2012–13 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 2012–13 football season

Northampton Town
2012–13 season
Chairman	David Cardoza
Manager	Aidy Boothroyd
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
League Two	6th
Play-offs	Runners-up
FA Cup	First round
Capital One Cup	Second round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	Quarter-final (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Bayo Akinfenwa (16) All: Bayo Akinfenwa (17)
Highest home attendance	7,471 vs Barnet
Lowest home attendance	1,561 vs Colchester United
Average home league attendance	4,785
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Northampton Town's 116th season in their history and the fourth successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 18 May 2013.

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
13	Dean Snedker	GK	Northampton	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 18)	3	0	Academy	1 June 2011	N/A
21	Lee Nicholls	GK	Huyton	(1992-10-05)5 October 1992 (aged 20)	51	0	Wigan Athletic	6 August 2012	Loan
Defenders
2	John Johnson	RB	Middlesbrough	(1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 24)	151	14	Middlesbrough	23 July 2010	Free
3	Joe Widdowson	LB	Forest Gate	(1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 24)	47	0	Rochdale	5 July 2012	Free
5	Kelvin Langmead	CB	Coventry	(1985-03-23)23 March 1985 (aged 28)	92	12	Peterborough United	6 January 2012	Free
6	Lee Collins	CB	Telford	(1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 24)	18	0	Barnsley	8 February 2013	Free
12	Ben Tozer	U	Plymouth	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 23)	139	7	Newcastle United	23 June 2011	Free
15	Nathan Cameron	CB	Birmingham	(1991-11-21)21 November 1991 (aged 21)	6	0	Coventry City	26 March 2013	Loan
18	David Artell	CB	Rotherham	(1980-11-22)22 November 1980 (aged 32)	13	4	Port Vale	13 August 2012	Free
30	Clarke Carlisle	CB	Preston	(1979-10-14)14 October 1979 (aged 33)	47	4	York City	4 January 2013	Free
Midfielders
4	Luke Guttridge	CM	Barnstaple	(1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 31)	112	14	Aldershot Town	27 January 2012	Free
7	Ishmel Demontagnac	W	Newham	(1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 24)	33	2	Notts County	27 June 2012	Free
8	Ben Harding	CM	Carshalton	(1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 28)	60	2	Wycombe Wanderers	31 January 2012	Free
11	Chris Hackett	W	Oxford	(1983-03-01)1 March 1983 (aged 30)	49	6	Millwall	3 July 2012	Free
16	Lewis Wilson	AM	Milton Keynes	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 20)	10	1	Newport Pagnell Town	31 January 2012	Free
22	Lewis Hornby	CM	Northampton	(1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 18)	29	0	Academy	10 December 2011	N/A
24	Paul Turnbull	CM	Handforth	(1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 24)	19	1	Stockport County	29 June 2011	Free
25	Claudio Dias	W	Milton Keynes	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 18)	1	0	Academy	1 July 2012	N/A
29	David Moyo	W	Bulawayo	(1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 18)	6	0	Academy	25 October 2012	N/A
Forwards
9	Clive Platt	FW	Wolverhampton	(1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 35)	41	7	Coventry City	25 May 2012	Free
10	Adebayo Akinfenwa	FW	Islington	(1982-05-10)10 May 1982 (aged 31)	188	74	Gillingham	25 May 2011	Free
14	Alex Nicholls	FW	Stourbridge	(1987-12-09)9 December 1987 (aged 25)	19	8	Walsall	1 June 2012	Free
17	Jake Robinson	FW	Brighton	(1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 26)	61	5	Shrewsbury Town	8 June 2011	Free
19	Louis Moult	FW	Stoke-on-Trent	(1992-05-14)14 May 1992 (aged 21)	17	2	Stoke City	17 August 2012	Free
27	Ivan Toney	FW	Northampton	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 17)	1	0	Academy	13 November 2012	N/A
28	Roy O'Donovan	FW	Cork	(1985-08-10)10 August 1985 (aged 27)	19	6	Coventry City	31 January 2013	Free

Pre-season

Corby Town v Northampton Town

21 July 2012 (2012-07-21)	Corby Town	2–1	Northampton Town	Corby
15:00 BST	Miller 18', 42'		J.Robinson 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Steel Park Attendance: 830

Cogenhoe v Northampton Town

25 July 2012 (2012-07-25)	Cogenhoe	0–4	Northampton Town	Cogenhoe
19:45 BST			A.Akinfenwa 14' M.Hoganson 34', 56' A.Nicholls 77'	Stadium: Compton Park Attendance: tbc

Northampton Town v Chelsea U21s

28 July 2012 (2012-07-28)	Northampton Town	0–2	Chelsea U21s	Northampton
15:00 BST			A.Kiwomya 63', 79'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,527

Northampton Town v Derby

31 July 2012 (2012-07-31)	Northampton Town	3–4	Derby	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Harding 42' K.Langmead 87' C.Hackett 90' (pen.)		M.Bennett 34' T.Robinson 38', 65' J.Ward 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,726

Northampton Town v Tottenham Hotspur XI

4 August 2012 (2012-08-04)	Northampton Town	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur XI	Northampton
15:00 BST	K.Langmead 90'		J.Bostock 5' S.Coulibaly 51', 57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,268

Northampton Town v West Ham XI

7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)	Northampton Town	3–1	West Ham XI	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.Platt 10' K.Langmead 66' A.Nicholls 82'		S.Baldock 50'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,414

Competitions

npower Football League Two

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Burton Albion	46	22	10	14	71	65	+6	76	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Cheltenham Town	46	20	15	11	58	51	+7	75
6	Northampton Town	46	21	10	15	64	55	+9	73
7	Bradford City (O, P)	46	18	15	13	63	52	+11	69
8	Chesterfield	46	18	13	15	60	45	+15	67

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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	21	10	15	64	55	+9	73	17	2	4	41	16	+25	4	8	11	23	39	−16

Last updated: 1 June 2013.
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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W
Position	12	6	9	13	8	12	7	9	13	13	15	12	12	17	14	14	12	11	9	10	12	13	9	10	9	10	6	3	4	8	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	6	6	6	6

Source: Northampton Town F.C.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Rochdale v Northampton Town

18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 1	Rochdale	0–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Tony Harrington

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

21 August 2012 (2012-08-21) 2	Northampton Town	2–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.Hackett 26' A.Nicholls 85'	Report	B.Pringle 42'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,171 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Southend United

25 August 2012 (2012-08-25) 3	Northampton Town	3–3	Southend United	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Akinfenwa 65' D.Artell 82' A.Nicholls 86'	Report	B.Assombalonga 57' K.Ferdinand 78' R.Cresswell 90+4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Stephen Martin

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) 4	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	W.Feeney 47' R.Giffiths 59' C.Nelson 74'	Report	A.Nicholls 26' D.Artell 90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Andy Davies

Northampton Town v Wimbledon

8 September 2012 (2012-09-08) 5	Northampton Town	2–0	Wimbledon	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Nicholls 60' C.Hackett 72'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Scott Duncan

Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town

15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) 6	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	A.Mangan 90+3'	Report	D.East 24'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Steven Rushton

Dagenham & Redbridge v Northampton Town

18 September 2012 (2012-09-18) 7	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	Northampton Town	Dagenham, London
19:45 BST		Report	A.Akinfenwa 50'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Mike Russell

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 8	Northampton Town	0–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Burton Albion v Northampton Town

29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) 9	Burton Albion	3–3	Northampton Town	Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST	C.Zola 9' K.Langmead 60' (o.g.) Z.Diamond 80'	Report	K.Langmead 63' D.Artell 75' A.Nicholls 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,857 Referee: Brendan Malone

Northampton Town v Gillingham

2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) 10	Northampton Town	1–2	Gillingham	Northampton
19:45 BST	A.Akinfenwa 82'	Report	D.Burton 44' J.Payne 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) 11	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	T.Eaves 53' G.Kenneth 57' O.Norburn 84'	Report	A.Charles 24' A.Akinfenwa 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Mark Brown

Northampton Town v Exeter City

13 October 2012 (2012-10-13) 12	Northampton Town	3–0	Exeter City	Northampton
15:00 BST	A.Akinfenwa 25' K.Langmead 39' A.Nicholls 84'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnet v Northampton Town

19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) 13	Barnet	4–0	Northampton Town	Barnet, London
20:00 BST	K.Pearce 56' A.Yiadom 65' J.Oster 90' A.Edgar 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Northampton Town v Bradford City

23 October 2012 (2012-10-23) 14	Northampton Town	0–1	Bradford City	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	N.Wells 53'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,541 Referee: Graham Scott

Northampton Town v Port Vale

27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) 15	Northampton Town	2–0	Port Vale	Northampton
14:00 BST	A.Nicholls 20' L.Moult 43'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Richard Clark

York City v Northampton Town

6 November 2012 (2012-11-06) 16	York City	1–1	Northampton Town	York
19:45 GMT	M.Blair 23'	Report	L.Moult 42' A.Akinfenwa 58'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Nigel Miller

Accrington Stanley v Northampton Town

11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) 17	Accrington Stanley	2–4	Northampton Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	G.Miller 37' R.Boco 57'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 17', 69', 76' J.Robinson 67'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Andy Madley

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) 18	Northampton Town	3–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 24', 61' (pen.) C.Hackett 65'	Report	J.Grant 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,764 Referee: Paul Tierney

Northampton Town v Morecambe

20 November 2012 (2012-11-20) 19	Northampton Town	3–0	Morecambe	Northampton
19:45 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 56' K.Ellison 61' (o.g.) I.Demontagnac 90'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Iain Williamson

Oxford United v Northampton Town

24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 20	Oxford United	2–1	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	J.Constable 15' JP.Pittman 79'	Report	C.Platt 76' C.Carlisle 89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,635 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

8 December 2012 (2012-12-08) 21	Northampton Town	2–3	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 2' B.Jones 13' (o.g.)	Report	D.Carter 24' C.Zebroski 27' D.Duffy 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,625 Referee: Andy Davies

Torquay United v Northampton Town

15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) 22	Torquay United	1–1	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 GMT	R.Jarvis 62'	Report	K.Langmead 90+1'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Northampton Town v Aldershot Town

22 December 2012 (2012-12-22) 23	Northampton Town	2–0	Aldershot Town	Northampton
14:00 GMT	J.Robinson 49' C.Platt 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,574 Referee: Tim Robinson

Northampton Town v Dagenham & Redbridge

1 January 2013 (2013-01-01) 24	Northampton Town	3–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Ogogo 36' (o.g.) C.Hackett 39' K.Langmead 52'	Report	S.Doe 71'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,368 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Northampton Town v Fleetwood Town

5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) 25	Northampton Town	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Robinson 7', 41' C.Platt 53'	Report	J.Allen 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Rob Lewis

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

12 January 2013 (2013-01-12) 26	Chesterfield	3–0	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	J.O'Shea 18' M.Richards 19', 25'	Report		Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Northampton Town v Burton Albion

19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) 27	Northampton Town	1–0	Burton Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	A.Akinfenwa 69'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Darren Bond

Aldershot Town v Northampton Town

22 January 2013 (2013-01-22) 28	Aldershot Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Aldershot
19:45 GMT	D.López 2'	Report	C.Hackett 21' (pen.) C.Carlisle 35'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,191 Referee: Darren Deadman

Gillingham v Northampton Town

29 January 2013 (2013-01-29) 29	Gillingham	2–0	Northampton Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	C.McDonald 4' M.Weston 84'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

2 February 2013 (2013-02-02) 30	Rotherham United	3–1	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	D.Nardiello 42' (pen.) B.Pringle 75' D.Noble 79'	Report	C.Carlisle 90+3'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,739 Referee: Nigel Miller

Northampton Town v Rochdale

9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) 31	Northampton Town	3–1	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Platt 32' K.Langmead 69' A.Akinfenwa 76' (pen.)	Report	J.Kennedy 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,110 Referee: James Linington

Southend United v Northampton Town

16 February 2013 (2013-02-16) 32	Southend United	1–2	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	M.Lund 65' B.Mohsni 27'	Report	R.O'Donovan 11' K.Langmead 90'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,406 Referee: Graham Scott

Wimbledon v Northampton Town

19 February 2013 (2013-02-19) 33	Wimbledon	1–1	Northampton Town	Kingston-upon-Thames, London
19:45 GMT	A.Bennett 28'	Report	A.Akinfenwa 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Fred Graham

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 34	Northampton Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Platt 72'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,382 Referee: David Phillips

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

26 February 2013 (2013-02-26) 35	Northampton Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	B.Harding 88'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,077 Referee: Gavin Ward

Exeter City v Northampton Town

2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 36	Exeter City	3–0	Northampton Town	Exeter
15:00 GMT	L.Nicholls 22' (o.g.) J.Cureton 59' J.Gosling 83'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Tim Robinson

Northampton Town v Accrington Stanley

9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 37	Northampton Town	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Northampton
15:00 GMT	C.Hackett 9' R.O'Donovan 39'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Morecambe v Northampton Town

9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 38	Morecambe	1–1	Northampton Town	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	J.Redshaw 57'	Report	K.Langmead 89'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Northampton Town v Oxford United

23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) 39	Northampton Town	1–0	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Harding 45'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,151 Referee: David Webb

Northampton Town v Torquay United

29 March 2013 (2013-03-29) 40	Northampton Town	1–0	Torquay United	Northampton
19:45 GMT	R.O'Donovan 85'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

1 April 2013 (2013-04-01) 41	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	S.Elliott 44'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Lee Collins

Bradford City v Northampton Town

6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 42	Bradford City	1–0	Northampton Town	Bradford
15:00 BST	N.Wells 23'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,389 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v York City

13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) 43	Northampton Town	0–2	York City	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	A.Chambers 7' J.Johnson 85'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Gary Sutton

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

16 April 2013 (2013-04-16) 44	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Brendan Malone

Port Vale v Northampton Town

20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 45	Port Vale	2–2	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 BST	L.Chilvers 86' L.Collins 86' (o.g.)	Report	C.Carlisle 2' R.O'Donovan 69'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,496 Referee: Keith Hill

Northampton Town v Barnet

27 April 2013 (2013-04-27) 46	Northampton Town	2–0	Barnet	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.O'Donovan 67' L.Guttridge 73'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,471 Referee: Andy Haines

Play-offs

Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town

2 May 2013 (2013-05-02) Semi-final 1st leg	Northampton Town	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Northampton
19:45 BST	R.O'Donovan 26'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,563 Referee: Mike Russell

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

5 May 2013 (2013-05-05) Semi-final 2nd leg	Cheltenham Town	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
18:45 BST		Report	L.Guttridge 28'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Andy Madley

Bradford City v Northampton Town

18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) Final	Bradford City	3–0	Northampton Town	London
13:30 BST	J.Hanson 15' R.McArdle 19' N.Wells 28'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 47,127 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup Northampton Town v Bradford City

3 November 2012 (2012-11-03) First round	Northampton Town	1–1	Bradford City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	L.Moult 61'	Report	W.Atkinson 32'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bradford City v Northampton Town

13 November 2012 (2012-11-13) First round	Bradford City	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Northampton Town	Bradford
19:45 GMT	W.Atkinson 35' N.Wells 90' (pen.) C.McHugh 120'	Report	I.Demontagnac 43' (pen.) C.Platt 90+2' K.Langmead 109'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Mike Russell
	Penalties
	N.Wells G.Jones W.Atkinson S.Darby R.Ravenhill		C.Platt D.East K.Langmead L.Hornby

Capital One Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup Northampton Town v Cardiff City

14 August 2012 (2012-08-14) First round	Northampton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
19:45 BST	D.Artell 37' A.Nicholls 48'	Report	H.Helguson 4' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,819 Referee: David Phillips

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) Second round	Northampton Town	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
19:45 BST	C.Platt 40'	Report	D.Batth 16' F.Nouble 45' B.Sako 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,758 Referee: Darren Deadman

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons

4 September 2012 (2012-09-04) First round (s)	Northampton Town	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Northampton
19:45 BST	J.Robinson 11'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Carl Berry

Northampton Town v Colchester United

9 October 2012 (2012-10-09) Second round (s)	Northampton Town	2–1	Colchester United	Northampton
19:45 BST	A.Akinfenwa 51' (pen.) H.Mukendi 53'	Report	F.Sears 31'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Oliver Langford

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

5 December 2012 (2012-12-05) Quarter-final (s)	Northampton Town	0–3	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:45 GMT		Report	D.Mooney 57', 65' M.Symes 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Mark Haywood

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Play-offs			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
2	RB	John Johnson	16	4	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	19	5	–	3	–
3	LB	Joe Widdowson	39	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	46	1	–	14	–
4	CM	Luke Guttridge	20	5	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	25	5	2	8	–
5	CB	Kelvin Langmead	39	–	7	2	–	1	2	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	–	46	1	8	3	–
6	CB	Lee Collins	13	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	16	2	–	2	–
7	LM	Ishmel Demontagnac	17	10	1	1	–	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	23	10	2	10	–
8	CM	Ben Harding	35	–	2	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	41	–	2	3	–
9	ST	Clive Platt	25	10	5	1	1	1	2	–	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	30	11	7	5	–
10	ST	Adebayo Akinfenwa	30	11	16	1	1	–	–	2	–	2	1	1	2	1	–	35	16	17	6	–
11	RM	Chris Hackett	39	2	6	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	3	–	–	46	3	6	7	–
12	U	Ben Tozer	45	1	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	3	–	–	55	1	–	5	–
13	GK	Dean Snedker	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–
14	ST	Alex Nicholls	15	–	7	–	–	–	2	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	18	1	8	2	–
15	CB	Nathan Cameron	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	5	1	–	–	–
16	AM	Lewis Wilson	2	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	3	4	–	–	–
17	ST	Jake Robinson	13	12	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	15	12	5	5	–
18	CB	David Artell	10	–	3	–	–	–	2	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	4	2	–
19	ST	Louis Moult	4	9	1	1	–	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	7	10	2	–	1
21	GK	Lee Nicholls	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	51	–	–	3	–
22	CM	Lewis Hornby	19	6	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	20	9	–	3	–
24	CM	Paul Turnbull	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
25	W	Claudio Dias	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
27	ST	Ivan Toney	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
28	ST	Roy O'Donovan	15	1	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	18	1	6	2	–
29	W	David Moyo	2	3	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	4	–	–	–
30	CB	Clarke Carlisle	26	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	29	–	3	11	1
Players who left before season end:
1	GK	Shane Higgs	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
6	CB	Anthony Charles	8	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	10	1	–	2	1
15	W	Henoc Mukendi	–	6	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	2	1	1	–	–	–	3	9	1	1	–
23	RB	Danny East	12	2	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	17	2	–	1	1
23	CM	Emmanuel Oyeleke	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
27	W	Kemar Roofe	4	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	5	2	–	–	–
28	CM	Emyr Huws	9	1	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	12	1	–	1	–

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2012	CF	Clive Platt	Coventry City	Free transfer
1 July 2012	CF	Alex Nicholls	Walsall	Free transfer
1 July 2012	LM	Ishmel Demontagnac	Notts County	Free transfer
3 July 2012	RM	Chris Hackett	Millwall	Free transfer
5 July 2012	LB	Joe Widdowson	Rochdale	Free transfer
13 August 2012	CB	David Artell	Port Vale	Free transfer
17 August 2012	CF	Louis Moult	Stoke City	Free transfer
4 January 2013	CB	Clarke Carlisle	York City	Free transfer
31 January 2013	CF	Roy O'Donovan	Coventry City	Free transfer
8 February 2013	CB	Lee Collins	Barnsley	Free transfer

