Gary Johnson (footballer)
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Gary Johnson is an English
football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Npower League Two's Northampton Town
.
Johnson was formerly with Cambridge United
, Kettering Town
, Watford
(as director of their youth academy), the Latvian national team
, Yeovil Town
, Bristol City
and Peterborough United
.
(whom he joined as a ten-year-old in 1965 and made his debut for at the age of just 14), Tooting & Mitcham United
, Newcastle Town
and Crawley Town
in the English non-league divisions between 1969 and 1979. He spent a year on the books of Swedish
fifth-division side Storfors AIK
in 1980, scoring five goals in 20 league appearances before retiring at the age of 25 through injury. In total, Johnson scored 38 goals in 115 career league games.
After retiring, Johnson would spend the next six years training to earn his coaching badges and he took his first managerial job at Newmarket Town
in 1986.
when he was persuaded to join Cambridge United
as reserve team
manager in 1988. Appointed as assistant manager in 1990, Johnson helped John Beck
organise the U's remarkable rise in the early 1990s, in which they came within two matches of becoming the second club to rise from the old Fourth Division
to the top flight in successive seasons (after Northampton Town in 1966). Johnson was briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and then took charge from 1993 until 1995. Under Johnson's stewardship, the U's were contenders for a play-off place in Division Two in 1993/94, before eventually finishing tenth. The following season saw the club battle, ultimately unsuccessfully, to avoid relegation and Johnson was sacked in March 1995.
, but was sacked in the 1996–97 season and moved to Watford, as director of their youth academy.
Whilst coaching Latvia, he spotted the potential of Marian Pahars
and recommended him to Southampton
's manager Dave Jones, who invited Pahars for a trial before signing him in March 1999. He also recommended Igors Stepanovs
to Arsenal
manager Arsène Wenger
.
He resigned after a 1–1 draw with San Marino
, signalling an end to a reign which is widely recognised as the most unsuccessful in the country's history.
and finished third in the Football Conference
; the following year they won the greater prize of the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League
. Yeovil were immediately contenders in the League and were Division Three champions at the second attempt.
During a League Cup
game against Plymouth Argyle
, Johnson's son (Lee Johnson
) accidentally scored a goal after attempting to play the ball back to Argyle's keeper (who had kicked the ball out because of an injury to a Yeovil player). In a show of good sportsmanship Gary Johnson told his players to allow Argyle to walk the ball into the net to level the score at 1–1, avoiding controversy. Yeovil went on to win the game 3–2, with Lee Johnson scoring a hat-trick.
in the summer of 2005, Johnson became Bristol City's target when their manager Brian Tinnion
resigned that September. Yeovil agreed compensation terms and he became City's manager on 26 September 2005. Despite a long losing streak through October and November, City's fortunes turned around under Johnson and a good run of form in the second half of the season saw them in play-off contention, eventually finishing ninth. Johnson won the League One Manager of the Month
award for April 2006. After an impressive 2006–07 season (including an 18 match unbeaten run), Johnson won the award again in March 2007 after successfully guiding his side to 16 points from seven games the previous month. This had set Bristol City in a good spot to contend for automatic promotion, which they sealed 5 May 2007 with a 3–1 home win over Rotherham
on the last day of the season.
On 6 September 2007 Gary Johnson and assistant Keith Millen
both signed 2 and a half year contract extensions keeping them at the club until 2010.
Johnson is a popular interviewee for the media because of his ability to come up with good quotes and avoid the usual clichés many managers respond with. He is known as a great man-manager and motivator but with a sense of humour. He famously promised during an interview to bare his backside in Burton's window if Bristol City defender Liam Fontaine ever scored. Fontaine duly netted (possibly with more help than usual from his mischievous team mates though this is hard to prove) but Johnson avoided being window dressing by offering the player shots at his derrière whilst wearing boxer shorts with a target painted on them.
In the 2007–08 season he kept Bristol City in the top six of the Championship for almost the entire season and in the top two for a long time. The team were the surprise package of the season. Bristol City eventually lost the playoff final to Hull City at Wembley and were not promoted to the Premiership. Johnson made his players stay on the pitch after the match and watch the Hull City players celebrate as a motivational experience for the next campaign.
In the summer before the 2008/09 season he broke the club record for a transfer fee in signing 21-year old Nicky Maynard
from Crewe Alexandra F.C.
for £2.25 million. This was after attempts for Emad Meteb and Michael Mifsud
broke down.
Bristol city's famous chant of 'Johnson says bounce around the ground' was inspired by Gary Johnson who was quoted to saying in an interview before a league game that he wanted the fans bouncing around.
In September 2008 Johnson signed a new five-year contract with Bristol City, to keep him at the club until 2013. Big defeats by Cardiff City
(0–6) and Doncaster Rovers
(2–5) in early 2010 led to much dissatisfaction amongst fans about the manager and on 18 March 2010 the club issued a statement that Johnson had "left his post as manager of Bristol City by mutual consent".
on a two-year contract on 6 April 2010.
Despite the club being in the playoff positions, Johnson left Peterborough on January 10, 2011. The reasons are that he did not get on with the board.
| However, Darragh McAnthony, the Posh chairman has stated that they also did not see eye-to-eye on potential transfers, with Johnson's targets not meeting the "young and hungry" policy that had been so successful for Peterborough during the first spell in charge of Darren Ferguson
(who was re-appointed as manager the day after Johnson left).
signing on a two and a half year deal
His first game in charge resulted in a 3-2 loss at home to Shrewsbury Town
. His first season in charge saw the club narrowly avoid relegation from the Football League beating Stevenage in the penultimate game of the season. Following a loss to Luton Town
in the first round of the FA Cup
on 12 November 2011, Northampton Town and Johnson parted company by mutual consent on 14 November.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Npower League Two's Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
.
Johnson was formerly with Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
, Kettering Town
Kettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
, Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
(as director of their youth academy), the Latvian national team
Latvia national football team
The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...
, Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
, Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
and Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
.
Playing career
Johnson enjoyed an eleven year stint as a semi-professional football player, representing Walton & HershamWalton & Hersham F.C.
Walton & Hersham F.C. is an English football club located in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, currently playing in the Isthmian League Division One South. They play in a red and white home kit at Stompond Lane....
(whom he joined as a ten-year-old in 1965 and made his debut for at the age of just 14), Tooting & Mitcham United
Tooting & Mitcham United F.C.
Tooting & Mitcham United Football Club are a semi-professional association football club representing the south-west London areas of Tooting and Mitcham, within the London Borough of Merton. The club's stadium, Imperial Fields is located in Morden. The club are nicknamed The Terrors or...
, Newcastle Town
Newcastle Town F.C.
Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...
and Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
in the English non-league divisions between 1969 and 1979. He spent a year on the books of Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
fifth-division side Storfors AIK
Storfors AIK
Storfors AIK is a Swedish football club located in Piteå.-Background:Since their foundation in 1931 Storfors AIK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club's best season was in 1966 when they won Division 3 Norra Norrland Övre which...
in 1980, scoring five goals in 20 league appearances before retiring at the age of 25 through injury. In total, Johnson scored 38 goals in 115 career league games.
After retiring, Johnson would spend the next six years training to earn his coaching badges and he took his first managerial job at Newmarket Town
Newmarket Town F.C.
Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:...
in 1986.
Cambridge United
Johnson was manager at Newmarket TownNewmarket Town F.C.
Newmarket Town F.C. is an English football club based in Newmarket, Suffolk. The club are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Cricket Field Road.The club is affiliated to the Suffolk County FA.-History:...
when he was persuaded to join Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
as reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
manager in 1988. Appointed as assistant manager in 1990, Johnson helped John Beck
John Beck (footballer)
John Alexander Beck is an English former footballer and manager. As a player he made nearly 500 league appearances between 1972 and 1988....
organise the U's remarkable rise in the early 1990s, in which they came within two matches of becoming the second club to rise from the old Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
to the top flight in successive seasons (after Northampton Town in 1966). Johnson was briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and then took charge from 1993 until 1995. Under Johnson's stewardship, the U's were contenders for a play-off place in Division Two in 1993/94, before eventually finishing tenth. The following season saw the club battle, ultimately unsuccessfully, to avoid relegation and Johnson was sacked in March 1995.
Kettering Town
After being sacked by Cambridge, Johnson took over as manager of Kettering TownKettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
, but was sacked in the 1996–97 season and moved to Watford, as director of their youth academy.
Latvia
He was approached by the Latvian football authorities for help, and became coach of their national team for two years from 1999 to 2001.Whilst coaching Latvia, he spotted the potential of Marian Pahars
Marian Pahars
Marians Pahars is a Latvian former footballer, currently the manager of Skonto FC. He spent most of his career as a striker at Southampton in the Premier League and with Skonto in Latvia....
and recommended him to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
's manager Dave Jones, who invited Pahars for a trial before signing him in March 1999. He also recommended Igors Stepanovs
Igors Stepanovs
Igors Nauris Stepanovs is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Jūrmala. As of April 2010 he has played 99 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.-Skonto:He started his club career at Skonto-Metāls...
to Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
manager Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
.
He resigned after a 1–1 draw with San Marino
San Marino national football team
The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...
, signalling an end to a reign which is widely recognised as the most unsuccessful in the country's history.
Yeovil Town
Returning to England, Johnson was appointed manager of Yeovil. In his first year in charge the Glovers won the FA TrophyFA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
and finished third in the Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
; the following year they won the greater prize of the Conference championship and promotion to the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. Yeovil were immediately contenders in the League and were Division Three champions at the second attempt.
During a League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
game against Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
, Johnson's son (Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson (footballer)
Lee David Johnson is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a midfielder who is currently on loan at Chesterfield....
) accidentally scored a goal after attempting to play the ball back to Argyle's keeper (who had kicked the ball out because of an injury to a Yeovil player). In a show of good sportsmanship Gary Johnson told his players to allow Argyle to walk the ball into the net to level the score at 1–1, avoiding controversy. Yeovil went on to win the game 3–2, with Lee Johnson scoring a hat-trick.
Bristol City
Despite turning down an approach from Derby CountyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
in the summer of 2005, Johnson became Bristol City's target when their manager Brian Tinnion
Brian Tinnion
Brian Tinnion is a British former footballer and ex-manager. He made over 450 appearances for Bristol City, including a spell as player-manager...
resigned that September. Yeovil agreed compensation terms and he became City's manager on 26 September 2005. Despite a long losing streak through October and November, City's fortunes turned around under Johnson and a good run of form in the second half of the season saw them in play-off contention, eventually finishing ninth. Johnson won the League One Manager of the Month
Football League One Manager of the Month
The Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the manager adjudged best for each month of the season in the Football League One, the third tier of English football. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor and announced alongside The...
award for April 2006. After an impressive 2006–07 season (including an 18 match unbeaten run), Johnson won the award again in March 2007 after successfully guiding his side to 16 points from seven games the previous month. This had set Bristol City in a good spot to contend for automatic promotion, which they sealed 5 May 2007 with a 3–1 home win over Rotherham
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
on the last day of the season.
On 6 September 2007 Gary Johnson and assistant Keith Millen
Keith Millen
-External links:...
both signed 2 and a half year contract extensions keeping them at the club until 2010.
Johnson is a popular interviewee for the media because of his ability to come up with good quotes and avoid the usual clichés many managers respond with. He is known as a great man-manager and motivator but with a sense of humour. He famously promised during an interview to bare his backside in Burton's window if Bristol City defender Liam Fontaine ever scored. Fontaine duly netted (possibly with more help than usual from his mischievous team mates though this is hard to prove) but Johnson avoided being window dressing by offering the player shots at his derrière whilst wearing boxer shorts with a target painted on them.
In the 2007–08 season he kept Bristol City in the top six of the Championship for almost the entire season and in the top two for a long time. The team were the surprise package of the season. Bristol City eventually lost the playoff final to Hull City at Wembley and were not promoted to the Premiership. Johnson made his players stay on the pitch after the match and watch the Hull City players celebrate as a motivational experience for the next campaign.
In the summer before the 2008/09 season he broke the club record for a transfer fee in signing 21-year old Nicky Maynard
Nicky Maynard
Nicholas David "Nicky" Maynard is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City.-Crewe Alexandra:...
from Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
for £2.25 million. This was after attempts for Emad Meteb and Michael Mifsud
Michael Mifsud
Michael Mifsud is a Maltese footballer. He is the captain of the Malta national football team, and currently plays for Valletta. He was voted Maltese Sports Person of the Year in 2001 and 2003.-Sliema Wanderers:...
broke down.
Bristol city's famous chant of 'Johnson says bounce around the ground' was inspired by Gary Johnson who was quoted to saying in an interview before a league game that he wanted the fans bouncing around.
In September 2008 Johnson signed a new five-year contract with Bristol City, to keep him at the club until 2013. Big defeats by Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
(0–6) and Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
(2–5) in early 2010 led to much dissatisfaction amongst fans about the manager and on 18 March 2010 the club issued a statement that Johnson had "left his post as manager of Bristol City by mutual consent".
Peterborough United
He was appointed manager of Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
on a two-year contract on 6 April 2010.
Despite the club being in the playoff positions, Johnson left Peterborough on January 10, 2011. The reasons are that he did not get on with the board.
| However, Darragh McAnthony, the Posh chairman has stated that they also did not see eye-to-eye on potential transfers, with Johnson's targets not meeting the "young and hungry" policy that had been so successful for Peterborough during the first spell in charge of Darren Ferguson
Darren Ferguson
Darren Ferguson is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently in his second spell as the manager of Peterborough United...
(who was re-appointed as manager the day after Johnson left).
Northampton Town
On 4 March 2011 Gary Johnson was announced as the new manager of Northampton Town F.C.Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
signing on a two and a half year deal
His first game in charge resulted in a 3-2 loss at home to Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
. His first season in charge saw the club narrowly avoid relegation from the Football League beating Stevenage in the penultimate game of the season. Following a loss to Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
in the first round of the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
on 12 November 2011, Northampton Town and Johnson parted company by mutual consent on 14 November.
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
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22 October 1992 | 1 April 1995 |
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| Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
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1995 | 1997 |
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| Latvia Latvia national football team The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World... |
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5 September 1999 | 26 April 2001 |
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| Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
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19 June 2001 | 23 September 2005 |
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| Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
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26 September 2005 | 18 March 2010 |
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| Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
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6 April 2010 | 10 January 2011 |
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| Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
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4 March 2011 | 14 November 2011 |
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| Total |
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Promotions
- 2002–032002-03 in English footballThe 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...
: Conference NationalFootball ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
Champion (promotion to Division Three) – Yeovil TownYeovil Town F.C.Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... - 2004–052004-05 in English footballThe 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
: League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Champion (promotion to League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
) – Yeovil TownYeovil Town F.C.Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... - 2006–072006-07 in English footballThe 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
: League OneFootball League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Runner Up (promotion to The ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
) – Bristol CityBristol City F.C.Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...