| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Chairman: | Kelvin Thomas (from 26 November 2015) |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Capital One Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round (s) |
| Season Topscorer: | Marc Richards (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,664 vs Luton Town |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,366 vs Colchester United |
| Average Attendance: | 5,279 |
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| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 season was Northampton Town's 119th season in their history and the seventh 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 | Adam Smith | GK | Sunderland | May 7, 2016 | 50 | 0 | Leicester City | 26 June 2015 | Free | ||||
| 26 | Ryan Clarke | GK | Bristol | May 7, 2016 | 4 | 0 | Oxford United | 2 July 2015 | Free | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Brendan Moloney | RB | Beaufort | May 7, 2016 | 51 | 2 | Yeovil Town | 2 January 2015 | Free | ||||
| 5 | Zander Diamond | CB | Alexandria | May 7, 2016 | 79 | 4 | Burton Albion | 7 May 2014 | Free | ||||
| 6 | Ryan Cresswell | CB | Rotherham | May 7, 2016 | 67 | 7 | Fleetwood Town | 1 September 2014 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 12 | Josh Lelan | RB | Derby | May 7, 2016 | 13 | 0 | Derby County | 2 June 2015 | Free | ||||
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB | Rochdale (ENG) | May 7, 2016 | 54 | 0 | Preston North End | 28 May 2015 | Free | ||||
| 18 | Rod McDonald | CB | Liverpool | May 7, 2016 | 28 | 3 | Telford United | 28 July 2015 | Free | ||||
| 22 | Luke Prosser | CB | Enfield | May 7, 2016 | 8 | 0 | Southend United | 28 January 2016 | Loan | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jason Taylor | CM | Droylsden | May 7, 2016 | 56 | 2 | Cheltenham Town | 1 January 2015 | Free | ||||
| 7 | Lawson D'Ath | W | Witney | May 7, 2016 | 91 | 13 | Reading | 7 August 2014 | Free | ||||
| 8 | Joel Byrom | CM | Oswaldtwistle | May 7, 2016 | 83 | 5 | Preston North End | 8 January 2015 | Free | ||||
| 10 | Nicky Adams | W | Bolton (ENG) | May 7, 2016 | 45 | 3 | Bury | 22 May 2015 | Free | ||||
| 11 | Ricky Holmes | W | Rochford | May 7, 2016 | 53 | 16 | Portsmouth | 27 January 2015 | Free | ||||
| 15 | Alfie Potter | W | London | May 7, 2016 | 26 | 1 | A.F.C. Wimbledon | 20 May 2015 | Free | ||||
| 17 | Paul Corry | CM | Dublin | May 7, 2016 | 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 August 2015 | Free | ||||
| 20 | Lee Martin | W | Taunton | May 7, 2016 | 10 | 0 | Millwall | 15 January 2016 | Loan | ||||
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole | CM | Harrow (ENG) | May 7, 2016 | 83 | 14 | Bristol Rovers | 30 June 2014 | Free | ||||
| 23 | Danny Rose | CM | Bristol | May 7, 2016 | 15 | 1 | Oxford United | 1 February 2016 | Free | ||||
| 24 | Shaun McWilliams | CM | Northampton | May 7, 2016 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 30 April 2016 | N/A | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Marc Richards (c) | CF | Wolverhampton | May 7, 2016 | 139 | 49 | Chesterfield | 14 May 2014 | Free | ||||
| 14 | Sam Hoskins | CF | Dorchester | May 7, 2016 | 41 | 8 | Yeovil Town | 1 August 2015 | Free | ||||
| 19 | James Collins | CF | Coventry (ENG) | May 7, 2016 | 21 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 January 2016 | Loan | ||||
| 27 | John Marquis | CF | Lewisham | May 7, 2016 | 29 | 8 | Millwall | 22 February 2016 | Loan | ||||
On 8 May 2015, Northampton Town announced they would face Worthing and Burgess Hill Town in a pre-season friendly.[1] On 15 May 2015, Northampton Town confirmed they would kick-off pre-season against Northampton Sileby Rangers.[2] On 19 May 2015, Northampton Town announced Derby County will visit in pre-season.[3] On 12 June 2015, Northampton Town announced they will visit Sheffield.[4]
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Two.
