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unusual facts about Cobblers


Upper Bridge

Cobblers' Bridge, also known as Shoemakers' Bridge or Upper Bridge crossing the river Ljubljanica in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia


Bobby Barnes

Barnes managed to star despite Northampton being relegated, and with Tony Adcock formed a successful striking partnership, Barnes scoring 37 times in 98 league games for the Cobblers.

Crispin and Crispinian

Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the French Christian patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers.

Ghorghushti

Hazrat Gharhi Baba, who came from Sarhad, and whose grave is in Mochi Banda ("Mochi" is a caste who make and mend shoes i.e.ShoemakersCobblers)

Ian Sampson

He played for the Cobblers for 10 years, making 449 appearances, placing him second in the list of appearance makers behind Tommy Fowler.

Joshua Jeays

In 1862, Jeays paid £78 for 16 hectares (39 acres) of land along Simpsons Road, from the corner of Cooper's Camp Road, towards Ithaca Creek and abutting what is now Bowman Park (then known as the 'Cobbler's Flats', because of the abundance of the weed 'cobblers pegs'), west of the area then known as Upper Paddington.

Ned Sherrin

His other shows and films included Up Pompeii!, Up the Front, The Cobblers of Umbridge and The Virgin Soldiers.


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