Northampton Town
2005–06 season
ChairmanDavid Cardoza
ManagerColin Calderwood
StadiumSixfields Stadium
League Two2nd (Promoted)
FA CupThird round
Carling CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott McGleish (17)
All: Scott McGleish (24)
Highest home attendance7,114 vs Chester City
Lowest home attendance2,041 vs Notts County

The 2005–06 season was Northampton Town's 109th season in their history and the third successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 6 May 2006.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1Lee HarperGKEnglandChelsea30 October 1971 (aged 34)1780Walsall15 July 2002Free
13Mark BunnGKEnglandKettering16 November 1984 (aged 21)20Apprentice21 August 2001N/A
22Chris DunnGKEnglandHavering23 October 1987 (aged 18)00Apprentice22 April 2006N/A
Defenders
2Jason CroweRBEnglandSidcup30 September 1978 (aged 27)482Grimsby Town29 May 2005Free
3Fred MurrayCB/LBRepublic of IrelandClonmel22 May 1982 (aged 23)440Cambridge United18 July 2004Undisclosed
4Ashley WestwoodCBEnglandBridgnorth31 August 1976 (aged 29)352Sheffield Wednesday14 July 2003Free
5Luke ChambersCBEnglandKettering28 September 1985 (aged 20)1150Apprentice26 April 2003N/A
6Chris DoigCBScotlandDumfries13 February 1981 (aged 25)543Nottingham Forest30 June 2005Free
15Brett JohnsonCB/LBEnglandHammersmith15 August 1985 (aged 20)80Aldershot Town30 June 2005Nominal
16Sean DycheCBEnglandKettering28 June 1971 (aged 34)370Watford1 July 2005Free
18Gavin JohnsonLBEnglandStowmarket10 October 1970 (aged 35)261Boston United31 August 2005Free
20Pedj BojicRBAustraliaSydney9 April 1984 (aged 22)856Sydney Olympic3 August 2004Free
24Liam DolmanRBEnglandNorthampton26 September 1987 (aged 18)10Apprentice1 July 2005N/A
26Tom BonnerCBEnglandCamden6 February 1988 (aged 18)10Apprentice1 July 2005N/A
Midfielders
7Ian TaylorCMEnglandBirmingham4 June 1968 (aged 37)387Derby County30 June 2005Free
10Josh LowRWWalesBristol (ENG)15 February 1979 (aged 27)12419Oldham Athletic30 July 2003£165,000
11Eoin JessCMScotlandPortsoy13 December 1970 (aged 35)451Nottingham Forest30 June 2005Free
12David HuntUEnglandDulwich10 September 1982 (aged 23)513Leyton Orient23 March 2005Free
14David RowsonCMScotlandAberdeen14 September 1976 (aged 29)772Partick Thistle1 July 2004Free
17Bradley JohnsonLMEnglandHackney28 April 1987 (aged 19)40Cambridge United16 May 2005Free
19Martin SmithLMEnglandSunderland13 November 1974 (aged 31)12729Huddersfield Town1 July 2003Free
21Jamie HandCMEnglandUxbridge7 February 1984 (aged 22)110Fisher Athletic13 February 2006Loan
Forwards
8Andy KirkFWNorthern IrelandBelfast29 May 1979 (aged 26)5917Boston United10 March 2005£125,000
9Scott McGleishFWEnglandBarnet10 February 1974 (aged 32)10341Colchester United4 June 2004Free
25Scott CrossFWEnglandNorthampton30 October 1987 (aged 18)62Apprentice28 December 2004N/A
27Jason LeeFWEnglandForest Gate9 May 1971 (aged 34)111Boston United9 January 2006Free
28Ryan GilliganFWEnglandSwindon18 January 1987 (aged 19)254Watford12 August 2005Free

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Carlisle United[lower-alpha 1] (C, P) 46 25 11 10 84 42 +42 86 Promoted
2 Northampton Town (P) 46 22 17 7 63 37 +26 83
3 Leyton Orient (P) 46 22 15 9 67 51 +16 81
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 Participated in play-offs
5 Cheltenham Town (O, P) 46 19 15 12 65 53 +12 72
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ New club in the league

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 22 17 7 63 37  +26 83 11 8 4 30 15  +15 11 9 3 33 22  +11

Last updated: 6 May 2006.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDDWWDDWLWDDWLDDWDDWWWLDWWDWDWLDWWLLWWWDWWWWD
Position141818181510111279668568878875466555444442345433322222
Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2006. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 1 Lincoln City 1–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST G.Birch 64' Report P.Bojic 53' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
9 August 2005 (2005-08-09) 2 Northampton Town 1–2 Barnet Northampton
19:45 BST L.Dudfield 32' Report D.Sinclair 56'
N.Bailey 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: B Knight
13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST D.Edwards 90' Report A.Kirk 80' (pen.) Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,562
Referee: R Booth
27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 5 Carlisle United 0–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Report P.Bojic 37' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: C Oliver
29 August 2005 (2005-08-29) 6 Northampton Town 3–2 Boston United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Kirk 22'
I.Taylor 45'
J.Crowe 83'		 Report A.White 40'
I.Ross 86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Mick Russell
2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) 7 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Northampton Town High Wycombe
19:45 BST M.Williamson 58' Report D.Hunt 31' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Clive Penton
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST R.Gilligan 83' Report S.Whaley 26' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,147
Referee: Darren Deadman
17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 9 Macclesfield Town 1–4 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 BST M.Bullock 62' Report S.McGleish 44' (pen.), 79'
I.Taylor 51'
J.Low 90'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: S Dorr
24 September 2005 (2005-09-24) 10 Northampton Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 BST I.Taylor 30' Report K.Odejayi 20', 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,407
Referee: Mike Thorpe
27 September 2005 (2005-09-27) 11 Rushden & Diamonds 1–3 Northampton Town Irthlingborough
19:45 BST D.Savage 63' Report R.Gilligan 9'
R.Gier 80' (o.g.)
S.McGleish 84'		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 5,211
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 12 Northampton Town 0–0 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,182
Referee: Andy Penn
7 October 2005 (2005-10-07) 13 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 October 2005 (2005-10-14) 14 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:45 BST I.Taylor 74' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,802
Referee: P Armstrong
22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 15 Stockport County 4–2 Northampton Town Stockport
19:45 BST T.Bramble 8', 62'
H.Singh 54'
K.Briggs 84'		 Report J.Mendes 18'
S.McGleish 31'
D.Hunt Red card 34'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,150
Referee: Jon Moss
29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 16 Northampton Town 0–0 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,067
Referee: Pat Miller
12 November 2005 (2005-11-12) 17 Chester City 0–0 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Phil Joslin
19 November 2005 (2005-11-19) 18 Northampton Town 4–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Kirk 34' (pen.), 43'
M.Smith 48'
P.Bojic 89'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,716
Referee: Paul Robinson
26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Low 90' Report G.Birch 14' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 December 2005 (2005-12-06) 20 Torquay United 3–3 Northampton Town Torquay
19:45 GMT T.Bedeau 56' (pen.)
J.Kuffour 82'
K.Hill 90'		 Report S.McGleish 21', 67'
J.Mendes 77'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Lee Probert
10 December 2005 (2005-12-10) 21 Barnet 0–1 Northampton Town High Barnet
15:00 GMT Report S.McGleish 48' (pen.) Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,544
Referee: Phil Crossley
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 GMT S.McGleish 50' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: G Hegley
26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Hunt 66' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: S Dorr
31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) 24 Northampton Town 0–1 Peterborough United Northampton
12:00 GMT Report C.Plummer 9' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,023
Referee: K Hill
2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT J.Low 71', o.g.' Report P.Bojic 49' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Phil Joslin
14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 26 Leyton Orient 1–2 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT D.McMahon 86' Report S.McGleish 35'
C.Doig 54'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,445
Referee: R Booth
21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 27 Northampton Town 5–0 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Taylor 35', 89'
A.Kirk 38', 90'
S.McGleish 61'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Mike Thorpe
24 January 2006 (2006-01-24) 28 Notts County 2–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:45 GMT D.Pipe 24'
L.Crooks 75'		 Report J.Crowe 69'
E.Jess 77'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Darren Deadman
28 January 2006 (2006-01-28) 29 Bury 0–2 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT Report A.Parrish 29', o.g.'
A.Kirk 40'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Anthony Bates
31 January 2006 (2006-01-31) 30 Northampton Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,438
Referee: Trevor Kettle
4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 31 Northampton Town 2–0 Rushden & Diamonds Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Hunt 11'
S.McGleish 86'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,036
Referee: Phil Crossley
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 32 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT S.Guinan 38'
K.Odejayi 45'
JJ.Melligan 71' (pen.)		 Report S.McGleish 90' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,876
Referee: Pat Miller
14 February 2006 (2006-02-14) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Kirk 8' Report J.Mackie 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 February 2006 (2006-02-17) 34 Northampton Town 1–0 Torquay United Northampton
19:45 GMT I.Taylor 81' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 35 Wrexham 0–1 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT Report R.Gilligan 68' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Lee Probert
10 March 2006 (2006-03-10) 36 Northampton Town 0–3 Carlisle United Northampton
19:45 GMT Report K.Hawley 21'
M.Bridges 74'
D.Livesey 84'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,045
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 37 Mansfield Town 1–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT R.Barker 65' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,985
Referee: P Armstrong
22 March 2006 (2006-03-22) 38 Boston United 0–1 Northampton Town Boston
12:00 GMT Report G.Johnson 79' Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
28 March 2006 (2006-03-28) 39 Northampton Town 2–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST J.Lee 39'
S.Dyche Red card 50'
J.Low 90'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Gary Lewis
1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 40 Peterborough United 0–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Report S.McGleish 21' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: Andy Penn
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST J.Low 6'
S.McGleish 35'		 Report R.Lambert 51', 90' (pen.) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,732
Referee: J Singh
15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 42 Darlington 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST Report S.McGleish 70' Stadium: Darlington Arena
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Mike Pike
17 April 2006 (2006-04-17) 43 Northampton Town 2–0 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish 54'
M.Smith 73'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,544
Referee: M Fletcher
22 April 2006 (2006-04-22) 44 Oxford United 1–3 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 BST C.Willmott 75' Report C.Doig 16'
M.Smith 69'
J.Low 71'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,264
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 45 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 BST S.McGleish 26' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: P Armstrong
6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 46 Grimsby Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST J.Kalala 75' (pen.) Report R.Gilligan 90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,458
Referee: P Taylor

FA Cup

5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) First round Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT J.Burnell 90' Report C.Doig 56'
M.Smith 61'
S.McGleish 80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Mike Thorpe
3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) Second round Stevenage Borough 2–2 Northampton Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT G.Boyd 5'
A.Elding 83'		 Report P.Bojić 67'
S.McGleish 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2005 (2005-12-13) Second round (R) Northampton Town 2–0 Stevenage Borough Northampton
19:45 GMT S.McGleish 44', 45' Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 January 2006 (2006-01-07) Third round Crystal Palace 4–1 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT M.Hughes 4'
J.McAnuff 37'
A.Johnson 53' (pen.)
D.Freedman 88' (pen.)		 Report Low 12' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,391
Referee: Iain Williamson

Carling Cup

23 August 2005 (2005-08-23) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
19:45 BST A.Kirk 19'
S.McGleish 62'
E.Sabin 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Mike Thorpe
20 September 2005 (2005-09-20) Second round Norwich City 2–0 Northampton Town Norwich
19:45 BST D.Huckerby 34' (pen.)
D.Ashton 78'		 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,766
Referee: Colin Webster

LDV Vans Trophy

18 October 2005 (2005-10-18) 1st round (S) Northampton Town 5–2 Notts County Northampton
19:45 BST J.Mendes 15'
S.Cross 16', 22'
S.McGleish 87', 90'		 Report S.Long 3'
L.McMahon 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Jarnail Singh
23 November 2005 (2005-11-23) 2nd round (S) Colchester United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT G.Elokobi 57'
R.Garcia 90'
N.Danns 101'		 Report A.Kirk 26'
P.Bojić 67'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Clive Penton

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 Yellow card Red card
1GKLee Harper 46––4–––––––– 50––1–
2RBJason Crowe 41–23––2–––2– 46228–
3LBFred Murray –––––––––––– –––––
4CBAshley Westwood –3–––––––––– –3–––
5CBLuke Chambers 421–4––2––1–– 491–5–
6CBChris Doig 36224–11––2–– 43233–
7CMIan Taylor 33–73––1––1–– 38–75–
8STAndy Kirk 299822–1–11–1 3811106–
9STScott McGleish 393174–42–1112 464242–
10RMJosh Low 29654–12––2–– 37663–
11CMEoin Jess 35314––2–––1– 41412–
12UDavid Hunt 355322–1––1–– 397341
13GKMark Bunn ––––––2––––– 2––1–
14CMDavid Rowson 1316–11–1––2–– 1717–2–
15CBBrett Johnson 24––1––1–––– 26–––
16CBSean Dyche 341––1–2––––– 361–51
17CMBradley Johnson 12–––––––1–– 22–1–
18LBGavin Johnson 2221–1–1––––– 23312–
19LMMartin Smith 22433–1–––1–– 26443–
20RBPedj Bojic 181844–11––2–1 2518621
21CMJamie Hand 83–––––––––– 83–1–
22GKChris Dunn –––––––––––– –––––
23RMMatthew Gearing –––––––––––– –––––
24RBLiam Dolman –––––––––1–– 1––––
25STScott Cross –4–––––––1–2 142––
26CBTom Bonner ––––––––––1– –1–––
27STJason Lee 831––––––––– 8312–
28STRyan Gilligan 4194––––2–––– 42142–
Players no longer at the club:
18STÉric Sabin 42–––––11––– 431––
21LMDavid Galbraith 13–––––1–11– 25–1–
27STLawrie Dudfield 241––––1–––– 251––
27STPetr Mikolanda 2––1–––––––– 3––1–
29STJunior Mendes 93222––––2–1 1353––
31GKMichael Poke –––––––––2–– 2––––

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 6 May 2006
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League Two FA Cup League Cup LDV TOTAL
1EnglandLee Harper 50 48%2310024
13EnglandMark Bunn 2 50%00101
31EnglandMichael Poke 2 0%00000
Totals 54 46%2311025
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