2020–21 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town 2020–21 football season

Northampton Town

2020–21 season

Chairman

Kelvin Thomas

Manager

Keith Curle
(until 10 February)
Jon Brady
(from 10 February)

Stadium

22nd (Relegated)

Top goalscorer

League: Ryan Watson (8)
All: Ryan Watson (9)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was Northampton Town's 124th season in their history and the first season back in League One, after promotion via the play-offs the previous season. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Players

As of match played 9 May 2021.

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Arnold	GK	Welham Green	(1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 31)	22	0	Shrewsbury Town	5 June 2019	Undisclosed
13	Jonathan Mitchell	GK	Hartlepool	(1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 26)	42	0	Derby County	4 August 2020	Loan
Defenders
2	Michael Harriman	RB	Chichester (ENG)	(1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 28)	67	1	Wycombe Wanderers	4 September 2019	Free
5	Cian Bolger (c)	CB	Celbridge	(1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 29)	31	1	Lincoln City	21 August 2020	Free
6	Fraser Horsfall	CB	Huddersfield	(1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 24)	47	3	Macclesfield Town	14 August 2020	Free
15	Peter Kioso	RB	Swords, Dublin	(1999-08-15)15 August 1999 (aged 21)	21	3	Luton Town	25 January 2021	Loan
23	Joseph Mills	LB	Swindon	(1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 31)	31	2	Forest Green Rovers	8 August 2020	Free
28	Lloyd Jones	CB	Plymouth	(1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (aged 24)	34	0	Luton Town	29 December 2020	Free
44	Alan Sheehan	CB	Athlone	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 34)	15	1	Lincoln City	28 November 2020	Free
Midfielders
4	Jack Sowerby	CM	Preston	(1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 26)	31	0	Fleetwood Town	18 September 2020	Undisclosed
7	Sam Hoskins	AM	Dorchester	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 28)	244	40	Yeovil Town	1 August 2015	Free
8	Ryan Watson	CM	Crewe	(1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 27)	101	17	Milton Keynes Dons	3 June 2019	Free
11	Ricky Korboa	W	Liverpool	(1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 24)	22	2	Carshalton Athletic	1 September 2020	Undisclosed
12	Scott Pollock	CM	Northampton	(2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 20)	23	1	Football & Education Programme	26 March 2019	N/A
14	Mickel Miller	W	Croydon	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 25)	12	0	Rotherham United	14 January 2021	Loan
17	Shaun McWilliams	CM	Northampton	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 22)	114	1	Academy	30 April 2016	N/A
18	Bryn Morris	DM	Hartlepool	(1996-04-26)26 April 1996 (aged 25)	22	0	Portsmouth	18 January 2021	Loan
19	Morgan Roberts	W	Northampton (ENG)	(2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20)	18	0	Academy	17 May 2018	N/A
20	Matt Warburton	AM	Manchester	(1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28)	34	4	Stockport County	7 May 2019	Free
45	Mark Marshall	W	Manchester Parish	(1987-05-05)5 May 1987 (aged 34)	41	2	Gillingham	25 January 2020	Free
Forwards
9	Harry Smith	CF	London	(1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 25)	50	11	Macclesfield Town	17 May 2019	Undisclosed
10	Alex Jones	CF	Sutton Coldfield	(1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 26)	9	1	Partick Thistle	2 March 2021	Free
22	Benny Ashley-Seal	CF	Southwark	(1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 22)	29	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7 September 2020	Undisclosed
26	Ryan Edmondson	CF	Harrogate	(2001-05-20)20 May 2001 (aged 19)	21	2	Leeds United	14 January 2021	Loan
29	Danny Rose	CF	Barnsley	(1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 27)	44	5	Mansfield Town	2 October 2020	Undisclosed
30	Caleb Chukwuemeka	CF	Northampton	(2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 19)	28	2	Academy	4 February 2020	N/A
31	Ethan Johnston	CF	Kettering	(2002-06-30)30 June 2002 (aged 18)	1	0	Academy	20 January 2020	N/A

