'Sport must learn from Johnson case'
Football is not to blame for Adam Johnson's crime, but sport must learn from the ex-England winger's case, writes Tom Fordyce.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Three (South)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Reading | 42 | 1.48 | 57 | L0-1 | L2-4 | |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.60 | 56 | W2-1 | W4-2 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 1.87 | 53 | W3-1 | L1-4 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 42 | 1.41 | 51 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 1.15 | 47 | L1-2 | D2-2 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 1.08 | 46 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 1.07 | 43 | L0-1 | L2-3 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 42 | 0.82 | 43 | D1-1 | L2-4 | |
| 9 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 1.12 | 42 | W3-2 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 42 | 1.08 | 42 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | D3-3 | L1-6 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 42 | 1.02 | 41 | |||
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 0.95 | 41 | W4-0 | L0-1 | |
| 14 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 0.92 | 39 | W4-1 | L3-5 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 0.82 | 39 | D2-2 | L2-3 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 0.80 | 39 | W3-2 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Newport County | 42 | 0.86 | 38 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 18 | Brentford | 42 | 0.73 | 38 | W6-1 | W4-3 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 0.96 | 36 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 42 | 1.03 | 35 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.71 | 35 | W2-1 | D3-3 | |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 0.44 | 21 | W3-2 | L2-3 | |
| Northampton Town | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 9th | 11th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Drawn | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Lost | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 20th | 12th | 9th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-4 | 4-0-2 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-11 | 12-6 | 11-14 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 11th | 3rd |
| Goals scored | 82 | 47 | 35 |
| Failed to score | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 18th | 13th | 18th |
| Goals conceded | 80 | 26 | 54 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 11th | 12th | 8th |
| Goal difference | +2 | +21 | -19 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 4th | 9th | 2nd |
| Goal total | 162 | 73 | 89 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-1-3 | 5-1-1 | 1-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-3 | 8-2 | 3-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 L0-1 |
W2-0 W2-1 W3-2 more |
L0-1 L2-3 |
| Occurence | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Northampton Town | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 12th | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 80 | +2 | .489 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | .583 |
| TOTAL | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 92 | 87 | +5 | .500 | |