COBBLERS PAST
For supporters of Northampton Town F.C., the news of Ivan Toney’s inclusion in England’s 2026 World Cup squad is another proud moment in one of the club’s greatest modern success stories. Confirmed in Thomas Tuchel’s final 26-man squad for the tournament this summer, Toney’s call-up is the latest chapter in a remarkable football journey that […]
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 […]
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 do you remember? John-Joe O’Toole John Joe came to the Cobblers in 2014 and was with the Cobblers in the title-winning season in 2016. John […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 himself but always lost out to experience. Newcastle saw something in his play that they liked and paid Northampton £9,000 to take him to St. […]
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 Cliff Holton, and he scored 18 goals in 20 games. He left soon after but returned in 1967 when the club needed his goals to […]
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 in 1974. John also saw relegation to the second division and back to the first division with Tottenham. While recovering from a long term injury […]
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 Division in 1992–93. In February 1994 he moved on to Northampton Town, where he again won promotion to the Second Division, this time via the […]
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 2009. Stuart turned professional at Nottingham Forrest after having trials with local club Hull City. He spent three seasons at Forest and made his debut […]