Northampton Town 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Northampton Town 's 123rd season in their history and the second successive season in League Two . Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
Players
As of match played 29 June 2020.
Pre-season
The Cobblers announced pre-season friendlies against Northampton Sileby Rangers ,[ 1] Brackley Town [ 2] Sheffield Wednesday ,[ 3] Sheffield United [ 4] and Milton Keynes Dons .[ 2]
Competitions
Sky Bet EFL League Two
League table
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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] (O) Play-off winners;
(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
37
17
7
13
54
40
+14
58
11
2
6
31
14
+17
6
5
7
23
26
−3
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 Ground H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A H A H A H H A H A A H Result L D L W L W L W W D D L L W W W D W W L W D L D W W W D W W L L L W L W L Position 19 20 20 19 20 17 18 14 10 12 13 14 18 15 9 8 9 7 5 7 7 7 9 9 7 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 7 7 6 7
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[ 6]
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Play-offs
On 9 June 2020, League Two clubs voted by an overwhelming majority to curtail the 2019–20 season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom . It was announced the same day that the play-offs would still be played and that positions would be determined on a points per game (PPG) basis. This meant that Northampton Town finished 7th in the League Two table, thus occupying the final play-off spot.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[ 9] The second round draw was made on 11 November 2019.[ 10] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[ 11] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[ 12]
Carabao Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[ 13]
Leasing.com Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[ 14] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports .[ 15]
Appearances, goals and cards
Player
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Play-offs
Total
Discipline
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
1
GK
David Cornell
33
1
–
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37
1
–
3
–
2
RB
Reece Hall-Johnson
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
6
1
–
1
–
3
LB
Joe Martin
13
4
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
15
6
–
4
–
4
DM
Alan McCormack
11
4
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
–
–
16
5
–
8
–
5
CB
Charlie Goode
36
–
3
5
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
45
–
4
9
–
6
CB
Jordan Turnbull
31
–
5
4
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
3
–
–
42
–
5
11
–
7
AM
Sam Hoskins
36
1
8
4
–
2
1
–
–
1
2
1
2
–
1
44
3
12
9
1
8
CM
Ryan Watson
21
4
5
3
1
1
1
–
–
3
–
–
3
–
1
31
5
7
5
–
9
ST
Harry Smith
7
12
4
1
1
2
–
1
–
4
–
1
–
3
–
12
17
7
3
1
10
AM
Nicky Adams
37
–
1
5
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
46
–
3
2
–
11
ST
Andy Williams
20
12
8
4
–
–
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
1
26
15
9
1
–
14
CM
Chris Lines
25
6
2
5
–
–
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
31
8
2
5
–
16
CB
Scott Wharton
30
2
3
4
–
1
1
–
–
3
–
–
3
–
–
41
2
4
8
1
17
CM
Shaun McWilliams
13
4
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
18
4
1
3
–
19
ST
Vadaine Oliver
19
11
4
5
–
3
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
–
1
27
13
8
5
1
20
AM
Matt Warburton
8
10
1
1
4
–
1
–
1
4
–
–
–
–
–
14
14
2
1
–
21
CM
James Olayinka
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
–
2
2
–
1
–
23
RB
Michael Harriman
15
6
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
2
–
1
3
–
–
22
8
1
3
–
25
GK
Steve Arnold
4
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
10
–
–
–
–
33
CB
Lloyd Jones
6
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
1
–
2
–
39
ST
Callum Morton
7
2
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
3
10
2
8
2
–
44
AM
Paul Anderson
17
1
1
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
22
3
1
6
–
45
W
Mark Marshall
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
5
3
–
–
–
Youth team scholars:
12
CM
Scott Pollock
3
8
1
–
4
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
6
12
1
1
–
15
CB
Jay Williams
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
18
ST
Michael Harding
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
22
LM
Morgan Roberts
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
–
24
CB
Ryan Hughes
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
27
RB
Camron McWilliams
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
28
CM
Jack Newell
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30
ST
Caleb Chukwuemeka
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31
ST
Ethan Johnston
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37
RM
Sean Whaler
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
38
GK
Bradley Lashley
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Players no longer at the club:
21
W
Egli Kaja
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
29
ST
Billy Waters
2
5
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
3
1
–
–
–
–
6
7
–
2
–
30
ST
Junior Morias
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
33
GK
Andy Fisher
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
39
LB
Joe Bunney
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
1
–
4
–
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 2019–20 season.
Divisional awards
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (Premier - level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions