SHAUN Pearson's superb second-half header and Paddy McLaughlin's late finish saw Grimsby Town into the FA Cup Third Round.
Pearson rose to nod home Scott Kerr's 65th minute free-kick at Blundell Park this afternoon.
And, in the final minute of added time, McLaughlin surged into the box and finished well to make it 2-0.
Before the break, Town keeper James McKeown did well to save Ian Morris' near post header - before Ross Hannah shot wide from 15 yards and tested visiting stopper Matt Duke with a 25-yard free-kick.
The third round draw takes place tomorrow – visit grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport for the latest.
See below for a timeline of the action…
4 mins: Early shouts for a Town penalty as Lenell John-Lewis flicks on and Ross Hannah chases before going down under pressure just in the box – nothing given.
8 mins: The Mariners' bright start continues as Hannah sends in a cross from the left, which just evades John-Lewis and Alex Rodman in the box.
15 mins: The Cobblers edging possession but no efforts on goal from either side as yet.
20 mins: Visiting striker Jacob Blyth fires high and wide from inside the Town box.
21 mins: Scott Kerr's drilled corner is glanced on by Shaun Pearson and eventually put out for another corner on the opposite side – which flies straight into the side-netting.
23 mins: Superb cross from Rodman is nodded back across by Hannah, but just out of John-Lewis' reach.
25 mins: Northampton long throw is flicked just wide by the home defence, and – from the resulting corner – Danny Emerton volleys wide.
26 mins: Gary Deegan booked for a foul on Scott Neilson.
33 mins: First 'effort' for the Mariners as Clayton McDonald tries his luck from 40 yards. It flies a long way wide of the visitors' goal.
34 mins: James McKeown saves well from Ian Morris' near post header following Chris Hackett's free-kick.
36 mins: Great chance for Town! Aswad Thomas' low cross finds Hannah and he somehow skews his first-time shot wide.
38 mins: Pearson booked for a block – and from the ensuing free-kick, Hackett curls one an inch over the crossbar.
43 mins: Hannah tests Cobblers keeper Matt Duke with a well-struck free-kick from 25 yards.
45+2 mins: HALF-TIME
46 mins: Great start for Town as Rodman beats his man and fires in a cross which is headed over for an early corner.
47 mins: Duke drops a long throw from Town, triggering a scramble in the box, which eventually bobbles out for a goal-kick.
56 mins: Superb turn and shot from Hannah, 20 yards out, has Duke at full-stretch to parry his effort away.
58 mins: What a chance, as John-Lewis flicks on, Craig Disley causes confusion and Neilson's volley is deflected up over just over the away side's bar.
59 mins: Northampton sub: Clive Platt for Emerton.
65 mins: GOAL for Town! John-Lewis is fouled from behind and from Kerr's deep free-kick, Pearson leaps like a salmon and plants a stunning header back across goal and into the far corner. 1-0.
68 mins: Town's first sub – Joe Colbeck for Neilson.
73 mins: Cobblers' corner is headed down by Mathias Doumbe and the visitors appeal for handball, but nothing is given and and the ball is cleared.
77 mins: Jacob Blyth turns and tests McKeown with a low drive from 20 yards out.
78 mins: John-Lewis wins yet another flick-on, and Hannah turns brilliantly before firing into the side-netting.
82 mins: Hannah fires a poor half-volley well wide of the Northampton goal.
83 mins: Disley meets a free-kick from the right and guides his header a couple of yards wide.
84 mins: Morris cuts inside Hatton and forces McKeown into another decent low stop.
86 mins: Double Cobblers sub: Norris for Widdowson, and Demontagnac for Deegan.
87 mins: Ravenhill booked for a foul.
89 mins: Town sub – Paddy McLaughlin for Hannah.
90 mins: Platt fires over in the home penalty area.
90+1 mins: Doumbe blasts wide this time.
90+4 mins: GOAL for Town! McLaughlin dances past two challenges and fires home to wrap up the victory. 2-0.
90+4 mins: FULL-TIME
