Oprah was their Keynote Speaker. A spark from an open flame in a house on St Mary's Street quickly engulfed over two-thirds of the town, in what was dubbed the Great Fire of Northampton. Art Galleries. He . Grimsby fans - and Harry Haddock - celebrate their fourth round win over Luton. 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If you're ever at the Turf and hear random cries of "Chesney!" A majority of the town of Northampton was destroyed during a great blaze in 1675. Here is a comprehensive list of the famous faces who are supporters of the main Lancashire clubs: Matt Smith - Blackburn Rovers That's right, the man who travelled through time and space in a blue police box chose Rovers as his club. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. People rave about the architecture but the real gems are the public toilets which are cthe best in town. Born in Northampton, he has said in various interviews that his stories draw heavily from his experiences living in the town. 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Etsys 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsys global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. A handful of non-league football fans have been praised on social media for making a 400-mile (644km) round trip on a weekday evening to watch a 0-0 draw. The Northampton Town Supporters Club was set up following these events. 17 February 2023. He began the podcast after going self-employed in 2018 as a podcast producer and voiceover artist. The Radiohead rockstar was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire before his family moved to Scotland. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales poses with Burnley Chairman Barry Kilby (L) while holding a Burnley football shirt. Adrian Chiles - Was initially taken to West Brom games by his Grandad and has followed the side ever since. Born in Corby, the English-Irish actor has recently been a favourite on Downton Abbey and Lark Rise to Candleford. British actor Matt Smith is best know for playing Doctor Who in the iconic British show but is also a mad Rovers fan despite spending most of his life in Northampton town where he was born. . Northampton Town fans celebrate being League 2 Champions - on the pitch - at Exeter City 16/4/16.John-Jo-O'Toole eventually crawls out from the crowd & goes . 22:14, 1 MAR 2023 Grimsby Town fans celebrate their FA Cup Fifth Round victory over Southampton at St Mary's (Image: Jon Corken) Grimsby Town have written themselves into the history books. Cookies and similar technologies are used to improve your experience, to do things like: Without these technologies, things like personalized recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. Right IconThis ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet. Cliff moved on to Watford, breaking the individual goalscoring record, but left after a row regarding his business interests, and joined his old Arsenal team mate Dave Bowen at Northampton. Yes! There will be some people who dont like what we do in the same way that people prefer Corrie to EastEnders. Founded in 1897, Northampton Town have been members of the Football League since 1920, spending the majority of their history in England's third and fourth tier. The Preview Show: The Best Team In The League. Steve Froggatt Froggatt was sold to Wolves from fellow Midlands side Aston Villa in the summer of 1994 for a fee of 1 million. The Calvin Coolidge Bridge was President Coolidges most notable contribution to Northampton and to the United States. Northampton Town FC. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. He grew up in North London as his father was appointed as parish priest of Mill Hill soon after his birth. He is currently the manager of League Two side Northampton Town. She now lives in Bristol with her husband and owns a classic 1970 Carlight caravan, on which she created a self-produced YouTube-chronicled restoration series. He sadly passed away in August 2003. Might just be a fan of the shirt designs to be fair to him. DAVE BOWENA real Cobblers legend. 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Thankfully the club are unlikely to make an enquiries into his supposed past wrongdoings. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. And right here in Northamptonshire there's plenty of name dropping that we can do. At NorthantsLive we're more than just news. They achieved three Top Ten hits, including the No. Please. Hailing from Cheshire, he's also a father-of-three with long term girlfriend Karen McKay. "By half-time they'd had enough.". 26th Feb 2023, 12:47pm - 2 min read. In all he scored 143 goals in a 13 year spell with the club. By MFrnklmn. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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Jo still lives in Northamptonshire with her family. Plenty of famous faces were born or raised in Northamptonshire. After studying law in Cambridge University, she became a journalist and is now a news presenter for BBC television and radio - often presenting the BBC News at Six and at Ten. At just 24-years-old, Sophie Turner has starred in huge blockbuster films such as X-men Dark Phoenix. Robert Llewellyn is a British actor, comedian, presenter and writer born in Northampton best known for his role as mechanoid Kryten in the TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. Arguably one of the more famous members of the band, Ashley is now more well known for his appearances in Channel 4 Hollyoaks as Darren Osborne. He led the Cobblers to victory over Liverpool at Anfield in the Carling Cup in September 2010, but left the club in March 2011. One thing that certainly isn't in doubt though - the county has given us some of Britain's most famous names. Northampton still represents the pinnacle of footwear manufacturing and style, with over 100 years' of heritage no less.The plentiful supply of oak bark and water for tanning, an abundant supply of leather from local cattle markets, and a central location for trading links quickly made Northamptonshire the ideal place for shoemaking to flourish, and in turn saw around 2,000 individual . 24. Im not precious about keeping the content we helped to create to ourselves. Sadly passed away in August 2006. When the club began to fall down the Divisions, part of the reason could have been that Joe struggled with injuries, having two cartilage operations. Danny looks ahead to a historic season for NTFC Women in the FAWNL Division One Midlands. Not northern, not southern, not midlands: What is a Northamptonshire accent? Raised in Norway, the successful DJ was born in Northampton and lived here until he was 2. Northampton Town fan receives three-year football banning order 11:. Best known for her role in the Agatha Christie series, the actress also had several roles in the popular Carry On series. Firstly it will allow as many people as possible to know what was said in response to the questions that we collated and secondly, it will spread the word of what we do. but will it be a full 7ft 1in life-size . He remembers plenty of "Saturday fun days" when the pair watched Northampton home and away, especially in the victorious league winning campaign of 2015-16. 51. Comedian Lee Mack is occasionally seen visiting Ewood Park to view his boyhood club Blackburn Rovers. As well as being Cobblers mad, Charles is also a ultramarathon runner and has a blog about that that he tries to keep up to date as often as he can. Ten of the bestCobblers League Cup Upsets. As well as selling over 30m albums worldwide, Yorke is an activist on behalf of human rights, animal rights, environmental and anti-war causes. 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