
Burton Albion
46
22
10
14
71
65
+6
76
Qualification for League Two play-offs [a]
5
Cheltenham Town
46
20
15
11
58
51
+7
75
6
Northampton Town
46
21
10
15
64
55
+9
73
7
Bradford City (O, P)
46
18
15
13
63
52
+11
69
8
Chesterfield
46
18
13
15
60
45
+15
67
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source:
BBC Sport [needs update ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
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
21
10
15
64
55
+9
73
17
2
4
41
16
+25
4
8
11
23
39
−16
Last updated: 1 June 2013.
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 A H H A H A A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H H H A H A A A H A A H H A H A H H A A H A A H Result D W D L W L W D D L L W L L W D W W W L L D W W W L W W L L W W D W W L W D W W L L L D D W Position 12 6 9 13 8 12 7 9 13 13 15 12 12 17 14 14 12 11 9 10 12 13 9 10 9 10 6 3 4 8 6 7 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 6
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Rochdale v Northampton Town
18 August 2012 (2012-08-18 ) 1 Rochdale 0–0 Northampton Town show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Tony Harrington
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
21 August 2012 (2012-08-21 ) 2 Northampton Town 2–1 Rotherham United show Northampton 19:45 BST
Hackett 26' Nicholls 85'
Report
Pringle 42'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Northampton Town v Southend United
25 August 2012 (2012-08-25 ) 3 Northampton Town 3–3 Southend United show Northampton 15:00 BST
Akinfenwa 65' Artell 82' Nicholls 86'
Report
Assombalonga 57' Ferdinand 78' Cresswell 90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Stephen Martin
Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town
1 September 2012 (2012-09-01 ) 4 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Northampton Town show Plymouth 15:00 BST
Feeney 47' Giffiths 59' Nelson 74'
Report
Nicholls 26' Artell 90+3'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Andy Davies
Northampton Town v Wimbledon
8 September 2012 (2012-09-08 ) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Wimbledon show Northampton 15:00 BST
Nicholls 60' Hackett 72'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Scott Duncan
Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town
15 September 2012 (2012-09-15 ) 6 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Northampton Town show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Mangan 90+3'
Report
East 24'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Steven Rushton
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
22 September 2012 (2012-09-22 ) 8 Northampton Town 0–0 Chesterfield show Northampton 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Burton Albion v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Gillingham
2 October 2012 (2012-10-02 ) 10 Northampton Town 1–2 Gillingham show Northampton 19:45 BST
Akinfenwa 82'
Report
Burton 44' Payne 55'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Simon Hooper
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Exeter City
13 October 2012 (2012-10-13 ) 12 Northampton Town 3–0 Exeter City show Northampton 15:00 BST
Akinfenwa 25' Langmead 39' Nicholls 84'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Darren Bond
Barnet v Northampton Town
19 October 2012 (2012-10-19 ) 13 Barnet 4–0 Northampton Town show Barnet , London 20:00 BST
Pearce 56' Yiadom 65' Oster 90' Edgar 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Darren Sheldrake
Northampton Town v Bradford City
23 October 2012 (2012-10-23 ) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Bradford City show Northampton 19:45 BST
Report
Wells 53'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Graham Scott
Northampton Town v Port Vale
27 October 2012 (2012-10-27 ) 15 Northampton Town 2–0 Port Vale show Northampton 14:00 BST
Nicholls 20' Moult 43'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Richard Clark
York City v Northampton Town
6 November 2012 (2012-11-06 ) 16 York City 1–1 Northampton Town show York 19:45 GMT
Blair 23'
Report
Moult 42' Akinfenwa 58'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Nigel Miller
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
17 November 2012 (2012-11-17 ) 18 Northampton Town 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 24' , 61' (pen. ) Hackett 65'
Report
Grant 72' (pen. )
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,764 Referee: Paul Tierney
Northampton Town v Morecambe
20 November 2012 (2012-11-20 ) 19 Northampton Town 3–0 Morecambe show Northampton 19:45 GMT
Akinfenwa 56' Ellison 61' (o.g. ) Demontagnac 90'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Iain Williamson
Oxford United v Northampton Town
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24 ) 20 Oxford United 2–1 Northampton Town show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Constable 15' Pittman 79'
Report
Platt 76' Carlisle 89'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Scott Mathieson
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
8 December 2012 (2012-12-08 ) 21 Northampton Town 2–3 Cheltenham Town show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 2' Jones 13' (o.g. )
Report
Carter 24' Zebroski 27' Duffy 80'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Andy Davies
Northampton Town v Aldershot Town
22 December 2012 (2012-12-22 ) 23 Northampton Town 2–0 Aldershot Town show Northampton 14:00 GMT
Robinson 49' Platt 90+3'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,574 Referee: Tim Robinson
Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town
5 January 2013 (2013-01-05 ) 25 Northampton Town 3–1 Fleetwood Town show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Robinson 7' , 41' Platt 53'
Report
Allen 90+2'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Rob Lewis
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
12 January 2013 (2013-01-12 ) 26 Chesterfield 3–0 Northampton Town show Chesterfield 15:00 GMT
O'Shea 18' Richards 19' , 25'
Report
Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Northampton Town v Burton Albion
19 January 2013 (2013-01-19 ) 27 Northampton Town 1–0 Burton Albion show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 69'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Darren Bond
Aldershot Town v Northampton Town
22 January 2013 (2013-01-22 ) 28 Aldershot Town 1–2 Northampton Town show Aldershot 19:45 GMT
López 2'
Report
Hackett 21' (pen. ) Carlisle 35'
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,191 Referee: Darren Deadman
Gillingham v Northampton Town
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
2 February 2013 (2013-02-02 ) 30 Rotherham United 3–1 Northampton Town show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Nardiello 42' (pen. ) Pringle 75' Noble 79'
Report
Carlisle 90+3'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,739 Referee: Nigel Miller
Northampton Town v Rochdale
9 February 2013 (2013-02-09 ) 31 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Platt 32' Langmead 69' Akinfenwa 76' (pen. )
Report
Kennedy 65'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,110 Referee: James Linington
Southend United v Northampton Town
16 February 2013 (2013-02-16 ) 32 Southend United 1–2 Northampton Town show Southend 15:00 GMT
Lund 65' Mohsni 27'
Report
O'Donovan 11' Langmead 90'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,406 Referee: Graham Scott
Wimbledon v Northampton Town
19 February 2013 (2013-02-19 ) 33 Wimbledon 1–1 Northampton Town show Kingston-upon-Thames , London 19:45 GMT
Bennett 28'
Report
Akinfenwa 76' (pen. )
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Fred Graham
Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle
23 February 2013 (2013-02-23 ) 34 Northampton Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Platt 72'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,382 Referee: David Phillips
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
26 February 2013 (2013-02-26 ) 35 Northampton Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers show Northampton 19:45 GMT
Harding 88'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,077 Referee: Gavin Ward
Exeter City v Northampton Town
2 March 2013 (2013-03-02 ) 36 Exeter City 3–0 Northampton Town show Exeter 15:00 GMT
Nicholls 22' (o.g. ) Cureton 59' Gosling 83'
Report
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Tim Robinson
Morecambe v Northampton Town
9 March 2013 (2013-03-09 ) 38 Morecambe 1–1 Northampton Town show Morecambe 19:45 GMT
Redshaw 57'
Report
Langmead 89'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Northampton Town v Oxford United
23 March 2013 (2013-03-23 ) 39 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Harding 45'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,151 Referee: David Webb
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
1 April 2013 (2013-04-01 ) 41 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Northampton Town show Cheltenham 15:00 BST
Elliott 44'
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Lee Collins
Bradford City v Northampton Town
6 April 2013 (2013-04-06 ) 42 Bradford City 1–0 Northampton Town show Bradford 15:00 BST
Wells 23'
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Northampton Town v York City
13 April 2013 (2013-04-13 ) 43 Northampton Town 0–2 York City show Northampton 15:00 BST
Report
Chambers 7' Johnson 85'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Gary Sutton
Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town
16 April 2013 (2013-04-16 ) 44 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Northampton Town show High Wycombe 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Brendan Malone
Port Vale v Northampton Town
20 April 2013 (2013-04-20 ) 45 Port Vale 2–2 Northampton Town show Burslem 15:00 BST
Chilvers 86' Collins 86' (o.g. )
Report
Carlisle 2' O'Donovan 69'
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,496 Referee: Keith Hill
Northampton Town v Barnet
27 April 2013 (2013-04-27 ) 46 Northampton Town 2–0 Barnet show Northampton 15:00 BST
O'Donovan 67' Guttridge 73'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,471 Referee: Andy Haines
Play-offs
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
2 May 2013 (2013-05-02 ) Semi Final 1st Leg Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Northampton 19:45 BST
O'Donovan 26'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,563 Referee: Mike Russell
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
5 May 2013 (2013-05-05 ) Semi Final 2nd Leg Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town show Cheltenham 18:45 BST
Report
Guttridge 28'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Andy Madley
Bradford City v Northampton Town
18 May 2013 (2013-05-18 ) Final Bradford City 3–0 Northampton Town show Wembley , London 13:30 BST
Hanson 15' McArdle 19' Wells 28'
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 47,127 Referee: Keith Stroud
FA Cup [ ]
Northampton Town v Bradford City
3 November 2012 (2012-11-03 ) First round Northampton Town 1–1 Bradford City show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Moult 61'
Report
Atkinson 32'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Bradford City v Northampton Town
League Cup [ ]
Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 August 2012 (2012-08-30 ) Second round Northampton Town 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Northampton 19:45 BST
Platt 40'
Report
Batth 16' Nouble 45' Sako 90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,758 Referee: Darren Deadman
[ ]
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
4 September 2012 (2012-09-04 ) First round Northampton Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Northampton 19:45 BST
Robinson 11'
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Carl Berry
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
5 December 2012 (2012-12-05 ) Q/F Final (South) Northampton Town 0–3 Leyton Orient show Northampton 19:45 GMT
Report
Mooney 57' , 65' Symes 73' (pen. )
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Mark Haywood
Appearances, goals and cards [ ]
Player
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FLT
Total
Discipline
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
2
RB
John Johnson
17
5
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
19
5
–
3
–
3
LB
Joe Widdowson
39
1
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
3
–
–
46
1
–
14
–
4
CM
Luke Guttridge
23
4
2
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
25
4
2
8
–
5
CB
Kelvin Langmead
39
1
7
2
–
1
2
–
–
3
–
–
46
1
8
3
–
6
CB
Lee Collins
16
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
2
–
2
–
7
LM
Ishmel Demontagnac
19
10
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
–
–
23
10
2
10
–
8
CM
Ben Harding
38
–
2
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
41
–
2
3
–
9
ST
Clive Platt
26
10
5
1
1
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
30
11
7
5
–
10
ST
Adebayo Akinfenwa
32
12
16
1
1
–
–
2
–
2
1
1
35
16
17
6
–
11
RM
Chris Hackett
42
2
6
1
–
–
2
–
–
1
1
–
46
3
6
7
–
12
U
Ben Tozer
48
1
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
3
–
–
55
1
–
5
–
13
GK
Dean Snedker
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
2
1
–
–
–
14
ST
Alex Nicholls
15
–
7
–
–
–
2
–
1
1
1
–
18
1
8
2
–
15
CB
Nathan Cameron
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
1
–
–
–
16
AM
Lewis Wilson
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
4
–
–
–
17
ST
Jake Robinson
13
12
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
1
15
12
5
5
–
18
CB
David Artell
10
–
3
–
–
–
2
–
1
1
–
–
13
–
4
2
–
19
ST
Louis Moult
4
9
1
1
–
1
–
1
–
2
–
–
7
10
2
–
1
21
GK
Lee Nicholls
49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
51
–
–
3
–
22
CM
Lewis Hornby
19
8
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
20
9
–
3
–
24
CM
Paul Turnbull
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
25
W
Claudio Dias
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
27
ST
Ivan Toney
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
28
ST
Roy O'Donovan
18
1
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
1
6
2
–
29
W
David Moyo
2
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
4
–
–
–
30
CB
Clarke Carlisle
29
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29
–
3
11
1
Players who left before season end:
1
GK
Shane Higgs
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
6
CB
Anthony Charles
8
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
10
1
–
2
1
15
W
Henoc Mukendi
–
6
–
1
–
–
–
2
–
2
1
1
3
9
1
1
–
23
RB
Danny East
12
2
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
17
2
–
1
1
23
CM
Emmanuel Oyeleke
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
27
W
Kemar Roofe
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
5
2
–
–
–
28
CM
Emyr Huws
9
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
12
1
–
1
–
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2012
CF
Clive Platt
Coventry City
Free transfer
[1]
1 July 2012
CF
Alex Nicholls
Walsall
Free transfer
[2]
1 July 2012
LM
Ishmel Demontagnac
Notts County
Free transfer
[3]
3 July 2012
RM
Chris Hackett
Millwall
Free transfer
[4]
5 July 2012
LB
Joe Widdowson
Rochdale
Free transfer
[5]
13 August 2012
CB
David Artell
Port Vale
Free transfer
[6]
17 August 2012
CF
Louis Moult
Stoke City
Free transfer
[7]
4 January 2013
CB
Clarke Carlisle
York City
Free transfer
[8]
31 January 2013
CF
Roy O'Donovan
Coventry City
Free transfer
[9]
8 February 2013
CB
Lee Collins
Barnsley
Free transfer
[10]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
6 August 2012
GK
Lee Nicholls
Wigan Athletic
30 June 2013
[20]
8 August 2012
CF
Henoc Mukendi
Liverpool
1 January 2013
[21]
29 August 2012
RB
Danny East
Hull City
1 January 2013
[22]
27 September 2012
W
Kemar Roofe
West Bromwich Albion
27 October 2012
[23]
10 October 2012
CM
Emyr Huws
Manchester City
5 January 2013
[24]
19 November 2012
CB
Clarke Carlisle
York City
19 January 2013
[25]
22 November 2012
RB
Chris Smith
Swindon Town
1 January 2013
[26]
28 January 2013
CM
Emmanuel Oyeleke
Brentford
28 February 2013
[27]
26 March 2013
CB
Nathan Cameron
Coventry City
30 June 2013
[28]
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
8 September 2012
CF
Jake Robinson
Luton Town
8 October 2012
[29]
21 September 2012
CF
Paul Turnbull
Stockport County
21 December 2012
[30]
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