Surname: Moore Forenames: Liam Simon Birthdate: 31-Jan-1993 Birth Place: Loughborough Position: Central Defender           League FA Cup Other Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls Pen Gls 2011/12 Leicester City  9th (Champ) R6 01-Jul-2011 2 0 0 0 0 0 2011/12 Bradford City  (L) 18th (Lgue 2) R3 […]Read More »

Surname: Gape Forenames: Dominic Edward Birthdate: 09-Sep-1994 Birth Place: Burton Bradstock Position: Midfielder         League FA Cup Other Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2014/15 Southampton  7th (Prem) R4 01-May-2013 0+1 0 0 0 16 0 2016/17 Southampton  8th (Prem) R4 0 0 0 0 4 […]Read More »

Tony Springett Signs For Northampton Town Surname: Springett Forenames: Tony Gary Birthdate: 22-Sep-2002 Birth Place: Lewisham Position: Winger League FA Cup Other Season Club Lgue Pos Cup App Gls App Gls App Gls 2020/21 Norwich City 1st (Champ) (P) R4 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2020) Norwich City U21  (L) 2021/22 Norwich City 20th […]Read More »

Peter Wright will be the man in charge when the Cobblers visit Swansea City host  in their Carabao Cup first-round tie on Tuesday.  The man from Liverpool was promoted to the National List of Referees in the summer of 2018, After excelling in the National League and being awarded the 2018 play-off semi-final between Tranmere […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed Newcastle United goalkeeper Max Thompson on loan until the January transfer window.Read More »

Boro’s first ever win at Sixfields came courtesy of Carl Piergianni’s scrappy late goal as Steve Evans’ side began life in the third tier with three well-deserved points. Cobblers hit the frame of the goal twice in the space of three minutes early on as Taye Ashby-Hammond tipped Patrick Brough’s shot against the crossbar before […]Read More »

We take a look at our past games with Stevenage and look at the Cobblers recorded against them. The Cobblers are undefeated in their last 11 matches against Stevenage in all competitions. Date Match Result Score Competition 03 Dec 2005 Stevenage Borough v Northampton Town D 2-2 FA Cup 13 Dec 2005 Northampton Town v […]Read More »

We look back on our last Six opening-day fixtures in the League. This season will see Stevenage be our first game of the season. What do you think the result will be. 2022/2023 – Northampton 3 Colchester 2 Northampton controlled the first half and they deservedly moved in front after 27 minutes when Danny Hylton’s […]Read More »

Lewis Smith has been appointed Match Referee for Saturday’s fixture, with Richard Morris and Samuel Fudge as Assistants, and Darren Drysdale as Fourth Official.  Smith dished out 107 yellow cards and just one red in thirty-four fixtures last campaign. His last Cobblers game was the 29th of December at Sixfields when Swindon were the visitors […]Read More »

We take a look at some of the many players, past and present, who have represented both The Cobblers and Boro. Joel Byrom Cobblers: 2014-15 (loan) 2015-16  Boro: 2009 – 2012 2018-2020 Joel Stevenage for a fee of £15,000 in May 2009. Byrom was part of the Stevenage team that earned back-to-back promotions from the […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed striker Tyreece Simpson on a season long loan from Huddersfield Town. Simpson is a 6ft 1in, 21 year old front man who started his career with Ipswich Town making seven appearances for the Tractor Boys.Read More »

Surname: Monthe Forenames: Emmanuel Gaetan Nguemkam Birthdate: 26-Jan-1995 Birth Place: Cameroon Position: Central Defender       FA   — League —   — FA Cup —   —- Other —-   Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2013/14 Queen`s Park Rangers 4th (Champ) (P) R3   0 0 […]Read More »

Full name David Daniel Norman Date of birth May 31, 1998 (age 24) Place of birth Canada Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2017 Whitecaps FC 2 26 (1) 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0) 2018–2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0) 2018 Queen of the South (loan) 10 (0) 2019 Pacific FC (loan) […]Read More »

Surname: Wright-Phillips Forenames: D’Margio Birthdate: 24-Sep-2001 Birth Place: Manchester Position: Winger — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2018/19 Manchester City 1st (Prem) W 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019/20 Blackburn Rovers  (L) 11th (Champ) R3 31-Jan-2020 0 […]Read More »

Name  Tete Yengi Date of birth 28 November 2000  Place of birth Adelaide, Australia Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) Position Forward Season Club APPS GOALS 2019–2020 Adelaide Comets 38 (9) 2020–2021 Newcastle Jets 9 (0) 2021 Newcastle Jets NPL 1 (7) 2021– Ipswich Town 0 (0) 2022– VPS (loan) 27 (7)Read More »

The man in the middle at the SO Legal Stadium will be Darren Drysdale. The Royal Air Force Sergeant will be assisted by Darren Williams and Graeme Fyvie. Darren Handley will take up Fourth Official duties for the fixture. Mr Drysdale hasn’t officiated Barrow this season, but he did oversee last season’s 3-2 home victory over […]Read More »

Surname: Hondermarck Forenames: William Mbongo Desire Birthdate: 21-Nov-2000 Birth Place: Orleans, France Position: Midfielder — League — — FA Cup — Other Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls Pen (2017) Shelbourne (2017) Drogheda United 2019/20 Norwich City 20th (Prem) (R) R6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 […]Read More »

Rebecca Welch has been confirmed as the referee for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two fixture between County and Northampton Town at Edgeley Park. She was promoted to the EFL later that year, becoming the first ever female referee in the Football League. She took charge of 17 games in all competitions last season, issuing 57 […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn about the passing of former player Barry Lines Barry Lines played for both Bletchley clubs as an amateur while working in the printing trade. The Cobblers signed him on professional terms in September 1960 as a replacement for the ageing Tommy Fowler. He made […]Read More »

Played for Both – Stockport County Mat Sadler (2003–2004) In November 2003, Sadler didn’t get much game time for Birmingham that season, so he came on a two month loan to the Cobblers where he played eight games, seven of which in the third Division. When Sadler joined Watford he went out on loan and […]Read More »

The Northampton Town management team of manager Jon Brady, assistant manager Coilin Calderwood, first team coach Marc Richards and goalkeeping coach James Alger have all signed new rolling contracts with the club. The club’s former youth team coach, Brady has been in charge of the Cobblers since February 2021 overseeing a marked improvement in results […]Read More »

We go to Edgeley Park for the first time since 2011 on Saturday, last time we was there we drew 2-2 and here’s what the BBC said about the match on the day; Guillem Bauza put the visitors ahead from close range, before Paul Rodgers knocked a cross into his own net. Shaun Harrad hit […]Read More »

Surname: Harrop Forenames: Joshua Andrew Birthdate: 15-Dec-1995 Birth Place: Stockport Position: Midfielder FA — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2016/17 Manchester Utd 6th (Prem) R6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2017/18 Preston North End 7th (Champ) R4 01-Jul-2017 […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former player Frank Rankmore. Frank was signed by Cardiff as an eighteen year old but after three seasons with the club he was released without making a first team appearance. He was later re-signed playing in the Cardiff side that was […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of ex-player Tony Claypole.  Tony, born in Weldon, played for the Cobblers from 1953 to 1962 making over 125 appearances until injury cut short his professional career. Tony joined the club as a junior and then signed professionally after leaving school before […]Read More »

Founded: 1881 Nickname: The O’s League Honours: Division 3 South (1955/56), Division 3 (1969/70) There is some doubt over the foundation of Leyton Orient Football Club in their earliest history. The most favoured version is that the football club stemmed from members of Glyn Cricket Club, who’d keep fit in winter by playing football. Eventually many of the […]Read More »

Year Founded: 2002 Nickname: The Dons, The Wombles Major Honours: League Two Play-off winners : 2015–16 As so often in the Wimbledon story, it all came down to a penalty kick. In the final moments of 2012/13, Jack Midson stepped up to score from 12 yards. It was a goal that not only secured victory over Fleetwood Town […]Read More »

Founded: 1879 Nickname: Donny/Rovers Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium (15,239 capacity) Honours: League One Champions 2012-13. Play-Off Winners: 2007-08 Division Three (North) Champions 1934-35, 1946-47, 1949-50. Runners-up (not promoted): 1937-38, 1938-39. In September 1879 Albert Jenkins, a fitter at Doncaster’s LNER Engineering works, “The Plant,” gets up a team to play the Deaf and Dumb Institute. The game ends up […]Read More »

Founded: 1896 Nicknames: The Reds; The Red Devils Major Honours: Conference (2010/11) Founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, The Reds spent their formative years in the West Sussex League, before moving to the Mid-Sussex league in 1901. In the 1927/28 season, Crawley had one of their most successful pre-war seasons. The team topped the […]Read More »

Founded: 1881 Nicknames: The Pool, The Monkey Hangers Born out of West Hartlepool Amateurs in 1881, the fledgling club graced the amateur game with reasonable success, before a name change led Hartlepool United to be formed as a professional outfit in 1908. In August 1921, the Durham club played their first ever League game and came away […]Read More »

CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND       Tuesday August 14th, 7.45pm       Adams Park WYCOMBE WANDERERS 1(Randell Williams 50) NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1(Sam Hoskins 82) Attendance: 1,999 (427 away) Wycombe: Yves Ma-Kalambay, Michael Harriman, Sido Jombati (Joe Jacobson 35), Jason McCarthy, Adam El-Abd, Dominic Gape, Curtis Thompson, Matt Bloomfield (Bryn Morris 45), Nick Freeman, Randell Williams (Scott Kaskett 70), Craig […]Read More »

In 1887, a group of furniture trade workers began a team to play matches together this led to meeting between them and the creation of Wycombe Wanderers FC. Wycombe were a semi-pro team for almost 70 years before joining the Alliance Premier League (now the National League) in 1985, unfortunately their first season in the […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town are saddened to learn the passing of former defender John Mackin. John Mackin started his football career as a goalkeeper winning county caps 1960-62. He was so impressive that at one stage he was being considered for an England youth cap until it was discovered he was born in Scotland. […]Read More »

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Northampton Town’s new look official matchday magazine, The Cobbler, returns for the visit of Colchester United on Saturday. This season it’s again a privilege to continue working with the club and writing for the program. This year in our 125th season sees me look back on a memorable season in the clubs history. Also, taking […]Read More »

We look back on our last Six opening day fixtures in the Leauge. This season will see Colchester be our first game of the season. What do you think the result will be. 2021/2022 – Northampton 1 Port Vale 0 Northampton got their League Two season up and running with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over […]Read More »

We take a look at a selection of players who have appeared for both Northampton Town and Colchester United. Scott McGleish Scott McGleish had two spells with the Cobblers, once on loan and once on a permanent deal. He originally arrived from at Sixfields after leaving Colchester United. He stayed at the club for 3 […]Read More »

Surname: Leonard Forenames: Marc Henry Birthdate: 19-Dec-2001 Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland Position: Midfielder FA — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls (2017) Heart of Midlothian 2019/20 Brighton & Hove Albion 15th (Prem) R3 01-Jul-2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 […]Read More »

Northampton Town are delighted to reveal the brand new 2022/23 home kit. The kit, voted for in a poll by supporters to choose a kit for the club’s 125th anniversary season, is a modern twist on the kit worn by Graham Carr’s 1986/87 Division 4 title winning side and will be available to pre-order via ntfcstore.com from […]Read More »

All the ins and outs at the Cobblers and ex-Cobblers. Click on the tweet for more information and the player’s records. (Sign In or create a free account is required) COBBLERS IN – Ben Fox, Ryan Haynes, Lee Burge, Akinwale Odimayo, Sam Sherring Missed an Ex-Cobbler, let me know message me on twitter or Facebook. […]Read More »

Surname: Sherring Forenames: Sam Birthdate: 08-May-2000 Birth Place: Dorchester Position: Central Defender FA — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2018/19 AFC Bournemouth 14th (Prem) R3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2018) Weymouth  (L) (2020) Torquay United  (L) 2021/22 […]Read More »

Surname: Odimayo Forenames: Akinwale Joseph Birthdate: 28-Nov-1999 Birth Place: Camden Position: Central Defende FA — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2019/20 Reading 14th (Champ) R5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2020/21 Swindon Town 23rd (Lgue 1) (R) R1 […]Read More »

Surname: Burge Forenames: Lee Stephen Birthdate: 09-Jan-1993 Birth Place: Hereford Position: Goalkeeper FA — League — — FA Cup — —- Other —- Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2011/12 Coventry City 23rd (Champ) (R) R3 01-Jul-2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2012) Nuneaton Town  (L) 2014/15 Coventry […]Read More »

Goalkeeper Liam Roberts has signed for Championship side Middlesbrough. Roberts enjoyed a successful season with the Cobblers and Northampton Town manager Jon Brady says the club and player have parted on excellent terms. He joined the Cobblers in the summer of 2021 and made 49 appearances in all competitions for the club. He was named […]Read More »

Surname: Haynes Forenames: Ryan Matthew Birthdate: 27-Sep-1995 Birth Place: Northampton Position: Full Back       FA   — League —   — FA Cup —   —- Other —   Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2012/13 Coventry City 15th (Lgue 1) R3 01-Jul-2013 1 0 0 0 […]Read More »

Surname: Fox Forenames: Benjamin Jake Birthdate: 01-Feb-1998 Birth Place: Derby Position: Midfielder       FA   — League —   — FA Cup —   —- Other —-   Season Club Lgue Pos Cup Signed App Gls App Gls App Gls 2016/17 Burton Albion 20th (Champ) R3   0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 […]Read More »

Surname: Hylton Forenames: Daniel Thomas Birthdate: 25-Feb-1989 Birth Place: Camden Position: Forward            Leauge   Fa Cup    FA Cup   Season Club Lgue Pos FA Date joined Apps Goals  Apps Goals  Apps Goals  (2006) Aldershot Town                   (2006) Harlow Town  (L)   […]Read More »

Northampton Town’s annual Open Day returns this year with some very special plans as part of the club’s 125th birthday celebrations. The club are inviting supporters who have any memorabilia from the club’s 125 years, be that a shirt, a scarf, a ball, some programmes, old tickets or season tickets, maybe even an old turnstile […]Read More »

Two games to go and next up was a trip to Layer Road to face Colchester United, where Cobblers boss Ian Atkins made only one change to the side that beat Exeter 4-1 at Sixfields just a week Prior, Maddison returned for Parrish and the Cobblers side was as followed: Woodman, Clarkson, Frain, Sampson, Warburton, […]Read More »

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Ross Joyce will be the man in the middle for the Cobblers last League Two clash of the season against Barrow on Saturday. The Cleveland-based official has started his seventh campaign as an EFL referee, and this will be his second match this season for the Cobblers meanwhile he’s the man in the middle for […]Read More »

Freddy Hall – 1985 – 2022 Cobblers Past and Northampton Town football Club are deeply saddened to learn the passing of former goalkeeper Freddy Hall aged just 37.  Freddy Played College football at Boston before transferring to Quinnipiac University in 2006. Won 2 NCAA statistical awards leading the NCAA division one men’s team in saves […]Read More »

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Northampton came from behind to beat fellow play-off chasers Luton, who have now lost six straight league games. Following a goalless first-half, Alex Lawless put the visitors ahead 39 seconds after the restart with a 20-yard strike into the top corner. Ricky Holmes equalised from the spot after Michael Harriman handled. James Gray then secured […]Read More »

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Cobblers Past and Northampton Town football club are saddened to learn the passing of former manager Tony Marchi. Tony was born in London, of Italian father and English mother, Was a schoolboy prodigy with Tottenham youth team also played for the England youth team When Tony scored for Tottenham reserves at Southampton in October 1951 […]Read More »

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To mark the 125th birthday of Northampton Town Football Club, Chairman Kelvin Thomas unveiled a plaque at the Jekyll & Hyde pub on the Wellingborough Road in Northampton on Wednesday. Back in 1897, the Jekyll & Hyde was known as the Princess Royal Inn, and was where a group of local school teachers got together […]Read More »

We take a look at the club’s top appearance maker on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

We take a look at the club’s top goalscorer on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

We take a look at the club’s record holder for the most clean sheets on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

We take a look at the club’s youngest appearance holder on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

We take a look at the club’s holder for scoring the most goals in a season on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

We take a look at the one that took us to the top on the club’s 125th birthday.Read More »

There will be plenty going on, with the highlight being a half-time introduction and lap of honour for around 15 to 20 playing legends of the club, representing teams from the 1970s onwards. Former players who are set to be involved include the likes of Wakeley Gage, Barry Tucker, Phil Chard, Scott McGleish, Abdul ‘he […]Read More »

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Full name Ryan Patrick Nolan Date of birth 17 February 1999 Place of birth Clare, Republic of Ireland Position Centre back Years Team Apps (Gls) 2019–2020 Arezzo 8 (0) 2020 → Giana Erminio (loan) 1 (0) 2020– Getafe B 4 (0) 2020–2021 Getafe 0 (0) 2022– Northampton Town 0 (0) 2016 Republic of Ireland U16 4 (0) […]Read More »

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Ben Tozer Utility player Ben Tozer originally signed for the Cobblers on loan from Newcastle United, making his debut in the League Cup win over Liverpool in 2010. He signed permanently in June 2011, going on to make 173 appearances as well as finding the net on 6 occasions in a 5-year spell at the […]Read More »

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Full name Louis George P. Appéré Date of birth 26 March 1999 (age 22) Place of birth Perth, Scotland Position Forward League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Season Leauge Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goals Apps 2017–18 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2018–19 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 […]Read More »

#DeadlineDay signing the Cobblers confirm the signing of attacker Beryly Lubala on loan from Blackpool until the end of the season.Read More »

We look at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Barrow. Jacob Blyth Blyth began his career at his local non-league side Nuneaton Griff, where he netted 19 goals in 35 matches before joining Leamington. Once again, he demonstrated his ability to be lethal in front of goal as he […]Read More »

1998 – the Cobblers 1 Wigan 1 – Division 3 The last game of the first month of the new year saw Wigan Athletic as the visitors to the County Ground and saw the Cobblers make 2 changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Preston North End just three days before. Logan returned in […]Read More »

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Full name Joshua Felix Okpoda Eppiah Date of birth 11 October 1998 (age 23) Place of birth Belgium Position(s) Forward Years Team Apps (Gls) 2020– Leicester City 0 (0) 2020–2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 11 (1 he 23 year old front man has impressed playing for City’s under 23 side this season and last season spent time on loan […]Read More »

We take a closer look at some of those who have played for both the Cobblers and the Ammies ahead of Saturday’s match Jordon Turnbull Jordan Turnbull signed a two-year deal with Salford in the summer of 2020. The centre-back was a key figure as With the Cobblers when we were promoted from League Two […]Read More »

The Cobblers have signed attacker Idris Kanu on loan from Peterborough United for the rest of the season.Read More »

Billy Clarke fired a hat-trick on his debut as Northampton romped to a 5-1 victory over Crewe. Billy Clarke fired a hat-trick on his debut as Northampton romped to their biggest win of the season with a 5-1 victory over bottom-of-the-table Crewe. Clarke, signed on loan from Ipswich, made an instant impression by giving the […]Read More »

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Northampton Town have signed Blackburn Rovers defender Tyler Magloire on loan for the rest of the season.Read More »

All the ins and outs at the Cobblers and ex-Cobblers. Click on the tweet for more information and the player’s records. (Sign In or create a free account is required) COBBLERS IN – Chanka Zimba (loan), Tyler Magloire (loan), Idris Kanu (loan), Josh Eppiah (loan), Beryly Lubala (loan), Louis Appere (From Dundee) COBBLERS OUT – […]Read More »

We look at a select few that have played for both the Cobblers and Sutton Ricky Korboa (Featured Image) Korboa, who can play out wide or as a central striker, has signed for the Cobblers after a successful pre-season spent with the club. Korboa scored 15 times for Carshalton in 2018/19 and won five of the […]Read More »

For our first ever visit to Gander Green Lane, here is a helpful guide for those travelling. Stadium Name: VBS Community Stadium Capacity: 5,032 Year Opened: 1912 Record Attendance: 14,000 (vs Leeds United, FA Cup 1970) Address: Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 2EY Officially known as the Borough Sports Ground, the most commonly named Gander Green Lane has been […]Read More »

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Northampton booked a money-spinning fourth-round FA Cup tie with Manchester United after coming from behind for a deserved win at Rotherham. Paul Hurst put Rotherham ahead when he clipped a free-kick over the wall and in off the underside of the bar. Town hit back when Richard Walker headed in Martin Smith free-kick. And Smith […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed striker Chanka Zimba on loan from Cardiff City for the rest of the season. Name Chanka Zimba Born 29 December 2001 Position Centre-Forward Joined 6th Jan 2022 Debut 08/01/22 – Crawley Town (H) 70 sub 1-0L Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2020 – 201 Cardiff / 4th […]Read More »

Counting down the days till Christmas this year we will be digging through the archives at some of the many Goals scored by the Cobblers and picking out a few of the thrillers. December 7th 2021 sees the Cobblers face Exeter so we can’t not show one of the Four from Wembley 2020, and why […]Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

Counting down the days till Christmas this year we will be digging through the archives at some of the many Goals scored by the Cobblers and picking out a few of the thrillers. December 6th sees us take a trip to Sixfields in 1998 where Stoke City were the visitors and the Cobblers scored this […]Read More »

Counting down the days till Christmas this year we will be digging through the archives at some of the many Goals scored by the Cobblers and picking out a few of the thrillers.  December the 3rd sees us take a trip to 2010 and we re-live that winning penalty at Anfield. Don’t forget to check […]Read More »

Counting down the days till Christmas this year we will be digging through the archives at some of the many Goals scored by the Cobblers and picking out a few of the thrillers. December 2nd takes us back to January 1966 and Bobby Brown scoring in a 2-1 FA Cup third round defeat against Nottingham […]Read More »

Counting down the days till Christmas this year we will be digging through the archives at some of the many Goals scored by the Cobblers and picking out a few of the thrillers. December the 1st sees us take a trip to 1997 where Millwall were the visitors to SixfieldsStadium. John Gayle brought the Cobblers […]Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

Everyone at Northampton Town Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Cobblers player/manager Ron Flowers MBE. Ron was awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Year’s Honours list and Ethan Grande of Cobblers Past has written a tribute to the former player/manager. Ron Flowers came to prominence when he joined […]Read More »

Ahead of Remembrance Day, we are taking a look at former Northampton Town players who served in the military during the First or Second World War… Legend has it that ‘Fanny’ Walden was so small that he could run through players legs. In fact he was five feet two or as he stated ‘five feet […]Read More »

Ahead of Remembrance Day, we are taking a look at former Northampton Town players who served in the military during the First or Second World War… Harry Springthorpe was one of those rare gems that pop up from time to time, a natural footballer who played the game for the love of it rather than […]Read More »

The winners of the Emirates FA Cup first round replay between Cambridge United and Northampton Town will face a home tie against either Bradford City or Exeter City in the second round after the draw was made on Monday night. Second round ties will be played on the weekend of December 3, 4 and 5.Read More »

Ahead of Remembrance Day, we are taking a look at former Northampton Town players who served in the military during the First or Second World War… The Scottish international John Goodall discovered George Badenoch while he was playing in Scotland. The winger joined second division Glossop and played in over half the team’s league games […]Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

The group stage of the Checkatrade Trophy came to a conclusion at the PTS Academy Stadium on Tuesday night with the Cobblers knowing a win by two or more goals over Fulham under 21s would guarantee them a place in the knockout stages. Aaron Pierre almost added to his recent goal tally early on, heading […]Read More »

Cobblers: Adam Smith, Brendan Moloney, David Buchanan, Zander Diamond, Gabriel Zakuani, Jak McCourt (sub John-Joe O’Toole 47), Matt Taylor, Paul Anderson (sub Alfie Potter 81), Sam Hoskins, JJ Hooper, Marc Richards (sub Alex Revell 66) Subs not used: David Cornell, Kenji Gorre, Harry Beautyman, Lewin Nyatanga Harrow: Luke Williams, Lewis Ochoa, Josh Webb, Michael Peacock, Shaun Preddie, George […]Read More »

Northampton Town are asking supporters to vote for their choice for the club’s 125th anniversary season home kit. 2022/23 will be the club’s 125th season, and working with the supporters who are members of the 125th anniversary working party group, the club have commissioned kit manufacturer hummel to produce designs offering a modern take on […]Read More »

As our FA Cup campaign draws to a start we look at the first time the Cobblers reached the Fifth round in 1934. Down below are listed the five games we played to get there, including some highlights from our fifth-round tie with Preston.Read More »

The County Durham-based official will travel to the Sixfields Stadium for his 11th game of the season to take charge of the Cobblers first round FA Cup tie v league one side Cambridge United, so far he’s been the man in the middle for five Sky Bet League One games, three Sky Bet Leauge Two […]Read More »

Josh Tomlinson becomes the Club’s youngest ever player overtaking Ivan Toney. 15-year old centre-back Josh Tomlinson became the youngest player ever to represent Northampton Town as boss Jon Brady named a very youthful side for the final group game in the Papa John’s Trophy v Brighton Under 21. Josh Tomlinson become the youngest player as […]Read More »

The Bury St Edmunds-based official will continue his second campaign as an EFL referee. The current campaign is Pollard’s second in the EFL following his promotion to the National List of Referees ahead of the 2019-20 season following two campaigns on the National League. The 38-year-old was officiating on both the National League and the […]Read More »

A game that I missed created many stats. So I’ve collated them all together for this little debrief of stats after yesterday’s fantastic win over Carlisle.  Paul Lewis scored the first Cobblers hat trick since Matt Crooks at Macclesfield Town in October 2018, in the Cobblers 5-0 victory over the Silkmen. It was also the […]Read More »

KY BET LEAGUE 1       Saturday October 28th, 2.00pm       Sixfields NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1Sam Hoskins 20 BLACKPOOL 0 Attendance: 5,213 (371 away supporters) Cobblers: Matt Ingram, Shaun McWilliams, David Buchanan, Ash Taylor, Aaron Pierre, Regan Poole, Matt Grimes, Daniel Powell, John-Joe O’Toole (sub Dean Bowditch 79), Sam Hoskins (sub Billy Waters 86), Chris Long (sub Marc Richards 75)Subs […]Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

The Cobblers take on Stevenage at Sixfields Stadium in match day 19 of the 2021/22 season. Here's all you need to know ahead of the match. - Cobblers Past.Read More »

The draw for the first round proper of the Emirates FA Cup will take place on Sunday. The draw will be broadcast live on ITV and Northampton Town are ball number 29 in the draw. Ties will be played in the period November 5th-November 8th.Read More »

Founded: 1897 Nicknames: The Stags Honours: Fourth Division (1974/75), Third Division (1976/77), EFL Trophy (1986/87) Home Kit: SURRIDGE SPORTS Yellow shirt with blue chevroned shirt, blue shorts and yellow socks. Away Kit: SURRIDGE SPORTS two-tone blue stripes, navy blue shorts, and socks. Form: The origin of Mansfield Town can be traced back to 1897, where the club was formed by […]Read More »

Founded: 1881 Nicknames: The Pool, The Monkey Hangers Home Kit: O’NEILLS Blue and white stripes, blue shorts, blue socks Away Kit: O’NEILLS Red and black stripes, black shorts, black socks Born out of West Hartlepool Amateurs in 1881, the fledgling club graced the amateur game with reasonable success, before a name change led Hartlepool United to be formed as […]Read More »

Sutton United FC was formed on 5 March 1898 when a meeting of two leading local clubs, Sutton Association and Sutton Guild Rovers, decided that they should join forces. The amber and chocolate colours of Sutton Association were retained, along with both clubs’ grounds, and the United club’s first game was against Norwood & Selhurst […]Read More »

Northampton rescued a point in a thrilling draw against Burton. Calvin Zola’s shot put the hosts in front and Kelvin Langmead turned Billy Kee’s cross in to his own net for 2-0. But the Cobblers skipper made amends by heading in Ishmel Demontagnac’s free-kick before David Artell’s scrappy goal brought the visitors level. Zander Diamond […]Read More »

Founded: 1940 (as Salford Central) Nickname: The Ammies Honours: National League North (2017/18), National League Play-Offs (2018/19), Papa John’s Trophy (2020*) *Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Final was played 13, March 2021. The origins of Salford City are obscure though a club having been founded as Salford Central in 1940 developed to become the modern team we […]Read More »

Manchester United rolled into town as the Cobblers took on Jose Mourinho’s side in the third round of the EFL Cup. Having beaten higher league opposition in Barnsley and West Brom in the previous two rounds, a sold out Sixfields hosted one of the biggest clubs in world football. Rob Page made two changes to […]Read More »

Founded: 1897 Nickname: The Robins Honours: League Cup Winners 1969, Third Division Champions 1995-96  The team turned professional in 1894 and joined the Southern League which was founded in the same year.  Originally playing in black and white with the addition of blue sash for away games, the club changed to black and red quarters on entry […]Read More »

Following the sad demise of Newport County in February 1989, a new club, Newport AFC, was created by a group of County supporters three months later. The intention was to play at the highest level possible in the Football League Pyramid, with the ultimate aim of returning League football to Newport. The new club was […]Read More »

Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since 2006 when they moved from their original home at The Lawn Ground. Formed in October 1889, the […]Read More »

Founded: 1899 Nickname: The Ion Honours: Football League Trophy Runners-up: 2009 Scunthorpe the town did not develop until around the 1880’s, when the steel industry began growing. The population of the area expanded rapidly and five villages became one larger area. In 1936 these villages assumed the name of Scunthorpe and became an established borough. As far […]Read More »

Name Dominic Revan Born 19 September 2000 Position Central Defender Joined 31st August 2021 Debut 5/10/21 – H Walsall 1-1 Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2019 – 2020 Aston Villa 17th (Prem) R3 0 0 2020 – 2021 Aston Villa 11th (Prem) R3 1 0 2021 Weymouth  (L) National League 15th […]Read More »

rawley Town FC was formed in 1896 and played their formative years in the West Sussex and Mid Sussex Leagues at a variety of grounds in and around the town. They remained in junior football until they entered the Sussex County League in 1951. The club then switched to the Metropolitan League in 1956 and […]Read More »

Year Founded: 2002 Nickname: The Dons, The Wombles Major Honours: League Two Play-off winners : 2015–16 As so often in the Wimbledon story, it all came down to a penalty kick. In the final moments of 2012/13, Jack Midson stepped up to score from 12 yards. It was a goal that not only secured victory over Fleetwood Town […]Read More »

League One Northampton Town came from behind to beat Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on penalties in the EFL Cup second round. Zander Diamond put the Cobblers ahead when he nodded in Brendan Moloney’s cross before James McClean levelled. Gareth McAuley headed in Matt Phillips’ free-kick to put Albion ahead but Alex Revell’s goal […]Read More »

Founded: 1907 Nickname: The Dale Honours: Football League Third Division North: Runners–up: 1923–24, 1926–27 The present Rochdale AFC was formed following a public meeting convened by Mr. Harvey Rigg and chaired by Mr Herbert Hopkinson, held in the Central Schools Council, Fleece Street on May 14th, 1907. “At a meeting convened by Mr. Harvey Rigg in Central Council […]Read More »

Kevin van Veen put the home side ahead on two separate occasions in the second half but both times the visitors fought back to snatch a point. The first half mostly belonged to Northampton as Matt Crooks and Andy Williams missed chances, but the first goal did not arrive until 13 minutes into the second […]Read More »

Jon Brady’s side has won all three of their first games. With that 1-0 opening day win at Sixfields against Port Vale thanks to Benny Ashley Seals goal but an overall team effort. The Shoe Army then took a massive following to the old Rico Area to watch the Cobblers beat Coventry 2-1 in the […]Read More »

Name Kion Etete Born 28-Nov-2001 (Derby) Position Forward Joined 2nd August 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2018 – 2019 Notts County 23rd (Lgue 2) (R) R1 5 0 2019 – 2020 Tottenham Hotspur 6th (Prem) R5 01-Jul-2019 0 0 2021 Northampton Town 2nd (Lgue 2) 2nd August 2021 22 […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed defender Aaron McGowan on a 2 year contract. Name Aaron McGowan Born 24 July 1996 (Liverpool) Position Rightback Joined 12th July 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2012 – 2013 Morecambe 16th (Lgue 2) R2 1ST May 2014 1 0 2013 – 2014 Morecambe 18th (Lgue […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed former Exeter City goalkeeper Jonny Maxted on a one year contract with effect from July 1st. Name Jonathan James Maxted Born 26 October 1993 Position Goalkeeper Joined 1st July 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2012 – 2013 Doncaster Rovers 1st (Lgue 1) (P) R2 01-Jul-2012 […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed central defender Jon Guthrie on a 2 year contract following his departure from Livingston. Name Jonathan Neil Guthrie Born 29 July 1992 Position Defender Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2011 Pewsey Vale 2012 – 2013 Crewe Alexandra 13th (Lgue 1) R2 9th […]Read More »

The Cobblers will face Coventry City at the Rico Arena In the first round of the Carabo Cup 2021/22. This will be our first meeting with Coventry since 2017 when we beat them 3-0 when Keshi Anderson scored a second half hat-trick. Matches scheduled to take place week commencing 9 August*.Read More »

We take a look back the Cobblers Boxing Day fixtures. 2019/20 – Crawley 4 Northampton 0 After the match got the go-ahead following two pitch inspections, Crawley started on the front foot and eventually took the lead in superb style in the 27th minute when Nathan Ferguson rifled in his fifth goal of the season […]Read More »

We look back on our last five opening day fixtures in the Leauge. This season will see Port Vale be our first game of the season. What do you think the result will be. 2020/2021 –  Northampton 2 AFC Wimbledon 2  A flying start saw the Dons take the lead after just 20 seconds when […]Read More »

The Northampton Town 2021/22 fixtures have been released and can be seen here! The Cobblers will start the 2021/22 Sky Bet League 2 season with a visit from Port Vale. Darrell Clarke’s side will visit Sixfields on Saturday August 7, before Jon Brady’s team face back to back away games against Colchester United and Newport […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed midfielder Jordan Flores on a season long loan from Hull City. Name Jordan Michael Flores Born 04-Oct-1995 Position Midfielder Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2014-2015 Wigan 23rd (Champ) (R) R3 01-Jul-2013 1 0 2015-2016 Wigan 1st (Lgue 1) (P)  R1 6 1 […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed goalkeeper Liam Roberts in a transfer from Walsall. Name Liam Joseph Roberts Born 24-Nov-1994 Position Goalkeeper Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2012 – 2013 Walsall 9th (Lgue 1) R1 22-Jul-2014 0 0 2012 Romulus (L) 2014 Rushall Olympic  (L) 0 0 2014 […]Read More »

The Carabao Cup Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 3.40pm on Thursday 24th June. A total of 35 fixtures will be drawn for Round One, which includes EFL Cup debutants Sutton United, and newly promoted Hartlepool United. The Cobblers will be represented by ball number 23 in the draw. Sheffield […]Read More »

Northampton Town have been drawn with Forest Green Rovers and Walsall in Group D of the Southern area draw for the Papa John’s Trophy. Thursday’s draw saw Brighton & Hove u 21’s have been added to the group. Dates are subject to change but games are provisionally scheduled to be played w/c August 30, w/c […]Read More »

