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Goals from Ryan Bowman and Wes Fletcher sealed victory for York at Northampton, who remained four points adrift at the bottom of League Two.

The Cobblers started well as Darren Carter shot wide, Antonio German headed wide and Ishmel Demontagnac had his low drive saved.

But York broke the deadlock when Bowman headed home Josh Carson's cross.

They doubled their lead from the spot after Kevin Amankwaah impeded Michael Coulson and Fletcher converted.

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Northampton Town caretaker manager Andy King told 91�ȱ� Radio Northampton:

"We lost a game we needed to win. There was nice, neat football in the first half, in a deadpan game.

"We tried to up the tempo in the second half and create chances and we didn't do that.

"I just felt there wasn't the edge and the urgency there. They didn't look the same bunch.

"Too many of them were off the pace."

York City manager Nigel Worthington told 91�ȱ� Radio York:

"We managed the game very well. We kept playing decent football and we got the all-important second goal.

"It's something to build on. It's nothing to get excited about.

"There's a hell of a long way to go. We want to push on but to get there there's a lot of hard work to go in."