2014–15 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
2014–15 season
Chairman David Cardoza
Manager Chris Wilder
Stadium Sixfields Stadium
League Two 12th
FA Cup Round 1 (eliminated by Rochdale)
League Cup Round 2 (eliminated by Bournemouth)
Football League Trophy Area Quarter Final (eliminated by Leyton Orient)
Top goalscorer League: Marc Richards (18)
All: Marc Richards (18)
Highest home attendance 5,668 vs Luton Town
28 March 2015
Lowest home attendance 3,653 vs Hartlepool United
16 September 2014
Average home league attendance 4,548
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season was the 107th season in the history of Northampton Town. They played their games in the fourth tier of English football, League Two, and competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Players

Squad information

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1Matt DukeGKEnglandSheffield16 June 1977920Bradford City24 June 2013Free2015
42Shwan JalalGKIraqBaghdad14 August 198340Bury24 February 2015Free2015
Defenders
2Brendan MoloneyRBRepublic of IrelandBeaufort18 January 1989221Yeovil Town2 January 2015Free2018
3Evan HorwoodLBEnglandBillingham10 March 1986340Tranmere Rovers2 July 2014Free2016
6Lee CollinsCBEnglandTelford28 September 1988861Barnsley8 February 2013Free2015
12Ben TozerUEnglandPlymouth1 March 19901987Newcastle United21 September 2010Free2015
16Zander DiamondCBScotlandAlexandria13 March 1985372Burton Albion7 May 2014Free2017
17Ross PerryCBScotlandFalkirk7 February 199000Raith Rovers13 March 2015Free2015
33Tom NeweyLBEnglandSheffield31 October 1982100Oxford United27 January 2015Free2015
36Ryan CresswellCBEnglandRotherham22 December 1987365Fleetwood Town1 September 2014£150,0002017
Midfielders
4Darren CarterCMEnglandSolihull18 December 1983656Cheltenham Town9 July 2013Free2015
8Ian MorrisLMRepublic of IrelandDublin27 March 1987393Torquay United26 June 2013Free2015
10John-Joe O'TooleCMRepublic of IrelandHarrow (ENG)30 September 1988402Bristol Rovers30 June 2014Free2017
11Chris HackettRMEnglandOxford1 March 198312911Millwall3 July 2012Free2016
15Lewis HornbyCMEnglandNorthampton25 April 1995290Youth10 December 2011N/A2015
19Lawson D'AthRMEnglandWitney24 December 1992459Reading7 August 2014Free2016
21Jason TaylorCMEnglandDroylsden28 January 1987210Cheltenham Town1 January 2015Free2017
23Kaid MohamedLMWalesEly23 July 1984285Port Vale12 June 2014Loan2015
25Joel ByromCMEnglandOswaldtwistle14 September 1986433Preston North End8 January 2015Free2017
26Ricky HolmesLMEnglandRochford19 June 1987215Portsmouth27 January 2015Free2017
Forwards
7Billy BodinCF/LWWalesSwindon (ENG)24 March 199240Torquay United29 January 2015Free2015
9Marc RichardsCFEnglandWolverhampton8 July 198210231Chesterfield14 May 2014Free2017
14James GrayCFNorthern IrelandYarm (ENG)26 June 199283Accrington Stanley6 March 2015Loan2015
22Diego De GirolamoCFItalyChesterfield (ENG)5 October 199560Sheffield United19 March 2015Loan2015
24Ivan ToneyCFEnglandNorthampton16 March 19966013Youth1 July 2012N/A2017

Results and statistics

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 46 17 13 16 61 65 4 64
11 Morecambe 46 17 12 17 53 52 +1 63
12 Northampton Town 46 18 7 21 67 62 +5 61
13 Oxford United 46 15 16 15 50 49 +1 61
14 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 17 8 21 58 59 1 59
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
Result W D L D W W L W L W D L L L L W L W L L L L L D W W W W W L D W W W L W L L W D L L D W L L
Position 7 9 15 13 8 7 9 5 9 5 6 9 12 16 18 15 17 14 15 16 18 19 20 20 17 15 14 12 11 13 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 12

Last updated: 07:35, 17 September 2014 (UTC).
Source: Northampton Town F.C.
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[1]

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos Player League Two FA Cup League Cup JPT Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Red card
1 GK Matt Duke 29 1 1 1 1 32 1
2 RB Brendan Maloney 22 - 1 - 22 - 1 4
3 LB Evan Horwood 23 2 1 1 24 3 4
4 CM Darren Carter 12 11 1 1 1 2 - 15 12 1 5
6 CB Lee Collins 36 1 2 2 2 - 42 1 2
7 LW/FW Billy Bodin 4 - - 4
8 LM Ian Morris 2 1 1 2
9 ST Marc Richards 26 5 18 1 2 1 2 28 9 18 1
10 CAM John-Joe O'Toole 24 11 2 1 1 1 2 - 28 12 2 9 1
11 RM Chris Hackett 20 18 3 1 1 20 20 3 2
12 U Ben Tozer 15 8 2 1 1 2 - 20 9 4
14 ST James Gray 7 1 3 7 1 3
15 CM Lewis Hornby
16 CB Zander Diamond 18 3 1 2 20 3 1 4
17 CB Ross Perry
19 RM Lawson D'Ath 31 10 7 1 1 1 2 1 - 34 11 9 3
21 CM Jason Taylor 21 21 8
22 ST Diego De Girolamo 4 2 4 2
23 LM Kaid Mohamed 17 6 4 1 2 1 1 1 20 8 5
24 ST Ivan Toney 22 16 8 2 1 1 1 1 25 17 10 10 1
25 CM Joel Byrom 37 2 3 1 1 1 1 - 40 3 3 12
26 W Ricky Holmes 21 5 - - - 21 5 4
33 LB Tom Newey 5 4 - 1 - - - 6 4 - 2
36 CB Ryan Cresswell 31 1 5 2 - 2 35 1 5 10 2
42 GK Shwan Jalal 4 4
Players no longer at the club:
2 RB Daniel Alfei 9 2 1 1 1 12 2 2
5 CB Kelvin Langmead 4 3 1 1 4 5
7 ST Emile Sinclair 1 9 1 2 1 1 5 9 1
13 GK Dean Snedker
14 ST Alex Nicholls 4 2 1 1 1 2 - 6 4 1
17 LB Gregor Robertson 21 1 2 23 1 3 1
18 CM Ricky Ravenhill 8 4 2 1 11 4 2
20 ST David Moyo 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 2
21 GK Jordan Archer 13 1 1 1 16 1
22 RB Connor Roberts
26 CM Ryan Watson 5 - 5 1
30 LB Enda Stevens 4 1 - - - 4 1 2
30 CAM Ollie Banks 3 3 1
32 CM Stewart Murdoch 8 1 2 - - - 10 1 -

Goalscorers

Goals Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
18 Marc Richards 18 0 0 0 18
10 Ivan Toney 8 1 1 0 10
8 Lawson D'Ath 6 0 2 0 8
5 Ricky Holmes 5 0 0 0 5
= Ryan Cresswell 5 0 0 0 5
= Kaid Mohamed 4 0 0 1 5
3 Chris Hackett 3 0 0 0 3
= Joel Byrom 3 0 0 0 3
= James Gray 3 0 0 0 3
2 John-Joe O'Toole 2 0 0 0 2
= David Moyo 1 0 0 1 2
1 Emile Sinclair 1 0 0 0 1
= Alex Nicholls 1 0 0 0 1
= Darren Carter 1 0 0 0 1
= Enda Stevens 1 0 0 0 1
= Stewart Murdoch 1 0 0 0 1
= Brendan Moloney 1 0 0 0 1
= Zander Diamond 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 65 1 3 2 71

Assists

Rank Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Joel Byrom 8 0 0 0 8
2 Lawson D'Ath 6 0 0 1 7
3 Kaid Mohamed 5 0 1 0 6
4 Chris Hackett 5 0 0 0 5
= Darren Carter 3 1 0 1 5
5 Evan Horwood 3 0 0 0 3
6 Ricky Holmes 2 0 0 0 2
= John-Joe O'Toole 2 0 0 0 2
= Jason Taylor 2 0 0 0 2
= Ivan Toney 2 0 0 0 2
7 Daniel Alfei 1 0 0 0 1
= Lee Collins 1 0 0 0 1
= Diego De Girolamo 1 0 0 0 1
= Brendan Moloney 1 0 0 0 1
= Stewart Murdoch 1 0 0 0 1
= Marc Richards 1 0 0 0 1
= Enda Stevens 1 0 0 0 1

