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Defender Max Dyche has signed a new two-year deal with newly-promoted League One side Northampton Town.

The 20-year-old son of Everton manager Sean Dyche came through the Cobblers' academy and has made 26 first-team appearances for the club.

He featured 22 times for Northampton last season, helping them secure automatic promotion from League Two.

"It's a good place to be and hopefully we can kick on," Dyche told BBC Radio Northampton.

"I just want to keep progressing and building on the games I played last season. My first promotion in my second year, I couldn't ask for more than that really."

The defender was out of contract this summer and said it was a "pretty simple" decision to remain at Sixfields after "having a little look around" at other potential clubs.

"It was pretty straight forward to come back here," he said. "It's my boyhood club, last season ended on a high so I just hope to build and continue where I left off."

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Northampton Town have signed defender Patrick Brough on a two-year deal from Barrow.

The 27-year-old turned down the offer of a new deal with the Bluebirds and will move to Sixfields when his existing contract expires on 1 July.

Brough made 46 appearances last season, and 170 in total for Barrow after arriving in the summer of 2019.

Cobblers boss Jon Brady said they beat "strong competition" for the former Falkirk, Salford and Carlisle player.

"He fits the profile of the player we are looking for and has plenty of attributes that appeal to us," Brady added.

"He is a good age, a good size, strong, athletic, he has a lot of experience for a player of his age and we believe he is on an upward trajectory in his career."

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Northampton Town have signed former Reading defender Liam Moore on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

The 31-year-old has been without a club since his contract with the Royals expired in June 2023.

Northampton manager Jon Brady said the former England Under-21 international had been training with his side.

"He has already fitted in well with the group and he brings with him a good amount of experience and an excellent pedigree," Brady told the club website.

Moore started his career with Leicester City and had loan spells at Bradford, Brentford and Bristol City before joining Reading in 2016 and going on to make 234 appearances.

He was stripped of the Reading captaincy in January 2022 after stating his desire to leave the club and later that month joined Stoke City on loan but only played six games before suffering a serious injury in training.

"We are in a busy schedule at the moment and we wanted to make a defensive addition to the squad," Brady added.

"He has played a lot of football in the Premier League or the Championship and we are pleased to welcome him to the club."

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Shaun McWilliams is among six Northampton Town players to have been offered a new contract.

The 25-year-old midfielder, whose current deal is due to expire this summer, has spent his whole career with the Cobblers and came on as a substitute against Barnsley on Saturday for his 200th league appearance for the club.

Striker Louis Appere, goalkeeper Lee Burge, midfielder Ben Fox and defenders Sam Sherring and Jordan Willis, whose contracts are also expiring, have been offered new deals as well, while an option to extend centre-back Akin Odimayo's deal has been taken up.

But Liam Moore, Peter Abimbola, Dominic Gape, Ryan Haynes and Danny Hylton are being released.

Cobblers boss Jon Brady said the club will now "see what happens" over the summer now the offers have been made.

"We have enjoyed three good seasons in succession and we are looking forward to the challenge of recruiting the players to continue this progress," he said., external

Young goalkeeper James Dadge, who is yet to make a senior appearance, has signed a new contract.

Northampton finished the season 14th in League One.

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Northampton Town midfielder Ben Fox has signed a new 12-month contract, with an option for a further year.

The 26-year-old made 20 appearances in the 2023-24 season as the Cobblers finished 14th in League One.

Fox began his career at Burton Albion and had a season at Grimsby Town before joining Northampton in the summer of 2022.

"Supporters will have seen the quality he has and the impact he has made at the club so far," said manager Jon Brady.

"Ben is a player who we believe in, he has shown what he is capable of and we believe there is even more to come from him.

"Our record with Ben in the side was strong last season and we are looking forward to him staying a Cobbler."

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Northampton Town goalkeeper Lee Burge has signed a new one-year contract with the League One club.

The former Coventry City and Sunderland keeper, 31, has made 59 appearances for the Cobblers, including 20 this season as the club finished in 14th place.

Northampton boss Jon Brady said he was "delighted" Burge had agreed to stay adding his "record and pedigree are top class".

"He is consistent, he brings experience and a calmness to the goalkeeping position and he is another one who we believe there is more to come from," Brady said.

"He came back into the side towards the end of the season and generally did well and we think Lee will benefit from a full, strong pre-season."

Burge's new deal has an option for a further 12 months.

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Stevenage have agreed to sign Northampton striker Louis Appere when his contract at Sixfields runs out next month.

The 6ft 1in Scot has scored 18 goals in 106 games for the Cobblers, including nine when they were promoted to League One in 2022-23.

The 25-year-old previously played for Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

Appere also holds a French passport, and was called up to the Scotland Under-21s squad in 2020, only for the games against Croatia and Greece to be postponed because of the Covid pandemic.

Appere, who can also play as a winger, has been at Northampton for two and a half years.

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Northampton Town defender Jordan Willis has agreed a new two-year contract.

The 29-year-old centre-back joined the Cobblers as a free agent in October and made 28 appearances last season.

He began his career at Coventry City, playing almost 180 league games for the Sky Blues, before moving on to Sunderland and Wycombe.

"His calmness, his presence and his experience were all important factors for us last season," said Northampton boss Jon Brady.

"He is an excellent professional with a good pedigree and is a good age for a centre-back."

Northampton finished 14th in League One last season with 60 points.

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Northampton Town have re-signed Salford City striker Callum Morton on a season-long loan.

The 24-year-old was a West Brom player when he last featured for the Cobblers on loan in 2020, scoring eight goals in 12 appearances to help the club clinch promotion from League Two.

He moved to Salford in January 2023 and spent the first half of last season on loan at Forest Green, where he scored six times in 15 games.

"Callum is a player we know all about and Cobblers fans will know all about and it is great to be able to bring him home," Northampton manager Jon Brady told the club website.

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Northampton Town have signed former Colchester United midfielder Cameron McGeehan on a two-year contract.

The 29-year-old had been offered a new deal by Colchester after scoring 10 goals in 39 appearances last season.

He won promotion from League One with Barnsley in 2019 before a spell in Belgian football at KV Oostende.

McGeehan, who won an international cap for Northern Ireland against San Marino last year, is Northampton's fourth signing of the week.

Striker James Wilson and goalkeeper Nik Tzanev joined on one-year deals and Salford forward Callum Morton arrived on a season-long loan.

"Cam is an attacking midfielder who is very competitive, he sets the tempo high and he plays with a lot of energy and power. He works well both on and off the ball and we think he is a really good fit for us," said Northampton boss Jon Brady.

"We believe Cam can be a good signing for us, he played a lot of football last season and he is eager to get started with us."

Northampton will start the new League One season with a trip to Bristol Rovers on 10 August after finishing 10th in 2023-24.