# 2015–16 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Northampton Town's 119th season in their history and the seventh successive season in 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 7 May 2016.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | Adam Smith | GK | Sunderland | (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 23) | 50 | 0 | Leicester City | 26 June 2015 | Free |
| 26 | Ryan Clarke | GK | Bristol | (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 34) | 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 2 July 2015 | Free |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Brendan Moloney | RB | Beaufort | (1989-01-18)18 January 1989 (aged 27) | 51 | 2 | Yeovil Town | 2 January 2015 | Free |
| 5 | Zander Diamond | CB | Alexandria | (1985-03-13)13 March 1985 (aged 31) | 79 | 4 | Burton Albion | 7 May 2014 | Free |
| 6 | Ryan Cresswell | CB | Rotherham | (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 28) | 67 | 7 | Fleetwood Town | 1 September 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 12 | Josh Lelan | RB | Derby | (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | Derby County | 2 June 2015 | Free |
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB | Rochdale (ENG) | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30) | 54 | 0 | Preston North End | 28 May 2015 | Free |
| 18 | Rod McDonald | CB | Liverpool | (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 24) | 28 | 3 | Telford United | 28 July 2015 | Free |
| 22 | Luke Prosser | CB | Enfield | (1988-05-28)28 May 1988 (aged 27) | 8 | 0 | Southend United | 28 January 2016 | Loan |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 4 | Jason Taylor | CM | Droylsden | (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29) | 56 | 2 | Cheltenham Town | 1 January 2015 | Free |
| 7 | Lawson D'Ath | W | Witney | (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 23) | 91 | 13 | Reading | 7 August 2014 | Free |
| 8 | Joel Byrom | CM | Oswaldtwistle | (1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 29) | 83 | 5 | Preston North End | 8 January 2015 | Free |
| 10 | Nicky Adams | W | Bolton (ENG) | (1986-10-16)16 October 1986 (aged 29) | 45 | 3 | Bury | 22 May 2015 | Free |
| 11 | Ricky Holmes | W | Rochford | (1987-06-19)19 June 1987 (aged 28) | 53 | 16 | Portsmouth | 27 January 2015 | Free |
| 15 | Alfie Potter | W | London | (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 27) | 26 | 1 | A.F.C. Wimbledon | 20 May 2015 | Free |
| 17 | Paul Corry | CM | Dublin | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 August 2015 | Free |
| 20 | Lee Martin | W | Taunton | (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 29) | 10 | 0 | Millwall | 15 January 2016 | Loan |
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole | CM | Harrow (ENG) | (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 27) | 83 | 14 | Bristol Rovers | 30 June 2014 | Free |
| 23 | Danny Rose | CM | Bristol | (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 28) | 15 | 1 | Oxford United | 1 February 2016 | Free |
| 24 | Shaun McWilliams | CM | Northampton | (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 30 April 2016 | N/A |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | Marc Richards (c) | CF | Wolverhampton | (1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 33) | 139 | 49 | Chesterfield | 14 May 2014 | Free |
| 14 | Sam Hoskins | CF | Dorchester | (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23) | 41 | 8 | Yeovil Town | 1 August 2015 | Free |
| 19 | James Collins | CF | Coventry (ENG) | (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 25) | 21 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 January 2016 | Loan |
| 27 | John Marquis | CF | Lewisham | (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 23) | 29 | 8 | Millwall | 22 February 2016 | Loan |

## Pre-season

On 8 May 2015, Northampton Town announced they would face Worthing and Burgess Hill Town in a pre-season friendly. On 15 May 2015, Northampton Town confirmed they would kick-off pre-season against Northampton Sileby Rangers. On 19 May 2015, Northampton Town announced Derby County will visit in pre-season. On 12 June 2015, Northampton Town announced they will visit Sheffield.

## Competitions
### Sky Bet Football League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Northampton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 99 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Oxford United (P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 86 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 81 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 May 2016. Source: League Two

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at away against Coventry City.

### Capital One Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at home against Blackpool.

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Cobblers will host Colchester United. On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Northampton were drawn away to Millwall.

### 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 | Adam Smith | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 2 | RB | Brendan Moloney | 25 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | CM | Jason Taylor | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | CB | Zander Diamond | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 6 | CB | Ryan Cresswell | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 7 | RM | Lawson D'Ath | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | CM | Joel Byrom | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 9 | ST | Marc Richards | 28 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 2 | – |
| 10 | W | Nicky Adams | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 39 | 6 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 11 | W | Ricky Holmes | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | – |
| 12 | RB | Josh Lelan | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | ST | Sam Hoskins | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | 22 | 8 | – | – |
| 15 | W | Alfie Potter | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 16 | LB | David Buchanan | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | – | 3 | – |
| 17 | CM | Paul Corry | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 18 | CB | Rod McDonald | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 19 | ST | James Collins | 17 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | 8 | 3 | – |
| 20 | W | Lee Martin | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| 21 | CM | John-Joe O'Toole | 36 | 2 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 40 | 3 | 12 | 12 | – |
| 22 | CB | Luke Prosser | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 23 | CM | Danny Rose | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 24 | CM | Shaun McWilliams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | GK | Ryan Clarke | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | ST | John Marquis | 13 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – |
| Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LB | Evan Horwood | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | CM | Ryan Watson | 4 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 20 | ST | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | – |
| 22 | RM | Chris Hackett | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 23 | RB | Adam Yates | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 24 | RB | Darnell Furlong | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 25 | CB | Shaun Brisley | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 28 | CM | Danny Clifton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | LB | Sam Warburton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 7 May 2016
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JPT | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Adam Smith | 50 | 30% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 26 | | Ryan Clarke | 4 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 54 | 30% | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |

### Scores overview

Northampton Town' score given first.
Win  Draw  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score |
| Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
| Barnet | 3 – 0 | 0 – 2 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
| Cambridge United | 1 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Carlisle United | 3 – 2 | 4 – 1 |
| Crawley Town | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
| Exeter City | 3 – 0 | 0 – 0 |
| Hartlepool United | 2 – 1 | 0 – 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1 – 1 | 4 – 0 |
| Luton Town | 1 – 0 | 4 – 3 |
| Mansfield Town | 2 – 0 | 2 – 2 |
| Morecambe | 3 – 1 | 4 – 2 |
| Newport County | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 |
| Notts County | 2 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
| Oxford United | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
| Portsmouth | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 |
| Stevenage | 2 – 1 | 3 – 2 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 |
| Yeovil Town | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
| York City | 2 – 0 | 2 – 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 2015–16 season.
| Player of the Year Award | John-Joe O'Toole |
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Adam Smith |
| Academy Player of the Year Award | James Hammond |
| Goal of the Season Award | Ricky Holmes (vs. Leyton Orient) |

### Divisional awards

| Date | Winner | Award |
| January 2016 | Ricky Holmes | Football League Two Player of the Month |
| November 2015 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month |
| January 2016 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month |
| February 2016 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month |
| Season | Adam Smith | EFL Awards Football League Team of the Season |
| Season | Chris Wilder | EFL Awards Football League Manager of the Season |
| Season | Adam Smith | PFA League Two Team of the Year |
| Season | John-Joe O'Toole | PFA League Two Team of the Year |
| Season | Ricky Holmes | PFA League Two Team of the Year |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Nicky Adams | Bury | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | David Buchanan | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Josh Lelan | Derby County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Adam Smith | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Alfie Potter | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2015 | GK | Ryan Clarke | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2015 | CB | Rod McDonald | AFC Telford United | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2015 | CF | Sam Hoskins | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2015 | CM | Paul Corry | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2016 | CM | Danny Rose | Oxford United | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Billy Bodin | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Darren Carter | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Lee Collins | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Matt Duke | Alfreton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Lewis Hornby | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Ian Morris | St. Patrick's Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Tom Newey | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Ross Perry | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Ben Tozer | Yeovil Town | Released |
| 6 August 2015 | CF | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | £500,000 |
| 8 August 2015 | GK | Shwan Jalal | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Bodin's release he joined Bristol Rovers.
* ↑ Following Carter's release he joined Forest Green Rovers.
* ↑ Following Collins' release he joined Mansfield Town.
* ↑ Following Tozer's release he joined Yeovil Town.
Total income: £500,000

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 7 August 2015 | AM | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Sheffield United | 1 January 2016 |
| 20 August 2015 | DM | Ryan Watson | Leicester City | 3 January 2016 |
| 24 August 2015 | RB | Adam Yates | Port Vale | 26 September 2015 |
| 11 September 2015 | CB | Shaun Brisley | Peterborough United | 9 October 2015 |
| 11 September 2015 | RB | Darnell Furlong | Queens Park Rangers | 9 October 2015 |
| 5 January 2016 | ST | James Collins | Shrewsbury Town | 30 June 2016 |
| 15 January 2016 | W | Lee Martin | Millwall | 30 June 2016 |
| 28 January 2016 | CB | Luke Prosser | Southend United | 30 June 2016 |
| 22 February 2016 | ST | John Marquis | Millwall | 30 June 2016 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 14 August 2015 | CM | Danny Clifton | Rugby Town | 12 September 2015 |
| 14 August 2015 | LB | Sam Warburton | Rugby Town | 12 September 2015 |
| 14 January 2016 | RW | Chris Hackett | Barnet | 30 June 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | LB | Evan Horwood | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2016 |