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Read about our approach to external linking. Over 2,500 made the trip to Shrewsbury Town and saw the Cobblers win 32, despite being 20 down at half-time. It seats 972 fans. The following season started promisingly, with players such as Marco Gabbiadini and Jamie Forrester pushing the Cobblers towards a play-off place before the club eventually finished in 18th place due to a large number of injuries in the second half of the season. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk, 'Serious failings' in council's football club loan, 'Missing millions' director's wife being sued, Ex-football club owner has bankruptcy extended, Police inquiry into Northampton Town loan, Picture special - 59 photos of May Day celebrations from towns and villages across north Northamptonshire from the 1970s to the 2000s, Have you seen these two children? The club eventually began its move to Sixfields. [10] Northampton were not able to progress from the previous year's success because of long-term injuries to 16 of their players during the 199899 season. He told the Lords the government was monitoring the situation, after he was questioned about the outcome of an audit investigation into the council's loan to the club. [6] The owners of Northampton Town, David and Tony Cardoza, proposed to redevelop the whole ground, doubling capacity into a 15,000 all-seater stadium. The money apparently vanished when 1st Land went into administration after contractors working on the stadium went unpaid. Bowen's record had stood since September 1931, when he overtook the total of 110 goals set by striker William Lockett in 1930. The first game to be played at Sixfields was against Barnet in Division Three on 15 October 1994. Lord Kennedy asked how those responsible for the loan would be held to account given this development. Please click 'Sign in and Subscribe' to continue. This crisis has deeper significance because the Northampton Town supporters trust, formed during a previous crisis in 1992, was the blueprint for the national movement to form mutual trusts, and its founder, Brian Lomax, died this week. 2023-24 . Aside from being a sports venue, Sixfields also houses conference facilities. Northampton Town hold the record for the shortest time taken to be promoted from the bottom tier to the top tier and relegated back down to the bottom again, in the space of nine years. Northampton Borough Council lent Northampton Town FC 10.25m for the work, none of which has been completed. The north Stand is known as the Sheinman Opticians Stand, due to a naming rights partnership with local Opticians, Sheinman Opticians. Starting the 196061 season in the Fourth Division, they reached the First Division in 196566, their only season ever in the top division of English football. West Northamptonshire Council and Northampton Town . Sixfields Stadium is a 7,798-capacity all-seater sports stadium in the Sixfields area on the west side of Northampton, England. Please ensure your password has at least 8 characters, an uppercase and a lowercase letter, and a number or symbol. With an initial size of 7,653, the stadium is in the process of being renovated which will lead to an increased capacity of 8,900. Read about our approach to external linking. 2,095,080 per year; 40,290 per week; The highest earning player in the squad is Josh Eppiah earning 6,100 per week.
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