November 2015. As police and the national press investigated the Ômissing millionsÕ loaned by local government Ð for an unfinished stand Ð and the borough council understandably demanded their money back, things were looking bleak at Northampton Town Football Club. With staff unpaid and fans demanding answers in vain, HMRCÕs winding-up order threatened to send the club into administration or even oblivion.
Against a backdrop more fitting for a soap opera, there emerged a unique, almost surreal story of solidarity and success. Five months later Ð shattering a host of club records in the process Ð the Cobblers were champions before any other League club had even sealed promotion.
The Year of the Cobbler reflects upon life as a lower division football fan and, more specifically, a season which both nightmares and sweet dreams are made ofÉ
ÔForget Leicester Ð Northampton Town are English footballÕs story of the season.Õ (The Sun)