Hargreaves haunts Cobblers

Northampton were sunk by Chris Hargreaves' late winner which secured a 1-0 success for Torquay.

The Gulls skipper headed home as the ball bounced up from Kevin Nicholson's prodigious throw-in from the right.

Hargreaves - a former Northampton player of the year - claimed his first goal of the season to end United's 11-match wait for a league win and run of five successive draws.

The Cobblers were denied by Torquay's on-loan Southampton keeper Michael Poke, who superbly kept out headers by Ryan Gilligan and Adebayo Akinfenwa.

Poke also saved well from Steve Guinan, while the Town striker crashed a shot against the crossbar as Torquay held on for the points.