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Bobby Tebbutt

Northampton Town Football Club and Cobblers Past are saddened to hear about the passing of Bobby Tebbutt. Bobby Tebbutt really made a name for himself during the 1958-59 season when…

NEW SIGNING : Tony Springett

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…

Referee Watch – Barrow

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 Hondermarck

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…

Management team re-sign

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…

Josh Harrop

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…

Frank Rankmore

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…

Tony Claypole

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…

Derek Banks

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are saddened to learn the passing of former Chairman Derek Banks. Banks came to England from India in 1960, a Watford Supporter. Neville…

Sam Hoskins 300 Cobblers Appearances

Sam Hoskins joined the club on trial in 2015, before signing his first contract. He first man in over 20 years hit 300 games for the club and only the…

John Mackin 1943 -2022

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…

2022/23 Program

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…

Cobblers Home Kit 22/23

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…

Memorabilia Weekend

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…

Freddy Hall – 1985 – 2022

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…

Date of formation update

Northampton Town Football Club turn 125 years old next week, and preparations to mark the milestone are well under way. Among the events planned for the year are the special…

125 Game v Tranmere

A big crowd is expected at Sixfields on Saturday as Northampton Town take on Tranmere Rovers in the club’s 125th-anniversary game. A number of special events will be taking place…

FA CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW

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…

VOTE FOR OUR 125TH SEASON HOME KIT!

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…

Carabo Cup Round One – Coventry

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…

Cobblers Fixture List

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.…

Papa John’s Trophy – Group D

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…

Ray Warburton joins the legends at work.

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…

Special 125 anniversary kit

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)…

Alan Woan – 1931 – 2021

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…

Thank You Keith & Colin

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…

GAME OFF: Waterlogged Pitch

Northampton Town’s match with Oxford United was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Heavy rain on Thursday and Friday night/Saturday meant referee Thomas Bramall attended the stadium on Saturday morning…

STEVE INWOOD

We are so very sad to learn of the passing of our former Facilities Manager Steve Inwood. Steve worked for the club until October 2019 and he will be sadly…

Ron Flowers to be awarded MBE.

Ex-Cobblers player/manager has been awarded an MBE in the 2021 New Years honours. At Cobblers past we have written a tribute to the former player/manager. Ron Flowers came to prominence…

George Hudson 1938 -2020

Cobblers Past and Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to receive news that former player George Hudson has passed away aged 83. George spent over two seasons at Blackburn…

NEW SIGNING: Benny Ashley-Seal

Northampton Town have signed striker Benny Ashley-Seal from Wolves for an undisclosed fee .The 21 year old forward was in the Norwich City Academy and in 2015 was named by…

NEW SIGNING: Jonathan Mitchell

The 6ft 2in, 25 year old keeper has a fair amount of EFL experience under his belt. He spent the first half of the 2018/19 season on loan with Oxford…

NEW SIGNING – Christopher Missilou

The 25-year-old began his career with French side Auxerre and made one senior appearance for them in Ligue 1. France-born Missilou has also had spells with Brest, FC Montceau, Entente…

✍️ Keith Curle signs a 2 year contract

Keith Curle has signed a new 2 year contract to stay at the club. Curle joined the Cobblers in October 2018 with the Cobblers towards the foot of the League…

REPORT: Play Off final 2020

Northampton Town dominated 10-man Exeter City to win the League Two play-off final and gain promotion to League One at an empty Wembley. The Cobblers bombarded Exeter in the opening…

Walter Tull to be a #CobblerintheCrowd

The image of Walter Tull will be part of the Cobbler in the Crowd scheme at the PTS Academy Stadium on Thursday. Tull was born in Folkestone in 1888 and…

Frank Large will be a Cobbler in the Crowd!

Frank was labelled “Have boots, will travel,” due to the fact he played for so many clubs in his career. His first spell at Northampton was as a replacement for…

Alec Carson – 1942 – 2020

“Everyone at Northampton Town was deeply saddened to receive news that former player Alec Carson had passed away aged 77. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends…

Change of backroom staff.

Curle confirmed this afternoon (Thursday) there has been a change in the backroom staff this week, with Ronnie Jepson coming is as Development Coach to replace David Kelly by mutual…

Bob Church

Northampton Town are deeply saddened by the passing of Club President Bob Church MBE.b Bob became a Director of Northampton Town in 1986 and served on the Board for 10…