Northampton Town have confirmed that Jon Brady has resigned as the club’s first team manager.

Brady leaves after three and a half years in post at Sixfields, having taken over in February 2021.

The Cobblers confirmed that Brady made the choice to resign on Wednesday, filing his resignation letter the day after a 2-0 defeat to Stevenage that left Northampton in the League Two relegation zone.

The match at Stevenage had been Brady’s 200th competitive game as Northampton manager, with the 49 year old’s resignation ending a spell that had seen Northampton promoted in 2022/23 and have their highest finish in League One in 15 years last season.

Brady leaves after a six game winless run in League One that has seen the club fall into the relegation zone and where they also were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Kettering.

Before that, Brady had enjoyed a successful run as Cobblers boss, taking the club to 4th in his first full season in charge and narrowly missing out on promotion, then winning promotion and comfortably keeping the club up last season.

Ian Sampson will be put in caretaker charge while Northampton search for a new boss.

In a statement on the club’s official website, Northampton chairman Kelvin Thomas praised Brady for his impact at the club.

He said, “Upon receiving Jon’s resignation yesterday, the Board of Directors have discussed matters and given the circumstances have agreed to accept.
 
“We really appreciate what Jon has done for the club, initially within the academy and over the last four years or so as first team manager.
 
“I personally appreciated Jon’s kind words earlier this week when he acknowledged how well supported he had been by the club, however we also all fully understand the real pressures that come with being a manager and while we all would have preferred things to be different, we understand Jon’s decision. We will now work with Jon and the LMA on his exit agreement.
 
“In the meantime we are fortunate that we have a talented, passionate and experienced staff, headed up by Ian Sampson, to oversee things in the interim and allow us the time to work through matters. We also firmly believe we have both the talent and quality within the squad and every confidence in the players at the club. 
 
“It is clear we are a bit of a wounded animal on the pitch at the moment, but we know that the Cobblers supporters will always step up when needed and are sure they will get behind the lads at Sixfields on Monday.”