# 2010–11 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Northampton Town's 114th season in their history and the second successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The team's shirt supplier was Erreà, and the shirt sponsor was Jackson Grundy.

## Players

    As of match played 7 May 2011.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 23) | 110 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A |
| 13 | Paul Walker | GK | Cambridge (ENG) | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 30 August 2008 | N/A |
| 34 | Steve Collis | GK | Harrow | (1981-03-18)18 March 1981 (aged 30) | 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 March 2011 | Loan |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Rodgers | RB | Edmonton | (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 21) | 77 | 0 | Arsenal | 31 July 2009 | Free |
| 3 | Marcus Hall | LB | Coventry | (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 35) | 28 | 0 | Coventry City | 1 August 2010 | Free |
| 5 | Byron Webster | CB | Leeds | (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (aged 24) | 8 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 March 2011 | Loan |
| 6 | Dean Beckwith | CB | Southwark | (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 27) | 84 | 3 | Hereford United | 29 June 2009 | Free |
| 14 | John Johnson | RB | Middlesbrough | (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 22) | 79 | 12 | Middlesbrough | 23 July 2010 | Free |
| 20 | Seb Harris | CB | Rochester, Michigan | (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 23) | 15 | 1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 August 2009 | Free |
| 25 | Ben Tozer | U | Plymouth | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 21) | 34 | 3 | Newcastle United | 21 September 2010 | Loan |
| 32 | Jamie Reckord | LB | Wolverhampton | (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 March 2011 | Loan |
| 33 | Seth Nana Twumasi | RB | Accra (GHA) | (1992-05-15)15 May 1992 (aged 18) | 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 March 2011 | Loan |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 4 | Kevin Thornton | RM | Drogheda | (1986-07-09)9 July 1986 (aged 24) | 43 | 9 | Nuneaton Town | 8 January 2010 | Free |
| 7 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | Swindon | (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 24) | 204 | 23 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free |
| 8 | Abdul Osman | CM | Accra | (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 24) | 118 | 7 | Gretna | 12 June 2008 | Free |
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 33) | 210 | 17 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free |
| 12 | Nat Wedderburn | CM | Wolverhampton | (1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 19) | 38 | 0 | Stoke City | 14 June 2010 | Free |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs | W | Rothwell | (1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 19) | 50 | 8 | Apprentice | 1 July 2009 | N/A |
| 23 | Liam Davis | LM | Wandsworth | (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 24) | 91 | 9 | Coventry City | 6 June 2008 | Free |
| 27 | Greg Kaziboni | W | Harare | (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 14 January 2011 | N/A |
| 28 | Francis Laurent | W | Paris | (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 25) | 6 | 0 | AFC Compiègne | 14 January 2011 | Free |
| 30 | Josh Walker | CM | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 22) | 19 | 0 | Watford | 28 January 2011 | Loan |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Shaun Harrad | FW | Nottingham | (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 26) | 18 | 6 | Burton Albion | 20 January 2011 | £35,000 |
| 10 | Tadhg Purcell | FW | Sandyford | (1985-09-02)2 September 1985 (aged 25) | 18 | 6 | Darlington | 30 June 2010 | Free |
| 16 | Billy Mckay | FW | Corby (ENG) | (1988-10-22)22 October 1988 (aged 22) | 84 | 16 | Leicester City | 21 July 2009 | Free |
| 18 | Leon McKenzie | FW | Croydon | (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 32) | 27 | 10 | Charlton Athletic | 8 September 2010 | Free |
| 19 | Alex Konstantinou | FW | Nicosia | (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 10 February 2010 | N/A |
| 21 | Guillem Bauzà | FW | Palma | (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 (aged 26) | 10 | 4 | Hereford United | 11 March 2011 | Free |
| 34 | Michael Uwezu | FW | Irete | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 20) | 4 | 1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 24 March 2011 | Free |

## Competitions
### npower Football League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 55 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 52 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 52 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2011. Source: Northampton Town F.C.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### 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 | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Chris Dunn | 39 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | RB | Paul Rodgers | 15 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | 10 | – | 6 | – |
| 3 | LB | Marcus Hall | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 3 | – | 5 | – |
| 4 | CM | Kevin Thornton | 16 | 9 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | – |
| 5 | CB | Byron Webster | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | CB | Dean Beckwith | 35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 8 | CM | Abdul Osman | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | ST | Shaun Harrad | 18 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | ST | Tadhg Purcell | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 11 | U | Andy Holt | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | – |
| 12 | CM | Nathaniel Wedderburn | 21 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 11 | – | 3 | – |
| 13 | GK | Paul Walker | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | RB | John Johnson | 38 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | ST | Billy Mckay | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – |
| 17 | W | Michael Jacobs | 33 | 8 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – |
| 18 | ST | Leon McKenzie | 17 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | – |
| 19 | ST | Alex Konstantinou | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 20 | CB | Seb Harris | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 21 | ST | Guillem Bauzà | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – |
| 23 | LB | Liam Davis | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | CB | Ben Tozer | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | RM | Greg Kaziboni | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 28 | W | Francis Laurent | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – |
| 29 | RM | Michael Built | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | CM | Josh Walker | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | – | 4 | – |
| 32 | LB | Jamie Reckord | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 33 | RB | Seth Nana Twumasi | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 4 | – |
| 34 | GK | Steve Collis | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 34 | ST | Michael Uwezu | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Youth players: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | LB | Charlie Death | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | RB | Ben Islam | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | GK | Mihai Gherasim | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | MF | Malachi Farquharson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Out on loan: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | W | Courtney Herbert | 1 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Players who left Northampton Town: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CB | Craig Hinton | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | ST | Steve Guinan | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 26 | GK | Oscar Jansson | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | ST | Craig King | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 28 | W | Josh Parker | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | ST | Ryan Jarvis | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |

## Awards
### Club awards

At the end of the season, Northampton's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2010–11 season.
| Player of the Year Award | Michael Jacobs |
| Chronicle & Echo Northampton Town Player of the Year Award | Michael Jacobs |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2010 | MF | Nathaniel Wedderburn | Stoke City | Free |
| 30 June 2010 | FW | Tadhg Purcell | Darlington | Free (Bosman) |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Alistair Slowe | Onisilos Sotira | Free |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | John Johnson | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 1 August 2010 | DF | Marcus Hall | Coventry City | Free |
| 8 September 2010 | FW | Leon McKenzie | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 14 January 2011 | FW | Francis Laurent | AFC Compiègne | Free |
| 20 January 2011 | FW | Shaun Harrad | Burton Albion | £35,000 |
| 11 March 2011 | FW | Guillem Bauzà | Hereford United | Free (Bosman) |
| 24 March 2011 | FW | Michael Uwezu | Dulwich Hamlet | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to |
| 5 August 2010 | GK | Oscar Jansson | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 September 2010 |
| 21 September 2010 | DF | Ben Tozer | Newcastle United | 16 October 2010 |
| 1 October 2010 | MF | Josh Parker | Queens Park Rangers | 25 October 2010 |
| 2 November 2010 | DF | Ben Tozer | Newcastle United | End of season |
| 11 November 2010 | FW | Craig King | Leicester City | 14 January 2011 |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | Leyton Orient | 5 January 2011 |
| 28 January 2011 | MF | Josh Walker | Watford | End of season |
| 7 March 2011 | DF | Seth Nana Twumasi | Peterborough United | End of season |
| 7 March 2011 | GK | Steve Collis | Peterborough United | End of season |
| 7 March 2011 | DF | Jamie Reckord | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season |
| 17 March 2011 | DF | Byron Webster | Doncaster Rovers | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to |
| 29 October 2010 | DF | Seb Harris | Stafford Rangers | 3 January 2011 |
| 26 November 2010 | DF | Craig Hinton | Luton Town | 6 January 2011 |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | Steve Guinan | Forest Green Rovers | 10 January 2011 |
| 10 February 2011 | MF | Ryan Gilligan | Torquay United | 10 March 2011 |
| 11 February 2011 | DF | Seb Harris | Nuneaton Town | 11 March 2011 |
| 24 March 2011 | FW | Courtney Herbert | Cambridge United | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 16 June 2010 | DF | John Curtis | Gold Coast United | 16 June 2010 |
| 22 June 2010 | FW | Stephen O'Flynn | Limerick | 22 June 2010 |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Luke Guttridge | Aldershot Town | 2 July 2010 |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Adebayo Akinfenwa | Gillingham | 27 July 2010 (Bosman) |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Gary Mulligan | Gateshead | 6 August 2010 |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Joe Benjamin | Ebbsfleet United | 13 August 2010 |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Alex Dyer | Wealdstone | ?? |
| 5 July 2010 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Southend United | 8 July 2010 |
| 27 July 2010 | DF | Chris McCready | Morecambe | 27 July 2010 |
| 10 January 2011 | FW | Steve Guinan | Forest Green Rovers | 10 January 2011 |
| 10 March 2011 | MF | Alistair Slowe | Unattached | Unattached |
| 18 March 2011 | DF | Craig Hinton | Bristol Rovers | 18 March 2011 (Assistant manager) |