Pre-season

The Cobblers announced pre-season friendlies against Leyton Orient and Luton Town

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Northampton Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
13:00 BST	S.Hoskins 15'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Dean Whitestone

Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion U23

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Northampton Town	2–2	West Bromwich Albion U23	Northampton
14:00 BST	H.Smith 55' J.Mills 60'	Report	T.Dyce 45' O.Windsor 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Northampton Town v Luton Town

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Northampton Town	0–3	Luton Town	Northampton
13:30 BST		Report	J.Collins 62' K.LuaLua 77' M.Cranie 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

Sky Bet EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	15	18	50	57	−7	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	53	80	−27	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	12	15	19	54	70	−16	51
20	Wigan Athletic	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48
21	Rochdale (R)	46	11	14	21	61	78	−17	47	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	41	67	−26	45
23	Swindon Town (R)	46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43
24	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38

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
(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	11	12	23	41	68	−27	45	8	5	10	20	27	−7	3	7	13	21	41	−20

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source:

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D
Position	10	7	10	16	19	22	16	19	20	18	17	19	16	16	16	16	18	20	21	19	19	21	20	21	22	23	23	21	22	23	24	22	19	21	20	22	20	20	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	22

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

Northampton Town v AFC Wimbledon

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1	Northampton Town	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Warburton 19' R.Korboa 31'	Report	E.Chislett 1' N.Guinness-Walker 23'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Ollie Yates

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	S.Whalley 54'	Report	M.Marshall 12' S.Hoskins 65'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Neil Hair

Northampton Town v Hull City

26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3	Northampton Town	0–2	Hull City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	K.Lewis-Potter 34' G.Honeyman 44'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Alan Young

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Northampton Town	Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST	B.Hanlan 55' (pen.) J.Baldwin 79'	Report	J.Martin 60'	Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sam Purkiss

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5	Northampton Town	0–2	Peterborough United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	N.Thompson 33' R.Brown 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Brett Huxtable

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	F.Nouble 41' K.Watts 86'	Report	R.Korboa 62'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Craig Hicks

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7	Northampton Town	2–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.Missilou 7' D.Rose 28'	Report	T.Smith 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Jarred Gillett

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8	Northampton Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	D.Pratley 54' J.Sowerby 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sam Allison

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9	Portsmouth	4–0	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	J.Marquis 39', 47' R.Curtis 50' M.Harness 83'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Trevor Kettle

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 10	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	J.Garner 63' (pen.) T.James 75'	Report	D.Rose 13' S.Hoskins 21' C.Chukwuemeka 66'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Josh Smith

Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11	Northampton Town	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Northampton
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Thomas Bramall

Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 12	Northampton Town	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	J.Russell 2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Kevin Johnson

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 13	Burton Albion	1–3	Northampton Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	L.Akins 90+2' (pen.)	Report	H.Smith 2', 67' C.Lines 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rochdale v Northampton Town

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 14	Rochdale	1–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	S.Humphrys 85'	Report	H.Smith 20'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Andy Haines

Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15	Northampton Town	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Northampton
19:45 GMT	C.Bolger 47'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16	Northampton Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.McWilliams 18'	Report	T.John-Jules 36' J.Wright 57' B.Whiteman	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 17	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	O.Dale 53' R.Wintle 90+4'	Report	R.Holmes 3' J.Martin 26' 70'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Busby

Oxford United v Northampton Town

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 18	Oxford United	4–0	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	M.Taylor 49', 89' O.Shodipo 65' D.Agyei 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Declan Bourne

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 19	Northampton Town	0–4	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	A.Scully 2' T.Hopper 42' B.Johnson 83', 90+8'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Robert Lewis

Northampton Town v Gillingham

29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 20	Northampton Town	3–1	Gillingham	Northampton
19:45 GMT	S.Hoskins 31' (pen.) D.Rose 35' A.Sheehan 47'	Report	K.Dempsey 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Carl Boyeson

