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Northampton Town have completed the signing of midfielder Liam Shaw from Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old only joined Fleetwood in October having been released by Celtic in the summer.

Shaw, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, spent last season on loan with Wigan Athletic where he made 26 appearances without scoring a goal.

He cost Celtic £300,000 from Sheffield Wednesday in 2021 and made his debut in a Europa League tie against Real Betis.

He has also spent time with Chesterfield, Motherwell and Morecambe during his career and becomes Kevin Nolan's first signing since he took over as Northampton manager last month.

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Northampton Town full-back Harvey Lintott has joined League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers on loan until the end of June.

The 21-year-old has made 59 appearances since joining the Cobblers from Gillingham in the summer of 2022 and helped them win promotion from League Two in his first season.

He has only played twice this season, though, most recently in a 3-0 EFL Trophy defeat by Peterborough United last month.

"There's a history here with a passionate fan base and I hope to be able to help the club push on. I think European football has to be the target and we'll be doing all we can as a group to achieve this," he told the Sligo website.

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Northampton Town have signed Charlton Athletic midfielder Terry Taylor on loan for the rest of the season.

The 23-year-old joins a side currently 20th, but five points clear of the relegation places, in League One.

Taylor joined Charlton from Burton Albion in summer 2023 and has made 14 appearances this season, the most recent against Mansfield on 14 December.

"It's going to help with competition (for places). I thought we were a bit light in there. We've now got four midfielders who I can play against each other in training," boss Kevin Nolan told BBC Radio Northampton.

"I think he's going to be a great addition to the squad in terms of his character - he's a winner, he wants to prove something.

"He showed a real eagerness and desire to come and play for Northampton, play for me, and he's going to make the squad much better."

Taylor is Northampton's second signing of the January transfer window following former Fleetwood midfielder Liam Shaw, and he could make his Cobblers debut away to second-placed Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday

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Northampton Town have signed Burnley striker Dara Costelloe and Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Perry on loan for the rest of the season.

Perry, 20, has come through Forest's youth ranks and featured for their under-21 side in the EFL Trophy, but is yet to make a first-team appearance for the East Midlands side.

For 22-year-old Costelloe, it is his second loan of the campaign, and he steps up a level after scoring five goals in 17 League Two appearances for Accrington Stanley.

Republic of Ireland-born Costelloe - whose latest move comes on the day that he has signed a new Clarets deal - joined Burnley from Galway United in 2021 and has had previous loan spells at Bradford City, St Johnstone and Dundee.

"We think Dara can come in and offer something a little different," said Cobblers manager Kevin Nolan.

"He can be a spark, he can create things and he is very much an attacking threat.

"He is another player who we have brought here despite strong interest from other clubs as his performances this season have attracted attention.

"He has done really well at Accrington this season, we hope he will come and continue that here."

The deadline day additions of Costelloe and Perry come after Liam Shaw and Terry Taylor joined the Cobblers earlier in the transfer window.

Northampton are 20th in League One, five points above the relegation places, and will be away to Mansfield Town on Friday evening.

Costelloe's new deal keeps him with Championship high-fliers Burnley until June 2026.

"The club [Burnley] have continued to support my development as a footballer and I'm now looking forward to the next step with a loan spell at Northampton," he said.