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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Alex Nicholls suffered a broken leg in scoring as Northampton ended 10-man Port Vale’s seven-game unbeaten run. Nicholls pounced on Rob Taylor’s back pass and rounded keeper Chris Neal to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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.…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

Start of the FA Cup 4th round football match between Arsenal and Northampton. GV. Kick off. LV. Play around Northampton goal area. Players attack towards Arsenal goal. LV. Northampton attacking.…

Born in Sheffield, Wilder was a ball boy at Bramall Lane, and his first appearances in the Football League came with the Blades after he joined them in 1986. He…

Here was the BBC view on the game.Manchester United moved into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a professional win over Northampton at Sixfields. The visitors recovered from…

Cobblers forward Vadaine Oliver went closest to a breakthrough in the first half, striking the crossbar from close range. Curtis Davies headed wide in the second half for the visitors,…

Despite some heavy snow falling referee Darren Deadman gave this game the go ahead. Lewis Hornby replaced Adebayo Akinfenwa in the Cobblers starting line-up while David Artell was named on…

THE game was a personal tragedy for skipper Trevor Morley and a personal disaster for loan full-back John Millar. And the Cobblers committed a cardinal footballing sin which probably cost…

On e change to the Cobblers side which saw Rennie returns at Martin’s expense. The game saw Parrish is carried off with a fractured cheekbone. The first goal of the…

Richards originally signed for the Cobblers in 2003 and his first two year stay at Sixfields he scored thirteen goals in 42 starts and 24 substitute appearances. After successful spells…

Saturday the 15th if January 1996 the Cobblers headed to a snowy Upton Park to face West Ham United. The Came saw 1 change from the side that beat Blackburn…

Gillingham visited Sixfields Stadium on January 14th 1995 in Division 3 where Ian Atkins took charge of his first game as manager of the Cobblers. There was 3 changes to…

York where the visitors to the County Ground on a cold Saturday afternoon in division 4, the Cobblers made 2 changes to the side as Bell and Brown return vice…

First-half goals from Marc Richards and John-Joe O’Toole saw Northampton earn a 2-0 away win at Exeter. City had several good chances early on with Tom Nichols twice going close,…

Today we remember midfielder Richard Butcher who died on this day at the age of 29. He started his career at Northampton before moving to Rushden & Diamonds in 2000…

The Cobblers ended a barren spell stretching back to November 21 of the current season and a history despair at Griffin Park going back to 1954! On top of that,…

OnThisDay Bradley Johnson signs for Leeds for £250,000 and we take a look back at his career and what he’s been upto since he left the Cobblers. Bradley came to…

The biggest match in Northampton Town’s history – they don’t come much bigger than the champions of Europe! Aston Villa’s aristocrats against the Cobblers paupers and Town battled hard against…

On Saturday 7 January 2012 the Cobblers took a trip to the Globe Arena and this is where Aidy Boothroyd picked up his first win as Cobblers boss with a…

We look back on Wakeley’s career and where he went after he left the Cobblers. Wakeley was playing for Northampton Spencer youth, which was then the Northampton Town nursery club,…

Herbert Chapman was born on January 19, 1878 at Kiverton Park in Yorkshire. He was one of seven children. Chapman became the greatest football manager of his age, winning four…

Steve Berry’s finest hour was surely that between 3.45pm and 4.45pm on this damp January afternoon in 1990. The attacking midfielder, who a week before this enthralling FA Cup third…

BURTON ALBION 2Ryan Edwards 45Scott Fraser 90NORTHAMPTON TOWN 4Nicky Adams 10Ryan Watson 23Charlie Goode 45Sam Hoskins 70Attendance: 3,810 (number of travelling supporters not confirmed)Burton: Kieran O’Hara, John Brayford (sub Oliver…

Born in Sheffield, Calvert-Lewin came through the ranks at hometown club Sheffield United, making his senior debut in a 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient in April 2015. The following August,…

Arsenal arrived at The County Ground in thirteenth place in the First Division. The Cobblers were 19th in Division Three. A cup upset seemed possible with Arsenal having lost their…

Bill Barron started life down the mines and was a coalminer for four years. After a trial with Wolves that did not work out Bill played for Annfield Plain a…

NTFC Supporters Trust was formed following a public meeting held at the Exeter Rooms in Northampton on 2 January. The meeting was attended by more than 600 supporters and had…

1 year ago today Northampton Town unveiled a bust to former player, manager, secretary and president Dave Bowen. Working closely with the Bowen family, the club commissioned Sporting Icon to…

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

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

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

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

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

The Times:Hodgson’s men plumb the depths at hands of lowly Northampton Liverpool 2Northampton Town 2(aet; 1-1 after 90min; Northampton win 4-2 on pens) Taken into extra time and penalties, Liverpool…

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14th May 1997 Playoff Semi-Final Sixfields Att; 7,302 Reff: U. Rennie Northampton Woodman, Clarkson, Frain, Sampson, Warburton, Rennie, Parrish, Grayson (Gibb), Gayle (Peer), White (Lee), Hunter Goal Scorers ( Sampson…

On the 4 May 2019, The Cobblers last game of the League Two season. The youthful Cobblers swept Oldham Northampton ended the season in style as they came from behind…

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…

4 years ago today two in-form sides met at Brisbane Road as the Cobblers began a busy run of fixtures. This became the Cobblers biggest victory against Layton Orient in…