Northampton Town 0-1 Lincoln City: result and report

League One · Tuesday 19 August 2025

Result

Northampton Town 0-1 Lincoln City

League One · Tuesday 19 August 2025, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Northampton Town 0-1 Lincoln City: match report

Northampton Town were beaten by Lincoln City 0-1 in the League One on Tuesday 19 August 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Freddie Draper of Lincoln City in the 20th minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards; Lincoln City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 21st on 1 point from 3 and Lincoln City 11th on 6 points from 3. Northampton Town went on to finish that season 24th with 35 points, and Lincoln City 1st with 103.

Northampton Town lined up in a 3-3-1-3 and Lincoln City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Conor McCarthy of Northampton Town (7.7), ahead of George Wickens (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Northampton Town wins, 2 draws and 5 for Lincoln City.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · Freddie DraperLincoln City · 0-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Ryley TowlerLincoln City
  • 54'Yellow card · Ethan WheatleyNorthampton Town
  • 58'Yellow card · Conor McGrandlesLincoln City
  • 67'Yellow card · Tyrese FornahNorthampton Town
  • 79'Yellow card · George WickensLincoln City
  • 86'Yellow card · Ethan HamiltonLincoln City
  • 87'Yellow card · Jack PerkinsNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Northampton Town 3, draws 2, Lincoln City 5.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Ali KoikiNorthampton Town · injury (Muscle Injury)

Northampton Town line-up (3-3-1-3)

Lee Burge, Conor McCarthy, Max Dyche, Michael Forbes, Jack Burroughs, Dean Campbell, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Terry Taylor, Cameron McGeehan, Ethan Wheatley, Tyrese Fornah

Lincoln City line-up (4-2-3-1)

George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Ryley Towler, Tom Bayliss, Conor McGrandles, Rob Street, Freddie Draper, Reeco Hackett, James Collins