Northampton Town 2022–23 football season
The 2022–23 season was Northampton Town 's 126th season in their history and the second successive season in League Two . Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy . The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Players
Pre-season
On 3 June, the Cobblers announced that an XI side will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds during pre-season.[ 1] Three days later, a home friendly against West Bromwich Albion was confirmed.[ 2] A second home friendly was later added to the calendar, against Luton Town .[ 3] On June 16, Northampton announced they would travel to Cheltenham Town during pre-season.[ 4] A pre-season friendly whilst in Scotland was confirmed against St Mirren .[ 5]
Competitions
Sky Bet EFL League Two
League table
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
[ 6] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
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
23
14
9
62
42
+20
83
12
6
5
31
20
+11
11
8
4
31
22
+9
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 A H H A H H A A H A A H H A A H H A H H A A A H A H H A A H A H H A H A H A A H H A Result W D W W D L W W W W W L L D W D D W W D W D L W L L W D D D L W D W D W W W D L W D W W L W Position 7 8 4 3 4 6 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source:
[citation needed ] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
The 2022/23 league fixtures were announced on June 23.[ 7]
FA Cup
Northampton were drawn away to Chesterfield in the first round.[ 8]
Carabao Cup
Northampton Town were drawn at home to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[ 9]
Papa John's Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Northmpton Town with Ipswich Town and Cambridge United .[ 10] Three days later, Arsenal U21s joined Southern Group H.[ 11]
Appearances, goals and cards
Player
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
Discipline
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
Starts
Sub
Goals
1
GK
Lee Burge
38
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
39
–
–
4
–
2
CB
Tyler Magloire
14
4
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
15
4
2
3
–
3
RB
Aaron McGowan
14
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
16
3
–
3
1
4
CM
Jack Sowerby
31
7
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32
7
1
2
–
5
CB
Jon Guthrie
41
–
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
43
–
2
7
–
6
CB
Sam Sherring
36
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37
–
2
1
–
7
W
Sam Hoskins
40
1
22
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
41
1
22
8
–
8
CM
Ben Fox
15
7
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
20
7
4
3
1
9
ST
Louis Appéré
37
6
8
–
–
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
39
6
9
1
–
10
ST
Danny Hylton
6
19
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
7
19
–
7
1
11
W
Mitch Pinnock
41
4
6
1
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
43
5
6
7
–
12
CM
Marc Leonard
37
8
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
39
9
1
7
–
13
CB
David Norman Jr.
4
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
2
1
1
–
14
LB
Ali Koiki
21
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
22
2
–
2
1
15
CM
Will Hondermarck
9
8
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
8
1
4
–
16
W
D'Margio Wright-Phillips
–
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
–
17
CM
Shaun McWilliams
24
6
3
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
25
8
3
8
–
18
AM
Josh Harrop
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
19
ST
Kieron Bowie
28
9
5
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
31
9
5
5
–
20
RB
Harvey Lintott
23
10
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
1
–
26
12
1
1
–
21
ST
Josh Eppiah
5
13
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
6
13
–
–
–
22
CB
Akin Odimayo
13
6
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
15
7
–
3
–
23
GK
Jonny Maxted
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
4
1
–
–
–
24
LB
Ryan Haynes
15
13
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
–
–
20
13
1
4
–
25
CB
Josh Tomlinson
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
1
2
1
1
–
–
26
LB
Paul Osew
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
27
CM
Peter Abimbola
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
–
2
2
–
–
–
28
W
Miguel Ngwa
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
29
ST
Tete Yengi
1
15
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
15
–
2
–
30
ST
Jack Connor
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
34
W
Liam Cross
–
3
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
1
–
3
4
–
–
–
35
CB
Max Dyche
5
13
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
8
14
1
1
–
40
GK
Tom King
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
1
–
Youth team scholars:
31
CM
Dylan Hill
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
32
W
Kai O'Keeffe
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
33
RB
Brad Smith-Howes
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
37
LB
Ayo Lekuti
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
38
CM
Reuben Wyatt
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
39
W
Rico Duggan
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches.
As of match played 29 April 2023
No.
Nat.
Player
Matches Played
Clean Sheet %
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FLT
TOTAL
1
Lee Burge
39
31%
12
0
0
0
12
23
Jonny Maxted
4(+1)
0%
0
0
0
0
0
40
Tom King
8
50%
4
0
0
0
4
Totals
50
32%
16
0
0
0
16
Scores overview
Northampton Town' score given first.
Win
Draw
Loss
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 2022–23 season.
Divisional awards
Transfers
Transfers in
^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sunderland contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Grimsby Town contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Luton Town contract expired
Loans in
Transfers out
^ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
^ The transfer was announced on 27 June and would become official on July 1, once his contract at the club expired
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June and would become official on July 1, once his contract at the club expired
Loans out
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions