Northampton 2015/16

Northampton finished 1st of 24 in the 2015/16 League Two with 99 points (won 29, drawn 12, lost 5; scored 82, conceded 46) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 21 matches of 46; lowest 16th, after match 6. Longest runs: 10 wins in a row and 24 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Northampton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 2015	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	9th
2	Sat 15 Aug 2015	Exeter (home)	3–0 W	Won	6	4th
3	Tue 18 Aug 2015	Barnet (away)	0–2 L	Lost	6	7th
4	Sat 22 Aug 2015	Plymouth (home)	0–2 L	Lost	6	10th
5	Sat 29 Aug 2015	Accrington (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	11th
6	Sat 5 Sep 2015	Dag and Red (home)	1–2 L	Lost	7	16th
7	Sat 12 Sep 2015	Oxford (home)	1–0 W	Won	10	11th
8	Sat 19 Sep 2015	Morecambe (away)	4–2 W	Won	13	8th
9	Sat 26 Sep 2015	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	8th
10	Tue 29 Sep 2015	AFC Wimbledon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	10th
11	Sat 3 Oct 2015	Wycombe (away)	3–2 W	Won	18	9th
12	Sat 10 Oct 2015	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	21	8th
13	Sat 17 Oct 2015	Cambridge (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	9th
14	Tue 20 Oct 2015	Carlisle (home)	3–2 W	Won	24	5th
15	Sat 24 Oct 2015	Stevenage (home)	2–1 W	Won	27	4th
16	Sat 31 Oct 2015	Newport County (away)	2–2 D	Drew	28	5th
17	Sat 14 Nov 2015	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	31	3rd
18	Sat 21 Nov 2015	Notts County (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	3rd
19	Tue 24 Nov 2015	Crawley Town (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Sat 28 Nov 2015	Yeovil (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	3rd
21	Sat 12 Dec 2015	Luton (away)	4–3 W	Won	43	1st
22	Sat 19 Dec 2015	Portsmouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	43	2nd
23	Mon 28 Dec 2015	Accrington (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	2nd
24	Sat 2 Jan 2016	Barnet (home)	3–0 W	Won	49	2nd
25	Tue 12 Jan 2016	Plymouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	52	2nd
26	Sat 16 Jan 2016	Dag and Red (away)	2–1 W	Won	55	2nd
27	Sat 23 Jan 2016	Morecambe (home)	3–1 W	Won	58	1st
28	Sat 6 Feb 2016	York (home)	2–0 W	Won	61	1st
29	Sat 13 Feb 2016	Leyton Orient (away)	4–0 W	Won	64	1st
30	Tue 16 Feb 2016	Oxford (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	1st
31	Sat 20 Feb 2016	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	1st
32	Tue 23 Feb 2016	York (away)	2–1 W	Won	73	1st
33	Sat 27 Feb 2016	Hartlepool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	74	1st
34	Tue 1 Mar 2016	AFC Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	1st
35	Sat 5 Mar 2016	Carlisle (away)	4–1 W	Won	78	1st
36	Sat 12 Mar 2016	Cambridge (home)	1–1 D	Drew	79	1st
37	Sat 19 Mar 2016	Stevenage (away)	3–2 W	Won	82	1st
38	Fri 25 Mar 2016	Newport County (home)	1–0 W	Won	85	1st
39	Mon 28 Mar 2016	Mansfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	86	1st
40	Sat 2 Apr 2016	Notts County (home)	2–2 D	Drew	87	1st
41	Sat 9 Apr 2016	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–2 D	Drew	88	1st
42	Sat 16 Apr 2016	Exeter (away)	0–0 D	Drew	89	1st
43	Tue 19 Apr 2016	Crawley Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	92	1st
44	Sat 23 Apr 2016	Yeovil (away)	1–1 D	Drew	93	1st
45	Sat 30 Apr 2016	Luton (home)	2–0 W	Won	96	1st
46	Sat 7 May 2016	Portsmouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	99	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.