# 2005–06 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Northampton Town's 109th season in their history and the third 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 6 May 2006.
| 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 34) | 178 | 0 | Walsall | 15 July 2002 | Free |
| 13 | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | (1984-11-16)16 November 1984 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A |
| 22 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | Jason Crowe | RB | Sidcup | (1978-09-30)30 September 1978 (aged 27) | 48 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 29 May 2005 | Free |
| 3 | Fred Murray | CB/LB | Clonmel | (1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 23) | 44 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 July 2004 | Undisclosed |
| 4 | Ashley Westwood | CB | Bridgnorth | (1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 29) | 35 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 July 2003 | Free |
| 5 | Luke Chambers | CB | Kettering | (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 20) | 115 | 0 | Apprentice | 26 April 2003 | N/A |
| 6 | Chris Doig | CB | Dumfries | (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 25) | 54 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 15 | Brett Johnson | CB/LB | Hammersmith | (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 20) | 8 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 30 June 2005 | Nominal |
| 16 | Sean Dyche | CB | Kettering | (1971-06-28)28 June 1971 (aged 34) | 37 | 0 | Watford | 1 July 2005 | Free |
| 18 | Gavin Johnson | LB | Stowmarket | (1970-10-10)10 October 1970 (aged 35) | 26 | 1 | Boston United | 31 August 2005 | Free |
| 20 | Pedj Bojic | RB | Sydney | (1984-04-09)9 April 1984 (aged 22) | 85 | 6 | Sydney Olympic | 3 August 2004 | Free |
| 24 | Liam Dolman | RB | Northampton | (1987-09-26)26 September 1987 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2005 | N/A |
| 26 | Tom Bonner | CB | Camden | (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2005 | N/A |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 7 | Ian Taylor | CM | Birmingham | (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 37) | 38 | 7 | Derby County | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 10 | Josh Low | RW | Bristol (ENG) | (1979-02-15)15 February 1979 (aged 27) | 124 | 19 | Oldham Athletic | 30 July 2003 | £165,000 |
| 11 | Eoin Jess | CM | Portsoy | (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (aged 35) | 45 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2005 | Free |
| 12 | David Hunt | U | Dulwich | (1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 23) | 51 | 3 | Leyton Orient | 23 March 2005 | Free |
| 14 | David Rowson | CM | Aberdeen | (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 29) | 77 | 2 | Partick Thistle | 1 July 2004 | Free |
| 17 | Bradley Johnson | LM | Hackney | (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | Cambridge United | 16 May 2005 | Free |
| 19 | Martin Smith | LM | Sunderland | (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 31) | 127 | 29 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2003 | Free |
| 21 | Jamie Hand | CM | Uxbridge | (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 22) | 11 | 0 | Fisher Athletic | 13 February 2006 | Loan |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 8 | Andy Kirk | FW | Belfast | (1979-05-29)29 May 1979 (aged 26) | 59 | 17 | Boston United | 10 March 2005 | £125,000 |
| 9 | Scott McGleish | FW | Barnet | (1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 32) | 103 | 41 | Colchester United | 4 June 2004 | Free |
| 25 | Scott Cross | FW | Northampton | (1987-10-30)30 October 1987 (aged 18) | 6 | 2 | Apprentice | 28 December 2004 | N/A |
| 27 | Jason Lee | FW | Forest Gate | (1971-05-09)9 May 1971 (aged 34) | 11 | 1 | Boston United | 9 January 2006 | Free |
| 28 | Ryan Gilligan | FW | Swindon | (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 19) | 25 | 4 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Carlisle United (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Leyton Orient (P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2006. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### 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 | Lee Harper | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 2 | RB | Jason Crowe | 41 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 46 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – |
| 3 | LB | Fred Murray | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | CB | Ashley Westwood | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 5 | CB | Luke Chambers | 42 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| 6 | CB | Chris Doig | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 7 | CM | Ian Taylor | 33 | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | – | 7 | 5 | – |
| 8 | ST | Andy Kirk | 29 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 6 | – |
| 9 | ST | Scott McGleish | 39 | 3 | 17 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 2 | – |
| 10 | RM | Josh Low | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – |
| 11 | CM | Eoin Jess | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 12 | U | David Hunt | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Mark Bunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 14 | CM | David Rowson | 13 | 16 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 17 | 17 | – | 2 | – |
| 15 | CB | Brett Johnson | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 16 | CB | Sean Dyche | 34 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | CM | Bradley Johnson | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| 18 | LB | Gavin Johnson | 22 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 19 | LM | Martin Smith | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – |
| 20 | RB | Pedj Bojic | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | CM | Jamie Hand | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| 22 | GK | Chris Dunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | RM | Matthew Gearing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | RB | Liam Dolman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | ST | Scott Cross | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| 26 | CB | Tom Bonner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 27 | ST | Jason Lee | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 28 | ST | Ryan Gilligan | 4 | 19 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | – |
| Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ST | Éric Sabin | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 21 | LM | David Galbraith | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| 27 | ST | Lawrie Dudfield | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 27 | ST | Petr Mikolanda | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 29 | ST | Junior Mendes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| 31 | GK | Michael Poke | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 6 May 2006
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | LDV | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Lee Harper | 50 | 48% | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | | Mark Bunn | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | | Michael Poke | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 54 | 46% | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |