2016–17 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Northampton Town's 120th season in their history and the first season back in League One, after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Northampton Town

2016–17 season
Chairman	Kelvin Thomas
Manager	Rob Page (until 9 January)[1] Justin Edinburgh (from 13 January)[2]
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	16th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Marc Richards John-Joe O'Toole (10 goals) All: Marc Richards (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	7,798 vs Manchester United
Lowest home attendance	762 vs West Ham United Under 23s
Average home league attendance	6,218
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

As of match played 30 April 2017.

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Adam Smith	GK		Sunderland	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 24)	94	0	Leicester City	26 June 2015	Free
26	David Cornell	GK		Waunarlwydd	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 26)	10	0	Oldham Athletic	21 June 2016	Free
Defenders
2	Brendan Moloney	RB		Beaufort	(1989-01-18)18 January 1989 (aged 28)	77	2	Yeovil Town	2 January 2015	Free
3	David Buchanan	LB		Rochdale (ENG)	(1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 30)	107	0	Preston North End	28 May 2015	Free
5	Zander Diamond	CB		Alexandria	(1985-03-13)13 March 1985 (aged 32)	125	5	Burton Albion	7 May 2014	Free
6	Gabriel Zakuani	CB		Kinshasa	(1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 30)	25	2	Peterborough United	24 June 2016	Free
18	Aaron Phillips	RB		Warwick	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 23)	24	1	Coventry City	3 June 2016	Free
20	Raheem Hanley	LB		Blackburn	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 23)	4	0	Swansea City	14 June 2016	Free
22	Lewin Nyatanga	CB		Burton (ENG)	(1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (aged 28)	42	0	Barnsley	8 August 2016	Loan
28	Rod McDonald	CB		Liverpool	(1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 25)	37	3	Telford United	28 July 2015	Free
32	Neal Eardley	RB		Llandudno	(1988-11-06)6 November 1988 (aged 28)	10	0	Hibernian	12 January 2017	Free
Midfielders
4	Paul Anderson	RM/RW		Leicester	(1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 28)	37	7	Bradford City	31 August 2016	Free
8	Hiram Boateng	CM		Wandsworth	(1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 21)	16	0	Crystal Palace	31 December 2016	Loan
11	Gregg Wylde	LM/LW		Kirkintilloch	(1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (aged 26)	12	1	Millwall	31 December 2016	Loan
12	Jak McCourt	CM		Liverpool	(1995-07-06)6 July 1995 (aged 21)	32	1	Barnsley	24 June 2016	Free
14	Sam Hoskins	AM		Dorchester	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 24)	71	11	Yeovil Town	1 August 2015	Free
16	Harry Beautyman	CM		Newham	(1992-04-01)1 April 1992 (aged 25)	26	4	Peterborough United	22 July 2016	Undisclosed
17	Shaun McWilliams	CM		Northampton	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 18)	5	0	Academy	30 April 2016	N/A
19	Emmanuel Sonupe	RM/RW		Camberwell	(1996-03-21)21 March 1996 (aged 21)	3	0	Tottenham Hotspur	12 August 2016	Free
21	John-Joe O'Toole	CM		Harrow (ENG)	(1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 28)	129	26	Bristol Rovers	30 June 2014	Free
31	Matt Taylor	LM		Oxford	(1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 35)	48	8	Burnley	1 August 2016	Free
35	Luke Williams	AM		Middlesbrough	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23)	8	0	Scunthorpe United	27 January 2017	Loan
Forwards
7	Keshi Anderson	CF		Luton	(1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 22)	14	3	Crystal Palace	17 January 2017	Loan
9	Marc Richards	CF		Wolverhampton	(1982-07-08)8 July 1982 (aged 34)	185	62	Chesterfield	14 May 2014	Free
10	Alex Revell	CF		Cambridge	(1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 33)	39	10	Milton Keynes Dons	14 June 2016	Free
23	Joe Iaciofano	CF		Northampton	(1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 18)	3	0	Academy	4 October 2016	N/A
24	Michael Smith	CF		Wallsend	(1991-10-17)17 October 1991 (aged 25)	14	2	Portsmouth	31 January 2017	Loan

Pre-season

Northampton Sileby Rangers v Northampton Town

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly	Northampton Sileby Rangers	0–3	Northampton Town	Northampton
14:00 BST		Report	A.Revell 10' JJ.O'Toole 48' D.Buchanan 48'	Stadium: Fernie Fields Referee: Andy Woolmer

Nuneaton Town v Northampton Town

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly	Nuneaton Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Nuneaton
19:30 BST	S.McDonald 33'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 393

Brackley Town v Northampton Town

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Brackley Town	4–2	Northampton Town	Brackley
15:00 BST	A.Gudger 9' D.Moyo 24', 62' M.Lowe 48'	Report	M.Richards 10' A.Revell 40'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 653 Referee: Carl Henry

Northampton Town v Queens Park Rangers

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Northampton Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Northampton
19:30 BST	A.Revell 86'	Report	A.El Khayati 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,423 (663) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Northampton Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
19:30 BST	H.Beautyman 37' M.Richards 78' (pen.)	Report	N.Ennis 17'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,829

Eastleigh v Northampton Town

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Eastleigh	4–1	Northampton Town	Eastleigh
15:00 BST	J.Constable 31' M.Mandron 48', 52' Wilson 60'	Report	S.McWilliams 77'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 757

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Walsall	46	14	16	16	51	58	−7	58
15	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	18	15	52	55	−3	57
16	Northampton Town	46	14	11	21	60	73	−13	53
17	Oldham Athletic	46	12	17	17	31	44	−13	53
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	12	21	46	63	−17	51

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D
Position	12	14	14	15	15	11	8	11	5	4	5	6	9	12	8	5	7	12	15	16	13	15	13	15	16	16	16	18	16	16	16	16	14	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2016 (UTC). Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[3]

Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Northampton Town	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Neal 9' (o.g)	Report	V.Nirennold 52'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,157 (109) Referee: Andy Haines

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Northampton Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	J.Jackson 57'	Report	A.Revell 16'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,567 (1,283) Referee: Darren England

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

16 August 2016 3	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Northampton Town	Oldham
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,327 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon

20 August 2016 4	Northampton Town	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,185 (424) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Coventry City v Northampton Town

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Coventry City	1–1	Northampton Town	Coventry
15:00 BST	M.Tudgay 63'	Report	H.Beautyman 30'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,022 (1,608) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Northampton Town v MK Dons

4 September 2016 6	Northampton Town	3–2	MK Dons	Northampton
12:00 BST	H.Beautyman 8' A.Revell 13' M.Taylor 28'	Report	D.Bowditch 38' S.Carruthers 90+4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,618 (1,269) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Northampton Town v Walsall

10 September 2016 7	Northampton Town	2–0	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Taylor 23' A.Revell 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,538 (601) Referee: Gavin Ward

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

17 September 2016 8	Chesterfield	3–1	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	C.Wilkinson 7', 49' D.Donohue 70'	Report	P.Anderson 62'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,910 (736) Referee: Rob Jones

Northampton Town v Southend United

24 September 2016 9	Northampton Town	4–0	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 BST	JJ.O'Toole 46' A.Revell 51' (pen.) M.Taylor 59' P.Anderson 78'	Report	J.Demetriou  50'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,138 (770) Referee: Ross Joyce

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

27 September 2016 10	Swindon Town	1–3	Northampton Town	Swindon
19:45 BST	S.Murray 67'	Report	N.Beautyman 7' JJ.O'Toole 76' K.Gorré 82'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,590 (433) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

1 October 2016 11	Northampton Town	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Revell 9', 76' G.Zakuani  90+1'	Report	R.Gaffney 60' P.Hartley 71' C.Colkett 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,642 (997) Referee: Graham Horwood

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

8 October 2016 12	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	J.Morris 44'	Report	M.Taylor  59' J.McCourt 74'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Darren Handley

Northampton Town v Millwall

15 October 2016 13	Northampton Town	1–3	Millwall	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.McCourt  54' M.Richards 80'	Report	L.Gregory 32' C.Butcher 60' S.Morison 89'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,908 (1,019) Referee: Ben Toner

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

18 October 2016 14	Peterborough United	3–0	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	S.Coulthirst 14' Z.Diamond 36' (o.g.) T.Nichols 83'	Report		Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 9,157 (2,142) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

22 October 2016 15	Shrewsbury Town	2–4	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	I.Toney 36' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)	Report	G.Zakuani 22' P.Anderson 31', 89' S.Hoskins 65'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,023 (593) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Bury

29 October 2016 16	Northampton Town	3–2	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Richards 36', 64' (pen.) M.Taylor 71'	Report	G.Miller 74' Z.Ismail 82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,739 (282) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Gillingham v Northampton Town

12 November 2016 17	Gillingham	2–1	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	M.Ehmer 48' J.Emmanuel-Thomas 90+2'	Report	JJ.O'Toole 36'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,790 (637) Referee: Lee Probert

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

19 November 2016 18	Northampton Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	C.Forrester 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,675 (1,462) Referee: Darren Bond

