| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Manager: | Kevin Wilson |
| Chairman: | Barry Stonhill |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | Division Two |
| League Result: | 18th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Worthington Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Jamie Forrester (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jamie Forrester (19) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,847 vs Fulham |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 season was Northampton Town's 104th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
| No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Keith Welch | GK | Bolton | May 5, 2001 | 84 | 0 | Bristol City | 21 June 1999 | Free | ||
| 15 | Adam Sollitt | GK | Sheffield | May 5, 2001 | 12 | 0 | Kettering Town | 25 July 2000 | £30,000 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | John Frain | LB | Birmingham | May 5, 2001 | 196 | 7 | Birmingham City | Summer 1997 | Free | ||
| 4 | Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | May 5, 2001 | 334 | 28 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 | ||
| 6 | Duncan Spedding | LB | Camberley | May 5, 2001 | 106 | 1 | Southampton | 14 July 1998 | Free | ||
| 16 | Garry Hughes | RB | Birmingham | May 5, 2001 | 25 | 1 | Apprentice | 7 July 1998 | N/A | ||
| 17 | Richard Hope | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | May 5, 2001 | 88 | 6 | Darlington | 18 December 1998 | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 | Richard Green | CB | Wolverhampton | May 5, 2001 | 65 | 2 | Walsall | 7 January 2000 | Free | ||
| 27 | Paul Dempsey | LB | The Wirral | May 5, 2001 | 6 | 0 | Sheffield United | 22 March 2001 | Undisclosed | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | James Hunt | CM | Derby | May 5, 2001 | 160 | 8 | Notts County | 1 August 1997 | Free | ||
| 11 | Roy Hunter | CM | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | May 5, 2001 | 167 | 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 August 1995 | Free | ||
| 14 | John Hodge | W | Ormskirk | May 5, 2001 | 29 | 1 | Gillingham | 6 March 2000 | £25,000 | ||
| 20 | Chris Hargreaves | CM | Cleethorpes | May 5, 2001 | 35 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| 23 | James Gould | W | Kettering | May 5, 2001 | 3 | 1 | Apprentice | 13 July 1999 | N/A | ||
| 24 | Ryan Thompson | W | Lambeth | May 5, 2001 | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 1999 | N/A | ||
| 30 | Chris Carruthers | LM | Kettering | May 5, 2001 | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 August 2000 | N/A | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | FW | Nottingham | May 5, 2001 | 49 | 7 | Darlington | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| 18 | Jamie Forrester | FW | Bradford | May 5, 2001 | 57 | 25 | FC Utrecht | 27 June 2000 | £150,000 | ||
| 19 | Andy Morrow | FW | Bangor | May 5, 2001 | 10 | 0 | Apprentice | 16 December 1998 | N/A | ||
| 22 | Kevin Wilson | FW | Banbury (ENG) | May 5, 2001 | 35 | 2 | Walsall | 28 July 1997 | Free | ||
See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.
See main article: 2000-01 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy.
| Player | Division 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 | Keith Welch | 40 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 | MF | Jim Whitley | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 3 | LB | John Frain | 27 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | 2 | 3 | – | |
| 4 | CB | Ian Sampson | 41 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 45 | – | 3 | 12 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Lee Howey | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 6 | LB | Duncan Spedding | 17 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | 4 | – | 6 | – | |
| 7 | RM | Dave Savage | 37 | 6 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 40 | 7 | 8 | 4 | – | |
| 8 | CM | James Hunt | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | – | 2 | 9 | – | |
| 10 | ST | Marco Gabbiadini | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 11 | 7 | 8 | – | |
| 11 | CM | Roy Hunter | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | |
| 14 | RM | John Hodge | 24 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 15 | GK | Adam Sollitt | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 | RB | Garry Hughes | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| 17 | CB | Richard Hope | 30 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 34 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| 18 | ST | Jamie Forrester | 42 | 1 | 17 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 1 | 19 | – | – | |
| 19 | ST | Andy Morrow | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 20 | CM | Chris Hargreaves | 29 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 33 | 2 | – | 7 | – | |
| 21 | CB | Richard Green | 34 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 39 | 4 | – | 4 | – | |
| 22 | ST | Kevin Wilson | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | |
| 23 | LM | James Gould | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 24 | MF | Ryan Thompson | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| 25 | MF | Michael Laws | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | ST | Ryan Nash | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | LB | Paul Dempsey | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 28 | MF | Richie Lopes | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 29 | ST | Danny Lowe | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | |
| 30 | LM | Chris Carruthers | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 32 | MF | Neil Champelovier | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | RB | Ian Hendon | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 2 | RB | Mark Maley | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 2 | RB | Liam Chilvers | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | ST | Steve Howard | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | – | |
| 12 | ST | Daryl Clare | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 12 | DF | Richard Dryden | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 12 | DF | Lee Canoville | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | CB | Barry Ferguson | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 27 | DF | Lee Crooks | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 28 | LB | Kevin Nicholson | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2000 | £150,000 | [2] | |||||
| 27 June 2000 | Free transfer | ||||||
| 27 June 2000 | Free transfer | ||||||
| 25 July 2000 | £30,000 |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2000 | £55,000 | [4] | |||||
| 9 March 2001 | Free transfer | ||||||
| 22 March 2001 | £50,000 |