Northampton Town v Stoke City, 24 September 1996
| Score | 2-1 to Stoke City |
| Competition | League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg |
| Venue | Sixfields Stadium |
| Attendance | 5,088 |
View Northampton Town v Stoke City head to head
Stoke City won 3-1 on aggregate.
After extra time - 1-0 to Northampton Town at 90 minutes.
Goals:
| John Gayle | own goal | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andy Woodman
Defender/Right back
Ian Clarkson
Defender
Lee Colkin
Defender
Lee Maddison
Defender
David Rennie
Defender/Centre back
Ian Sampson
Defender/Midfielder
Danny O'Shea
Midfielder
Ally Gibb
Midfielder
Roy Hunter
Midfielder
Sean Parrish
Forward
Mark Cooper
Substitutions:
| Neil Grayson for Lee Colkin | 0 |
| Dean Peer for Sean Parrish | 0 |
| Jason White for Ally Gibb | 0 |
Goals:
| Mike Sheron | 100 |
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| Mike Sheron | 108 |
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Starting lineup:
Carl Muggleton
Goalkeeper
Hugo Da Costa
Defender
Ally Pickering
Defender
Lárus Sigurdsson
Defender
Ray Wallace
Defender
John Dreyer
Defender/Centre back
Mark Devlin
Defender/Midfielder
Gerry McMahon
Midfielder
Nigel Worthington
Midfielder
John Gayle
Forward
Mike Sheron
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kevin Keen for Gerry McMahon | 0 |
| Mike Macari for Hugo Da Costa | 0 |
| Mark Prudhoe for Carl Muggleton | 0 |