2020–21 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanKelvin Thomas
ManagerKeith Curle
(until 10 February)[1]
Jon Brady
(from 10 February)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One22nd
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Watson (8)
All: Ryan Watson (9)
Away colours

The 2020–21 season is Northampton Town's 123rd season of existence and their first season back in League One after winning the play–offs the previous season.[2][3] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Players[]

Squad information[]

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Previous Club Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Arnold GK England Welham Green (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 32) 22 0 Shrewsbury Town 5 June 2019 Undisclosed 2021
13 Jonathan Mitchell GK England Hartlepool (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 26) 42 0 Derby County 4 August 2020 Loan 2021
Defenders
2 Michael Harriman RB Republic of Ireland Chichester (ENG) (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 28) 67 1 Wycombe Wanderers 4 September 2019 Free 2022
5 Cian Bolger (c) CB Republic of Ireland Celbridge (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 29) 31 1 Lincoln City 21 August 2020 Free 2021
6 Fraser Horsfall CB England Huddersfield (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 24) 47 3 Macclesfield Town 14 August 2020 Free 2022
15 Peter Kioso RB Republic of Ireland Swords, Dublin (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 22) 21 3 Luton Town 25 January 2021 Loan 2021
23 Joseph Mills LB England Swindon (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 31) 31 2 Forest Green Rovers 8 August 2020 Free 2022
28 Lloyd Jones CB England Plymouth (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 24) 34 0 Luton Town 29 December 2020 Free 2021
44 Alan Sheehan CB Republic of Ireland Athlone (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 34) 15 1 Lincoln City 28 November 2020 Free 2021
Midfielders
4 Jack Sowerby CM England Preston (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 26) 31 0 Fleetwood Town 18 September 2020 Undisclosed 2022
7 Sam Hoskins AM England Dorchester (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 28) 244 40 Yeovil Town 1 August 2015 Free 2022
8 Ryan Watson CM England Crewe (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 28) 101 17 Milton Keynes Dons 3 June 2019 Free 2021
11 Ricky Korboa W England Liverpool (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 25) 22 2 Carshalton Athletic 1 September 2020 Undisclosed 2021
12 Scott Pollock CM England Northampton (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 20) 23 1 Youth 26 March 2019 N/A 2021
14 Mickel Miller W England Croydon (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 25) 12 0 Rotherham United 14 January 2021 Loan 2021
17 Shaun McWilliams CM England Northampton (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 23) 114 1 Youth 30 April 2016 N/A 2021
18 Bryn Morris DM England Hartlepool (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 25) 22 0 Portsmouth 18 January 2021 Loan 2021
19 Morgan Roberts W Wales Northampton (ENG) (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 20) 18 0 Youth 17 May 2018 N/A 2021
20 Matt Warburton AM England Manchester (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 29) 34 4 Stockport County 7 May 2019 Free 2021
45 Mark Marshall W Jamaica Manchester Parish (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 34) 41 2 Gillingham 25 January 2020 Free 2021
Forwards
9 Harry Smith CF England London (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 26) 50 11 Macclesfield Town 17 May 2019 Undisclosed 2022
10 Alex Jones CF England Sutton Coldfield (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 26) 9 1 Partick Thistle 2 March 2021 Free 2021
22 Benny Ashley-Seal CF England Southwark (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 22) 29 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 September 2020 Undisclosed 2022
26 Ryan Edmondson CF England Harrogate (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 20) 21 2 Leeds United 14 January 2021 Loan 2021
29 Danny Rose CF England Barnsley (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 27) 44 5 Mansfield Town 2 October 2020 Undisclosed 2022
30 Caleb Chukwuemeka CF England Northampton (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 19) 28 2 Youth 4 February 2020 N/A 2021
31 Ethan Johnston CF England Kettering (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Youth 20 January 2020 N/A 2021

Pre-season[]

The Cobblers announced pre-season friendlies against Leyton Orient and Luton Town[4]

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
13:00 BST Hoskins Goal 15' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Northampton Town 2–2 West Bromwich Albion U23 Northampton
14:00 BST Smith Goal 55'
Mills Goal 60'		 Report Goal 45'
Windsor Goal 61'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Northampton Town 0–3 Luton Town Northampton
13:30 BST Report Collins Goal 62'
LuaLua Goal 77'
Cranie Goal 81'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[5]
(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 11 12 23 41 68  −27 45 8 5 10 20 27  −7 3 7 13 21 41  −20

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

League position by match[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHHAAAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLLLWLLWDLWDWLLLLWDLDLDLLDLDLWWLDLWLWLDLWDLD
Position1071016192216192018171916161616182021191921202122232321222324221921202220201919192121212222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[6]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Northampton Town 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Northampton
15:00 BST Warburton Goal 19'
Korboa Goal 31'		 Report Chislett Goal 1'
Guinness-Walker Goal 23'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Whalley Goal 54' Report Marshall Goal 12'
Hoskins Goal 65'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Hair
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Hull City Northampton
15:00 BST Report Lewis-Potter Goal 34'
Honeyman Goal 44'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Alan Young
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST Hanlan Goal 55' (pen.)
Baldwin Goal 79'		 Report Martin Red card 60' Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5 Northampton Town 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST Report Thompson Goal 33'
Brown Goal 80'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Nouble Goal 41'
Watts Goal 86'		 Report Korboa Goal 62' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Swindon Town Northampton
19:45 BST Missilou Goal 7'
Rose Goal 28'		 Report T.Smith Goal 76' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Northampton Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST Report Pratley Goal 54'
Sowerby Goal 59' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Allison
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9 Portsmouth 4–0 Northampton Town Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Marquis Goal 39', 47'
Curtis Goal 50'
Harness Goal 83'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 10 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Garner Goal 63' (pen.)
T.James Goal 75'		 Report Rose Goal 13'
Hoskins Goal 21'
Chukwuemeka Goal 66'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Josh Smith
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11 Northampton Town 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 12 Northampton Town 0–1 Accrington Stanley Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Russell Goal 2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 13 Burton Albion 1–3 Northampton Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Akins Goal 90+2' (pen.) Report Smith Goal 2', 67'
Lines Goal 81'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 14 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:00 GMT Humphrys Goal 85' Report Smith Goal 20' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Haines
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15 Northampton Town 1–0 Fleetwood Town Northampton
19:45 GMT Bolger Goal 47' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Northampton Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT McWilliams Red card 18' Report John-Jules Goal 36'
Wright Goal 57'
Whiteman Penalty missed		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Dale Goal 53'
Wintle Goal 90+4'		 Report Holmes Goal 3'
Martin Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 70'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Busby
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 18 Oxford United 4–0 Northampton Town Oxford
19:45 GMT Taylor Goal 49', 89'
Shodipo Goal 65'
Agyei Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Declan Bourne
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 19 Northampton Town 0–4 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Scully Goal 2'
Hopper Goal 42'
Johnson Goal 83' (90+8)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert Lewis
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 20 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT Hoskins Goal 31' (pen.)
Rose Goal 35'
Sheehan Goal 47'		 Report Dempsey Goal 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 21 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Leigh Doughty
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 22 Lincoln City 2–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT McGrandles Goal 75'
Scully Goal 84'		 Report Rose Goal 90+6' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 23 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Northampton Town Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Fleetwood
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Martin Coy
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 24 Blackpool 2–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:00 GMT Ekpiteta Goal 12'
Yates Goal 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: James Oldham
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 25 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Northampton Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Pritchard Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 85' Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Peter Wright
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 26 Northampton Town 0–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Lang Goal 82' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Marc Edwards
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 27 Northampton Town 0–2 Burton Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Bostwick Goal 77'
Edwards Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 28 Ipswich Town 0–0 Northampton Town Ipswich
19:00 GMT Downes Red card 90+3' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Darren Drysdale
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29 Milton Keynes Dons 4–3 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:00 GMT Surman Goal 13'
Grigg Goal 34'
Jerome Goal 83'
Brown Goal 88'		 Report Horsfall Goal 2'
Watson Goal 46'
Kioso Goal 78'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Samuel Barrott
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30 Northampton Town 0–0 Rochdale Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Kevin Johnson
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31 Swindon Town 2–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Twine Goal 45+2'
Pitman Goal 69'		 Report Watson Goal 26' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ben Speedie
3 March 2021 (2021-03-03) 32 Northampton Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
19:00 GMT Watson Goal 40', 65' Report Woods Red card 90+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33 Northampton Town 4–1 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson Goal 20', 23'
Horsfall Goal 32'
Edmondson Goal 43'		 Report Harrison Goal 73' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Andy Haines
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Charlton, London
19:00 GMT Washington Goal 65' (pen.), 84' Report A.Jones Goal 90+3' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Paul Howard
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Tom Neild
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Dale Goal 74' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Sam Allison
23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:00 GMT Hoskins Goal 55' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Christopher Pollard
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Northampton Town Wimbledon, London
15:00 GMT Pigott Goal 88' Report Hoskins Penalty missed 90+7' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ben Toner
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Northampton Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST Watson Goal 27' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Hull City 3–0 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Elder Goal 30'
Lewis-Potter Goal 44'
Whyte Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Thomas Bramall
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST Hoskins Goal 78' (pen.) Report Leahy Goal 19' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: David Rock
16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 42 Peterborough United 3–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 BST Szmodics Goal 33', 48'
Clarke-Harris Goal 67' (pen.)		 Report Hoskins Goal 43' (pen.) Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Northampton Town 3–0 Ipswich Town Northampton
19:00 BST Kioso Goal 8', 32'
Watson Goal 84'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: James Bell
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Gillingham 2–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Oliver Goal 11'
Lee Goal 68'		 Report Edmondson Goal 79'
Horsfall Goal 83'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Carl Brook
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Northampton Town 0–3 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 BST Report Garbutt Goal 19'
Yates Goal 75', 86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Peter Wright
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
12:00 BST Winchester Goal 87' Report Hoskins Goal 84' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[7]

9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) First round Oxford City 2–1 Northampton Town Marston, Oxford
19:45 GMT J.Roberts Goal 12'
J.Ashby Goal pen.'		 Hoskins Goal 7' Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Paul Howard

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August.[8] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[9]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 BST Smith Goal 33' (pen.)
Warburton Goal 49'
Watson Goal 59'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) Second round Bristol City 4–0 Northampton Town Ashton Gate. Bristol
19:45 BST Martin Goal 43'
Palmer Goal 48', 88'
Semenyo Goal 82'		 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[10] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[11] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[12]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 3 +3 5
3 L2 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) South Group C Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Northampton Town Bletchley
19:00 BST Poole Goal 34'
Nombe Goal 74'
Sorinola Goal 77'		 Report Mills Goal 13' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Christopher Pollard
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) South Group C Northampton Town 5–0 Southampton U21 Northampton
19:45 BST Mills Goal 7'
Marshall Goal 40'
Ashley-Seal Goal 46', 58'
Chukwuemeka Goal 50'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: David Rock
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) South Group C Northampton Town 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Stevenage Northampton
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Lines Penalty scored
Rose Penalty missed
McWilliams Penalty scored
Horsfall Penalty scored
Chukwuemeka Penalty scored		 Newton Penalty missed
Carter Penalty scored
Marsh Penalty scored
Akinwande Penalty missed
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:00 GMT Atangana Goal 51' Report Rose Goal 22'
Ashley-Seal Goal 82'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 714
Referee: Carl Brook
12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round Northampton Town 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Walker Goal 27', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
Referee: Craig Hicks

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 Steve Arnold 11 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 12 – – 1 –
2 RB Michael Harriman 22 8 – – – – 2 – – 5 – – 29 8 – 2 –
4 CM Jack Sowerby 26 2 – – – – – – – 2 1 – 28 3 – 5 –
5 CB Cian Bolger 26 – 1 – – – 2 – – 3 – – 31 – 1 7 –
6 CB Fraser Horsfall 37 3 3 1 – – 2 – – 4 – – 44 3 3 6 –
7 AM Sam Hoskins 44 2 7 1 – 1 1 – – 1 – – 47 2 8 6 –
8 CM Ryan Watson 33 6 8 – – – 2 – 1 4 – – 39 6 9 9 –
10 ST Alex Jones 4 5 1 – – – – – – – – – 4 5 1 – –
11 W Ricky Korboa 5 11 2 1 – – 1 – – 2 2 – 9 13 2 2 –
12 CM Scott Pollock – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
13 GK Jonathan Mitchell 35 – – 1 – – 1 – – 5 – – 42 – – 3 –
14 W Mickel Miller 11 1 – – – – – – – – – – 11 1 – 2 –
15 RB Peter Kioso 21 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 21 – 3 6 –
17 CM Shaun McWilliams 30 2 – – – – – – – 3 1 – 33 3 – 10 1
18 DM Bryn Morris 19 3 – – – – – – – – – – 19 3 – 5 –
19 W Morgan Roberts – 2 – 1 – – – 2 – 1 2 – 2 6 – – –
22 ST Benny Ashley-Seal 7 16 – 1 – – 1 – – 3 1 3 12 17 3 1 –
23 LB Joseph Mills 27 – – – – – 1 – – 3 – 2 31 – 2 5 –
26 ST Ryan Edmondson 13 8 2 – – – – – – – – – 13 8 2 3 –
28 CB Lloyd Jones 27 – – – – – – – – – – – 27 – – 4 –
29 ST Danny Rose 23 16 4 – 1 – – – – 4 – 1 27 17 5 5 –
30 ST Caleb Chukwuemeka 2 20 1 1 – – 1 – – – 4 1 4 24 2 2 –
31 ST Ethan Johnston – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – –
32 CB Max Dyche 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – –
34 MF Liam Cross – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
44 CB Alan Sheehan 12 2 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 13 2 1 2 –
45 W Mark Marshall 18 11 1 1 – – – 1 – 2 – 1 21 12 2 1 –
Out on loan:
9 ST Harry Smith 13 3 3 – 1 – 1 – 1 2 1 – 16 4 4 1 –
20 AM Matt Warburton 4 – 1 – – – 1 – 1 1 – – 6 – 2 2 –
Players no longer at club:
3 LB Joe Martin 5 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 2 1 – 9 2 – 2 2
10 W Nicky Adams 10 4 – – – – – – – 2 – – 12 4 – – –
14 CM Chris Lines 1 3 1 – – – – 2 – 2 2 – 3 7 1 1 –
15 CB Luka Racic 4 2 – 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 8 2 – 2 –
21 W Ricky Holmes 5 4 1 – 1 – – – – 1 – – 6 4 1 1 –
24 ST Joe Nuttall – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
26 LB Jacob Ballinger – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
27 DM Christopher Missilou 11 4 1 1 – – 2 – – 1 1 – 15 5 1 3 –

