Northampton Town have signed defender Patrick Brough on a two year deal with effect from July 1st 2023.
The 27 year old, 6ft 3in left back arrives at Sixfields after making 173 appearances in a highly successful four year stay at Barrow.
Brough began his career with Carlisle United, making 49 appearances with four more games coming during a 2016 loan spell with Lincoln City, playing twenty times on a similar basis for Salford City.
Moves to Morecambe (23 appearances) and Falkirk (21 appearances) followed before he moved to Holker Street becoming a regular as Barrow won promotion to the EFL, playing a further 46 times last season as the Bluebirds achieved a very creditable 9th placed finish in Sky Bet League 2.
Brough rejected a new contract offered by Barrow and was linked to a number of clubs this summer before making the move to Sixfields.
“Patrick is a player who was on our radar in previous transfer windows and we are delighted to be able to bring him to Sixfields at this point amid some strong competition for his services,” said manager Jon Brady.
“He fits the profile of the player we are looking for and has plenty of attributes that appeal to us. He is a good age, a good size, strong, athletic, he has a lot of experience for a player of his age and we believe he is on an upward trajectory in his career.
“He is mobile, has a good engine, an excellent left foot, he is good going forward, gives us different options down the left hand side and is a good character who will fit in well with the group here. He has played 140 games in the last three seasons, we have come up against him a few times and he has impressed us each time we have played against him.”
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