2000–01 Northampton Town F.C. season

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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
1 Keith Welch GK England Bolton (1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 32) 84 0 Bristol City 21 June 1999 Free
15 Adam Sollitt GK England Sheffield (1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 23) 12 0 Kettering Town 25 July 2000 £30,000
Defenders
3 John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 32) 196 7 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
4 Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 32) 334 28 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
6 Duncan Spedding LB England Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 23) 106 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
16 Garry Hughes RB England Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 21) 25 1 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
17 Richard Hope CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 22) 88 6 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
21 Richard Green CB England Wolverhampton (1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 33) 65 2 Walsall 7 January 2000 Free
27 Paul Dempsey LB England The Wirral (1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 19) 6 0 Sheffield United 22 March 2001 Undisclosed
Midfielders
8 James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 24) 160 8 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
11 Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 27) 167 16 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
14 John Hodge
W
 England Ormskirk (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 32) 29 1 Gillingham 6 March 2000 £25,000
20 Chris Hargreaves CM England Cleethorpes (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 28) 35 0 Plymouth Argyle 27 June 2000 Free
23 James Gould
W
 England Kettering (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19) 3 1 Apprentice 13 July 1999 N/A
24 Ryan Thompson
W
 England Lambeth (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18) 3 0 Apprentice 1 July 1999 N/A
30 Chris Carruthers LM England Kettering (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 17) 3 0 Apprentice 1 August 2000 N/A
Forwards
10 Marco Gabbiadini FW England Nottingham (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 33) 49 7 Darlington 27 June 2000 Free
18 Jamie Forrester FW England Bradford (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 26) 57 25 FC Utrecht 27 June 2000 £150,000
19 Andy Morrow FW Northern Ireland Bangor (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 20) 10 0 Apprentice 16 December 1998 N/A
22 Kevin Wilson FW Northern Ireland Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 40) 35 2 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions

Nationwide Football League Division Two

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § Second Division

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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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 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
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
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
12:00 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
19:30 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
Northampton Town v Oxford United
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
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
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

Main article: 2000–01 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

Main article:
2000-01 Football League 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

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy
5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) First round (s) 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
1 GK Keith Welch 40 – – 1 – – 2 – – – – – 43 – – – –
2 MF Jim Whitley 13 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 – – 3 –
3 LB John Frain 27 – 1 1 – 1 1 – – – – – 29 – 2 3 –
4 CB Ian Sampson 41 – 2 2 – – 1 – 1 1 – – 45 – 3 12 –
5 CB Lee Howey 2 1 – – – – – – – – – – 2 1 – – –
6 LB Duncan Spedding 17 4 – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 20 4 – 6 –
7 RM Dave Savage 37 6 8 2 – – 1 – – – 1 – 40 7 8 4 –
8 CM James Hunt 41 – 1 2 – 1 2 – – – – – 45 – 2 9 –
10 ST Marco Gabbiadini 34 10 6 1 1 – 2 – 1 1 – – 38 11 7 8 –
11 CM Roy Hunter 1 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 3 – 1 –
14 RM John Hodge 24 9 1 – 1 – – 2 – – – – 24 12 1 1 –
15 GK Adam Sollitt 6 – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 8 – – – –
16 RB Garry Hughes 12 4 1 1 1 – 2 – – 1 – – 16 5 1 – –
17 CB Richard Hope 30 3 – 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 34 3 – 3 –
18 ST Jamie Forrester 42 1 17 2 – 2 2 – – – – – 46 1 19 – –
19 ST Andy Morrow 2 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – 3 2 – – –
20 CM Chris Hargreaves 29 2 – 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 33 2 – 7 –
21 CB Richard Green 34 4 – 2 – – 2 – – 1 – – 39 4 – 4 –
22 ST Kevin Wilson – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – –
23 LM James Gould – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – 1 1 1 1 – –
24 MF Ryan Thompson – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 1 –
25 MF Michael Laws – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
26 ST Ryan Nash – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
27 LB Paul Dempsey 5 1 – – – – – – – – – – 5 1 – 1 –
28 MF Richie Lopes 3 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 3 – – –
29 ST Danny Lowe – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – –
30 LM Chris Carruthers 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 – – –
32 MF Neil Champelovier – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Players no longer at the club:
2 RB Ian Hendon 9 – 1 – – – 2 – – – – – 11 – 1 1 –
2 RB Mark Maley 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – 1 –
2 RB Liam Chilvers 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – –
9 ST Steve Howard 23 10 8 2 – – 2 – – 1 – – 28 10 8 10 –
12 ST Daryl Clare 3 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – 3 2 – – –
12 DF Richard Dryden 9 1 – – – – – – – – – – 9 1 – – –
12 DF Lee Canoville 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – –
12 CB Barry Ferguson 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 – – –
27 DF Lee Crooks 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – –
28 LB Kevin Nicholson 6 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – 6 1 – – –

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 June 2000 FW England Jamie Forrester FC Utrecht £150,000 [2]
27 June 2000 FW England Marco Gabbiadini Darlington Free transfer [2]
27 June 2000 CM England Chris Hargreaves Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [2]
25 July 2000 GK England Adam Sollitt Kettering Town £30,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name Loaned from On loan until Ref.
29 December 2000 CB Republic of Ireland Barry Ferguson England Coventry City 29 January 2001 [3]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
12 October 2000 RB England Ian Hendon England Sheffield Wednesday £55,000 [4]
9 March 2001 LB England Kevin Nicholson England Notts County Free transfer
22 March 2001 FW England Steve Howard England Luton Town £50,000

References

  1. ISBN 978-0747272601
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  2. ^ a b c 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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