2022–23 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2022–23 season
ChairmanKelvin Thomas
ManagerJon Brady
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League Two3rd (Promoted)
FA CupFirst round
Carabao CupFirst round
Papa John's TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Hoskins (22)
All: Sam Hoskins (22)
Highest home attendance7,786 vs Bradford City
Lowest home attendance1,230 vs Cambridge United
Average home league attendance5,920

The 2022–23 season was Northampton Town's 126th 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK Hereford (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 30) 39 0 Sunderland 22 June 2022 Free
23 Jonny Maxted GK Tadcaster (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 29) 10 0 Exeter City 24 June 2021 Free
40 Tom King GK Plymouth (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 28) 8 0 Salford City 14 January 2023 Free
Defenders
2 Tyler Magloire CB Bradford (1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 24) 29 2 Blackburn Rovers 28 July 2022 Undisclosed
3 Aaron McGowan (vc) RB Liverpool (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 26) 63 2 Kilmarnock 12 July 2021 Undisclosed
5 Jon Guthrie (c) CB Devizes (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 30) 93 10 Livingston 24 June 2021 Free
6 Sam Sherring CB Dorchester (2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 23) 37 2 AFC Bournemouth 5 July 2022 Compensation
13 David Norman Jr. CB New Westminster (1998-05-31)31 May 1998 (aged 24) 6 1 Cavalry 25 March 2023 Free
14 Ali Koiki LB Kensington (1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 23) 74 1 Bristol Rovers 23 July 2021 Free
20 Harvey Lintott RB Gillingham (2003-02-20)20 February 2003 (aged 20) 38 1 Gillingham 11 July 2022 Free
22 Akin Odimayo RB Camden (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 23) 22 0 Swindon Town 2 July 2022 Compensation
24 Ryan Haynes LB Northampton (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 27) 33 1 Newport County 20 June 2022 Free
25 Josh Tomlinson CB Kettering (2005-12-01)1 December 2005 (aged 17) 4 1 Academy 7 December 2022 N/A
26 Paul Osew LB Wandsworth (2000-11-25)25 November 2000 (aged 22) 4 0 AFC Wimbledon 11 March 2023 Free
35 Max Dyche CB Northampton (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (aged 20) 26 1 Academy 12 December 2020 N/A
Midfielders
4 Jack Sowerby CM Preston (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 28) 108 2 Fleetwood Town 18 September 2020 Undisclosed
7 Sam Hoskins W Dorchester (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 30) 338 75 Yeovil Town 1 August 2015 Free
8 Ben Fox CM Burton upon Trent (1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 25) 27 4 Grimsby Town 17 June 2022 Free
11 Mitch Pinnock W Gravesend (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 28) 101 15 Kilmarnock 8 June 2021 Free
12 Marc Leonard CM Glasgow (2001-12-19)19 December 2001 (aged 21) 48 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 July 2022 Loan
15 Will Hondermarck CM Orléans (FRA) (2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 22) 17 1 Barnsley 26 January 2023 Undisclosed
16 D'Margio Wright-Phillips W Manchester (2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 21) 7 0 Stoke City 31 January 2023 Loan
17 Shaun McWilliams CM Northampton (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 24) 190 4 Academy 30 April 2016 N/A
18 Josh Harrop AM Stockport (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 27) 2 0 Preston North End 12 December 2022 Free
27 Peter Abimbola CM Northampton (2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (aged 19) 6 0 Academy 30 August 2021 N/A
28 Miguel Ngwa W Northampton (2004-06-04)4 June 2004 (aged 18) 3 0 Academy 30 August 2021 N/A
34 Liam Cross W Northampton (2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (aged 20) 9 0 Academy 30 October 2019 N/A
Forwards
9 Louis Appéré CF Perth (1999-03-26)26 March 1999 (aged 24) 65 12 Dundee United 31 January 2022 Undisclosed
10 Danny Hylton CF Camden (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 34) 28 0 Luton Town 21 June 2022 Free
19 Kieron Bowie CF Kirkcaldy (2002-09-21)21 September 2002 (aged 20) 40 5 Fulham 12 July 2022 Loan
21 Josh Eppiah CF Brussels (1998-10-11)11 October 1998 (aged 24) 35 2 Leicester City 19 August 2022 Loan
29 Tete Yengi CF Adelaide (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 22) 16 0 Ipswich Town 31 January 2023 Loan
30 Jack Connor CF Northampton (2003-09-30)30 September 2003 (aged 19) 2 0 Academy 1 November 2021 N/A

Pre-season

On 3 June, the Cobblers announced that an XI side will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds during pre-season.[1] Three days later, a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion was confirmed.[2] A second home friendly was later added to the calendar, against Luton Town.[3] On June 16, Northampton announced they would travel to Cheltenham Town during pre-season.[4] A pre-season friendly whilst in Scotland was confirmed against St Mirren.[5]

2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) Practice Match Nottingham Forest U23 1–2 Northampton Town Loughborough
12:00 BST Report L.Cross
S.Hoskins pen.'
Stadium: University of Loughborough
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) Friendly St Mirren 1–3 Northampton Town Paisley, Scotland
19:00 BST M.O'Hara 14' Report L.Appéré 21'
D.Hylton 77', 84' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,211
8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) Practice Match Dundee United 1–1 Northampton Town St Andrews, Scotland
11:00 BST I.Niskanen 33' Report A.Koiki 46' Stadium: University Park
Attendance: Behind Closed Doors
13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) Friendly Northampton Town 0–3 West Bromwich Albion Northampton
19:45 BST Report D.Dike 51'
K.Grant 72'
A.Reach 88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) Friendly Northampton Town 1–2 Luton Town Northampton
13:00 BST M.Pinnock 7' Report E.Adebayo 54'
D.Potts 56'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 July 2022 (2022-07-23) Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST A.May 34'
D.Nlundulu 43'
Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 781 (105)
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

Sky Bet EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leyton Orient (C, P) 46 26 13 7 61 34 +27 91 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Stevenage (P) 46 24 13 9 61 39 +22 85
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 23 14 9 62 42 +20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 +28 79 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United (O, P) 46 20 16 10 66 43 +23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 +18 76
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[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 23 14 9 62 42  +20 83 12 6 5 31 20  +11 11 8 4 31 22  +9

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHA
ResultWDWWDLWWWWWLLDWDDWWDWDLWLLWDDDLWDWDWWWDLWDWWLW
Position7843465532233333333333333334444444443222222233
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2022/23 league fixtures were announced on June 23.[7]

