1999–2000 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
(until 7 October)
Kevin Wilson
(from 7 October)
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Three3rd (Promoted)
FA CupFirst round
Worthington CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (14)
All: Carlo Corazzin (15)
Highest home attendance6,901 vs Mansfield Town
Lowest home attendance2,431 vs Cardiff City
Average home league attendance5,459

The 1999–2000 season was Northampton Town's 103rd season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 7 May 2000.[1]
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 Keith Welch GK England Bolton (1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 31) 42 0 Bristol City 21 June 1999 Free
13 Alex O'Reilly GK Republic of Ireland Epping (ENG) (1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 20) 9 0 West Ham United 1 July 1999 Loan
Defenders
3 John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 31) 167 5 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
4 Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 31) 289 25 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
5 Lee Howey CB England Sunderland (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 31) 50 6 Burnley 19 February 1999 £50,000
12 Ian Hendon RB England Ilford (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 28) 55 3 Notts County 25 March 1999 £25,000
16 Garry Hughes RB England Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 20) 4 0 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
17 Richard Hope CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 21) 40 0 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
21 Richard Green CB England Wolverhampton (1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 32) 22 2 Walsall 7 January 2000 Free
23 Tony Dobson CB England Coventry (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 31) 13 0 Gillingham 11 September 1998 £25,000
Midfielders
6 Sean Parrish LM Wales Wrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 28) 122 16 Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996 £35,000
7 Dave Savage RM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 26) 78 10 Millwall 7 October 1998 £80,000
8 James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 23) 113 4 Notts County 7 August 1997 Free
11 Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 26) 163 16 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
14 John Hodge W England Ormskirk (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 31) 8 0 Gillingham 6 March 2000 £25,000
20 Duncan Spedding LM England Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 22) 78 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
28 Ryan Thompson W England Lambeth (1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 17) 1 0 Apprentice 1 July 1999 N/A
29 James Gould W England Kettering (1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice 13 July 1999 N/A
Forwards
9 Steve Howard FW England Durham (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 23) 57 10 Hartlepool United 22 February 1999 £120,000
10 Carlo Corazzin FW Canada New Westminster (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 28) 89 32 Plymouth Argyle 26 June 1998 Bosman
18 Jamie Forrester FW England Bradford (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 25) 10 6 FC Utrecht 21 March 2000 Loan
19 Andy Morrow FW Northern Ireland Bangor (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 19) 5 0 Apprentice 16 December 1998 N/A
22 Kevin Wilson FW Northern Ireland Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 39) 29 2 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free
26 Simon Sturridge FW England Birmingham (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (aged 30) 19 1 Stoke City 2 August 1999 Free

Competitions

Nationwide Football League Division Three

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 24 13 9 51 30 +21 85 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 12 10 72 36 +36 84
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 25 7 14 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 +30 79 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Peterborough United (O, P) 46 22 12 12 63 54 +9 78
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(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 25 7 14 63 45  +18 82 16 2 5 36 18  +18 9 5 9 27 27  0

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLLWWWDWLLLWWDLWDWWWWLDDLDWLWDWWWLWLWLWLLWWWWWW
Position202113771058121110111111117754445776666455655554464444333
Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 BST R.Ingram Red card 41'
R.Barker File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,694
Referee: T Jones
14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 2 Northampton Town 0–1 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST S.Davies File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: George Cain
18 August 1999 (1999-08-18) 3 Chester City 0–2 Northampton Town Chester
19:45 BST I.Hendon File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (pen.)
D.Byfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Mike Pike
27 August 1999 (1999-08-27) 4 Northampton Town 1–0 Lincoln City Northampton
19:45 BST S.Howard File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,104
Referee: Graham Barber
30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 5 York City 0–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 BST C.Fairclough File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (o.g.) Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,597
4 September 1999 (1999-09-04) 6 Northampton Town 0–0 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST S.Howard File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 71' T.Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,724
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8 Barnet 2–1 Northampton Town High Barnet, London
15:00 BST K.Charlery File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 36' C.Corazzin File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,638
Referee: Mike Jones
25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9 Rotherham United 3–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST S.Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 80' (pen.)
L.Fortune-West File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,625
Referee: Alan Kaye
2 October 1999 (1999-10-02) 10 Northampton Town 0–1 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 BST C.Platt File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Steve Tomlin
16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 12 Hull City 0–1 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST S.Sturridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Matt Messias
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 13 Mansfield Town 0–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:45 BST Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: AR Hall
23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 BST P.Warne File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,753
Referee: Graham Laws
6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 16 Leyton Orient 0–0 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,928
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 November 1999 (1999-11-23) 18 Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:45 GMT J.Rees File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (pen.) C.Corazzin File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
I.Hendon File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,096
Referee: David Pugh
11 December 1999 (1999-12-11) 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT L.Steele File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2,339
Referee: SJ Baines
19 February 2000 (2000-02-19) 31 Northampton Town 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Sampson File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: AB Wilkie
26 February 2000 (2000-02-26) 32 Northampton Town 1–0 Barnet Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Howard File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' W.Hackett Red card 31' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Mike Pike
25 March 2000 (2000-03-25) 38 Northampton Town 2–0 Southend United Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Savage File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
J.Forrester File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,426
Referee: Bill Jordon
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) 41 Carlisle United 0–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
19:45 BST J.Forrester File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: Anthony Leake
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 12, 2000.[3]
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 42 Darlington 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST S.Howard File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,833
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 April 2000 (2000-04-21) 43 Northampton Town 1–0 Hull City Northampton
19:45 BST J.Forrester File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Mike Dean
24 April 2000 (2000-04-24) 44 Rochdale 0–3 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST S.Howard File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
J.Hunt File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
C.Corazzin File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,891
Referee: Michael Ryan
21 April 2000 (2000-04-21) 45 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Savage File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,901
Referee: Steve Bennett

FA Cup

Worthington Cup

24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) First round 2nd Leg Fulham 3–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 BST G.Horsfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 43', 44' Report D.Byfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,515
Referee: K A Leach

Auto Windscreens Shield

11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) Second round (s) Northampton Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Guy Stretton

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
1 GK Keith Welch 39 1 1 1 42 1
3 LB John Frain 40 2 2 42 2 5
4 CB Ian Sampson 45 6 1 2 48 6 6
5 CB Lee Howey 20 1 2 1 24 4
6 CM Sean Parrish 21 4 3 2 1 23 4 3 4
7 RM Dave Savage 43 5 1 2 1 48 5 2
8 CM James Hunt 33 4 1 1 2 2 38 4 1 6
9 ST Steve Howard 32 9 10 1 2 1 35 10 10 9
10 ST Carlo Corazzin 27 12 14 1 1 1 1 29 13 15
11 CM Roy Hunter 15 2 3 1 1 17 2 3 1
12 RB Ian Hendon 44 2 1 1 2 1 48 3 4 1
14 RM John Hodge 5 3 5 3
15 GK Alex O'Reilly 7 1 1 9
16 RB Garry Hughes 1 1 1 2 1
17 CB Richard Hope 14 3 1 2 17 3 2
18 ST Jamie Forrester 9 1 6 9 1 6
19 ST Andy Morrow 3 2 2 3
20 LM Duncan Spedding 44 1 2 2 49 3
21 CB Richard Green 21 2 1 22 2
22 ST Kevin Wilson 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 6 1 1
23 CB Tony Dobson 1 1 1
26 ST Simon Sturridge 10 8 1 1 11 8 1 1
28 MF Ryan Thompson 1 1 1
29 LM James Gould 1 1
Players who left before season end:
2 RB Ian Clarkson 1 1 1 1 2 2
14 CM Ali Gibb 6 7 1 1 2 9 8
18 ST Tony Battersby 3 1 3 1
18 ST Darren Byfield 6 1 1 1 7 2
18 ST Daryl Clare 9 1 3 1 9 1 3 1
18 ST Dean Crowe 3 2 3 2 1
21 MF Damian Matthew 1 1
25 ST Paul Wilkinson
27 MF Dean Peer 6 3 1 1 1 8 3 1 1
30 MF Mark Dickson 1 1
MF Richard Butcher
ST Steve McGavin

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
21 June 1999 GK England Keith Welch Bristol City Free transfer
27 July 1999 CF England Simon Sturridge Stoke City Free transfer
10 January 2000 CB England Richard Green Walsall Free Transfer
6 March 2000 RM England John Hodge Gillingham £25,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
14 June 1999 GK England Billy Turley Rushden & Diamonds £120,000
2 August 1999 CF England Christian Lee Gillingham £35,000
25 September 1999 LM England Damian Matthew N/A Retired
1 October 1999 CF England Steve McGavin Colchester United Free
6 November 1999 RB England Ian Clarkson Kidderminster Free
25 January 2000 CM England Dean Peer Shrewsbury Town Free
17 February 2000 CM England Ali Gibb Stockport County £50,000
23 March 2000 CM England Richard Butcher Rushden & Diamonds Free

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 1999 GK Republic of Ireland Alex O'Reilly West Ham United 30 June 2000
20 March 2000 CF England Jamie Forrester FC Utrecht 30 June 2000

References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2000–2001. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7472-7232-8.
  2. "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. "1999/00 Division 3". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.