Bradford City v Northampton Town

22 November 2016 19	Bradford City	1–0	Northampton Town	Bradford
19:45 GMT	J.Hanson 56'	Report		Stadium: The Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 16,935 (243) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

26 November 2016 20	Northampton Town	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Z.Clough 25'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,018 (1,264) Referee: Darren Deadman

Port Vale v Northampton Town

10 December 2016 21	Port Vale	2–3	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	R.Taylor 52' R.Cicilia 90+2'	Report	G.Zakuani 22' S.Hoskins 78' P.Anderson 90'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,379 (451) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town v Rochdale

17 December 2016 22	Northampton Town	2–3	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Taylor 16' S.Hoskins 57'	Report	M.Lund 19', 63', 67'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,247 (261) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oxford United v Northampton Town

26 December 2016 23	Oxford United	0–1	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Richards 90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,790 (1,128) Referee: John Brooks

Sheffield United v Northampton Town

31 December 2016 24	Sheffield United	1–0	Northampton Town	Sheffield
13:00 GMT	K.Freeman 89'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,194 (1,650) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Northampton Town v Bradford City

2 January 2017 25	Northampton Town	1–2	Bradford City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Revell 39'	Report	M.Marshall 73' J.Hiwula 86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,031 (1,067) Referee: Scott Duncan

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

7 January 2017 26	Bristol Rovers	5–0	Northampton Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	B.Bodin 7' E.Harrison 17', 21', 24', 54'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,424 (321) Referee: Gavin Ward

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

14 January 2017 27	Northampton Town	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Revell 42'	Report	K.Van Veen 21' J.Morris 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,649 (499) Referee: Graham Horwood

MK Dons v Northampton Town

21 January 2017 28	MK Dons	5–3	Northampton Town	Bletchley
15:00 GMT	K.Agard 38' C.Aneke 43' (pen.), 56' D.Potter 63' H.Barnes 79'	Report	G.Wylde 61' M.Richards 71', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 12,300 (3,039) Referee: Roger East

Northampton Town v Coventry City

28 January 2017 29	Northampton Town	3–0	Coventry City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Anderson 53', 64', 76'	Report	J.Willis  19'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,543 (1,463) Referee: Lee Probert

Walsall v Northampton Town

4 February 2017 30	Walsall	2–1	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	M.Preston 64' E.Oztumer 69'	Report	JJ.O'Toole 23' M.Richards 90'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,961 (941) Referee: Robert Jones

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

11 February 2017 31	Northampton Town	3–1	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 GMT	JJ.O'Toole 12', 42' M.Richards 48'	Report	D.Faupala 54'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,824 (452) Referee: Richard Clark

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

14 February 2017 32	Northampton Town	2–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
19:45 GMT	L.Jones 64' (o.g) JJ.O'Toole 82'	Report	L.Norris 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,094 (423) Referee: Darren Handley

Southend United v Northampton Town

18 February 2017 33	Southend United	2–2	Northampton Town	Southend
15:00 GMT	J.McGlashan 20' S.Cox 31'	Report	M.Richards 29' JJ.O'Toole 44'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,425 (544) Referee: John Brooks

Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town

25 February 2017 34	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Northampton Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	D.Cole 42' B.Grant 56' D.Ball 60'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,361 (400) Referee: Andy Haines

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

28 February 2017 35	Northampton Town	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
19:45 GMT	JJ.O'Toole 84'	Report	T.Obedeyi 23' L.Erwin 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,636 (197) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

4 March 2017 36	Northampton Town	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Smith 32' JJ.O'Toole 62'	Report	J.Botaka 36'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,118 (1,424) Referee: Ben Toner

AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town

11 March 2017 37	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Taylor 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,512 (603) Referee: Nigel Miller

Northampton Town v Port Vale

14 March 2017 38	Northampton Town	2–1	Port Vale	Northampton
19:45 GMT	A.Phillips 63' M.Taylor 86'	Report	JJ.Hooper 73'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,812 (248) Referee: Gavin Ward

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

18 March 2017 39	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT	A.Le Fondre 75' (pen.) F.Morais 82'	Report	M.Smith 57'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,255 (872) Referee: Richard Clark

Northampton Town v Oxford United

25 March 2017 40	Northampton Town	0–0	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,434 (1,399) Referee: Gavin Ward

Rochdale v Northampton Town

1 April 2017 41	Rochdale	1–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	N.Mendez-Laing 58'	Report	P.Anderson 90+3'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Ross Joyce

Northampton Town v Sheffield United

8 April 2017 42	Northampton Town	1–2	Sheffield United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Richards 45+1'	Report	L.Clarke 61' J.Fleck 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,425 (1,456) Referee: Mark Heywood

Millwall v Northampton Town

14 April 2017 43	Millwall	3–0	Northampton Town	Millwall
15:00 BST	A.O'Brien 27' J.Wallace 38', 45+4'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,886 (672) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

17 April 2017 44	Northampton Town	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Richards 21'	Report	M.Sadler 66'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,211 (676) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bury v Northampton Town

22 April 2017 45	Bury	3–0	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST	J.Vaughan 3', 90+2' G.Miller 72'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,190 (772) Referee: Nigel Miller

Northampton Town v Gillingham

30 April 2017 46	Northampton Town	0–0	Gillingham	Northampton
12:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,034 (1,054) Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Northampton Town v Harrow Borough

5 November 2016 First round	Northampton Town	6–0	Harrow Borough	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Anderson 6' M.Richards 11', 54' JJ.O'Toole 70' M.Taylor 82' JJ.Hooper 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,406 (371) Referee: Ross Joyce

Stourbridge v Northampton Town

13 December 2016 Second round	Stourbridge	1–0	Northampton Town	Stourbridge
19:45 GMT	J.Duggan 86'	Report		Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw was made with Northampton Town drawn away against Barnsley.^[4] On 10 August 2016, the second round draw was made with Northampton Town drawn at home against West Bromwich Albion.^[5] On 24 August 2016, the third round draw was made with Northampton Town drawn at home against Manchester United.^[6]

Barnsley v Northampton Town

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Barnsley	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Northampton Town	Barnsley
19:45 BST	J.Scowen 21'	Report	A.Davies 52' (o.g) JJ.O'Toole 114'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,445 (322) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Northampton Town v West Brom

23 August 2016 Second round	Northampton Town	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	West Brom	Northampton
19:45 BST	Z.Diamond 36' A.Revell 82'	Report	J.McClean 45' G.McAuley 47'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Darren Bond
	Penalties
	S.Hoskins M.Taylor JJ.O'Toole A.Revell K.Gorré		S.Rondón S.Berahino D.Fletcher M.Phillips J.Morrison

Northampton Town v Manchester United

21 September 2016 Third round	Northampton Town	1–3	Manchester United	Northampton
19:45 BST	A.Revell 43' (pen.)		M.Carrick 17' A.Herrera 68' M.Rashford 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,798 (944) Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

On 27 July 2016, the group-stage draw was made with Northampton Town drawn in a group with a West Ham United XI, Coventry City and Wycombe Wanderers.^[7]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Coventry City	3	3	0	0	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Wycombe Wanderers	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2
4	L1	Northampton Town	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: Sky Sports

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

30 August 2016 1	Northampton Town	0–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	D.Rowe 17' P.Hayes 47' G.Thompson 90+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,408 (74) Referee: Paul Tierney

Coventry City v Northampton Town

4 October 2016 2	Coventry City	3–1	Northampton Town	Coventry
19:45 BST	D.Agyei 1' J.Jones 8' R.Lameiras 66'	Report	M.Richards 2'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 2,085

Northampton Town v West Ham United U23

8 November 2016 3	Northampton Town	1–1 (2–3 p)	West Ham United U23	Northampton
19:45 GMT	H.Beautyman 23'	Report	D.Parfitt-Williams 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 951 Referee: Graham Salisbury
	Penalties
	H.Beautyman A.Potter J.Byrom E.Sonupe JJ.O'Toole		M.Browne A.Pike A.Lewis D.Kemp

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total			Discipline
			Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Adam Smith	40	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	44	–	–	1	–
2	RB	Brendan Moloney	19	4	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	22	4	–	5	–
3	LB	David Buchanan	45	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	53	–	–	7	1
4	W	Paul Anderson	28	7	6	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	7	7	2	–
5	CB	Zander Diamond	37	2	–	1	–	–	3	–	1	2	–	–	43	2	1	4	–
6	CB	Gabriel Zakuani	20	1	2	2	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	24	1	2	2	1
7	ST	Keshi Anderson	9	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	5	3	–	–
8	CM	Hiram Boateng	11	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	5	–	1	–
9	ST	Marc Richards	28	14	10	2	–	2	–	1	–	1	–	1	31	15	13	5	–
10	ST	Alex Revell	29	3	8	1	1	–	3	–	2	2	–	–	35	4	10	7	–
11	W	Gregg Wylde	6	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	6	1	–	–
12	CM	Jak McCourt	16	11	1	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	21	11	1	7	1
14	AM	Sam Hoskins	18	7	3	2	–	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	20	11	3	1	–
16	CM	Harry Beautyman	11	9	3	–	–	–	3	–	–	2	1	1	16	9	4	1	–
17	CM	Shaun McWilliams	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	3	–	–	–
18	RB	Aaron Phillips	17	1	1	1	–	–	1	1	–	3	–	–	22	2	1	5	–
19	W	Emmanuel Sonupe	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	2	2	–	1	–
20	LB	Raheem Hanley	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	1	–
21	CM	John-Joe O'Toole	34	6	10	–	1	1	2	1	1	2	–	–	38	8	12	14	1
22	CB	Lewin Nyatanga	34	3	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	39	3	–	3	–
23	ST	Joe Iaciofano	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	–
24	ST	Michael Smith	13	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	1	2	2	–
26	GK	David Cornell	6	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	10	–	–	–	–
28	CB	Rod McDonald	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	3	6	–	–	–
31	LM	Matt Taylor	43	–	7	2	–	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	48	–	8	7	1
32	RB	Neal Eardley	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	1	–
35	AM	Luke Williams	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	1	–
Players no longer at the club:
7	RM	Lawson D'Ath	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	1	3	–	–	–
8	CM	Joel Byrom	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	3	1	–	1	–
11	W	Kenji Gorré	9	3	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	1	1	–	13	4	1	2	–
13	GK	Paddy Kenny	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	W	Alfie Potter	3	7	–	–	1	–	1	2	–	1	–	–	5	10	–	3	–
30	ST	JJ Hooper	5	5	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	8	5	1	–	–

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 2016–17 season.

Player of the Year Award	Zander Diamond
Players' Player of the Year Award	David Buchanan
Academy Player of the Year Award	Joe Iaciofano
Goal of the Season Award	Marc Richards (vs. Sheffield United)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	GK		David Cornell	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2016	LB		Raheem Hanley	Swansea City	Free transfer	[9]
1 July 2016	GK		Paddy Kenny	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2016	CM		Jak McCourt	Barnsley	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2016	RB		Aaron Phillips	Coventry City	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2016	CF		Alex Revell	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2016	CB		Gabriel Zakuani	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[14]
21 July 2016	CM		Harry Beautyman	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[15]
1 August 2016	LM		Matthew Taylor	Burnley	Free transfer	[16]
12 August 2016	RW		Emmanuel Sonupe	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	[17]
31 August 2016	RM		Paul Anderson	Bradford City	Free transfer	[18]
12 January 2017	RB		Neal Eardley	Hibernian	Free transfer	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	W		Nicky Adams	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2016	GK		Ryan Clarke	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2016	CM		Paul Corry	Free agent	Released	[21]
1 July 2016	RM		Chris Hackett	Free agent	Released	[21]
1 July 2016	W		Ricky Holmes	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[22]
1 July 2016	LB		Evan Horwood	Chester [a]	Released	[21]
1 July 2016	RB		Josh Lelan	Crawley Town [b]	Released	[21]
1 July 2016	CM		Danny Rose	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[25]
1 August 2016	CB		Ryan Cresswell	Eastleigh	Free transfer	[26]
16 August 2016	CM		Jason Taylor	Free agent	Mutual consent	[27]
31 December 2016	CM		Joel Byrom	Mansfield Town [c]	Contract cancelled	[29]
6 January 2017	CM		Lawson D'Ath	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[30]
31 January 2017	RW		Alfie Potter	Mansfield Town	Mutual consent	[31]

1. Following Horwood's release, he signed for Chester.^[23]
2. Following Lelan's release, he signed for Crawley Town.^[24]
3. Following Byrom's departure, he signed for Mansfield Town.^[28]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2016	RW		Kenji Gorré	Swansea City	3 January 2017	[32]
8 August 2016	CB		Lewin Nyatanga	Barnsley	End of Season	[33]
22 August 2016	CF		JJ Hooper	Port Vale	10 January 2017	[34]
1 January 2017	DM		Hiram Boateng	Crystal Palace	End of Season	[35]
1 January 2017	LM		Gregg Wylde	Millwall	End of Season	[36]
17 January 2017	SS		Keshi Anderson	Crystal Palace	End of Season	[37]
27 January 2017	SS		Luke Williams	Scunthorpe United	End of Season	[38]
31 January 2017	CF		Michael Smith	Portsmouth	End of Season	[39]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 August 2016	MF		Shaun McWilliams	King's Lynn Town	25 March 2017	[40]
3 February 2017	CF		Joe Iaciofano	Corby Town	22 April 2017	[41]
23 March 2017	RM/RW		Emmanuel Sonupe	Kidderminster Harriers	End of Season	[42]