Championship

For many fans, the unbearable wait for the return of the football season is so very nearly over. The SkyBet Championship explodes back into life this weekend and promises to bring its usual madness and unpredictability with it. A third of the clubs have new managers with many appointing big ...

Embed from Getty Images   Championship side Leeds United have signed Kemar Roofe from League One outfit, Oxford United, for an undisclosed fee. The 23 year old, who scored 26 goals as Oxford won promotion from League Two last season, is Garry Monk’s sixth summer signing, after the club also acquired ...

Newcastle United have signed Dwight Gayle from Crystal Palace for £10M.  Gayle, who has netted 15 times in 64 appearances in the Premier League, has struggled for regular playing time under Alan Pardew at Crystal Palace having made just 16 appearances last season despite being fit for a majority of ...

Today, the EFL released the fixtures for the upcoming season. Here is the key dates in the Championship, League One and League Two:   Embed from Getty Images Championship: Relegated Newcastle United begin life in the Championship with a trip to former Premier League side Fulham on Friday 7 August. ...

  During the Football League’s annual conference, their members voted in favour of including Premier League (EPL) U21 sides into the Football League Trophy (formerly Johnstone’s Paint Trophy) for a trial next season, which would mean that the competition – usually reserved for clubs within League One and Two – ...

Embed from Getty Images The Football League is set to have a massive shake up before the 2019/2020 season, according to the BBC. They want to create an extra league, resulting in 100 clubs across five divisions, as opposed to its current conception of 92 teams across four divisions. It ...

Embed from Getty Images Preston North End manager Simon Grayson has had a great three years at the club. When he took over Preston in 2013, his job was to help the club survive in League 1, following the team’s decline under Graham Westley. However, the Yorkshireman had other ideas ...

Embed from Getty Images   Brighton 3-0 Brentford Knockaert (27′), Hemed (43′), Murphy (90’+3), Brighton move up to 3rd in the Championship table after a demanding 3-0 victory over promotion chasing Brentford. The home side could have taken the lead after 90 seconds when Jamie Murphy’s blocked shot fell to ...

The Championship has seen 813 goals this season and it is a hard job to be between the post’s in this league. One slip up could be the difference between promotion and the play-offs or survival and relegation. They have to stand up tall and strong in his league in ...

The Championship is regularly one of the most competitive league in the world, meaning in order to do well you need to have a good defense. The defenders need to be constantly vigilant and strong. In this list, The Sports Lowdown will include the five very best defenders that the ...