Northampton Town v Sunderland

2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 21	Northampton Town	0–0	Sunderland	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Leigh Doughty

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 22	Lincoln City	2–1	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	C.McGrandles 75' A.Scully 84'	Report	D.Rose 90+6'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town

26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 23	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Fleetwood Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Martin Coy

Blackpool v Northampton Town

2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 24	Blackpool	2–0	Northampton Town	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	M.Ekpiteta 12' J.Yates 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: James Oldham

Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 25	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Northampton Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	J.Pritchard 71' 85'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Peter Wright

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 26	Northampton Town	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
19:00 GMT		Report	C.Lang 82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Marc Edwards

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 27	Northampton Town	0–2	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Bostwick 77' R.Edwards 90+4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Scott Oldham

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 28	Ipswich Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:00 GMT	F.Downes 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Darren Drysdale

Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 29	Milton Keynes Dons	4–3	Northampton Town	Bletchley
19:00 GMT	A.Surman 13' W.Grigg 34' C.Jerome 83' C.Brown 88'	Report	F.Horsfall 2' R.Watson 46' P.Kioso 78'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Samuel Barrott

Northampton Town v Rochdale

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 30	Northampton Town	0–0	Rochdale	Northampton
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Kevin Johnson

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 31	Swindon Town	2–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	S.Twine 45+2' B.Pitman 69'	Report	R.Watson 26'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Ben Speedie

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

3 March 2021 (2021-03-03) 32	Northampton Town	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
19:00 GMT	R.Watson 40', 65'	Report	S.Woods 90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 33	Northampton Town	4–1	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT	R.Watson 20', 23' F.Horsfall 32' R.Edmondson 43'	Report	E.Harrison 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Andy Haines

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 34	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
19:00 GMT	C.Washington 65' (pen.), 84'	Report	A.Jones 90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Paul Howard

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 35	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Tom Neild

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36	Northampton Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	O.Dale 74'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sam Allison

Northampton Town v Oxford United

23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37	Northampton Town	1–0	Oxford United	Northampton
19:00 GMT	S.Hoskins 55'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Christopher Pollard

AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Northampton Town	Wimbledon, London
15:00 GMT	J.Pigott 88'	Report	S.Hoskins 90+7'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Ben Toner

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39	Northampton Town	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.Watson 27'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Ross Joyce

Hull City v Northampton Town

5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40	Hull City	3–0	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	C.Elder 30' K.Lewis-Potter 44' G.Whyte 90+3'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Thomas Bramall

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41	Northampton Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	S.Hoskins 78' (pen.)	Report	L.Leahy 19'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 42	Peterborough United	3–1	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:45 BST	S.Szmodics 33', 48' J.Clarke-Harris 67' (pen.)	Report	S.Hoskins 43' (pen.)	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Lee Swabey

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43	Northampton Town	3–0	Ipswich Town	Northampton
19:00 BST	P.Kioso 8', 32' R.Watson 84'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: James Bell

Gillingham v Northampton Town

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44	Gillingham	2–2	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	V.Oliver 11' O.Lee 68'	Report	R.Edmondson 79' F.Horsfall 83'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Carl Brook

Northampton Town v Blackpool

1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45	Northampton Town	0–3	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	L.Garbutt 19' J.Yates 75', 86'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Peter Wright

Sunderland v Northampton Town

9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46	Sunderland	1–1	Northampton Town	Sunderland
12:00 BST	C.Winchester 87'	Report	S.Hoskins 84'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.

