But it's another point on the road for Keith Curle's men - so who starred and who struggled? Find out with our player ratings...
1. David Cornell
Made four excellent saves across the 90, beating away Wilkinson's drive, reacting smartly from Dayton's deflected effort and then pulling off two terrific stops in injury-time to make sure Town didn't leave with nothing... 8
2. Charlie Goode
His fist pump after a goal-saving block during the latter stages showed how much it means to him, but despite some other heroic defending, winning headers and tackles all over the place, a fifth straight win wasn't to be... 8
3. Scott Wharton
Defended brilliantly up until the late drama. Clearly pushed before his handball and didn't do enough to warrant a red card judging by the footage available, though was perhaps naive to get involved in the first place... 7
4. Jordan Turnbull
Overcame an injury scare in the first-half and was another defensive warrior for the Cobblers as Orient cranked it up late on. Looked to have done enough until the ref intervened... 7.5