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The Cobblers are traditionally one of the few teams who have played away in a competitive fixture to all of the other Premier League and Football League clubs, however that fact is no longer true at the start of the 2020/21 season as the Cobblers have never played league newboys Harrogate Town in any fixture at all. It has been quite a while since we visited some of the current league clubs, all the details are below along with highlights from the more recent visits.


    1965/66
    Crest

    Everton
    21 August 1965    Division 1 (now Premier League)    L 2-5

    Crest

    Arsenal
    28 September 1965    Division 1 (now Premier League)    D 1-1

    Crest

    Chelsea
    28 December 1965    Division 1 (now Premier League)    L 0-1

    Crest

    Manchester United
    5 February 1966    Division 1 (now Premier League)    L 2-6

    Crest

    Tottenham Hotspur
    16 April 1966    Division 1 (now Premier League)    D 1-1

    1970/71
    Crest

    Aston Villa
    13 October 1970    League Cup 3rd round Replay     L 0-3

    1971/72
    Crest

    Barrow
    14 August 1971    Division 4 (now League Two)    W 1-0

    1989/90
    Crest

    Birmingham City
    14 October 1989    Division 3 (now League One)    L 0-4

    1995/96
    Crest

    West Bromwich Albion
    15 August 1995    League Cup 1st round 1st leg     D 1-1

    1997/98
    Crest

    Watford
    28 March 1998    Division 2 (now League One)    D 1-1

    1998/99
    Crest

    West Ham United
    22 September 1998    League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg     L 0-1

    Crest

    Burnley
    19 December 1998    Division 2 (now League One)    W 2-0

    Crest

    Manchester City
    6 March 1999    Division 2 (now League One)    D 0-0

    Crest

    Preston North End
    27 March 1999    Division 2 (now League One)    L 0-3

    2000/01
    Crest

    Fulham
    5 September 2000    League Cup 1st round 2nd leg     L 1-4

    2001/02
    Crest

    Stoke City
    18 August 2001    Division 2 (now League One)    L 0-2

    2002/03
    Crest

    Cardiff City
    17 August 2002    Division 2 (now League One)    W 2-1

    2005/06
    Crest

    Norwich City
    20 September 2005    League Cup 2nd round     L 0-2

    Crest

    Crystal Palace
    7 January 2006    FA Cup 3rd round     L 1-4

    2006/07
    Crest

    Brentford
    19 February 2007    League One     W 1-0

    2007/08
    Crest

    Middlesbrough
    29 August 2007    League Cup 2nd round     L 0-2

    Crest

    Nottingham Forest
    15 December 2007    League One     D 2-2

    2008/09
    Crest

    Huddersfield Town
    20 September 2008    League One     L 2-3

    Crest

    Leicester City
    25 October 2008    League One     D 0-0

    Crest

    Brighton and Hove Albion
    24 February 2009    League One     D 1-1

    Crest

    Leeds United
    2 May 2009    League One     L 0-3

    2009/10
    Crest

    Southampton
    11 August 2009    League Cup 1st round     L 0-2

    2010/11
    Crest

    Reading
    25 August 2010    League Cup 2nd round     D 3-3

    Crest

    Liverpool
    22 September 2010    League Cup 3rd round     D 2-2

    Crest

    Sheffield Wednesday
    27 November 2010    FA Cup 2nd round     L 2-3

    2014/15
    Crest

    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    12 August 2014    League Cup 1st round     W 3-2

    Crest

    Bournemouth
    26 August 2014    League Cup 2nd round     L 0-3

    2015/16
    Crest

    Newcastle United
    25 August 2015    League Cup 2nd round     L 1-4

    Crest

    Luton Town
    12 December 2015    League Two     W 4-3

    2016/17
    Crest

    Barnsley
    9 August 2016    League Cup 1st round     W 2-1

    Crest

    Coventry City
    4 October 2016    League Trophy Group Stage     L 1-3

    Crest

    Sheffield United
    31 December 2016    League One     L 0-1

    Crest

    Bolton Wanderers
    18 March 2017    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Millwall
    14 April 2017    League One     L 0-3

    2017/18
    Crest

    Queens Park Rangers
    8 August 2017    League Cup 1st round     L 0-1

    Crest

    Southend United
    16 September 2017    League One     D 2-2

    Crest

    Rotherham United
    30 September 2017    League One     L 0-1

    Crest

    Blackburn Rovers
    27 January 2018    League One     D 1-1

    2018/19
    Crest

    Wycombe Wanderers
    14 August 2018    League Cup 1st round     D 1-1

    Crest

    Newport County
    27 November 2018    League Two     L 1-3

    Crest

    Forest Green Rovers
    1 January 2019    League Two     L 1-2

    Crest

    Tranmere Rovers
    5 February 2019    League Two     W 2-1

    2019/20
    Crest

    Port Vale
    10 August 2019    League Two     D 1-1

    Crest

    Swansea City
    13 August 2019    League Cup 1st round     L 1-3

    Crest

    Colchester United
    24 August 2019    League Two     L 0-1

    Crest

    Bradford City
    7 September 2019    League Two     L 1-2

    Crest

    Stevenage
    17 September 2019    League Two     W 1-0

    Crest

    Morecambe
    28 September 2019    League Two     D 2-2

    Crest

    Cambridge United
    8 October 2019    League Trophy Group Stage     W 1-0

    Crest

    Scunthorpe United
    12 October 2019    League Two     L 0-3

    Crest

    Carlisle United
    22 October 2019    League Two     W 2-0

    Crest

    Oldham Athletic
    2 November 2019    League Two     D 2-2

    Crest

    Mansfield Town
    21 December 2019    League Two     D 1-1

    Crest

    Crawley Town
    26 December 2019    League Two     L 0-4

    Crest

    Salford City
    11 January 2020    League Two     W 2-1

    Crest

    Leyton Orient
    21 January 2020    League Two     D 1-1

    Crest

    Derby County
    4 February 2020    FA Cup 4th round Replay     L 2-4

    Crest

    Walsall
    15 February 2020    League Two     L 2-3

    Crest

    Grimsby Town
    29 February 2020    League Two     W 3-0

    Crest

    Cheltenham Town
    22 June 2020    Play-off Semi Final     W 3-0

    2020/21
    Crest

    Bristol City
    16 September 2020    League Cup 2nd round     L 0-4

    Crest

    Shrewsbury Town
    19 September 2020    League One     W 2-1

    Crest

    Bristol Rovers
    3 October 2020    League One     L 0-2

    Crest

    Plymouth Argyle
    17 October 2020    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Portsmouth
    27 October 2020    League One     L 0-4

    Crest

    Wigan Athletic
    31 October 2020    League One     W 3-2

    Crest

    Burton Albion
    21 November 2020    League One     W 3-1

    Crest

    Rochdale
    24 November 2020    League One     D 1-1

    Crest

    Exeter City
    8 December 2020    League Trophy 2nd round     W 2-1

    Crest

    Crewe Alexandra
    12 December 2020    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Oxford United
    15 December 2020    League One     L 0-4

    Crest

    Lincoln City
    23 January 2021    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Fleetwood Town
    26 January 2021    League One     D 0-0

    Crest

    Blackpool
    2 February 2021    League One     L 0-2

    Crest

    Accrington Stanley
    6 February 2021    League One     D 0-0

    Crest

    Ipswich Town
    16 February 2021    League One     D 0-0

    Crest

    Milton Keynes Dons
    20 February 2021    League One     L 3-4

    Crest

    Swindon Town
    27 February 2021    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Charlton Athletic
    9 March 2021    League One     L 1-2

    Crest

    Doncaster Rovers
    13 March 2021    League One     D 0-0

    Crest

    Wimbledon
    27 March 2021    League One     L 0-1

    Crest

    Hull City
    5 April 2021    League One     L 0-3

    Crest

    Peterborough United
    16 April 2021    League One     L 1-3

    Crest

    Gillingham
    24 April 2021    League One     D 2-2

    Crest

    Sunderland
    8 May 2021    League One     D 1-1