| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Manager: | Jon Brady |
| Chairman: | Kelvin Thomas |
| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | Play-offs |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-final |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | Carabao Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| Cup4 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Sam Hoskins (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sam Hoskins (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,764 vs Exeter City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,014 vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21 |
| Average Attendance: | 5,366 |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
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The 2021–22 season was Northampton Town's 125th season in their history and the first season back in League Two after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| No. | Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Liam Roberts | GK | Walsall | May 18, 2022 | 49 | 0 | Walsall | 22 June 2021 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 26 | Jonny Maxted | GK | Tadcaster | May 18, 2022 | 5 | 0 | Exeter City | 24 June 2021 | Free | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Harriman | RB |  | Chichester (ENG) | May 18, 2022 | 75 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 September 2019 | Free | |||
| 3 | Aaron McGowan | RB | Liverpool | May 18, 2022 | 44 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 12 July 2021 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 5 | Jon Guthrie | CB | Devizes | May 18, 2022 | 50 | 8 | Livingston | 24 June 2021 | Free | ||||
| 6 | Fraser Horsfall (vc) | CB | Huddersfield | May 18, 2022 | 100 | 12 | Macclesfield Town | 14 August 2020 | Free | ||||
| 14 | Ali Koiki | LB | Kensington | May 18, 2022 | 50 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 23 July 2021 | Free | ||||
| 15 | Sid Nelson | CB | Lewisham | May 18, 2022 | 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 July 2021 | Free | ||||
| 23 | Joseph Mills (c) | LB | Swindon | May 18, 2022 | 51 | 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 August 2020 | Free | ||||
| 29 | Josh Flanagan | CB | Milton Keynes | May 18, 2022 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 August 2021 | N/A | ||||
| 35 | Max Dyche | CB | Northampton | May 18, 2022 | 4 | 0 | Academy | 12 December 2020 | N/A | ||||
| – | Ryan Nolan | CB | Shannon | May 18, 2022 | 0 | 0 | Getafe | 28 February 2022 | Free | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jack Sowerby | CM | Preston | May 18, 2022 | 69 | 1 | Fleetwood Town | 18 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 7 | Sam Hoskins | W | Dorchester | May 18, 2022 | 296 | 53 | Yeovil Town | 1 August 2015 | Free | ||||
| 8 | Paul Lewis | CM | Liverpool | May 18, 2022 | 43 | 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 June 2021 | Free | ||||
| 10 | Bez Lubala | W | Kinshasa | May 18, 2022 | 14 | 0 | Blackpool | 31 January 2022 | Loan | ||||
| 11 | Mitch Pinnock | W | Gravesend | May 18, 2022 | 53 | 9 | Kilmarnock | 8 June 2021 | Free | ||||
| 12 | Scott Pollock | CM | Northampton | May 18, 2022 | 29 | 2 | Football & Education Programme | 26 March 2019 | N/A | ||||
| 17 | Shaun McWilliams | CM | Northampton | May 18, 2022 | 157 | 1 | Academy | 30 April 2016 | N/A | ||||
| 19 | Idris Kanu | AM |  | London (ENG) | May 18, 2022 | 7 | 0 | Peterborough United | 26 January 2022 | Loan | |||
| 34 | Liam Cross | W | Northampton | May 18, 2022 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 30 October 2019 | N/A | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Chanka Zimba | CF | Lusaka | May 18, 2022 | 13 | 1 | Cardiff City | 6 January 2022 | Loan | ||||
| 21 | Josh Eppiah | CF |  | Brussels | May 18, 2022 | 16 | 2 | Leicester City | 28 January 2022 | Loan | |||
| 22 | Benny Ashley-Seal | CF | Southwark | May 18, 2022 | 42 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 September 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 24 | Louis Appéré | CF | Perth | May 18, 2022 | 20 | 3 | Dundee United | 31 January 2022 | Undisclosed | ||||
| 32 | Danny Rose | CF | Barnsley | May 18, 2022 | 87 | 7 | Mansfield Town | 2 October 2020 | Undisclosed | ||||
The Cobblers announced their first pre-season friendly against Birmingham City, as part of the club's open day.[1] This was soon followed by a match against West Ham United.[2] The club announced a number of local games on May 28.[3] A seventh friendly against Cambridge United was announced on 8 June.[4] Nottingham Forest was then confirmed on 28 June.[5]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two.
Northampton Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[6]
See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.
Northampton were drawn at home to Cambridge United in the first round.[7]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.
Northampton were drawn away to Coventry City in the first round[8] [9] and at home to AFC Wimbledon in the second round.[10] [11]
See main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy.
Cobblers were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, Forest Green Rovers and Walsall.[12] [13] The group stage ties were confirmed on 1 July 2021.[14]
| Player | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Play-offs | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Liam Roberts | 46 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | RB | Michael Harriman | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 3 | RB | Aaron McGowan | 42 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | |
| 4 | CM | Jack Sowerby | 34 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 38 | – | 1 | 7 | – | |
| 5 | CB | Jon Guthrie | 44 | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | – | 8 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | CB | Fraser Horsfall | 45 | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 52 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | W | Sam Hoskins | 44 | – | 13 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 51 | 1 | 13 | 11 | – | |
| 8 | CM | Paul Lewis | 37 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| 10 | W | Bez Lubala | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 9 | – | 3 | – | |
| 11 | W | Mitch Pinnock | 44 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | 5 | 9 | 6 | – | |
| 12 | CM | Scott Pollock | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 14 | LB | Ali Koiki | 37 | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | – | |
| 15 | CB | Sid Nelson | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | |
| 17 | CM | Shaun McWilliams | 34 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 40 | 3 | – | 12 | – | |
| 18 | ST | Chanka Zimba | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | 1 | – | – | |
| 19 | AM | Idris Kanu | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 21 | ST | Josh Eppiah | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 22 | ST | Benny Ashley-Seal | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | 2 | – | – | |
| 23 | LB | Joseph Mills | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 13 | 7 | – | 3 | – | |
| 24 | ST | Louis Appéré | 16 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | |
| 26 | GK | Jonny Maxted | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | |
| 29 | CB | Josh Flanagan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 32 | ST | Danny Rose | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 16 | 25 | 2 | 11 | – | |
| 34 | W | Liam Cross | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Youth team scholars: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | CB | Josh Tomlinson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 27 | CM | Peter Abimbola | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 28 | W | Miguel Ngwa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 30 | RB | Courtney Lashley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 31 | CM | Dylan Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 35 | CB | Max Dyche | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 36 | GK | Charlie Woods | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 38 | ST | Tommy Curry | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Out on loan: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ST | Nicke Kabamba | 6 | 15 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 18 | 1 | – | – | |
| – | CB | Ryan Nolan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | W | Dylan Connolly | 3 | 13 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 16 | CM | Jordan Flores | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | – | 2 | – | |
| 19 | ST | Kion Etete | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | |
| 20 | CB | Tyler Magloire | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | 3 | – | |
| 24 | CB | Dominic Revan | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | |
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 | PJT | width=150 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Roberts | 49 | 43% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||
| 26 | Jonny Maxted | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 40% | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
Northampton Town' score given first.
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 0 – 1 | 3 – 1 | |
| Bradford City | 1 – 1 | 0 – 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | |
| Carlisle United | 3 – 0 | 1 – 2 | |
| Colchester United | 3 – 0 | 1 – 0 | |
| Crawley Town | 0 – 1 | 0 – 0 | |
| Exeter City | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 – 1 | 0 – 1 | |
| Harrogate Town | 3 – 0 | 2 – 1 | |
| Hartlepool United | 2 – 0 | 1 – 2 | |
| Leyton Orient | 1 – 0 | 4 – 2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2 – 0 | 0 – 1 | |
| Newport County | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | |
| Port Vale | 1 – 0 | 0 – 0 | |
| Rochdale | 1 – 3 | 0 – 1 | |
| Salford City | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2 – 0 | 0 – 0 | |
| Stevenage | 3 – 0 | 2 – 1 | |
| Sutton United | 0 – 2 | 0 – 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 1 – 1 | 2 – 5 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 2 | 2 – 0 | |
| Walsall | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | |
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 2021–22 season.
| Player of the Year Award | Liam Roberts |
| Players' Player of the Year Award | Liam Roberts |
| Academy Player of the Year Award | Peter Abimbola |
| Goal of the Season Award | Aaron McGowan (vs. Stevenage) Mitch Pinnock (vs. Leyton Orient) |
| width=120 | Date | width=60 | Nation | width=200 | Winner | width=270 | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Jon Guthrie | EFL Awards Team of the Season | |||||
| Season | Liam Roberts | PFA League Two Team of the Year | |||||
| Season | Jon Guthrie | PFA League Two Team of the Year | |||||
| Season | Fraser Horsfall | PFA League Two Team of the Year |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2021 | Undisclosed | [15] | |||||
| 1 July 2021 | | Free transfer | [16] | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | [17] | |||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | [18] | |||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | [19] | |||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | ||||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free transfer | [20] | |||||
| 9 July 2021 | Free transfer | [21] | |||||
| 12 July 2021 | Undisclosed | [22] | |||||
| 23 July 2021 | Free transfer | [23] | |||||
| 6 August 2021 | Free transfer | [24] | |||||
| 31 January 2022 | Undisclosed | [25] | |||||
| 28 February 2022 | | Free transfer | [26] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | 6 August 2021 | ||||||
| 2 August 2021 | 4 January 2022 | [27] [28] | |||||
| 31 August 2021 | January 2022 | [29] | |||||
| 6 January 2022 | End of season | [30] | |||||
| 18 January 2022 | End of season | [31] | |||||
| 26 January 2022 | | End of season | [32] | ||||
| 28 January 2022 | | End of season | [33] | ||||
| 31 January 2022 |  | End of season | [34] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2021 | [35] | ||||||
| 13 August 2021 | September 2021 | ||||||
| 13 August 2021 | Josh Flanagan | September 2021 | [36] | ||||
| 27 November 2021 | Josh Flanagan | 1 January 2022 | [37] | ||||
| 29 November 2021 | [38] | ||||||
| 4 January 2022 | Josh Flanagan | February 2022 | [39] | ||||
| 21 January 2022 | | End of season | [40] | ||||
| 28 January 2022 | 26 February 2022 | [41] | |||||
| 4 February 2022 | [42] | ||||||
| 26 February 2022 | 26 March 2022 | [43] | |||||
| 9 March 2022 | | End of season | [44] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [45] [46] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | | Rejected Option | [47] [48] | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | ||||||
| 30 June 2021 | Rejected Contract | [49] [50] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [51] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 |  | Released | [52] | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | ||||||
| 30 June 2021 | Released | [53] | |||||
| 30 June 2021 | Rejected Contract | [54] [55] | |||||
| 7 July 2021 | Dylan Berry | Undisclosed | [56] | ||||
| 7 July 2021 | Undisclosed | [57] | |||||
| 16 August 2021 | Undisclosed | [58] | |||||
| 31 January 2022 | | Undisclosed | [59] | ||||
| 31 January 2022 | Contract cancelled | [60] [61] |