| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Manager: | Stuart Gray |
| Chairman: | David Cardoza |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | League One |
| League Result: | 21st (Relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | Carling Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,028 vs Leicester City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,047 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 season was Northampton Town's 112th season in their history and the third successive season in League One. Alongside competing in League One, 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 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | May 2, 2009 | 31 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A | ||
| 25 | Paul Walker | GK | Cambridge (ENG) | May 2, 2009 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | 30 August 2008 | N/A | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Jason Crowe | RB | Sidcup | May 2, 2009 | 193 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 29 May 2005 | Free | ||
| 3 | Danny Jackman | LB/LM | Worcester | May 2, 2009 | 93 | 9 | Gillingham | 24 May 2007 | Free | ||
| 4 | Mark Hughes | CB | Kirkby | May 2, 2009 | 106 | 4 | Everton | 31 January 2007 | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | Adam Watts | CB | Hackney | May 2, 2009 | 5 | 0 | Fulham | 26 March 2009 | Loan | ||
| 6 | Chris Doig | CB | Dumfries | May 2, 2009 | 147 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2005 | Free | ||
| 19 | Liam Dolman | CB | Northampton | May 2, 2009 | 54 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 July 2005 | N/A | ||
| 23 | Paul Rodgers | RB | Edmonton | May 2, 2009 | 11 | 0 | Arsenal | 22 January 2009 | Loan | ||
| 24 | Greg Taylor | RB | Bedford | May 2, 2009 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 July 2007 | N/A | ||
| 27 | Jared Hodgkiss | RB | Stafford | May 2, 2009 | 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 March 2009 | Loan | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 7 | Giles Coke | CM | Westminster | May 2, 2009 | 58 | 7 | Mansfield Town | 2 July 2007 | Tribunal | ||
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | May 2, 2009 | 128 | 6 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free | ||
| 12 | Ikechi Anya | W | Glasgow | May 2, 2009 | 14 | 3 | Glenn Hoddle Academy | 28 February 2009 | Free | ||
| 14 | Liam Davis | LM | Wandsworth | May 2, 2009 | 34 | 4 | Coventry City | 6 June 2008 | Free | ||
| 15 | Abdul Osman | CM |  | Accra | May 2, 2009 | 40 | 2 | Gretna | 12 June 2008 | Free | |
| 18 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | Swindon | May 2, 2009 | 130 | 11 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free | ||
| 20 | Alex Dyer | CM | Täby (SWE) | May 2, 2009 | 19 | 1 | Apprentice | 1 July 2007 | N/A | ||
| 21 | Luke Guttridge | CM | Barnstaple | May 2, 2009 | 29 | 3 | Colchester United | 4 August 2008 | Free | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 | Leon Constantine | FW | Hackney | May 2, 2009 | 37 | 3 | Leeds United | 2 July 2008 | Free | ||
| 9 | Colin Larkin | FW | Dundalk | May 2, 2009 | 63 | 5 | Chesterfield | 28 June 2007 | Free | ||
| 10 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | FW | Islington | May 2, 2009 | 51 | 22 | Millwall | 18 January 2008 | Free | ||
| 17 | Aleksandar Prijović | FW | St. Gallen (SWI) | May 2, 2009 | 10 | 2 | Derby County | 17 March 2009 | Loan | ||
| 22 | Joey Benjamin | FW | Woodford | May 2, 2009 | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | 1 August 2008 | N/A | ||
See main article: 2008–09 Football League One.
See main article: 2008–09 FA Cup.
See main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2008–09 Football League Trophy.
| Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | RB | Jason Crowe | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 47 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | |
| 3 | LB | Danny Jackman | 42 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | |
| 4 | CB | Mark Hughes | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | – | 1 | 4 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Adam Watts | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| 6 | CB | Chris Doig | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | |
| 7 | CM | Giles Coke | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | ST | Leon Constantine | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | – | |
| 9 | ST | Colin Larkin | 9 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 12 | 2 | – | – | |
| 10 | ST | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 29 | 4 | 13 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 31 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | LM | Andy Holt | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 33 | 14 | 2 | 3 | – | |
| 12 | RM | Ikechi Anya | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 13 | GK | Chris Dunn | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 30 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 14 | LM | Liam Davis | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | |
| 15 | CM | Abdul Osman | 34 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 17 | ST | Aleksandar Prijović | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – | |
| 18 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | |
| 19 | RB | Liam Dolman | 9 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | – | 1 | – | |
| 20 | CM | Alex Dyer | 5 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | – | |
| 21 | CM | Luke Guttridge | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| 22 | ST | Joey Benjamin | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | |
| 23 | RB | Paul Rodgers | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | RB | Greg Taylor | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 25 | GK | Paul Walker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | RB | Jared Hodgkiss | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mark Bunn | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Gábor Gyepes | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Andy Todd | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | CB | Carl Magnay | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | RM | Ian Henderson | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | |
| 16 | RB | Mark Little | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 16 | ST | Scott Vernon | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| 17 | ST | Karl Hawley | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 17 | ST | Billy Clarke | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | RB | Ritchie Jones | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | GK | Frank Fielding | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | ST | Scott McGleish | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | – | |
| 28 | ST | Nicholas Bignall | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | |
| 29 | RB | Kyle Walker | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 30 | LB | Kurt Robinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 31 | GK | Ron-Robert Zieler | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | |