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Rotherham United 2–1 Northampton Town. This English Football League One match was played on 27 January 2026. Rotherham United won.

Northampton Town vs Rotherham United Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/01/27

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English Football League One  2026/01/27 | 19:45:00

Rotherham United
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Northampton Town
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Match Stats

Rotherham United logo Rotherham United Northampton Town Northampton Town logo
Corner Kicks
13
4
Yellow Cards
3
0

Head to head See all (18)

8 Rotherham Uni… wins
18 Meetings
5 Northampton T… wins
44% 5 Draws 28%

English Football League One Standings Full table

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Lincoln City 52 32 12 8 +48 108 D W W W W
2 Stockport County 52 27 12 13 +18 93 W D W W D
3 Cardiff City 42 24 10 8 +34 82 L D D W D
4 Reading 54 22 16 16 +14 82 L W D L L
5 Bolton Wanderers 54 21 18 15 +10 81 L W D L W
6 Leyton Orient 56 23 11 22 +3 80 D D L L D
7 Wycombe Wanderers 56 21 14 21 +8 77 L W L L D
8 Stevenage Borough 53 21 13 19 -5 76 W D W W L
9 Bradford City 42 21 8 13 +6 71 D L W W L
10 Blackpool 54 20 10 24 -7 70 D W W L W
11 Huddersfield Town 53 19 12 22 -2 69 L D W D D
12 Wigan Athletic 54 16 20 18 -7 68 L D W W W
13 Mansfield Town 52 17 16 19 +1 67 W W D L D
14 Burton 53 17 14 22 -10 65 W L D D W
15 Barnsley 51 16 16 19 -5 64 L D L W D
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 19 6 17 +8 63 W W L W D
17 Peterborough United 52 18 9 25 -3 63 W D L D L
18 Exeter City 55 16 15 24 -11 63 L D L W D
19 Luton Town 41 17 10 14 +7 61 W W D W W
20 Doncaster Rovers 42 15 8 19 -21 53 W W L L W
21 Rotherham United 53 13 13 27 -32 52 L D L L L
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 14 8 20 -14 50 D L L L L
23 Northampton Town 51 11 12 28 -27 45 L L L L L
24 Port Vale 40 8 11 21 -24 35 W L L W D
25 Birmingham City 12 10 2 0 +19 32 W W W W W
26 Charlton Athletic 14 10 2 2 +11 32 L W D W W
27 Wrexham 11 7 3 1 +11 24 D D W W W
28 Crawley Town 11 5 1 5 +1 16 L D W W W
29 Cambridge United 11 2 3 6 -4 9 L W L L L
30 Shrewsbury Town 10 1 2 7 -12 5 D L L W L
31 Bristol Rovers 11 1 1 9 -15 4 L D L L L

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About Rotherham United vs Northampton Town

Match preview

Rotherham United faced Northampton Town in the English Football League One on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 and the match finished 2–1. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.

Current league position

Rotherham United sit 21st in the English Football League One table with 52 points from 53 matches (13W · 13D · 27L). Northampton Town are 23rd with 45 points from 51 matches (11W · 12D · 28L).

The full standings table — including form, goal difference and points gap — is available in the Standings tab above, and the complete season archive lives on the English Football League One hub.

Head-to-head history

These two clubs have met 18 times on record. Rotherham United have won 8, Northampton Town have won 5 and 5 matches ended level. A full timeline of previous meetings — scores, dates and competitions — is in the H2H tab above.

How to follow the match

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Rotherham United vs Northampton Town — frequently asked

When was Rotherham United vs Northampton Town played?

Kick-off was in the English Football League One.

Where was Rotherham United vs Northampton Town played?

Rotherham United host the match, so it is played on their home ground. The exact stadium is not yet confirmed on our feed.

What was the final score of Rotherham United vs Northampton Town?

Rotherham United 2 – 1 Northampton Town. Rotherham United won.

How can I follow Rotherham United vs Northampton Town live?

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Which competition is Rotherham United vs Northampton Town part of?

The English Football League One in England. Full fixtures, standings and top scorers for this season are on the competition hub.

More from the English Football League One

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Stats
Match
Rotherham United Northampton Town
Total Goals
2
1
Corner Kicks
13
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Ball Possession
0%
0%
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
0
0
Attacks
0
0
Dangerous Attacks
0
0
About the Match
Season: 2025-2026
Stage: League
Round: Round 29
Kick-off: