2007–08 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2007–08 season
Chairman	David Cardoza
Manager	Stuart Gray
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	9th
FA Cup	Second round
Carling Cup	Second round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	First round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Poul Hübertz (13); All: Poul Hübertz (13)
Highest home attendance	7,260 vs Leeds United
Lowest home attendance	1,735 vs Millwall
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Northampton Town's 111th season in their history and the second successive season in League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 3 May 2008.

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Bunn	GK	Kettering	(1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 23)	101	0	Apprentice	21 August 2001	N/A
13	Chris Dunn	GK	Havering	(1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 20)	1	0	Apprentice	22 April 2006	N/A
Defenders
2	Jason Crowe	RB	Sidcup	(1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 29)	145	9	Grimsby Town	29 May 2005	Free
3	Danny Jackman	LB/LM	Worcester	(1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 25)	44	1	Gillingham	24 May 2007	Free
4	Mark Hughes	CB	Kirkby	(1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 21)	59	3	Everton	31 January 2007	Undisclosed
5	Gábor Gyepes	CB	Budapest	(1981-06-26)26 June 1981 (aged 26)	13	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8 February 2008	Free
6	Chris Doig	CB	Dumfries	(1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 27)	115	4	Nottingham Forest	30 June 2005	Free
15	Brett Johnson	CB/LB	Hammersmith	(1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22)	32	0	Aldershot Town	30 June 2005	Nominal
16	Danny May	RB	Watford	(1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 19)	6	0	Apprentice	6 October 2006	N/A
19	Liam Dolman	CB	Northampton	(1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 20)	37	1	Apprentice	1 July 2005	N/A
21	Daniel Jones	LB/LM	Rowley Regis	(1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 21)	39	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3 August 2007	Loan
24	Greg Taylor	RB	Bedford	(1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	1 July 2007	N/A
Midfielders
7	Giles Coke	CM	Westminster	(1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 21)	20	5	Mansfield Town	2 July 2007	Tribunal
11	Andy Holt	LB/LM	Stockport	(1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 30)	81	4	Wrexham	27 June 2006	Free
12	Ian Henderson	RM	Stockport	(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 23)	26	0	Norwich City	28 June 2007	Free
14	Joe Burnell	CM	Bristol	(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 27)	67	2	Wycombe Wanderers	7 June 2006	Free
18	Ryan Gilligan	CM	Swindon	(1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 21)	94	8	Watford	12 August 2005	Free
20	Alex Dyer	CM	Täby (SWE)	(1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 17)	9	1	Apprentice	1 July 2007	N/A
Forwards
9	Colin Larkin	FW	Dundalk	(1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 26)	40	3	Chesterfield	28 June 2007	Free
10	Adebayo Akinfenwa	FW	Islington	(1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 25)	15	7	Millwall	18 January 2008	Free
23	Poul Hübertz	FW	Roskilde	(1976-09-21)21 September 1976 (aged 31)	47	13	Millwall	8 August 2007	Free

Competitions

Coca-Cola Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	12	15	58	50	+8	69
8	Oldham Athletic	46	18	13	15	58	45	+13	67
9	Northampton Town	46	17	15	14	60	55	+5	66
10	Huddersfield Town	46	20	6	20	50	62	−12	66
11	Tranmere Rovers	46	18	11	17	52	47	+5	65

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	17	15	14	60	55	+5	66	12	6	5	38	21	+17	5	9	9	22	34	−12

Last updated: May 2008.
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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W
Position	9	16	19	22	11	15	11	11	15	13	15	12	10	12	15	15	17	19	18	18	15	17	16	16	16	18	14	13	11	11	12	14	12	10	11	10	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	11	9

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1	Northampton Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Kirk 9'	Report	C.Roberts 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,210 Referee: Clive Penton

18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Northampton Town	Brighton
15:00 BST	D.Hammond 2' (pen.) A.Revell 66'	Report	A.Kirk 23'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Mike Thorpe

25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3	Northampton Town	1–2	Yeovil Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Hübertz 32'	Report	J.Cochrane 26' L.Owusu 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Paul Taylor

1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4	Leyton Orient	2–2	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 BST	A.Chambers 52' T.Mkandawire 57'	Report	P.Hübertz 15' C.Doig 19'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Andre Marriner

7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) 5	Northampton Town	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
19:45 BST	R.Gilligan 50' A.Kirk 71'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,274 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 6	Bournemouth	1–1	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	D.Anderton 34'	Report	C.Larkin 78'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Danny McDermid

