COBBLERS PAST
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 played for 10 other clubs during a 15-year career as a right-back, while also having a second spell with United. When injury ended Wilder’s full-time […]