Wednesday 13th May 1998, probably the greatest night in Cobblers’ history while at Sixfields. Cobblers defeated the odds of a 3-1 aggregate deficit to beat Bristol Rovers in the Second Division playoff semi-final to reach Wembley. The atmosphere that...
Plucky Morecambe came to Sixfields like a university side full of optimism and flair but were hurled into a garage door by League 2 Terminators Northampton. Morecambe boss Derek Adams was relieved of three points as well as his...
It’s not often you see a Cobblers’ fan supporting a team in blue but that was the case on Wednesday night as Town supporters cheered on Cardiff City in pursuit of a 250k FA Cup bonus.
The Bluebirds from South...
This week’s FA Cup draw proved a slight anticlimax when Derby were pulled out of the hat instead of Man City but Cobblers’ Round 4 tie against the Rams can be considered a winnable fixture with a sizeable cash...
There were muted New Year's Day celebrations after Northampton snatched a 94th minute winner from Stevenage. If you were living next door to the ground with a view of the pitch you’d have closed the curtains, prepared for immigration...
Cobblers went down 3-2 to Exeter City in an enthralling promotion showdown in Devon last Saturday.
Town looked like they had the game by the scruff of the neck after Charlie Goode opened the scoring with a cute volley but...
Northampton Town powered into FA Cup Round 3 with a hat-trick of headers to dismiss Notts County on Sunday. County are the oldest professional club in the world but centre-back Scott Wharton gave Cobblers a young lead on 3...
There was a moment on Saturday, when Nicky Adams, Northampton’s squat, skilful winger, became unplayable, bringing visions of the great Stanley Matthews. The Grimsby defenders backed off like he was a wolf that had strolled into a village. Now,...
Northampton did just enough to see off Grimsby at a dank Sixfields on Saturday. Cobblers weren’t leagues apart from the Mariners but always had the power to round on their opponents.Â
Teams that do a little more than is required...
Despite Northampton’s recent good run there was apprehension going into the match against Dave Artell’s free-flowing Crewe at the weekend. Cobblers have struggled for possession at points this season and if ever there were opponents to pass Town to...
