2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2015–16 season
Chairman David Cardoza
Kelvin Thomas
(from 26 November 2015)
Manager Chris Wilder
Stadium Sixfields Stadium
League Two 1st
FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by MK Dons)
League Cup Second round
(eliminated by Newcastle)
League Trophy Second round
(eliminated by Millwall)
Top goalscorer League: Marc Richards (15)*
All: Marc Richards (18)*
Highest home attendance 7,664 vs Luton Town
30 April 2016
Lowest home attendance 3,642 vs Carlisle United
20 October 2015
Average home league attendance 5,279
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Northampton Town's 119th season of existence and their seventh consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players

Squad information

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1Adam SmithGKEnglandSunderland23 November 1992490Leicester City26 June 2015Free2017
26Ryan ClarkeGKEnglandBristol30 April 198240Oxford United2 July 2015Free2017
Defenders
2Brendan MoloneyRBRepublic of IrelandBeaufort18 January 1989512Yeovil Town2 January 2015Free2018
5Zander DiamondCBScotlandAlexandria13 March 1985784Burton Albion7 May 2014Free2017
6Ryan CresswellCBEnglandRotherham22 December 1987677Fleetwood Town1 September 2014£150,0002017
12Josh LelanRBEnglandDerby21 December 1994120Derby County2 June 2015Free2016
16David BuchananLBNorthern IrelandRochdale (ENG)6 May 1986530Preston North End28 May 2015Free2018
18Rod McDonaldCBEnglandLiverpool11 April 1992283Telford United28 July 2015Free2018
22Luke ProsserCBEnglandEnfield28 May 198870Southend United28 January 2016Loan2016
Midfielders
4Jason TaylorCMEnglandDroylsden28 January 1987562Cheltenham Town1 January 2015Free2017
7Lawson D'AthWEnglandWitney24 December 19929013Reading7 August 2014Free2018
8Joel ByromCMEnglandOswaldtwistle14 September 1986835Preston North End8 January 2015Free2017
10Nicky AdamsWWalesBolton (ENG)16 October 1986443Bury22 May 2015Free2018
11Ricky HolmesWEnglandRochford19 June 19875216Portsmouth27 January 2015Free2017
15Alfie PotterWEnglandLondon9 January 1989251A.F.C. Wimbledon20 May 2015Free2017
17Paul CorryCMRepublic of IrelandDublin3 February 199140Sheffield Wednesday3 August 2015Free2016
20Lee MartinWEnglandTaunton9 February 1987100Millwall15 January 2016Loan2016
21John-Joe O'TooleCMRepublic of IrelandHarrow (ENG)30 September 19888214Bristol Rovers30 June 2014Free2017
23Danny RoseCMEnglandBristol21 February 1988141Oxford United1 February 2016Free2016
24Shaun McWilliamsCMEnglandNorthampton14 August 199800Youth30 April 2016N/A2017
Forwards
9Marc RichardsCFEnglandWolverhampton8 July 198213949Chesterfield14 May 2014Free2017
14Sam HoskinsCFEnglandDorchester4 February 1993408Yeovil Town1 August 2015Free2018
19James CollinsCFRepublic of IrelandCoventry (ENG)1 December 1990207Shrewsbury Town5 January 2016Loan2016
27John MarquisCFEnglandLewisham16 May 1992288Millwall22 February 2016Loan2016

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 8 May 2015, Northampton Town announced they would face Worthing and Burgess Hill Town in a pre-season friendly.[2] On 15 May 2015, Northampton Town confirmed they would kick-off pre-season against Northampton Sileby Rangers.[3] On 19 May 2015, Northampton Town announced Derby County will visit in pre-season.[4] On 12 June 2015, Northampton Town announced they will visit Sheffield.[5]

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Northampton Town (C, P) 45 28 12 5 80 45 +35 96 Promotion to Football League One
2 Accrington Stanley (X) 45 24 12 9 74 48 +26 84
3 Oxford United (X) 45 23 14 8 81 41 +40 83
4 Bristol Rovers (X) 45 25 7 13 75 45 +30 82 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Portsmouth (Q) 45 21 15 9 74 42 +32 78
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place and may still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Result W W L L D L W W D D W W L W W D W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W D D W D W W D D D D W D W  
Position 9 4 7 10 11 16 11 8 8 10 9 8 9 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 12:32, 13 September 2015 (UTC).
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6]


FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at away against Coventry City.[7]

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at home against Blackpool.[8]

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Cobblers will host Colchester United.[9] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Northampton were drawn away to Millwall.[10]

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos 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 Red card
1 GK Adam Smith 45 - - 4 - - - - - - - - 49 - - 2 -
2 RB Brendan Moloney 25 - 1 4 - - - - - - - - 29 - 1 3 1
4 CM Jason Taylor 8 21 1 2 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - 12 23 2 2 2
5 CB Zander Diamond 36 2 1 3 - 1 1 - - - - - 40 2 2 4 -
6 CB Ryan Cresswell 18 6 2 2 1 - 2 - - 2 - - 24 7 2 6 -
7 RM Lawson D'Ath 24 14 4 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 - - 29 16 4 2 1
8 CM Joel Byrom 33 2 2 3 - - 2 - - - - - 38 2 2 3 -
9 ST Marc Richards 28 3 15 3 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 32 5 18 2 -
10 W Nicky Adams 33 5 3 4 - - 1 - - - 1 - 38 6 3 4 -
11 W Ricky Holmes 19 8 9 2 1 2 - 1 - - - - 21 10 11 3 -
12 RB Josh Lelan 9 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 10 2 - 4 1
14 ST Sam Hoskins 16 17 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 20 21 8 - -
15 W Alfie Potter 12 8 1 2 - - 1 1 - 1 - - 16 9 1 1 -
16 LB David Buchanan 45 - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 53 - - 3 -
17 CM Paul Corry - 3 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 3 - - -
18 CB Rod McDonald 21 2 3 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 26 2 3 4 -
19 ST James Collins 17 3 7 - - - - - - - - - 17 3 7 3 -
20 W Lee Martin 9 1 - - - - - - - - - - 9 1 - 3 -
21 CM John-Joe O'Toole 35 2 12 3 - - - 1 - 1 - - 39 3 12 12 -
22 CB Luke Prosser 6 1 - - - - - - - - - - 6 1 - 1 -
23 CM Danny Rose 12 2 1 - - - - - - - - - 12 2 1 2 -
24 CM Shaun McWilliams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
26 GK Ryan Clarke - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - - -
27 ST John Marquis 12 2 6 - - - - - - - - - 12 2 6 3 -
Players no longer at the club:
3 LB Evan Horwood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 CM Ryan Watson 4 7 - - 1 - 1 - - 2 - 1 7 8 1 2 -
20 ST Dominic Calvert-Lewin 7 13 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 11 15 8 3 -
22 RM Chris Hackett 2 4 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 5 1 - -
23 RB Adam Yates 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 -
24 RB Darnell Furlong 10 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 11 - - 2 -
25 CB Shaun Brisley 9 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 10 - 1 1 -
28 CM Danny Clifton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
29 LB Sam Warburton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Assists

Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Nicky Adams 13 3 0 0 16
2 Joel Byrom 9 0 0 0 9
= Ricky Holmes 8 1 0 0 9
3 Alfie Potter 6 0 0 0 6
4 Lee Martin 5 0 0 0 5
= Sam Hoskins 1 1 1 2 5
5 David Buchanan 3 0 1 0 4
6 Lawson D'Ath 2 1 0 0 3
= John-Joe O'Toole 2 1 0 0 3
7 Zander Diamond 2 0 0 0 2
= John Marquis 2 0 0 0 2
8 Adam Smith 1 0 0 0 1
= Marc Richards 1 0 0 0 1
= James Collins 1 0 0 0 1
= Brendan Moloney 1 0 0 0 1
= Danny Rose 1 0 0 0 1

    Scores overview

    Northampton Town' score given first.

