He was appointed in December 2024 after predecessor Jon Brady – now in cost at FA Cup giant-killers Port Vale – resigned and guided them to nineteenth place final season.
The 43-year-old moved to Sixfields following a spell as a first-team coach at West Ham, having beforehand managed Leyton Orient and Notts County.
They did not win any of their first 4 video games this season, earlier than 4 victories within the subsequent 5 lifted them to mid-table.
Nolan’s facet beat AFC Wimbledon 3-1 on 19 December however ended 2025 with back-to-back defeats at the beginning of a run of 9 video games with no victory.
They finally beat Stevenage 3-1 on 7 February however haven’t gained within the league since then and final week have been knocked out of the EFL Trophy on the semi-final stage, shedding 2-1 at Luton City.
Talking following Saturday’s sport, Nolan insisted he was prepared for a “dogfight” to attempt to protect Northampton’s third-tier standing.
“We have got to scrap our means out of it – that is the one means you get out of those conditions,” he instructed BBC Radio Northampton.
“The relentless schedule has been ridiculous, it has harm us, affected us but it surely’s now as much as us to combat our means out of it.”
Northampton have 10 video games left this season, the primary at dwelling to Burton Albion on Saturday.
Appearing boss Calderwood led them promotion from League Two in 2006 and later had spells accountable for Nottingham Forest, Hibernian and Cambridge United earlier than returning to the membership as technical director in January 2025.
Sampson was supervisor from 2009 to 2011, having beforehand performed virtually 450 video games for the membership as a central defender.
