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Valencia 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (agg 2-2)

Gary Neville is sent to the stands as Valencia are knocked out of the Europa League by Athletic Bilbao on away goals.

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Terry wants to be remembered

John Terry hopes his achievements at Chelsea will be remembered after becoming only the third player in the club's history to make 700 appearances.

» 2h

Hillsborough banner removed by police

Police remove motorway banner in Salford designed to taunt Liverpool fans heading to game against Manchester United.

» 2h

Criminal proceedings against Valcke

Criminal proceedings are opened against former Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke by Swiss investigators.

» 2h

Villa chief executive Fox resigns

Aston Villa chief executive Tom Fox steps down with immediate effect from the Premier League's bottom side.

» 2h

Merson's predictions

Sky Sports' Paul Merson is back to look ahead to another round of Premier League fixtures, as Newcastle host Sunderland and Manchester City take on Manchester United live on Super Sunday .

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Howe backs English players

Eddie Howe believes there is still plenty of time for Bournemouth's English players to force their way into Roy Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad.

» 3h

Flores: Stoke are an example

Quique Sanchez Flores thinks Watford should use Saturday's opponents Stoke as an example as they look to establish themselves in the Premier League.

» 3h

2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Original team names during this season:
Chester City were known as Chester
England Division Three (old)	Home		Away
1	Mansfield Town	46	+36	64	L0-1	L0-3
2	Brighton and Hove A	46	+43	61	L0-2	L0-2
3	Crystal Palace	46	+28	59	W3-0	D1-1
4	Rotherham United	46	+25	59	L1-4	L0-2
5	Wrexham	46	+26	58	L0-2	L1-3
6	Preston North End	46	+21	54	L0-1	L0-3
7	Bury	46	+5	54	W3-0	D1-1
8	Sheffield Wednesday	46	+10	53	L0-2	L1-2
9	Lincoln City	46	+7	52	W1-0	L4-5
10	Shrewsbury Town	46	+6	47	W5-3	L0-3
11	Swindon Town	46	-7	45	D1-1	L1-5
12	Gillingham	46	-9	44	L1-2	D1-1
13	Chester City	46	-10	44	D0-0	L1-2
14	Tranmere Rovers	46	-2	43	L3-4	L1-2
15	Walsall	46	-8	41	L0-1	W3-0
16	Peterborough United	46	-10	41	D2-2	L1-3
17	Oxford United	46	-10	39	W1-0	L0-1
18	Chesterfield	46	-8	38	W2-1	D0-0
19	Port Vale	46	-24	38	W3-0	L1-2
20	Portsmouth	46	-17	36	W3-1	L1-2
21	Reading	46	-24	35	L1-2	W4-2
22	Northampton Town	46	-15	34
23	Grimsby Town	46	-24	33	D0-0	W1-0
24	York City	46	-39	32	W3-0	W4-1

2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Original team names during this season:
Chester City were known as Chester

England Division Three (old)

Home

Away

Res

+36

+43

+28

+25

+26

+21

+10

-7

-9

-10

-2

-8

-10

-10

-8

-24

-17

-24

-15

-24

-39

	Northampton Town
League Record
Rank	22nd	23rd	20th
Played	46	23	23
Won	13	9	4
Drawn	8	4	4
Lost	25	10	15
Form (6 games)
Rank	20th	7th	23rd
Record (W-D-L)	1-2-3	3-3-0	0-0-6
Goals (F-A)	4-6	10-1	3-13
Attack
Rank	12th	13th	3rd
Goals scored	60	33	27
Failed to score	15	8	7
Since failing to score	0	0	0
Defence
Rank	22nd	19th	21st
Goals conceded	75	29	46
Clean sheets	11	8	3
Current clean sheets	0	4	0
Goal Difference
Rank	19th	21st	17th
Goal difference	-15	+4	-19
Goal Total
Rank	4th	9th	2nd
Goal total	135	62	73
Over 2.5 goals	27	12	15
Under 2.5 goals	19	11	8
Sequence Summary
Full	w/o win in last 5
Home	drew last 2, unbeaten in last 7
Away	lost last 7
Season Longest Sequences
W-D-L	3-1-5	2-2-4	2-1-7
w/o Loss-w/o Win	4-7	7-4	3-7
Score Distribution
Most common	L1-2	W3-0	L1-2
Occurence	7	4	5
	Northampton Town

Northampton Town

Full

Home

Away

League Record

Rank

22nd

23rd

20th

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form (6 games)

Rank

20th

7th

23rd

Record (W-D-L)

1-2-3

3-3-0

0-0-6

Goals (F-A)

4-6

10-1

3-13

Attack

Rank

12th

13th

3rd

Goals scored

Failed to score

Since failing to score

Defence

Rank

22nd

19th

21st

Goals conceded

Clean sheets

Current clean sheets

Goal Difference

Rank

19th

21st

17th

Goal difference

-15

-19

Goal Total

Rank

4th

9th

2nd

Goal total

135

Over 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals

Sequence Summary

Full

w/o win in last 5

Home

drew last 2,
unbeaten in last 7

Away

lost last 7

Season Longest Sequences

W-D-L

3-1-5

2-2-4

2-1-7

w/o Loss-w/o Win

4-7

7-4

3-7

Score Distribution

Most common

L1-2

W3-0

L1-2

Occurence

Northampton Town


English Division Three (old)	22nd	46	13	8	25	11	15	60	75	-15	.375
English FA Cup	First Round	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-2	.333
English League Cup	Second Round	3	1	0	2	1	1	4	4	0	.400
	TOTAL	50	14	8	28	12	17	64	81	-17	.365

Competition

Position / Round

FtS

Pct

English Division Three (old)

22nd

-15

.375

English FA Cup

First Round

-2

.333

English League Cup

Second Round

.400

TOTAL

-17

.365

Northampton Town 1976-1977

News Headlines

Valencia 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (agg 2-2)

Terry wants to be remembered

Hillsborough banner removed by police

Criminal proceedings against Valcke

Villa chief executive Fox resigns

Merson's predictions

Howe backs English players

Flores: Stoke are an example

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