| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2002–03 |
| Manager: | Kevan Broadhurst (until January 2003) Terry Fenwick (January) Martin Wilkinson (from 24 February) |
| Chairman: | Andrew Ellis |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | Division Two |
| League Result: | 24th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Worthington Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Marco Gabbiadini (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Marco Gabbiadini (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,906 vs Peterborough United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,336 vs Wigan Athletic |
| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 season was Northampton Town's 106th season in their history and the third 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 | Lee Harper | GK | Chelsea | May 3, 2003 | 34 | 0 | Walsall | 15 July 2002 | Free | ||
| 13 | Nathan Abbey | GK | Islington | May 3, 2003 | 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 2 August 2002 | Free | ||
| 24 | Mark Bunn | GK | Kettering | May 3, 2003 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 21 August 2001 | N/A | ||
| 27 | Glyn Thompson | GK | Telford | May 3, 2003 | 12 | 0 | Fulham | 27 March 2003 | Free | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Chris Marsh | RB | Dudley | May 3, 2003 | 43 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 September 2001 | £10,000[1] | ||
| 3 | Duncan Spedding | LB | Camberley | May 3, 2003 | 143 | 1 | Southampton | 14 July 1998 | Free | ||
| 4 | Ian Sampson | CB | Wakefield | May 3, 2003 | 401 | 29 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | £30,000 | ||
| 5 | Richard Hope | CB | Stockton-on-Tees | May 3, 2003 | 153 | 7 | Darlington | 18 December 1998 | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 | John Frain | LB | Birmingham | May 3, 2003 | 243 | 7 | Birmingham City | Summer 1997 | Free | ||
| 16 | Daryl Burgess | FB | Birmingham | May 3, 2003 | 69 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 June 2001 | Free | ||
| 21 | Jerry Gill | RB | Clevedon | May 3, 2003 | 46 | 0 | Birmingham City | 11 November 2002 | Free | ||
| 25 | Luke Chambers | RB | Kettering | May 3, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 26 April 2003 | N/A | ||
| 28 | Paul Reid | CB | Carlisle | May 3, 2003 | 19 | 0 | Rangers | 30 December 2002 | Loan | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | Paul McGregor | RW | Liverpool | May 3, 2003 | 71 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 June 2001 | Free | ||
| 8 | Paul Harsley | CM | Scunthorpe | May 3, 2003 | 51 | 3 | Halifax Town | 13 June 2002 | Free[2] | ||
| 11 | Chris Carruthers | LM | Kettering | May 3, 2003 | 55 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 August 2000 | N/A | ||
| 14 | Paul Rickers | RM | Pontefract | May 3, 2003 | 15 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 3 July 2002 | Free | ||
| 15 | Paul Trollope | CM | Swindon (ENG) | May 3, 2003 | 48 | 2 | Coventry City | 23 July 2002 | Free | ||
| 17 | Greg Lincoln | CM | Cheshunt | May 3, 2003 | 12 | 0 | Margate | 6 June 2002 | Free | ||
| 20 | Chris Hargreaves | CM | Cleethorpes | May 3, 2003 | 122 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Darryn Stamp | FW | Beverley | May 3, 2003 | 24 | 5 | Scarborough | 29 May 2002 | £45,000 | ||
| 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | FW | Nottingham | May 3, 2003 | 136 | 30 | Darlington | 27 June 2000 | Free | ||
| 19 | Derek Asamoah | FW |  | Accra | May 3, 2003 | 92 | 9 | Slough Town | 25 July 2001 | Free | |
| 22 | Steve Morison | FW | Enfield | May 3, 2003 | 16 | 1 | Apprentice | 27 August 2001 | N/A | ||
| 30 | Lawrie Dudfield | FW | Southwark | May 3, 2003 | 10 | 1 | Hull City | 15 March 2003 | Loan | ||
| 31 | Tom Youngs | FW | Bury St Edmunds | May 3, 2003 | 5 | 0 | Cambridge United | 15 March 2003 | £50,000 | ||
See main article: 2002–03 FA Cup.
See main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2002–03 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 | Lee Harper | 31 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 2 | RB | Chris Marsh | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 3 | LB | Duncan Spedding | 9 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | – | 2 | – | |
| 4 | CB | Ian Sampson | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 36 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 5 | CB | Richard Hope | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | |
| 6 | LB | John Frain | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 7 | RM | Paul McGregor | 17 | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 8 | CM | Paul Harsley | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 9 | ST | Darryn Stamp | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | ST | Marco Gabbiadini | 33 | 8 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | |
| 11 | LM | Chris Carruthers | 26 | 7 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 30 | 8 | – | 1 | – | |
| 13 | GK | Nathan Abbey | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 14 | RM | Paul Rickers | 8 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 15 | CM | Paul Trollope | 41 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 47 | – | 2 | 7 | – | |
| 16 | RB | Daryl Burgess | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 17 | CM | Greg Lincoln | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| 19 | ST | Derek Asamoah | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 2 | – | |
| 20 | CM | Chris Hargreaves | 36 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 8 | – | |
| 21 | RB | Jerry Gill | 41 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 46 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| 22 | ST | Steve Morison | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | |
| 23 | MF | Danny Lowe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 | GK | Mark Bunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | RB | Luke Chambers | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 26 | CM | Aaran Cavill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | GK | Glyn Thompson | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | |
| 28 | CB | Paul Reid | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 29 | DF | Adam Barradell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 | ST | Lawrie Dudfield | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| 31 | ST | Tom Youngs | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ST | Jamie Forrester | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 24 | 7 | 7 | – | – | |
| 18 | CM | Brent Rahim | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | ST | Armand One | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 29 | LM | Andy Turner | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 30 | CM | Richard Johnson | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | |