# 2006–07 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Northampton Town's 110th season in their history and the first season in League One after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## Players

    As of match played 5 May 2007.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 13 | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 22) | 49 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A |
| 21 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Jason Crowe | RB | Sidcup | (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 28) | 95 | 5 | Grimsby Town | 29 May 2005 | Free |
| 4 | Mark Hughes | CB | Kirkby | (1986-12-09)9 December 1986 (aged 20) | 19 | 0 | Everton | 31 January 2007 | Undisclosed |
| 6 | Chris Doig | CB | Dumfries | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 26) | 96 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 15 | Brett Johnson | CB/LB | Hammersmith | (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 21) | 14 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 30 June 2005 | Nominal |
| 16 | Sean Dyche | CB | Kettering | (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 35) | 61 | 0 | Watford | 1 July 2005 | Free |
| 19 | Alex Pearce | CB | Wallingford | (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 (aged 18) | 15 | 1 | Reading | 9 February 2007 | Loan |
| 20 | Pedj Bojic | RB | Sydney | (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 23) | 115 | 6 | Sydney Olympic | 3 August 2004 | Free |
| 24 | Liam Dolman | CB | Northampton | (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2005 | N/A |
| 29 | Danny May | RB | Watford | (1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | 6 October 2006 | N/A |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 3 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 29) | 39 | 2 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free |
| 7 | Ian Taylor | CM | Birmingham | (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 38) | 74 | 8 | Derby County | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 10 | Sam Aiston | W | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1976-11-21)21 November 1976 (aged 30) | 22 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 June 2006 | Free |
| 12 | David Hunt | U | Dulwich | (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 24) | 84 | 3 | Leyton Orient | 23 March 2005 | Free |
| 14 | Joe Burnell | CM | Bristol | (1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 26) | 29 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 June 2006 | Free |
| 17 | Bradley Johnson | CM | Hackney | (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 20) | 33 | 5 | Cambridge United | 16 May 2005 | Free |
| 23 | Jerome Watt | W | Preston | (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 22) | 14 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 August 2006 | Free |
| 28 | Ryan Gilligan | W | Swindon | (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 20) | 51 | 4 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Kirk | FW | Belfast | (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 27) | 107 | 25 | Boston United | 10 March 2005 | £125,000 |
| 9 | Kenny Deuchar | FW | Stirling | (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 (aged 26) | 17 | 3 | Gretna | 31 January 2007 | Loan |
| 27 | Jordan Robertson | FW | Sheffield | (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 19) | 17 | 3 | Sheffield United | 26 January 2007 | Loan |
| 31 | Simon Cox | FW | Tilehurst | (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 20) | 8 | 3 | Reading | 22 March 2007 | Loan |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 60 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 60 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 59 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 59 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 59 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 June 2007. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 12 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 |

#### 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 | 43 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | – | 3 | 8 | – |
| 3 | LB | Andy Holt | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 4 | CB | Mark Hughes | 17 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 2 | 6 | – |
| 6 | CB | Chris Doig | 39 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | – | – | 5 | – |
| 7 | CM | Ian Taylor | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 8 | ST | Andy Kirk | 29 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 16 | 8 | – | – |
| 9 | ST | Kenny Deuchar | 14 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 10 | W | Sam Aiston | 14 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 7 | – | 3 | – |
| 12 | CM | David Hunt | 20 | 9 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 24 | 9 | – | 6 | – |
| 13 | GK | Mark Bunn | 42 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | – | – | 4 | – |
| 14 | CM | Joe Burnell | 24 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 15 | CB | Brett Johnson | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 16 | CB | Sean Dyche | 20 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 17 | CM | Bradley Johnson | 21 | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | CB | Alex Pearce | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 20 | RB | Pedj Bojić | 19 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | 9 | – | 3 | – |
| 21 | GK | Chris Dunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | RM | Jerome Watt | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | 1 | – | – |
| 24 | CB | Liam Dolman | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | ST | Jordan Robertson | 9 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 28 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 14 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 14 | 12 | – | 5 | – |
| 29 | RB | Danny May | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 31 | ST | Simon Cox | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – |
| – | LB | Fred Murray | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Out on loan: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | ST | James Quinn | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 14 | 1 | – | – |
| Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Lee Harper | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | CB | Luke Chambers | 29 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 34 | – | 1 | 3 | – |
| 9 | ST | Scott McGleish | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | CM | Eoin Jess | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 25 | ST | Scott Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | CB | Tom Bonner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | CM | Marc Laird | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 27 | LM | Mitchell Cole | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 27 | ST | Nick Wright | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |