2006–07 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Northampton Town's 110th season in their history and the first season in League One after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town
2006–07 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerJohn Gorman
(until 20 December)
Stuart Gray
(from 2 January)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League One14th
FA CupSecond round
Carling CupFirst round
Johnstone's Paint TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McGleish (12)
All: Scott McGleish (13)
Highest home attendance7,172 vs Nottingham Forest
Lowest home attendance2,088 vs Brentford

Players edit

As of match played 5 May 2007.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
13 Mark Bunn GK   Kettering (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 22) 49 0 Apprentice 21 August 2001 N/A
21 Chris Dunn GK   Havering (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 19) 0 0 Apprentice 22 April 2006 N/A
Defenders
2 Jason Crowe RB   Sidcup (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 28) 95 5 Grimsby Town 29 May 2005 Free
4 Mark Hughes CB   Kirkby (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 20) 19 0 Everton 31 January 2007 Undisclosed
6 Chris Doig CB   Dumfries (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 26) 96 3 Nottingham Forest 30 June 2005 Free
15 Brett Johnson CB/LB   Hammersmith (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 21) 14 0 Aldershot Town 30 June 2005 Nominal
16 Sean Dyche CB   Kettering (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 35) 61 0 Watford 1 July 2005 Free
19 Alex Pearce CB   Wallingford (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 (aged 18) 15 1 Reading 9 February 2007 Loan
20 Pedj Bojic RB   Sydney (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 23) 115 6 Sydney Olympic 3 August 2004 Free
24 Liam Dolman CB   Northampton (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 19) 2 0 Apprentice 1 July 2005 N/A
29 Danny May RB   Watford (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 18) 3 0 Apprentice 6 October 2006 N/A
Midfielders
3 Andy Holt LB/LM   Stockport (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 29) 39 2 Wrexham 27 June 2006 Free
7 Ian Taylor CM   Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 38) 74 8 Derby County 30 June 2005 Free
10 Sam Aiston W   Newcastle upon Tyne (1976-11-21)21 November 1976 (aged 30) 22 0 Tranmere Rovers 27 June 2006 Free
12 David Hunt U   Dulwich (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 24) 84 3 Leyton Orient 23 March 2005 Free
14 Joe Burnell CM   Bristol (1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 26) 29 2 Wycombe Wanderers 7 June 2006 Free
17 Bradley Johnson CM   Hackney (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 20) 33 5 Cambridge United 16 May 2005 Free
23 Jerome Watt W   Preston (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 22) 14 1 Blackburn Rovers 10 August 2006 Free
28 Ryan Gilligan W   Swindon (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 20) 51 4 Watford 12 August 2005 Free
Forwards
8 Andy Kirk FW   Belfast (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 27) 107 25 Boston United 10 March 2005 £125,000
9 Kenny Deuchar FW   Stirling (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 (aged 26) 17 3 Gretna 31 January 2007 Loan
27 Jordan Robertson FW   Sheffield (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 19) 17 3 Sheffield United 26 January 2007 Loan
31 Simon Cox FW   Tilehurst (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 20) 8 3 Reading 22 March 2007 Loan

Competitions edit

Coca-Cola Football League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Port Vale 46 18 6 22 64 65 −1 60
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 17 9 20 66 72 −6 60
14 Northampton Town 46 15 14 17 48 51 −3 59
15 Huddersfield Town 46 14 17 15 60 69 −9 59
16 Gillingham 46 17 8 21 56 77 −21 59
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 14 17 48 51  −3 59 8 5 10 27 28  −1 7 9 7 21 23  −2

Last updated: 30 June 2007.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHHHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultDLLWLWDDLWWLDDDWDLDLDLLWDDWWLLLLDWWLWWLLWWLWDD
Position12172015211317202018111615141613161718181818191818181715161919191817161717151618161315151214
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 August 2006 (2006-08-05) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST R.Lowe   7'
D.Vaughan   19'
Report S.McGleish   12'
A.Kirk   42'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Mike Pike
8 August 2006 (2006-08-08) 2 Northampton Town 0–1 Brentford Northampton
19:45 BST Report C.Moore   71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,707
Referee: Darren Deadman
12 August 2006 (2006-08-12) 3 Northampton Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish   62' Report C.Doig   46' (o.g.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Lee Probert
19 August 2006 (2006-08-19) 4 Gillingham 0–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Report A.Kirk   23' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Clive Penton
29 August 2006 (2006-08-29) 5 Northampton Town 1–3 Bristol City Northampton
19:45 BST A.Kirk   18' Report P.Jevons   32' (pen.)
B.Orr   45'
S.Brooker   71'
D.Cotterill   90' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,919
Referee: Mike Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 September 2006 (2006-09-01) 6 Rotherham United 1–2 Northampton Town Rotherham
19:45 BST D.Hibbert   7' Report S.McGleish   74', 82' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,971
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 7 Carlisle United 1–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST K.Hawley   56' Report S.McGleish   47' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,602
Referee: A R Hall
12 September 2006 (2006-09-12) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Yeovil Town Northampton
19:45 BST J.Crowe   32' Report M.Stewart   68' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Tony Bates
16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) 9 Northampton Town 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish   74' Report C.Zola   14'
G.Taylor   35'
J.Mullin   58' (pen.)
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,334
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 September 2006 (2006-09-23) 10 Millwall 0–1 Northampton Town Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST Report M.Cole   42' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: P Melin
26 September 2006 (2006-09-26) 11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Northampton Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report A.Kirk   67'
S.McGleish   83' (pen.)
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,224
Referee: P Armstrong
30 September 2006 (2006-09-30) 12 Northampton Town 0–2 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST Report G.Pilkington   12'
S.Moore   32'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,316
Referee: Ray Oliver
6 October 2006 (2006-10-06) 13 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,746
Referee: Fred Graham
13 October 2006 (2006-10-13) 14 Northampton Town 0–0 Bradford City Northampton
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,625
Referee: R Booth
21 October 2006 (2006-10-21) 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Brighton
15:00 BST J.Robinson   39' Report J.Quinn   84' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Mike Thorpe
28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) 16 Northampton Town 1–0 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 BST L.Chambers   55' Report L.Britton   90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Phil Crossley
4 November 2006 (2006-11-04) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT E.Jess   62' Report A.Morrell   20' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,762
Referee: Keith Hill
18 November 2006 (2006-11-18) 18 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT A.Crosby   86' (pen.) Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,758
Referee: Jon Moss
6 December 2006 (2006-12-06) 19 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,341
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 December 2006 (2006-12-09) 20 Northampton Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Report P.Heffernan   75'
L.Guy   86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: P Melin
16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) 21 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT D.Schofield   65' Report J.Burnell   19' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 8,723
Referee: C Oliver
19 December 2006 (2006-12-19) 22 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 GMT Report P.Connor   79' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on November 25, 2006 due to a waterlogged pitch.[1]
23 December 2006 (2006-12-23) 23 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT G.McDonald   22'
C.Porter   37'
A.Liddell   61'
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,207
Referee: Gary Sutton
26 December 2006 (2006-12-26) 24 Northampton Town 2–0 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McGleish   45', 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: Steve Bratt
1 January 2007 (2007-01-01) 25 Yeovil Town 0–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
6 January 2007 (2007-01-06) 26 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 GMT J.Mullin   87' Report S.McGleish   11' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Dave Foster
13 January 2007 (2007-01-13) 27 Northampton Town 3–2 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk   45'
S.McGleish   47', 71'
Report D.Graham   82'
K.Gall   86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,549
Referee: Fred Graham
23 January 2007 (2007-01-23) 28 Northampton Town 3–0 Millwall Northampton
19:45 GMT S.McGleish   46'
A.Holt   71'
B.Johnson   90'
Report A.Dunne   90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: Ray Oliver
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned on December 30, 2006 due to a waterlogged pitch after 68 minutes.[1][2]
28 January 2007 (2007-01-28) 29 Northampton Town 2–3 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk   24'
J.Robertson   88'
Report R.Wellens   2'
P.Warne   44'
C.Porter   58'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Mike Pike
3 February 2007 (2007-02-03) 30 Northampton Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Johnson   55' Report L.Varney   26', 57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Paul Taylor
6 February 2007 (2007-02-06) 31 Port Vale 1–0 Northampton Town Burslem
19:45 GMT D.Whitaker   47' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,353
Referee: Anthony Taylor
10 February 2007 (2007-02-10) 32 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT J.Bennett   66' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,573
Referee: Tony Bates
16 February 2007 (2007-02-16) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Gillingham Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Robertson   86' Report D.McDonald   61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,618
Referee: G Laws
19 February 2007 (2007-02-19) 34 Brentford 0–1 Northampton Town Brentford, London
19:45 GMT Report J.Crowe   31' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: P Armstrong
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 February 2007 (2007-02-24) 35 Northampton Town 3–0 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 GMT K.Deuchar   15'
M.Hughes   21'
I.Taylor   45'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,564
Referee: Kevin Friend
3 March 2007 (2007-03-03) 36 Bristol City 1–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT K.Betsy   19' Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,965
Referee: Grant Hegley
10 March 2007 (2007-03-10) 37 Northampton Town 3–1 Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Robertson   17'
K.Deuchar   77'
A.Kirk   85'
Report M.Wilson   55' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,921
Referee: Pat Miller
17 March 2007 (2007-03-17) 38 Bradford City 1–2 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 GMT B.Paynter   62' Report B.Johnson   64'
K.Deuchar   87'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 8,190
Referee: Andy Hall
24 March 2007 (2007-03-24) 39 Swansea City 2–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT D.Lawrence   45'
A.Robinson   46'
Report B.Johnson   6' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,071
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 March 2007 (2007-03-31) 40 Northampton Town 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 BST Report B.Savage   60', 66' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 April 2007 (2007-04-07) 41 Leyton Orient 0–2 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 BST Report S.Cox   12'
A.Palmer   40' (o.g.)
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 11,071
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 April 2007 (2007-04-09) 42 Northampton Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Pearce   16'
B.Johnson   90'  
Report B.Sharp   57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,361
Referee: Phil Crossley
14 April 2007 (2007-04-14) 43 Blackpool 4–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST C.Brandon   49', 62'
W.Hoolahan   55' (pen.)
S.Dyche   84' (o.g.)
Report S.Cox   42' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,334
Referee: Mick Russell
21 April 2007 (2007-04-21) 44 Northampton Town 1–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST S.Cox   78' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 April 2007 (2007-04-27) 45 Northampton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
19:45 BST A.Holt   63' Report D.Mirfin   75' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Ray Oliver
5 May 2007 (2007-05-05) 46 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST C.Nelthorpe   13'
G.Roberts   59'
Report J.Crowe   45'
M.Hughes   64'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,534
Referee: C Oliver

