| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Manager: | Aidy Boothroyd |
| Chairman: | David Cardoza |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | Carling Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Adebayo Akinfenwa (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,860 vs Oxford United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,776 vs Huddersfield Town |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
| Leftarm1: | white |
| Body1: | 800000 |
| Rightarm1: | white |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 800000 |
| Pattern La2: | borderonclaret |
| Pattern B2: | _horizontalonyellow |
| Pattern Ra2: | borderonwclaret |
| Leftarm2: | 800000 |
| Body2: | FFDF00 |
| Rightarm2: | 800000 |
| Shorts2: | 800000 |
| Socks2: | 800000 |
The 2011–12 season was Northampton Town's 115th season in their history and the third successive season in League Two. Alongside competing in League 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 | Shane Higgs | GK | Oxford | May 5, 2012 | 3 | 0 | Leeds United | 22 December 2011 | Free | ||
| 13 | Neal Kitson | GK |  | New York City | May 5, 2012 | 8 | 0 | Rochester Rhinos | 31 January 2012 | Free | |
| 26 | Freddy Hall | GK | St. George's | May 5, 2012 | 3 | 0 | Bermuda Hogges | 7 July 2011 | Free | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | Anthony Charles | CB | Isleworth | May 5, 2012 | 9 | 0 | Aldershot Town | 13 March 2012 | Free | ||
| 4 | Jason Crowe | RB | Sidcup | May 5, 2012 | 205 | 17 | Leyton Orient | 12 November 2011 | Free | ||
| 5 | Ben Tozer | U | Plymouth | May 5, 2012 | 83 | 7 | Newcastle United | 23 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 6 | Byron Webster | CB | Leeds | May 5, 2012 | 24 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 May 2011 | Free | ||
| 14 | John Johnson | RB | Middlesbrough | May 5, 2012 | 127 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 23 July 2010 | Free | ||
| 25 | Clarke Carlisle | CB | Preston | May 5, 2012 | 18 | 1 | Burnley | 31 January 2012 | Loan | ||
| 28 | Kelvin Langmead | CB | Coventry | May 5, 2012 | 45 | 4 | Peterborough United | 6 January 2012 | Free | ||
| 29 | Blair Adams | LB | South Shields | May 5, 2012 | 22 | 0 | Sunderland | 2 January 2012 | Loan | ||
| 33 | Seth Nana Twumasi | RB | Accra (GHA) | May 5, 2012 | 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 31 May 2011 | Free | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lewis Young | W | Stevenage | May 5, 2012 | 33 | 0 | Burton Albion | 7 July 2011 | Free | ||
| 7 | Arron Davies | RM | Cardiff | May 5, 2012 | 19 | 4 | Peterborough United | 30 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 11 | Andy Holt | LB/LM | Stockport | May 5, 2012 | 220 | 17 | Wrexham | 27 June 2006 | Free | ||
| 12 | Nat Wedderburn | CM | Wolverhampton | May 5, 2012 | 40 | 0 | Stoke City | 14 June 2010 | Free | ||
| 15 | Paul Turnbull | CM | Handforth | May 5, 2012 | 18 | 1 | Stockport County | 29 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 17 | Michael Jacobs | W | Rothwell | May 5, 2012 | 100 | 15 | Apprentice | 1 July 2009 | N/A | ||
| 20 | Ryan Gilligan | CM | Swindon | May 5, 2012 | 206 | 23 | Watford | 12 August 2005 | Free | ||
| 22 | Luke Guttridge | CM | Barnstaple | May 5, 2012 | 82 | 12 | Aldershot Town | 27 January 2012 | Free | ||
| 24 | Toni Silva | W | Bissau (GUI) | May 5, 2012 | 15 | 1 | Liverpool | 14 February 2012 | Free | ||
| 27 | Ben Harding | CM | Carshalton | May 5, 2012 | 19 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 January 2012 | Free | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 | Jake Robinson | FW | Brighton | May 5, 2012 | 34 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 9 | Brett Williams | FW | Southampton | May 5, 2012 | 18 | 3 | Reading | 8 February 2012 | Loan | ||
| 10 | Adebayo Akinfenwa | FW | Islington | May 5, 2012 | 137 | 57 | Gillingham | 25 May 2011 | Free | ||
| 23 | Lewis Wilson | FW | Milton Keynes | May 5, 2012 | 3 | 1 | Newport Pagnell Town | 31 January 2012 | Free | ||
See main article: 2011–12 Football League Two.
See main article: 2011–12 FA Cup.
See main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2011–12 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 | Shane Higgs | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 | RM | Lewis Young | 20 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 23 | 10 | – | 4 | – | |
| 3 | LB | Anthony Charles | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | – | |
| 4 | RB | Jason Crowe | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 5 | U | Ben Tozer | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 3 | 4 | 6 | – | |
| 6 | CB | Byron Webster | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | 5 | – | 1 | – | |
| 7 | RM | Arron Davies | 15 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| 8 | ST | Jake Robinson | 15 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | |
| 9 | ST | Brett Williams | 8 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | – | |
| 10 | ST | Adebayo Akinfenwa | 33 | 6 | 18 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 36 | 6 | 18 | 7 | – | |
| 11 | U | Andy Holt | 5 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 12 | CM | Nathaniel Wedderburn | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 13 | GK | Neal Kitson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 | RB | John Johnson | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 46 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| 15 | CM | Paul Turnbull | 9 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 16 | RB | Seth Nana Twumasi | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 17 | W | Michael Jacobs | 45 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 5 | – | |
| 20 | RM | Ryan Gilligan | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 22 | CM | Luke Guttridge | 19 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | 3 | 3 | – | |
| 23 | ST | Lewis Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 24 | W | Toni Silva | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | – | |
| 25 | CB | Clarke Carlisle | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 1 | 5 | – | |
| 26 | GK | Freddy Hall | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 27 | CM | Ben Harding | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 28 | CB | Kelvin Langmead | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | LB | Blair Adams | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| 30 | GK | Dean Snedker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 31 | CM | Lewis Hornby | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players who left before season end: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ST | Tadhg Purcell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | CM | Michael Built | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players who left before season end: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Sam Walker | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 | LB | Ashley Corker | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | 8 | – | 4 | – | |
| 4 | CM | Kevin Thornton | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | |
| 4 | CM | George Baldock | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| 9 | ST | Saido Berahino | 14 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 6 | 1 | – | |
| 13 | GK | Paul Walker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | CM | Greg Kaziboni | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 4 | CM | Nick McKoy | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 | ST | Lumbardh Salihu | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 25 | ST | Akwasi Asante | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 25 | CB | Ashley Westwood | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | |
| 27 | ST | Bas Savage | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | – | |
| 29 | LB | Chris Arthur | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| 31 | CM | Derek Niven | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 32 | GK | Chris Weale | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 33 | GK | Matt Duke | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Players transferred in | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
| 17 May 2011 | DF | Byron Webster | Doncaster Rovers | Free Transfer | [1] | |
| 25 May 2011 | FW | Adebayo Akinfenwa | Gillingham | Free Transfer | [2] | |
| 31 May 2011 | DF | Seth Nana Twumasi | Peterborough United | Free Transfer | [3] | |
| 8 June 2011 | FW | Jake Robinson | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer | [4] | |
| 23 June 2011 | DF | Ben Tozer | Newcastle United | Free Transfer | [5] | |
| 29 June 2011 | MF | Paul Turnbull | Stockport County | Free Transfer | [6] | |
| 30 June 2011 | MF | Arron Davies | Peterborough United | Free Transfer | [7] | |
| 7 July 2011 | GK | Freddy Hall | Free Agent | Free Transfer | [8] | |
| 7 July 2011 | MF | Nick McKoy | Free Agent | Free Transfer | ||
| 7 July 2011 | MF | Lewis Young | Free Agent | Free Transfer | ||
| 11 July 2011 | DF | Ashley Corker | Free Agent | Free Transfer | [9] | |
| 28 July 2011 | MF |  Marin Pozgain | Free Transfer | [10] | ||
| 28 July 2011 | FW | Lumbardh Salihu | Free Transfer | |||
| 4 August 2011 | DF | Ashley Westwood | Free Agent | Non Contract | [11] | |
| 4 August 2011 | FW | Bas Savage | Free Agent | Non Contract | [12] | |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Ben Harding | Wycombe Wanderers | Free Transfer | [13] | |
| Players transferred out | ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
| 16 May 2011 | FW |  Guillem Bauza | Exeter City | Free (Rejected Contract) | [14] | |
| 5 July 2011 | GK | Chris Dunn | Coventry City | Tribunal | [15] | |
| 12 July 2011 | FW | Billy McKay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free | [16] | |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | Shaun Harrad | Bury | Undisclosed | [17] | |
| Players loaned in | ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
| 11 July 2011 | GK | Sam Walker | Chelsea | 31 May 2012 | [18] | |
| 9 August 2011 | DF | Kelvin Langmead | Peterborough United | 9 September 2011 | [19] | |
| 13 September 2011 | FW | Marlon Jackson | Bristol City | 19 November 2011 | [20] | |
| 20 October 2011 | FW | Saido Berahino | West Bromwich Albion | 2 February 2012 | [21] | |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | Burnley | 31 May 2012 | ||
| 14 February 2012 | MF | Toni Silva | Liverpool | 13 March 2012 | ||
| Players loaned out | ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
| 18 August 2011 | MF | Ryan Gilligan | Newport County | January 2012 | [22] | |
| 23 February 2012 | FW |  Tadhg Purcell | Cork City | 30 June 2012 | [23] | |
| 27 March 2012 | MF |  Michael Built | Bedford Town | May 2012 | [24] | |
| Players released | ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. | |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Dean Beckwith | Luton Town | 1 July 2011 | ||
| 30 June 2011 | MF | Liam Davis | Oxford United | 4 August 2011 | ||
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Marcus Hall | Unattached | |||
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Seb Harris | Nuneaton Town | 1 July 2011 | ||
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Courtney Herbert | Corby Town | 1 July 2011 | ||
| 30 June 2011 | FW |  Alex Konstantinou | Belper Town | |||
| 30 June 2011 | MF |  Francis Laurent | Lincoln City | 1 July 2011 | ||
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Leon McKenzie | Kettering Town | |||
| 30 June 2011 | MF |  Abdul Osman | Kerkyra | |||
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Paul Rodgers | Newport County | 1 August 2011 | ||
| 1 September 2011 | MF | Kevin Thornton | Nuneaton Town | [25] | ||