2018–19 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Northampton Town's 122nd season of existence and their first season back in League Two after a two-year absence. Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Northampton Town

2018–19 season
Chairman	Kelvin Thomas
Manager	Dean Austin (until 30 September)^[1] Keith Curle (from 1 October)^[2]
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League Two	15th
FA Cup	First round
Carabao Cup	First round
Checkatrade Trophy	Third round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Williams (12) All: Andy Williams (12)
Highest home attendance	6,963 vs MK Dons
Lowest home attendance	1,053 vs Wycombe Wanderers
Average home league attendance	4,958
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The season ran from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

As of match played 4 May 2019.

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	David Cornell	GK		Waunarlwydd	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 28)	70	0	Oldham Athletic	21 June 2016	Free
13	James Goff	GK		Northampton	(1999-03-28)28 March 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	Academy	30 April 2017	N/A
30	Luke Coddington	GK		Middlesbrough	(1995-06-06)6 June 1995 (aged 23)	2	0	Huddersfield Town	17 August 2017	Free
Defenders
2	Shay Facey	RB		Stockport	(1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 24)	42	1	Manchester City	5 January 2018	Undisclosed
3	David Buchanan	LB		Rochdale (ENG)	(1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 32)	187	1	Preston North End	28 May 2015	Free
4	Charlie Goode	CB		Watford	(1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 23)	17	0	Scunthorpe United	31 January 2019	Loan
6	Ash Taylor (c)	CB		Bromborough (ENG)	(1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 28)	88	7	Aberdeen	5 July 2017	Free
12	George Cox	LB		Brighton	(1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 21)	5	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	7 January 2019	Loan
16	Aaron Pierre	CB		Southall (ENG)	(1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 26)	68	8	Wycombe Wanderers	21 July 2017	Free
18	Jordan Turnbull	CB		Trowbridge	(1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 24)	52	0	Coventry City	11 January 2018	Add-ons
29	Ryan Hughes	CB		Mawsley	(2001-04-24)24 April 2001 (aged 18)	1	0	Academy	N/A	N/A
31	Jay Williams	CB		Northampton	(2000-10-04)4 October 2000 (aged 18)	14	0	Academy	8 January 2019	N/A
Midfielders
7	Sam Hoskins	AM		Dorchester	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 26)	148	20	Yeovil Town	1 August 2015	Free
8	Sam Foley	CM		St Albans (ENG)	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 32)	68	5	Port Vale	22 May 2017	Free
10	Joe Powell	AM		England	(1998-10-30)30 October 1998 (aged 20)	10	2	West Ham United	21 January 2019	Loan
11	Daniel Powell	W		Luton	(1991-03-12)12 March 1991 (aged 28)	73	8	Milton Keynes Dons	5 May 2017	Free
15	Dean Bowditch	AM		Bishop's Stortford	(1986-06-15)15 June 1986 (aged 32)	50	5	Milton Keynes Dons	23 June 2017	Free
17	Shaun McWilliams	CM		Northampton	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 20)	56	0	Academy	30 April 2016	N/A
19	Jack Bridge	AM		Southend	(1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 23)	36	3	Southend United	5 January 2018	Free
21	John-Joe O'Toole	CM		Harrow (ENG)	(1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 30)	194	35	Bristol Rovers	30 June 2014	Free
22	Timi Elšnik	CM		Zlatoličje	(1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 21)	9	1	Derby County	25 January 2019	Loan
24	Sean Whaler	RM		Northampton	(2000-07-22)22 July 2000 (aged 18)	2	0	Academy	17 May 2018	N/A
28	Morgan Roberts	LM		Northampton (ENG)	(2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 18)	5	0	Academy	17 May 2018	N/A
33	Scott Pollock	CM		Northampton	(2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (aged 18)	5	0	Football & Education Programme	26 March 2019	N/A
Forwards
9	Andy Williams	CF		Hereford	(1986-08-14)14 August 1986 (aged 32)	44	12	Doncaster Rovers	25 May 2018	Free
14	Junior Morias	CF		Kingston	(1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 23)	23	6	Peterborough United	13 July 2018	Undisclosed
23	Joe Iaciofano	CF		Northampton	(1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 20)	5	0	Academy	4 October 2016	N/A
27	Marvin Sordell	CF		Pinner	(1991-02-17)17 February 1991 (aged 28)	8	0	Burton Albion	31 January 2019	Loan

