The Northampton Town Herald
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Northampton Town — 7.34
1 for Sam Hoskins, marked 7.34, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Northampton Town
Iacovelli and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match22 Sep 2026
Northampton Town see off Burton Albion
Three points for Northampton Town, 1‑0 the final word against Burton Albion in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Liam Shaw gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Tyrese Fornah stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.81 on the card, and the Northampton Town support went home talking about one name.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Admir Bristrić is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
Match26 Sep 2026
Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Admir Bristrić knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Admir Bristrić trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Half-satisfied: Timothy Harris on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
In brief
- Player ratings Off the pace: Admir Bristrić
- Player ratings Elliott List never got going
- Looking ahead Sam Hoskins goes back to face Stevenage