James Heneghan
Sports Reporter at Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Town reporter for the Chronicle & Echo. Formerly sports editor at the Advertiser & Review series and Bucks Herald. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
northamptonchron.co.uk | James Heneghan
Aaron McGowan says he’s only focused on helping keep Cobblers in League One after being asked about his future on BBC Radio Northampton this week. The defender, who’s effectively taken over as skipper with club captain Jon Guthrie ruled out for the season, is one of a host of Cobblers players who are out of contract this summer. "People know me by now and I’m not one of them that puts myself first before the club,” McGowan told the Cobblers Show. “Conversations are to be had and ongoing.
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1 week ago |
northamptonchron.co.uk | James Heneghan
Kevin Nolan hopes to find a solution to Town’s indifferent home form in time for Saturday’s visit of play-off chasing Reading. Cobblers’ recent record at Sixfields – one win in six, including successive 2-0 defeats – marks a stark contrast to their excellent away record. They’ve not lost in five on the road and their only away defeat of 2025 came at Bolton in January.
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1 week ago |
northamptonchron.co.uk | James Heneghan
Kevin Nolan plans to look into why Cobblers have such a terrible record in midweek games, a stat he described as ‘really poor’ and one that ‘shouldn’t happen’. Northampton have not won in the league at home on a Tuesday since October 2023 – coincidentally a 3-1 win over Saturday’s visitors Reading – and their last victory in any Tuesday league game came at Charlton last season, nearly 15 months ago.
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1 week ago |
northamptonchron.co.uk | James Heneghan
Reading manager Noel Hunt has labelled Cobblers a ‘really aggressive team’ as the play-off chasing, crisis-hit Royals look to continue to defy off-field problems at Sixfields this weekend. Despite being embroiled in seemingly never-ending issues away from the pitch, and having lost manager Ruben Selles to Hull earlier in the season, Reading returned to the top six in League One by winning 3-1 at bottom club Shrewsbury in midweek. "I am expecting another difficult game at the weekend,” said Hunt.
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2 weeks ago |
northamptonchron.co.uk | James Heneghan
Patrick Brough has returned to training seven months after breaking his leg against Huddersfield. The 29-year-old played on despite suffering the injury against Huddersfield in September but he’s not featured in any competitive game since. He was back in training this week though as manager Kevin Nolan provided a positive squad update ahead of Saturday’s home game against Reading. "The squad’s looking good,” said Nolan. “We’ve had another good day of training.
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