22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 7	Northampton Town	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Hübertz 44' A.Holt 62' A.Kirk 66'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Andy Penn

29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 8	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	C.Shuker 69' G.Taylor 88'	Report	A.Kirk 12' P.Hübertz 39'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,338 Referee: Mike Pike

2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 9	Millwall	2–0	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
19:45 BST	A.Dunne 12' P.Robinson 31'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,520 Referee: Darren Deadman

6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 10	Northampton Town	2–1	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Kirk 19', 33'	Report	D.McGoldrick 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Steve Bratt

15 October 2007 (2007-10-15) 11	Luton Town	4–1	Northampton Town	Luton
19:45 BST	D.Currie 4' M.Spring 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.) P.Furlong 62'	Report	B.Johnson 23'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,881 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on Sky Sports

20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Kirk 22' R.Gilligan 80'	Report	D.Spencer 50'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Grant Hegley

27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 13	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	A.Russell 66'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Tony Bates

3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 14	Northampton Town	0–1	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	A.Barrett 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Roger East

6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 15	Northampton Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT		Report	R.Lambert 70'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Anthony Taylor

17 November 2007 (2007-11-17) 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	R.Lowe 59'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,531 Referee: Andy Haines

24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 17	Northampton Town	0–2	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Bradley 45' I.Demontagnac 86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Darren Drysdale

4 December 2007 (2007-12-04) 18	Swansea City	3–0	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
19:45 GMT	J.Scotland 16', 66' (pen.) D.Pratley 19'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,957 Referee: Steven Cook

8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 19	Northampton Town	2–2	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Crowe 28' B.Johnson 90'		M.Bridge-Wilkinson 26' J.Garner 63'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Trevor Kettle

8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 20	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	L.McGugan 15' J.Agogo 90'	Report	P.Hübertz 59' D.Jones 65'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,081 Referee: Clive Penton

21 December 2007 (2007-12-21) 21	Northampton Town	4–1	Bournemouth	Northampton
19:45 GMT	D.Bowditch 4' J.Crowe 43' D.Jones 50' B.Johnson 67'	Report	B.Pitman 5'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Carl Boyeson

26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 22	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	M.McCammon 11' A.Lockwood 29'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Michael Oliver

29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 23	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	A.Booth 45'	Report	P.Hübertz 71' J.Crowe 85'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 8,566 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 24	Northampton Town	1–1	Millwall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Bowditch 37' P.Hübertz 81'	Report	N.Harris 82' G.Alexander 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,329 Referee: Graham Horwood

5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 25	Leeds United	3–0	Northampton Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	F.Richardson 43' R.Marques 52' C.Weston 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 24,472 Referee: Graham Salisbury

12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 26	Northampton Town	1–1	Hartlepool United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	L.Dolman 16'	Report	B.Clark 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Mike Russell

19 January 2008 (2008-01-19) 27	Gillingham	0–1	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT		Report	D.Jones 3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Andy D' Urso

25 January 2008 (2008-01-25) 28	Northampton Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:45 GMT	G.Coke 14' P.Hübertz 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Jarnail Singh

29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 29	Northampton Town	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:45 GMT	M.Hughes 44'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,657 Referee: Danny McDermid

2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 30	Swindon Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	B.Sturrock 56'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 87'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,375 Referee: Steve Bratt

9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 31	Northampton Town	1–1	Leeds United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 75'	Report	J.Howson 38'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,260 Referee: Steve Tanner

12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 32	Yeovil Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Yeovil
19:45 GMT	T.Skiverton 90'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Paul Melin

16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 33	Northampton Town	4–0	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Crowe 44' A.Akinfenwa 45', 53' G.Coke 64'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,978 Referee: Scott Mathieson

22 February 2008 (2008-02-22) 34	Hartlepool United	0–1	Northampton Town	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT		Report	G.Coke 82'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Phil Joslin

1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 35	Northampton Town	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: Mark Haywood

8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 36	Walsall	0–2	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT		Report	A.Akinfenwa 8', 71'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Andy Haines

12 March 2008 (2008-03-12) 37	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
19:45 GMT	S.Rigg 45'	Report	P.Hübertz 55'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,657 Referee: Ray Lee

15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) 38	Northampton Town	4–2	Swansea City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Hübertz 14', 23' (pen.) A.Tate 20' (o.g.) D.Jackman 52'	Report	J.Scotland 29', 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,926 Referee: Jonathan Moss

21 March 2008 (2008-03-21) 39	Northampton Town	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Northampton
19:45 GMT	P.Hübertz 32'	Report	B.Ormerod 9' J.Perch 21' N.Tyson 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Rob Styles

24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 40	Carlisle United	2–0	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	D.Livesey 50' M.Bridge-Wilkinson 84'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,038 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 41	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	S.Gillespie 39'	Report	G.Coke 76'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Karl Evans

5 April 2008 (2008-04-05) 42	Northampton Town	2–1	Luton Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Hübertz 34' (pen.) A.Dyer 41'	Report	S.Parkin 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Kevin Friend

12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 43	Southend United	1–1	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	L.Barnard 51'	Report	C.Larkin 24'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,286 Referee: Darren Deadman

19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44	Northampton Town	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	G.Coke 51' R.Gilligan 64'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,171 Referee: Darren Drysdale

26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45	Port Vale	2–2	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 BST	M.Richards 30' D.Glover 49'	Report	R.Gilligan 24' A.Holt 27'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Roger East

3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) 46	Northampton Town	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Akinfenwa 3' P.Hübertz 68'	Report	C.Greenacre 43' I.Goodison 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,088 Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Darlington	1–1	Northampton Town	Darlington
15:00 GMT	G.Blundell 8'	Report	C.Larkin 26'	Stadium: Darlington Arena Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Karl Evans

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round (r)	Northampton Town	2–1	Darlington	Northampton
19:45 GMT	A.Kirk 36' B.Johnson 41'	Report	T.Wright 26'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,895 Referee: Paul Melin

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Northampton Town	1–1	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Kirk 8'	Report	T.Mooney 4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,887 Referee: Michael Jones

11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round (r)	Walsall	1–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
19:45 GMT	M.Ricketts 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bescott Stadium Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Carling Cup

14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) First round	Northampton Town	2–0	Millwall	Northampton
19:45 BST	B.Johnson 38' A.Kirk 62'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Mike Russell

29 August 2007 (2007-08-29) Second round	Middlesbrough	2–0	Northampton Town	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	F.Rochemback 53' L.Dong-gook 66'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,686 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) First round (s)	Luton Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Luton
19:45 BST	D.Hutchison 12' P.Peschisolido 48'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Ray Lee

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	Mark Bunn	45	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	52	–	–	6	–
2	RB	Jason Crowe	44	–	4	3	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	49	1	4	8	–
3	LB	Danny Jackman	34	5	1	4	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	39	5	1	2	–
4	CB	Mark Hughes	34	1	1	4	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	41	1	1	8	–
5	CB	Gábor Gyepes	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	2	–
6	CB	Chris Doig	15	–	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	19	–	1	1	–
7	CM	Giles Coke	11	9	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	9	5	3	–
9	ST	Colin Larkin	14	19	2	4	–	1	–	2	–	1	–	–	19	21	3	–	–
10	ST	Adebayo Akinfenwa	13	2	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	2	7	2	–
11	LM	Andy Holt	29	7	2	4	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	35	7	2	1	–
12	RM	Ian Henderson	9	14	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	12	14	–	3	–
13	GK	Chris Dunn	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
14	CM	Joe Burnell	26	7	–	3	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	30	8	–	2	–
15	CB	Brett Johnson	10	6	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	10	8	–	1	–
16	RB	Danny May	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
18	CM	Ryan Gilligan	28	10	4	3	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	32	11	4	11	–
19	CB	Liam Dolman	27	3	1	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	32	3	1	4	–
20	CM	Alex Dyer	3	3	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	5	4	1	–	–
21	LB	Daniel Jones	27	6	3	1	2	–	1	1	–	1	–	–	30	9	3	9	–
23	ST	Poul Hübertz	33	7	13	4	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	40	7	13	8	1
24	RB	Greg Taylor	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players no longer at the club:
5	CB	Guy Branston	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	3	1	1	–
8	ST	Andy Kirk	25	–	8	2	1	2	1	–	1	–	1	–	28	2	11	3	–
10	W	Sam Aiston	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
17	CM	Bradley Johnson	22	1	3	2	1	1	2	–	1	1	–	–	27	2	5	4	–
17	W	Jonny Hayes	5	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	6	–	–	–
22	RB	Mark Little	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–	3	–
22	CM	Alex Russell	11	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	12	2	1	–	–
25	ST	Dean Bowditch	7	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	7	3	2	–	–