THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Finals for all three divisions will take place at Wembley on espn3 with: The Coca-Cola Championship on Saturday 22nd May Cardiff City Blackpool The Coca-Cola League One on Saturday 29th May Millwall Swindon Town The Coca-Cola League Two on Sunday 30th May Rotherham United Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge 3 Rotherham United 2 John Still turns pipe dream into reality for Daggers Dag & Red, who were playing in the Isthmian League just 10 years ago, won promotion to the third tier of English football in a scintillating League Two play-off final on Sunday. The domestic season closed with one of the most romantic successes possible; a decade after playing Canvey Island and Heybridge Swifts, Dagenham will face Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday in League One. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...bridge-3-Rotherham-United-2-match-report.html
Coca Cola will no longer be Title Sponsor The Football League, home to the 72 soccer clubs that compete in the three leagues immediately below the EPL, has signed a new naming rights sponsorship with npower, the U.K. arm of the German-based utility RWE. http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/2010/03/football-league-replaces-coke-with-npower/
IT ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING AND THE 2011 PLAYOFFS Championship Playoffs 1st leg Thu 5/12 Nottingham Forest @Swansea City Fri 5/13 Reading @Cardiff City 2nd leg Mon 5/16 Swansea City @Nottingham Forest Tues 5/17 Cardiff City @Reading Final Mon 5/30 Forest/Swansea v. Reading/Cardiff @Wembley Stadium League 1 Playoffs 1st leg Sat 5/14 Bournemouth @Huddersfield Town Sun 5/15 Milton Keynes Dons @Petersborough United 2nd leg Wed 5/18 Hudderfield Town @Bournemouth Thu 5/19 Petersborough United @Milton Keynes Dons Final Sun 5/29 Huddlesfield/Bournemouth v. Petersborough/ MK Dons @ Old Trafford League 2 Playoffs 1st Leg Sat 5/14 Torquay United @ Shrewsbury Town Sun 5/15 Stevenage @ Accrington Stanley 2nd leg Fri 5/20 Shewsbury Town @Torquay United Fri 5/20 Accrington Stanley @ Stevenage Final Sat 5/28 Torquay/Shewsbury v. Stevenage/Accrington Stanley @ Old Trafford
THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2012 PLAYOFFS Clinched Promotion To Premier League 1. Reading - CHAMPIONS 2. Southampton Playoff To Premier League Cardiff City 0:2 West Ham West Ham 5/7 Cardiff City Blackpool 1:0 Birmingham City Birmingham City 5/9 Blackpool FINAL 5/19 at Wembley Clinched Promotion To Championship: 1. Charlton Athletic - CHAMPIONS 2. Sheffield Wednesday Playoff To Championship Stevenage FC 5/11 Sheffield United Sheffield United 5/14 Stevenage FC MK Dons 5/12 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 5/15 MK Dons FINAL 5/26 at Wembley Clinched Promotion to League One 1. Swindon Town - CHAMPIONS 2. Shrewsbury Town 3. Crawley Town Playoff To League One Crewe Alexandra 5/12 Southend United Southend United 5/16 Crewe Alexandra Chetlenham United 5/13 Torquay United Torquay United 5/17 Chetlenham United FINAL 5/27 at Wembley Clinched Promotion To League Two 1. Fleetwood Town-------------CHAMPIONS Playoffs for League Two York City 1:1 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 5/7 York City Luton Town 2:0 Wrexham Wrexham 5/7 Luton Town FINAL 5/20 at Wembley
Clinched Promotion To Premier League 1. Reading - CHAMPIONS 2. Southampton 3. West Ham United (playoff winners) Clinched Promotion To Championship: 1. Charlton Athletic - CHAMPIONS 2. Sheffield Wednesday Playoff To Championship FINAL Huddersfield Town v. Sheffield United 5/26 at Wembley Clinched Promotion to League One 1. Swindon Town - CHAMPIONS 2. Shrewsbury Town 3. Crawley Town Playoff To League One FINAL Chetlenham United v. Crewe Alexandra 5/27 at Wembley Clinched Promotion To League Two 1. Fleetwood Town-------------CHAMPIONS 2. York City Playoffs winner
English Football League 2013 Playoffs CLINCHED PROMOTION TO THE EPL 1. Cardiff City -Champions 2. Hull City 3. Playoff winner: semis Liecester 1:0 Watford Crystal Palace 0:0 Brighton and Hove Albion Sunday (5/12) Watford vs. Liecester Monday (5/13) Brighton and Hove Ablion vs. Crystal Palace CLINCHED PROMOTION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP 1. Doncaster Rovers - Champions 2. AFC Bournemouth 3. Playoff winner: semis Sheffield United vs. Yoevil Town (1:2) Swindon Town vs. Brentford (4:4) (4:5) finals Sunday (5/19) Yoevil Town vs. Brentford CLINCHED PROMOTION TO LEAGUE ONE 1. Gillingham - Champions 2. Rotherham United 3. Port Vale 4. Playoff winner: semis Burton Albion vs. Bradford City (6:4) Cheltenham Town vs. Northampton Town (0:2) finals Saturday (5/19) Burton Albion vs. Northampton Town
English Football League 2013 Playoffs CLINCHED PROMOTION TO THE EPL 1. Cardiff City -Champions 2. Hull City 3. Crystal Palace CLINCHED PROMOTION TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP 1. Doncaster Rovers - Champions 2. AFC Bournemouth 3. Yeovil Town CLINCHED PROMOTION TO LEAGUE ONE 1. Gillingham - Champions 2. Rotherham United 3. Port Vale 4. Bradford