2021–22 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Northampton Town's 124th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season, following relegation from League One. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Trophy and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Northampton Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanKelvin Thomas
ManagerJon Brady
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League Two3rd
FA CupFirst round
Carabao CupSecond round
Papa John's TrophyGroup stage (S)
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Hoskins (11)
All: Sam Hoskins (11)
Highest home attendance7,764 vs Exeter City
Lowest home attendance1,014 vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21
Average home league attendance5,366

Players

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1Liam RobertsGKWalsall (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994470Walsall22 June 2021Undisclosed2022+
26Jonny MaxtedGKTadcaster (1993-10-26) 26 October 199340Exeter City24 June 2021Free2022
Defenders
2Michael HarrimanRBChichester (ENG) (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992751Wycombe Wanderers4 September 2019Free2022
3Aaron McGowanRBLiverpool (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996442Kilmarnock12 July 2021Undisclosed2023
5Jon GuthrieCBDevizes (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992478Livingston24 June 2021Free2023
6Fraser Horsfall (vc)CBHuddersfield (1996-11-12) 12 November 19969711Macclesfield Town14 August 2020Free2022
14Ali KoikiLBKensington (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999470Bristol Rovers23 July 2021Free2023
15Sid NelsonCBLewisham (1996-01-01) 1 January 199640Tranmere Rovers9 July 2021Free2022
23Joseph Mills (c)LBSwindon (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989482Forest Green Rovers8 August 2020Free2022
29Josh FlanaganCBMilton Keynes (2003-06-30) 30 June 200310Youth1 August 2021N/A2022
35Max DycheCBNorthampton (2003-02-23) 23 February 200340Youth12 December 2020N/A2022
Ryan NolanCBShannon (1999-02-17) 17 February 199900Getafe28 February 2022Free2023
Midfielders
4Jack SowerbyCMPreston (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995661Fleetwood Town18 September 2020Undisclosed2023
7Sam HoskinsWDorchester (1993-02-04) 4 February 199329351Yeovil Town1 August 2015Free2024
8Paul LewisCMLiverpool (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994437Tranmere Rovers10 June 2021Free2023
10Bez LubalaWKinshasa (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998140Blackpool31 January 2022Loan2022
11Mitch PinnockWGravesend (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994509Kilmarnock8 June 2021Free2023
12Scott PollockCMNorthampton (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001292Youth26 March 2019N/A2022
17Shaun McWilliamsCMNorthampton (1998-08-14) 14 August 19981541Youth30 April 2016N/A2022
19Idris KanuAMLondon (ENG) (1999-12-05) 5 December 199950Peterborough United26 January 2022Loan2022
34Liam CrossCMNorthampton (2003-04-08) 8 April 200320Youth30 October 2019N/A2022
Forwards
18Chanka ZimbaCFLusaka (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001111Cardiff City6 January 2022Loan2022
21Josh EppiahCFBrussels (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998132Leicester City28 January 2022Loan2022
22Benny Ashley-SealCFSouthwark (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998425Wolverhampton Wanderers7 September 2020Undisclosed2022
24Louis AppéréCFPerth (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999173Dundee United31 January 2022Undisclosed2024
32Danny RoseCFBarnsley (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993847Mansfield Town2 October 2020Undisclosed2022

Pre-season

The Cobblers announced their first pre-season friendly against Birmingham City, as part of the club's open day.[1] This was soon followed by a match against West Ham United.[2] The club announced a number of local games on May 28.[3] A seventh friendly against Cambridge United was announced on 8 June.[4] Nottingham Forest was then confirmed on 28 June.[5]

10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Friendly Northampton Sileby Rangers 0–6 Northampton Town Moulton
15:00 BST Report Cross 1'
Kabamba 21', 30'
Pinnock 51', 57'
Ashley-Seal 69'
Stadium: Fernie Fields
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly Northampton Town 1–2 West Ham United Northampton
19:00 BST Hoskins 29' Report Nelson 2' (o.g.)
Coventry 13'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,715
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Stamford 2–1 Northampton Town Stamford
12:00 BST Johnson 16'
Blunden 41'
Report Ashley-Seal 55' Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
Referee: Carl Henry
20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) Friendly Northampton Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Northampton
19:45 BST Report Taylor 48'
Cafú 62'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly Northampton Town 3–2 Birmingham City Northampton
15:00 BST Pinnock 9'
Kabamba 20'
Chukwuemeka 70'
Report Sánchez 2'
Jutkiewicz 35'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) Friendly Brackley Town P–P Northampton Town Brackley
19:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
Note: Match was cancelled and replaced with the rearranged friendly against AFC Rushden & Diamonds.[6]
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) Friendly AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3–1 Northampton Town Wellingborough
19:45 BST Diamond 3'
Lorraine 38'
Flanagan 72' (o.g.)
Report Mills 88' (pen.) Stadium: London Road
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Cambridge United 0–0 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,235

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Exeter City (P) 45 23 15 7 65 40 +25 84 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Forest Green Rovers (P) 45 23 14 8 73 42 +31 83
3 Northampton Town (X) 45 22 11 12 57 37 +20 77
4 Bristol Rovers (X) 45 22 11 12 64 49 +15 77 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Mansfield Town 45 22 10 13 65 50 +15 76
6 Port Vale 45 21 12 12 66 46 +20 75
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. 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[7]
(P) Promoted; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place, may still promote directly

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
45 22 11 12 57 37  +20 77 13 5 5 31 16  +15 9 6 7 26 21  +5

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLDWLWDDLLWWWWLDWWWWLLDDWLWWDWDLDWLWLWLDWWWD
Position741085934510148633454222233455433322222233454433
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Northampton Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[8]   Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 1 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST Ashley-Seal 23'
Guthrie  71'
McGowan  73'
Connolly  77'
Rose  79'
Report Johnson  27'
Covolan  55'
Martin  81'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,804 (1,106)
Referee: Simon Mather
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2 Colchester United 0–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Guthrie 22'
Pinnock  31'
Hoskins  75'
Horsfall  84'
McWilliams  90+3'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,772 (446)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 3 Northampton Town 1–3 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST Guthrie 21'
Nelson  46'
Hoskins  66'
Report Taylor 17'
Andrews 73'
Odoh 90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,870 (221)
Referee: Carl Brook
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 4 Crawley Town 0–0 Northampton Town Crawley
15:00 BST Powell  83' Report Connolly  90' Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 2,254 (415)
Referee: Lee Swabey
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 5 Northampton Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 BST Horsfall  44'
Rose 64'
Hoskins 90+3'
Report Thompson  16'
Onariase  20'
Davis  90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,870 (331)
Referee: Tom Reeves
11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) 6 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Wilson  43'
Matt 76'
Report McGowan  21'
Lewis  74'
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 2,576 (Away not confirmed)
Referee: Scott Oldham
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 7 Newport County 0–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
19:45 BST Livermore  42' Report Guthrie 43'
Rose  76'
McWilliams  76'
Flores  90+6'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,169 (161)
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
14:00 BST Rose  43'
Sowerby  44'
Hoskins  68'
Horsfall 83'
McWilliams  84'
Report Conroy  52'
Simpson 57'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,863 (962)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 9 Salford City 2–2 Northampton Town Salford
15:00 BST Hunter  8'
Lund 24'
Lowe  90'
Eastham 90+3'
Report Lewis 16'
Rose  45'
Pinnock 77'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,037 (677)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 10 Northampton Town 0–2 Sutton United Northampton
15:00 BST McWilliams  37'
Rose  38'
Koiki  71'
Flores  85'
Report Kizzi 41'
Wilson 46'
Bouzanis  89'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,789 (224)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 11 Hartlepool United 2–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST Ferguson 53',  56'
Molyneux 83'
Report Hoskins 51',  66'
McGowan  79'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,522 (250)
Referee: Ben Toner
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 12 Northampton Town 2–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST McGowan 23'
Etete  24'
Horsfall 74',  75'
Report Charsley  41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,034 (1,019)
Referee: Robert Lewis
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 13 Northampton Town 3–0 Stevenage Northampton
19:45 BST Etete 34'
Hoskins 43'
Horsfall 63'
Lewis  88'
Report Reeves  12'
Vancooten  54'
Reid  56'
Coker  73'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,123 (204)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Spearing  72' Report Lewis  43'
Etete 52'
Koiki  58'
Hoskins 68' (pen.),  86'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,885 (475)
Referee: Tom Nield
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Northampton Town 3–0 Carlisle United Northampton
14:00 BST Lewis 41', 57', 67' (pen.) Report Guy  82' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,909 (288)
Referee: Ollie Yates
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 16 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Horfield
15:00 GMT Whelan  12'  67'
Harries  49'
Grant 54'
Evans 59'
Anderson  74'
Report Hoskins 39' (pen.),  74'
Roberts  90+5'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,884 (Away not confirmed)
Referee: Sam Allison
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 17 Bradford City 1–1 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 GMT Canavan  63'
Vernam 67'
Songo'o  70'
Gilliead  88'
Report Pinnock 60'
Sowerby  88'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,372 (426)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 18 Northampton Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
19:45 GMT Guthrie 14'
Etete 38'
McWilliams  90+5'
Report Piergianni  45+2', 54'
McGahey  90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,059 (132)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 19 Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT Hoskins 41' Report Kyprianou  52'
Wood  90'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,769 (907)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 20 Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Amond 50'
Key  56'
Caprice  79'
Report Sowerby 34'
McWilliams  35'
Guthrie  72'
Pinnock 74'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,823 (159)
Referee: John Busby
11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 21 Harrogate Town 1–2 Northampton Town Harrogate
15:00 GMT Diamond 23'
Burrell  59'
Report Horsfall 7'
Guthrie 49'
McGowan  55'
Rose  69'
Sowerby  83'
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,166 (574)
Referee: Carl Brook
1 January 2022 (2022-01-01) 22 Swindon Town 5–2 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT McKirdy 28', 51', 55', 66'
Hunt  49'
Simpson 60'
Kesler Hayden  88'
Report McWilliams  18'
Sowerby  34'
Hoskins 37'
Guthrie 50'
Koiki  62'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,071 (746)
Referee: Sam Allison
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) 23 Northampton Town 0–1 Crawley Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Horsfall  90+3' Report Lynch  9'
Nichols 41'
Ashford  87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,714 (193)
Referee: Declan Bourne
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Sowerby  45'
Lewis  51'
Horsfall  64'
Pinnock 90+5'  90+6'
Report Stevens 70'
Wilson  80'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,415 (276)
Referee: Marc Edwards
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22) 25 Sutton United 0–0 Northampton Town Sutton, London
15:00 GMT Eastmond  74' Report Lewis  56'
Horsfall  79'
Rose  80'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 3,588 (500)
Referee: John Busby
29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) 26 Northampton Town 1–0 Salford City Northampton
15:00 GMT Lewis 12' Report Lowe  35'
Ndaba  66'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,237 (128)
Referee: Tom Nield
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01) 27 Northampton Town 0–1 Barrow Northampton
19:45 GMT McWilliams  71' Report Hutton  33'
Amadi-Holloway 51'
Taylor  64'
Kay  79'
Rooney  90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,604 (151)
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 28 Walsall 0–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Kinsella  66'
Labadie  88'
Report Appéré 10'  65'
McWilliams  88'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,315 (1,200)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 29 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
19:45 GMT Pinnock  25'
Magloire  78'
Horsfall 82'
Report Norman  73' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,255 (228)
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 30 Port Vale 0–0 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Martin  65' Report Lewis  52'
McWilliams  63'
Lubala  82'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,979 (587)
Referee: Alan Young
19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 31 Northampton Town 3–0 Colchester United Northampton
14:00 GMT Horsfall 16'
Hoskins 49'
Ashley-Seal 90+4'
Report Judge  35' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,309 (413)
Referee: Scott Oldham
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 32 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Grant  59'
Nuttall  78'
Report Magloire  45'
Guthrie  46'
Koiki  62'
Hoskins  82'
Eppiah  90'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,355 (Away not confirmed)
Referee: Darren Handley
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 33 Rochdale 1–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Campbell 53' Report Mills  78'
Lubala  88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,643 (444)
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 34 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT Pinnock 4'
Magloire  48'
Mills  62'
Lewis  70'
Report Labadie  29'
Wilkinson 50'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,861 (385)
Referee: Paul Howard
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 35 Northampton Town 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Horsfall 29', 37',  72'
Pinnock 66'
Lubala  90+3'
Report McManaman  12'
McPake  68', 75'
Hemmings 88' (pen.)
O'Connor  90+2'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,379 (707)
Referee: Stephen Martin
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 36 Carlisle United 2–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Sho-Silva 74'
Riley  80'
Gibson 90+4' (pen.)
Report McWilliams  30'
Horsfall  56'
Lewis 79'
Pinnock  80'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,514 (380)
Referee: James Bell
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15) 37 Stevenage 1–2 Northampton Town Stevenage
19:45 GMT Lines 82' Report McGowan 18'
Pinnock 50'
Hoskins  68'
Rose  78'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,362 (568)
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 March 2022 (2022-03-18) 38 Northampton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT McGowan  61'
Lewis  71'
Pinnock  90+5'
Report Anderson 1'
Finley  68'
Coutts  75'
Connolly  81'
Taylor  90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,405 (1,388)
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) 39 Northampton Town 2–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 GMT Hoskins 6'
Mills  29'
Zimba 61'
Report Liddle  14'
Bogle  82'
Featherstone  90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,673 (320)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 40 Mansfield Town 1–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST McLaughlin  5'
Hawkins 21'
Hewitt  65'
Stirk  85'
Report Lewis  75'  75' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,678 (935)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 41 Northampton Town 0–0 Bradford City Northampton
15:00 BST Lubala  90+4' Report Hendrie  90+2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,548 (557)
Referee: David Rock
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 42 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST Piergianni  88'
Jameson  90'
Report Guthrie 44'
Sowerby  64'
Appéré 66'
Rose  84'
Koiki  90'
Hoskins  90'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,789 (456)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 43 Northampton Town 3–0 Harrogate Town Northampton
15:00 BST Hoskins 28', 63'
Appéré 59'
Report Austerfield  45'
Burrell  90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,168 (93)
Referee: Robert Lewis
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 44 Leyton Orient 2–4 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST Archibald 45+1'
Brown 50'
Ogie  84'
Report Pinnock 19'  43'
Hoskins  29'
Guthrie 32'
Eppiah 38', 45+3'
McWilliams  41'
Sowerby  75'
Rose  84'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,237 (1,250)
Referee: Darren Handley
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 45 Northampton Town 1–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST Pinnock 29'
Guthrie  87'
Report Dieng  20'
Sparkes  54'
Brown  68'
Nombe 71'
Collins  88'
Key  90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,764 (1,449)
Referee: Simon Mather
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 46 Barrow v Northampton Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Stadium: Holker Street

