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Northampton Town: How the Cobblers reached England's top division
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Northampton Town sealed promotion to the old First Division with a 4 -1 win at Bury in 1965 .
The Cobblers finished the season in second place with 56 points from their 42 games.
The club had shared the playing area with Northamptonshire CCC since 1905 and went through the entire campaign without losing a single game at home.
Graham Carr believes that much of the credit must go to Dave Bowen , who guided the Cobblers to promotion in just five seasons .
Northampton were promoted to the First Division in 1968 .
The Cobblers won 10 games and drew 13 , but were relegated along with Blackburn Rovers .
Northampton finished 21st , just three points from safety in the Premier League .
Former Northampton boss recalls the club's promotion glory 60 years ago .
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