    Opposition Home Score Away Score Double
    Accrington Stanley 1 – 0 1 – 1 No
    AFC Wimbledon 1 – 1 1 – 1 No
    Barnet 3 – 0 0 – 2 No
    Bristol Rovers 2 – 2 1 – 0 No
    Cambridge United 1 – 1 1 – 2 No
    Carlisle United 3 – 2 4 – 1 Yes
    Crawley Town 2 – 1 2 – 1 Yes
    Dagenham & Redbridge 1 – 2 2 – 1 No
    Exeter City 3 – 0 0 – 0 No
    Hartlepool United 2 – 1 0 – 0 No
    Leyton Orient 1 – 1 4 – 0 No
    Luton Town 1 – 0 4 – 3 Yes
    Mansfield Town 2 – 0 1 - 1 No
    Morecambe 3 – 1 4 – 2 Yes
    Newport County 1 – 0 2 – 2 No
    Notts County 2 – 2 2 – 1 No
    Oxford United 1 – 0 1 – 0 Yes
    Plymouth Argyle 0 – 2 2 – 1 No
    Portsmouth 1 – 2 No
    Stevenage 2 – 1 3 – 2 Yes
    Wycombe Wanderers 1 – 0 3 – 2 Yes
    Yeovil Town 2 – 0 1 - 1 No
    York City 2 – 0 2 – 1 Yes

    Transfers

    Transfers in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
    1 July 2015 AM Wales Nicky Adams Bury Free transfer [11]
    1 July 2015 LB Northern Ireland David Buchanan Preston North End Free transfer [12]
    1 July 2015 CM England Danny Clifton Academy Trainee [13]
    1 July 2015 CB England Josh Lelan Derby County Free transfer [14]
    1 July 2015 GK England Adam Smith Leicester City Free transfer [15]
    1 July 2015 RW England Alfie Potter AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [16]
    1 July 2015 LB England Sam Warburton Academy Trainee [13]
    2 July 2015 GK England Ryan Clarke Oxford United Free transfer [17]
    28 July 2015 CB England Rod McDonald AFC Telford United Free transfer [18]
    1 August 2015 CF England Sam Hoskins Yeovil Town Free transfer [19]
    3 August 2015 CM Republic of Ireland Paul Corry Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [20]
    1 February 2016 CM England Danny Rose Oxford United Free transfer [21]

    Transfers out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    1 July 2015 LW Wales Billy Bodin Bristol Rovers Released [22][lower-alpha 1]
    1 July 2015 CM England Darren Carter Forest Green Rovers Released [22][lower-alpha 2]
    1 July 2015 CB England Lee Collins Mansfield Town Released [22][lower-alpha 3]
    1 July 2015 GK England Matt Duke Alfreton Town Released [22]
    1 July 2015 CM England Lewis Hornby Free Agent Released [22]
    1 July 2015 LM Republic of Ireland Ian Morris St. Patrick's Athletic Released [22]
    1 July 2015 LB England Tom Newey Free Agent Released [22]
    1 July 2015 CB Scotland Ross Perry Free Agent Released [22]
    1 July 2015 RB England Ben Tozer Yeovil Town Released [22][lower-alpha 4]
    6 August 2015 CF England Ivan Toney Newcastle United £500,000 [27][28]
    8 August 2015 GK Iraq Shwan Jalal Macclesfield Town Free transfer [29]
    1. ↑ Following Bodin's release he joined Bristol Rovers.[23]
    2. ↑ Following Carter's release he joined Forest Green Rovers.[24]
    3. ↑ Following Collins' release he joined Mansfield Town.[25]
    4. ↑ Following Tozer's release he joined Yeovil Town.[26]

    Total income: Increase £500,000

    Loans in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    7 August 2015 AM England Dominic Calvert-Lewin Sheffield United 1 January 2016 [30]
    20 August 2015 DM England Ryan Watson Leicester City 3 January 2016 [31]
    24 August 2015 RB England Adam Yates Port Vale 26 September 2015 [32]
    11 September 2015 CB England Shaun Brisley Peterborough United 9 October 2015 [33]
    11 September 2015 RB England Darnell Furlong Queens Park Rangers 9 October 2015 [34]
    5 January 2016 ST England James Collins Shrewbury Town 30 June 2016 [35]
    15 January 2016 W England Lee Martin Millwall 30 June 2016 [36]
    28 January 2016 CB England Luke Prosser Southend United 30 June 2016 [37]
    22 February 2016 ST England John Marquis Millwall 30 June 2016 [38]

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
    14 August 2015 CM England Danny Clifton Rugby Town 12 September 2015 [39]
    14 August 2015 LB England Sam Warburton Rugby Town 12 September 2015 [39]
    14 January 2016 RW England Chris Hackett Barnet 30 June 2016 [40]
    1 February 2016 LB England Evan Horwood Grimsby Town 30 June 2016 [41]

    References

    1. ↑ "History". Statto.
    2. ↑ "Northampton Town To Take On Worthing And Burgess Hill In Pre-Season". Northampton Town FC. 8 May 2015.
    3. ↑ "Northampton Town To Kick Off Pre-Season At Sileby Rangers". Northampton Town FC. 15 May 2015.
    4. ↑ "Derby County To Visit Sixfields In Pre-Season". Northampton Town FC. 19 May 2015.
    5. ↑ "Cobblers Head To Sheffield For Pre-Season Friendly". Northampton Town FC. 12 June 2015.
    6. ↑ "Northampton Town Football Fixtures Season 2015-16". Northampton Town FC. 17 June 2015.
    7. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup first round proper draw completed". The FA. 26 October 2015.
    8. ↑ "Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw". Capital One Cup. 16 June 2015.
    9. ↑ "Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round Draw". Northampton Town FC. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
    10. ↑ "Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Round 2 draw". Football League. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
    11. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Bury's Nicky Adams". Northampton Town FC. 22 May 2015.
    12. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Defender David Buchanan". Northampton Town FC. 28 May 2015.
    13. 1 2 "Warburton And Clifton Offered Pro Terms". Northampton Town FC. 1 April 2015.
    14. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Defender Josh Lelan". Northampton Town FC. 2 June 2015.
    15. ↑ "Adam Smith". Northampton Town FC. 26 June 2015.
    16. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Alfie Potter". Northampton Town FC. 20 May 2015.
    17. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Goalkeeper Ryan Clarke". Northampton Town FC. 2 July 2015.
    18. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Rod McDonald". Northampton Town FC. 28 July 2015.
    19. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Sam Hoskins". Northampton Town FC. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
    20. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Paul Corry". Northampton Town FC. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
    21. ↑ "Deadline Day 2016: Danny Rose Signs For Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
    22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Northampton: John-Joe O'Toole transfer-listed as nine are released". BBC Sport. 4 May 2015.
    23. ↑ "Billy Bodin: Bristol Rovers sign forward on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
    24. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers: Darren Carter joins from Northampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
    25. ↑ "Collins joins Stags from Northampton". BBC Sport. 8 June 2015.
    26. ↑ "Yeovil sign Tranmere's Marc Laird and Northampton's Ben Tozer". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015.
    27. ↑ "Ivan Toney Signs For Newcastle United". Northampton Town FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
    28. ↑ "CONFIRMED: Cobblers striker Ivan Toney signs for Newcastle United for undisclosed fee". Northampton Herald & Post. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
    29. ↑ "Macc Sign Experienced Keeper". Pitchero Non League. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
    30. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin On Loan". Northampton Town FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
    31. ↑ "Northampton Town Re-sign Ryan Watson". Northampton Town FC. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
    32. ↑ "Wilder Brings In Defender Yates". Northampton Town FC. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
    33. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Shaun Brisley On Loan". Northampton Town FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    34. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Darnell Furlong". Northampton Town FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    35. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Striker James Collins From Shrewsbury Town". Northampton Town FC. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
    36. ↑ "Lee Martin Loan Extended To End Of The Season". Northampton Town FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
    37. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign Luke Prosser From Southend United". Northampton Town FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
    38. ↑ "Northampton Town Sign John Marquis Until The End Of The Season". Northampton Town FC. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
    39. 1 2 "Warburton And Clifton Make Loan Move". Northampton Town FC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
    40. ↑ "Chris Hackett Joins Barnet On Loan". Northampton Town FC. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
    41. ↑ "Deadline Day 2016: Evan Horwood Joins Grimsby Town On Loan For Rest Of Season". Northampton Town FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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