# 2004–05 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Northampton Town's 108th season in their history and the second successive season in the fourth tier, in the newly rebranded 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 21 May 2005.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Harper | GK | Chelsea | (1971-10-30)30 October 1971 (aged 33) | 128 | 0 | Walsall | 15 July 2002 | Free |
| 13 | Daniel Cross | GK | Nuneaton | (1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A |
| 24 | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Luke Chambers | RB/CB | Kettering | (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 19) | 65 | 0 | Apprentice | 26 April 2003 | N/A |
| 3 | Tommy Jaszczun | LB | Kettering | (1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 27) | 38 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 July 2004 | Free |
| 4 | Ashley Westwood | CB | Bridgnorth | (1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 28) | 32 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 July 2003 | Free |
| 5 | Chris Willmott | CB | Bedford | (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 27) | 101 | 1 | Wimbledon | 14 July 2003 | Free |
| 6 | Fred Murray | CB/LB | Clonmel | (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 22) | 44 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 July 2004 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Pedj Bojic | RB | Sydney | (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 21) | 42 | 0 | Sydney Olympic | 3 August 2004 | Free |
| 23 | Luke Graham | RB | Kettering | (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2004 | N/A |
| 24 | Chris Carruthers | LB | Kettering | (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 21) | 89 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 August 2000 | N/A |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | David Hunt | U | Dulwich | (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 23 March 2005 | Free |
| 10 | Josh Low | RM | Bristol (ENG) | (1979-02-15)15 February 1979 (aged 26) | 81 | 13 | Oldham Athletic | 30 July 2003 | £165,000 |
| 14 | David Rowson | CM | Aberdeen | (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 28) | 43 | 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 July 2004 | Free |
| 17 | Charley Hearn | CM | Ashford | (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 21) | 28 | 1 | Millwall | 3 December 2004 | Loan |
| 19 | Martin Smith | LM | Sunderland | (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 30) | 97 | 25 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2003 | Free |
| 21 | David Galbraith | LM | Luton | (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 21) | 30 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 July 2004 | Free |
| 22 | David Hicks | CM | Enfield | (1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 February 2004 | Free |
| 27 | Lee Williamson | CM | Derby | (1982-06-07)7 June 1982 (aged 22) | 43 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 9 September 2004 | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Sam Togwell | U | Beaconsfield | (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 24 March 2005 | Loan |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Kirk | FW | Belfast | (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 25) | 10 | 7 | Boston United | 10 March 2005 | £125,000 |
| 9 | Marc Richards | FW | Wolverhampton | (1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 22) | 67 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 June 2003 | Free |
| 11 | Scott McGleish | FW | Barnet | (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 31) | 53 | 17 | Colchester United | 4 June 2004 | Free |
| 18 | Éric Sabin | FW | Sarcelles | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 29) | 62 | 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 March 2004 | Free |
| 21 | Scott Cross | FW | Northampton | (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 28 December 2004 | N/A |

## Competitions
### Coca-Cola Football League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Darlington | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 72 | |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 66 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/northampton-town/tab/leagueTables/2005/ 11v11.com

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Play-offs
### Appearances, goals and cards

| No. | Pos | Player | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Lee Harper | 36 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 44 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | RB | Luke Chambers | 19 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | 11 | – | 5 | – |
| 3 | LB | Tommy Jaszczun | 24 | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 8 | – | 3 | – |
| 4 | CB | Ashley Westwood | 19 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | 2- | 3 | – |
| 5 | CB | Chris Willmott | 45 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | – | 9 | – |
| 6 | LB | Fred Murray | 38 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 44 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | U | David Hunt | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 8 | ST | Andy Kirk | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 10 | – | 7 | 2 | – |
| 9 | ST | Marc Richards | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| 10 | RM | Josh Low | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | – |
| 11 | ST | Scott McGleish | 43 | 1 | 13 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 52 | 1 | 17 | 6 | – |
| 12 | LB | Chris Carruthers | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 13 | GK | Mark Bunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | CM | David Rowson | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 17 | CM | Charley Hearn | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | 4 | 1 | 9 | – |
| 18 | ST | Eric Sabin | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 32 | 17 | 9 | 3 | – |
| 19 | ST | Martin Smith | 31 | 3 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 37 | 4 | 10 | 2 | – |
| 20 | RB | Pedj Bojic | 25 | 10 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 11 | – | 3 | – |
| 21 | LM | David Galbraith | 9 | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 22 | CM | David Hicks | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| 23 | RB | Luke Graham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | ST | Scott Cross | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 27 | CM | Lee Williamson | 31 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 6 | 2 | 10 | – |
| 28 | CM | Sam Togwell | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | CM | Martin Reeves | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 8 | ST | Tom Youngs | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 8 | ST | Stuart Noble | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 15 | CM | Bertrand Cozic | 8 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | ST | Danny Crow | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| 16 | U | Ryan Amoo | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | ST | Steve Morison | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 24 | ST | Trevor Benjamin | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | CM | Mark Hughes | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 24 | ST | Lee Barnard | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| 25 | DF | Steve Haslam | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 26 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 28 | ST | Julian Alsop | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 24 | ST | Greg Ngoyi | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |