Burton Albion 3-2 Northampton Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2009

Result

Burton Albion 3-2 Northampton Town

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Burton Albion 3-2 Northampton Town: match report

Burton Albion beat Northampton Town 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 29 August 2009. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Shaun Harrad opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Burton Albion's goals came from Shaun Harrad (2'), Michael Simpson (7') and Michael Simpson (11'). Northampton Town scored through Steve Guinan (72') and Ryan Gilligan (81', penalty).

Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 11th on 6 points from 4 and Northampton Town 6th on 7 points from 4. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 18th with 55 points, and Northampton Town 10th with 66.

Going into the match Burton Albion's last five read W-L-W-L and Northampton Town's W-W-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Shaun HarradBurton Albion · 1-0
  • 7'Goal · Michael SimpsonBurton Albion · 2-0
  • 11'Goal · Michael SimpsonBurton Albion · 3-0
  • 54'Yellow card · Paul BoertienBurton Albion
  • 64'Yellow card · A. OsmanNorthampton Town
  • 67'Yellow card · Ben MarshallNorthampton Town
  • 72'Goal · Steve GuinanNorthampton Town · 3-1
  • 81'Penalty goal · Ryan GilliganNorthampton Town · 3-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Ryan GilliganNorthampton Town