FA Cup

Northampton were drawn at home to Cambridge United in the first round.[9]

6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) First round Northampton Town 2–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT Etete 6'
Horsfall  12'
Lewis 35'
McWilliams  87'
Report Smith 14',  63'
Masterson 66'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,792 (775)
Referee: Martin Coy
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) First round (R) Cambridge United 3–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 GMT Knibbs 13'
Smith 40'
Worman 48'
Report Rose 75'
McGowan  82'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,068 (691)
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carabao Cup

Northampton were drawn away to Coventry City in the first round[10][11] and at home to AFC Wimbledon in the second round.[12][13]

11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) First round Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town Coventry
19:45 BST Walker 13' Report Nelson  36'
Etete 52', 70'
Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 5,284 (903)
Referee: Ben Speedie
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) Second round Northampton Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Northampton
19:45 BST Horsfall  34'
Hoskins  85'
Report Csóka  17'
Pressley  34'
Hartigan 90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,257 (302)
Referee: Ross Joyce

Papa John's Trophy

Cobblers were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, Forest Green Rovers and Walsall.[14][15] The group stage ties were confirmed on 1 July 2021.[16]






Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Walsall 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 5
3 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 L2 Northampton Town 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 1 3
Source: EFL.com



31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) Group game 1 Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(2–4 p)
Northampton Town Nailsworth
19:00 BST Harriman 14' (o.g.) Report Flores  26'
Pollock 51',  73'
Harriman  79'
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 892
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Penalties
Stevens
Evans
Matt
Adams
Rose
Kabamba
Connolly
McWilliams
Pollock
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group game 2 Northampton Town 1–1
(2–4 p)
Walsall Northampton
19:00 BST Horsfall  63'
Connolly 72' (pen.)
Flores  73'
Ashley-Seal  82'
McWilliams  88'
Report Osadebe 4'
Monthé  10'
Mills  19'
Bates  35'
Menayese  81'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,285 (124)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Pinnock
Connolly
Etete
Flores
Earing
Shade
Labadie
Phillips
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) Group game 3 Northampton Town 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Northampton
19:00 GMT Kabamba 37'
Cross  73'
Report Turns  64'
Ferguson 71'
Tolaj 90+2'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,014 (21)
Referee: Christopher Pollard

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
1GKLiam Roberts 452 471
2RBMichael Harriman 512 35
3RBAaron McGowan 42211 43125
4CMJack Sowerby 33111 3517
5CBJon Guthrie 43822 4784
6CBFraser Horsfall 4482211 491871
7WSam Hoskins 43112112 4811110
8CMPaul Lewis 3726212 412781
10WBez Lubala 59 593
11WMitch Pinnock 43291121 45596
12CMScott Pollock 11131 511
14LBAli Koiki 3652211 4165
15CBSid Nelson 1111 311
17CMShaun McWilliams 3322111 37312
18STChanka Zimba 291 291
19AMIdris Kanu 14 14
21STJosh Eppiah 762 7621
22STBenny Ashley-Seal 182121 3102
23LBJoseph Mills 971 1073
24STLouis Appéré 1523 15231
26GKJonny Maxted 22 4
29CBJosh Flanagan 1 1
32STDanny Rose 1421111121 1622210
34WLiam Cross 1 1
Youth team scholars:
25CBJosh Tomlinson 1 1
27CMPeter Abimbola 11 11
28WMiguel Ngwa 1 1
30RBCourtney Lashley 1 1
31CMDylan Hill 1 1
35CBMax Dyche 11 11
36GKCharlie Woods 1 1
38STTommy Curry 1 1
Out on loan:
9STNicke Kabamba 6152131 8181
CBRyan Nolan
Players no longer at club:
10WDylan Connolly 313111121 71511
16CMJordan Flores 6512 952
19STKion Etete 153321221 20361
20CBTyler Magloire 82 823
24CBDominic Revan 1212 42

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 18 April 2022
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League Two FA Cup League Cup PJT TOTAL
1Liam Roberts 46 46%2100021
26Jonny Maxted 4 0%00000
Totals 50 42%2100021

Scores overview

Northampton Town' score given first.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Barrow 0 – 1
Bradford City 1 – 1 0 – 0
Bristol Rovers 0 – 1 1 – 2
Carlisle United 3 – 0 1 – 2
Colchester United 3 – 0 1 – 0
Crawley Town 0 – 1 0 – 0
Exeter City 1 – 1 2 – 1
Forest Green Rovers 1 – 1 0 – 1
Harrogate Town 3 – 0 2 – 1
Hartlepool United 2 – 0 1 – 2
Leyton Orient 1 – 0 4 – 2
Mansfield Town 2 – 0 0 – 1
Newport County 1 – 0 1 – 0
Oldham Athletic 2 – 1 2 – 0
Port Vale 1 – 0 0 – 0
Rochdale 1 – 3 0 – 1
Salford City 1 – 0 2 – 2
Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 0 – 0
Stevenage 3 – 0 2 – 1
Sutton United 0 – 2 0 – 0
Swindon Town 1 – 1 2 – 5
Tranmere Rovers 3 – 2 2 – 0
Walsall 1 – 1 1 – 0

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 2021–22 season.

