Northampton Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerKevin Wilson
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two18th
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupFirst round
LDV Vans TrophyFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Forrester (17)
All: Jamie Forrester (19)
Highest home attendance7,079 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance3,847 vs Fulham

The 2000–01 season was Northampton Town's 104th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.[1]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Keith WelchGKEnglandBolton3 October 1968 (aged 32)840Bristol City21 June 1999Free
15Adam SollittGKEnglandSheffield22 June 1977 (aged 23)120Kettering Town25 July 2000£30,000
Defenders
3John FrainLBEnglandBirmingham8 October 1968 (aged 32)1967Birmingham CitySummer 1997Free
4Ian SampsonCBEnglandWakefield14 November 1968 (aged 32)33428Sunderland5 August 1994£30,000
6Duncan SpeddingLBEnglandCamberley7 September 1977 (aged 23)1061Southampton14 July 1998Free
16Garry HughesRBEnglandBirmingham19 November 1979 (aged 21)251Apprentice7 July 1998N/A
17Richard HopeCBEnglandStockton-on-Tees22 June 1978 (aged 22)886Darlington18 December 1998Undisclosed
21Richard GreenCBEnglandWolverhampton22 November 1967 (aged 33)652Walsall7 January 2000Free
27Paul DempseyLBEnglandThe Wirral3 December 1981 (aged 19)60Sheffield United22 March 2001Undisclosed
Midfielders
8James HuntCMEnglandDerby17 December 1976 (aged 24)1608Notts County1 August 1997Free
11Roy HunterCMEnglandSaltburn-by-the-Sea29 October 1973 (aged 27)16716West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995Free
14John HodgeWEnglandOrmskirk1 April 1969 (aged 32)291Gillingham6 March 2000£25,000
20Chris HargreavesCMEnglandCleethorpes12 May 1972 (aged 28)350Plymouth Argyle27 June 2000Free
23James GouldWEnglandKettering15 January 1982 (aged 19)31Apprentice13 July 1999N/A
24Ryan ThompsonWEnglandLambeth24 June 1982 (aged 18)30Apprentice1 July 1999N/A
30Chris CarruthersLMEnglandKettering19 August 1983 (aged 17)30Apprentice1 August 2000N/A
Forwards
10Marco GabbiadiniFWEnglandNottingham20 January 1968 (aged 33)497Darlington27 June 2000Free
18Jamie ForresterFWEnglandBradford1 November 1974 (aged 26)5725FC Utrecht27 June 2000£150,000
19Andy MorrowFWNorthern IrelandBangor5 October 1980 (aged 20)100Apprentice16 December 1998N/A
22Kevin WilsonFWNorthern IrelandBanbury (ENG)18 April 1961 (aged 40)352Walsall28 July 1997Free

Competitions

Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Bury 46 16 10 20 45 59 14 58
17 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 55 59 4 57
18 Northampton Town 46 15 12 19 46 59 13 57
19 Cambridge United 46 14 11 21 61 77 16 53
20 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 47 65 18 52
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 12 19 46 59  −13 57 9 6 8 26 28  −2 6 6 11 20 31  −11

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLWLWWWLDWDWWLWDLLLLWWDDDWLDDLLDWWLWDLLDLLWLLL
Position1120915137611109997766799119888888889999899891111121412141518
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1 Northampton Town 1–1 Brentford Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester 58' Report I.Ingimarsson 80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST S.Brown 51' (pen.) Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,806
Referee: Paul Alcock
26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Reading Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester 32', 76' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Phil Joslin
28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST D.Bullock 72' Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: George Cain
9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 5 Luton Town 0–2 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 BST Report J.Forrester 38'
S.Howard 60'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,712
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 6 Millwall 0–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 BST Report M.Gabbiadini 60' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 7,064
Referee: Steve Tomlin
16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 7 Northampton Town 1–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST S.Howard 69' Report I.Richardson Red card 57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: Paul Danson
23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 8 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST S.Haworth 3'
A.Liddell 45'
Report I.Hendon 24' (pen.) Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 6,294
Referee: Paul Robinson
30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 9 Northampton Town 2–2 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 BST S.Howard 32'
J.Forrester 87'
Report M.Chalk 4'
M.McGregor 18'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Uriah Rennie
14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 10 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST Report J.Forrester 76' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Paul Rejer
17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 11 Port Vale 2–2 Northampton Town Burslem
19:45 BST A.Tankard 11'
V.Viljanen 61'
Report J.Forrester 5'
M.Gabbiadini 32'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Mike Pike
21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST J.Forrester 26'
G.Hughes 81'
Report C.Dudley 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,677
Referee: Lee Cable
24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 13 Cambridge United 1–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 BST T.Youngs 58' Report J.Forrester 12', 20' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Neale Barry
28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 BST Report G.Branston Red card 15'
S.Talbot 30'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,478
Referee: Mark Cooper
4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Report J.Forrester 39'
S.Howard 60'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Mike North
7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) 16 Northampton Town 2–2 Stoke City Northampton
19:45 GMT J.Forrester 13'
S.Howard 45'
Report G.Kavanagh 10'
J.O'Connor 24'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,475
Referee: Keith Hill
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 17 Northampton Town 0–3 AFC Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Fletcher 36'
J.Defoe 60', 78'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Clive Wilkes
25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 18 Walsall 3–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT J.Leitão 3'
P.Hall 52'
B.Angell 88'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,894
Referee: Graham Laws
2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report G.Alexander 24' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,816
Referee: Bill Burns
16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 20 Oxford United 3–1 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 GMT S.Anthrobus 6'
M.Murphy 36'
C.Hackett 59'
Report D.Savage 28' (pen.) Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,899
Referee: Tony Leake
23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 21 Peterborough United 1–2 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT L.McKenzie 26' Report J.Forrester 66'
I.Sampson 83'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 9,868
Referee: Peter Jones
26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 22 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Savage 29'
J.Forrester 30'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Colin Webster
30 December 2000 (2000-12-30) 23 Northampton Town 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester 26'
S.Howard 85'
Report S.Brown 7'
D.Bulman 49'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Mark Warren
1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 24 Reading 1–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 GMT D.Caskey 90' Report M.Gabbiadini 87' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,599
Referee: Tony Leake
6 January 2001 (2001-01-06) 25 Brentford 1–1 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT L.Owusu 90' Report D.Savage 45' (pen.) Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Howard Webb
13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 26 Northampton Town 2–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hodge 2'
M.Gabbiadini 79'
Report C.Swailes 36' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Paul Alcock
20 January 2001 (2001-01-20) 27 Bristol City 2–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT S.Clist 54'
M.Bell 73'
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Lee Cable
27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Peterborough United Northampton
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Graham Barber
3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 29 Stoke City 1–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT A.Cooke 59' Report S.Howard 74' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 13,235
Referee: Scott Mathieson
10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 30 Northampton Town 0–1 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Report S.Douglas 4' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,633
Referee: Mick Fletcher
17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 31 Notts County 2–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT M.Stallard 13'
N.Fenton 77'
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 32 Northampton Town 3–3 Millwall Northampton
19:45 GMT M.Gabbiadini 60'
D.Savage 67' (pen.), 81' (pen.)
Report P.Moody 13'
N.Harris 54'
C.Kinet 87'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Paul Rejer
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 33 Northampton Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Forrester 45' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,571
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 34 Northampton Town 2–1 Swansea City Northampton
19:45 GMT I.Sampson 89'
M.Gabbiadini 90'
Report N.Fabiano 39' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Graham Poll
2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 35 Wrexham 3–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:45 GMT B.Carey 14'
A.Morrell 39'
L.Trundle 90'
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Mark Cooper
6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) 36 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Savage 13' (pen.)
J.Hunt 72'
Report N.Ellington 80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Alan Kaye
10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 37 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT S.Watkin 53' Report S.Howard 45' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,911
Referee: Trevor Parkes
23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) 38 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Oldham
19:45 GMT L.Duxbury 48', 70' Report J.Frain 15' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Trevor Jones
31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 39 Northampton Town 0–1 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 BST Report P.Tait 12' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Steve Lodge
7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 40 Swindon Town 1–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST I.Woan 2' Report D.Savage 39' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,932
Referee: Mike North
13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 0–2 Cambridge United Northampton
19:45 BST Report I.Ashbee 24'
O.Riza 84'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Matt Messias
16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 42 Rotherham United 1–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST M.Robins 45' (pen.) Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Bill Jordan
21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 43 Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage 35' (pen.)
J.Forrester 61'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Andy Hall
26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 44 Northampton Town 0–2 Port Vale Northampton
19:45 BST Report T.Naylor 13'
S.Brooker 15'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: David Crick
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 45 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST W.Elliott 35'
C.Jorgensen 52'
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Scott Mathieson
5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46 Northampton Town 0–3 Walsall Northampton
15:00 BST Report B.Angell 63', 80', 81' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) First round Northampton Town 4–0 Frickley Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Frain 19'
J.Forrester 56', 81'
J.Hunt 83'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) Second round Rotherham United 1–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT G.Hughes 14' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Trevor Jones

Worthington Cup

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) First round 1st Leg Northampton Town 1–0 Fulham Northampton
19:45 BST M.Gabbiadini 24' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Phil Richards
5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) First round 2nd Leg Fulham 4–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 BST S.Davis 45'
F.Fernandes 56'
L.Saha 71', 90'
Report I.Sampson 6' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,302
Referee: Ray Olivier

Auto Windscreens Shield

5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) First round Millwall 4–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
19:45 GMT C.Kinet 10', 15', 50' (pen.)
R.Sadlier 56'
Report J.Gould 69' Stadium: The New Den
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Ray Olivier

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
1GKKeith Welch 4012 43
2MFJim Whitley 13 133
3LBJohn Frain 271111 2923
4CBIan Sampson 4122111 45312
5CBLee Howey 21 21
6LBDuncan Spedding 174111 2046
7RMDave Savage 3768211 40784
8CMJames Hunt 411212 4529
10STMarco Gabbiadini 3410611211 381178
11CMRoy Hunter 13 131
14RMJohn Hodge 249112 241211
15GKAdam Sollitt 611 8
16RBGarry Hughes 12411121 1651
17CBRichard Hope 303211 3433
18STJamie Forrester 42117222 46119
19STAndy Morrow 221 32
20CMChris Hargreaves 292211 3327
21CBRichard Green 344221 3944
22STKevin Wilson 6 6
23LMJames Gould 111 111
24MFRyan Thompson 2 21
25MFMichael Laws
26STRyan Nash
27LBPaul Dempsey 51 511
28MFRichie Lopes 33 33
29STDanny Lowe 4 4
30LMChris Carruthers 12 12
32MFNeil Champelovier
Players no longer at the club:
2RBIan Hendon 912 1111
2RBMark Maley 2 21
2RBLiam Chilvers 7 7
9STSteve Howard 23108221 2810810
12STDaryl Clare 311 32
12DFRichard Dryden 91 91
12DFLee Canoville 2 3
12CBBarry Ferguson 12 12
27DFLee Crooks 3 3
28LBKevin Nicholson 611 61

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 June 2000FWEnglandJamie ForresterFC Utrecht£150,000[2]
27 June 2000FWEnglandMarco GabbiadiniDarlingtonFree transfer[2]
27 June 2000CMEnglandChris HargreavesPlymouth ArgyleFree transfer[2]
25 July 2000GKEnglandAdam SollittKettering Town£30,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned from On loan until Ref.
29 December 2000CBRepublic of IrelandBarry FergusonEngland Coventry City29 January 2001[3]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
12 October 2000RBEnglandIan HendonEngland Sheffield Wednesday£55,000[4]
9 March 2001LBEnglandKevin NicholsonEngland Notts CountyFree transfer
22 March 2001FWEnglandSteve HowardEngland Luton Town£50,000

References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747272601.
  2. 1 2 3 Allen, David (27 June 2000). "Cobblers Seal Treble Signings". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. "Cobblers sign Ferguson on loan". BBC Sport. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. "Hendon makes Owls switch". BBC Sport. 12 October 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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