The Northampton Town Herald
Market21 Jun 2027
Jack Perkins asks to leave Northampton Town
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
The paperwork begins on Cam'ron Ismail
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Northampton Town have done the hard part with Arsenal, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Layton Love is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Market21 Jun 2027
Northampton Town say no — this time
The offer from Hamrun Spartans for Woody Williamson was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market21 Jun 2027
Max Dyche has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Northampton Town they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom21 Jun 2027
Joe Wormleighton signs for Tranmere Rovers while still at Northampton Town
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Joe Wormleighton has agreed terms with Tranmere Rovers for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
Northampton Town baulk at the price for Charlie Wragg
Walsall wanted more than $63.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets21 Jun 2027
Aston Villa tell Northampton Town: Jonathan Walker is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Tempers go at Northampton Town
Alex Tóth was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Market No place for Kyle Edwards in the plan
- The dugout No hiding place for Jack Vale
- Squad Woody Williamson falls out with a teammate over standards