| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Manager: | Keith Curle (until 10 February)[1] Jon Brady (from 10 February) |
| Chairman: | Kelvin Thomas |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | League One |
| League Result: | 22nd (Relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | Carabao Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Third round (s) |
| League Topscorer: | Ryan Watson (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ryan Watson (9) |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season was Northampton Town's 124th season in their history and the first season back in League One, after promotion via the play-offs the previous season.[2] [3] Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Arnold | GK | Welham Green | May 9, 2021 | 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 June 2019 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 13 | Jonathan Mitchell | GK | Hartlepool | May 9, 2021 | 42 | 0 | Derby County | 4 August 2020 | Loan | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Harriman | RB |  | Chichester (ENG) | May 9, 2021 | 67 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 September 2019 | Free | |||
| 5 | Cian Bolger (c) | CB | Celbridge | May 9, 2021 | 31 | 1 | Lincoln City | 21 August 2020 | Free | ||||
| 6 | Fraser Horsfall | CB | Huddersfield | May 9, 2021 | 47 | 3 | Macclesfield Town | 14 August 2020 | Free | ||||
| 15 | Peter Kioso | RB | | Swords, Dublin | May 9, 2021 | 21 | 3 | Luton Town | 25 January 2021 | Loan | |||
| 23 | Joseph Mills | LB | Swindon | May 9, 2021 | 31 | 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 August 2020 | Free | ||||
| 28 | Lloyd Jones | CB | Plymouth | May 9, 2021 | 34 | 0 | Luton Town | 29 December 2020 | Free | ||||
| 44 | Alan Sheehan | CB | Athlone | May 9, 2021 | 15 | 1 | Lincoln City | 28 November 2020 | Free | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jack Sowerby | CM | Preston | May 9, 2021 | 31 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 18 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 7 | Sam Hoskins | AM | Dorchester | May 9, 2021 | 244 | 40 | Yeovil Town | 1 August 2015 | Free | ||||
| 8 | Ryan Watson | CM | Crewe | May 9, 2021 | 101 | 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 June 2019 | Free | ||||
| 11 | Ricky Korboa | W | Liverpool | May 9, 2021 | 22 | 2 | Carshalton Athletic | 1 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 12 | Scott Pollock | CM | Northampton | May 9, 2021 | 23 | 1 | Football & Education Programme | 26 March 2019 | N/A | ||||
| 14 | Mickel Miller | W | Croydon | May 9, 2021 | 12 | 0 | Rotherham United | 14 January 2021 | Loan | ||||
| 17 | Shaun McWilliams | CM | Northampton | May 9, 2021 | 114 | 1 | Academy | 30 April 2016 | N/A | ||||
| 18 | Bryn Morris | DM | Hartlepool | May 9, 2021 | 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 January 2021 | Loan | ||||
| 19 | Morgan Roberts | W | Northampton (ENG) | May 9, 2021 | 18 | 0 | Academy | 17 May 2018 | N/A | ||||
| 20 | Matt Warburton | AM | Manchester | May 9, 2021 | 34 | 4 | Stockport County | 7 May 2019 | Free | ||||
| 45 | Mark Marshall | W |  | Manchester Parish | May 9, 2021 | 41 | 2 | Gillingham | 25 January 2020 | Free | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Harry Smith | CF | London | May 9, 2021 | 50 | 11 | Macclesfield Town | 17 May 2019 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 10 | Alex Jones | CF | Sutton Coldfield | May 9, 2021 | 9 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 2 March 2021 | Free | ||||
| 22 | Benny Ashley-Seal | CF | Southwark | May 9, 2021 | 29 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 26 | Ryan Edmondson | CF | Harrogate | May 9, 2021 | 21 | 2 | Leeds United | 14 January 2021 | Loan | ||||
| 29 | Danny Rose | CF | Barnsley | May 9, 2021 | 44 | 5 | Mansfield Town | 2 October 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 30 | Caleb Chukwuemeka | CF | Northampton | May 9, 2021 | 28 | 2 | Academy | 4 February 2020 | N/A | ||||
| 31 | Ethan Johnston | CF | Kettering | May 9, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 20 January 2020 | N/A | ||||
The Cobblers announced pre-season friendlies against Leyton Orient and Luton Town[4]
See main article: 2020–21 EFL League One.
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[5]
See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[6]
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.