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[5]
See main article: 2015–16 FA Cup. On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at away against Coventry City.[6]
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup. On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Northampton Town were drawn at home against Blackpool.[7]
See main article: 2015–16 Football League Trophy. On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Cobblers will host Colchester United.[8] On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Northampton were drawn away to Millwall.[9]
| 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 | Adam Smith | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 2 | RB | Brendan Moloney | 25 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | CM | Jason Taylor | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | CB | Zander Diamond | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | CB | Ryan Cresswell | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6 | – | |
| 7 | RM | Lawson D'Ath | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | CM | Joel Byrom | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | |
| 9 | ST | Marc Richards | 28 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 2 | – | |
| 10 | W | Nicky Adams | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 39 | 6 | 3 | 4 | – | |
| 11 | W | Ricky Holmes | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | – | |
| 12 | RB | Josh Lelan | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | |
| 14 | ST | Sam Hoskins | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | 22 | 8 | – | – | |
| 15 | W | Alfie Potter | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 16 | LB | David Buchanan | 46 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 17 | CM | Paul Corry | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 18 | CB | Rod McDonald | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | |
| 19 | ST | James Collins | 17 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | 8 | 3 | – | |
| 20 | W | Lee Martin | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – | |
| 21 | CM | John-Joe O'Toole | 36 | 2 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 40 | 3 | 12 | 12 | – | |
| 22 | CB | Luke Prosser | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 23 | CM | Danny Rose | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 24 | CM | Shaun McWilliams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26 | GK | Ryan Clarke | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | ST | John Marquis | 13 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LB | Evan Horwood | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | CM | Ryan Watson | 4 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 20 | ST | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | – | |
| 22 | RM | Chris Hackett | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| 23 | RB | Adam Yates | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 24 | RB | Darnell Furlong | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 11 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 25 | CB | Shaun Brisley | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 28 | CM | Danny Clifton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 29 | LB | Sam Warburton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Includes all competitive matches.
| width=10 | No. | width=10 | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | width=150 | League Two | width=150 | FA Cup | width=150 | League Cup | width=150 | JPT | width=150 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Smith | 50 | 30% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 26 | Ryan Clarke | 4 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 54 | 30% | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
Northampton Town' score given first.
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | |
| Barnet | 3 – 0 | 0 – 2 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2 – 2 | 1 – 0 | |
| Cambridge United | 1 – 1 | 1 – 2 | |
| Carlisle United | 3 – 2 | 4 – 1 | |
| Crawley Town | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
| Exeter City | 3 – 0 | 0 – 0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 2 – 1 | 0 – 0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 1 – 1 | 4 – 0 | |
| Luton Town | 1 – 0 | 4 – 3 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2 – 0 | 2 – 2 | |
| Morecambe | 3 – 1 | 4 – 2 | |
| Newport County | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | |
| Notts County | 2 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
| Oxford United | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
| Portsmouth | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 | |
| Stevenage | 2 – 1 | 3 – 2 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
| York City | 2 – 0 | 2 – 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 2015–16 season.
| Player of the Year Award | John-Joe O'Toole |
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Adam Smith |
| Academy Player of the Year Award | James Hammond |
| Goal of the Season Award | Ricky Holmes (vs. Leyton Orient) |
| width=120 | Date | width=60 | Nation | width=200 | Winner | width=300 | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | Ricky Holmes | Football League Two Player of the Month | |||||
| November 2015 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month | |||||
| January 2016 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month | |||||
| February 2016 | Chris Wilder | Football League Two Manager of the Month | |||||
| Season | Adam Smith | EFL Awards Football League Team of the Season | |||||
| Season | Chris Wilder | EFL Awards Football League Manager of the Season | |||||
| Season | Adam Smith | PFA League Two Team of the Year | |||||
| Season |  | John-Joe O'Toole | PFA League Two Team of the Year | ||||
| Season | Ricky Holmes | PFA League Two Team of the Year |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Free transfer | [10] | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Free transfer | [11] | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Free transfer | [12] | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Free transfer | [13] | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Free transfer | [14] | ||||
| 2 July 2015 | GK | Free transfer | [15] | ||||
| 28 July 2015 | CB | Free transfer | [16] | ||||
| 1 August 2015 | CF | Free transfer | [17] | ||||
| 3 August 2015 | CM | | Free transfer | [18] | |||
| 1 February 2016 | CM | Free transfer | [19] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | LW | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Released | [20] | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2015 | LM | | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Free Agent | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Free Agent | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Released | |||||
| 6 August 2015 | CF | £500,000 | [21] [22] | ||||
| 8 August 2015 | GK | Free transfer | [23] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | AM | 1 January 2016 | [24] | ||||
| 20 August 2015 | DM | 3 January 2016 | [25] | ||||
| 24 August 2015 | RB | 26 September 2015 | [26] | ||||
| 11 September 2015 | CB | 9 October 2015 | [27] | ||||
| 11 September 2015 | RB | 9 October 2015 | [28] | ||||
| 5 January 2016 | ST | 30 June 2016 | [29] | ||||
| 15 January 2016 | W | 30 June 2016 | [30] | ||||
| 28 January 2016 | CB | 30 June 2016 | [31] | ||||
| 22 February 2016 | ST | 30 June 2016 | [32] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2015 | CM | Danny Clifton | 12 September 2015 | ||||
| 14 August 2015 | LB | Sam Warburton | 12 September 2015 | [33] | |||
| 14 January 2016 | RW | 30 June 2016 | [34] | ||||
| 1 February 2016 | LB | 30 June 2016 | [35] |