Various stats, facts and oddities about Northampton Town FC.
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From the image below, #ntfc have not won an FA Cup match played north of the red line since 1934.
From the link in the below post:
Four clubs are in the #EmiratesFACup first round proper for the first time, @theposh are chasing a 17th straight first round win, and @thesilkmen are looking to make history again 🏆
Every key fact from each of this weekend's ties 👇
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ALT Emirates FA Cup graphic reading “First Round Proper: Stats & Facts”. Two Macclesfield players, one grabbing the arm of a grinning teammate as they run towards the camera. A packed stand of supporters fills the background.
#ntfc have not won any of their last 12 matches against teams containing 'ham' in their name (OldHAM/GillingHAM/SoutHAMpton/etc). The last time they won against such opponents was the 1st Jan 2024 (a 1-0 win versus Cheltenham Town)
#ntfc have not won any of their last 8 matches against clubs with 'Athletic' in their name (Charlton/Oldham/Wigan)
#ntfc have not drawn any of their last 15 league matches against Colchester United (8 wins, 7 losses). Their last league draw against Colchester was in April 1999.
#ntfc have scored 6 goals in their 10 league matches so far this season - this is their joint lowest total after 10 league games in their history. They also scored 6 goals in their opening 10 league games of the 1984/85 season.
Matty Warhurst's goal for #ntfc on Saturday was the 400th goal scored by the club in the 2020s.
Saturday's win at Grimsby was the first time #ntfc won an away league match playing in claret shirts since May 2022.
Jon Guthrie's goal today was the first #ntfc goal this season scored by a player born in the 20th century.
#ntfc are undefeated in their last 8 matches when facing opponents playing in black and white striped shirts.
After playing at York City's York Community Stadium for the first time on Saturday, #ntfc have now played matches at 84 of the current 92 football league stadiums.
The 8 football league clubs whose current stadiums NTFC have not yet played a match at:
Arsenal
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bromley
Everton
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
There are now 2 of the 92 football league stadiums where #ntfc have played at least 1 match and never lost (in 90 mins):
Stadium of Light (Sunderland)
York Community Stadium (York City)
Matty Warhurst's goal tonight was the first goal scored by a #ntfc player with a Libra star sign since Ryan Haynes on the 30th July 2022.
#ntfc have lost their last 7 matches against Rotherham United, and have only won 1 of their last 13 meetings.
#ntfc have scored a total of 3 goals in their first 6 league games this season. The last time they had a lower total after 6 league games was the 1984/85 season (1 goal)
#ntfc have played matches away at Shrewsbury Town 30 times in their history, but have never kept a clean sheet in any of these visits.