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 July 2020 DM Republic of the Congo Christopher Missilou England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [13]
8 August 2020 LB England Joseph Mills England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [14]
14 August 2020 CB England Fraser Horsfall England Macclesfield Town Free transfer [15]
21 August 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger England Lincoln City Free transfer [16]
1 September 2020 CF England Ricky Korboa England Carshalton Athletic Undisclosed [17]
7 September 2020 CF England Benny Ashley-Seal England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [18]
18 September 2020 CM England Jack Sowerby England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [19]
2 October 2020 CF England Danny Rose England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [20]
27 October 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan Unattached Free transfer [21]
2 November 2020 W England Ricky Holmes Unattached Free transfer [22]
29 December 2020 CB England Lloyd Jones Unattached Free transfer [23]
2 March 2021 ST England Alex Jones Unattached Free transfer [24]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
4 August 2020 GK England Jonathan Mitchell England Derby County End of season [25]
21 August 2020 CB Denmark Luka Racic England Brentford 3 January 2021 [16]
31 August 2020 CF England Joe Nuttall England Blackpool End of season [26]
14 January 2021 CF England Ryan Edmondson England Leeds United End of season [27]
14 January 2021 CF England Mickel Miller England Rotherham United End of season [27]
18 January 2021 DM England Bryn Morris England Portsmouth End of season [28]
25 January 2021 RB Republic of Ireland Peter Kioso England Luton Town End of season [29]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
26 September 2020 DF England Jacob Ballinger England St Ives Town October 2021 [30]
26 September 2020 FW England Ethan Johnston England Redditch United October 2021 [30]
8 October 2020 SS England Matty Warburton England Yeovil Town End of season [31]
12 December 2020 FW England Ethan Johnston England Kettering Town January 2021 [32]
12 December 2020 AM England Morgan Roberts England Brackley Town January 2021 [32]
21 January 2021 CF England Harry Smith Scotland Motherwell End of season [33]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 July 2020 AM England Paul Anderson Free agent Released [34]
2 July 2020 GK Wales David Cornell England Ipswich Town Released [34][35]
2 July 2020 RB England Reece Hall-Johnson Wales Wrexham Released [34][36]
2 July 2020 CB England Ryan Hughes England AFC Rushden & Diamonds Released [34]
2 July 2020 GK England Bradley Lashley England Cogenhoe United Released [34]
2 July 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Alan McCormack England Southend United Released [34][37]
2 July 2020 RB England Camron McWilliams Wales Cardiff City U23s Released [34]
2 July 2020 CM England Jack Newell Free agent Released [34]
2 July 2020 CB England Jordan Turnbull England Salford City Released [34][38]
2 July 2020 CF England Billy Waters England Torquay United Released [34][39]
2 July 2020 CF England Andy Williams England Cheltenham Town Released [34][40]
2 July 2020 CB England Jay Williams England Wealdstone Released [34][41]
2 July 2020 RM England Sean Whaler Free agent Released [34]
5 August 2020 CF England Vadaine Oliver England Gillingham Rejected Contract [42]
19 August 2020 CB England Charlie Goode England Brentford £1,000,000+ [43]
29 December 2020 LB England Jacob Ballinger Free agent Released [44]
5 January 2021 CM England Chris Lines England Stevenage Undisclosed [45]
22 January 2021 RM Wales Nicky Adams England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [46]
29 January 2021 LB England Joe Martin England Stevenage Undisclosed [47]
1 February 2021 DM Republic of the Congo Christopher Missilou England Swindon Town Undisclosed [48]
18 February 2021 LW England Ricky Holmes England Southend United Free transfer [49]

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