Cobblers skipper Langmead accepts he may have to play Wembley supporting role
Kelvin Langmead has made a habit of scoring vital late goals this season but the timing of his recent knee injury could not have been worse.When Langmead collapsed into a heap in the north-east corner...
View ArticleBoothroyd confident Northampton Town can emulate Watford play-off success
For Aidy Boothroyd, Northampton is beginning to look a lot like Watford.The current Cobblers boss cut his teeth with the unfashionable Hertfordshire club seven years ago when, as an upstart...
View ArticleEarly European exit can aid Saints in final, says Myler
Stephen Myler believes Saints’ early European exit can help them avoid more final heartache when they head to Twickenham on Saturday.Northampton were eliminated from this season’s Heineken Cup at the...
View ArticleCobblers fans left disappointed after big day at Wembley
It took just 28 minutes for the Cobblers fans’ dream of Wembley play-off glory to turn into a nightmare.More than 20,000 supporters had made their way to the home of football believing their team had...
View ArticleCounty opt for safety as Leicestershire easily claim draw
Niall O’Brien struck a half-century against his old club as Leicestershire secured a draw on the final day of their LV= County Championship match at Northamptonshire.The hosts cautiously declared just...
View ArticleCarlisle: Wembley was a “disgusting way to end the season”
Northampton defender Clarke Carlisle has said losing at Wembley was a “disgusting way to end the season”.The Cobblers player admitted the team was bitterly disappointed at Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to...
View ArticleOverdue century a boost for Hall
Andrew Hall says that his century against Leicestershire has given him a welcome surge of confidence.Hall’s 113, his first hundred since May 2011 and the 13th of his first-class career, rescued the...
View ArticleParkinson delight as Bradford outclass Northampton Town at Wembley
Bradford City boss Phil Parkinson was a delighted man after guiding his side to an easy 3-0 win over the Cobblers at Wembley on Saturday.Not since a final-day win at Wolves in 1999 under Paul Jewell...
View ArticleNicholls: ‘The occasion got the better of us’ at Wembley
Cobblers goalkeeper Lee Nicholls admitted the occasion got the better of the team in yesterday’s defeat to Bradford in the League Two play off final.The on loan keeper admitted the team looked nervous...
View ArticleTozer: Cobblers were “blown away” by Bradford
Ben Tozer has admitted the Cobblers were “blown away” by Bradford City in Saturday’s League 2 final at Wembley.Three first half goals by Bradford consigned Northampton to another year in the...
View ArticleJefferson Lake’s Cobblers v Bradford view and player ratings: Town troubled...
The Cobblers’ inability to perform away from Sixfields returned to haunt them on Saturday, on the grandest stage and at the most costly time imaginable.There have been many strands and storylines...
View ArticleSaints skipper Hartley hails Tigers’ Youngs ahead of final showdown
Dylan Hartley says he always knew England team-mate Tom Youngs would make a great hooker.The pair will go head to head on Saturday as Hartley’s Saints take on Youngs’ Leicester Tigers in the...
View ArticleCPS appeal against ‘lenient’ rape case sentence
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has lodged an appeal against what they believe was an ‘unduly lenient’ 10-year sentence given to a Lithuanian man who raped a woman in Northampton.Gintas Burinskas,...
View ArticleNeighbours tackle litter and nuisance
A group of community-spirited residents has joined forces to tackle anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping in their neighbourhood.The residents from Thursby Road, in Abington, Northampton, have held...
View ArticleCreaton opens its gardens to the public to raise money for church
Villagers in Creaton will once again be opening 12 of their gardens to the public on June 2.A spokesman for the event, which runs from 1pm to 5pm and costs £4 to visit the gardens, said: “There is...
View ArticleAshes of victim’s late husband taken in Northampton burglary
A silver urn containing the ashes of a burglary victim’s late husband were stolen in a break-in in Northampton.Police are appealing for witnesses following the burglary, which took place on Friday...
View ArticlePizza delivery driver robbed at knifepoint in Northampton
A driver was robbed at knifepoint as he responded to a hoax call to deliver pizzas and chips.The attack happened on Friday, May 3, between 11.15pm and 11.35pm, in Thorn Hill, Northampton. Police have...
View ArticleAlleged comedy conman ‘posed as Peter Kay’s brother’
A man who allegedly posed as the brother of comedian Peter Kay to con pub landlords in Northamptonshire has been charged with fraud, police said.Peter Stead, aged 50, claimed he was a man called Danny...
View ArticleWoman pushed over and robbed in Northampton street
A woman was pushed to the floor and robbed of her handbag by a thug who then cycled off on a mountain bike.The robbery happened at around 6.40pm on Saturday, as a 56-year-old woman was walking past the...
View ArticleCollins says sorry to supporters for Northampton Town’s Wembley no-show
Defender Lee Collins has issued an apology to the Cobblers supporters following Saturday’s npower League Two play-off final capitulation at the hands of Bradford City.A 23,000-strong claret and white...
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