Club: | Northampton Town |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Manager: | Jon Brady |
Chairman: | Kelvin Thomas |
Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
League: | League Two |
League Result: | 3rd (Promoted) |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | First round |
Cup2: | Carabao Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round |
Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
League Topscorer: | Sam Hoskins (22) |
Season Topscorer: | Sam Hoskins (22) |
Highest Attendance: | 7,786 vs Bradford City |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,230 vs Cambridge United |
Average Attendance: | 5,920 |
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Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was Northampton Town's 126th season in their history and the second successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | |||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Lee Burge | GK | Hereford | May 8, 2023 | 39 | 0 | Sunderland | 22 June 2022 | Free | ||||
23 | Jonny Maxted | GK | Tadcaster | May 8, 2023 | 10 | 0 | Exeter City | 24 June 2021 | Free | ||||
40 | Tom King | GK | Plymouth | May 8, 2023 | 8 | 0 | Salford City | 14 January 2023 | Free | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Tyler Magloire | CB | Bradford | May 8, 2023 | 29 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 July 2022 | Undisclosed | ||||
3 | Aaron McGowan (vc) | RB | Liverpool | May 8, 2023 | 63 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 12 July 2021 | Undisclosed | ||||
5 | Jon Guthrie (c) | CB | Devizes | May 8, 2023 | 93 | 10 | Livingston | 24 June 2021 | Free | ||||
6 | Sam Sherring | CB | Dorchester | May 8, 2023 | 37 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 July 2022 | Compensation | ||||
13 | David Norman Jr. | CB | New Westminster | May 8, 2023 | 6 | 1 | Cavalry | 25 March 2023 | Free | ||||
14 | Ali Koiki | LB | Kensington | May 8, 2023 | 74 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 23 July 2021 | Free | ||||
20 | Harvey Lintott | RB | Gillingham | May 8, 2023 | 38 | 1 | Gillingham | 11 July 2022 | Free | ||||
22 | Akin Odimayo | RB | Camden | May 8, 2023 | 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 July 2022 | Compensation | ||||
24 | Ryan Haynes | LB | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 33 | 1 | Newport County | 20 June 2022 | Free | ||||
25 | Josh Tomlinson | CB | Kettering | May 8, 2023 | 4 | 1 | Academy | 7 December 2022 | N/A | ||||
26 | Paul Osew | LB | Wandsworth | May 8, 2023 | 4 | 0 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 March 2023 | Free | ||||
35 | Max Dyche | CB | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 26 | 1 | Academy | 12 December 2020 | N/A | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Jack Sowerby | CM | Preston | May 8, 2023 | 108 | 2 | Fleetwood Town | 18 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
7 | Sam Hoskins | W | Dorchester | May 8, 2023 | 338 | 75 | Yeovil Town | 1 August 2015 | Free | ||||
8 | Ben Fox | CM | Burton upon Trent | May 8, 2023 | 27 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 17 June 2022 | Free | ||||
11 | Mitch Pinnock | W | Gravesend | May 8, 2023 | 101 | 15 | Kilmarnock | 8 June 2021 | Free | ||||
12 | Marc Leonard | CM | Glasgow | May 8, 2023 | 48 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 July 2022 | Loan | ||||
15 | Will Hondermarck | CM | Orléans (FRA) | May 8, 2023 | 17 | 1 | Barnsley | 26 January 2023 | Undisclosed | ||||
16 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | W | Manchester | May 8, 2023 | 7 | 0 | Stoke City | 31 January 2023 | Loan | ||||
17 | Shaun McWilliams | CM | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 190 | 4 | Academy | 30 April 2016 | N/A | ||||
18 | Josh Harrop | AM | Stockport | May 8, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 12 December 2022 | Free | ||||
27 | Peter Abimbola | CM | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 6 | 0 | Academy | 30 August 2021 | N/A | ||||
28 | Miguel Ngwa | W | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 3 | 0 | Academy | 30 August 2021 | N/A | ||||
34 | Liam Cross | W | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 9 | 0 | Academy | 30 October 2019 | N/A | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Louis Appéré | CF | Perth | May 8, 2023 | 65 | 12 | Dundee United | 31 January 2022 | Undisclosed | ||||
10 | Danny Hylton | CF | Camden | May 8, 2023 | 28 | 0 | Luton Town | 21 June 2022 | Free | ||||
19 | Kieron Bowie | CF | Kirkcaldy | May 8, 2023 | 40 | 5 | Fulham | 12 July 2022 | Loan | ||||
21 | Josh Eppiah | CF | Brussels | May 8, 2023 | 35 | 2 | Leicester City | 19 August 2022 | Loan | ||||
29 | Tete Yengi | CF | Adelaide | May 8, 2023 | 16 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 31 January 2023 | Loan | ||||
30 | Jack Connor | CF | Northampton | May 8, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 November 2021 | N/A |
On 3 June, the Cobblers announced that an XI side will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds during pre-season.[1] Three days later, a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion was confirmed.[2] A second home friendly was later added to the calendar, against Luton Town.[3] On June 16, Northampton announced they would travel to Cheltenham Town during pre-season.[4] A pre-season friendly whilst in Scotland was confirmed against St Mirren.[5]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two.
The 2022/23 league fixtures were announced on June 23.[6]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
Northampton were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.[7]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Northampton Town were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[8]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Northmpton Town with Ipswich Town and Cambridge United.[9] Three days later, Arsenal U21s joined Southern Group H.[10]
Player | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | Lee Burge | 38 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | 4 | – | |||
2 | CB | Tyler Magloire | 14 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | |||
3 | RB | Aaron McGowan | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
4 | CM | Jack Sowerby | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | |||
5 | CB | Jon Guthrie | 41 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | – | 2 | 7 | – | |||
6 | CB | Sam Sherring | 36 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | – | 2 | 1 | – | |||
7 | W | Sam Hoskins | 40 | 1 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 1 | 22 | 8 | – | |||
8 | CM | Ben Fox | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
9 | ST | Louis Appéré | 37 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | |||
10 | ST | Danny Hylton | 6 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 19 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
11 | W | Mitch Pinnock | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 43 | 5 | 6 | 7 | – | |||
12 | CM | Marc Leonard | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 39 | 9 | 1 | 7 | – | |||
13 | CB | David Norman Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | |||
14 | LB | Ali Koiki | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 22 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | |||
15 | CM | Will Hondermarck | 9 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | |||
16 | W | D'Margio Wright-Phillips | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | |||
17 | CM | Shaun McWilliams | 24 | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 8 | 3 | 8 | – | |||
18 | AM | Josh Harrop | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||
19 | ST | Kieron Bowie | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | – | |||
20 | RB | Harvey Lintott | 23 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | |||
21 | ST | Josh Eppiah | 5 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 13 | – | – | – | |||
22 | CB | Akin Odimayo | 13 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | 7 | – | 3 | – | |||
23 | GK | Jonny Maxted | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |||
24 | LB | Ryan Haynes | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | – | |||
25 | CB | Josh Tomlinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |||
26 | LB | Paul Osew | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | |||
27 | CM | Peter Abimbola | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
28 | W | Miguel Ngwa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | |||
29 | ST | Tete Yengi | 1 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | – | 2 | – | |||
30 | ST | Jack Connor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | |||
34 | W | Liam Cross | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
35 | CB | Max Dyche | 5 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | |||
40 | GK | Tom King | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | |||
Youth team scholars: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | CM | Dylan Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||
32 | W | Kai O'Keeffe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |||
33 | RB | Brad Smith-Howes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |||
37 | LB | Ayo Lekuti | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||
38 | CM | Reuben Wyatt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |||
39 | W | Rico Duggan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Includes all competitive matches.
width=10 | No. | width=10 | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | width=150 | League Two | width=150 | FA Cup | width=150 | League Cup | width=150 | FLT | width=150 | TOTAL |
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1 | Lee Burge | 39 | 31% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
23 | Jonny Maxted | 4(+1) | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
40 | Tom King | 8 | 50% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
Totals | 50 | 32% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Northampton Town' score given first.
Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
---|---|---|---|
AFC Wimbledon | 0 – 0 | 2 – 0 | |
Barrow | 3 – 1 | 2 – 0 | |
Bradford City | 1 – 2 | 3 – 1 | |
Carlisle United | 2 – 1 | 0 – 0 | |
Colchester United | 3 – 2 | 1 – 0 | |
Crawley Town | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 0 – 1 | 2 – 0 | |
Gillingham | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | |
Grimsby Town | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 | |
Harrogate Town | 3 – 1 | 1 – 1 | |
Hartlepool United | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 | |
Leyton Orient | 1 – 0 | 0 – 0 | |
Mansfield Town | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
Newport County | 1 – 1 | 0 – 3 | |
Rochdale | 3 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
Salford City | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | |
Stevenage | 1 – 1 | 3 – 2 | |
Stockport County | 2 – 1 | 0 – 2 | |
Sutton United | 2 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
Swindon Town | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
Tranmere Rovers | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 | |
Walsall | 0 – 0 | 0 – 1 | |
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 2022–23 season.
Player of the Year Award | Sam Hoskins |
Players' Player of the Year Award | Sam Hoskins |
Academy Player of the Year Award | Josh Tomlinson |
Goal of the Season Award | Jack Sowerby (vs. Crawley Town) |
width=120 | Date | width=60 | Nation | width=200 | Winner | width=270 | Award |
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August 2022 | Sam Hoskins | EFL League Two Player of the Month | |||||
March 2023 | Jon Brady | EFL League Two Manager of the Month | |||||
Season | Sam Hoskins | EFL Awards League Two Player of the Season | |||||
Season | Mitch Pinnock | EFL Awards Team of the Season | |||||
Season | Sam Hoskins | EFL Awards Team of the Season | |||||
Season | Sam Hoskins | PFA League Two Team of the Year |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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1 July 2022 | Free transfer | [11] | |||||
1 July 2022 | Free transfer | [12] | |||||
1 July 2022 | Free transfer | [13] | |||||
1 July 2022 | Free transfer | [14] | |||||
2 July 2022 | Compensation | [15] | |||||
5 July 2022 | Compensation | [16] | |||||
11 July 2022 | Free transfer | [17] | |||||
28 July 2022 | Undisclosed | [18] | |||||
12 December 2022 | Free transfer | [19] | |||||
14 January 2023 | Free transfer | [20] | |||||
26 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [21] | |||||
11 March 2023 | Free transfer | [22] | |||||
25 March 2023 | Free transfer | [23] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref. | |
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12 July 2022 | End of season | ||||||
25 July 2022 | End of season | [24] | |||||
19 August 2022 | End of season | [25] | |||||
31 January 2023 | End of season | [26] | |||||
31 January 2023 | End of season | [27] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
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10 June 2022 | Free transfer | [28] | |||||
21 June 2022 | Contract cancelled | [29] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [30] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Josh Flanagan | Released | |||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [31] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Stockport County | Rejected contract | [32] | ||||
30 June 2022 | Retired | ||||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [33] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [34] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Rejected contract | [35] | |||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [36] | |||||
28 July 2022 | Undisclosed | [37] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref. | |
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5 August 2022 | Jack Connor | 3 January 2023 | [38] | ||||
5 August 2022 | 3 January 2023 | ||||||
12 November 2022 | 12 December 2022 | [39] | |||||
24 November 2022 | 24 December 2022 | [40] | |||||
24 December 2022 | 24 January 2023 | [41] | |||||
6 January 2023 | James Dadge | Work experience | [42] | ||||
6 January 2023 | Ayo Lekuti | Work experience | [43] | ||||
11 January 2023 | Kai O'Keeffe | Work experience | [44] | ||||
13 January 2023 | 13 February 2023 | [45] | |||||
13 January 2023 | Rico Duggan | Work experience | [46] | ||||
13 January 2023 | Brad Smith-Howes | Work experience | |||||
14 January 2023 | 14 February 2023 | [47] | |||||
18 January 2023 | Work experience | [48] | |||||
31 January 2023 | 28 February 2023 | [49] |