    Transfers

    In

    Players transferred in
    Position Player Previous club Fee Date Source
    DFEngland Zander DiamondEngland Burton AlbionFree7 May 2014[2]
    FWEngland Marc RichardsEngland ChesterfieldFree14 May 2014[3]
    MFRepublic of Ireland John-Joe O'TooleEngland Bristol RoversFree30 June 2014[4]
    DFEngland Evan HorwoodEngland Tranmere RoversFree2 July 2014[5]
    MFEngland Lawson D'AthEngland ReadingFree7 August 2014[6]
    DFEngland Ryan CresswellEngland Fleetwood Town£150,00031 August 2014[7]
    MFEngland Jason TaylorEngland Cheltenham TownFree7 January 2015[8]
    MFEngland Joel ByromEngland Preston North EndFree8 January 2015[9]
    DFEngland Tom NeweyEngland Oxford UnitedFree27 January 2015[10]
    MFEngland Ricky HolmesEngland PortsmouthFree27 January 2015[11]
    FWWales Billy BodinEngland Torquay UnitedFree29 January 2015[12]
    DFRepublic of Ireland Brendan MoloneyEngland Yeovil TownFree2 February 2015[13]
    GKEngland Shwan JalalEngland BuryFree24 February 2015[14]

    Out

    Players transferred out
    Position Player Next club Fee Date Source
    FW England Alan Connell England Grimsby Town Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    MF Republic of Ireland Gary Deegan England Southend United Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15][16]
    MF England Claudio Dias England Corby Town Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    MF England Matthew Harriott England Welling United Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    FW England JJ Hooper England Havant & Waterlooville Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    DF France Mathias Kouo-Doumbé Free Agent Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    GK Australia Ben McNamara Free Agent Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15]
    MF Republic of Ireland Leon McSweeney England Nuneaton Town Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15][17]
    DF England Joe Widdowson England Bury Free transfer (Released) 21 May 2014 [15][18]
    MF England Ricky Ravenhill England Mansfield Town Free transfer (Released) 7 January 2015 [19]
    FW England David Moyo England Brackley Town Free transfer (Released) 12 January 2015 [20]
    FW England Emile Sinclair England York City Free transfer (Released) 19 January 2015 [21][22]

    Loans in

    Players loaned in
    Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
    MFWales Kaid MohamedEngland Port Vale12 June 20143 May 2015[23]
    DFWales Daniel AlfeiWales Swansea City2 July 20142 January 2015[24][25]
    GKScotland Jordan ArcherEngland Tottenham Hotspur5 August 20142 January 2015[26][25]
    MFEngland Joel ByromEngland Preston North End21 August 20144 January 2015[27]
    MFEngland Ryan WatsonEngland Leicester City1 September 20142 January 2015[28][29][25]
    DFRepublic of Ireland Enda StevensEngland Aston Villa10 October 20147 November 2014[30]
    DFEngland Tom NeweyEngland Oxford United30 October 20142 January 2015[31][25]
    MFScotland Stewart MurdochEngland Fleetwood Town30 October 20142 January 2015[32][25]
    MFEngland Ollie BanksEngland Chesterfield27 November 201423 December 2014[33][34]
    MFEngland Jason TaylorEngland Cheltenham Town2 January 20157 January 2015[35][8]
    MFEngland Ricky HolmesEngland Portsmouth2 January 201527 January 2015[36][11]
    DFRepublic of Ireland Brendan MoloneyEngland Yeovil Town2 January 20152 February 2015[37][13]
    FWNorthern Ireland James GrayEngland Accrington Stanley6 March 20153 May 2015[38]
    MFItaly Diego De GirolamoEngland Sheffield United19 March 201530 June 2015[39]

    Loans out

    Players loaned out
    Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
    GKEngland Dean SnedkerEngland Brackley Town6 August 201415 September 2014[40][41]
    FWEngland Alex NichollsEngland Exeter City1 September 20144 October 2014[42][43][44]
    MFRepublic of Ireland John-Joe O'TooleEngland Southend United27 November 201424 January 2015[45]
    FWEngland Alex NichollsEngland Exeter City27 November 20147 January 2015[46]

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