Northampton Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League One · Sunday 4 September 2016

Result

Northampton Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Sunday 4 September 2016, 11:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

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Northampton Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Northampton Town beat Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 in the League One on Sunday 4 September 2016. The half-time score was 3-1.

Harry Beautyman opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Northampton Town's goals came from Harry Beautyman (8'), Alex Revell (13') and Matthew Taylor (28'). Milton Keynes Dons scored through Dean Bowditch (38') and S. Carruthers (90+4').

Discipline: Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 17th on 5 points from 5 and Milton Keynes Dons 13th on 7 points from 5. Northampton Town went on to finish that season 16th with 53 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 12th with 61.

Northampton Town lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 4-2-3-1.

Going into the match Northampton Town's last five read D-D-D-D-D and Milton Keynes Dons's L-W-L-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Harry BeautymanNorthampton Town · 1-0
  • 13'Goal · Alex RevellNorthampton Town · 2-0
  • 28'Goal · Matthew TaylorNorthampton Town · 3-0
  • 38'Goal · Dean BowditchMilton Keynes Dons · 3-1
  • 43'Yellow card · S. CarruthersMilton Keynes Dons
  • 44'Yellow card · George BaldockMilton Keynes Dons
  • 57'Missed penalty · Matthew TaylorNorthampton Town
  • 78'Yellow card · Alfie PotterNorthampton Town
  • 78'Yellow card · A. PotterNorthampton Town
  • 90+4'Goal · S. CarruthersMilton Keynes Dons · 3-2

Team news

Unavailable

  • Scott WoottonMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
  • C. AnekeMilton Keynes Dons · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Adam Smith, Brendan Moloney, David Buchanan, Zander Diamond, Lewin Nyatanga, Matthew Taylor, Jak McCourt, Harry Beautyman, Paul Anderson, A. Revell, Kenji Gorré

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Martin, Dean Lewington, Joe Walsh, Paul Michael Downing, George Baldock, Edward Upson, Samir Carruthers, Darren Potter, Dean Bowditch, Nicky Maynard, Ryan Colclough