2020–21 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2020–21 season
Chairman	Kelvin Thomas
Manager	Keith Curle; (until 10 February); Jon Brady; (from 10 February)
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	22nd (Relegated)
FA Cup	First round
Carabao Cup	Second round
Leasing.com Trophy	Third round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Ryan Watson (8); All: Ryan Watson (9)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was Northampton Town's 124th season in their history and the first season back in League One, after promotion via the play-offs the previous season.^[2]^[3] Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Players

As of match played 9 May 2021.

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

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	S.Hoskins 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	H.Smith 55' J.Mills 60'	Report	T.Dyce 45' O.Windsor 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	J.Collins 62' K.LuaLua 77' M.Cranie 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

Sky Bet EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D
Position	10	7	10	16	19	22	16	19	20	18	17	19	16	16	16	16	18	20	21	19	19	21	20	21	22	23	23	21	22	23	24	22	19	21	20	22	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22

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	M.Warburton 19' R.Korboa 31'	Report	E.Chislett 1' N.Guinness-Walker 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	S.Whalley 54'	Report	M.Marshall 12' S.Hoskins 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	K.Lewis-Potter 34' G.Honeyman 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	B.Hanlan 55' (pen.) J.Baldwin 79'	Report	J.Martin 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	N.Thompson 33' R.Brown 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	F.Nouble 41' K.Watts 86'	Report	R.Korboa 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	C.Missilou 7' D.Rose 28'	Report	T.Smith 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	D.Pratley 54' J.Sowerby 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	J.Marquis 39', 47' R.Curtis 50' M.Harness 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	J.Garner 63' (pen.) T.James 75'	Report	D.Rose 13' S.Hoskins 21' C.Chukwuemeka 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	J.Russell 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	L.Akins 90+2' (pen.)	Report	H.Smith 2', 67' C.Lines 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	S.Humphrys 85'	Report	H.Smith 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	C.Bolger 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	S.McWilliams 18'	Report	T.John-Jules 36' J.Wright 57' B.Whiteman	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	O.Dale 53' R.Wintle 90+4'	Report	R.Holmes 3' J.Martin 26' 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	M.Taylor 49', 89' O.Shodipo 65' D.Agyei 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	A.Scully 2' T.Hopper 42' B.Johnson 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	S.Hoskins 31' (pen.) D.Rose 35' A.Sheehan 47'	Report	K.Dempsey 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	C.McGrandles 75' A.Scully 84'	Report	D.Rose 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	M.Ekpiteta 12' J.Yates 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	J.Pritchard 71' 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	C.Lang 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	M.Bostwick 77' R.Edwards 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	F.Downes 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	A.Surman 13' W.Grigg 34' C.Jerome 83' C.Brown 88'	Report	F.Horsfall 2' R.Watson 46' P.Kioso 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	S.Twine 45+2' B.Pitman 69'	Report	R.Watson 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	R.Watson 40', 65'	Report	S.Woods 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	R.Watson 20', 23' F.Horsfall 32' R.Edmondson 43'	Report	E.Harrison 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	C.Washington 65' (pen.), 84'	Report	A.Jones 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	O.Dale 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	S.Hoskins 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	J.Pigott 88'	Report	S.Hoskins 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	R.Watson 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	C.Elder 30' K.Lewis-Potter 44' G.Whyte 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	S.Hoskins 78' (pen.)	Report	L.Leahy 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	S.Szmodics 33', 48' J.Clarke-Harris 67' (pen.)	Report	S.Hoskins 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	P.Kioso 8', 32' R.Watson 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	V.Oliver 11' O.Lee 68'	Report	R.Edmondson 79' F.Horsfall 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	L.Garbutt 19' J.Yates 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	C.Winchester 87'	Report	S.Hoskins 84'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Samuel Barrott

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 12' J.Ashby 68' (pen.)	Report	S.Hoskins 7'	Stadium: Marsh Lane Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Paul Howard

Carabao 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	H.Smith 33' (pen.) M.Warburton 49' R.Watson 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	C.Martin 43' K.Palmer 48', 88' A.Semenyo 82'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Tom Nield

Leasing.com 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 v t e	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	Advance to Round 2
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	R.Poole 34' S.Nombe 74' M.Sorinola 77'	Report	J.Mills 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	J.Mills 7' M.Marshall 40' B.Ashley-Seal 46', 58' C.Chukwuemeka 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
	C.Lines D.Rose S.McWilliams F.Horsfall C.Chukwuemeka		D.Newton C.Carter T.Marsh F.Akinwande

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round	Exeter City	1–2	Northampton Town	Exeter
19:00 GMT	N.Atangana 51'	Report	D.Rose 22' B.Ashley-Seal 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	S.Walker 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
No.	Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
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	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 July 2020	DM	Christopher Missilou	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[13]
8 August 2020	LB	Joseph Mills	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	^[14]
14 August 2020	CB	Fraser Horsfall	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	^[15]
21 August 2020	CB	Cian Bolger	Lincoln City	Free transfer	^[16]
1 September 2020	CF	Ricky Korboa	Carshalton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[17]
7 September 2020	CF	Benny Ashley-Seal	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[18]
18 September 2020	CM	Jack Sowerby	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	^[19]
2 October 2020	CF	Danny Rose	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	^[20]
27 October 2020	CB	Alan Sheehan	Unattached	Free transfer	^[21]
2 November 2020	W	Ricky Holmes	Unattached	Free transfer	^[22]
29 December 2020	CB	Lloyd Jones	Unattached	Free transfer	^[23]
2 March 2021	ST	Alex Jones	Unattached	Free transfer	^[24]

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Transfers out

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

References

^ "Cobblers sack manager Keith Curle after dreadful run". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ "Exeter 0-4 Northampton: Cobblers clinch promotion to League One after Wembley win". Sky Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Northampton Town promoted to League One after thumping play-off final win". ITV. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Cobblers To Play Two Pre-season Games Behind Closed Doors". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Carabao Cup: Norwich City face Luton Town as Wayne Rooney's Derby host Barrow". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Papa John's Trophy Round Two draw". English Football League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Papa John's Trophy: Round Three ties confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "Christopher Missilou: Northampton Town sign midfielder on one-year contract". BBC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "Joseph Mills: Northampton Town sign defender after he rejects Forest Green deal". BBC. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Fraser Horsfall: Northampton Town sign defender on a two-year contract". BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Northampton Town sign defenders Luka Racic and Cian Bolger". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Ricky Korboa: Northampton Town sign Carshalton Athletic forward". BBC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Northampton Town sign striker Benny Ashley-Seal for undisclosed fee". Northampton Town F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Jack Sowerby: Northampton Town sign midfielder from Fleetwood for undisclosed fee". BBC. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Danny Rose: Northampton Town sign Mansfield striker". BBC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Cobblers sign former Luton and Notts County defender Sheehan". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "Ricky Holmes: Northampton Town re-sign winger on 'appearance-related contract'". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Lloyd Jones: Northampton Town sign defender as Alan Sheehan agrees new deal". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Striker Alex Jones joins Northampton Town". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "Northampton Town Sign Jonathan Mitchell". Northampton Town F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Northampton Town Sign Joe Nuttall On A Season Long Loan From Blackpool". Northampton Town F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Northampton Town sign Rotherham's Mickel Miller & Leeds United's Ryan Edmondson". BBC. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Bryn Morris: Northampton sign Portsmouth midfielder on loan". BBC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "Fourth January signing through the door as Kioso joins Cobblers from Luton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cobblers duo make loan moves to non-league clubs". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Matt Warburton signs for the season". Yeovil Town FC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Young Duo Make Loan Moves". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Striker Smith makes loan move away from Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "The Retained List". Northampton Town Official Site. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "Town Land Trio". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Right back Hall-Johnson joins Wrexham". BBC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Ex-Hatter McCormack heads to Southend as Read and Edwards also earn moves". Luton Today. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Salford City sign defender Turnbull". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Billy Waters Joins United". Torquay United FC. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Robins seal the signing of experienced striker". Cheltenham Town F.C. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Jay Williams signs for the Stones!". Wealdstone F.C. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Vadaine Oliver: Northampton forward joins Gillingham after rejecting new contract". BBC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Cobblers captain Goode joins Brentford for club record free". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "Lloyd Jones Returns to the Cobblers". Northampton Town Official Site. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Stevenage sign Chris Lines, Luke Norris & Matty Stevens for rest of season". BBC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "SIGNING: Experienced Adams Added Town". Oldham Athletic. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
^ "Joe Martin re-joins Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Christopher Missilou Departs". Northampton Town FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Blues Sign Ricky Holmes". Southend United - Official Site. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[1] "Cobblers sack manager Keith Curle after dreadful run". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[2] "Exeter 0-4 Northampton: Cobblers clinch promotion to League One after Wembley win". Sky Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[3] "Northampton Town promoted to League One after thumping play-off final win". ITV. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[4] "Cobblers To Play Two Pre-season Games Behind Closed Doors". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[5] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[6] "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[7] "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[8] "Carabao Cup: Norwich City face Luton Town as Wayne Rooney's Derby host Barrow". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[9] "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[10] "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[11] "Papa John's Trophy Round Two draw". English Football League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[12] "Papa John's Trophy: Round Three ties confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[13] "Christopher Missilou: Northampton Town sign midfielder on one-year contract". BBC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[14] "Joseph Mills: Northampton Town sign defender after he rejects Forest Green deal". BBC. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[15] "Fraser Horsfall: Northampton Town sign defender on a two-year contract". BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[2_Signings-16] "Northampton Town sign defenders Luka Racic and Cian Bolger". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[17] "Ricky Korboa: Northampton Town sign Carshalton Athletic forward". BBC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[18] "Northampton Town sign striker Benny Ashley-Seal for undisclosed fee". Northampton Town F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[19] "Jack Sowerby: Northampton Town sign midfielder from Fleetwood for undisclosed fee". BBC. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[20] "Danny Rose: Northampton Town sign Mansfield striker". BBC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[21] "Cobblers sign former Luton and Notts County defender Sheehan". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[22] "Ricky Holmes: Northampton Town re-sign winger on 'appearance-related contract'". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[23] "Lloyd Jones: Northampton Town sign defender as Alan Sheehan agrees new deal". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[24] "Striker Alex Jones joins Northampton Town". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[25] "Northampton Town Sign Jonathan Mitchell". Northampton Town F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[26] "Northampton Town Sign Joe Nuttall On A Season Long Loan From Blackpool". Northampton Town F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[Edmondson_&_Miller-27] "Northampton Town sign Rotherham's Mickel Miller & Leeds United's Ryan Edmondson". BBC. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[28] "Bryn Morris: Northampton sign Portsmouth midfielder on loan". BBC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[29] "Fourth January signing through the door as Kioso joins Cobblers from Luton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[Duo_loaned_out-30] "Cobblers duo make loan moves to non-league clubs". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[31] "Matt Warburton signs for the season". Yeovil Town FC. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[Young_Duo_Make_Loan_Moves-32] "Young Duo Make Loan Moves". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[33] "Striker Smith makes loan move away from Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[Retained_List-34] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "The Retained List". Northampton Town Official Site. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[35] "Town Land Trio". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[36] "Right back Hall-Johnson joins Wrexham". BBC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[37] "Ex-Hatter McCormack heads to Southend as Read and Edwards also earn moves". Luton Today. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[38] "Salford City sign defender Turnbull". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[39] "Billy Waters Joins United". Torquay United FC. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[40] "Robins seal the signing of experienced striker". Cheltenham Town F.C. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[41] "Jay Williams signs for the Stones!". Wealdstone F.C. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[42] "Vadaine Oliver: Northampton forward joins Gillingham after rejecting new contract". BBC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[43] "Cobblers captain Goode joins Brentford for club record free". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[Lloyd_Jones-44] "Lloyd Jones Returns to the Cobblers". Northampton Town Official Site. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[45] "Stevenage sign Chris Lines, Luke Norris & Matty Stevens for rest of season". BBC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[Signing-46] "SIGNING: Experienced Adams Added Town". Oldham Athletic. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[Joe_Martin-47] "Joe Martin re-joins Stevenage". Stevenage FC. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[Christopher_Missilou-48] "Christopher Missilou Departs". Northampton Town FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[49] "Blues Sign Ricky Holmes". Southend United - Official Site. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[2]

[3]

[1]

[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]

[38]

[39]

[40]

[41]

[42]

[43]

[44]

[45]

[46]

[47]

[48]

[49]