championship

Saints Sunk After Points Deduction

Saints Sunk After Points Deduction

Southampton have today been consigned to relegation to League One after the Football League deducted the south-coast club 10 points. 24 Apr 2009
Keane Takes Over At Ipswich

Keane Takes Over At Ipswich

NEW Ipswich manager Roy Keane has targeted promotion to the Premier League 'at the earliest opportunity' after taking over at Portman Road.
24 Apr 2009
Lower Leagues Wrap: Derby Lose

Lower Leagues Wrap: Derby Lose

Reading kept alive their slim hopes of catching second-placed Birmingham with a 2-0 Coca-Cola Championship win at Derby. 22 Apr 2009
Coyle: Clarets Deserved Crucial Victory

Coyle: Clarets Deserved Crucial Victory

Burnley boss Owen Coyle hailed his side's biggest win of the season after they edged their vital Roses clash with Sheffield United 1-0 at Turf Moor. 21 Apr 2009
Birmingham Reclaim Second With Draw

Birmingham Reclaim Second With Draw

Birmingham regained second place in the Coca-Cola Championship but will be disappointed not to have extended their advantage after stuttering to a goalless draw at rock-bottom Charlton. 12 Apr 2009
Sheffield Talk Down Promotion Talk

Sheffield Talk Down Promotion Talk

Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell refused to get carried away after seeing his side move into the automatic promotion places of the Coca-Cola Championship for the first time this season with a 1-0 win at Reading. 11 Apr 2009
Sterj Keen to Stay At Rams

Sterj Keen to Stay At Rams

DERBY duo Socceroo Mile Sterjovski and Jay McEveley are both keen to secure their futures at Pride Park. 11 Apr 2009
Bosses Play Down Derby Spat

Bosses Play Down Derby Spat

BOTH managers played down their part in an explosive touchline melee at a full-blooded derby between Sheffield United and Barnsley. 8 Apr 2009
Southampton Set To Be Wound Up

Southampton Set To Be Wound Up

Southampton are likely to fold before the end of the season unless a buyer for the ailing Coca-Cola Championship club can be found. 3 Apr 2009
Ex-Football Boss Denied Wrongdoing on Radio

Ex-Football Boss Denied Wrongdoing on Radio

One of the "major architects" of a plan to defraud a football club by paying himself and others "secret commission" for a loan to save it denied he received any payments at all live on local radio, a court heard today. 11 Mar 2009
Queudrue Winner Was Fitting Reward - McLeish

Queudrue Winner Was Fitting Reward - McLeish

Alex McLeish admitted it would have been a "travesty" if Birmingham had not seen off Bristol City to secure three crucial points in their bid to reach the Barclays Premier League. 5 Mar 2009
Federici: We Can Get Out Of This

Federici: We Can Get Out Of This

ADAM Federici believes Reading can turn around their recent run of poor Championship results and revive their stuttering Premier League promotion hopes. 2 Mar 2009
Championship Round-Up

Championship Round-Up

BIRMINGHAM striker Kevin Phillips will go for a scan to determine the extent of the hamstring injury which forced him out of Saturday`s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. 17 Feb 2009
Carney's Canary Loan Deal

Carney's Canary Loan Deal

SOCCEROO Dave Carney's Sheffield United nightmare has come to an end - temporarily - with a loan move to Championship rivals Norwich City. 29 Jan 2009
Fed's Bid To Hold Onto The Gloves

Fed's Bid To Hold Onto The Gloves

READING'S Aussie shot-stopper Adam Federici looks likely to retain his place in goals for this weekend at least, despite regular Marcus Hahnemann returning to training. 16 Jan 2009
Blades Rebuffed By Lita

Blades Rebuffed By Lita

Reading have ended Sheffield United's hopes of signing Leroy Lita by insisting the striker will stay at the Madejski Stadium. 14 Jan 2009