FA Cup · 17 November 2008
Northampton Town 2 – 5 Leeds
- Attendance
- 3,960
- Competition
- FA Cup
- Venue
- Away
- Manager
- Gary McAllister
- Captain
- Paul Huntington
Won 5–2 v Northampton Town
Jermaine Beckford 13' · Ben Parker 41' · Jermaine Beckford 45'+2 · Jermaine Beckford 55'
Northampton Town: 2 goals
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
- 13' Goal — Jermaine Beckford, assisted by David Prutton
- 41' Goal — Ben Parker, assisted by Paul Telfer
- 45+2' Goal — Jermaine Beckford, assisted by Paul Telfer
- 55' Goal — Jermaine Beckford, assisted by Neil Kilkenny
- 70' Substitution — Enoch Showunmi on for Malcolm Christie, 70'
- 71' Substitution — Luciano Becchio on for Jermaine Beckford, 71'
- 76' Substitution — Jonathan Webb on for Paul Telfer, 76'
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
- GK David Lucas
- DF Lubomir Michalik
- DF Ben Parker
- DF Paul Telfer
- MF / DF Andrew Hughes
- MF Jonathan Douglas
- MF Jonny Howson
- MF Neil Kilkenny
- MF David Prutton
- FW Jermaine Beckford
- FW Malcolm Christie
Substitutes
- DF Jonathan Webb ↑ 76'
- FW Luciano Becchio ↑ 71'
- FW Enoch Showunmi ↑ 70'
The record
Leeds v Northampton Town
10
Played
5
Won
3
Drawn
2
Lost
First met 1963 · 24 scored, 9 conceded
Last five meetings
- 2 May 2009 H Leeds 3–0 Northampton Town Won 3–0 v Northampton Town
- 25 Nov 2008 A Northampton Town 2–1 Leeds Lost 1–2 v Northampton Town
- 7 Nov 2008 H Leeds 1–1 Northampton Town Drew 1–1 v Northampton Town
- 9 Feb 2008 A Northampton Town 1–1 Leeds Drew 1–1 v Northampton Town
- 5 Jan 2008 H Leeds 3–0 Northampton Town Won 3–0 v Northampton Town