Northampton Town have signed former loanee Callum Morton, who joins on a season-long loan from Salford City.

The 24-year-old will return to Sixfields 4 years on from a spell in the second half of the 2019/20 season, which saw him score crucial goals as Northampton were promoted via the play-offs. In that run, Morton scored twice against Cheltenham Town in the semi-finals and the first goal as Northampton won 4-0 in the play-off final against Exeter City at Wembley.

After leaving Northampton in 2020, Morton had further spells out on loan with Lincoln, Fleetwood and Peterborough, before he left his parent club West Bromwich Albion for good in 2022. He spent time with Fleetwood Town before joining Salford City in 2023, though he spent the first half of last season on loan with Forest Green Rovers.

Morton is Northampton’s third signing confirmed this week, following the previous recruits of James Wilson and Nik Tzanev.

Cobblers boss Jon Brady told the Northampton Town website of his delight to bring him back to the club and that he felt the club would appreciate having him back.

He said, “Callum is a player we know all about and Cobblers fans will know all about and it is great to be able to bring him home.

“We know his strengths, what he is good at and we believe he will suit us and we will suit him.

“He is still only 24 but he has a good record at a number of clubs and we will play to those strengths. He also has experience of playing in all three divisions of the EFL and we think we can bring the best out of him.

“He is mobile, he works hard, his statistics show you he can finish and he is very much at home at Sixfields.

“I am sure Cobblers supporters will be delighted that Callum is back with us and he is the latest addition to the group of strikers we are working to put together.”