Northampton Town
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| Northampton Town | |||||
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| Stadium: | Sixfields Stadium | ||||
| Competitive match results1 | |||||
| Venue | W | D | L | F | A |
| @Bristol Rovers: | 17 | 14 | 12 | 73 | 58 |
| @Northampton Town: | 11 | 12 | 23 | 45 | 88 |
| Neutral venues: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 28 | 26 | 35 | 118 | 146 |
| 1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup. Last updated 11:35, 13 April 2009 (UTC). | |||||
Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town have met on 88 occasions in The Football League and national cup competitions, with Northampton winning 35 of those games and Rovers 28.
[edit] Records
- Last meeting: 10 April 2009 - Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town
- Biggest win: 16 January 1935 - Bristol Rovers 7–1 Northampton Town
- Biggest defeat: 28 December 1931 - Northampton 6–0 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 28 October 1967 - Northampton Town 4–5 Bristol Rovers
[edit] Players to represent both clubs
- Julian Alsop
- Chris Carruthers
- Jamie Forrester
- Ali Gibb
- Carl Heggs
- Craig Hinton signed for Northampton after being released by Rovers in 2009
- James Hunt
- Christian Lee
- Josh Low
- David Mehew
- Alex O'Reilly
- James Quinn
- Dave Savage
- Paul Trollope
- Richard Walker
- Rob Wolleaston
An addition to these players, former Rovers manager Garry Thompson is a former Northampton Town player, and Ian Atkins has managed both clubs.
[edit] Past meetings
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2007 | League One | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 12 March 2008 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Northampton Town |
| 28 December 2008 | League One | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 10 April 2009 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town |