Pre-season

The Cobblers announced they would face Northampton Sileby Rangers, St. Albans City, Brackley Town, Hull City U23, Barnet and Manchester United XI.^[3]

Northampton Sileby Rangers v Northampton Town

3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Friendly	Northampton Sileby Rangers	0–2	Northampton Town	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Roberts   72' Foley   86'	Stadium: Fernie Fields Referee: Andy Woolmer

St Albans City v Northampton Town

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Friendly	St Albans City	0–4	Northampton Town	St Albans
12:30 BST		Report	Powell   8', 10' Waters   68', 84'	Stadium: Clarence Park

Brackley Town v Northampton Town

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly	Brackley Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Brackley
19:45 BST		Report	Williams   54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 380

Northampton Town v Hull City U23

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly	Northampton Town	3–1	Hull City U23	Orihuela, Spain
17:30 BST	Hoskins   62' Pierre   82' McWilliams   87'	Report	54'	Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Resort

Northampton Town v Barnet

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Northampton Town	3–0	Barnet	Sixfields
19:45 BST	Williams   22' Hoskins   30' Waters   78'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 883 Referee: Andy Woolmer / Dean Whitestone

Northampton Town v Manchester United XI

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly	Northampton Town	2–0	Manchester United XI	Sixfields
17:30 BST	Waters   73' van Veen   84'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Will Finnie

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Swindon Town	46	16	16	14	59	56	+3	64
14	Oldham Athletic	46	16	14	16	67	60	+7	62
15	Northampton Town	46	14	19	13	64	63	+1	61
16	Cheltenham Town	46	15	12	19	57	68	−11	57
17	Grimsby Town	46	16	8	22	45	56	−11	56

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results ^[4]

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	14	19	13	62	61	+1	61	7	12	3	27	22	+5	7	7	10	35	39	−4

Last updated: 23 March 2019.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W
Position	18	17	20	21	16	18	20	20	20	21	21	22	19	19	18	18	15	14	15	17	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	14	11	11	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	Green   48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,242 (1,453) Referee: Lee Swabey

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Carlisle United	2–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Devitt   30' Hope   63'	Report	Van Veen   40' Crooks   62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,521 (349) Referee: Tom Nield

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Northampton Town	2–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Van Veen   58', 76'	Report	Maris   70' Deegan   86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,047 (652) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Northampton Town

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Morecambe	1–0	Northampton Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Leitch-Smith   45+2' Roche   86'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Mark Heywood

Colchester United v Northampton Town

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Colchester United	1–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Pierre   90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Crooks   48' Waters   90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,791 (480) Referee: Alan Young

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Northampton Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morias   61'	Report	Norwood   51'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,916 (691) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Northampton Town	1–3	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Van Veen   62' (pen.)	Report	Boyle   36' Thomas   77' (pen.) Mooney   83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,608 (223) Referee: Lee Collins

Port Vale v Northampton Town

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Port Vale	2–0	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 BST	Whitfield   24' Oyeleke   69'	Report	Pierre   59'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,474 (429) Referee: Thomas Bramall

Northampton Town v Notts County

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Northampton Town	0–0	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,935 (640) Referee: Paul Marsden

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Mansfield Town	4–0	Northampton Town	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Elšnik   5' Rose   57', 86' Hamilton   81'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,550 (485) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Bury

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Northampton Town	0–0	Bury	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,073 (170) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Swindon Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
19:45 BST	Taylor   73'	Report	O'Toole   60'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,138 (504) Referee: Neil Hair

Northampton Town v Forest Green Rovers

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Northampton Town	2–1	Forest Green Rovers	Northampton
14:00 BST	Pierre   63' Williams   90+7'	Report	Reid   43'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,073 (234) Referee: Ollie Yates

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Northampton Town	Bletchley
15:00 BST	Agard   44'	Report		Stadium: Stadium:MK Attendance: 9,618 (2,186) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Macclesfield Town	0–5	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
19:45 BST		Report	Crooks   23', 33', 43' Powell   34' Pierre   90+3'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,517 (339) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Northampton Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	O'Toole   36' Foley   42' Van Veen   45' (pen.)	Report	Hunt   72'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,767 (351) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Northampton Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Williams   19' Powell   81'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,401 (309) Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Northampton Town

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Exeter City	2–2	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Taylor   14' Stockley   43'	Report	Waters   26' Stockley   90' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,332 (339) Referee: Peter Wright

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Northampton Town	2–2	Grimsby Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Williams   4' Van Veen   74'	Report	Verman   36' Cardwell   80' Collins   86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,594 (698) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Newport County v Northampton Town

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Newport County	3–1	Northampton Town	Newport
19:45 GMT	Sheehan   5' Matt   31' Amond   33'	Report	Williams   11'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,730 (214) Referee: Andy Davies

Crawley Town v Northampton Town

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Crawley Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Palmer   55'	Report	Van Veen   53' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,389 (499) Referee: Craig Hicks

Northampton Town v Stevenage

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Northampton Town	1–1	Stevenage	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bowditch   45+2'	Report	Kennedy   75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,746 (340) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Yeovil Town v Northampton Town

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Yeovil Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Arquin   89'	Report	Williams   88'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,193 (276) Referee: Robert Lewis

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Northampton Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Williams   6'	Report	Anderson   63'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,759 (841) Referee: Antony Coggins

Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Northampton Town	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Williams   78' Morias   90+1'	Report	Gilbey   19' Aneke   69'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,963 (1,449) Referee: Graham Scott

Forest Green Rovers v Northampton Town

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Northampton Town	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	G.Williams   1' Archibald   90+4'	Report	Foley   50'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,909 (593) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Northampton Town	3–0	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bridge   48', 62' Morias   72'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,875 (484) Referee: Lee Swabey

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Cambridge United	3–2	Northampton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Brown   45+4' Taft   64' Amoo   90+4'	Report	Pierre   27' Morias   48'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,849 (918) Referee: Martin Coy

Northampton Town v Morecambe

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29	Northampton Town	1–1	Morecambe	Northampton
14:00 GMT	Elšnik   22'	Report	Bennett   52'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,512 (96) Referee: Lee Collins

Northampton Town v Colchester United

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Northampton Town	0–4	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Nouble   25' Eisa   50' Vincent-Young   53' Szmodics   67'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,796 (405) Referee: Ross Joyce

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) 31	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Norwood   25'	Report	Hoskins   2', 45+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,098 (170) Referee: Paul Marsden

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32	Lincoln City	1–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Andrade   27' Anderson   42'	Report	Pierre   45+5'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,352 (482) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Northampton Town v Crawley Town

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Northampton Town	0–0	Crawley Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,581 (123) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Stevenage v Northampton Town

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Stevenage	1–2	Northampton Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Revell   79'	Report	J.Powell   19' Williams   90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,540 (685) Referee: Lee Swabey

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Powell   28' O'Toole   32'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,096 (632) Referee: Lee Collins

Northampton Town v Exeter City

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Northampton
14:00 BST	Pierre   32' Williams   56'	Report	A.Martin   61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,954 (412) Referee: Andy Haines

Northampton Town v Newport County

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Northampton Town	1–0	Newport County	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Powell   88'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,064 (98) Referee: Antony Coggins

Grimsby Town v Northampton Town

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Grimsby Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,890 (398) Referee: Ollie Yates

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Varney   18', 41' (pen.) Barnett   73'	Report	Bowditch   89'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,513 (638) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Northampton Town v Port Vale

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Northampton Town	1–2	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 BST	Hoskins   5'	Report	Legge   42' Worrall   44' Pope   75' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,651 (400) Referee: Neil Hair

Notts County v Northampton Town

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Notts County	2–2	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Rose   27' Schofield   46' Hemmings   52'	Report	Powell   44' Hoskins   50'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,129 (934) Referee: Ben Toner

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Northampton Town	1–1	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Foley   69'	Report	Benning   11'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,905 (1,465) Referee: Paul Marsden

Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Northampton Town	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Bowditch   25' Powell   54' Morias   90+2'	Report	Smith   38'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,925 (283) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bury v Northampton Town

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Bury	3–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST	Stokes   39' Mayor   65' Maynard   90+5'	Report	Williams   27'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,407 (254) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Northampton Town v Yeovil Town

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Northampton Town	2–2	Yeovil Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Sowunmi   49' (o.g.) Powell   55'	Report	Abrahams   18' (pen.) Gray   24'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,908 (317) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Oldham Athletic	2–5	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Branger   11' Lang   64'	Report	Hoskins   22' Pierre   29' Williams   44', 49' Morias   80'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,291 (452) Referee: Thomas Bramall

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[5]

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Lincoln City	3–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson   16' Pett   52' Andrade   90+2'	Report	Bridge   55' Van Veen   81' Morias   90+9'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 6,012 (568) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carabao Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[6]

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) First round	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1 (7–6 p)	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Williams   50'	Report	Hoskins   82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,999 (427) Referee: Steve Martin
	Penalties
	Jacobson   Morris   McCarthy   Mackail-Smith   Kashket   Thompson   Gape   El-Abd		Bowditch   Hoskins   Foley   Waters   Taylor   Bridge   Facey   Turnbull

Checkatrade Trophy

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[7] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.^[8] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.^[9]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Oxford United (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	7	2	+5	6	Round 2
2	L2	Northampton Town (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	L1	Wycombe Wanderers (E)	3	2	0	0	1	3	4	−1	6
4	ACA	Fulham U21 (E)	3	0	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) South Group F	Northampton Town	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Kashket   11'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,053 (156) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Northampton Town

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) South Group F	Oxford United	1–2	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:45 BST	Henry   24'	Report	Van Veen   55' Pierre   65' O'Toole   90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 929 (117) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Northampton Town v Fulham U21s

6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) South Group F	Northampton Town	2–0	Fulham U21s	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Pierre   17' Hoskins   20'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,059 (38) Referee: John Busby

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round	Cambridge United	1–1 (2–4 p)	Northampton Town	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Maris   9'	Report	Van Veen   89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 648 (134) Referee: Brett Huxtable
	Penalties
	Azeez   Brown   Amoo   Lambe		Van Veen   Taylor   Foley   Waters   McWilliams

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round	Northampton Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Crooks   76'	Report	Broadbent   45' Payne   58'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,312 (97) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
			Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	David Cornell	46	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	48	–	–	4	–
2	RB	Shay Facey	21	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	25	2	–	4	–
3	LB	David Buchanan	37	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	42	2	–	4	–
4	CB	Charlie Goode	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–	9	–
6	CB	Ash Taylor	32	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	35	1	–	6	–
7	AM	Sam Hoskins	40	2	5	1	–	–	–	1	1	2	–	1	43	3	7	10	–
8	CM	Sam Foley	33	3	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	37	3	2	8	1
9	ST	Andy Williams	26	13	12	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	30	14	12	–	–
10	AM	Joe Powell	6	4	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	4	2	2	–
11	W	Daniel Powell	17	18	6	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	2	–	20	21	6	1	–
12	LB	George Cox	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	–	–
14	ST	Junior Morias	7	12	6	–	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	10	13	6	–	1
15	AM	Dean Bowditch	9	11	3	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	13	11	3	3	–
16	CB	Aaron Pierre	41	–	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	2	44	1	8	11	1
17	CM	Shaun McWilliams	21	4	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	25	4	–	7	–
18	CB	Jordan Turnbull	30	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	36	1	–	6	–
19	AM	Jack Bridge	17	11	2	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	2	–	19	13	3	1	–
20	ST	Billy Waters	5	10	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	10	10	2	2	–
21	CM	John-Joe O'Toole	24	7	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	27	7	3	8	1
22	CM	Timi Elšnik	4	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	5	1	2	–
27	ST	Marvin Sordell	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	3	–	–	–
30	GK	Luke Coddington	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Youth team scholars:
13	GK	James Goff	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
23	ST	Joe Iaciofano	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
24	RM	Sean Whaler	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	–
28	LM	Morgan Roberts	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	–
29	CB	Ryan Hughes	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–
31	CB	Jay Williams	6	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	10	4	–	3	–
33	CM	Scott Pollock	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	–	–
35	RB	Camron McWilliams	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	–
Players no longer at the club:
4	RB	Hakeem Odoffin	10	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	13	3	–	1	–
5	CB	Leon Barnett	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	6	–	–	2	–
10	ST	Kevin van Veen	20	5	7	1	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	2	22	6	10	8	–
22	CM	Matt Crooks	19	2	5	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	21	2	6	7	–
34	GK	Lewis Ward	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

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 2018–19 season.

Player of the Year Award	Aaron Pierre
Players' Player of the Year Award	David Cornell
Academy Player of the Year Award	Jay Williams
Goal of the Season Award	Sam Hoskins (vs. Tranmere Rovers)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Andy Williams	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	^[10]
9 July 2018	RB		Hakeem Odoffin	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	^[11]
13 July 2018	CF		Junior Morias	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	^[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LB		Raheem Hanley	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2018	CF		Leon Lobjoit	Brackley Town	Released	^[13]^[14]
1 July 2018	CF		Kevin Luckassen	Almere City	Released	^[13]^[15]
1 July 2018	RB		Brendan Moloney	Free agent	Released	^[16]
1 July 2018	GK		Richard O'Donnell	Bradford City	Released	^[17]
1 July 2018	RB		Aaron Phillips	Free agent	Released	^[13]
26 November 2018	CB		Leon Barnett	N/A	Retired	^[18]
2 January 2019	CF		Kevin van Veen	Scunthorpe United	£100,000	^[19]
4 January 2019	CM		Yaser Kasim	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[20]
11 January 2019	CM		Matt Crooks	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[21]
30 January 2019	RB		Hakeem Odoffin	Livingston	Free Transfer	^[22]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	GK		Lewis Ward	Reading	13 January 2019	^[23]^[24]
7 January 2019	LB		George Cox	Brighton & Hove Albion	31 May 2019	^[25]
21 January 2019	AM		Joe Powell	West Ham United	31 May 2019	^[26]
25 January 2019	CM		Timi Elšnik	Derby County	31 May 2019	^[27]
31 January 2019	CB		Charlie Goode	Scunthorpe United	31 May 2019	^[28]
31 January 2019	CF		Marvin Sordell	Burton Albion	31 May 2019	^[29]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	LB		Joe Bunney	Blackpool	30 January 2019	^[30]^[31]
5 August 2018	GK		James Goff	Banbury United	9 September 2018	^[32]
23 November 2018	CF		Joe Iaciofano	AFC Mansfield	4 February 2019	^[33]^[34]
23 November 2018	AM		Sean Whaler	AFC Mansfield	4 February 2019	^[33]^[34]
22 December 2018	FW		Jack Daldy	St Neots Town	Work experience	^[35]
22 December 2018	CB		Ryan Hughes	St Neots Town	Work experience	^[35]
22 December 2018	GK		Bradley Lashley	Wellingborough Town	Work experience	^[35]
4 January 2019	MF		Scott Pollock	St Neots Town	12 January 2019	^[34]
11 January 2019	SS		Billy Waters	Cheltenham Town	31 May 2019	^[36]
31 January 2019	LB		Joe Bunney	Rochdale	31 May 2019	^[31]
5 February 2019	AM		Sean Whaler	Banbury United	March 2019	^[37]
21 February 2019	MF		Camron McWilliams	Corby Town	Work experience	^[38]
26 February 2019	CF		Joe Iaciofano	Banbury United	31 May 2019	^[39]

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