2023–24 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Northampton Town's 127th 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Northampton Town

2023–24 season
Chairman	Kelvin Thomas
Manager	Jon Brady
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	14th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Hoskins (15) All: Sam Hoskins (15)
Highest home attendance	7,710 vs Charlton Athletic
Lowest home attendance	1,608 vs Oxford United
Average home league attendance	6,841
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

As of 27 April 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Lee Burge	GK		Hereford	(1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 31)	59	0	Sunderland	22 June 2022	Free
31	Louie Moulden	GK		Bolton	(2002-01-06)6 January 2002 (aged 22)	12	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16 January 2024	Loan
36	James Dadge	GK		Northampton	(2004-10-18)18 October 2004 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2023	N/A
Defenders
2	Tyler Magloire	CB		Bradford	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 25)	29	2	Blackburn Rovers	28 July 2022	Undisclosed
3	Aaron McGowan (vc)	RB		Liverpool	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 27)	95	2	Kilmarnock	12 July 2021	Undisclosed
5	Jon Guthrie (c)	CB		Devizes	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 31)	130	14	Livingston	24 June 2021	Free
6	Sam Sherring	CB		Dorchester	(2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 23)	77	2	AFC Bournemouth	5 July 2022	Compensation
12	Manny Monthé	CB		Douala	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 29)	36	2	Walsall	14 July 2023	Free
14	Ali Koiki	LB		Kensington	(1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 24)	88	2	Bristol Rovers	23 July 2021	Free
15	Jordan Willis	CB		Coventry	(1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 29)	28	0	Wycombe Wanderers	7 October 2023	Free
20	Harvey Lintott	RB		Gillingham	(2003-02-20)20 February 2003 (aged 21)	58	1	Gillingham	11 July 2022	Free
22	Akin Odimayo	FB		Camden	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 24)	54	0	Swindon Town	2 July 2022	Compensation
24	Ryan Haynes	LB		Northampton	(1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 28)	38	1	Newport County	20 June 2022	Free
25	Josh Tomlinson	CB		Kettering	(2005-12-01)1 December 2005 (aged 18)	5	1	Academy	7 December 2022	N/A[1]
26	Liam Moore	CB		Loughborough	(1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 31)	8	0	Reading	13 February 2023	Free
33	Patrick Brough	LB		Carlisle	(1996-02-20)20 February 1996 (aged 28)	40	2	Barrow	15 June 2023	Free
35	Max Dyche	CB		Northampton	(2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 21)	33	1	Academy	12 December 2020	N/A
Midfielders
4	Jack Sowerby	CM		Preston	(1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 29)	141	2	Fleetwood Town	18 September 2020	Undisclosed
8	Ben Fox	CM		Burton upon Trent	(1998-02-01)1 February 1998 (aged 26)	47	4	Grimsby Town	17 June 2022	Free
11	Mitch Pinnock	W		Gravesend	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 29)	149	23	Kilmarnock	8 June 2021	Free
17	Shaun McWilliams	CM		Northampton	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 25)	229	7	Academy	30 April 2016	N/A
21	Marc Leonard	CM		Glasgow	(2001-12-19)19 December 2001 (aged 22)	97	6	Brighton & Hove Albion	29 July 2023	Loan
23	Will Hondermarck	CM		Orléans (FRA)	(2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 23)	49	2	Barnsley	26 January 2023	Undisclosed
27	Peter Abimbola	CM		Northampton	(2004-02-22)22 February 2004 (aged 20)	11	0	Academy	30 August 2021	N/A
28	Tony Springett	W		London (ENG)	(2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 21)	13	1	Norwich City	15 January 2024	Loan
29	Dominic Gape	DM		Burton Bradstock	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 29)	2	0	Sutton United	3 February 2024	Free
Forwards
7	Sam Hoskins	FW		Dorchester	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 31)	378	90	Yeovil Town	1 August 2015	Free
9	Louis Appéré	CF		Perth	(1999-03-26)26 March 1999 (aged 25)	106	18	Dundee United	31 January 2022	Undisclosed
10	Danny Hylton	CF		Camden	(1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 35)	32	0	Luton Town	21 June 2022	Free
16	Tyreece Simpson	CF		Ipswich	(2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 22)	44	6	Huddersfield Town	26 July 2023	Loan
19	Kieron Bowie	FW		Kirkcaldy	(2002-09-21)21 September 2002 (aged 21)	85	14	Fulham	3 July 2023	Loan

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May, Northampton Town confirmed the squad would return to University of St Andrews in Scotland for a pre-season training camp.^[2] Six days later, the first friendly was confirmed, against Birmingham City.^[3] A second friendly was confirmed against Milton Keynes Dons.^[4] A third friendly was announced, as part of the clubs annual open day, against Leicester City.^[5] On 16 June, the Cobblers revealed a fourth friendly, against Brackley Town.^[6] A week later, a fifth fixture was added, against Kidderminster Harriers.^[7]

Northampton Town v Leicester City

15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) Friendly	Northampton Town	0–1	Leicester City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	K.Dewsbury-Hall 27'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,765 (3,738) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Northampton Town v Birmingham City

19 July 2023 (2023-07-19) Friendly	Northampton Town	0–1	Birmingham City	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	J.James 30'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,540 (984) Referee: Josh Smith

Brackley Town v Northampton Town

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) Friendly	Brackley Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Brackley
14:00 BST	G.Dean 52'	Report	H.Lindley (trialist) 44' K.Leshabela (trialist) 62'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 813 Referee: Carl Henry

Kidderminster Harriers v Northampton Town

25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	2–2	Northampton Town	Kidderminster
19:00 BST	K.Pearce 65' A.Hemmings 77'	Report	S.Hoskins 5' M.Pinnock 20'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 840 (82)

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	1–3	Northampton Town	Bletchley
15:00 BST	W.O'Hora 59'	Report	M.Pinnock 8' P.Abimbola 87' B.Fox 88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 3,087 (1,073) Referee: Alan Young

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
			Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	Matchday 1		46	17	9	20	57	66	−9	036.96
FA Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
EFL Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	000.00
Total			51	17	10	24	63	80	−17	033.33

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

EFL League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Leyton Orient	46	18	11	17	53	55	−2	65
12	Wigan Athletic	46	20	10	16	63	56	+7	62[a]
13	Exeter City	46	17	10	19	46	61	−15	61
14	Northampton Town	46	17	9	20	57	66	−9	60
15	Bristol Rovers	46	16	9	21	52	68	−16	57
16	Charlton Athletic	46	11	20	15	64	65	−1	53
17	Reading	46	16	11	19	68	70	−2	53[b]

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[13]
Notes:

1. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.^[8] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.^[9]
2. On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.^[10] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.^[11] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.^[12]

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	17	9	20	57	66	−9	60	11	5	7	31	23	+8	6	4	13	26	43	−17

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	71	17	19	20	132	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	183	30	31	32	33	34	295	35	36	274	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D
Position	17	18	19	16	13	15	19	18	17	16	17	19	19	20	20	19	15	13	13	12	12	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	14	11	11	11	11	11	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Derby County) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 13 (vs Portsmouth) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 18 (vs Charlton Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due Peterborough's FA Cup involvement.
• ⁵ Matchday 29 (vs Oxford United) postponed because of a frozen pitch.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The 2023/24 league fixtures were announced on 22 June.^[14]

Northampton Town v Stevenage

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Northampton Town	0–1	Stevenage	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Odimayo  17' S.Hoskins  69'	Report	C.Piergianni  4' 80' D.Butler  88' F.Burns  90+13'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,049 (961) Referee: Lewis Smith

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	C.Lang  45+3' S.Humphrys  62' C.Hughes 72' C.McManaman 79' T.Pearce  87' C.Sze  90+2'	Report	S.Hoskins 24' J.Sowerby  27' M.Leonard  60' A.Odimayo  61' J.Guthrie  68'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,095 (866) Referee: Ross Joyce

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3	Northampton Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Northampton
19:45 BST	S.Hoskins  80' 90+8' L.Appéré 86'	Report	R.Hackett-Fairchild 22' P.O'Connor 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,188 (786) Referee: Ollie Yates

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4	Northampton Town	1–0	Peterborough United	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Pinnock 90' S.Hoskins  90+2'	Report	A.Collins  17' P.Kioso  82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,684 (1,451) Referee: Martin Woods

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	L.Freestone  82'	Report	K.Bowie  14' J.Guthrie  64' S.Hoskins 88'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,907 (692) Referee: Tom Nield

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 6	Northampton Town	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	R.Keogh 5' K.Phillips  29' T.De Barr  86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,570 (863) Referee: Tom Reeves

Port Vale v Northampton Town

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 8	Port Vale	1–0	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 BST	E.Chislett  53' B.Garrity 84'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,532 (640) Referee: Scott Oldham

Northampton Town v Barnsley

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 9	Northampton Town	1–2	Barnsley	Northampton
15:00 BST	L.Appéré 90+8'	Report	C.Styles 4' A.Phillips  12' C.O'Keeffe  50' K.Łopata  59' J.McCart  82' D.Cole 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,522 (1,391) Referee: Alan Young

Exeter City v Northampton Town

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 10	Exeter City	0–2	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 BST	Z.Jules  8'	Report	S.Hoskins 20' K.Bowie  35' P.Brough  41' 90+2' S.Sherring  44' A.Odimayo  62' M.Monthé  84'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,541 (365) Referee: Neil Hair

Northampton Town v Reading

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 11	Northampton Town	3–1	Reading	Northampton
19:45 BST	S.Hoskins 10' L.Appéré 37' S.McWilliams  80' M.Pinnock 90+6'	Report	C.Savage  11' K.Ehibhatiomhan  15' D.Ballard 66' C.Mola  78' A.Yiadom  90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,550 (1,285) Referee: Matthew Corlett

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 12	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	N.Kenneh  4' D.Udoh 90+1'	Report	M.Pinnock  20' L.Appéré  37' P.Brough  45+1'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,722 (760) Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 14	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Northampton Town	Horwich
15:00 BST	D.Charles 8' R.Williams 16'	Report	S.Hoskins 66' W.Hondermarck  86'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,160 (750) Referee: Martin Coy

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24) 15	Northampton Town	2–2	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:45 BST	S.Hoskins 49', 52' (pen.) K.Bowie  58' L.Burge  81'	Report	D.Happe  10' R.Hunt 14' B.Cooper  19' S.Forde 90+6' E.Turns  90+7'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,193 (716) Referee: Jacob Miles

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 16	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	C.Martin 10'  41' J.Grant  12' A.Evans  18' 30' (pen.)	Report	M.Pinnock  54' M.Monthé 57'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,518 (596) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Derby County v Northampton Town

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 7[15]	Derby County	4–0	Northampton Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	M.Bird 14', 32' C.Washington 22'  57' N.Mendez-Laing 49'	Report	P.Brough  2' A.Odimayo  71'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 24,719 (1,339) Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 17	Northampton Town	2–0	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Leonard 54' S.Hoskins 78'	Report	J.Powell  25' B.Lubala  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,640 (338) Referee: Scott Jackson

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.McWilliams  42' K.Bowie 49' S.Hoskins 55'	Report	J.Brophy  40' G.Ahadme 77' P.Digby  79'  80' D.Andrew  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,929 (1,213) Referee: Lewis Smith

Blackpool v Northampton Town

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 20	Blackpool	1–2	Northampton Town	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	J.Rhodes 65'	Report	K.Bowie 31'  31' A.Odimayo  34' S.Hoskins  64' 75' J.Sowerby  86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,058 (332) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 13[16]	Northampton Town	0–3	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Bowie  47'	Report	S.Raggett 11' W.Norris  22' P.Lane 26', 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,215 (1,454) Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[17]

Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 21	Northampton Town	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Pinnock 27', 90+1' S.Hoskins 31' (pen.) K.Bowie  49'	Report	D.Mayor  23'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,491 (97) Referee: Marc Edwards

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 22	Carlisle United	2–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	J.Armer 67' R.Edmondson 81'	Report	S.McWilliams 30' P.Brough  34' K.Bowie  69' 90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,744 (371) Referee: Daniel Middleton

Northampton Town v Oxford United

23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) 23	Northampton Town	2–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Bowie 50' P.Brough  66' T.Simpson 90+7'  90+8'	Report	C.Brannagan 62' (pen.) C.Brown  90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,581 (1,467) Referee: Craig Hicks

Stevenage v Northampton Town

26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 24	Stevenage	3–0	Northampton Town	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	J.Reid 2' J.Roberts 42' E.List 67'	Report	J.Sowerby  52'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 5,164 (895) Referee: Will Finnie

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 25	Lincoln City	1–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	T.Bishop  41' T.Eyoma 61' P.O'Connor  76'	Report	W.Hondermarck  25' J.Guthrie 30' K.Bowie  45+2' 58' A.Odimayo  90' T.Simpson  90+4' D.Hylton  90+8'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,661 (926) Referee: Matt Corlett

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) 26	Northampton Town	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Willis  53' K.Bowie 66' (pen.) T.Simpson  90+1'	Report	L.Smith  26' L.Freestone  66' S.Long  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,467 (361) Referee: Neil Hair

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 28	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Hoskins 16' (pen.) M.Pinnock  58' P.Brough  81' S.McWilliams  87'	Report	S.Tickle  16' J.Magennis  40' 64' M.Smith  67' C.Hughes  71' J.Jones  87' C.Wyke  90+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,664 (622) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 18[18]	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
19:45 GMT	A.McGowan 20' (o.g.) T.Edun  32'  86' T.Watson 45+3' F.Ladapo  58' T.Bakinson  69' C.Coventry  71'	Report	T.Simpson 7' S.Hoskins 22'  25' K.Bowie  89' L.Appéré 90+7'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,943 (667) Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[19]

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 30	Northampton Town	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	D.Udoh 57'  58' T.Bayliss  73' C.Dunkley 75' M.Feeney  90+3'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,186 (771) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 31	Portsmouth	4–1	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	C.Ogilvie 7' P.Lane 16', 58' T.McIntyre  54' C.Lang 71' J.Sparkes  90+5'	Report	J.Guthrie  42' M.Leonard 89'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,245 (756) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 32	Northampton Town	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Bowie 2'	Report	V.Adeboyejo  23' G.Thomason  27' J.Sheehan  54' C.Mendes Gomes 74' G.Jones  90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,593 (1,370) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 33	Leyton Orient	4–3	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
19:45 GMT	I.El Mizouni  21' O.O'Neill 35' J.Brown  41' S.Forde 58' R.Sotiriou 80', 90+7'	Report	D.Gape  31' M.Leonard 45+1' K.Bowie 77' T.Simpson 83' J.Guthrie  90+6'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,228 (573) Referee: Ben Atkinson

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 34	Northampton Town	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Brough 3'  52' M.Pinnock 40' M.Leonard 84' L.Moulden  79'	Report	J.Wilson  24' C.Martin 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,817 (872) Referee: Adam Herczeg

Oxford United v Northampton Town

20 February 2024 (2024-02-20) 29[20]	Oxford United	2–2	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	J.Murphy 6' W.Goodwin 81' R.Rodrigues  89'	Report	W.Hondermarck 35'  74' T.Simpson  78' M.Pinnock  82' S.Hoskins  90' T.Springett 90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,732 (1,268) Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 35	Burton Albion	0–2	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Leonard 22'  90+4' M.Pinnock 36' L.Moulden  47'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,953 (1,150) Referee: Tom Reeves

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 36	Northampton Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Simpson  33' P.Brough  76' L.Appéré 80'	Report	K.Anderson 4' C.Coventry  71' R.Edmonds-Green  90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,710 (1,469) Referee: Martin Woods

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

5 March 2024 (2024-03-05) 27[21]	Peterborough United	5–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 GMT	E.Mason-Clark 25' K.Poku 28' J.Randall 45' H.Kyprianou 59' J.Knight 64' M.Mothersille  75'	Report	J.Guthrie 9' K.Bowie  39'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,028 (1,674) Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to the hosts involvement in the FA Cup.

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 37	Cambridge United	1–1	Northampton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	E.Kachunga 16' P.Digby  81'	Report	J.Guthrie 82'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,942 (1,089) Referee: Declan Bourne

Northampton Town v Blackpool

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 38	Northampton Town	0–1	Blackpool	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Sowerby  5'	Report	M.Pennington 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,472 (323) Referee: James Bell

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) 39	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	M.Butcher 69', 84' R.Kone  79'	Report	M.Monthé  29' J.Sowerby  36' A.McGowan  90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,583 (655) Referee: Ollie Yates

Northampton Town v Derby County

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 40	Northampton Town	1–0	Derby County	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Pinnock  14' S.Hoskins 23' M.Leonard  65'	Report	L.Sibley  45' E.Cashin  50' S.Bradley  90+10'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,679 (1,463) Referee: Scott Oldham

Reading v Northampton Town

29 March 2024 (2024-03-29) 41	Reading	1–0	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT	B.Elliott  22' K.Ehibhatiomhan 65'	Report	M.Monthé  4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,451 (1,112) Referee: Thomas Parsons

Northampton Town v Port Vale

1 April 2024 (2024-04-01) 42	Northampton Town	2–0	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Pinnock 34' L.Burge  78' S.McWilliams 90+4'  90+5'	Report	B.Garrity  16' J.Weir  64'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,739 (736) Referee: Lee Swabey

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 43	Northampton Town	2–0	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 BST	K.Bowie 33' A.Koiki 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,328 (335) Referee: Ross Joyce

Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 44	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	P.Omochere 5' B.Lawal 30'  84' D.Mayor  65' R.Broom  71'	Report	A.McGowan  17' K.Bowie  80'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: Not announced Referee: Thomas Kirk

Northampton Town v Exeter City

20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) 45	Northampton Town	1–2	Exeter City	Northampton
14:00 BST	J.Guthrie  45' 73'	Report	L.Harris 20' R.Woods  44' W.Aimson 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,097 (647) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled to kick-off at 15:00, but was moved to avoid a logistical issue with Northampton Saints fixture the same day.[22]

Barnsley v Northampton Town

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 46	Barnsley	1–1	Northampton Town	Barnsley
12:30 BST	H.Kane 18'  90+5' M.Durand de Gevigney  21' C.O'Keeffe  43'	Report	S.McWilliams  90+5' L.Appéré 90+6'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,108 (1,222) Referee: Ollie Yates

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Northampton Town were drawn at home to Barrow in the first round.^[23]

Northampton Town v Barrow

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) First round	Northampton Town	1–3	Barrow	Northampton
13:30 GMT	M.Pinnock 29'  85' W.Hondermarck  45' S.Hoskins  68'	Report	E.Acquah 9' M.Ogungbo  21' T.White 52' B.Whitfield 72'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,187 (168) Referee: Paul Howard

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Northampton were drawn away to Swansea City in the first round.^[24]

Swansea City v Northampton Town

8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) First round	Swansea City	3–0	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
19:30 BST	J.Piroe 10', 53' J.Ginnelly 90+4'	Report	M.Pinnock  57'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,923 (away fans not confirmed) Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Northampton Town were drawn alongside Milton Keynes Dons, Oxford United and Chelsea Under-21s.^[25][26]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Milton Keynes Dons	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Oxford United	3	2	0	0	1	8	2	+6	6
3	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	0	1	0	2	3	11	−8	2
4	L1	Northampton Town	3	0	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Northampton Town v Oxford United

5 September 2023 (2023-09-05) Group stage	Northampton Town	1–3	Oxford United	Northampton
19:00 BST	T.Simpson 4' (pen.) S.McWilliams  32' A.McGowan  58' M.Dyche  76'	Report	M.Harris 15' (pen.) J.Murphy  44' K.Edwards 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,608 (411) Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Northampton Town v Chelsea U21

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Group stage	Northampton Town	2–2 (3–4 p)	Chelsea U21	Northampton
19:00 BST	S.McWilliams 22' T.Simpson 24'	Report	R.Stutter 11' H.Murray-Campbell  26' M.Golding 36'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,004 (155) Referee: David Rock
	Penalties
	H.Lintott R.Wyatt P.Abimbola N.Dobson M.Monthé		D.Williams L.Castledine S.Rak-Sakyi T.George

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Northampton Town	Bletchley
19:00 GMT	C.Waller 56' D.Burns 64' D.Devoy 84'	Report	T.Simpson  28' 82' (pen.) M.Monthé 36' W.Hondermarck  85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 1,648 (427) Referee: Sam Purkiss

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	Lee Burge	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	2	–
2	CB	Tyler Magloire	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	RB	Aaron McGowan	18	10	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	21	11	–	2	–
4	CM	Jack Sowerby	24	6	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	24	9	–	5	–
5	CB	Jon Guthrie	33	3	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	34	3	4	5	–
6	CB	Sam Sherring	37	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	40	–	–	1	–
7	W	Sam Hoskins	34	4	15	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	35	5	15	6	–
8	CM	Ben Fox	9	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	10	10	–	–	–
9	ST	Louis Appéré	16	21	6	–	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	19	22	6	1	–
10	ST	Danny Hylton	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	1	–
11	W	Mitch Pinnock	44	1	7	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	46	2	8	6	–
12	CB	Manny Monthé	12	21	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	3	–	1	16	22	2	3	–
14	LB	Ali Koiki	2	9	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	5	9	1	–	–
15	CB	Jordan Willis	21	6	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	6	–	1	–
16	ST	Tyreece Simpson	18	22	3	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	3	21	23	6	5	–
17	CM	Shaun McWilliams	23	13	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	26	13	3	5	–
19	ST	Kieron Bowie	40	4	9	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	41	4	9	10	1
20	RB	Harvey Lintott	4	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	7	12	–	–	–
21	CM	Marc Leonard	46	–	5	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	49	–	5	3	–
22	CB	Akin Odimayo	22	7	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	24	8	–	6	–
23	CM	Will Hondermarck	12	17	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	15	17	1	2	–
24	LB	Ryan Haynes	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	3	–	–	–
26	CB	Liam Moore	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	3	–	–	–
28	W	Tony Springett	1	12	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	12	1	–	–
29	DM	Dominic Gape	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–
31	GK	Louie Moulden	11	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	1	–	2	–
33	LB	Patrick Brough	37	–	2	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	38	2	2	8	–
35	CB	Max Dyche	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	1	–	2	5	–	–	–
Youth team scholars:
37	CM	Jacob Scott	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	–
38	ST	Jamari Hart	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
39	LB	Matthew Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
40	ST	Neo Dobson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	–
41	CM	Reuben Wyatt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	1	–	–	–
43	CB	Tom Cartwright	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
Out on loan:
25	CB	Josh Tomlinson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
27	CM	Peter Abimbola	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	2	2	–	–	–
36	GK	James Dadge	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players no longer at club:
26	GK	Max Thompson	15	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	20	–	–	–	–

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 2023–24 season.

Player of the Year Award	Marc Leonard
Players' Player of the Year Award	Marc Leonard
Academy Player of the Year Award	Reuben Wyatt
Goal of the Season Award	Kieron Bowie (vs. Lincoln City)

Divisional awards

Date	Nation	Winner	Award
November 2023[27]		Sam Hoskins	EFL League One Player of the Month

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2023[a]	LB		Patrick Brough	Barrow	Free transfer	[28]
14 July 2023	CB		Manny Monthé	Walsall	Free transfer	[29]
7 October 2023	CB		Jordan Willis	Free agent	Free transfer	[30]
3 February 2024	CM		Dominic Gape	Free agent	Free transfer	[31]
13 February 2024	CB		Liam Moore	Free agent	Free transfer	[32]

1. The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on 1 July once his Barrow contract expired

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref.
3 July 2023	CF		Kieron Bowie	Fulham	End of season	[33]
26 July 2023	CF		Tyreece Simpson	Huddersfield Town	End of season	[34]
29 July 2023	CM		Marc Leonard	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[35]
7 August 2023	GK		Max Thompson	Newcastle United	11 January 2024	[36]
15 January 2024	W		Tony Springett	Norwich City	End of season	[37]
16 January 2024	GK		Louie Moulden	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[38]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2023	CF		Jack Connor	Cogenhoe United	Released	[39][40]
30 June 2023[a]	W		Liam Cross	Brackley Town	Released	[39][41]
30 June 2023	AM		Josh Harrop	Cheltenham Town	Released	[39][42]
30 June 2023	GK		Jonny Maxted	Newport County	Released	[39][43]
30 June 2023	CB		David Norman Jr.	St Patrick's Athletic	Released	[39][44]
30 June 2023	W		Miguel Ngwa	Barwell	Released	[39]
30 June 2023	LB		Paul Osew	Woking	Released	[39][45]
3 July 2023	GK		Tom King	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Rejected contract	[46]
20 July 2023	RW		Kai O'Keeffe	Kettering Town	Free transfer	[47]

1. The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at the club expired

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref.
11 September 2023	CB		Max Dyche	Aldershot Town	9 October 2023	[48]
5 October 2023	CM		Peter Abimbola	St Ives Town	2 November 2023	[49]
5 October 2023	CB		Josh Tomlinson	St Ives Town	2 November 2023	[49]
7 October 2023	GK		James Dadge	Harborough Town	Work experience	[50]
21 October 2023	CM		Jacob Scott	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Work experience	[51]
21 October 2023	CM		Reuben Wyatt	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Work experience	[51]
18 December 2023	CB		Tom Cartwright	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	15 January 2024	[52]
5 January 2024	GK		James Dadge	St Ives Town	Work experience	[53]
27 January 2024	CB		Max Dyche	Woking	End of season	[54]
17 February 2024	CM		Peter Abimbola	Bromsgrove Sporting	17 March 2024	[55]