Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Northampton Town: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 12 January 2016

Result

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Northampton Town

League Two · Tuesday 12 January 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Northampton Town: match report

Plymouth Argyle were beaten by Northampton Town 1-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 12 January 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

James Collins opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Plymouth Argyle's goal came from G. Wylde (83'). Northampton Town scored through James Collins (38') and Marc Richards (58').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards; Northampton Town received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 4th on 46 points from 25 and Northampton Town 8th on 37 points from 24. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 4th with 84 points, and Northampton Town 6th with 79.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Plymouth Argyle wins, 1 draw and 1 for Northampton Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · Zander DiamondNorthampton Town
  • 38'Goal · James CollinsNorthampton Town · 0-1
  • 57'Yellow card · Brendan MoloneyNorthampton Town
  • 58'Goal · Marc RichardsNorthampton Town · 0-2
  • 65'Yellow card · R. HolmesNorthampton Town
  • 83'Goal · G. WyldePlymouth Argyle · 1-2
  • 87'Yellow card · John-Joe O'TooleNorthampton Town
  • 89'Yellow card · Peter HartleyPlymouth Argyle
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ryan BruntPlymouth Argyle
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Adam SmithNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 7, draws 1, Northampton Town 1.

Team news

Plymouth Argyle line-up

Luke McCormick, Kelvin Mellor, Gary Sawyer, Curtis Nelson, Peter Hartley, Oscar Threlkeld, Edi Murtado, Josh Simpson, Jake Jervis, Reuben Reid, Ryan Brunt

Northampton Town line-up

Adam Smith, Brendan Moloney, Zander Diamond, David Buchanan, Rod McDonald, John-Joe O'Toole, Lawson D'Ath, Joel Byrom, Ricky Holmes, Marc Richards, James Collins