| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Manager: | Kevin Wilson Kevan Broadhurst |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | Division Two |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Worthington Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Jamie Forrester (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jamie Forrester (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,723 vs Cambridge United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,142 vs Barnet |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was Northampton Town's 105th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. 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 | April 20, 2002 | 127 | 0 | Bristol City | 21 June 1999 | Free | ||
| 15 | Adam Sollitt | GK | Sheffield | April 20, 2002 | 20 | 0 | Kettering Town | 25 July 2000 | £30,000 | ||
| 24 | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | April 20, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Gerard Lavin | RB | Corby | April 20, 2002 | 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 29 May 2001 | Free | ||
| 3 | Duncan Spedding | LB | Camberley | April 20, 2002 | 130 | 1 | Southampton | 14 July 1998 | Free | ||
| 4 | Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | April 20, 2002 | 363 | 28 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 | ||
| 6 | John Frain | LB | Birmingham | April 20, 2002 | 228 | 7 | Birmingham City | Summer 1997 | Free | ||
| 16 | Daryl Burgess | FB | Birmingham | April 20, 2002 | 40 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 June 2001 | Free | ||
| 17 | Richard Hope | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | April 20, 2002 | 125 | 6 | Darlington | 18 December 1998 | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 | Paul Dempsey | LB | The Wirral | April 20, 2002 | 29 | 0 | Sheffield United | 22 March 2001 | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 | Chris Marsh | RB | Dudley | April 20, 2002 | 28 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 September 2001 | £10,000[1] | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | Paul McGregor | RW | Liverpool | April 20, 2002 | 45 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 June 2001 | Free | ||
| 8 | James Hunt | CM | Derby | April 20, 2002 | 205 | 10 | Notts County | 1 August 1997 | Free | ||
| 11 | Roy Hunter | CM | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | April 20, 2002 | 211 | 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 August 1995 | Free | ||
| 14 | John Hodge | W | Ormskirk | April 20, 2002 | 65 | 2 | Gillingham | 6 March 2000 | £25,000 | ||
| 20 | Chris Hargreaves | CM | Cleethorpes | April 20, 2002 | 77 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| 23 | Chris Carruthers | LM | Kettering | April 20, 2002 | 17 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 August 2000 | N/A | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Sam Parkin | FW | Roehampton | April 20, 2002 | 46 | 5 | Chelsea | 3 July 2001 | Loan | ||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | FW | Nottingham | April 20, 2002 | 89 | 16 | Darlington | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| 18 | Jamie Forrester | FW | Bradford | April 20, 2002 | 136 | 50 | FC Utrecht | 27 June 2000 | £150,000 | ||
| 19 | Derek Asamoah | FW |  | Accra | April 20, 2002 | 44 | 3 | Slough Town | 25 July 2001 | Free | |
| 33 | Steve Morison | FW | Enfield | April 20, 2002 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 27 August 2001 | N/A | ||
See main article: 2001–02 FA Cup.
See main article: 2001–02 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 | 38 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 42 | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | RB | Gerard Lavin | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 3 | LB | John Frain | 25 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| 4 | CB | Ian Sampson | 24 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | – | 8 | – | |
| 6 | LB | Duncan Spedding | 22 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | RM | Paul McGregor | 37 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | |
| 8 | CM | James Hunt | 38 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 44 | – | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | ST | Sam Parkin | 31 | 9 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | – | |
| 10 | ST | Marco Gabbiadini | 30 | 5 | 7 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 34 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
| 11 | CM | Roy Hunter | 38 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | RM | John Hodge | 4 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 15 | GK | Adam Sollitt | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 16 | RB | Daryl Burgess | 36 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 40 | – | 1 | 8 | – | |
| 17 | CB | Richard Hope | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 41 | 7 | 6 | 5 | – | |
| 18 | ST | Jamie Forrester | 40 | 3 | 17 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 45 | 3 | 18 | 4 | – | |
| 19 | ST | Derek Asamoah | 3 | 36 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 41 | 3 | – | – | |
| 20 | CM | Chris Hargreaves | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Richie Lopes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | LB | Paul Dempsey | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 15 | 8 | – | 2 | – | |
| 23 | LM | Chris Carruthers | 6 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 7 | 1 | – | – | |
| 24 | ST | Danny Lowe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | GK | Mark Bunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | CM | Aaran Cavill | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 27 | CB | Chris Marsh | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 28 | MF | Chris Thompson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 29 | CM | Michael Laws | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 | DF | Bobby White | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 31 | ST | Ryan Nash | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 33 | ST | Steve Morison | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | LM | Robert Wolleaston | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| 5 | CB | Ian Evatt | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |