2017–18 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
2017–18 season
Chairman Kelvin Thomas
Manager Justin Edinburgh
(until 31 August)[1]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(from 4 September to 3 April)[2]
Stadium Sixfields Stadium
League One 22nd
FA Cup First round
Carabao Cup First round
Checkatrade Trophy Second round (s)
Top goalscorer League: Chris Long (9)
All: Chris Long (9)
Highest home attendance 7,231 vs MK Dons
Lowest home attendance 1,118 vs Southampton U21s
Average home league attendance 5,830
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was Northampton Town's 121st season in their history and the second successive season in League One. Alongside competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Players

As of match played 6 May 2018.
No. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
1 David Cornell GK Wales Waunarlwydd (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 27) 22 0 Oldham Athletic 21 June 2016 Free
13 Richard O'Donnell GK England Sheffield (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 29) 19 0 Rotherham United 9 January 2018 Add-ons
25 James Goff GK England Northampton (1999-03-28)28 March 1999 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 30 April 2017 N/A
Defenders
2 Brendan Moloney RB Republic of Ireland Beaufort (1989-01-18)18 January 1989 (aged 29) 115 2 Yeovil Town 2 January 2015 Free
3 David Buchanan (c) LB Northern Ireland Rochdale (ENG) (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 32) 143 1 Preston North End 28 May 2015 Free
5 Leon Barnett CB England Stevenage (1985-11-30)30 November 1985 (aged 32) 18 1 Bury 31 May 2017 Free
6 Ash Taylor CB Wales Bromborough (ENG) (1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 27) 52 7 Aberdeen 5 July 2017 Free
16 Aaron Pierre CB Grenada Southall (ENG) (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 25) 23 0 Wycombe Wanderers 21 July 2017 Free
18 Aaron Phillips RB England Warwick (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 24) 27 1 Coventry City 3 June 2016 Free
24 Shay Facey RB England Stockport (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 23) 15 1 Manchester City 5 January 2018 Undisclosed
26 Regan Poole CB Wales Cardiff (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 19) 24 0 Manchester United 7 July 2017 Loan
27 Raheem Hanley LB England Blackburn (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 24) 9 0 Swansea City 14 June 2016 Free
37 Jordan Turnbull CB England Trowbridge (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 23) 14 0 Coventry City 11 January 2018 Add-ons
39 Joe Bunney LB England Gorton (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 24) 12 0 Rochdale 16 January 2018 Undisclosed
Midfielders
4 Yaser Kasim CM Iraq Karrada (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 26) 10 0 Swindon Town 4 July 2017 Free
8 Sam Foley CM Republic of Ireland St Albans (ENG) (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 31) 27 3 Port Vale 22 May 2017 Free
11 Daniel Powell W England Luton (1991-03-12)12 March 1991 (aged 27) 32 2 Milton Keynes Dons 5 May 2017 Free
14 Sam Hoskins AM England Dorchester (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 25) 102 13 Yeovil Town 1 August 2015 Free
17 Shaun McWilliams CM England Northampton (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 19) 27 0 Academy 30 April 2016 N/A
21 John-Joe O'Toole CM Republic of Ireland Harrow (ENG) (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 29) 160 32 Bristol Rovers 30 June 2014 Free
22 Matt Crooks CM England Leeds (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 24) 34 4 Rangers 18 July 2017 £100,000
29 Matt Grimes CM England Exeter (1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 22) 47 4 Swansea City 16 August 2017 Loan
36 Jack Bridge AM England Southend (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 22) 4 0 Southend United 5 January 2018 Free
Forwards
10 Kevin van Veen CF Netherlands Eindhoven (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 26) 10 0 Scunthorpe United 30 January 2018 Undisclosed
12 Leon Lobjoit CF England Hatfield (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 23) 1 0 Buckingham Town 30 March 2017 N/A
19 Chris Long CF England Huyton (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 23) 42 9 Burnley 28 July 2017 Loan
42 Kevin Luckassen CF Netherlands Eindhoven (1993-07-27)27 July 1993 (aged 24) 4 1 SKN St. Pölten 9 March 2018 Free