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 1 Northampton Town 3–2 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST S.Hoskins 27', 74' (pen.)
S.McWilliams  55'
R.Haynes 89'
Report F.Sears 42' (pen.)
L.Hannant  72'
C.Coxe  73'
F.Nouble  76'
N.Chilvers 79'  83'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,463 (494)
Referee: Martin Woods
6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 2 Grimsby Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST J.Maguire-Drew 88' Report S.Hoskins 74'
R.Haynes  90+1'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,154 (495)
Referee: Thomas Parsons
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 3 Northampton Town 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST T.Magloire 31'
M.Pinnock  39'
L.Appéré 57'
S.Hoskins  58'
R.Haynes  90+3'
Report J.Umerah 45+4'
R.Menayese  52'
A.Lacey  58'
T.Crawford  76'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,828 (205)
Referee: Sunny Gill
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 4 Crawley Town 2–3 Northampton Town Crawley
19:45 BST J.Balagizi 4', 61' Report S.Hoskins 13', 23'
K.Bowie 90+2'
D.Hylton  90+6'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,471 (355)
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 5 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST C.Baker-Richardson 26', 41'
K.Mellor  63'
D.Agyei  90+5'
Report S.Hoskins  42' 43', 90+7'
S.McWilliams  83'
L.Burge  90+5'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,071 (Away attendance not confirmed)
Referee: David Webb
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Northampton Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST S.Hoskins  20'
S.McWilliams  56'
Report G.Miller 69' (pen.)
J.Mitchell  90+3'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,515 (731)
Referee: Neil Hair
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7 Northampton Town 3–1 Barrow Northampton
15:00 BST S.Hoskins 5'
K.Bowie 46'
T.Magloire 50'  90+8'
M.Leonard  54'
A.Koiki  90+6'
J.Guthrie  90+9'
Report J.Gordon 13'  45'
S.Foley  26'
T.White  86'
P.Brough  90+8'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,605 (223)
Referee: Chris Pollard
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Northampton Town Wimbledon, London
19:45 BST P.Maghoma  65'
A.Assal  84'
A.Pearce  90+2'
Report J.Guthrie 27'
J.Sowerby  43'
R.Towler 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 6,618 (607)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Northampton Town 3–0 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST J.Guthrie 42'
S.Hoskins 73', 81'
Report J.Ball  57'
T.Diagouraga  60'
S.Graham  90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,691 (196)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10 Northampton Town 2–1 Stockport County Northampton
14:00 BST J.Guthrie  39'
S.Hoskins 48'
H.Lintott 63'
D.Hylton  65'
Report F.Horsfall 12'
A.Wright  34'  90+4'
A.Sarcevic  40'
K.Wootton  80'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,632 (619)
Referee: Darren Handley
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Swindon Town 1–2 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST L.Reed  57'
J.Williams 61'
F.Blake-Tracy  67'
Report J.Guthrie  62'
S.Sherring  62'
B.Fox 68'
M.Pinnock 88'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,789 (614)
Referee: Alan Young
4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 12 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
19:45 BST D.Johnson 37'
I.Hutchinson  44'
H.White  63'
D.James-Taylor  65'
O.Evans  90'
Report D.Hylton  21'
J.Guthrie  45'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,845 (740)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 Northampton Town 0–1 Salford City Northampton
15:00 BST M.Pinnock  53'
B.Fox  87'
Report E.Galbraith 45+1' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,577 (107)
Referee: Lee Swabey
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Leyton Orient 0–0 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST Report M.Leonard  40'
B.Fox  48'
M.Pinnock  70'
A.Odimayo  90+2'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,716 (1,250)
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15 Stevenage 2–3 Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 BST T.Vancooten  1'
D.Rose 35'
A.Gilbey 85'
Report L.Appéré 1' (pen.)
A.Koiki  45+2'
K.Bowie  56' 82'
S.McWilliams 87'
D.Hylton  90+3'
L.Burge  90+5'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,941 (959)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16 Northampton Town 2–2 Sutton United Northampton
19:45 BST M.Leonard 15'
M.Pinnock 37'
S.Hoskins  73'
Report R.Milsom  24'
S.Hart  39'
O.Bugiel 47'
D.Wilson 61'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,800 (159)
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Newport County Northampton
14:00 BST M.Leonard  38'
R.Haynes  86'
S.Hoskins 90+3'
Report O.Bogle 2' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,102 (231)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Gillingham 0–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report S.Hoskins 27'  90+2'
A.McGowan  58'
K.Bowie 72'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,509 (429)
Referee: Declan Bourne
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19 Bradford City 1–3 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 GMT M.Platt  57'
A.Cook 90+2' (pen.)
Report M.Pinnock 29'
S.McWilliams 31'  60'
S.Sherring 59'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,656 (539)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 20 Northampton Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McWilliams  51' Report E.Bristow  25'
K.Hemmings  70'
R.Doohan  79'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,601 (363)
Referee: Will Finnie
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 21 Northampton Town 2–1 Carlisle United Northampton
19:45 GMT B.Fox  45'
S.Sherring 53'
L.Appéré 56'
L.Burge  83'
A.McGowan  88'
Report C.Whelan  41'
J.Armer 50'  82'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,583 (225)
Referee: James Oldham
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22 Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT R.Harbottle  7'
O.Hawkins  9'
W.Swan 84'
J.Perch  90+3'
Report A.Odimayo  57'
S.Hoskins 88'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,301 (589)
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23 Northampton Town 1–2 Swindon Town Northampton
19:45 GMT K.Bowie  82'
S.Hoskins  89' 90'
Report T.Shade 26'  80'
E.Iandolo  45+2'
M.Lavinier 56'
R.Hepburn-Murphy  90+7'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,156 (1,455)
Referee: Lewis Smith
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) 24 Northampton Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Fox 51'  59'
K.Bowie  82'
D.Hylton  90+3'
Report T.Archibald  64'
I.El Mizouni  83'
O.Beckles  90+2'  90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,475 (1,272)
Referee: Chris Pollard
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 25 Salford City 2–1 Northampton Town Salford
12:30 GMT E.Galbraith 9'  56'
C.McAleny 33'
Report S.Hoskins 22'
M.Pinnock  60'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,753 (529)
Referee: Robert Lewis
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 26 Stockport County 2–0 Northampton Town Stockport
15:00 GMT W.Collar  24'
A.Sarcevic 33'
J.Sowerby 68' (o.g.)
Report M.Pinnock  36' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,732 (932)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 27 Barrow 0–2 Northampton Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT S.Foley  90+7' Report M.Leonard  34'
B.Fox 54'
S.McWilliams 85'
T.Magloire  89'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,002 (223)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McWilliams  40'
A.Koiki  72'  90+5'
Report D.Daniels  45'
B.Comley  61'
C.Wilkinson  90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,500 (1,039)
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT I.Henderson 52'
T.Diagouraga  62'
D.Lloyd  80'
S.Quigley  88'
Report B.Fox 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,742 (432)
Referee: Neil Hair
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 30 Northampton Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Guthrie  90+3' Report A.Woodyard  65'
C.Gunter  76'
A.Little  88'
P.Kalambayi  90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,041 (383)
Referee: Carl Brook
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 31 Northampton Town 1–2 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Hoskins 18' Report D.Amos  15'
J.Emmanuel  36'
L.Waterfall 74'
A.Glennon 90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,694 (895)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 32 Colchester United 0–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT F.Kelleher  20'
A.Read  81'
S.Tovide  84'
Report M.Leonard  30'
T.Magloire  35'
A.McGowan  38'
L.Appéré 41'
S.Hoskins  73'
T.King  90+3'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,730 (655)
Referee: Sunny Gill
28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) 33 Harrogate Town 1–1 Northampton Town Harrogate
19:45 GMT L.Armstrong 50'
K.Olaigbe  62'
Report M.Pinnock 49'
T.Yengi  80'
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,120 (Away attendance not confirmed)
Referee: Thomas Parsons
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 34 Northampton Town 1–0 Crawley Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Hoskins  70'
A.McGowan  72'
J.Guthrie  74'
J.Sowerby 79'
H.Lintott  90+6'
Report B.Mason  23'
J.Lynch  39'
C.Addai  45+3'
A.Oteh  60'
K.Gordon  71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,450 (158)
Referee: Ross Joyce
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 35 Hartlepool United 1–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT J.Umerah 37'
E.Murray  59'
Report S.Hoskins 81' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,021 (363)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
14 March 2023 (2023-03-14) 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:45 GMT S.Hoskins 28' (pen.)
R.Haynes  66'
Report K.Wallace  4'
C.Pym  27'
S.Quinn  66'
J.Law  88'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,301 (1,039)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 37 Northampton Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Appéré 23'
W.Hondermarck  89'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,673 (248)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 38 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT T.Anderson  38'
T.Miller  72'
Report M.Pinnock 2'
S.Hoskins 52'
J.Sowerby  72'
M.Leonard  76'
K.Bowie  80'
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,469 (911)
Referee: Adam Herczeg
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 39 Northampton Town 1–1 Stevenage Northampton
15:00 BST L.Appéré 6'
J.Guthrie  59'
M.Pinnock  75'
W.Hondermarck  83'
A.Odimayo  90'
T.Yengi  90+3'
Report J.McCracken  13'
D.Campbell  19'
J.Reid 72'
D.Rose  86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,759 (956)
Referee: Simon Mather
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 40 Newport County 3–0 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
15:00 BST O.Bogle 43', 90+1' (pen.)
A.Lewis  55'
W.Evans  57'
M.Baker  69'
C.McNeill 90+6'
Report K.Bowie  55'
L.Burge  90+1'
D.Hylton  90+5'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,982 (666)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 2–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST L.Appéré 32'
D.Norman Jr.  71'
W.Hondermarck 82'
Report A.O'Brien 63'
E.Coleman  90+1'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,904 (847)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 42 Carlisle United 0–0 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST J.Mellish  85' Report L.Appéré  56'
M.Pinnock  85'
W.Hondermarck  90'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,282 (589)
Referee: Rebecca Welch
18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) 43 Sutton United 1–2 Northampton Town Sutton, London
19:45 BST W.Randall  26'
D.Wilson 45+3'
C.Rowe  50'
O.Bugiel  84'
Report L.Appéré 32'
M.Pinnock 50'
M.Leonard  87'
D.Hylton  90+3'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,760 (625)
Referee: David Rock
22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 44 Northampton Town 3–1 Harrogate Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Norman Jr. 10'
W.Hondermarck  20'
S.Hoskins 23'
K.Bowie 45+2'
S.McWilliams  57'
Report K.Olaigbe 3' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,018 (107)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 45 Northampton Town 1–2 Bradford City Northampton
15:00 BST M.Dyche 64'  90+4'
S.McWilliams  72'
Report A.Cook 30'
D.Costelloe  75'
R.Crichlow 90+4'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,786 (948)
Referee: Marc Edwards
8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 46 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Birkenhead
12:30 BST T.Davies  71' Report S.Hoskins 5'
D.Hylton  90+6'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,225 (2,200)
Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Northampton were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.[8]

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Chesterfield 1–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT A.Dobra 14'  56'
T.Williams  38'
T.Akinola  80'
Report Stadium: Technique Stadium
Attendance: 5,886 (754)
Referee: Adam Herczeg

Carabao Cup

Northampton Town were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[9]

9 August 2022 (2022-08-09) First round Northampton Town 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
19:45 BST L.Appéré 76' (pen.) Report J.Jacobson 28'
D.Mellor 34'
J.Pattenden  54'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,711 (471)
Referee: Tom Nield

Papa John's Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Northmpton Town with Ipswich Town and Cambridge United.[10] Three days later, Arsenal U21s joined Southern Group H.[11]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Ipswich Town 3 2 0 0 1 8 1 +7 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 L1 Cambridge United 3 2 0 0 1 3 2 +1 6
4 L2 Northampton Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: EFL.com
30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) Group stage Ipswich Town 6–0 Northampton Town Ipswich
19:45 BST M.Harness 11', 16'
G.Leigh 26'
D.Ball  44'
C.Burgess 58'
G.Edmundson 83'
F.Ladapo 90+1'
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,342 (260)
Referee: Tom Reeves
20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Group stage Northampton Town 0–2 Cambridge United Northampton
19:00 BST B.Smith-Howes  89' Report F.Okenabirhie 68', 77' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,230 (69)
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage Northampton Town 1–3 Arsenal U21 Northampton
19:00 BST J.Tomlinson 8'
B.Fox  36'
Report B.Ibrahim  35'
Z.Awe 56'
A.Cozier-Duberry 74'
J.Henry-Francis  79'
N.Butler-Oyedeji 90+5'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,037 (308)
Referee: Carl Brook