Player of the Year AwardLiam Roberts
Players' Player of the Year AwardLiam Roberts
Academy Player of the Year AwardPeter Abimbola
Goal of the Season AwardAaron McGowan (vs. Stevenage)
Mitch Pinnock (vs. Leyton Orient)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
22 June 2021GKLiam Roberts WalsallUndisclosed[17]
1 July 2021RWDylan Connolly St MirrenFree transfer[18]
1 July 2021CBJon Guthrie LivingstonFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021CFNicke Kabamba KilmarnockFree transfer[20]
1 July 2021CMPaul Lewis Tranmere RoversFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021GKJonny Maxted Exeter CityFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021LWMitch Pinnock KilmarnockFree transfer[22]
9 July 2021CBSid Nelson Tranmere RoversFree transfer[23]
12 July 2021RBAaron McGowan KilmarnockUndisclosed[24]
23 July 2021LBAli Koiki Bristol RoversFree transfer[25]
6 August 2021CMJordan Flores Hull CityFree transfer[26]
31 January 2022CFLouis Appéré Dundee UnitedUndisclosed[27]
28 February 2022CBRyan Nolan GetafeFree transfer[28]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021CMJordan Flores Hull City6 August 2021[lower-alpha 1][17]
2 August 2021CFKion Etete Tottenham Hotspur4 January 2022[29][30]
31 August 2021CBDominic Revan Aston VillaJanuary 2022[31]
6 January 2022CFChanka Zimba Cardiff CityEnd of season[32]
18 January 2022CBTyler Magloire Blackburn RoversEnd of season[33]
26 January 2022RWIdris Kanu Peterborough UnitedEnd of season[34]
28 January 2022CFJosh Eppiah Leicester CityEnd of season[35]
31 January 2022LWBeryly Lubala BlackpoolEnd of season[36]
  1. Jordan Flores later signed permanently following his release from parent club, Hull City.[26]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2021DFMax Dyche Kettering Town[37]
13 August 2021MFLiam Cross St Ives TownSeptember 2021[38]
13 August 2021DFJosh Flanagan St Ives TownSeptember 2021[38]
27 November 2021DFJosh Flanagan Corby Town1 January 2022[39]
29 November 2021CMLiam Cross Tamworth[40]
4 January 2022DFJosh Flanagan St Ives TownFebruary 2022[41]
21 January 2022CFNicke Kabamba WokingEnd of season[42]
28 January 2022CMLiam Cross St Ives Town26 February 2022[43]
4 February 2022CBMax Dyche Brackley Town[44]
26 February 2022CMScott Pollock Boston United26 March 2022[45]
9 March 2022CBRyan Nolan Kidderminster HarriersEnd of season[46]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021GKSteve Arnold Southend UnitedReleased[47][48]
30 June 2021CBCian Bolger LarneRejected Option[49][50]
30 June 2021CFEthan Johnston Banbury UnitedReleased[47]
30 June 2021CBLloyd Jones Cambridge UnitedRejected Contract[51][52]
30 June 2021LWRicky Korboa Sutton UnitedReleased[47][53]
30 June 2021RWMark Marshall Crawley TownReleased[47][54]
30 June 2021LBAlan Sheehan Oldham AthleticReleased[47]
30 June 2021SSMatty Warburton FC Halifax TownReleased[47][55]
30 June 2021CMRyan Watson Tranmere RoversRejected Contract[56][57]
7 July 2021GKDylan Berry Norwich CityUndisclosed[58]
7 July 2021CFHarry Smith Leyton OrientUndisclosed[59]
16 August 2021CFCaleb Chukwuemeka Aston VillaUndisclosed[60]
31 January 2022AMDylan Connolly MorecambeUndisclosed[61]
31 January 2022CMJordan Flores BohemiansContract cancelled[62][63]

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