Pre-season

As of 26 June 2017, Northampton Town have announced six pre-season friendlies, against Derby County,[3] Frome Town,[4] Northampton Sileby Rangers,[5] Kettering Town,[6] Birmingham City 'Dev'[7] and Newport County.[8]

Competitions

Sky Bet EFL League One

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Main article: 2017–18 Football League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Rochdale 46 11 18 17 49 57 −8 51
21 Oldham Athletic (R) 46 11 17 18 58 75 −17 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 11 23 43 77 −34 47
23 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 43 69 −26 45
24 Bury (R) 46 8 12 26 41 71 −30 36
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

League position by match

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Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[9][10]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, the first round draw was made with Northampton Town drawn at home against Scunthorpe United.[11] A 0–0 draw meant a replay had to be played at Glanford Park.[12]

Carabao Cup

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Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw was made with Northampton Town drawn away against QPR.[13]

Checkatrade Trophy

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Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was made with Northampton Town drawn in a group with Southampton U23s, Cambridge United and Peterborough United. After finished as runners-up in the group stages, Northampton were drawn away to Portsmouth in the second round.[14]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Peterborough United (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town (Q) 3 0 3 0 0 5 5 0 6
3 ACA Southampton U21 (E) 3 1 0 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 L2 Cambridge United (E) 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos 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 Booked Red card
1 GK David Cornell 6 – – 2 – – 1 – – 3 – – 12 – – – –
2 RB Brendan Moloney 31 3 – – – – – – – 4 – – 38 3 – 4 –
3 LB David Buchanan 32 – 1 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 36 – 1 3 –
4 CM Yaser Kasim 4 2 – 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 8 2 – – –
5 CB Leon Barnett 13 2 1 – – – 1 – – 2 – – 15 2 1 2 1
6 CB Ash Taylor 45 – 6 2 – – 1 – – 4 – 1 52 – 7 2 1
8 CM Sam Foley 15 8 2 1 – – – – – 2 1 1 18 9 3 3 –
10 ST Kevin van Veen 6 4 – – – – – – – – – – 6 4 – 2 –
11 W Daniel Powell 21 8 2 1 – – – – – 2 – – 24 8 2 3 –
13 GK Richard O'Donnell 19 – – – – – – – – – – – 19 – – 2 –
14 AM Sam Hoskins 18 9 2 1 – – – – – 1 – – 20 9 2 6 –
16 CB Aaron Pierre 19 – – 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – 23 – – 3 –
17 CM Shaun McWilliams 15 4 – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 17 4 – 6 –
18 RB Aaron Phillips 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – –
19 ST Chris Long 30 7 9 1 – – 1 – – 2 1 – 34 8 9 4 –
21 CM John-Joe O'Toole 25 4 6 1 1 – – – – – – – 26 5 6 7 1
22 CM Matt Crooks 29 1 4 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 33 1 4 10 3
24 RB Shay Facey 13 2 1 – – – – – – – – – 13 2 1 2 –
25 GK James Goff – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
26 CB Regan Poole 18 4 – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 20 4 – 2 –
29 CM Matt Grimes 43 1 4 – – – – – – 1 2 – 44 3 4 13 –
36 AM Jack Bridge 1 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 3 – – –
37 CB Jordan Turnbull 14 – – – – – – – – – – – 14 – – 2 –
39 LB Joe Bunney 11 1 – – – – – – – – – – 11 1 – 1 –
40 LM Morgan Roberts – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – –
42 ST Kevin Luckassen 1 3 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 3 1 1 –
Players out on loan:
7 ST Billy Waters 9 8 – – 2 – 1 – – 2 1 – 12 11 – 3 –
12 ST Leon Lobjoit – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – –
15 AM Dean Bowditch 3 8 – 2 – – – – – 1 2 – 5 11 – 1 –
23 ST Joe Iaciofano – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – –
27 LB Raheem Hanley 3 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – 4 1 – – –
30 GK Luke Coddington 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 2 – – – –
Players no longer at the club:
9 ST Marc Richards 7 12 1 1 1 – – 1 – 3 – – 11 14 1 – –
9 ST Boris Mathis 2 3 – – – – – – – – – – 2 3 – – –
10 ST Alex Revell 10 5 2 – – – 1 – – 1 1 1 12 6 3 – –
13 GK Matt Ingram 20 – – – – – – – – – – – 20 – – – –
20 LB George Smith 5 1 – 1 – – – 1 – 2 – – 8 2 – – –
24 CB Ryan McGivern – 1 – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 2 1 – – –
28 RW Hildeberto Pereira 4 8 – – – – – – – – – – 4 8 – 3 1
31 CM Matt Taylor 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – –
37 AM Lewis McGugan 7 2 – 1 1 – – – – 2 1 1 10 3 1 3 –
45 W Gboly Ariyibi 3 9 – – – – – – – – – – 3 9 – – –

