Swindon Town 5-2 Northampton Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 1 January 2022

Result

Swindon Town 5-2 Northampton Town

League Two · Saturday 1 January 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Swindon Town 5-2 Northampton Town: match report

Swindon Town won against Northampton Town 5-2 in the League Two on Saturday 1 January 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Harry McKirdy opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Harry McKirdy (28'), Harry McKirdy (51'), Harry McKirdy (55'), Tyreece Simpson (60') and Harry McKirdy (66'). Northampton Town scored through Sam Hoskins (37') and Jon Guthrie (50').

Discipline: Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards; Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Swindon Town were 7th on 34 points from 21 and Northampton Town 2nd on 40 points from 21. Swindon Town went on to finish that season 5th with 80 points, and Northampton Town 7th with 80.

Swindon Town lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Northampton Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry McKirdy of Swindon Town (10.0), ahead of Sam Hoskins (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Swindon Town wins, 3 draws and 4 for Northampton Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · Shaun McWilliamsNorthampton Town
  • 28'Goal · Harry McKirdySwindon Town · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Jack SowerbyNorthampton Town
  • 37'Goal · Sam HoskinsNorthampton Town · 1-1
  • 49'Yellow card · Rob HuntSwindon Town
  • 50'Goal · Jon GuthrieNorthampton Town · 1-2
  • 51'Goal · Harry McKirdySwindon Town · 2-2
  • 55'Goal · Harry McKirdySwindon Town · 3-2
  • 60'Goal · Tyreece SimpsonSwindon Town · 4-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Ali KoikiNorthampton Town
  • 66'Goal · Harry McKirdySwindon Town · 5-2
  • 88'Yellow card · Kaine Kesler-HaydenSwindon Town

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Swindon Town 3, draws 3, Northampton Town 4.

Team news

Swindon Town line-up (3-1-4-2)

Joseph Wollacott, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Akin Odimayo, Rob Hunt, Ellis Iandolo, Jordan Lyden, Jonathan Williams, Louis Reed, Jack Payne, Tyreece Simpson, Harry McKirdy

Northampton Town line-up (4-2-3-1)

Liam Roberts, Aaron McGowan, Fraser Horsfall, Jon Guthrie, Ali Koiki, Shaun McWilliams, Jack Sowerby, Sam Hoskins, Paul Lewis, Mitch Pinnock, Danny Rose