The 31-year-old joins the League Two club on a free transfer following his release from St James Park.
"He's got the experience and he knows the league inside out, and the most important thing about him is he's very, very consistent," Northampton boss Aidy Boothroyd told BBC Sport.
The Cobblers will start the new season on Saturday at York City.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wrexham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Crawley TownCrawley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Exeter CityExeter | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 24 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
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