The first round draw was made on 18 August.[7] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[8]
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy.
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[9] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[10] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[11]
| 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 | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Steve Arnold | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 2 | RB | Michael Harriman | 22 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 29 | 8 | – | 2 | – | |
| 4 | CM | Jack Sowerby | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 28 | 3 | – | 5 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Cian Bolger | 26 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 31 | – | 1 | 7 | – | |
| 6 | CB | Fraser Horsfall | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 44 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | |
| 7 | AM | Sam Hoskins | 44 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 47 | 2 | 8 | 6 | – | |
| 8 | CM | Ryan Watson | 33 | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 39 | 6 | 9 | 9 | – | |
| 10 | ST | Alex Jones | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | |
| 11 | W | Ricky Korboa | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | – | |
| 12 | CM | Scott Pollock | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 13 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | 35 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 42 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 14 | W | Mickel Miller | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| 15 | RB | Peter Kioso | 21 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | 3 | 6 | – | |
| 17 | CM | Shaun McWilliams | 30 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 3 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| 18 | DM | Bryn Morris | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | – | 5 | – | |
| 19 | W | Morgan Roberts | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| 22 | ST | Benny Ashley-Seal | 7 | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | LB | Joseph Mills | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 31 | – | 2 | 5 | – | |
| 26 | ST | Ryan Edmondson | 13 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | – | |
| 28 | CB | Lloyd Jones | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 29 | ST | Danny Rose | 23 | 16 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | – | |
| 30 | ST | Caleb Chukwuemeka | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | – | |
| 31 | ST | Ethan Johnston | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 32 | CB | Max Dyche | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 34 | MF | Liam Cross | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 44 | CB | Alan Sheehan | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 45 | W | Mark Marshall | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Out on loan: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ST | Harry Smith | 13 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| 20 | AM | Matt Warburton | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | |
| Players no longer at club: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | LB | Joe Martin | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | W | Nicky Adams | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| 14 | CM | Chris Lines | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 15 | CB | Luka Racic | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | – | |
| 21 | W | Ricky Holmes | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 24 | ST | Joe Nuttall | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 26 | LB | Jacob Ballinger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | DM | Christopher Missilou | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2020 | Free transfer | [12] | |||||
| 8 August 2020 | Free transfer | [13] | |||||
| 14 August 2020 | Free transfer | [14] | |||||
| 21 August 2020 | | Free transfer | [15] | ||||
| 1 September 2020 | Undisclosed | [16] | |||||
| 7 September 2020 | Undisclosed | [17] | |||||
| 18 September 2020 | Undisclosed | [18] | |||||
| 2 October 2020 | Undisclosed | [19] | |||||
| 27 October 2020 | | Unattached | Free transfer | [20] | |||
| 2 November 2020 | Unattached | Free transfer | [21] | ||||
| 29 December 2020 | Unattached | Free transfer | [22] | ||||
| 2 March 2021 | Unattached | Free transfer | [23] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | End of season | [24] | |||||
| 21 August 2020 | 3 January 2021 | ||||||
| 31 August 2020 | End of season | [25] | |||||
| 14 January 2021 | End of season | [26] | |||||
| 14 January 2021 | End of season | ||||||
| 18 January 2021 | End of season | [27] | |||||
| 25 January 2021 | | End of season | [28] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Jacob Ballinger | October 2021 | |||||
| 26 September 2020 | October 2021 | [29] | |||||
| 8 October 2020 | End of season | [30] | |||||
| 12 December 2020 | January 2021 | ||||||
| 12 December 2020 | January 2021 | [31] | |||||
| 21 January 2021 | End of season | [32] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [33] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [34] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [35] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | ||||||
| 2 July 2020 | Bradley Lashley | Released | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [36] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Camron McWilliams | Released | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Jack Newell | Released | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [37] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [38] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [39] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | [40] | |||||
| 2 July 2020 | Released | ||||||
| 5 August 2020 | Rejected Contract | [41] | |||||
| 19 August 2020 | £1,000,000+ | [42] | |||||
| 29 December 2020 | Jacob Ballinger | Released | [43] | ||||
| 5 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [44] | |||||
| 22 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [45] | |||||
| 29 January 2021 | Undisclosed | [46] | |||||
| 1 February 2021 | Undisclosed | [47] | |||||
| 18 February 2021 | Free transfer | [48] |