2024–25 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2024–25 season was Northampton Town's 128th season in their history and their second successive season in League One. 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 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Northampton Town

2024–25 season
Chairman	Kelvin Thomas
Manager	Jon Brady (until 5 December)[1] Ian Sampson (interim from 5 December)[1] Kevin Nolan (from 23 December)[2]
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League One	19th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Cameron McGeehan (10) All: Cameron McGeehan (10)
Highest home attendance	7,947 vs Birmingham City
Lowest home attendance	778 vs Burton Albion
Average home league attendance	6,638
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

As of 3 May 2025

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 32)	89	0	Sunderland	22 June 2022	Free
13	Nik Tzanev	GK		Wellington	(1996-12-23)23 December 1996 (aged 28)	23	0	AFC Wimbledon	3 July 2024	Free
36	James Dadge	GK		Northampton	(2004-10-18)18 October 2004 (aged 20)	1	0	Academy	1 July 2023	N/A
Defenders
2	Tyler Magloire	CB		Bradford	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 26)	54	3	Blackburn Rovers	28 July 2022	Undisclosed
3	Aaron McGowan (vc)	RB		Liverpool	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 28)	131	3	Kilmarnock	12 July 2021	Undisclosed
5	Jon Guthrie (c)	CB		Devizes	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 32)	156	15	Livingston	24 June 2021	Free
6	Jordan Willis	CB		Coventry	(1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 30)	44	0	Wycombe Wanderers	7 October 2023	Free
12	Nesta Guinness-Walker	LB		London	(1999-09-14)14 September 1999 (aged 25)	29	1	Reading	27 September 2024	Free
14	Ali Koiki	LB		Kensington	(1999-08-22)22 August 1999 (aged 25)	93	2	Bristol Rovers	23 July 2021	Free
21	Luke Mbete	CB		Westminster	(2003-09-18)18 September 2003 (aged 21)	14	0	Manchester City	12 August 2024	Loan
22	Akin Odimayo	FB		Camden	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 25)	98	0	Swindon Town	2 July 2022	Compensation
26	Jack Baldwin	CB		Barking	(1993-06-30)30 June 1993 (aged 31)	24	1	Ross County	9 July 2024	Undisclosed
28	Timothy Eyoma	CB		Hackney	(2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 25)	27	1	Lincoln City	1 November 2024	Free
33	Patrick Brough	LB		Carlisle	(1996-02-20)20 February 1996 (aged 29)	45	2	Barrow	15 June 2023	Free
35	Max Dyche	CB		Northampton	(2003-02-22)22 February 2003 (aged 22)	52	1	Academy	12 December 2020	N/A
Midfielders
4	Jack Sowerby	CM		Preston	(1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 30)	153	2	Fleetwood Town	18 September 2020	Undisclosed
8	Ben Perry	AM		Nottingham	(2004-10-11)11 October 2004 (aged 20)	17	0	Nottingham Forest	3 February 2025	Loan
10	Mitch Pinnock	W		Gravesend	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 30)	200	25	Kilmarnock	8 June 2021	Free
16	Terry Taylor	CM		Irvine (SCO)	(2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 23)	19	1	Charlton Athletic	22 January 2025	Loan
17	Liam McCarron	LM		Preston (ENG)	(2001-03-07)7 March 2001 (aged 24)	21	2	Stoke City	1 August 2024	Undisclosed
18	Cameron McGeehan	CM		Kingston (ENG)	(1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 30)	43	10	Colchester United	5 July 2024	Free
23	Will Hondermarck	CM		Orléans (FRA)	(2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 24)	88	2	Barnsley	26 January 2023	Undisclosed
24	Tariqe Fosu	W		Wandsworth (ENG)	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 29)	36	4	Brentford	9 August 2024	Free
29	Liam Shaw	CM		Sheffield	(2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (aged 24)	8	2	Fleetwood Town	3 January 2025	Undisclosed
30	Samy Chouchane	CM		Neuilly-sur-Seine (FRA)	(2003-09-05)5 September 2003 (aged 21)	27	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	19 August 2024	Loan
Forwards
7	Sam Hoskins	FW		Dorchester	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 32)	417	97	Yeovil Town	1 August 2015	Free
9	Tom Eaves	CF		Liverpool	(1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 33)	24	5	Rotherham United	12 July 2024	Free
11	James Wilson	CF		Biddulph	(1995-12-01)1 December 1995 (aged 29)	11	0	Port Vale	2 July 2024	Free
15	Dara Costelloe	FW		Limerick	(2002-12-11)11 December 2002 (aged 22)	15	6	Burnley	3 February 2025	Loan
19	Tyler Roberts	FW		Gloucester (ENG)	(1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 26)	29	1	Birmingham City	30 August 2024	Loan
39	Callum Morton	CF		Torquay	(2000-01-19)19 January 2000 (aged 25)	20	9	Salford City	4 July 2024	Loan

Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 May, the club announced a four-day pre-season training camp in Alicante.^[3] At the end of May, Town confirmed their first friendly fixture, versus Cheltenham Town.^[4] On June 4, a second friendly fixture was confirmed, against Brackley Town.^[5] Ten days later, a third friendly was added versus Norwich City.^[6] A fourth friendly fixture was confirmed, away against King's Lynn Town.^[7] On 16 July, the club also confirmed a fixture for the pre-season training camp in Spain, versus La Unión Atlético.^[8]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Northampton Town v Norwich City

13 July 2024 Friendly	Northampton Town	0–3	Norwich City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	J.Rowe 4', 12' K.Aboh 89'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 2,626 (774) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Northampton Town v Peterborough Sports

20 July 2024 Practice Match	Northampton Town	2–0	Peterborough Sports	Northampton
12:00 BST	3' (o.g.) S.Hoskins 64'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Brackley Town v Northampton Town

27 July 2024 Friendly	Brackley Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Brackley
14:00 BST	S.Pollock 56'	Report	J.Guthrie 27' 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: St. James Park Referee: Joe Woolmer

King's Lynn Town v Northampton Town

30 July 2024 Friendly	King's Lynn Town	2–2	Northampton Town	King's Lynn
19:45 BST	J.Margetts 71' B.Cybulski 79'	Report	A.Trialist 15' J.Wilson 31'	Stadium: The Walks

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

3 August 2024 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	R.Bowman 20', 22'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Referee: Scott Tallis

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Mansfield Town	46	15	9	22	60	73	−13	54
18	Peterborough United	46	13	12	21	68	81	−13	51
19	Northampton Town	46	12	15	19	48	66	−18	51
20	Burton Albion	46	11	14	21	49	66	−17	47
21	Crawley Town (R)	46	12	10	24	57	83	−26	46	Relegation to EFL League Two

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^[9]
(R) Relegated

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	12	15	19	48	66	−18	51	7	7	9	24	31	−7	5	8	10	24	35	−11

Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	51	15	16	17	112	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	263	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	D
Position	19	14	10	13	18	12	17	19	20	19	19	17	18	17	16	16	18	21	17	19	20	20	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	17	19	17	17	18	18	17	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	19

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 5 (vs Lincoln City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 11 (vs Wigan Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 26 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[10]

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

10 August 2024 1	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
17:30 BST	J.Griffiths  24' B.Bilongo 90+2'	Report	S.Hoskins  90+1' B.Fox  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,529 (586) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Northampton Town v Exeter City

17 August 2024 2	Northampton Town	2–1	Exeter City	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.McGowan  55' C.Morton 65' C.McGeehan 77' L.Mbete  87'	Report	T.Crama 8' E.Francis  35' R.Cole  43'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,981 (490) Referee: Carl Brook

Barnsley v Northampton Town

24 August 2024 3	Barnsley	2–2	Northampton Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	M.Watters 26' A.Phillips 46' J.Earl  62' K.Lofthouse  90+5'	Report	L.McCarron 73' J.Baldwin 78'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,248 (528) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

