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Northampton Town


Current LeagueEngland » League 1
Current GroundSixfields
Previous GroundsThe County Ground
Northampton Town Fans574
Average Number of Grounds Visited63.44
Formed1897
Websitewww.ntfc.co.uk
NicknameThe Cobblers
Facebooknorthamptontownfc
Twitter@ntfc
Instagram@officiallyntfc

New stadium effect

Northampton's move to Sixfields in 1994 has seen them improve slightly in both of the elements we're looking at.

On the pitch, the club finished 90th, 91st and 92nd in their last 10 years at the County Ground, averaging 76th position overall. The first 10 years at Sixfields saw a small improvement to average 71st, with 87th in their debut season being the worst result of the 10.

Despite only seeing a small improvement on the pitch, Northampton fans took to the new stadium with average attendances increasing by 49% from 3,625 to 5,408.

Old stadium: The County Ground (1897 - 1994, 97 years)
New stadium: Sixfields (Opened 1994, £6m)

Old stadium average attendance: 3,625
New stadium average attendance: 5,408
Difference: +1,783 (+49%)

Old stadium average league position: 76
New stadium average league position: 71
Difference: -5

Average attendance

The County Ground
1984/19851,824
1985/19862,385
1986/19876,316
1987/19886,316
1988/19893,919
1989/19903,190
1990/19913,710
1991/19922,800
1992/19933,139
1993/19943,454
Sixfields
1994/19955,086
1995/19964,831
1996/19974,823
1997/19986,389
1998/19996,071
1999/20005,459
2000/20015,654
2001/20025,253
2002/20035,211
2003/20045,306

League position

The County Ground
1984/198591
1985/198676
1986/198769
1987/198869
1988/198964
1989/199066
1990/199178
1991/199286
1992/199390
1993/199492
Sixfields
1994/199587
1995/199679
1996/199782
1997/199852
1998/199966
1999/200071
2000/200162
2001/200264
2002/200368
2003/200474

See how Northampton Town compare to other teams with our full New Stadium Effect analysis of all the top teams in England and Wales who have moved to a new ground since the 1980s.


Saturday 3pm kick-off stats

How often do Northampton Town play at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon?

Overall Saturday 3pm stats

67%
of league matches kick-off at 3pm on a Saturday
(28/42)
75%
of league home matches
(15/20)
59%
of league away matches
(13/22)

Next and last Saturday 3pms

Next Saturday 3pm home match
6th Apr 2024
vs Carlisle United
8 days away
Last Saturday 3pm home match
6 days ago
23rd Mar 2024 vs Derby County
Next Saturday 3pm away match
13th Apr 2024
vs Fleetwood Town
15 days away
Last Saturday 3pm away match
13 days ago
16th Mar 2024 vs Wycombe Wanderers

Kick-off days and times

Saturday 15:00
28/42 - 67%
Tuesday 19:45
10/42 - 24%
Tuesday 15:00
1/42 - 2%
Monday 15:00
1/42 - 2%
Friday 19:45
1/42 - 2%
Friday 15:00
1/42 - 2%

Fixture data gathered from multiple sources. Based on all matches played since the start of the 2022/2023 season.
See how Northampton Town compare to other teams with our full Saturday 3pm analysis of all the top teams in England and Scotland.


Upcoming Northampton Town fixtures

Mon 1st April 2024   15:00   Sky Bet League One at Sixfields
Sat 20th April 2024   14:00   Sky Bet League One at Sixfields
Sat 27th April 2024   12:30   Sky Bet League One at Oakwell

Fixture data compiled from multiple sources, please check before travelling.


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