McGeehan urges Cobblers to follow Wycombe example

Cameron McGeehan joined Northampton last summer following a spell at Colchester United

Northampton Town midfielder Cameron McGeehan hopes the team can make an impact at the top end of League One next season after guaranteeing safety with two games to go this term.

McGeehan scored his 10th goal of the season as the Cobblers beat Shrewsbury Town 4-1 to make certain of another year in the third tier after winning promotion in 2023.

They were 21st when former boss Jon Brady resigned in December following a six-game winless run, but are now 18th under his replacement Kevin Nolan and seven points clear of the drop zone.

"Seeing the new (East) stand, the club's going in the right direction and the first thing we had to do was get safe this year," McGeehan told BBC Radio Northampton.

"The gaffer coming in, he's an ambitious young manager who'll want to push the club forward and as players we want to be at a club where you're pushing for something.

"We've seen smaller teams than Northampton this season be right up there. I'm thinking of Wycombe and teams like that who've done really well and over achieved, and they can be a marker."

McGeehan was a League One promotion winner with Barnsley in 2019 and is looking to build on a good first season at Sixfields, having arrived last summer on a two-year deal.

"We don't know what the future holds as a lot of players will be out of contract (this summer), so there's a lot of things to sort out from the club's point of view. Hopefully we can keep a good team together, bring some more players in next year and you never know what can happen," the 30-year-old said.

"It's what you dream of as kids, you want to play at the highest level, you want to play for a club you're proud of and we are proud playing here.

"But you want to up at the other end of the league and pushing for stuff, you'll see in the next couple of weeks teams getting promoted, that's what you want a taste of and that's got to be the aim from day one next season."

Northampton are away to Crawley Town on Saturday before ending the campaign at home to Wigan Athletic.

McGeehan wants them to "finish strong" and will be looking to contribute another goal or two himself.

He added: "I don't really set an exact number (for each season). But double figures is nice, I'd been on nine for a while now, it's been on my mind a little bit.

"Coming off early (in the 4-0 win) at Peterborough, I fancied a goal there in the second half so I was a little bit annoyed. It's good to get that 10th goal - I'm disappointed not to score more."