2009–10 Northampton Town F.C. season
Introduction The '''2009–10 season''' was Northampton Town's 113th season in their history and the first season back in League Two after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The team's new shirt supplier was Erreà, and the shirt sponsor was Jackson Grundy.
Players  No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee Goalkeepers1Chris DunnGK|Havering|660Apprentice22 April 2006N/A13Paul WalkerGK|Cambridge (ENG)|00Apprentice30 August 2008N/A26Jason SteeleGK|Newton Aycliffe|130Middlesbrough25 February 2010Loan Defenders2Paul RodgersRB|Edmonton|460Arsenal31 July 2009Free3John JohnsonRB|Middlesbrough|385Middlesbrough24 September 2009Loan5Craig HintonCB|Wolverhampton|460Bristol Rovers29 May 2009Free6Dean BeckwithCB|Southwark|420Hereford United29 June 2009Free19John CurtisU|Nuneaton|210Wrexham28 July 2009Free23Peter GilbertLB|Newcastle upon Tyne (ENG)|310Oldham Athletic13 November 2009Free Midfielders4Luke GuttridgeCM|Barnstaple|639Colchester United4 August 2008Free8Abdul OsmanCM|Accra|734Gretna12 June 2008Free11Andy HoltLB/LM|Stockport|1649Wrexham27 June 2006Free12Ryan GilliganCM|Swindon|17822Watford12 August 2005Free14Liam DavisLM|Wandsworth|536Coventry City6 June 2008Free15Alex DyerCM|Täby (SWE)|423Apprentice1 July 2007N/A21Michael JacobsW|Rothwell|20Apprentice1 July 2009N/A30Kevin ThorntonRM|Drogheda|111Nuneaton Town8 January 2010Free Forwards9Steve GuinanFW|Birmingham|347Hereford United26 May 2009Free10Adebayo AkinfenwaFW|Islington|9539Millwall18 January 2008Free16Gary MulliganFW|Dublin|120Gillingham8 July 2009Free17Billy MckayFW|Corby (ENG)|438Leicester City21 July 2009Free18Joe BenjaminFW|Woodford|80Apprentice1 August 2008N/A22Courtney HerbertFW|Northampton|232Long Buckby23 September 2009Free24Seb HarrisFW|Rochester, Michigan|101Michigan Bucks3 August 2009Free28Stephen O'FlynnFW|Mallow|50Limerick5 January 2010Free
Competitions ===Coca-Cola Football League Two=======League table========Results summary====As of games played 8 May 2010====League position by match========Matches=======FA Cup======Carling Cup======Johnstone's Paint Trophy======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   Chris Dunn 29  –  –  2  –  –  1  –  –  3  –  – '''35'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 2  RB   Paul Rodgers 24  7  –  2  –  –  –  –  –  2  –  – '''28'''  '''7'''  '''–'''  4  – 3  RB   ''John Johnson'' 36  –  5  1  –  –  –  –  –  1  –  – '''38'''  '''–'''  '''5'''  4  – 4  CM   Luke Guttridge 24  7  4  2  –  2  –  –  –  1  –  – '''27'''  '''7'''  '''6'''  4  – 5  CB   Craig Hinton 38  2  –  2  –  –  1  –  –  3  –  – '''44'''  '''2'''  '''–'''  4  – 6  CB   Dean Beckwith 37  1  –  1  –  –  1  –  –  2  –  – '''41'''  '''1'''  '''–'''  5  – 8  CM   Abdul Osman 26  4  2  –  –  –  1  –  –  1  1  – '''28'''  '''5'''  '''2'''  5  – 9  ST   Steve Guinan 19  9  4  2  –  –  1  –  –  2  1  3 '''24'''  '''10'''  '''7'''  3  – 10  ST   Adebayo Akinfenwa 36  4  17  2  –  –  –  1  –  –  1  – '''38'''  '''6'''  '''17'''  3  – 11  LM   Andy Holt 31  –  3  2  –  –  1  –  –  2  –  – '''36'''  '''–'''  '''3'''  1  1 12  RM   Ryan Gilligan 41  1  8  2  –  1  1  –  –  3  –  2 '''47'''  '''1'''  '''11'''  11  – 13  GK   Paul Walker –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''–'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 14  LM   Liam Davis 13  4  2  –  1  –  –  –  –  1  –  – '''14'''  '''5'''  '''2'''  –  – 15  CM   Alex Dyer 4  16  2  –  1  –  –  1  –  1  1  – '''5'''  '''18'''  '''2'''  1  – 16  ST   Gary Mulligan 2  7  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  3  –  – '''5'''  '''7'''  '''–'''  1  – 17  ST   Billy Mckay 29  11  8  –  1  –  1  –  –  –  1  – '''30'''  '''13'''  '''8'''  –  – 18  ST   Joe Benjamin 2  1  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1  – '''2'''  '''2'''  '''–'''  1  – 19  U   John Curtis 18  1  –  1  –  –  –  1  –  –  –  – '''19'''  '''2'''  '''–'''  5  – 21  LM   Michael Jacobs –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1  1  – '''1'''  '''1'''  '''–'''  –  – 22  ST   Courtney Herbert 8  14  2  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1  – '''8'''  '''15'''  '''2'''  1  – 23  LB   Peter Gilbert 30  –  –  1  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''31'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  4  1 24  ST   Seb Harris –  9  1  –  1  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''–'''  '''10'''  '''1'''  –  – 26  GK   ''Jason Steele'' 13  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''13'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 28  ST   Stephen O'Flynn –  5  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''–'''  '''5'''  '''–'''  –  – 30  RM   Kevin Thornton 4  7  1  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – '''4'''  '''7'''  '''1'''  2  1 ''Out on loan:'' 20  CB   Chris McCready 13  1  –  –  –  –  1  –  –  2  1  – '''15'''  '''3'''  '''–'''  1  1 ''Players who left Northampton Town:'' 7  W   ''Ben Marshall'' 11  4  2  –  –  –  1  –  –  2  –  –  '''14'''  '''2'''  '''2'''  2  – 23  LB   ''Robbie Threlfall'' 1  3  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1  –  –  '''2'''  '''3'''  '''–'''  –  – 25  ST   ''Luke Boden'' 4  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  1  –  –  '''5'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 25  CB   ''Danny Swailes'' 3  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  '''3'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  2  – 26  GK   Simon Brown 2  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  '''2'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 27  GK   Billy Lumley 2  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  '''2'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  – 40  CB   Pat Kanyuka 3  –  –  1  –  –  –  –  –  1  –  –  '''5'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  –   W   ''Romone Rose'' –  1  –  –  –  –  1  –  –  –  –  –  '''1'''  '''1'''  '''–'''  –  –   CB   ''Luke Wilkinson'' –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  '''–'''  '''–'''  '''–'''  –  –
Awards  2009–10 Awards Pos. Player Player of the Year  ST  Adebayo Akinfenwa Young Player of the Year  RB  John Johnson
Transfers ===Transfers in=== Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2009  FW    Steve Guinan  Hereford United  Free   1 July 2009  DF    Craig Hinton  Bristol Rovers  Free   1 July 2009  DF    Dean Beckwith  Hereford United  Free   8 July 2009 FW    Gary Mulligan  Gillingham  Free   21 July 2009  FW    Billy McKay  Leicester City  Free   28 July 2009  MF    John Curtis  Wrexham  Free   31 July 2009  DF    Paul Rodgers  Arsenal  Free   3 August 2009  FW    Sebastian Harris  Michigan Bucks  Free   3 August 2009  DF    Chris McCready  Crewe Alexandra  Free   11 September 2009  GK    Simon Brown  Unattached  Free   23 September 2009  FW    Courtney Herbert  Long Buckby  Free   23 October 2009  DF    Pat Kanyuka  Unattached  Free   13 November 2009  DF    Peter Gilbert  Unattached  Free   23 December 2009  GK    Billy Lumley  Stafford Rangers  Free   5 January 2010  FW    Stephen O'Flynn  Limerick  Free   8 January 2010  MF    Kevin Thornton  Nuneaton Town  Free  ===Transfers out=== Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 25 August 2009  DF    Danny Jackman  Gillingham  Undisclosed  ===Loans in=== Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 6 August 2009  MF    Romone Rose  Queens Park Rangers  6 September 2009   7 August 2009  MF    Ben Marshall  Stoke City  4 November 2009   21 August 2009  DF    Robbie Threlfall  Liverpool  21 September 2009   27 August 2009  MF    Luke Boden  Sheffield Wednesday  27 September 2009   24 September 2009  DF    John Johnson  Middlesbrough  30 June 2010   19 November 2009  MF    Josh Walker  Middlesbrough  3 December 2009   26 November 2009  DF    Danny Swailes  Middlesbrough  26 December 2009   5 January 2009  DF    Luke Wilkinson  Portsmouth  5 February 2010  ===Loans out=== Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 9 November 2009  MF    Joe Benjamin  Eastbourne Borough  31 May 2010   5 January 2010  GK    Paul Walker  Brackley Town  5 February 2010  21 January 2010  DF    Chris McCready  Tranmere Rovers  31 May 2010
References
External links * Northampton Town F.C. - Official website