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Northampton Town

Heartbreak#3566.1

Northampton, Northampton · England · League Two

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1172Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.065/66

Greatest games

Northampton Town's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
1951-01-27 · FA Cup · Round 4
55.0
game score
2
1950-01-11 · FA Cup · Round 3
54.5
game score
3
1947-01-11 · FA Cup · Round 3
51.2
game score
4
1950-02-02 · FA Cup · Round 4
49.9
game score
5
1966-12-07 · League Cup · Quarterfinals
48.5
game score
6
1954-11-20 · FA Cup · Round 1
47.8
game score
7
1966-04-02 · First Division
47.7
game score
8
1934-01-27 · FA Cup · Round 4
47.4
game score
9
1951-11-24 · FA Cup · Round 1
47.2
game score
10
1937-11-27 · FA Cup · Round 1
46.7
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4
Top-flight (L1) seasons
1
Lower-tier league seasons
99
First season
1921
Most recent season
2026

The Heartbreak Index6.1 · #356

The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1921

6.1
Heartbreak
#356
of 1,138 clubs
#228
in Football
1.0
agony · 5.2 despair
The clocks
  • First major trophy since 19211.9
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1966 · relegated from the second tier, 1967

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Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2027
League Two (4) · P20● live
12 P · 3-5-4 · 9:9 · 0
14
pts
2026
League One (3) · P24↓
46 P · 9-8-29 · 39:74 · -35
35
pts
2025
League One (3) · P19
46 P · 12-15-19 · 48:66 · -18
51
pts
2024
League One (3) · P14
46 P · 17-9-20 · 57:66 · -9
60
pts
2023
League Two (4) · P3↑
46 P · 23-14-9 · 62:42 · +20
83
pts
2022
League Two (4) · P4PO
46 P · 23-11-12 · 60:38 · +22
80
pts
2021
League One (3) · P22↓
46 P · 11-12-23 · 41:67 · -26
45
pts
2020
League Two (4) · P7↑
37 P · 17-7-13 · 54:40 · +14
58
pts
2019
League Two (4) · P15
46 P · 14-19-13 · 64:63 · +1
61
pts
2018
League One (3) · P22↓
46 P · 12-11-23 · 43:77 · -34
47
pts
2017
League One (3) · P16
46 P · 14-11-21 · 60:73 · -13
53
pts
2016
League Two (4) · P1↑
46 P · 29-12-5 · 82:46 · +36
99
pts
Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

1909
Community Shield
Runner-up