31 August 2024 4	Northampton Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 BST	W.Hondermarck  26' C.McGeehan  34' S.Chouchane  54'	Report	T.Kalinauskas  33' E.Watt  34' D.Orsi  43'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,909 (410) Referee: Ben Atkinson

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

14 September 2024 6	Northampton Town	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
12:30 BST	S.Hoskins 4' (pen.) P.Brough  43'	Report	J.Grimmer  4' D.Udoh 11' R.Kone 52' J.Scowen  61' F.Ravizzoli  86'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,995 (624) Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[11]

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

21 September 2024 7	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	J.Headley  33' J.Koroma 80' 84' B.Spencer  90+4'	Report	M.Helik 18' (o.g.) T.Fosu  20' 58' C.McGeehan 25' M.Pinnock  43' A.Odimayo  79'  83' L.Mbete  89' J.Baldwin  90+3'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,417 (775) Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

28 September 2024 8	Northampton Town	0–2	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Fosu 38	Report	W.Evans 47'  51' B.Cargill  58' H.Boateng  67' A.Lewis 89'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,223 (1,465) Referee: Ben Speedie

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

1 October 2024 9	Northampton Town	2–4	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.McGeehan  10' S.Chouchane  37' T.Roberts  67' M.Pinnock  87' T.Eaves 90+1' J.Guthrie 90+3'	Report	J.McAtee 6' G.Thomason  17' 23' S.Schön  33' E.Toal 60' D.Charles 83' J.Matete  90+2' R.Williams  90+5'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,730 (633) Referee: Matthew Corlett

Wrexham v Northampton Town

5 October 2024 10	Wrexham	4–1	Northampton Town	Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST	J.McClean 8', 67'  29' J.Marriott 38' E.Lee 56'	Report	C.McGeehan 27' J.Sowerby  31' S.Hoskins  75'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 13,324 (1,262) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

19 October 2024 12	Northampton Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.McGeehan 48' J.Baldwin  55' M.Pinnock  84' J.Guthrie  90+3'	Report	E.Galbraith  10' D.Agyei  35' T.James  56'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,015 (841) Referee: Oliver Mackey

Stockport County v Northampton Town

22 October 2024 13	Stockport County	1–1	Northampton Town	Stockport
19:45 BST	L.Barry 87' (pen.) L.Bate  90'	Report	A.Odimayo  54' B.Fox  56' S.Chouchane  64' C.McGeehan  86' T.Magloire 90+3'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,585 (304) Referee: Jacob Miles

Northampton Town v Crawley Town

26 October 2024 14	Northampton Town	3–0	Crawley Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Fosu 16' J.Williams 30' (o.g.) M.Pinnock 55' B.Fox  84'	Report	R.Darcy  75' J.Williams  84'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,445 (320) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

29 October 2024 5[12]	Lincoln City	2–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	T.Hamer 18' B.House  43' E.Ring 88' F.Draper  89' G.Wickens  90+4'	Report	T.Fosu 2' J.Baldwin  17' T.Roberts  35'  75' C.McGeehan  62' J.Guthrie  90+3' N.Guinness-Walker  90+4'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,219 (463) Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.

Birmingham City v Northampton Town

9 November 2024 15	Birmingham City	1–1	Northampton Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	J.Stansfield 58' R.Allsop  90+2'	Report	J.Guthrie  41' C.McGeehan  60' M.Pinnock  90+1' 90+7'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,085 (2,205) Referee: Carl Brook

Blackpool v Northampton Town

16 November 2024 16	Blackpool	0–0	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	S.Hoskins  58'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,873 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

23 November 2024 17	Northampton Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	S.Lavery  75'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,654 (919) Referee: Alan Young

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

26 November 2024 11[13]	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
19:45 GMT	T.Aasgaard 11' J.Smith 18' M.Smith  79'	Report	J.Guthrie  48' T.Eaves 56'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 7,754 (154) Referee: Aaron Bannister
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.

Stevenage v Northampton Town

3 December 2024 18	Stevenage	2–0	Northampton Town	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	C.Piergianni  2' H.White  45+3' N.Thompson  52' D.Kemp 89' J.Reid 90+3'	Report	T.Eaves  2'  28' A.Odimayo  16' C.McGeehan  51'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,767 Referee: Scott Jackson

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

9 December 2024 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Peterborough United	Northampton
20:00 GMT	C.McGeehan 28', 84'	Report	M.Mothersille 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,098 (1,465) Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[14]

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

14 December 2024 20	Rotherham United	3–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	J.Clarke-Harris 3', 34' A.Green 49' J.Powell  54'	Report	S.Hoskins  44' M.Waghorn  72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,745 (659) Referee: Elliot Bell

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

21 December 2024 21	Northampton Town	0–5	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.McGeehan  36' T.Roberts  73'	Report	G.Docherty 9', 68'  41' T.Campbell 12' M.Leaburn 36' A.Mitchell  50' A.Maynard-Brewer  60' D.Hylton 90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,015 (1,186) Referee: Ben Toner

Reading v Northampton Town

26 December 2024 22	Reading	4–1	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT	H.Knibbs 5' S.Smith 28' C.Savage 75' M.Camará 87'	Report	T.Eaves  45' 81' C.McGeehan  90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,283 (508) Referee: Scott Simpson

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

29 December 2024 23	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	T.Perry  40' A.Pierre 60'  90+1' J.Kayode  86'	Report	T.Eyoma  4' C.McGeehan 63'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,894 (688) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v Stevenage

1 January 2025 24	Northampton Town	0–0	Stevenage	Northampton
15:00 GMT	W.Hondermarck  14' N.Dobson  88'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,294 (535) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

4 January 2025 25	Burton Albion	0–1	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
12:30 GMT	C.Webster  17'	Report	S.Hoskins  84' 86'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[14]

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

18 January 2025 27	Northampton Town	0–1	Lincoln City	Northampton
14:00 GMT	T.Eyoma  59' T.Fosu  64'	Report	T.Darikwa 38' B.House  70'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,094 (547) Referee: Craig Hicks

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

25 January 2025 28	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT		Report	A.McGowan  15' T.Taylor  45'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,446 (587) Referee: David Rock

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

28 January 2024 29	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Northampton Town	Horwich
19:45 GMT	G.Thomason 3' J.Sheehan  41' L.Shaw 44' (o.g.) A.Collins 83'	Report	L.Shaw 8'  36' T.Taylor  31'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 18,956 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

1 February 2025 30	Northampton Town	3–2	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Hoskins 32' T.Eaves 40'  87' L.Shaw 51'	Report	D.Charles  50' M.Pearson  55' H.Kane 70' J.Hogg 82'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,933 (1,398) Referee: Ben Speedie

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

7 February 2025 31	Mansfield Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:45 GMT	A.Lewis  28' J.Rhodes  49' H.Boateng  85'	Report	S.Hoskins 20 C.McGeehan 55' L.Shaw  81' B.Perry  90+2'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,320 (543) Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[15]

Northampton Town v Wrexham

15 February 2025 32	Northampton Town	0–2	Wrexham	Northampton
12:30 GMT	B.Perry  45' C.McGeehan  86'	Report	S.Smith 19' O.Rathbone 22' M.Cleworth  86'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,685 (1,404) Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[16]

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

22 February 2025 33	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Costelloe 61' N.Guinness-Walker 78' C.McGeehan  80' M.Pinnock  90+4'	Report	S.Sinclair 46' C.Taylor  60' J.Wilson  90+4'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,996 (799) Referee: Matthew Russell

Northampton Town v Barnsley

25 February 2025 26[17]	Northampton Town	1–2	Barnsley	Northampton
19:45 GMT	D.Costelloe  68' S.Hoskins 78'	Report	D.Keillor-Dunn 36', 59' S.Humphrys  68' J.Earl  76' K.Nwakali  86' M.de Gevigney  87'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,820 (542) Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[18]

Exeter City v Northampton Town

1 March 2025 34	Exeter City	1–1	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	I.Niskanen  69' S.Cox 87' R.Cole  89' C.Watts  89'	Report	D.Costelloe 42'  90' T.Taylor  51'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,834 (490) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Northampton Town v Stockport County

4 March 2025 35	Northampton Town	1–1	Stockport County	Northampton
19:45 GMT	T.Taylor 31'  49' S.Hoskins  38' M.Dyche  43'	Report	B.Hills  66' B.Andrésson 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,559 (552) Referee: Lee Swabey

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

8 March 2025 36	Leyton Orient	1–2	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT	J.Simpson  44' C.Kelman 60'	Report	T.Roberts 11' C.McGeehan 45'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,911 (1,221) Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Northampton Town v Birmingham City

15 March 2025 37	Northampton Town	1–1	Birmingham City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Iwata 11' (o.g.) L.Burge  88'	Report	J.Stansfield  45' K.Anderson 45+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,947 (1,374) Referee: Ross Joyce

Northampton Town v Blackpool

22 March 2025 38	Northampton Town	0–2	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Taylor  32' S.Hoskins  61' T.Roberts  65'	Report	A.Fletcher 20' N.Ennis 61' J.Lawrence-Gabriel  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,714 (511) Referee: Scott Jackson

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

29 March 2025 39	Cambridge United	1–1	Northampton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	J.Brophy 52' B.Stevenson  72' J.Stokes  74'	Report	S.Hoskins 26'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,252 (1,045) Referee: Matthew Russell

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

1 April 2025 40	Northampton Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:45 BST	T.Eyoma  40' B.Perry  75'	Report	P.Ruddock Mpanzu 22' J.Powell  53' S.Nombe 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,720 (339) Referee: Scott Simpson

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

5 April 2025 41	Peterborough United	0–4	Northampton Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST	T.Edun  27'	Report	S.Hoskins 15', 34' (pen.) C.McGeehan  27' D.Costelloe 41' T.Eaves 90'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,782 (1,609) Referee: Simon Mather

Northampton Town v Reading

12 April 2025 42	Northampton Town	0–0	Reading	Northampton
15:00 BST	N.Guinness-Walker  20'  77'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,616 (1,545) Referee: Greg Rollason

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

18 April 2025 43	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
15:00 BST	L.Berry 9' C.Coventry  12' M.Godden 71' A.Gilbert  77' K.Ramsay  85' T.Small  90+4' C.Aneke  90+6'	Report	D.Costelloe 15' (pen.) A.McGowan  68' C.McGeehan  90+6' M.Dyche  90+6'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,198 (1,238) Referee: Ollie Yates

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

21 April 2025 44	Northampton Town	4–1	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.McGowan 26' D.Costelloe 44', 83' T.Magloire  54' B.Perry  59' C.McGeehan 70' M.Dyche  90'	Report	A.Pierre  4' J.Marquis  32' 90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,632 (269) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Crawley Town v Northampton Town

26 April 2025 45	Crawley Town	3–0	Northampton Town	Crawley
15:00 BST	R.Hepburn-Murphy 39' J.Kelly 66' K.Doyle 88' L.Fraser  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,105 (964) Referee: Jacob Miles

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

3 May 2025 46	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Fosu 33' T.Magloire  76'	Report	B.Adeeko  24' J.Carragher  31' D.Taylor 90+6' W.Aimson  90+12'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,591 (895) Referee: Neil Hair

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Northampton Town were drawn at home to Kettering Town in the first round.^[19]

Northampton Town v Kettering Town

2 November 2024 First round	Northampton Town	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Kettering Town	Northampton
17:30 GMT	C.Johnson 28' (o.g.) W.Hondermarck  104' T.Magloire  116'	Report	L.Miller 66' C.Johnson  73' A.Powell  90' N.Ranger 92'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 7,104 (1,460) Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Live on BBC Two[20]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Northampton being drawn at home against Wycombe Wanderers.^[21]

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

13 August 2024 First round	Northampton Town	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Pinnock  90+7'	Report	D.Udoh 9' A.Hartridge  25'  78' L.Mbete 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 2,012 (273) Referee: Declan Bourne

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Northampton were drawn into Southern Group F alongside Burton Albion, Notts County and Leicester City Under-21s.^[22][23] In the round of 32, Northampton were drawn away to Peterborough United.^[24]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Burton Albion	3	2	0	0	1	9	5	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Northampton Town	3	2	0	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	L2	Notts County	3	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	6
4	ACA	Leicester City U21	3	0	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: EFL

Notts County v Northampton Town

8 October 2024 Group stage	Notts County	0–2	Northampton Town	Nottingham
19:00 BST	R.Reynolds  77'	Report	B.Fox 22' N.Guinness-Walker  36' W.Hondermarck  45+1' L.McCarron 59'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,614 (206) Referee: Farai Hallam

Northampton Town v Leicester City U21

5 November 2024 Group stage	Northampton Town	3–0	Leicester City U21	Northampton
19:00 GMT	T.Eyoma 30' N.Dobson 70', 81'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 1,018 (89) Referee: James Oldham

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

12 November 2024 Group stage	Northampton Town	2–5	Burton Albion	Northampton
19:15 GMT	N.Dobson 2' M.Waghorn 47'	Report	N.Akoto 13' D.Williams 36' C.Webster 39' R.Donovan 49' B.Whitfield 66'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 778 (59) Referee: James Durkin

Knockout stages

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

17 December 2024 Round of 32	Peterborough United	3–0	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	R.Jones 48' R.de Havilland 52' A.Odoh 65'	Report	T.Eyoma  41' S.Hoskins  54'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 2,549 (294) Referee: Scott Tallis

Appearances, goals and cards

As of match played 3 May 2025

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	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	–	–	1	–
2	CB	Tyler Magloire	6	15	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	9	16	1	3	–
3	RB	Aaron McGowan	30	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	31	5	1	3	–
4	CM	Jack Sowerby	8	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	9	3	–	1	–
5	CB	Jon Guthrie	24	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	25	1	1	4	–
6	CB	Jordan Willis	11	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	11	5	–	–	–
7	W	Sam Hoskins	32	5	7	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	33	6	7	7	–
8	AM	Ben Perry	14	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	3	–	4	–
9	ST	Tom Eaves	14	9	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	15	9	5	3	1
10	W	Mitch Pinnock	45	1	2	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	2	–	48	3	2	5	–
11	ST	James Wilson	–	8	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	1	–	2	9	–	–	–
12	LB	Nesta Guinness-Walker	23	4	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	25	4	1	2	1
13	GK	Nik Tzanev	16	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	22	1	–	–	–
14	LB	Ali Koiki	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	3	–	–	–
15	W	Dara Costelloe	14	1	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	1	6	2	–
16	CM	Terry Taylor	19	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	1	5	–
17	LM	Liam McCarron	4	12	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	1	1	7	14	2	–	–
18	CM	Cameron McGeehan	40	–	10	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	43	–	10	12	–
19	AM	Tyler Roberts	21	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	23	6	1	4	1
21	CB	Luke Mbete	9	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	10	4	–	2	–
22	RB	Akin Odimayo	32	9	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	35	9	–	3	1
23	CM	Will Hondermarck	12	21	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	4	–	–	16	23	–	2	–
24	W	Tariqe Fosu	17	16	4	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	20	16	4	1	–
26	CB	Jack Baldwin	11	11	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	13	11	1	3	–
28	CB	TJ Eyoma	17	7	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	19	8	1	2	–
29	CM	Liam Shaw	8	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	2	2	–
30	CM	Samy Chouchane	17	5	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	22	5	–	3	–
33	LB	Patrick Brough	1	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	–	1	–
35	CB	Max Dyche	13	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	7	–	3	–
36	GK	James Dadge	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
39	ST	Callum Morton	5	2	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	6	2	1	–	–
Youth team scholars:
25	CB	Josh Tomlinson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	4	–	–	–	–
37	LB	Matthew Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	2	1	–	–	–
38	RB	Kiantay Licorish-Mullings	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–	2	3	–	–	–
40	ST	Neo Dobson	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	3	2	6	3	1	–
42	ST	Ollie Evans	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
43	W	Charlie Carroll	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	–
44	CM	Josh Rayfield	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
45	AM	Harry Guess	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–
46	CM	Freddie Findlay	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	–
47	ST	Fran Obiagwu	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Out on loan:
20	RB	Harvey Lintott	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
41	CM	Reuben Wyatt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	1	2	–	–	–
Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
8	CM	Ben Fox	10	3	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	1	14	3	1	3	–
16	CM	Matt Dibley-Dias	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
29	ST	Martyn Waghorn	–	6	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	7	1	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 2024–25 season.

Player of the Year Award	Mitch Pinnock
Players' Player of the Year Award	Cameron McGeehan
Academy Player of the Year Award	Fran Obiagwu
Goal of the Season Award	Sam Hoskins (vs. Peterborough United)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2024	CF		James Wilson	Port Vale	Free transfer	[25]
3 July 2024	GK		Nik Tzanev	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[25]
5 July 2024	CM		Cameron McGeehan	Colchester United	Free transfer	[26]
9 July 2024	CB		Jack Baldwin	Ross County	Undisclosed	[27]
12 July 2024	CF		Tom Eaves	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[28]
1 August 2024	LM		Liam McCarron	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[29]
9 August 2024	W		Tariqe Fosu	Free agent	Free transfer	[30]
27 September 2024	LB		Nesta Guinness-Walker	Free agent	Free transfer	[31]
1 November 2024	CB		TJ Eyoma	Free agent	Free transfer	[32]
1 November 2024	CF		Martyn Waghorn	Free agent	Free transfer	[33]
3 January 2025	DM		Liam Shaw	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[34]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref.
4 July 2024	CF		Callum Morton	Salford City	End of season	[35]
26 July 2024	CM		Matt Dibley-Dias	Fulham	8 January 2025[a]	[36][37]
12 August 2024	CB		Luke Mbete	Manchester City	End of season	[38]
19 August 2024	CM		Samy Chouchane	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[39]
30 August 2024	AM		Tyler Roberts	Birmingham City	End of season	[40]
22 January 2025	CM		Terry Taylor	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[41]
3 February 2025	LW		Dara Costelloe	Burnley	End of season	[42]
3 February 2025	AM		Ben Perry	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[43]

1. On 8 January, Dibley-Dias was recalled back to Fulham.

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM		Peter Abimbola	St Ives Town	Released	[44][45]
30 June 2024	CM		Dominic Gape	Eastleigh	Released	[44][46]
30 June 2024[a]	LB		Ryan Haynes	Cheltenham Town	Released	[44][47]
30 June 2024	CF		Danny Hylton	Charlton Athletic	Released	[44][48]
30 June 2024	CB		Liam Moore	Spalding United	Released	[44][49]
1 July 2024[b]	CM		Shaun McWilliams	Rotherham United	Rejected contract	[50]
1 July 2024[c]	CF		Louis Appéré	Stevenage	Rejected contract	[51]
1 July 2024[d]	CB		Sam Sherring	Milton Keynes Dons	Rejected contract	[52]
2 July 2024	CB		Manny Monthé	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[53]
17 December 2024	CF		Martyn Waghorn	Unattached	Mutual consent	[54]
3 February 2025	CM		Ben Fox	Harrogate Town	Free transfer	[55]

1. The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at the club expired
2. The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at the club expired
3. The transfer was announced on 24 May, and would become official on 1 July once his contract at the club expired
4. The transfer was announced on 21 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.
1 July 2024[a]	CB		Max Dyche	Woking	8 January 2025[b]	[56][57]
2 August 2024	CM		Reuben Wyatt	Redditch United	Work experience	[58]
23 August 2024	CB		Josh Tomlinson	Needham Market	Work experience
8 November 2024	GK		James Dadge	Harborough Town	7 December 2024	[59]
10 January 2025	CM		Reuben Wyatt	St Albans City	Work experience	[60]
20 January 2025	RB		Harvey Lintott	Sligo Rovers	End of season	[61]

1. The loan was announced on 17 June, and would become official on 1 July
2. On 8 January, Dyche was recalled from his loan at Woking.