| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Manager: | Ian Sampson (until 2 March) Gary Johnson |
| Chairman: | David Cardoza |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 16th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | Carling Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Leon McKenzie (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Leon McKenzie (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,097 vs Oxford United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,431 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Average Attendance: | 4,604 |
| Pattern La1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern B1: | _collarwhite |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern So1: | _top_on_white |
| Leftarm1: | 800000 |
| Body1: | 800000 |
| Rightarm1: | 800000 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 800000 |
| Pattern La2: | _borderonwhite |
| Pattern B2: | _horizontalonwhite |
| Pattern Ra2: | _borderonwhite |
| Pattern So2: | _band_white |
| Leftarm2: | 800000 |
| Body2: | 800000 |
| Rightarm2: | 800000 |
| Shorts2: | 800000 |
| Socks2: | 800000 |
| Prevseason: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 season was Northampton Town's 114th season in their history and the second successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The team's shirt supplier was Erreà, and the shirt sponsor was Jackson Grundy.
| No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | May 7, 2011 | 110 | 0 | Apprentice | 22 April 2006 | N/A | ||
| 13 | Paul Walker | GK | Cambridge (ENG) | May 7, 2011 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 30 August 2008 | N/A | ||
| 34 | Steve Collis | GK | Harrow | May 7, 2011 | 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 March 2011 | Loan | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Rodgers | RB | Edmonton | May 7, 2011 | 77 | 0 | Arsenal | 31 July 2009 | Free | ||
| 3 | Marcus Hall | LB | Coventry | May 7, 2011 | 28 | 0 | Coventry City | 1 August 2010 | Free | ||
| 5 | Byron Webster | CB | Leeds | May 7, 2011 | 8 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 March 2011 | Loan | ||
| 6 | Dean Beckwith | CB | Southwark | May 7, 2011 | 84 | 3 | Hereford United | 29 June 2009 | Free | ||
| 14 | John Johnson | RB | Middlesbrough | May 7, 2011 | 79 | 12 | Middlesbrough | 23 July 2010 | Free | ||
| 20 | Seb Harris | CB |  | Rochester, Michigan | May 7, 2011 | 15 | 1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 August 2009 | Free | |
| 25 | Ben Tozer | U | Plymouth | May 7, 2011 | 34 | 3 | Newcastle United | 21 September 2010 | Loan | ||
| 32 | Jamie Reckord | LB | Wolverhampton | May 7, 2011 | 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 March 2011 | Loan | ||
| 33 | Seth Nana Twumasi | RB | Accra (GHA) | May 7, 2011 | 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 March 2011 | Loan | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kevin Thornton | RM |  | Drogheda | May 7, 2011 | 43 | 9 | Nuneaton Town | 8 January 2010 | Free | |
| 7 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | Swindon | May 7, 2011 | 204 | 23 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free | ||
| 8 | Abdul Osman | CM |  | Accra | May 7, 2011 | 118 | 7 | Gretna | 12 June 2008 | Free | |
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | May 7, 2011 | 210 | 17 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free | ||
| 12 | Nat Wedderburn | CM | Wolverhampton | May 7, 2011 | 38 | 0 | Stoke City | 14 June 2010 | Free | ||
| 17 | Michael Jacobs | W | Rothwell | May 7, 2011 | 50 | 8 | Apprentice | 1 July 2009 | N/A | ||
| 23 | Liam Davis | LM | Wandsworth | May 7, 2011 | 91 | 9 | Coventry City | 6 June 2008 | Free | ||
| 27 | Greg Kaziboni | W | Harare | May 7, 2011 | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | 14 January 2011 | N/A | ||
| 28 | Francis Laurent | W |  | Paris | May 7, 2011 | 6 | 0 | AFC Compiègne | 14 January 2011 | Free | |
| 30 | Josh Walker | CM | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 7, 2011 | 19 | 0 | Watford | 28 January 2011 | Loan | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Shaun Harrad | FW | Nottingham | May 7, 2011 | 18 | 6 | Burton Albion | 20 January 2011 | £35,000 | ||
| 10 | Tadhg Purcell | FW | | Sandyford | May 7, 2011 | 18 | 6 | Darlington | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 16 | Billy Mckay | FW | Corby (ENG) | May 7, 2011 | 84 | 16 | Leicester City | 21 July 2009 | Free | ||
| 18 | Leon McKenzie | FW | Croydon | May 7, 2011 | 27 | 10 | Charlton Athletic | 8 September 2010 | Free | ||
| 19 | Alex Konstantinou | FW |  | Nicosia | May 7, 2011 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | 10 February 2010 | N/A | |
| 21 | Guillem Bauzà | FW |  | Palma | May 7, 2011 | 10 | 4 | Hereford United | 11 March 2011 | Free | |
| 34 | Michael Uwezu | FW |  | Irete | May 7, 2011 | 4 | 1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 24 March 2011 | Free | |
See main article: 2010–11 Football League Two.
See main article: 2010–11 FA Cup.
See main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy.
| Player | League 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 | Chris Dunn | 39 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 | RB | Paul Rodgers | 15 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | 10 | – | 6 | – | |
| 3 | LB | Marcus Hall | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 3 | – | 5 | – | |
| 4 | CM | Kevin Thornton | 16 | 9 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Byron Webster | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | CB | Dean Beckwith | 35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 39 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | |
| 8 | CM | Abdul Osman | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | ST | Shaun Harrad | 18 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | ST | Tadhg Purcell | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | |
| 11 | U | Andy Holt | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | – | |
| 12 | CM | Nathaniel Wedderburn | 21 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | 11 | – | 3 | – | |
| 13 | GK | Paul Walker | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 14 | RB | John Johnson | 38 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | 7 | 10 | 1 | |
| 16 | ST | Billy Mckay | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – | |
| 17 | W | Michael Jacobs | 33 | 8 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 11 | 8 | 2 | – | |
| 18 | ST | Leon McKenzie | 17 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | – | |
| 19 | ST | Alex Konstantinou | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 20 | CB | Seb Harris | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 21 | ST | Guillem Bauzà | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | |
| 23 | LB | Liam Davis | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | CB | Ben Tozer | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 | RM | Greg Kaziboni | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 28 | W | Francis Laurent | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – | |
| 29 | RM | Michael Built | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 | CM | Josh Walker | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 32 | LB | Jamie Reckord | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | – | |
| 33 | RB | Seth Nana Twumasi | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 34 | GK | Steve Collis | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 34 | ST | Michael Uwezu | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Youth players: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | LB | Charlie Death | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 | RB | Ben Islam | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | GK | Mihai Gherasim | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 31 | MF | Malachi Farquharson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Out on loan: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | W | Courtney Herbert | 1 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 16 | – | – | – | |
| Players who left Northampton Town: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CB | Craig Hinton | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | ST | Steve Guinan | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 26 | GK | Oscar Jansson | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | |
| 28 | ST | Craig King | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| 28 | W | Josh Parker | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 | ST | Ryan Jarvis | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | |
At the end of the season, Northampton's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and backroom staff, the supporters, will see the players recognised for their achievements for the club throughout the 2010–11 season.
| Player of the Year Award | Michael Jacobs[1] |
| Chronicle & Echo Northampton Town Player of the Year Award | Michael Jacobs |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2010 | MF | Nathaniel Wedderburn | Stoke City | Free | [2] | |
| 30 June 2010 | FW | Tadhg Purcell | Darlington | Free (Bosman) | [3] | |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Alistair Slowe | Onisilos Sotira | Free | [4] | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | John Johnson | Middlesbrough | Free | [5] | |
| 1 August 2010 | DF | Marcus Hall | Coventry City | Free | [6] | |
| 8 September 2010 | FW | Leon McKenzie | Charlton Athletic | Free | [7] | |
| 14 January 2011 | FW | Francis Laurent | AFC Compiègne | Free | [8] | |
| 20 January 2011 | FW | Shaun Harrad | Burton Albion | £35,000 | [9] | |
| 11 March 2011 | FW | Guillem Bauzà | Hereford United | Free (Bosman) | [10] | |
| 24 March 2011 | FW | Michael Uwezu | Dulwich Hamlet | Free | [11] |
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2010 | GK |  Oscar Jansson | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 September 2010 | [12] | |
| 21 September 2010 | DF | Ben Tozer | Newcastle United | 16 October 2010 | [13] | |
| 1 October 2010 | MF | Josh Parker | Queens Park Rangers | 25 October 2010 | [14] [15] | |
| 2 November 2010 | DF | Ben Tozer | Newcastle United | End of season | [16] [17] [18] | |
| 11 November 2010 | FW | Craig King | Leicester City | 14 January 2011 | [19] [20] | |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | Leyton Orient | 5 January 2011 | [21] | |
| 28 January 2011 | MF | Josh Walker | Watford | End of season | [22] | |
| 7 March 2011 | DF | Seth Nana Twumasi | Peterborough United | End of season | [23] | |
| 7 March 2011 | GK | Steve Collis | Peterborough United | End of season | ||
| 7 March 2011 | DF | Jamie Reckord | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | ||
| 17 March 2011 | DF | Byron Webster | Doncaster Rovers | End of season | [24] |
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 2010 | DF | Seb Harris | Stafford Rangers | 3 January 2011 | [25] [26] | |
| 26 November 2010 | DF | Craig Hinton | Luton Town | 6 January 2011 | [27] | |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | Steve Guinan | Forest Green Rovers | 10 January 2011 | [28] | |
| 10 February 2011 | MF | Ryan Gilligan | Torquay United | 10 March 2011 | [29] | |
| 11 February 2011 | DF | Seb Harris | Nuneaton Town | 11 March 2011 | [30] | |
| 24 March 2011 | FW | Courtney Herbert | Cambridge United | End of season | [31] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2010 | DF | John Curtis |  Gold Coast United | 16 June 2010 | [32] [33] | |
| 22 June 2010 | FW | Stephen O'Flynn | Limerick | 22 June 2010 | [34] | |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Luke Guttridge | Aldershot Town | 2 July 2010 | [35] | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Adebayo Akinfenwa | Gillingham | 27 July 2010 (Bosman) | [36] | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Gary Mulligan | Gateshead | 6 August 2010 | [37] | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Joe Benjamin | Ebbsfleet United | 13 August 2010 | [38] | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Alex Dyer | Wealdstone | ?? | ||
| 5 July 2010 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Southend United | 8 July 2010 | [39] | |
| 27 July 2010 | DF | Chris McCready | Morecambe | 27 July 2010 | [40] | |
| 10 January 2011 | FW | Steve Guinan | Forest Green Rovers | 10 January 2011 | [41] | |
| 10 March 2011 | MF | Alistair Slowe | Unattached | [42] | ||
| 18 March 2011 | DF | Craig Hinton | Bristol Rovers | 18 March 2011 (Assistant manager) | [43] | |