2000–01 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2000–01 season
Chairman	Barry Stonhill
Manager	Kevin Wilson
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Two	18th
FA Cup	Second round
Worthington Cup	First round
LDV Vans Trophy	First round (S)
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Forrester (17); All: Jamie Forrester (19)
Highest home attendance	7,079 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance	3,847 vs Fulham

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.[1]

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Keith Welch	GK	Bolton	(1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 32)	84	0	Bristol City	21 June 1999	Free
15	Adam Sollitt	GK	Sheffield	(1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 23)	12	0	Kettering Town	25 July 2000	£30,000
Defenders
3	John Frain	LB	Birmingham	(1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 32)	196	7	Birmingham City	Summer 1997	Free
4	Ian Sampson	CB	Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 32)	334	28	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
6	Duncan Spedding	LB	Camberley	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 23)	106	1	Southampton	14 July 1998	Free
16	Garry Hughes	RB	Birmingham	(1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 21)	25	1	Apprentice	7 July 1998	N/A
17	Richard Hope	CB	Stockton-on-Tees	(1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 22)	88	6	Darlington	18 December 1998	Undisclosed
21	Richard Green	CB	Wolverhampton	(1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 33)	65	2	Walsall	7 January 2000	Free
27	Paul Dempsey	LB	The Wirral	(1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 19)	6	0	Sheffield United	22 March 2001	Undisclosed
Midfielders
8	James Hunt	CM	Derby	(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 24)	160	8	Notts County	1 August 1997	Free
11	Roy Hunter	CM	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 27)	167	16	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
14	John Hodge	W	Ormskirk	(1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 32)	29	1	Gillingham	6 March 2000	£25,000
20	Chris Hargreaves	CM	Cleethorpes	(1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 28)	35	0	Plymouth Argyle	27 June 2000	Free
23	James Gould	W	Kettering	(1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19)	3	1	Apprentice	13 July 1999	N/A
24	Ryan Thompson	W	Lambeth	(1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18)	3	0	Apprentice	1 July 1999	N/A
30	Chris Carruthers	LM	Kettering	(1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 17)	3	0	Apprentice	1 August 2000	N/A
Forwards
10	Marco Gabbiadini	FW	Nottingham	(1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 33)	49	7	Darlington	27 June 2000	Free
18	Jamie Forrester	FW	Bradford	(1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 26)	57	25	FC Utrecht	27 June 2000	£150,000
19	Andy Morrow	FW	Bangor	(1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 20)	10	0	Apprentice	16 December 1998	N/A
22	Kevin Wilson	FW	Banbury (ENG)	(1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 40)	35	2	Walsall	28 July 1997	Free

Competitions

Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bury	46	16	10	20	45	59	−14	58
17	Colchester United	46	15	12	19	55	59	−4	57
18	Northampton Town	46	15	12	19	46	59	−13	57
19	Cambridge United	46	14	11	21	61	77	−16	53
20	Swindon Town	46	13	13	20	47	65	−18	52

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	12	19	46	59	−13	57	9	6	8	26	28	−2	6	6	11	20	31	−11

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	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	11	20	9	15	13	7	6	11	10	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	7	9	9	11	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	11	11	12	14	12	14	15	18

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1	Northampton Town	1–1	Brentford	Northampton
15:00 BST	Forrester 58'	Report	Ingimarsson 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 2	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Brown 51' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Paul Alcock

26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3	Northampton Town	2–0	Reading	Northampton
15:00 BST	Forrester 32', 76'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Phil Joslin

28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4	Bury	1–0	Northampton Town	Bury, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	Bullock 72'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,182 Referee: George Cain

9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 5	Luton Town	0–2	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00 BST		Report	Forrester 38' Howard 60'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,712 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 6	Millwall	0–1	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
19:45 BST		Report	Gabbiadini 60'	Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Steve Tomlin

16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 7	Northampton Town	1–0	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST	Howard 69'	Report	Richardson 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Paul Danson

23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 8	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Haworth 3' Liddell 45'	Report	Hendon 24' (pen.)	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,294 Referee: Paul Robinson

30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 9	Northampton Town	2–2	Wrexham	Northampton
15:00 BST	Howard 32' Forrester 87'	Report	Chalk 4' McGregor 18'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Uriah Rennie

14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 10	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Northampton Town	Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST		Report	Forrester 76'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,704 Referee: Paul Rejer

17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 11	Port Vale	2–2	Northampton Town	Burslem
19:45 BST	Tankard 11' Viljanen 61'	Report	Forrester 5' Gabbiadini 32'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,215 Referee: Mike Pike

21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	Forrester 26' Hughes 81'	Report	Dudley 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Lee Cable

24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 13	Cambridge United	1–2	Northampton Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Youngs 58'	Report	Forrester 12', 20'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Neale Barry

28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 14	Northampton Town	0–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Branston 15' Talbot 30'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Mark Cooper

4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 15	Colchester United	0–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Forrester 39' Howard 60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Mike North

7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) 16	Northampton Town	2–2	Stoke City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Forrester 13' Howard 45'	Report	Kavanagh 10' O'Connor 24'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,475 Referee: Keith Hill

11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 17	Northampton Town	0–3	AFC Bournemouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Fletcher 36' Defoe 60', 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,692 Referee: Clive Wilkes

25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 18	Walsall	3–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Leitão 3' Hall 52' Angell 88'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,894 Referee: Graham Laws

2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 19	Northampton Town	0–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Alexander 24'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,816 Referee: Bill Burns

16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 20	Oxford United	3–1	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Anthrobus 6' Murphy 36' Hackett 59'	Report	Savage 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,899 Referee: Tony Leake

23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 21	Peterborough United	1–2	Northampton Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	McKenzie 26'	Report	Forrester 66' Sampson 83'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,868 Referee: Peter Jones

26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 22	Northampton Town	2–0	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Savage 29' Forrester 30'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Colin Webster

30 December 2000 (2000-12-30) 23	Northampton Town	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Forrester 26' Howard 85'	Report	Brown 7' Bulman 49'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Mark Warren

1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 24	Reading	1–1	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT	Caskey 90'	Report	Gabbiadini 87'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Tony Leake

6 January 2001 (2001-01-06) 25	Brentford	1–1	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Owusu 90'	Report	Savage 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Howard Webb

13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 26	Northampton Town	2–1	Bury	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Hodge 2' Gabbiadini 79'	Report	Swailes 36'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Paul Alcock

20 January 2001 (2001-01-20) 27	Bristol City	2–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Clist 54' Bell 73'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Lee Cable

27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 28	Northampton Town	0–0	Peterborough United	Northampton
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Graham Barber

3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 29	Stoke City	1–1	Northampton Town	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Cooke 59'	Report	Howard 74'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 13,235 Referee: Scott Mathieson

10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 30	Northampton Town	0–1	Luton Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Douglas 4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,633 Referee: Mick Fletcher

17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 31	Notts County	2–0	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Stallard 13' Fenton 77'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 32	Northampton Town	3–3	Millwall	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Gabbiadini 60' Savage 67' (pen.), 81' (pen.)	Report	Moody 13' Harris 54' Kinet 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Paul Rejer

24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 33	Northampton Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Forrester 45'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 34	Northampton Town	2–1	Swansea City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Sampson 89' Gabbiadini 90'	Report	Fabiano 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Graham Poll

2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 35	Wrexham	3–0	Northampton Town	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Carey 14' Morrell 39' Trundle 90'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Mark Cooper

6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) 36	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Savage 13' (pen.) Hunt 72'	Report	Ellington 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,552 Referee: Alan Kaye

10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 37	Swansea City	1–1	Northampton Town	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Watkin 53'	Report	Howard 45'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Trevor Parkes

23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) 38	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Duxbury 48', 70'	Report	Frain 15'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Trevor Jones

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 39	Northampton Town	0–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Tait 12'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Steve Lodge

7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 40	Swindon Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Woan 2'	Report	Savage 39'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,932 Referee: Mike North

13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 41	Northampton Town	0–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Ashbee 24' Riza 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Matt Messias

16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 42	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Robins 45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 6,714 Referee: Bill Jordan

21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 43	Northampton Town	2–0	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Savage 35' (pen.) Forrester 61'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Andy Hall

26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 44	Northampton Town	0–2	Port Vale	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Naylor 13' Brooker 15'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,775 Referee: David Crick

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 45	AFC Bournemouth	2–0	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Elliott 35' Jorgensen 52'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Scott Mathieson

5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46	Northampton Town	0–3	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Angell 63', 80', 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) First round	Northampton Town	4–0	Frickley Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Frain 19' Forrester 56', 81' Hunt 83'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) Second round	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Hughes 14' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,964 Referee: Trevor Jones

Worthington Cup

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) First round 1st Leg	Northampton Town	1–0	Fulham	Northampton
19:45 BST	Gabbiadini 24'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,847 Referee: Phil Richards

5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) First round 2nd Leg	Fulham	4–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
19:45 BST	Davis 45' Fernandes 56' Saha 71', 90'	Report	Sampson 6'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Ray Olivier

Auto Windscreens Shield

5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) First round	Millwall	4–1	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
19:45 GMT	Kinet 10', 15', 50' (pen.) Sadlier 56'	Report	Gould 69'	Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Ray Olivier

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	Division Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Keith Welch	40	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	43	–	–	–	–
2	MF	Jim Whitley	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	3	–
3	LB	John Frain	27	–	1	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	29	–	2	3	–
4	CB	Ian Sampson	41	–	2	2	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–	45	–	3	12	–
5	CB	Lee Howey	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–
6	LB	Duncan Spedding	17	4	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	20	4	–	6	–
7	RM	Dave Savage	37	6	8	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	40	7	8	4	–
8	CM	James Hunt	41	–	1	2	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	45	–	2	9	–
10	ST	Marco Gabbiadini	34	10	6	1	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	–	38	11	7	8	–
11	CM	Roy Hunter	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	1	–
14	RM	John Hodge	24	9	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	24	12	1	1	–
15	GK	Adam Sollitt	6	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	8	–	–	–	–
16	RB	Garry Hughes	12	4	1	1	1	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	16	5	1	–	–
17	CB	Richard Hope	30	3	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	34	3	–	3	–
18	ST	Jamie Forrester	42	1	17	2	–	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	46	1	19	–	–
19	ST	Andy Morrow	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	2	–	–	–
20	CM	Chris Hargreaves	29	2	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	33	2	–	7	–
21	CB	Richard Green	34	4	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	39	4	–	4	–
22	ST	Kevin Wilson	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–
23	LM	James Gould	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	1	1	–	–
24	MF	Ryan Thompson	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
25	MF	Michael Laws	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	ST	Ryan Nash	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
27	LB	Paul Dempsey	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	1	–
28	MF	Richie Lopes	3	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	–	–	–
29	ST	Danny Lowe	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
30	LM	Chris Carruthers	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
32	MF	Neil Champelovier	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players no longer at the club:
2	RB	Ian Hendon	9	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	1	1	–
2	RB	Mark Maley	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–
2	RB	Liam Chilvers	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–
9	ST	Steve Howard	23	10	8	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	28	10	8	10	–
12	ST	Daryl Clare	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	2	–	–	–
12	DF	Richard Dryden	9	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	–	–	–
12	DF	Lee Canoville	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
12	MF	Barry Ferguson	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
27	DF	Lee Crooks	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
28	LB	Kevin Nicholson	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	6	1	–	–	–

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
27 June 2000	FW	Jamie Forrester	FC Utrecht	£150,000
27 June 2000	FW	Marco Gabbiadini	Darlington	Free transfer
27 June 2000	CM	Chris Hargreaves	Plymouth Argyle	Free Transfer
25 July 2000	GK	Adam Sollitt	Kettering Town	£30,000

References

Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747272601.

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