FA Cup edit

11 November 2006 (2006-11-11) First round Northampton Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,092
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
21 November 2006 (2006-11-21) First round (r) Grimsby Town 0–2 Northampton Town Grimsby
19:45 GMT Report J.Whittle   18' (o.g.)
J.Burnell   45'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,657
Referee: Darren Deadman
2 December 2006 (2006-12-02) Second round Barnet 4–1 Northampton Town High Barnet
15:00 GMT A.Birchall   49'
D.Sinclair   53'
I.Hendon   67' (pen.)
M.Vieira   87'
Report S.McGleish   45' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: Keith Stroud

Carling Cup edit

22 August 2006 (2006-08-22) First round Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Northampton Town Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST L.Cook   18'
K.Gallen   50'
R.Jones   87'
Report J.Watt   55'
A.Kirk   78'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Pat Miller

Johnstone's Paint Trophy edit

17 October 2006 (2006-10-17) First round (s) Northampton Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Brentford Northampton
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Penalties
A.Kirk  
E.Jess  
P.Bojić  
J.Watt  
K.O'Connor  
M.Heywood  
A.Frampton  
P.Brooker  

Appearances, goals and cards edit

No. Pos Player League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals    
2 RB Jason Crowe 43 3 2 1 1 47 3 8
3 LB Andy Holt 33 2 2 2 1 1 36 3 2 2
4 CB Mark Hughes 17 2 17 2 6
6 CB Chris Doig 39 3 42 5
7 CM Ian Taylor 26 7 1 2 1 28 8 1 6
8 ST Andy Kirk 29 15 7 1 1 1 1 1 32 16 8
9 ST Kenny Deuchar 14 3 3 14 3 3 1
10 W Sam Aiston 14 7 1 15 7 3
12 CM David Hunt 20 9 3 1 24 9 6
13 GK Mark Bunn 42 3 1 1 47 4
14 CM Joe Burnell 24 1 2 1 1 1 1 28 1 2 2
15 CB Brett Johnson 2 2 1 1 3 3
16 CB Sean Dyche 20 1 2 1 23 1 2
17 CM Bradley Johnson 21 6 5 1 22 7 5 6 1
19 CB Alex Pearce 15 1 15 1
20 RB Pedj Bojić 19 7 1 1 1 1 21 9 3
21 GK Chris Dunn
23 RM Jerome Watt 2 8 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 1
24 CB Liam Dolman 1 1
27 ST Jordan Robertson 9 8 3 9 8 3 1
28 RM Ryan Gilligan 14 9 1 1 1 14 12 5
29 RB Danny May 2 1 2 1
31 ST Simon Cox 6 2 3 6 2 3 1
LB Fred Murray
Out on loan:
22 ST James Quinn 5 13 1 2 1 1 9 14 1
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Lee Harper 4 4
4 CB Luke Chambers 29 1 3 1 1 34 1 3
9 ST Scott McGleish 24 1 12 3 1 1 28 1 13 1 1
11 CM Eoin Jess 22 4 1 3 1 1 27 4 1 2
25 ST Scott Cross
26 CB Tom Bonner
26 CM Marc Laird 2 4 2 4 1
27 LM Mitchell Cole 6 2 1 1 7 2 1 1
27 ST Nick Wright 2 2 1 2 2

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2006/07 League 1". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Northampton A-A Millwall". BBC Sport. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2024.