Oxford City v Northampton Town

9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) First round	Oxford City	2–1	Northampton Town	Marston, Oxford
19:45 GMT	J.Roberts 12' J.Ashby 68' (pen.)	Report	S.Hoskins 7'	Stadium: Marsh Lane Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Paul Howard

Carabao Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round	Northampton Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 BST	H.Smith 33' (pen.) M.Warburton 49' R.Watson 59'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bristol City v Northampton Town

14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) Second round	Bristol City	4–0	Northampton Town	Ashton Gate. Bristol
19:45 BST	C.Martin 43' K.Palmer 48', 88' A.Semenyo 82'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Tom Nield

Leasing.com Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Milton Keynes Dons	3	2	0	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Northampton Town	3	1	1	0	1	6	3	+3	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Stevenage	3	1	0	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	ACA	Southampton U21	3	1	0	0	2	3	8	−5	3

Source: EFL.com Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton Town

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) South Group C	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Northampton Town	Bletchley
19:00 BST	R.Poole 34' S.Nombe 74' M.Sorinola 77'	Report	J.Mills 13'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Christopher Pollard

Northampton Town v Southampton U21

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) South Group C	Northampton Town	5–0	Southampton U21	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Mills 7' M.Marshall 40' B.Ashley-Seal 46', 58' C.Chukwuemeka 50'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: David Rock

Northampton Town v Stevenage

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) South Group C	Northampton Town	0–0 (4–2 p)	Stevenage	Northampton
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Chris Sarginson
	Penalties
	C.Lines D.Rose S.McWilliams F.Horsfall C.Chukwuemeka		D.Newton C.Carter T.Marsh F.Akinwande

Exeter City v Northampton Town

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round	Exeter City	1–2	Northampton Town	Exeter
19:00 GMT	N.Atangana 51'	Report	D.Rose 22' B.Ashley-Seal 82'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 714 Referee: Carl Brook

Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons

12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round	Northampton Town	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Northampton
19:45 GMT		Report	S.Walker 27', 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Craig Hicks

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Steve Arnold	11	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	1	–
2	RB	Michael Harriman	22	8	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	5	–	–	29	8	–	2	–
4	CM	Jack Sowerby	26	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	28	3	–	5	–
5	CB	Cian Bolger	26	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	31	–	1	7	–
6	CB	Fraser Horsfall	37	3	3	1	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	44	3	3	6	–
7	AM	Sam Hoskins	44	2	7	1	–	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	47	2	8	6	–
8	CM	Ryan Watson	33	6	8	–	–	–	2	–	1	4	–	–	39	6	9	9	–
10	ST	Alex Jones	4	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	5	1	–	–
11	W	Ricky Korboa	5	11	2	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	2	–	9	13	2	2	–
12	CM	Scott Pollock	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	GK	Jonathan Mitchell	35	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	5	–	–	42	–	–	3	–
14	W	Mickel Miller	11	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	1	–	2	–
15	RB	Peter Kioso	21	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	–	3	6	–
17	CM	Shaun McWilliams	30	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	33	3	–	10	1
18	DM	Bryn Morris	19	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	3	–	5	–
19	W	Morgan Roberts	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	2	–	2	6	–	–	–
22	ST	Benny Ashley-Seal	7	16	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	3	1	3	12	17	3	1	–
23	LB	Joseph Mills	27	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	2	31	–	2	5	–
26	ST	Ryan Edmondson	13	8	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	8	2	3	–
28	CB	Lloyd Jones	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	–	–	4	–
29	ST	Danny Rose	23	16	4	–	1	–	–	–	–	4	–	1	27	17	5	5	–
30	ST	Caleb Chukwuemeka	2	20	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	4	1	4	24	2	2	–
31	ST	Ethan Johnston	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
32	CB	Max Dyche	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
34	MF	Liam Cross	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
44	CB	Alan Sheehan	12	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	13	2	1	2	–
45	W	Mark Marshall	18	11	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	21	12	2	1	–
Out on loan:
9	ST	Harry Smith	13	3	3	–	1	–	1	–	1	2	1	–	16	4	4	1	–
20	AM	Matt Warburton	4	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–	6	–	2	2	–
Players no longer at club:
3	LB	Joe Martin	5	1	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	2	1	–	9	2	–	2	2
10	W	Nicky Adams	10	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	12	4	–	–	–
14	CM	Chris Lines	1	3	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	3	7	1	1	–
15	CB	Luka Racic	4	2	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	8	2	–	2	–
21	W	Ricky Holmes	5	4	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	6	4	1	1	–
24	ST	Joe Nuttall	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
26	LB	Jacob Ballinger	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
27	DM	Christopher Missilou	11	4	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	15	5	1	3	–

