Tag: Football - English lower leagues
Allsopp puts boot into forlorn Pompey
With scarcely any sleep, in sweltering heat and after losing its kit, Portsmouth ended a farcical North American preseason tour with a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Major League Soccer's DC United.[MORE]
Blackpool hits Premier League jackpot
Blackpool has clinched a lucrative place in the English Premier League with a dramatic 3-2 win over Cardiff in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.[MORE]
Cardiff one win from EPL
Cardiff City booked their place in the Championship play-off final after beating Leicester City 4-3 on penalties in a pulsating play-off semi-final .[MORE]
Blackpool stuns Forest to edge towards EPL
Blackpool has edged to wthin a game of reaching the Premier League for the first time in its history, beating Nottingham Forest 4-3 away to record a 6-4 aggregate victory.[MORE]
Fallen giant Leeds promoted to Championship
Fallen giants Leeds United has clinched automatic promotion to the Championship after a 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers on a dramatic final day in League One.[MORE]
Newcastle secures Championship title
Newcastle United has secured English football's Championship title with a 2-0 win at Plymouth Argyle.[MORE]
McDonald strikes in late Boro charge
Scott McDonald kept Middlesbrough's hopes of promotion to the English Premier League alive by scoring the only goal in the club's 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.[MORE]
Newcastle ends Premier League exile
Newcastle United has clinched promotion to the English Premier League, ensuring its immediate return to the top flight after Nottingham Forrest's 0-0 draw with Cardiff.[MORE]
Newcastle on brink of EPL return
Newcastle is on the verge of securing an immediate return to the English Premier League after a 2-0 win over promotion rivals Nottingham Forest.[MORE]
Kisnorbo set to miss World Cup
Australian defender Patrick Kisnorbo is set to miss the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa due to an Achilles tendon injury, according to his Leeds United club manager Simon Grayson.[MORE]
McDonald nails first goal at Boro
Scott McDonald made his goalscoring debut for English Championship club Middlesbrough in its 2-2 draw with Newcastle United on Sunday morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Chelsea cruises into FA Cup last eight
FA Cup holders Chelsea shrugged off the absence of captain John Terry to cruise into the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win over Championship side Cardiff in the fifth round overnight.[MORE]
Eriksson quits Notts County
Former England and Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has resigned as director of football of English League Two side Notts County.[MORE]
McDonald happy to be 'rated' again
Australian striker Scott McDonald says he is looking forward to again playing for a manager who "rates" him after leaving Celtic for Middlesbrough in a $6.45 million move.[MORE]
West Ham bolsters frontline on deadline
English Premier League struggler West Ham United signed three strikers, including Benni McCarthy, on a quiet final day of business before the winter transfer window closed overnight.[MORE]
McDonald joins Boro, Keane heads for Celtic
Australia striker Scott McDonald left Celtic for English Championship side Middlesbrough on Europe's transfer deadline day as boyhood Hoops fan Robbie Keane prepared to join the Glasgow giants.[MORE]
McDonald in Boro's sights
Socceroos striker Scott McDonald appears to be on his way to English Championship side Middlesbrough to reunite with former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan.[MORE]
Palace facing drop battle after administration
Crystal Palace has been left facing a 10-point penalty after the English second division side entered administration.[MORE]
Chelsea wins, Spurs held in FA Cup
Holder Chelsea booked its place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-0 victory at Preston North End while Jermaine Beckford's last-gasp penalty earned Leeds United a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.[MORE]
Pompey hangs in with last-gasp winner
South African Aaron Mokoena has scored in the dying seconds of extra time to break Coventry City hearts and send cash-strapped Portsmouth through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.[MORE]
FA Cup hero wants to quit Leeds
FA Cup giant-killer Leeds United's goalscoring hero Jermaine Beckford has handed in a transfer request opening the way for a lucrative move, possibly to Newcastle United.[MORE]
Fergie lets fly after Leeds loss
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson risks fresh disciplinary action by the Football Association with a bizarre blast at referee Chris Foy after his side's shock FA Cup loss to Leeds.[MORE]
United knocked out by lowly Leeds
Leeds United sent Manchester United crashing to its most embarrassing FA Cup defeat for 26 years when it scored a shock 1-0 third-round victory at Old Trafford overnight.[MORE]
Reading force Liverpool into Cup replay
Liverpool's faltering season suffered another stutter as it was held to a 1-1 draw away to Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup overnight. [MORE]
Cahill milestone sends Everton through
Socceroo Tim Cahill fired Everton into the FA Cup fourth round as his 50th goal for the club inspired a 3-1 win against Carlisle overnight.[MORE]