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
26 June 2012	LM	Michael Jacobs	Derby County	Undisclosed
30 June 2012	CM	Michael Built	Unattached	Released
30 June 2012	CM	Ryan Gilligan	Östersunds FK	Released
30 June 2012	RB	Jason Crowe	Corby Town	Released
30 June 2012	GK	Freddy Hall	Toronto FC	Released
30 June 2012	LB	Andy Holt	Corby Town	Released
30 June 2012	CM	Nathaniel Wedderburn	Corby Town	Released
30 June 2012	RM	Lewis Young	Yeovil Town	Released
30 June 2012	CF	Tadhg Purcell	Unattached	Released
2 July 2012	GK	Neal Kitson	Unattached	Released
4 July 2012	RM	Arron Davies	Exeter City	Released
5 July 2012	CB	Byron Webster	Yeovil Town	Released
20 November 2012	GK	Shane Higgs	Unattached	Released
17 January 2013	CB	Anthony Charles	Plymouth Argyle	Released

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date
6 August 2012	GK	Lee Nicholls	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2013
8 August 2012	CF	Henoc Mukendi	Liverpool	1 January 2013
29 August 2012	RB	Danny East	Hull City	1 January 2013
27 September 2012	W	Kemar Roofe	West Bromwich Albion	27 October 2012
10 October 2012	CM	Emyr Huws	Manchester City	5 January 2013
19 November 2012	CB	Clarke Carlisle	York City	19 January 2013
22 November 2012	RB	Chris Smith	Swindon Town	1 January 2013
28 January 2013	CM	Emmanuel Oyeleke	Brentford	28 February 2013
26 March 2013	CB	Nathan Cameron	Coventry City	30 June 2013

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
8 September 2012	CF		Jake Robinson	Luton Town	8 October 2012
21 September 2012	CF		Paul Turnbull	Stockport County	21 December 2012

References

"Coventry striker Clive Platt to sign for Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
"Northampton Town sign Alex Nicholls from Walsall". BBC. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
"Nothampton Town agree deal for Ishmel Demontagnac". BBC. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
"Winger Chris Hackett leaves Millwall to join Northampton". BBC. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
"Northampton Town agree deal with defender Joe Widdowson". BBC. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
"David Artell joins Northampton Town after Port Vale exit". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
"Northampton Town sign ex-Stoke City striker Louis Moult". BBC. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
"Clarke Carlisle secures Northampton Town deal". BBC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
"Roy O'Donovan joins Northampton following Coventry exit". BBC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
"Lee Collins: Northampton sign defender on free transfer". BBC. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
"Midfielder Michael Jacobs signs for Derby County". BBC. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ "Northampton's Jason Crowe and Ryan Gilligan set to exit". BBC. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^ "Andy Holt and Freddy Hall to leave Northampton Town". BBC Football.
^ "Northampton release two more players". Eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015.
"Neal Kitson leaves Northampton Town for family reasons". BBC. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
"Exeter City sign Northampton winger Arron Davies". BBC. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
"Yeovil Town sign Byron Webster and Marek Stech". BBC. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
"Shane Higgs released by Northampton Town". BBC. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
"Anthony Charles: Plymouth sign ex-Northampton defender". BBC. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
"Northampton Town sign keeper Lee Nicholls for season". BBC. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
"Liverpool's Henoc Mukendi joins Northampton on loan". BBC. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
"Northampton Town sign Danny East from Hull City on loan". BBC. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
"West Brom's Kemar Roofe joins Northampton Town on loan". BBC. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
"Northampton Town sign Man City youngster Emyr Huws". BBC. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
"Clarke Carlisle: Northampton sign York defender on loan". BBC. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
"Swindon Town's Chris Smith joins Northampton Town on loan". BBC. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
"Northampton Town sign Emmanuel Oyeleke on loan". BBC. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
"Coventry City's Nathan Cameron joins Northampton Town". BBC. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"Hatters snap up Cobblers striker on loan". LutonToday. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
"Paul Turnbull returns to Stockport County on loan". BBC. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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