Tale of the tape - so how do Northampton Town compare to Manchester United?
But how exactly do these two great old football clubs compare? Here is the tale of the tape...
NORTHAMPTON TOWN
Nickname: The Cobblers
Founded: 1897
Home ground: Sixfields Stadium
Capacity: 7,724
Record attendance: 7,664 – Northampton Town v Luton Town, Sky Bet League Two, April 30, 2016
Manager: Rob Page
Club captain: Marc Richards
Club honours:
1 - Division Three winners
2 - Division Four/League Two winners
1 - Division Four/League Two play-off winners
1 - Southern Football League winners
1 - Charity Shield runners-up
Record transfer fee paid: £165,000 for Josh Low
Record transfer fee received: £470,000 for Mark Bunn
Most appearances: Tommy Fowler - 552
Record goalscorer: Jack English 144
Most goals in a season: Cliff Holton 39 (1961/62)
Youngest player: Ivan Toney, aged 16 years 273 days
Oldest player: Edwin Lloyd-Davies, aged 42 years
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Hide AdRecord win: 11-1 v Southend United (H), Southern League 1909/10
Record defeat: 0-11 v Southampton (A), Southern League, 1901/02
Most points gained in a season: 99 (1986/87, Football League Fourth Division & 2015/16 League Two)
Least points gained in a season: 19 (1906/07, Southern League)
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Most recent fixture: Chesterfield 3 Cobblers 1 (Anderson)
Current form: L W W L D D
Current league posititon: 11th in Sky Bet League One
MANCHESTER UNITED
Nickname: The Red Devils
Founded: 1878 as Newton Heath LYR FC - became Manchester United in 1902
Home ground: Old Trafford
Capacity: 75,643
Record attendance: 76,962 (FA Cup semi-final, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Grimsby Town, March 25, 1939)
Manager: Jose Mourinho
Club captain: Wayne Rooney
Club honours:
20 - English League titles (7 in Football League, 13 in Premier League)
2 - Division Two winners
12 - FA Cup winners
4 - League Cup winners
21 - Charity/Community Shield winners
3 - European Cups winners
1 - European Cup Winners Cup winners
1 - European Super Cup winners
1 - FIFA Intercontinental Cup winners
1 - FIFA Club World Cup
Record transfer fee paid: £89m for Paul Pogba
Record transfer fee received: £80m for Cristiano Ronaldo
Most appearances: Ryan Giggs 963
Record goalscorer: Bobby Charlton 249
Most goals in a season: Denis Law 46
Youngest player: David Gaskell, aged 16 years, 19 days
Oldest player: Billy Meredith, aged 46 years, 281 days
Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup, 1956
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Hide AdRecord defeat: 0–7 v Blackburn Rovers (1926); v Aston Villa (1930) and v Wolverhampton Wanderers (1931)
Most points gained in a season: 92 (1993/94 Premier League)
Least points gained in a season: 14 (1893/94)
Longest unbeaten league run: 29 (December 1998 to September 1999 & April 2010 to February 2011)
Most recent fixture: Watford 3 Manchester United 1 (Rashford)
Current form: L L L W W W
Current league posititon: 7th in English Premier League