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PREVIEW – FLEETWOOD (H)

Northampton Town host Fleetwood Town in matchday 15 of League One on Tuesday 1st December, 7:45pm at Sixfields Stadium. The hosts currently sit in 17th place in the table having…

#OnThisDay Leon Barnett Retired

On this day 2 years ago Ex-cobblers defender Leon Barnett was advised to retire from football because of a heart condition. The former Luton Town, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City,…

DECEMBERS FIXTURES

With a week of this weekend due to the Cobblers being out of the FA Cup. We take a look to our December fixtures. Northampton V Fleetwood – 1/12/20 –…

Preview – Rochdale

RUSULT – Rochdale 1 Northampton Town 1 1 point tonight means jut 1 defeat in 5 league matches and a 3rd goal for Harry Smith in 2 games. On the…

5 years, 5 highlights

Today marks five years since Kelvin Thomas brought Northampton Town Football Club and I’m looking back at my highlights from those five years. 1. Seats going in the East stand.…

PREVIEW – BURTON

WHO ARE THEY? Burton Albion were formed in 1950 and initially joined the Birmingham & District League, before switching to the Southern League eight years later. They were promoted out…

Nicky Adams 100 Cobblers Appearances

Chris Wilder brought Nicky to the club on May 22nd 2015 as the Cobblers brought him for a undisclosed fee. Nicky’s first ever game for the Cobblers was at The…

PICTURES: Denis Casey

Pictures from the ITS ALL COBBLERS TO ME BOOK by Pete Norton

What Happens Tonight?

MK Dons currently top the group and are through, while the Cobblers and Stevenage will go head to head to see who will join the Dons in making the knock…

Referee Watch: Christopher Sarginson

Christopher Sarginson has been appointed Match Referee for Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy tie v Stevenage FC… The Staffordshire-based official has refereed 10 games this season, awarding 28 yellow cards and…

Dennis Casey 1943 – 2020

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former player and physio Denis Casey. Forward Denis was on the Cobblers books and made several…

Des O’Connor 1932-2020

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former reserve team player Des O’Connor. Des O’Connor was born in the East of London in…

PREVIEW: Accrington

WHO ARE THEY? The truth is nobody can be sure where the Stanley name first came from, but the best evidence suggests that patrons of the Stanley Arms on Stanley…

#OnThisDay – Hatrick Hero

Akinfenwa headed the Cobblers ahead from Joe Widdowson’s cross before George Miller curled Stanley level. Rommy Boco lashed the hosts into the lead but substitute Jake Robinson levelled from close…

Oxford City 2 Northampton Town 1

Non-league Oxford City stunned Northampton Town to set up an FA Cup second-round tie against Shrewsbury. The National South side, 63 places below League One Northampton on the football ladder,…

Preview: Oxford City FA Cup Round One

Who are Oxford City? Oxford City Football Club is based in Marston Oxford. They currently play in the National League South, which is the sixth tier of English Football and…

Ron Patterson

Ron joined Crystal Palace as a youth team player in 1948 but could not settle in London so returned to the North East with Middlesbrough. In three seasons he made…

Walter Tull

Walter was born to a West Indian father and English mother. His mother died of cancer and his father married her cousin but he to passed away not long after.…

BERNARD WILLIAM VANN

Bernard was one of four brothers, three who played for the Cobblers, The other brother played Rugby for the Saints! They were sons of the senior master at Wellingborough grammar…

FA CUP MEMORY LANE: Southend 4-4

OVER 7,400 spectators gorged themselves on eight goals, five bookings and constant goalmouth action on a night when neither side deserved to lose. From a professional viewpoint, many of the…

COURT PLACE FARM

Opened in 1993 the Court Place Farm Football Ground is quite an open one. On one side is the Main Stand. This covered all seated stand runs for just over…

#OnThisDay – Victory over Coventry

Northampton served up an FA Cup shock as 1987 winners Coventry suffered a home upset for the second year running. The Cobblers made the perfect start when Nicky Adams’ fifth-minute…

Referee Watch – Paul Howard

Paul Howard takes charge of The Cobblers V Oxford City with the First Round of the FA Cup on Monday Night. The London based official was promoted to the EFL…