whole game, where he scored and set up one of the goals, in a 3–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 17 November 2012. His performance earned Hackett the Northampton Audi Player of the Month for December. He later two more goals throughout January against Dagenham & Redbridge and Aldershot Town. Hackett then set up three goals in two matches between 2 February 2013 and 9 February 2013, including twice against Rochdale. For his performance, Hackett was nominated for February's League 2 player of the month, but lost out to Tom Parkes. After being sidelined for two matches, he scored on his return on 9 March 2013, in a 2–0 win over Accrington Stanley. Hackett, once again, set up two goals in two matches between 23 March 2013 and 29 March 2013, against Oxford United and Torquay United. In the League Two play-offs, he played in both legs, setting up a goal in the first leg, eventually winning 2–0 on aggregate against Cheltenham Town to reach the League Two play-off final. However League Two play-off final, Hackett started the whole game, as Northampton Town went on to lose 3–0 against Bradford City. Hackett went on to make forty-nine appearances, scoring six times in all competitions, during the 2012–13 season. In the 2013–14 season, Hackett missed the first two matches of the season, due to injury he sustained in the pre–season. However, in his first appearance of the season on 17 August 2013, Hackett was sent off in the 23rd minute for a second bookable offence, having received a yellow card in the 13th minute, in a 2–0 loss against Southend United. For the rest of 2013, he found himself suspended or sustained an injury on three more occasions. Despite this, Hackett continued to regain his first team place for the side in the midfield position throughout the season. After being sidelined for "two or three weeks" with a hamstring injury throughout January, he returned to the starting lineup, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Plymouth Argyle on 8 February 2014. It wasn't until on 25 February 2014 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Southend United. Then on 5 April 2014, Hackett scored his second goal of the season, in a 1–0 win over Accrington Stanley. In the last game of the season against Oxford United, Hackett started the whole game