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
1 GK Lee Burge 38 1 39 4
2 CB Tyler Magloire 14 4 2 1 15 4 2 3
3 RB Aaron McGowan 14 3 1 1 16 3 3 1
4 CM Jack Sowerby 31 7 1 1 32 7 1 2
5 CB Jon Guthrie 41 2 1 1 43 2 7
6 CB Sam Sherring 36 2 1 37 2 1
7 W Sam Hoskins 40 1 22 1 41 1 22 8
8 CM Ben Fox 15 7 4 1 1 3 20 7 4 3 1
9 ST Louis Appéré 37 6 8 1 1 1 39 6 9 1
10 ST Danny Hylton 6 19 1 1 7 19 7 1
11 W Mitch Pinnock 41 4 6 1 1 1 43 5 6 7
12 CM Marc Leonard 37 8 1 1 1 1 39 9 1 7
13 CB David Norman Jr. 4 2 1 4 2 1 1
14 LB Ali Koiki 21 1 1 1 22 2 2 1
15 CM Will Hondermarck 9 8 1 9 8 1 4
16 W D'Margio Wright-Phillips 7 7
17 CM Shaun McWilliams 24 6 3 1 1 1 25 8 3 8
18 AM Josh Harrop 2 2
19 ST Kieron Bowie 28 9 5 1 1 1 31 9 5 5
20 RB Harvey Lintott 23 10 1 1 1 2 1 26 12 1 1
21 ST Josh Eppiah 5 13 1 6 13
22 CB Akin Odimayo 13 6 1 2 15 7 3
23 GK Jonny Maxted 1 1 3 4 1
24 LB Ryan Haynes 15 13 1 1 1 3 20 13 1 4
25 CB Josh Tomlinson 2 1 1 2 1 1
26 LB Paul Osew 4 4
27 CM Peter Abimbola 1 2 1 2 2
28 W Miguel Ngwa 2 2
29 ST Tete Yengi 1 15 1 15 2
30 ST Jack Connor 2 2
34 W Liam Cross 3 1 2 1 3 4
35 CB Max Dyche 5 13 1 1 3 8 14 1 1
40 GK Tom King 8 8 1
Youth team scholars:
31 CM Dylan Hill 2 2
32 W Kai O'Keeffe 1 1
33 RB Brad Smith-Howes 1 1
37 LB Ayo Lekuti 2 2
38 CM Reuben Wyatt 2 2
39 W Rico Duggan 1 1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 29 April 2023
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League Two FA Cup League Cup FLT TOTAL
1 Lee Burge 39 31% 12 0 0 0 12
23 Jonny Maxted 4(+1) 0% 0 0 0 0 0
40 Tom King 8 50% 4 0 0 0 4
Totals 50 32% 16 0 0 0 16

Scores overview

Northampton Town' score given first.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
AFC Wimbledon 0 – 0 2 – 0
Barrow 3 – 1 2 – 0
Bradford City 1 – 2 3 – 1
Carlisle United 2 – 1 0 – 0
Colchester United 3 – 2 1 – 0
Crawley Town 1 – 0 3 – 2
Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 2 – 2
Doncaster Rovers 0 – 1 2 – 0
Gillingham 2 – 1 2 – 0
Grimsby Town 1 – 2 1 – 1
Harrogate Town 3 – 1 1 – 1
Hartlepool United 2 – 1 1 – 1
Leyton Orient 1 – 0 0 – 0
Mansfield Town 1 – 0 1 – 1
Newport County 1 – 1 0 – 3
Rochdale 3 – 0 1 – 1
Salford City 0 – 1 1 – 2
Stevenage 1 – 1 3 – 2
Stockport County 2 – 1 0 – 2
Sutton United 2 – 2 2 – 1
Swindon Town 1 – 2 2 – 1
Tranmere Rovers 0 – 0 1 – 0
Walsall 0 – 0 0 – 1

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 2022–23 season.

Player of the Year Award Sam Hoskins
Players' Player of the Year Award Sam Hoskins
Academy Player of the Year Award Josh Tomlinson
Goal of the Season Award Jack Sowerby (vs. Crawley Town)

Divisional awards

Date Nation Winner Award
August 2022 Sam Hoskins EFL League Two Player of the Month
March 2023 Jon Brady EFL League Two Manager of the Month
Season Sam Hoskins EFL Awards League Two Player of the Season
Season Mitch Pinnock EFL Awards Team of the Season
Season Sam Hoskins EFL Awards Team of the Season
Season Sam Hoskins PFA League Two Team of the Year

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2022[a] GK Lee Burge Sunderland Free transfer [12]
1 July 2022[b] CM Ben Fox Grimsby Town Free transfer [13]
1 July 2022[c] LB Ryan Haynes Newport County Free transfer [14]
1 July 2022[d] CF Danny Hylton Luton Town Free transfer [15]
2 July 2022 CB Akin Odimayo Swindon Town Compensation [16]
5 July 2022 CB Sam Sherring AFC Bournemouth Compensation [17]
11 July 2022 RB Harvey Lintott Gillingham Free transfer [18]
28 July 2022 CB Tyler Magloire Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [19]
12 December 2022 AM Josh Harrop Preston North End Free transfer [20]
14 January 2023 GK Tom King Salford City Free transfer [21]
26 January 2023 CM Will Hondermarck Barnsley Undisclosed [22]
11 March 2023 LB Paul Osew AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [23]
25 March 2023 CB David Norman Jr. Cavalry Free transfer [24]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sunderland contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Luton Town contract expired

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned from On loan until Ref.
12 July 2022 CF Kieron Bowie Fulham End of season [18]
25 July 2022 CM Marc Leonard Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [25]
19 August 2022 CF Josh Eppiah Leicester City End of season [26]
31 January 2023 CF Tete Yengi Ipswich Town End of season [27]
31 January 2023 W D'Margio Wright-Phillips Stoke City End of season [28]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 June 2022[a] CM Paul Lewis Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [29]
21 June 2022 CF Nicke Kabamba Barnet Contract cancelled [15][30]
30 June 2022 CF Benny Ashley-Seal Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Released [31]
30 June 2022 CB Josh Flanagan Brackley Town Released [31]
30 June 2022 RB Michael Harriman Bedford Town Released [31][32]
30 June 2022[b] CB Fraser Horsfall Stockport County Rejected contract [33]
30 June 2022 LB Joseph Mills Retired [31]
30 June 2022 CB Sid Nelson Woking Released [31][34]
30 June 2022 CM Scott Pollock Boston United Released [31][35]
30 June 2022[c] GK Liam Roberts Middlesbrough Rejected contract [36]
30 June 2022 CF Danny Rose Stevenage Released [31][37]
28 July 2022 CB Ryan Nolan Raith Rovers Undisclosed [38]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June and would become official on July 1, once his contract at the club expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June and would become official on July 1, once his contract at the club expired

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned to On loan until Ref.
5 August 2022 CF Jack Connor AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3 January 2023 [39]
5 August 2022 RW Miguel Ngwa AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3 January 2023 [39]
12 November 2022 MF Peter Abimbola AFC Rushden & Diamonds 12 December 2022 [40]
24 November 2022 CM Liam Cross Leamington 24 December 2022 [41]
24 December 2022 CB Josh Tomlinson Harborough Town 24 January 2023 [42]
6 January 2023 GK James Dadge St Ives Town Work experience [43]
6 January 2023 MF Ayo Lekuti Bromsgrove Sporting Work experience [44]
11 January 2023 FW Kai O'Keeffe Daventry Town Work experience [45]
13 January 2023 MF Peter Abimbola Aldershot Town 13 February 2023 [46]
13 January 2023 AM Rico Duggan Wellingborough Town Work experience [47]
13 January 2023 RB Brad Smith-Howes Wellingborough Town Work experience [47]
14 January 2023 RM Miguel Ngwa Rushall Olympic 14 February 2023 [48]
18 January 2023 MF Dylan Hill Harborough Town Work experience [49]
31 January 2023 CB Josh Tomlinson Barwell 28 February 2023 [50]

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