COBBLERS FINISHING POSITION ONLY BETTERED TWICE IN 40 YEARS
The Cobblers final league placing of 9th in League One is their best finishing position in the Football League for a decade, and the first time in that period that they have finished in the top half of the Football League.
It is also a sign of the progress made by Stuart Gray's side that they have only finished higher in the league ladder once since 1988, and that was when Ian Atkins led the team to the League One play offs in 1998. Indeed, this finishing position has only been bettered twice in 40 years.
The Cobblers final finishing position in the Football League is listed below; for ease of reference all Leagues are referred to by their current names.
2006/07 14th League 1
2005/06 2nd League 2
2004/05 7th League 2
2003/04 6th League 2
2002/03 24th League 1
2001/02 20th League 1
2000/01 18th League 1
1999/00 3rd League 2
1998/99 22nd League 1
1997/98 4th League 1
1996/97 4th League 2
1995/96 11th League 2
1994/95 19th League 2
1993/94 24th League 2
1992/93 22nd League 2
1991/92 18th League 2
1990/91 10th League 2
1989/90 22nd League 1
1988/89 20th League 1
1987/88 6th League 1
1986/87 1st League 2
1985/86 8th League 2
1984/85 23rd League 2
1983/84 18th League 2
1982/83 15th League 2
1981/82 22nd League 2
1980/81 10th League 2
1979/80 13th League 2
1978/79 19th League 2
1977/78 10th League 2
1976/77 22nd League 1
1975/76 2nd League 2
1974/75 16th League 2
1973/74 5th League 2
1972/73 23rd League 2
1971/72 21st League 2
1970/71 7th League 2
1969/70 14th League 2
1968/69 21st League 1
1967/68 18th League 1
1966/67 21st Championship
