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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…

Played for both – Burton

Ahead of the Saturday afternoons meeting between the Cobblers and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink . We look back at some of the players that have played for both clubs. How many…

Played for Both – Wigan

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…

Played for Both – Accrington

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…

THOMAS MULGREW -1929 – 2016

Tommy Mulgrew joined Northampton at a time they had many good inside forwards. When he did get a chance in the first team he always gave a good account of…

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…

Ex-Manager – JOHN GORMAN

John spent two seasons with Celtic but only played in one Scottish League cup match. He was later part of the Carlisle side that won promotion to the first division…

#LifeAfterTown – RAY WARBURTON

Ray Warburton started his career at hometown club Rotherham United, before moving on to York City in August 1989. At York, he helped the club win promotion from the Third…

#Ex-Cobblers Manager – Stuart Gray

A new feature where we will be looking into the careers of some ex-cobblers managers. Firstly we start with Stuart Gray who managed the Cobblers from January 2007 – September…