Awards

Club awards

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 2017–18 season.

Player of the Year Award Ash Taylor
Players' Player of the Year Award Ash Taylor
Academy Player of the Year Award Morgan Roberts
Goal of the Season Award Daniel Powell (vs. Gillingham)

Transfers

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Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB England Leon Barnett Bury Free [15]
1 July 2017 LW England Dean Bowditch Milton Keynes Dons Free [16]
1 July 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Sam Foley Port Vale Free [17]
1 July 2017 CF England Leon Lobjoit Buckingham Town Free [18]
1 July 2017 RW England Daniel Powell Milton Keynes Dons Free [19]
1 July 2017 LB England George Smith Gateshead Undisclosed [20]
1 July 2017 CF England Billy Waters Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [21]
4 July 2017 MF Iraq Yaser Kasim Swindon Town Free [22]
5 July 2017 CB Wales Ash Taylor Aberdeen Free [23]
18 July 2017 DM England Matt Crooks Rangers Undisclosed [24]
21 July 2017 CB Grenada Aaron Pierre Wycombe Wanderers Free [25]
17 August 2017 GK England Luke Coddington Huddersfield Town Free [26]
2 October 2017 CM England Lewis McGugan Sheffield Wednesday Free [27]
3 November 2017 LB Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern Shrewsbury Town Free [28]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RM England Paul Anderson Mansfield Town Released [29][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017 CM England Harry Beautyman Stevenage Free [31]
1 July 2017 CB Scotland Zander Diamond Mansfield Town Released [29][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017 RB Wales Neal Eardley Lincoln City Released [29][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017 CB England Rod McDonald Coventry City Undisclosed [34]
1 July 2017 GK England Adam Smith Bristol Rovers Released [29][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2017 RW England Emmanuel Sonupe Free agent Released [29]
1 July 2017 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani Gillingham Released [36][lower-alpha 5]
8 July 2017 CM England Jak McCourt Chesterfield Mutual consent [38][lower-alpha 6]
22 August 2017 LM England Matthew Taylor Swindon Town Free [40]
  1. ↑ Paul Anderson joined Mansfield Town following his release.[30]
  2. ↑ Zander Diamond joined Mansfield Town following his release.[32]
  3. ↑ Neal Eardley joined Lincoln City following his release.[33]
  4. ↑ Adam Smith joined Bristol Rovers following his release.[35]
  5. ↑ Gabriel Zakuani joined Gillingham following his release.[37]
  6. ↑ Jak McCourt joined Chesterfield following his departure.[39]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 July 2017 CB Wales Regan Poole Manchester United 30 June 2018 [41]
28 July 2017 CF England Chris Long Burnley 30 June 2018 [42]
18 August 2017 CM England Matt Grimes Swansea City 30 June 2018 [43]
31 August 2017 GK England Matt Ingram Queens Park Rangers 30 June 2018 [44]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
25 August 2017 GK England James Goff St Ives Town 22 September 2017 [45]
16 September 2017 GK England Luke Coddington Wrexham 14 October 2017 [46]
25 September 2017 CF England Leon Lobjoit Corby Town 24 October 2017 [47]
26 September 2017 FW England Joe Iaciofano Chesham United 26 November 2017 [48][lower-alpha 1]
27 October 2017 CF England Leon Lobjoit Nuneaton Town 26 November 2017 [49]
13 December 2017 CF England Leon Lobjoit Corby Town January 2018
  1. ↑ On 27 October, Joe Iaciofano extended his loan with Chesham United by a further month.[49]

References

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