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
27 July 2020	DM	Christopher Missilou	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer
8 August 2020	LB	Joseph Mills	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer
14 August 2020	CB	Fraser Horsfall	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer
21 August 2020	CB	Cian Bolger	Lincoln City	Free transfer
1 September 2020	CF	Ricky Korboa	Carshalton Athletic	Undisclosed
7 September 2020	CF	Benny Ashley-Seal	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
18 September 2020	CM	Jack Sowerby	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed
2 October 2020	CF	Danny Rose	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed
27 October 2020	CB	Alan Sheehan	Unattached	Free transfer
2 November 2020	W	Ricky Holmes	Unattached	Free transfer
29 December 2020	CB	Lloyd Jones	Unattached	Free transfer
2 March 2021	ST	Alex Jones	Unattached	Free transfer

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Until
4 August 2020	GK	Jonathan Mitchell	Derby County	End of season
21 August 2020	CB	Luka Racic	Brentford	3 January 2021
31 August 2020	CF	Joe Nuttall	Blackpool	End of season
14 January 2021	CF	Ryan Edmondson	Leeds United	End of season
14 January 2021	CF	Mickel Miller	Rotherham United	End of season
18 January 2021	DM	Bryn Morris	Portsmouth	End of season
25 January 2021	RB	Peter Kioso	Luton Town	End of season

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Until
26 September 2020	DF	Jacob Ballinger	St Ives Town	October 2021
26 September 2020	FW	Ethan Johnston	Redditch United	October 2021
8 October 2020	SS	Matty Warburton	Yeovil Town	End of season
12 December 2020	FW	Ethan Johnston	Kettering Town	January 2021
12 December 2020	AM	Morgan Roberts	Brackley Town	January 2021
21 January 2021	CF	Harry Smith	Motherwell	End of season

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
2 July 2020	AM	Paul Anderson	Free agent	Released
2 July 2020	GK	David Cornell	Ipswich Town	Released
2 July 2020	RB	Reece Hall-Johnson	Wrexham	Released
2 July 2020	CB	Ryan Hughes	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	Released
2 July 2020	GK	Bradley Lashley	Cogenhoe United	Released
2 July 2020	CM	Alan McCormack	Southend United	Released
2 July 2020	RB	Camron McWilliams	Cardiff City U23s	Released
2 July 2020	CM	Jack Newell	Free agent	Released
2 July 2020	CB	Jordan Turnbull	Salford City	Released
2 July 2020	CF	Billy Waters	Torquay United	Released
2 July 2020	CF	Andy Williams	Cheltenham Town	Released
2 July 2020	CB	Jay Williams	Wealdstone	Released
2 July 2020	RM	Sean Whaler	Free agent	Released
5 August 2020	CF	Vadaine Oliver	Gillingham	Rejected Contract
19 August 2020	CB	Charlie Goode	Brentford	£1,000,000+
29 December 2020	LB	Jacob Ballinger	Free agent	Released
5 January 2021	CM	Chris Lines	Stevenage	Undisclosed
22 January 2021	RM	Nicky Adams	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
29 January 2021	LB	Joe Martin	Stevenage	Undisclosed
1 February 2021	DM	Christopher Missilou	Swindon Town	Undisclosed
18 February 2021	LW	Ricky Holmes	Southend United	Free transfer

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U21 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)
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Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South Central, South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final) FA Vase (2020 Final) (2021 Final)
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Youth
competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

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