The Northampton Town Herald
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Northampton Town make their move for Zach Abbott
$610.0K on the table at Nottingham Forest. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Northampton Town go back to the board over Luke Bolton
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $238.9K — a club that wants Luke Bolton enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
No deal for Luke Bolton at that price
Northampton Town offered $220.0K; Mansfield Town said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Northampton Town
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Northampton Town against Mansfield Town
0‑2 to Mansfield Town, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market17 Aug 2026
Northampton Town promote Jacob Howard from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacob Howard has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Liam Bell steps up from the Northampton Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Bell has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Northampton Town promote Richard Moore from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Moore has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The formation has left Ilmari Niskanen behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Northampton Town will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Northampton Town and Ilmari Niskanen
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Northampton Town
- Squad Ross Fitzsimons lets one through his hands