Northampton Town produced a pulsating fightback to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg and stun Cheltenham Town to reach the League Two play-off final. Seemingly with it all to do after Thursday’s 2-0 home defeat, Keith Curle’s Cobblers scored three times without reply at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to clinch a meeting with Exeter City in […]Read More »

Barrow AFCAfter a 48-year absence from the EFL, the Bluebirds returned in-style as they managed to secure their league status under caretaker manager Rob Kelly.  At the end of the season, Kelly chose not to remain as manager on a permanent basis and left the club.On May 28, 2021, former Forest Green Rovers manager Mark […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed Dylan Connolly on a 2 year deal effective from July 1st after the Dublin born winger rejected a new contract at SPL side St Mirren. Name Dylan Connolly Born 2nd May 1995 Position Midfielder Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2011 Bohemians 6 […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed midfielder Paul Lewis from Tranmere Rovers on a 2 year contract with effect from July 1st. Name Paul James Lewis Born 17 December 1994 Position Central midfielder Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2013 – 2017 Macclesfield Town 2013 94 16 2016 – […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed winger Mitch Pinnock on a 2 year contract with effect from July 1st after Pinnock turned down the offer of a new contract with Kilmarnock. Name Mitchell Bernard Pinnock Born 12-Dec-1994 Position Winger Joined July 1st 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2013 – 2014 Southend […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed striker Nicke Kabamba on a 2 year deal after he left Kilmarnock. Name Nicke Kabamba Born 1st February 1993 Position Forward Joined June 2nd 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2016-17 Uxbridge SFL – Division One Central – 4 n/a 2011 18 5 2012-13 Uxbridge SFL […]Read More »

Midfielder Scott Pollock has signed a new contract to stay with Northampton Town. The 20 year old who has come through the club’s Football & Education programme and academy has put pen to paper on a new one year deal. Pollock has made 23 first team appearances since making his debut but missed the entire […]Read More »

The former clubs of Lee Collins have launched a Crowdfunder UK campaign to support the family of Lee following his tragic passing in April. This is an appeal that Northampton Town, in partnership with all of Lee’s former clubs, are happy to support to raise funds for Collins’ partner and young children and mental health […]Read More »

League Two champions Northampton Town won their final game of the season against play-off contenders Portsmouth. The Cobblers took the lead when Nicky Adams crossed in for Jack Whatmough to put the ball into his own net. The hosts had Kieron Freeman sent off for a challenge on John Joe O’Toole but restored parity a […]Read More »

Sunderland survived a major scare before beating Northampton on penalties to reach the Carling Cup fourth round. Colin Larkin’s low finish put the Cobblers ahead after 20 minutes and Luke Guttridge slid in a second for the League One side with nine minutes left. Sunderland sub Anthony Stokes then forced extra time with two late […]Read More »

Luke Guttridge’s spectacular volley booked Northampton Town a spot in the League Two play-off final. Cobblers goalkeeper Lee Nicholls saved Marlon Pack’s 15th-minute penalty after Ben Tozer was adjudged to have fouled Russell Penn in the area. Northampton, 1-0 up from the first leg, doubled their advantage on 27 minutes through Guttridge’s 20-yard strike. Kaid […]Read More »

Northampton ended the season in style as they came from behind to earn a crushing victory at mid-table rivals Oldham. Andy Williams scored a brace for the Cobblers, who recorded only their second win in nine matches. Oldham took an early lead when Callum Lang burst forward from deep and, after the ball broke loose, […]Read More »

BBC Sports take on the great escape back in 2014. Chris Wilder led Northampton Town to victory over his former club Oxford United to complete their remarkable escape from League Two relegation. The Cobblers trailed when Ryan Williams poked in for Oxford early on. But Williams saw red for kicking Ricky Ravenhill and Northampton swiftly […]Read More »

On the 3rd of May 2009, the Cobblers top appearance maker passed away . Tommy may never have played for Northampton Town had he not been wounded on active service in France. Tommy was on the books of Everton, and had played alongside Joe Mercer and Tommy Lawton in some war time games and had […]Read More »

Founded: 1893 Nicknames: The Gills Honours: Division 4 (1963/64), League 2 (2012/13) Home Kit: MACRON Blue shirt with white trim, blue shorts and socks Away Kit: MACRON Red shirt with white trim, red shorts and socks The success of Chatham FC excited the interest of the residents of Medway Town and led to the founding of many clubs including one […]Read More »

Northampton fought out a goalless draw against struggling Hereford at Edgar Street to secure their League Two safety. It took a goal-line clearance from skipper Clarke Carlisle to hold on to the point when he cleared a low shot from Nicky Featherstone in the second half to secure the crucial point. The Cobblers also survived […]Read More »

Peterborough United formed in 1934 and joined the Midland League. Having won the Midland League title for five consecutive seasons from 1955–56, they were elected into the Football League in 1960. Peterborough immediately won the Fourth Division title in 1960–61, scoring a Football League record 134 goals. Relegated in 1968, they won another Fourth Division title in 1973–74, though suffered a further […]Read More »

Year Founded: 1904 Nickname: The Tigers Major Honours: FA Cup: Runners-up: 2014 Third Division: Champions: 1965/66 Hull City was founded in 1904, playing friendly games at The Boulevard (the home of the Hull Rugby League Club), Anlaby Road Cricket Ground and Dairycoates. A year later, they were elected to the Second Division of the Football League. Bruce made himself […]Read More »

Steve Terry Steve the son of an England Amateur International, spent nine seasons as a full time professional at Watford helping them into division one and winning an F.A. cup runners up medal in 1984. He joined Hull in 1988 but after just eighteen months he asked for a move south and Graham Carr brought […]Read More »

10th April 2004 – Hull City 2 Cobblers 3 On this day in 2004 the Cobblers travelled to the K.C Stadium to face Hull City in front of a 18,017 crowd in Division 3. The Cobblers side saw two changes from the side that beat Oxford 2-1 at Sixfields a week prior as Willmott & […]Read More »

Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former defender Lee Collins. 32 year old Lee made 86 appearances for the club between February 2013 and June 2015, playing in the May 2013 play off semi finals against Cheltenham Town and the final against Bradford City at Wembley. His final […]Read More »

Ivan Toney Toney made his way through the Cobblers academy in 2012 making over 50 appearances scoring 11 goals before being sold to Newcastle where he went out on loan to Shrewsbury where he made 19 appearances and scored 6 goals. James Collins Collins joined Shrewsbury in 2015 where he made 66 appearances and screeds […]Read More »

Year Founded: 2002 Nickname: The Dons, The Wombles Major Honours: League Two Play-off winners : 2015–16 As so often in the Wimbledon story, it all came down to a penalty kick. In the final moments of 2012/13, Jack Midson stepped up to score from 12 yards. It was a goal that not only secured victory over […]Read More »

2020 – The Cobblers 2 AFC Wimbledon 2  A flying start saw the Dons take the lead after just 20 seconds when Cian Bolger lost possession just outside the penalty box and Luke O’Neill nipped in before setting up Ethan Chislett who fired the ball into the far corner. Cobblers debutant Benny Ashley-Seal volleyed narrowly […]Read More »

Adebayo Akinfenwa On 18 January 2008 Akinfenwa signed a deal with the Cobblers until the end of the 2007-2008season. He made his debut against Swindon Town, where he came off the bench to score a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw. He then had the same impact in his home debut, scoring the equaliser in […]Read More »

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Oxford we have a look at the past 6 matches between the two clubs. 15/12/20 – Oxford 4 The Cobblers 0  Both sides wore green armbands at the Kassam in memory of Cobblers fan Harry Dunn, who was killed by a car driving on the wrong side of the […]Read More »

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Oxford we have a look at a selection of players that have played for both clubs. Ricky Holmes  On 2 January 2015, Holmes joined the Cobblers on an initial one-month loan deal.  On 27 January 2015, after appearing in four matches and scoring once, he signed a 2½-year permanent […]Read More »

Northampton picked up an important point in their fight for safety as they battled to a 1-1 draw with Morecambe at the Globe Arena. The Cobblers looked set for a vital three points after being handed the lead in the first half but a late Morecambe rally denied them victory. Northampton were gifted the lead […]Read More »

Year Founded: 1877 Nickname: The Railwaymen Honours: Football League Trophy: 2012-13 Crewe Alexandra were founded in 1877, as they look to create a separate organisation to Crewe Cricket Club. They got the name of ‘Alexandra’ from Princess Alexandra, who was wife of King Edward VII. They entered the Football Alliance in 1889, before becoming founding members […]Read More »

12/12/20 – Crewe 2 Cobblers 1 The home faithful saw the Alex get off to the worst possible start as they were caught out by a quick free-kick from which Ricky Holmes edged Keith Curle’s side ahead in the second minute. But Owen Dale equalised for Crewe in the 53rd minute and they piled on […]Read More »

Vadaine Oliver  Oliver signed for Crewe in June 2013 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Lincoln City. He made his debut as an 89th  minute substitute in a 3–3 draw v Rotherham. Oliver scored his first Crewe goal after sliding in from a Brad Inman cross in a 2-2 Draw v Peterborough. […]Read More »

Northampton maintained their late charge for the play-offs with a fine victory over leaders Swansea. Poul Hubertz put the hosts ahead from close range before Alan Tate turned Daniel Jones’s cross into his own net. Hubertz grabbed his second from the spot to make it 3-0 after only 22 minutes, but Jason Scotland bundled in […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to learn the passing of former player Ron Newman last month. Ron Newman made his debut for the Cobblers eighteen months after joining the Cobblers, and scored with his family looking on. He then found it hard to hold a regular place in the first […]Read More »

On Saturday in the 0-0 draw with Doncaster Rovers, Sam Hoskins made his 300th Senior appearance. Hoskins started his footballing career at Southampton in 2005 however never made a senior appearance with the side.  During his time at Southampton he made three loan spells. His first was in November 2011 when he joined Preston North End […]Read More »

A Saturday afternoon game at the County Ground in Dickson four. The Cobblers saw a small crows of 5,352. The game saw the Cobblers make 2 changes from the side that beat Scunthorpe 1-0 three days prior. Chard returns and Charlie Henry on loan from Swindon makes his debut and McGoldrick and Mann make way. […]Read More »

Founded: 1879 Nickname: Donny/Rovers Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium (15,239 capacity) Honours: League One Champions 2012-13. Play-Off Winners: 2007-08 Division Three (North) Champions 1934-35, 1946-47, 1949-50. Runners-up (not promoted): 1937-38, 1938-39. In September 1879 Albert Jenkins, a fitter at Doncaster’s LNER Engineering works, “The Plant,” gets up a team to play the Deaf and Dumb Institute. The game […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturday visit to Doncaster we look at our last there meetings. 05/12/20 – The Cobblers 0 Doncaster 2  The Cobblers had a mountain to climb following Shaun McWilliams’ early red card, and goals from Tyreece John-Jules and Joe Wright meant the 1,000 returning home supporters were given little to cheer. Ben Whiteman and […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturdays game v Doncaster we look at some of the players who have played for both. Stuart Robertson  Stuart joined Doncaster from Nottingham Forest where he signed when he was just 18 years old He spent two seasons with Nottingham. He made his debut for Doncaster in a 1-0 win over Swindon Town […]Read More »

A Saturday afternoon game in Division one in 1966 at the county ground saw Nottingham Forest the visitors. The game saw a county ground crowd of 18,670.  The Cobblers side saw no changes from the side that beat Leeds 2-1 a week prior. The game didn’t start as well as the Cobblers would of hoped […]Read More »

Northampton closed the gap on Exeter to just three points at the bottom of League Two courtesy of a 1-0 win at St James Park.Substitute Ian Morris scored the only goal of a poor game 11 minutes after the interval, with victory for the in-form Cobblers giving them real hope of avoiding an exit out […]Read More »

It seems that Northampton Town players do not take the route to management as regularly as some players do. Going back to the dark ages few ex-Cobblers went into the ‘hot seat’. The only one who stands out was Herbert Chapman who was a far better manager than player, winning the League three times with […]Read More »

Another Cobblers legend joins Jon Brady’s coaching staff, Wembley winning skipper Ray Warburton joins on a voluntary basis. The popular former defender, who captained the Cobblers to victory in the 1997 Division 3 Play Off Final, made 169 appearances for the club between 1994 and 1998, and is now helping Jon Brady, Marc Richards and […]Read More »

Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder has been named the Sky Bet League 2 Manager of the Month for February, a second successive Sky Bet Manager of the Month award for the Cobblers boss.  Wilder has kept a steady head and his players motivated while they added 16 points from a possible 18 in February.Wilder said: […]Read More »

Cobblers Soccerline, a new telephone information service for Northampton supporters, was launched on December 1. An updated daily message of news, views and interviews from the County Ground became available by ringing 0898-700-275.  Regular competitions are also held on the service, with free tickets for home games offered as the prizes.Northampton fans invaded the pitch from […]Read More »

✅✅✅ The Cobblers are looking to get the third win back to back. After 2 back to back wins at the PTS Academy stadium. After a 2-0 win over Plymouth eagle a week ago the Cobblers follows up with a 4-1 win v Portsmouth on Saturday.  The Cobblers look to now move that progression in […]Read More »

Both goals came in the first half at Sixfields, where Chris Hackett broke the deadlock with his sixth goal of the campaign before Roy O’Donovan put Northampton firmly in control. Stanley started well and James Gray was thwarted by Lee Nicholls but they fell behind in the ninth minute when Hackett fired home a free-kick […]Read More »

24/11/20 – The Cobblers 0 Charlton 2 Substitute Darren Pratley broke the deadlock shortly after half-time and then Jack Sowerby’s own goal confirmed a fourth defeat in five League One games for the Cobblers. Northampton made the brighter start and would have been ahead if not for the reactions of Ben Amos who brilliantly denied […]Read More »

Founded: 1905 Nickname: the Addicks Honours: FA Cup Winners 1947, 1999/00 Division One – champions 2011/12 League One – champions  It all began close to the River Thames in East Steet (now known as Eastmoor), which today lies between Woolwich Road and the Thames Barrier. On June 9th, 1905, a group of teenagers who once […]Read More »

Ahead of Tuesdays game v Charlton we look at some players that have played for Both Charlton and The Cobblers. Mark Marshall (Header Image) In June 2017, Marshall signed a two-year contract with Charlton Athletic after being released form Bradford City. However he missed much of the opening three months of the 2017-18 season after […]Read More »

Andy King almost comes to blows with Northampton caretaker manager Martin Wilkinson, as his side goes down to the relegation threatened Cobblers.Read More »

Saturday 7th March saw the Cobblers visit the Memorial Ground to face Bristol Rovers in Division 2. This was the Cobbler’s first game at the Memorial ground, which ended in a good result.  There was one change from the side that lost to Wrexham a week prior, with HEGGS coming in for Seal.  The Cobblers […]Read More »

Northampton Town 1 vs Mansfield Town 2 Sky Bet League Two. 3:00pm, Saturday 7th March 2020. PTS Academy Stadium Attendance5,666. Forward Sam Hoskins was sent off for Cobblers after just 11 minutes and Danny Rose scored the subsequent penalty kick before Willem Tomlinson’s second-half strike sealed Mansfield’s first away win in over two months. Northampton […]Read More »

In Todays match day program we look at things that have happened on this day. View todays match program here. 1897 – Northampton Town Football club was born. Northampton Town Football Club was founded on the 6th March 1897 by a group of teachers and a well known solicitor AJ ‘Pat’ Darnell at the Princess […]Read More »

Founded: 1898 Nickname: Pompey Honours: Football League First Division (first tier) Champions: 1948/49, 1949/50 Football League First Division (second tier) Champions: 2002/03 Football League Third Division (third tier) Champions: 1923/24, 1961/62, 1982/83 Football League Two (fourth tier) Champions: 2016/17 FA Cup -Winners: 1939, 2008 Happy Birthday to the Cobblers! check out our home page to […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturdays game we look at the last six meetings between the two clubs. 27/10/20 Portsmouth 4 The Cobblers 0 Ronan Curtis and Marcus Harness were also on target as Kenny Jackett’s men picked up their third win in eight days. The hosts had a big let-off in the 16th minute when Ryan Watson […]Read More »

We are delighted that the club have worked with hummel to create a special 125 year anniversary kit. The shirt will have season ticket holders for this season (if applied) woven in to the shirt and the shirt will be worn for a home game in March 2022. We are also honoured to be working […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturdays game we look at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Portsmouth.  Matt Taylor Matt joined Portsmouth from Luton Town in 2002. Matt made 178 appearances for for Portsmouth scoring 23 goals. He left Portsmouth in 2008. He joined the Cobblers in 2016 where he stayed for […]Read More »

Saturday March 5th 1966 saw Leeds United the visitors to the County Ground which saw a crowd of 21,548. The Cobblers side saw 1 change from the side that beat Newcastle 3-1 a week prior. The Change saw new signing George Hudson make his debut in place of Brown.  All three goals came in minutes […]Read More »

A solitary first-half goal from Ricky Holmes earned in-form Northampton a 1-0 victory over his former club Portsmouth. Holmes broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when the former Pompey midfielder beat goalkeeper Paul Jones with a curling shot after being set up by Chris Hackett. Ivan Toney earlier tested Jones from the edge of […]Read More »

To celebrate World Book Day 2021, Cobblers Past is giving away a copy of the Dave Bowen Book to one lucky Cobblers fan. Here’s what you need to do. Follow Cobblers Past on Twitter Retweet the tweet bellow. Good Luck.Read More »

Chairman Kelvin Thomas has confirmed that Jon Brady will continue as caretaker manager of the Cobblers until the end of the season. The Chairman, was says he has been impressed by the work of Brady, Marc Richards and Ian Sampson, also confirmed the trio would have a big part to play in the club’s medium […]Read More »

A Saturday afternoon trip to Brunton Park in Division 3. The Cobblers side saw 3 changes from the Side that beat Lincoln 3-1 a week prior. Burns returns at Harmon’s expense. Lee Colkin replaces Smith who has returned to Sudbury. Lee Colkin played in a facemask to protect his injured cheekbone.  Both of the home […]Read More »

Lloyd Jones made his 100th career appearance on Tuesday night in the Cobblers 2-0 win over Plymouth Argle. Lloyd has played for 7 clubs in those 100 appearances.  He made his first Professional appearance with Cheltenham Town in Leauge Two in a 2-1 win over Oxford at the Kassam Stadium. This game also saw him […]Read More »

McWilliams made his 100th Cobblers appearance v Plymouth on Tuesday night. (2nd March 2021) Cobblers Past takes a look back at his time with the Cobblers so far. Shaun has made 82 starts and 18 shubsitue appearances for the Cobblers since 2017. His first ever competitive appearance for the Cobblers was on April 1st 2017 […]Read More »

Northampton Town have signed striker Alex Jones on a contract to the end of the season. Name Alex Jones Born 28 September 1994 Position Forward Joined March 02 2021 Debut Season Club Lgue Pos FA Cup Signed Apps GlS 2014-2015 Birmingham City Champ (10th) R4 2015 Grimsby (L) League Two 4 0 2016 -2017 Port […]Read More »

Founded: 1866 Nickname: The Pilgrims Honours: Second Division Champions (tier 3) 1929–30, 1951–52, 1958–59, 2003–04 The club was founded in 1886 as Argyle Football Club, the first match taking place on 16 October 1886. he club was disbanded 1894, before being resurrected in 1897 as one part of a general sports club, the Argyle Athletic Club. The club joined the Southern League in 1903 becoming […]Read More »

17/10/20 – Plymouth 2 The Cobblers 1  Watts volleyed in George Cooper’s corner from the right at the far post to clinch victory. Powerhouse striker Frank Nouble opened the scoring for Plymouth, powering home a header at the far post after Connor Grant’s superb cross from the right. Northampton levelled on 62 minutes when Sam […]Read More »

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Plymouth, we look at players that have played for both the Cobblers and Plymouth. How many can you remember? Adrian Mark Burrows Adrian joined the Cobblers from Mansfield in June 1982. The young central defender joined Mansfield the season they were relegated to the fourth and spent to further […]Read More »

Northampton Grimsby Woodman Davidson Clarkson McDermott Frian Jobling Sampson Livingstone Warburton Lever Bishop Burnett Peer Donovan Freestone Lester Hill Groves Gibb Clarke Dozzell WrackRead More »

Founded: 1897 Nickname: The Robins Honours: League Cup Winners 1969, Third Division Champions 1995-96  The team turned professional in 1894 and joined the Southern League which was founded in the same year.  Originally playing in black and white with the addition of blue sash for away games, the club changed to black and red quarters […]Read More »

Goals ⚽️ This weekends game is looking like to have many goals in as There is a 53% chance of both teams to score. 45% of Swindon’s last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 6, drew 2 and lost 1 of those games. 50% of Northampton’s last 20 away league […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturday afternoons game v Swindon, we look at some (of the many) players that have played for both the Cobblers and Swindon.  Alan Mayes  His goal scoring talent came to light when Bill Dodgin signed him for Northampton Town on a loan deal. He netted four goals in his ten games but was […]Read More »

20/10/20 – The Cobblers 2 Swindon 1 Christopher Missilou and Danny Rose scored their first goals for the club as the hosts led 2-0 at half-time and they just about clung on despite Swindon dominating the second half. The Cobblers were ahead after seven minutes when Nicky Adams jinked his way into the box and […]Read More »

A solitary strike from Paul Harsley gave Northampton a narrow win over Swindon – their first victory at Sixfields since November. Swindon squandered several first-half chances, with Lee Harper twice denying Matt Hewlett and Chris Hargreaves clearing off the line from former Cobblers striker Sam Parkin. But Harsley produced the decisive goal when he lashed […]Read More »

Founded: 1907 Nickname: The Dale Honours: Football League Third Division North: Runners–up: 1923–24, 1926–27 The present Rochdale AFC was formed following a public meeting convened by Mr. Harvey Rigg and chaired by Mr Herbert Hopkinson, held in the Central Schools Council, Fleece Street on May 14th, 1907. “At a meeting convened by Mr. Harvey Rigg in Central […]Read More »

Northampton climbed back into the League Two play-off places with a hard fought 3-1 victory at home to Rochdale on Saturday. Rochdale started well at Sixfields, with Andrew Tutte forcing Lee Nicholls into a decent save. But the Cobblers broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute when Clive Platt headed home a cross from Chris […]Read More »

Ahead of Rochdale visit to the PTS Academy stadium, We look at some of the storylines surrounding the game.  Time for a win?  The Cobbles haven’t come a way with 3 points in the last 10 meetings with Rochdale. 4 draws and 6 drafts for the Cobblers.  The last win for the Cobblers over Rochdale […]Read More »

Ahead of Tuesday nights game v Rochdale, we look at players that have played for both the Cobblers and Rochdale. How many can you remember? Joe Bunny Joe signed for Rochdale in 2013 from Northwich Victoria he was with Rochdale until 2018, he made 122 appearances in his first spell scoring 16 goals. He joined […]Read More »

Goals at the start of each half from Chris Hackett and Brendon Moloney put Northampton on their way to a 3-0 victory over York. Northampton made a bright start with Ryan Cresswell heading over before they broke the deadlock in the fourth when Hackett found space in the box to beat Bobby Olejnik. Marc Richards […]Read More »

Founded: 2004 Nickname: The Dons Honours:League One Runners-up (2014/15) League Two Champions (2007/08) Promotion (2018/19) EFL Trophy Winners (2007/08) MK Dons, formed in 2004 from the ashes of Wimbledon FC, began playing their football at the National Hockey Stadium under the guidance of Stuart Murdoch, but poor results would lead to his dismissal in November […]Read More »

A Saturday afternoon trip to Boundary Park which saw a crowd of 4,752. The Cobblers side saw 3 changes from the 1-0 loss to Gillingham a week before with Rain, Howey and Lee coming in for Speeding Howey and Seal.  Referee Graham Laws put three players into the boom Rickers and Allott for Oldham and […]Read More »

Jake Robinson’s wonder goal was enough for Northampton to see off MK Dons 1-0 in the first round of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. The winner arrived in the 11th minute as Robinson grabbed his first goal since arriving at Sixfields last season. Lee Nicholls’ long clearance was headed down by Henoc Mukendi and Robinson hit […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturdays visit to Stadium:MK we look at the storylines leading up to the game.  First win at Stadium:MK Saturdays Visit will be the Cobblers 10th visit to Stadium:MK. In those 9 visits the Cobblers have never came away with all 3 points.  In 5 of those 9 games they have never scored a […]Read More »

A rare nene derby win at Sixfields for Kevan Broadhurst’s Cobblers side. A Tuesday night at Sixfields Stadium with an attendance of 6,082 who saw the Cobblers beat Peterborough 2-1 in Division 2.  The Cobblers side saw one change from the side that lost 2-0 away to Tranmere a week before the change saw Gabbiadini […]Read More »

Ahead of Saturday nights game v MK Dons, we look at players that have played for both the Cobblers and MK Dons. How many can you remember? Nathan Abbey Nathan started his career at Luton Town in 1995 where he made his way to the first team in 1999 where he became Lutons first team […]Read More »

Martin Singleton joined the club from West Bromwich Albion, and the £57,500 transfer topped the club record of £55,000 paid for Culpin. Singleton made his debut at Fulham in a 0-0 draw also notable for Keith McPherson becoming the fifth member of the Cobblers ‘ton up’ brigade. The Cobblers recouped £4,000 by selling Senior to […]Read More »

On the the week Dick Underwood brought the Cobblers from Derek Banks, they traveled to Leeds Road to play Huddersfield in Division 3.  The boys were looking to carry on the form from the 4-2 win in Division 3 at the County Ground just a week prior.  It didn’t start well for the Cobblers as […]Read More »

A Friday nights under the Sixfeilds lights on February 17th 2006 a league two game which attracted a crowd of 5,636. A game which saw Keeper lee harper have a quite night in the Cobblers goal. The game saw Torquay only have a total of 5 shots with 2 on target. United goalkeeper kept Torquay in […]Read More »

A Friday night game down at Sixfields in February and the visitors Gillingham. The Cobblers side had two changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Port vale earlier in the week with Doig and Hunt replacing Taylor and Laird. Only 2 goals came in the game the first cake for the visitors as McDonald […]Read More »

Founded: 1878 Nickname: The Tractor men Honours: Division One Winners 1961/62 FA Cup Winners 1977-78 UEFA Cup winners 1980-81 Ipswich Town were formed as an amateur club in 1878, but it was not until 1936 when they turned professional. After winning the Southern League at the first attempt and finishing third the following season, they […]Read More »

Northampton pulled off another cup upset as they knocked out Ipswich at Portman Road. The Championship side took the lead when Jay Emmanuel-Thomas fired in from a tight angle.  But Northampton were level when midfielder Ben Tozer slotted home from close range after Arran Lee-Barrett had saved his initial effort. Paul Turnbull grabbed the winner […]Read More »

First time in 10 years Tuesday nights game is the first time the Clubs have met since 2011 when the Cobblers beat Ipswich 2-1 at Portman Road in the Carling cup. The Cobblers have made 18 visits to Portman Road with only 3 wins and 5 draws. Each of the last five meetings between Ipswich […]Read More »

Ahead of the Tuesday nights meeting between the Cobblers and Ipswich. We look back at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Ipswich. How many do you remember? Jason Dozzell Jason started his footballing career at Ipswich town in 1983 before moving to Tottenham in 1993. Jason made 395 appearances […]Read More »

Yesterday Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former Cobbler Alan Woan. Alan Woan started his career with New Brighton whilst working as a carpenter. He joined Norwich City in 1953 and scored within three minutes of his league debut v Northampton! Read More here. Thank you to […]Read More »

Northampton’s battling 10 men rescued a 1-1 draw at Mansfield when Marc Richards put away a penalty late in stoppage time. The Cobblers lost John-Joe O’Toole to a straight red card 36 minutes in after he floored Ritchie Sutton in the home six-yard box during an ill-tempered first half. And it seemed the injury-hit home […]Read More »

2016 – (A) Leyton Orient (L2) 4-0 All the goals came in the second half after a scrappy opening period in which defences were on top. The deadlock was broken in the 55th minute when a wonderfully executed overhead-kick by McDonald flew into the top-right corner of the net. Holmes doubled the Cobblers’ advantage 10 […]Read More »

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former Cobbler Alan Woan. Alan Woan started his career with New Brighton whilst working as a carpenter. He joined Norwich City in 1953 and scored within three minutes of his league debut v Northampton! In two and a half seasons at […]Read More »

Founded: 1950 Nickname: The Brewers Honours: League two Winners:2015-15 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 of the Southern League Division One in 1965–66, 1971–72 and 1973–74 and relegated out of the Southern League Premier Division […]Read More »

A solitary goal from John Marquis earned relegation-threatened Northampton three precious points in their 1-0 win over Burton. The Cobblers’ first home win in six games leaves them level on goal difference with third-bottom Wycombe ahead of the two sides meeting on Friday. Burton, though, are now six points off the top three and are […]Read More »

As we build-up to the weekends game against Burton at the PTS Academy Stadium, we look at the storylines leading up to it… Legends in charge After Tuesday’s defeat to Wigan Athletic Keith Curle was relieved of his duties and Academy manager Jon Brady has been placed in Caretaker charge. With Cobblers Legends Ian Sampson […]Read More »

1899 – The Cobblers beat the Grenadier Guards 10-1 in a friendly. Everard Lawrence and Matthew Cipstone both scored four goals apiece. 1950 – The Cobblers set a new attendance record at the Baseball Ground when 38,063 saw them lose 4-2 to Derby County in the FA Cup. 1967 – Dennis Brown celebrated his Cobblers […]Read More »

With Keith Curle being released from his duties at Northampton Town on Wednesday, Under 18s coach Jon Brady has been placed in caretaker charge, to be assisted by Ian Sampson and Marc Richards. We take a look back at there carears. Jon Brady Jon Brady played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage […]Read More »

Cobblers Past would like to thank Keith and Colin for there time and work at Northampton Town. Keith came to Northampton in October 2018 with the Cobblers struggling in League Two. Keith and Colin did incredible work to keep us up and out of trouble in the 2018/19 season. The following season which was cut […]Read More »

Daniel Powell’s second-half goal sealed three vital points as Northampton claimed a 3-1 victory on the road over fellow League One strugglers AFC Wimbledon. This was the Cobblers’ fourth win in six games and it allowed them to move three points clear of the relegation zone and above the Dons, who are now just one […]Read More »

Founded: 1932 Nickname: The Latics Honours: FA Cup 2012-13 League One Winners: 2002–03, 2015–16, 2017–18 When Wigan Athletic started its activity in 1932, which is relatively late for an English football club, had other local clubs such as Wigan County, Wigan Town, Wigan United and Wigan Borough existed for a while. The Wigan club started climbing through the league […]Read More »

Northampton climbed back into the League Two play-off places with a hard fought 3-1 victory at home to Rochdale on Saturday. Rochdale started well at Sixfields, with Andrew Tutte forcing Lee Nicholls into a decent save. But the Cobblers broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute when Clive Platt headed home a cross from Chris […]Read More »

As we build-up to Tuesday nights game v Wigan at PTS Academy Stadium, we look at some storylines leading up to the game… Six pointer The Cobblers a looking to do the double of Wigan Athletic after earlier this season the Cobblers beat Wigan 3-2 at the DW Stadium. A 2-0 lead at half time […]Read More »

Ahead of the Tuesday nights meeting between the Cobblers and Wigan. We look back at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Wigan. How many do you remember? Michael Jacobs Michal joined the Cobblers in 2009 he spent 3 seasons with us making 87 appearances scoring 11 goals he joined […]Read More »

“I don’t really class myself as a footballer,” he said afterwards. “I call myself an entertainer. I know a lot of people have paid to see me do something spectacular and that’s what I was trying to do on Saturday. It’s my job to do something that will send people away feeling that they’d like […]Read More »

Year Founded: 1968 Nickname: Accy or Stanley Major Honours: EFL League Two:Winners: 2017–18 Conference National:Winners: 2005–06 The current club was formed in 1968, two years after the collapse of the original Accrington Stanley, which played in the Football League from 1921 to 1962 after initially competing in the Lancashire Combination. The town’s original club, named simply Accrington, were founder members of the […]Read More »

On This day in 2016, Northampton Town winger Ricky Holmes has been named the Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Month for January. His recent return from injury has been a welcome boost at Sixfields. Skilful, quick and always prepared to run at defenders, he provided two assists in the month as well as […]Read More »

As we build-up to the weekends game against Accrington at the Wham Stadium, we look at the storylines leading up to it… Putting things right Earlier this season Accrington’s visit to the PTS Academy Stadium went well for them. The only goal of the game came on 2 minutes as Jon Russell put Accrington in […]Read More »

Ahead of the weekends meeting between the Cobblers and Accrington. We look back at some of the players that have played for both the Cobblers and Accrington. How many do you remember? Mark Hughes (header photo) Mark made over 100 appearances scoring 6 goals for the Cobblers and joined Accrington in 2013 where he still […]Read More »

On this World Cancer day we remember Frank who passed away form his long battle with cancer. Frank had Stomach Cancer and passed away in March 2019 after his long 3 year battle. Many local and national charities hep Frank with his battle so we would like to say thank you. There is also links […]Read More »

Year Founded: 1887 Nickname: The Tangerines Major Honours: Division Two Winners: 1929-30 FA Cup Winners: 1953 Anglo-Italian CupWinners: 1971 What started as a church club was known as Victoria FC in 1877 led to the rise of one of the most authentic, original and historic football clubs in the world. This was also the year when the […]Read More »

An article Cobblers Past do every Window where we look back on all the action involving the Cobblers, this season saw Keith Curle do most of his action early.  Before the window officially opened the Cobblers already saw the addition of Lloyd Jones who has returned for his second spell as a Northampton Town Player. […]Read More »

Paul Culpin checked in at the County Ground in a £55,000 deal from Coventry City and pledged to score “20 goals by the end of the season”. Culpin, like Richard Hill, Trevor Morley and Eddie McGoldrick, previously played for manager Graham Carr at Nuneaton Borough and the Cobblers boss said of him: “He’s the best […]Read More »

Matty Blair’s second-half strike helped earn League Two basement boys Northampton a 1-1 draw for new boss Chris Wilder at Cheltenham. The new Cobblers boss could not asked for a worse start to his reign when goalkeeper Matt Duke flapped at Matt Richards’ ball over the top, allowing Jamie Cureton to tap home with less […]Read More »

Founded: 1932 Nickname: The Latics Honours: FA Cup 2012-13 League One Winners: 2002–03, 2015–16, 2017–18 When Wigan Athletic started its activity in 1932, which is relatively late for an English football club, had other local clubs such as Wigan County, Wigan Town, Wigan United and Wigan Borough existed for a while. The Wigan club started climbing through the league […]Read More »

Keshi Anderson’s second-half hat-trick earned Northampton Town a much-needed League One victory over 10-man Coventry City. The game was held up several times through flares being thrown on to the pitch and some Coventry supporters coming on to the playing area in protest at the club’s owners.  But, on the Sky Blues’ return to the […]Read More »

By any stretch of the imagination, Syd Russell was never more than a modest and unspectacular lower league footballer. Whatever his limitations, he was nevertheless a versatile and reliable defender, redoubtable and resolute and reputed to have a kick like a mule. In the 1930’s, he was considered one of the better full-backs in the […]Read More »