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#CobblersClassics Stevenage 🔴 2 Northampton 👞3

Stevenage 2 Northampton Town 3 – the match report SKY BET LEAGUE 2 Saturday March 19th, 3.00pm Lamex Stadium STEVENAGE 2 Luke Wilkinson 11, 30 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3 James Collins…

NORTHAMPTON TOWN & THE GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC TEAM

On a cold Monday night in February 1960 several thousand turned up at the Timken Sports ground to watch the Cobblers take on the Great Britain team who were heading…

LESS THAN 90 MINUTES

The introduction of the substitute during the 1965-66 season saw the birth of another record, players who played less than 90 minutes. A case of being substituted on their debut…

🌺 The Walter Tull Story

The Walter Tull Story. Walter was born to a West Indian father and an English mother. His mother died of cancer and his father married her cousin but he to…

Interview- Tim Oglethorpe

I asked BBC Radio Northampton Reporter, Tim Oglethorpe a few questions about his time on reporting for the Cobblers. Firstly, I asked him what was his top five moments from…

CLASSIC MATCH: Cambridge 1-2 Npton Town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvzSxelMUMA

BRYAN HARVEY’S SIX PENALTY SAVES

During the 1964-1965 Bryan Harvey saved six penalties and four points for the club during the promotion season. The first came at Ipswich in September. The ‘tractor men’s’ winger Brogan…

Interview – Joe Townsend

I asked ex-BBC Radio Northampton Reporter, Joe Townsend a few questions about his time on reporting for the Cobblers. Firstly, I asked him what was his top five moments from…

INTERVIEW – Hildeberto Pereira

Hildeberto Pereira A product of S.L. Benfica’s youth system, Pereira debuted for Benfica B on 15 March 2015 in a 3–0 away win at Farense (0–3) in the Segunda Liga.…

Jack English

Jack English Junior was the son of Jack English the Cobbler’s manager of the 1930’s. Players of that era said that Jack junior often attended training sessions with his father…

Northampton Town v Arsenal – Forgotten Friendlies & Epic Encounters

If I were to claim that Northampton Town and Arsenal had enjoyed a long and rich competitive on-pitch rivalry, I might be laughed out of town … and quite rightly…

Preview – Mansfield Town

The Stags travel to The PTS Academy Stadium on Saturday 07 March for their latest clash in Sky Bet League Two. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the…