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KEITH CURLE

Northampton Town manager Keith Curle says the squad want to reward the amount of hard work that has gone in to taking part in the play-offs from many different people at the club.

"The players and coaching staff are the focal point and the part of the club who most people see but we are very appreciative of the support the club gives us, allowing us the platform to go and do our jobs."

From protocols to testing, PPE and more, a huge club wide effort has given the manager, his staff and the players the platform to take part in these play-offs, and Curle is hoping the efforts of all concerned will be rewarded.

Curle also says the spirit in the squad is good as they prepare for Monday's play-off final with Exeter City at Wembley.

"A lot of hard work has gone into both taking part in the play-offs and the season as a whole from everyone," he said.

"Within that there is a focus and a desire to get the job done. The players enjoy their time together but when we get on the training pitch it is time to switch work mode on and we do that well.

"We are really lucky. The staff here have received many documents about these play-offs that run to pages and pages of protocols and regulations but they work their way through them and then come to me and the players with the rules and the regulations that impact on us.

"That allows us to concentrate on what we need to concentrate on.

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"The spirit is first class and you could see that from the performance we put in at Cheltenham," he said.

"The first job on Monday is to make sure the players have clear heads.

There is a game of football to be played and we all have our jobs to do and our responsibilities. That is something we instil in the players, if we want to be successful we have to do the fundamentals well and that is what we work really hard on."

Honours are even between the Cobblers and Monday night's opponents so far this season, with the Grecians coming out on top at St James Park in December, while the Cobblers won 2-0 at the PTS Academy Stadium in February.

"We have had two good games against Exeter this season and it will be tough again on Monday," said Curle. "We know they are a good team and like most teams, they have strengths and weaknesses. We will pay them every respect but we will be looking to do all we can to get the right result on Monday.

"No matter how many times you have been to Wembley and even though it will be behind closed doors, it is a special place to play. We will go there and embrace things after the game, but we will be going there to try and win a game of football.

"Everybody understands we want our supporters with us. That won't be possible on Monday, that is a huge shame but they will be with us in spirit, we know that."

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Club captain Nicky Adams says the Cobblers can't wait for Monday night's game to come around.

past and really gave us the belief that we could go and get the result we needed.

will be favourites to win the game but we will go there looking to do our job and give it all we have.

The Cobblers take on Exeter City for a place in Sky Bet League 1 next season of course, and Adams said they will be looking to take the level of performance from the play-off semi-final second leg in to Monday's final.

"The win at Cheltenham in the semi-final second leg was unbelievable and it showed what we are about as a team," he said.

"We felt, after the first leg, there wasn't much in it, we felt we didn't have much go our way in the first game and we thought we were very much still in the tie. We had the belief, we had to respect Cheltenham and their defensive record but we know we have some big performances in us as a squad and last Monday was a very special night.

"The real shame in all of this is that the supporters can't be with us. I'm a football fan. I want the supporters with us but all we can do is do our best to give them something to shout about while they are watching or listening back at home and hopefully we can get the job done on Monday.

"We went there with not many people thinking we could do it but the Gaffer was great with us, he showed us all the inspirational videos of how teams have achieved results like that in the

"It was a great night, but it has gone now and it had gone straight after the game. We have to try and finish the job off now but it won't be easy.

Exeter are a very good side and they

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"I have never been to Wembley. I have got to a lot of semi-finals but never a final until now. It is the dream of any footballer to play at Wembley but we aren't going there just to enjoy the occasion, we are fully focussed on a difficult task ahead."

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CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 3 VADAINE OLIVER 9, CALLUM MORTON 57, 77

S K Y B E T L E A G U E 2 P L A Y- O F F S E M I - F I N A L S E C O N D L E G • M O N D A Y J U N E 2 2 N D , 8 . 0 0 P M • J O N N Y R O C K S S T A D I U M The Cobblers travelled to the Jonny Rocks Stadium needing to overturn a 2-0 scoreline from the first leg in order to book a place in the Sky Bet League 2 play-off final against Exeter City.

Sam Hoskins, back from suspension, replaced James Olayinka in the only change made by Keith Curle while Alfie May and Jonte Smith came in for Cheltenham.

Hoskins had an early shot blocked and Callum Morton saw a header saved by Owen Evans in a bright start from the Cobblers and they were rewarded for their efforts with the 6

opening goal on nine minutes, Vadaine Oliver on the end of a tantalising cross from Nicky Adams to head home.

Firmly in the ascendancy, the Cobblers then had a chance to level the tie on aggregate but after being played through by Alan McCormack, Morton couldn’t keep his shot down.

Adams had a shot blocked at close range and Hoskins saw an effort deflected behind as the Cobblers kept their foot on the pedal.

Smith curled wide for Cheltenham while Adams volleyed just over in another chance created by the Cobblers. A cross from Charlie Goode

then found goalscorer Oliver well-placed but this time he couldn’t keep his header down and Cheltenham kept their noses in front 2-1 on aggregate going in at half-time.

Reuben Reid replaced Jonte Smith in a change for Cheltenham at half-time and it was the home side who had the first sight at goal in the second half, Steve Arnold saving from Jake Doyle-Hayes while the Cobblers keeper also did well to gather in a header from Will Boyle after a scramble in the box.

Callum Morton levelled things up on aggregate as the Cobblers doubled

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their lead on the night, the on-loan West Brom striker getting the final touch after Charlie Goode headed a Nicky Adams corner back across goal.

legged play-off semi-final.

Ryan Watson saw a shot charged down before McCormack made way for Olayinka in the Cobblers first change.

Cheltenham rallied in an attempt to get themselves back on level terms but the Cobblers nearly scored a fourth goal, Morton denied his hat-trick with Evans making the save following a quick counter-attack.

Keith Curle’s side had been a threat throughout and Callum Morton poked home a loose ball in the box to make it 3-0 to the Cobblers and with under a quarter of an hour to play they were ahead for the first time in the two

Jordan Turnbull made a vital block to deny Robins substitute Rohan Ince and Alfie May fired over as the home side tried in vain to force extra-time and the Cobblers deservedly booked their place at Wembley on 29 June.

CHELTENHAM Owen Evans Sean Long Chris Hussey Ben Tozer Charlie Raglan (sub Tom Nichols 81) Conor Thomas Jonte Smith (sub Reuben Reid 46) Ryan Broom (sub Alex Addai 62) Will Boyle Jake Doyle-Hayes (sub Rohan Ince 62) Alfie May Subs not used: Chris Clements, Max Sheaf, Josh Debayo, Rhys Lovett, Jacob Greaves

COBBLERS Steve Arnold Michael Harriman Charlie Goode Jordan Turnbull Scott Wharton Ryan Watson Alan McCormack (sub James Olayinka 71) Sam Hoskins Nicky Adams (sub Joe Martin 85) Callum Morton Vadaine Oliver (sub Harry Smith 84) Subs not used: David Cornell, Mark Marshall, Andy Williams, Chris Lines, Matt Warburton, Paul Anderson Referee: Leigh Doughty Booked:

CHELTENHAM MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets) SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) CORNERS: (1) FOULS: (6) CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1)

COBBLERS MATCH STATS 4 5 3 9 1

(first half in brackets, match total out of brackets) SHOTS ON TARGET: (6) SHOTS OFF TARGET: (5) CORNERS: (2) FOULS: (7) CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1)

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Callum Morton (90) Sent off: Cheltenham: none Cobblers: none

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SEMI-FINAL REFLECTIONS CALLUM MORTON REFLECTS ON THE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG VICTORY AT CHELTENHAM TOWN LAST MONDAY 10

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One of the countless heroes from last Monday's play-off semi-final second leg win at Cheltenham Town was striker Callum Morton.

Morton scored twice in the second half of that game to turn around a 2-0 first leg deficit, and he said although most people had written the Cobblers off ahead of that second leg, the belief in the squad remained high.

"We know all about how tough a 2-0 lead can be to defend," he said.

"We knew that if we went to Cheltenham and performed we gave ourselves a good chance, and that's how it worked out.

"When you looked at the stats ahead of that second leg you would think it is going to be impossible, but we knew that we had it in us to score three goals."

What made the result all the more commendable was that the Robins had only lost six games all season and had only conceded twenty seven goals in total.

"Cheltenham is one of the toughest places to come in the league, and I don't know when the last time was they conceded three goals, but we pounced on that," he said.

"We went there with a plan, and we couldn't have carried it out better.

We executed the plan perfectly, and I don't really remember them having a meaningful chance.

"We knew we had to score three goals, and that is what we did, and I think we deserved it."

Asked to reflect a little more on the turnaround, Morton said playing at the right tempo was key.

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"It is well known that 2-0 is one of the most dangerous scorelines in football, and we knew that if we went there and didn't give them a breath, then we have the quality in us defensively and going forward that we can win the game, and we did," he said.

While neither goal will necessarily trouble the Goal of the Season contenders list, no one was worried about that last Monday!

"For the first I was stood by the keeper, and I would like to say I aimed it in, but the ball just hit my head and it went in.

"As a striker, you will take goals like that all day.

"For the second, they have obviously had a mix-up in the defence and I was first to it and put it in, and it has turned out to be the winning goal in the tie."

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The new store has launched with a limited range of items due to the impact of COVID 19 but a special play-off t-shirt is available.

Many more items will come online in the coming weeks, as we build up to having the full range available for supporters with playing kits, the full training wear and leisure wear available later in the summer.

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NORTHAMPTON TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST: BLACK LIVES MATTER

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The Northampton Town Community Trust Stand for Equality, Inclusion and Justice. We stand with the black community globally as we create a better world together. As a charity, the mission of Northampton Town FC Community Trust is to connect communities and improve people’s lives, ensuring that all parts of our community are treated equally. We stand against the racism and injustice our black community endures and are committed to playing our part in raising awareness and evoking change.

After having around 930 Cobbler in the Crowd cut outs at the play-off semi-final first leg with Cheltenham Town, a few hundred more will be added to that number for Monday’s game at Wembley.

It is important we show our support but we are also committed to taking action where we are in a position to do so. Our work over the past few years has seen us deliver a variety of workshops to young people to promote inclusion working with partners such as Kick it Out, Show Racism the Red Card and The Big Ideas Company. NTFC and NTFC CT have also supported the Kick it Out matchday as a regular fixture each season.

Among those making the trip are Harry Dunn, the young Cobblers supporter so tragically killed in a road accident last August, club legends Walter Tull, Frank Large and former Club Historian Frank Grande.

The story of former Northampton Town FC player Walter Tull is one of a number of ways the message is being shared locally. Northampton Town FC Community Trust have been delivering Walter Tull educational workshops in local schools which look to counter discrimination by promoting equality and inclusion, through exciting and engaging activities. These activities promote conversation and raise understanding around the issues Walter faced, many of which are just as relevant today. Earlier this year over 100 pupils took part in a special event at the stadium.

Comedian Alan Carr is also joining the Shoe Army, alongside actor Tom Rosenthal and of course, basketball legend Shaq O’Neal.

To anyone who purchased a Cobbler in the Crowd, either for yourself, someone else or to remember a loved one, thank you.

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We know though that more needs to be done to address this global issue.

We pledge to do our part by continuing and expanding on this work to reach and educate even more people, to raise further awareness and promote positive conversations across the Northamptonshire community and in turn to help tackle racism and inequality. We welcome discussions with organisations who would like to work with us too.

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A WEMBLEY WINNER

JOHN FRAIN TO DATE, ONLY ONE MAN CAN SAY THEY HAVE SCORED THE WINNING GOAL FOR NORTHAMPTON TOWN AT WEMBLEY

That man was of course John Frain, and he famously struck a dramatic last minute winner against Swansea City in the 1997 Division 3 play-off final underneath the old twin towers.

That day, that moment, lives on in Northampton Town folklore, and for Frain himself, even though that day was a little over 23 years ago, he still has very fond and very vivid memories of that afternoon.

"I really enjoyed my time here at Northampton Town, it is such a friendly club," Frain said on a visit back to the PTS Academy Stadium.

"It is frightening to think that day at Wembley was so long ago. I think back and it really does seem like yesterday, the memories are so clear and so vivid.

"I think back and it isn't just the moment of the free kick that I can recall, it is the whole day and the two days afterwards as well with the celebrations and the bus parade. It was one of the best moments of my career and I was very fortunate to go through that. Not many footballers do and to not only play at Wembley but to win and to score the winning goal was very special indeed.

"I always look out for Northampton Town's results and hopefully things are in place for the club to kick on. The Chairman seems to have the club and the club's interests very much at heart, it looks like the club is heading in the right direction and that's something I am very pleased about."

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EXETER CITY After missing out on the play-offs by a single point in 2018/19, for periods of this season the Grecians looked on course for a top three finish.

However when football was halted by the Coronavirus pandemic in March they were 4th in Sky Bet League 2 and when the final standings were worked out on points per game Exeter dropped a place to fifth, setting up a two legged play-off semi-final against Colchester United.

Like the Cobblers, Exeter went into the second leg needing to come from behind after Cohen Bramall’s free-kick saw Colchester edge a tight first leg 1-0 in what was the first EFL game to be played since football was suspended.

Exeter started the second leg strongly and Aaron Martin levelled the tie up with an early strike. Jayden Richardson then scored just before the hour mark only for the U’s to battle back and Courtney Senior scored twelve minutes from time to set up extra-time.

Top goalscorer Ryan Bowman was the match winner for Exeter in extra-time and it was his goal on 111 minutes that sent the Devon side through to their third League 2 play-off final in four years.

Having been unsuccessful in those previous two finals, losing to Blackpool 2-1 in 2017 and Coventry City 3-1 in 2018, Matt Taylor will be hoping for a change in fortunes when he experiences Wembley for the first time as a manager.

Taylor has however previous promotion success to draw upon and in 2008 he was part of the Exeter City side that won promotion back into the EFL by beating Cambridge United 1-0 in the National League play-off final at Wembley.

Exeter have three former Cobblers players in their ranks, goalkeeper Lewis Ward spent the first half of last

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season on loan at the PTS from Reading while midfielders Brennan Dickenson and Lee Martin have also previously had loan spells with the

Cobblers, Dickenson in 2014 and Martin in 2016.

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MATT TAYLOR WAS APPOINTED MANAGER OF EXETER CITY ON JUNE 1, 2018 FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF LONG-SERVING BOSS PAUL TISDALE. The tough tackling physical defender made more than 150 appearances for the Grecians, playing a key role as City recorded back-to-back promotions from the Football Conference to League One during his first spell at the club before going on to play for Charlton Athletic and Cheltenham Town.

Matt started his playing career with non-league Burscough as a goalkeeper, helping the Linnets to an FA Trophy win over Tamworth in the 2002/03 season.

He went on to spend a number of years at non-league level, before getting his break at Exeter City in 2007.

Matt returned to Exeter in the autumn of 2016 as a defensive coach and as under-23s manager he led City to a successful Under-23 Premier League Cup campaign in 2017/18.

In his first season in charge of the first team Exeter finished 9th in Sky Bet League 2, just a point outside the play-offs.

THE MOST RECENT TRANSFER WINDOW It was one in, one out, at St James Park in January with midfielder Jordan Tillson moving north of the border to sign for Ross County.

Tillson, 26, played 136 games in seven and a half seasons at Exeter.

Winger Brennan Dickenson meanwhile joined the Grecians on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

Dickenson, who is 27, moved to MK Dons last summer after three years at Colchester and two at Gillingham.

Back in 2014 when he was at Brighton, he had a loan spell with the Cobblers, scoring once in 13 appearances.

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TOM PARKES: DEFENDER PIERCE SWEENEY: DEFENDER The popular Irish-born full-back started his footballing career with Bray Wanderers where he was spotted by former Exeter City manager and then head of the Reading academy Eamonn Dolan.

Now in his fourth season at St James Park, Sweeney has made over 150 appearances for the Grecians.

LEWIS WARD: GOALKEEPER

CRAIG WOODMAN: DEFENDER

A product of the Reading Academy, Lewis Ward joined Exeter City in the summer of 2019. Ward spent the first half of last season on loan at the Cobblers before spending the second half of the campaign at Forest Green Rovers, where he made 14 appearances as Mark Cooper's side reached the League 2 play-offs before losing to Tranmere in the semi-finals.

Signed from Brentford back in 2012, 37-year old Woodman has made over 250 appearances for the Grecians.

He started his career as a trainee at Bristol City before joining Wycombe in 2007. Whilst at Ashton Gate he had loan spells at Mansfield and Torquay.

JONNY MAXTED: GOALKEEPER Born in Tadcaster, Jonny started his career off at Doncaster Rovers before leaving the Yorkshire club to sign for Hartlepool United. Spells at Forest Green, Guiseley and Accrington followed before a move to Exeter last summer.

AARON MARTIN: DEFENDER Aaron Martin was the first new face to come through the door at St James Park in the summer of 2018, arriving following his release from Oxford United. The central defender brings a great deal of experience to the City backline and has played much of his career within the higher leagues of English football at clubs including Coventry, Birmingham and Southampton.

NIGEL ATANGANA: MIDFEILDER French-born Nigel started his career playing for Avranches in the French third division, before going onto play for Dives and Gravelines and Spanish side Riudellots. His move to England came in 2013 with Havant & Waterlooville and a year later he signed for Portsmouth. Spells at Leyton Orient and Cheltenham followed before he signed for Exeter in May 2019.

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Tom Parkes was Matt Taylor’s second summer signing of 2019, joining from Carlisle United having turned down a new deal at Brunton Park.

The 28-year-old, who played 42 times for Carlisle last season, having previously won back-to-back promotions with Bristol Rovers as well as having loan spells at Burton Albion and Yeovil Town.

JAYDEN RICHARDSON: DEFENDER Jayden Richardson joined the Grecians on a season-long loan deal from Nottingham Forest in August 2019. The 19-year-old full-back possesses pace and physicality and joined the Grecians with the aim of developing in regular first team football.

DEAN MOXEY: DEFENDER Dean Moxey re-joined Exeter City in the summer of 2017 having spent eight years away from his hometown club playing for Derby County, Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers.

Dean first broke into the Exeter City side in October 2003 and quickly established himself as a first-team regular.

LEE MARTIN: MIDFIELDER Taunton-born midfielder Lee returned to the south-west after signing for Exeter City in July 2018 following his release from League One team Gillingham. Lee began his career in the Premier League at Manchester United, before spending time on loan at Antwerp, Rangers, Stoke City, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest. He then signed with Ipswich Town in 2009, making 100 appearances and spending a spell on loan to Charlton Athletic.

In 2013 Lee joined Millwall and in 2016 he made 10 appearances for the Cobblers whilst on-loan.

JACK SPARKES: MIDFEILDER Jack made his debut for Exeter City at the start of the 2017/18 season aged just 16. He had a loan spell at Chippenham in 2018/19.

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RANDELL WILLIAMS: MIDFIELDER Randell Williams joined Exeter City on a permanent deal in January 2019.

The highly-rated winger, who spent the first half of2018/19 on loan at League One Wycombe Wanderers, had a number of interested clubs in the transfer window but opted to join the Grecians. He began his career at Crystal Palace before joining Watford in 2017.

BRENNAN DICKENSON: MIDFIELDER A January signing from MK Dons, Dickenson began his career with Brighton before spells at Gillingham (2014-16) and Colchester (2016-19).

Previously had a loan spell with the Cobblers back in 2014, making 13 appearances.

JAKE TAYLOR: MIDFIELDER Taylor is in his second spell at St James Park having joined Exeter on a permanent basis in January 2016.

He began his career at Reading where he was loaned out to Aldershot, Cheltenham, Crawley, Leyton Orient and Motherwell as well as Exeter.

ARCHIE COLLINS: MIDFIELDER Archie is a versatile player who can play up front, just behind the striker, wide right, wide left or in central midfield. A graduate of the Exeter City Academy, Archie made his first-team debut for City in the Checkatrade Trophy against Chelsea under-21s in the 2017/18 season.

NICKY LAW: MIDFIELDER Nicky Law joined Exeter City in 2018 after his release from League One side Bradford City.

Nicky plays in midfield, bringing a great deal of experience and creativity. He started his playing career at Sheffield United and has also played for Yeovil, Rotherham, Motherwell and Rangers.

LEE HOLMES: FORWARD

NICKY AJOSE: FORWARD

Lee signed for Exeter City on a permanent basis in the summer of 2015. He started his career at Derby County and turned down moves to Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before signing for Southampton.

Released by the Saints in 2012, after loan spells at Oxford United and Swindon Town, he joined Preston North End.

Nicky Ajose joined Exeter City in the summer of 2019, having been released by Charlton Athletic. Nicky started his career as a youngster at Manchester United and was capped

by England four times at under-16 level and once at the under-17 age group. He made his Football League debut playing on-loan for his hometown club Bury before a move to Peterborough in 2011.

MATT JAY: FORWARD Matt Jay, a product of the Exeter City Academy, has made over 50 appearances for the club since his breakthrough season in 2017/18.

He has previously spent time on-loan in the non-league with Hayes & Yeading as well as at Truro City.

BEN SEYMOUR: FORWARD Exeter City Academy graduate Ben Seymour made his debut for the Grecians against Coventry City in the Carabao Cup in August 2019. He has previously spent time on-loan in non-league with Bideford and Dorchester Town.

ALEX FISHER: FORWARD Alex signed for Exeter City in the summer of 2019 from Yeovil Town.

The 6ft 3in striker has had an interesting career which started off at Oxford United before he went to Spain to play for Jerez Industrial. A spell in Belgium then followed, where he played for Tienen, Mechelen and Heist, before moving back to England to play for Mansfield Town and Torquay. He spent the next two years in Scotland with Inverness and Motherwell before returning to England to sign for Yeovil in January 2018.

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RYAN BOWMAN: FORWARD Ryan Bowman signed for the Grecians in January 2019 from Scottish side Motherwell. He came through the youth ranks with Carlisle United where he worked with current City assistant manager, Eric Kinder.

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TONIGHT’S VIRTUAL MASCOTS KATIE LIMPITLAW

GEORGE THOMPSON George is 10 years old and his favourite player is Callum Morton.

DOMINIC CLIFFE

Dominic is 8 years old and his favourite player is David Cornell.

JACK MALTBY-SMITH Jack is 11 years old and his favourite player is Harry Smith.

BEN CROWSON

Katie is from Johannesburg in South Africa! Katie is 11 and her favourite player is David Cornell.

She loves running and playing football. She also likes Harry Potter, Lego and books! Her favourite character from Harry Potter is Hermione Granger and her favourite book is the Hardy Boys.

Dominic is 13 years old and his favourite player is Nicky Adams. He is an East Stand season ticket holder and he plays football for Newport Pagnell Town FC.

Caiden turned 6 yesterday, so Happy Birthday Caiden!

Caiden's favourite player is Charlie Goode.

JAKE NASH

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Jake is 10 years old and his favourite player is Sam Hoskins.

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Jake is 13 years old and his favourite player is Charlie Goode.

CHARLIE MARTIN

Blake is 5 years old and his favourite player is Sam Hoskins.

Charlie is just 11 weeks old! His favourite player is Charlie Goode.

Ben is 8 years old and has been supporting the Cobblers since he was 4! His favourite player is Charlie Goode.

Mikey is 10 years old and his favourite player is Charlie Goode.

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James is 13 and his favourite player is Sam Hoskins.

Ana is 13 years old and her favourite player is Vadaine Oliver.

Harry is 6 years old and his favourite player is Harry Smith.

Emily is 11 years old and her favourite player is Nicky Adams

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SJ is 7 and his favourite player is Nicky Adams.

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Oliver is 12 years old and his favourite player is Scott Wharton.

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Alfie is 11 years old and his favourite player is Callum Morton.

LIZZIE

Lizzie is 7 years old and her favourite player is Charlie Goode.

Ana, Emily and Lizzie are cheering the Cobblers on all the way from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia!

AMELIA STEPHENSON Amelia is 3 years old and her favourite player is Nicky Adams.

MILLIE ROSEPRITCHARD Millie-Rose is 9 and her favourite player is Nicky Adams.

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Hari is 11 years old and his favourite player is Harry Smith.

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Zach is 7 years old and his favourite player is Sam Hoskins

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Noah is 7 and his favourite player is Sam Hoskins.

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Rose is 3 years old and her favourite player is Charlie Goode.

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Ria is 8 years old and her favourite player is Chris Lines.

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Poppy is 4 years old and her favourite player is Chris Lines.

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Ella is 11 years old and her favourite player is Charlie Goode.

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JOHN MORRIS

At half time at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium in Cheltenham last Monday the Cobblers were 1-0 up. Was I getting excited?

Not yet, but with a real feeling of anticipation after watching a team working top to bottom, back to front – call it what you like – to take control of the game.

Next decision – coffee or wine?

I opted for coffee. Too early for alcohol. Back in time to get set for the re-start. I am never one for the pundits, I like to go straight to the action.

Keith Curle, showing he can be adept in the mind games, had stressed beforehand that conceding a two-goal lead would be nothing new in football.

At the 45-minute stage Vadaine Oliver’s dominance in the aerial dog fights had snatched a nine minute lead, thanks to yet

another spot-on assist from Nicky Adams, leaving the Robins shaken, stirred but still ahead in the tie.

At the PTS Academy Stadium their football had been smooth, their finishing clinical. In the second leg, Keith’s heroes stepped up the pace and with the constant pressure cracks appeared.

Callum Morton, having the best time so far of his tender years, settled it with two goals.

First a neat header in a goalmouth tussle – who cares but I am not sure he knew too much about it – and then a sharp reflex finish to snatch the winner as the ball came back off the post.

Manager Keith Curle was asked how he managed to motivate his players and explained that he had shown them videos of Arsenal going to face Liverpool at Anfield and achieving when they needed to overturn a 2-0 deficit back in 1989.

John, Chairman of the club’s Charitable Foundation, a lifelong Cobblers fan, former journalist and the retired general secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, takes you behind the scenes at the PTS Academy Stadium.

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I am sure it helped but for me Keith really hit an answer when he thanked the club staff for all their support through the lockdown. The feel-good atmosphere started at the top with chairman Kelvin Thomas and his board and continued through senior staff to Keith and his squad.

The players showed their appreciation by waiving their bonuses for the play-offs, and delighted Keith by returning to training very close to peak fitness. The togetherness through the club was there for us all to see at Cheltenham as every player delivered near 100 per cent.

It was a terrible shame none of us could be there to salute a slice of Cobblers’ history, but all shared it thanks to Sky Sports or perhaps Tim Oglethorpe’s emotional commentary for BBC Radio Northampton – you do a great job Tim. I spent much of the second half on my feet and leapt with a roar at the end – no mean feat at the age 84. No champagne close at hand so the wine had to do. The Jonny Rocks triumph was a great comeback, and in my life in boxing I have seen quite a few.

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THE SKY BET LEAGUE 2 PLAY-OFF FINAL The EFL have confirmed the Sky Bet League 2 play-off final will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Under the EFL Broadcast agreement, we are unable to show the games live on iFollow, although live audio commentary will be available on BBC Radio Northampton, iFollow and TalkSport2.

For supporters who are based overseas, the EFL's international broadcasters also have the rights to show the play-off games, a list of which is shown below. Please check local schedules to see if the game is live on these channels in your area.

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1937-2020 Northampton Town Football Club are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Cobbler Theo Foley.

Theo was born in Dublin and began his career with Home Farm.

He spent some time on trial at Burnley before moving to Exeter City who were then in Division Three South and he would go on to spend five seasons at St. James Park.

In January 1970 he was promoted to assistant manager and three months later he was acting manager, being promoted to team manager in the close season.

He was sacked in April 1974 just days after receiving a rose bowl from the supporters and ten days before Charlton were awarded £4,000 for being one of the highest scoring clubs.

In 1961 Dave Bowen signed him for the Cobblers for a small fee. Theo captained the Cobblers as the club rose through the divisions but in Division One injury took its toll. He also missed a large chunk of the following season (66-67) and was released at the end of that campaign.

After a spell with Dulwich Hamlet as coach and advisor he joined LBC radio station and took on broadcasting duties. After a short spell with Dartford he moved to Millwall as coach and was promoted to caretaker manager when Gordon Jago left but when George Petchley was put in as manager three weeks later, Theo resigned.

Theo made over 220 appearances for the Cobblers, scoring over 11 goals and although Theo was offered a coaching job with Northampton he instead decided to continue playing, joining Charlton as player coach.

Loftus Road was the next stop as he coached the QPR reserves side before returning to Millwall as assistant to George Graham. Both manager and coach moved to Arsenal in 1986 with tremendous success.

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Theo felt he wanted to become a team manager again and applied for the vacant job at the Cobblers with the club back in to Division Four by this time, and he built a side that was challenging for a promotion spot until the last few games when injuries struck.

The following season there was a change of board, the better players were sold and the administrators sacked Theo. He joined Fulham as their youth team coach then became a coach at Southend United under Ronnie Whelan.

Theo’s final coaching position was at Tottenham where there was a strong Northampton connection. Graham Carr was Chief Scout, John Alexander was secretary, Colin Calderwood, who would later be a Northampton manager, was also a coach and Justin Edinburgh was a player.

We send our condolences and best wishes to Theo’s family and friends.

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PRE-MATCH TRIBUTE A pre-match tribute will be held in memory of Theo Foley.

Theo represented both Exeter City and Northampton Town as a player and also managed the Cobblers.

MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Michael Salisbury The last Northampton Town game that Mr Salisbury took charge of was the 3-1 defeat at Bury in April 2019.

He was also in the middle for the 1-1 draw at Lincoln City two months earlier.

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