# 2008–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Northampton Town's 112th season in their history and the third successive season in League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 2 May 2009.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 13 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 21) | 31 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A |
| 25 | Paul Walker | GK | Cambridge (ENG) | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 30 August 2008 | N/A |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Jason Crowe | RB | Sidcup | (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 30) | 193 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 May 2005 | Free |
| 3 | Danny Jackman | LB/LM | Worcester | (1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 26) | 93 | 9 | Gillingham | 24 May 2007 | Free |
| 4 | Mark Hughes | CB | Kirkby | (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 22) | 106 | 4 | Everton | 31 January 2007 | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Adam Watts | CB | Hackney | (1988-03-04)4 March 1988 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Fulham | 26 March 2009 | Loan |
| 6 | Chris Doig | CB | Dumfries | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 28) | 147 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 19 | Liam Dolman | CB | Northampton | (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 21) | 54 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 July 2005 | N/A |
| 23 | Paul Rodgers | RB | Edmonton | (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 19) | 11 | 0 | Arsenal | 22 January 2009 | Loan |
| 24 | Greg Taylor | RB | Bedford | (1990-01-15)15 January 1990 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2007 | N/A |
| 27 | Jared Hodgkiss | RB | Stafford | (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 March 2009 | Loan |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Giles Coke | CM | Westminster | (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (aged 22) | 58 | 7 | Mansfield Town | 2 July 2007 | Tribunal |
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 31) | 128 | 6 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free |
| 12 | Ikechi Anya | W | Glasgow | (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 21) | 14 | 3 | Glenn Hoddle Academy | 28 February 2009 | Free |
| 14 | Liam Davis | LM | Wandsworth | (1986-11-23)23 November 1986 (aged 22) | 34 | 4 | Coventry City | 6 June 2008 | Free |
| 15 | Abdul Osman | CM | Accra | (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 22) | 40 | 2 | Gretna | 12 June 2008 | Free |
| 18 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | Swindon | (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 22) | 130 | 11 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free |
| 20 | Alex Dyer | CM | Täby (SWE) | (1990-06-11)11 June 1990 (aged 18) | 19 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 July 2007 | N/A |
| 21 | Luke Guttridge | CM | Barnstaple | (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 27) | 29 | 3 | Colchester United | 4 August 2008 | Free |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 8 | Leon Constantine | FW | Hackney | (1978-02-24)24 February 1978 (aged 31) | 37 | 3 | Leeds United | 2 July 2008 | Free |
| 9 | Colin Larkin | FW | Dundalk | (1982-04-27)27 April 1982 (aged 27) | 63 | 5 | Chesterfield | 28 June 2007 | Free |
| 10 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | FW | Islington | (1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 26) | 51 | 22 | Millwall | 18 January 2008 | Free |
| 17 | Aleksandar Prijović | FW | St. Gallen (SWI) | (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 19) | 10 | 2 | Derby County | 17 March 2009 | Loan |
| 22 | Joey Benjamin | FW | Woodford | (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 August 2008 | N/A |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 50 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 50 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 49 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 46 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 39 | Relegation to Football League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: May 2009. Source:

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Appearances, goals and cards

| No. | Pos | Player | League One | League One | League One | 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 | | |
| 2 | RB | Jason Crowe | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 47 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | LB | Danny Jackman | 42 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – |
| 4 | CB | Mark Hughes | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | – | 1 | 4 | – |
| 5 | CB | Adam Watts | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| 6 | CB | Chris Doig | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 7 | CM | Giles Coke | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | ST | Leon Constantine | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 9 | ST | Colin Larkin | 9 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 12 | 2 | – | – |
| 10 | ST | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 29 | 4 | 13 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 31 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | LM | Andy Holt | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 33 | 14 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 12 | RM | Ikechi Anya | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 13 | GK | Chris Dunn | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 14 | LM | Liam Davis | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – |
| 15 | CM | Abdul Osman | 34 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | ST | Aleksandar Prijović | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| 18 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 19 | RB | Liam Dolman | 9 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | – | 1 | – |
| 20 | CM | Alex Dyer | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 21 | CM | Luke Guttridge | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 22 | ST | Joey Benjamin | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 23 | RB | Paul Rodgers | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | RB | Greg Taylor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 25 | GK | Paul Walker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | RB | Jared Hodgkiss | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mark Bunn | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 5 | CB | Gábor Gyepes | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 5 | CB | Andy Todd | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | CB | Carl Magnay | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | RM | Ian Henderson | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| 16 | RB | Mark Little | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 16 | ST | Scott Vernon | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 17 | ST | Karl Hawley | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| 17 | ST | Billy Clarke | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | – |
| 23 | RB | Ritchie Jones | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | GK | Frank Fielding | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | ST | Scott McGleish | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 28 | ST | Nicholas Bignall | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 29 | RB | Kyle Walker | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 30 | LB | Kurt Robinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | GK | Ron-Robert Zieler | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |