All of the hard work done to ensure the game at Sixfields went ahead was rewarded with a crucial three points for Ian Sampson's side against their basement rivals.
Thornton and Jacobs did the damage to warm up a crowd of 4,088 and push the Cobblers on to 21 points, as they took advantage of the decimated League Two programme to move up to 18th in the table.
Reaction to follow on Cobblers Mad.