Northampton Town missed out on signing a new striker on deadline day after a player 'forgot' to sign their contract.

The League One side had hoped to bring in a centre-forward before the window closed on Monday.

Kevin Nolan has revealed Northampton missed out on a signing after the player 'forgot' to sign their contractCredit: Getty

However, the Cobblers were unable to finalise a deal as they missed out on both their striker targets.

Manager Kevin Nolan has now explained the bizarre reason why he did not add to his attacking options.

The former Premier League midfielder lifted the lid on his deadline day woes after Tuesday's draw at Barnsley.

Whilst one of Northampton's targets was blocked from joining by their current club, the other deal came down to the player, who has not been named.

According to Nolan, the player in question forgot to sign the necessary paperwork, causing the deal to collapse.

Following his side's point at Oakwell, he explained: "We are delighted with the two lads we brought in and we were hoping to bring in a couple more on deadline day.

"We were talking to two strikers and we were working right until the last minute to get them done.

"Unfortunately one wasn’t allowed...