Kevin Nolan 'gutted' after Cobblers miss out on Wembley trip

Kyle McAdam’s first senior goal, a 17th-minute header, had fans dreaming of a day out in the capital, but second half goals from Nahki Wells and Liam Walsh means it will be Luton who take on Stockport next month.

"I’m gutted we couldn’t get over the final hurdle,” said Nolan. “We saw what Luton were trying to do in the first half and we wanted to regain a little bit of composure and get more of the ball in midfield by making changes and changing the system.

"I thought we did that when they got it back to 1-1 but it was just disappointing that we couldn’t make the changes a little bit earlier. It was something we showed the lads at half-time in terms of how Luton were trying to create.

"Credit to them, they kept going and it’s their night and unfortunately it’s the end of the road for us. I’m proud of what this lads have done and I’m proud of making history for the club, but what we have now is 11 big ones in the league and we look forward to them.”