Tons of friendly matches going on lately, so I guess we can start this thread here and now.

Today's friendly match:

FC Den Bosch 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers

Today's friendly match:

FC Den Bosch 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers


That's a near win for Den Bosch, and a fail for Bolton.

Okay. I hadn't much time last night, I can expand on this thread now. :D

Promoted from last year's Football League Championship, Midlands teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City, and, promoted via the play-offs, Burnley. Relegated into the Football League Championship, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, and West Bromwich Albion.

Promoted from last year's Football League One, into the Football League Championship, Leicester City, Peterborough United, and S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United. Relegated into League One from last year's Football League Championship, Norwich City, Southampton, who are pretty much in bankruptcy at this present moment, and Charlton Athletic, who were, ironically, last year's pre-season favourites for promotion into the Premier League.

Promoted from last year's Football League Two, into Football League One, Brentford, Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers, and Gillingham. Relegated into League Two from last year's League One, Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Cheltenham Town, and Hereford United.

And perhaps most significantly, the teams which are now in the Football League, having been in the Conference last year, Burton Albion and Torquay United. Relegated into the Conference, Chester City and Luton Town.

Does this 2009-10 in English soccer still include Cardiff in Wales?

Does this 2009-10 in English soccer still include Cardiff in Wales?

Yes of course, Swansea City and Cardiff City are still included.

Today's UK-based results:


Vetra Vilnius 0 - 3 Fulham

Manchester United lost 7 - 6 in a penalty shoot-out to Bayern Munich, who are, of course, managed these days by a certain Louis van Gaal..

Okay. I hadn't much time last night, I can expand on this thread now. :D

Promoted from last year's Football League Championship, Midlands teams Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City, and, promoted via the play-offs, Burnley. Relegated into the Football League Championship, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, and West Bromwich Albion.

Promoted from last year's Football League One, into the Football League Championship, Leicester City, Peterborough United, and S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United. Relegated into League One from last year's Football League Championship, Norwich City, Southampton, who are pretty much in bankruptcy at this present moment, and Charlton Athletic, who were, ironically, last year's pre-season favourites for promotion into the Premier League.

Promoted from last year's Football League Two, into Football League One, Brentford, Exeter City, Wycombe Wanderers, and Gillingham. Relegated into League Two from last year's League One, Northampton Town, Crewe Alexandra, Cheltenham Town, and Hereford United.

And perhaps most significantly, the teams which are now in the Football League, having been in the Conference last year, Burton Albion and Torquay United. Relegated into the Conference, Chester City and Luton Town.


Thanks for this.

You managed to mention several teams I like to keep a vague eye on.  Teams friends (or teachers) supported and that.  My friend Andy won't be happy about Luton

Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76, following a long battle with cancer.

Spurs striker Darren Bent apologises for criticising club on Twitter over transfer frustrations

Yesterday's friendly results:


Beijing Guoan 0 - 2 West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 0 Hull City
FC Eindhoven 2 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Real Valladolid
Vittoria Guimaraes 2 - 0 Portsmouth


And two Peace Cup matches:


FC Porto 1 - 2 Aston Villa
Real Madrid 1 - 2 Juventus

Yesterday's friendly results:


Beijing Guoan 0 - 2 West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 0 Hull City
FC Eindhoven 2 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Real Valladolid
Vittoria Guimaraes 2 - 0 Portsmouth


And two Peace Cup matches:


FC Porto 1 - 2 Aston Villa
Real Madrid 1 - 2 Juventus



That's pathetic, by lack of a better definition. FC Eindhoven were 18th in Eerste Divisie last season!

Swansea City have a "serious interest" in signing Dutch striker Jhon van Beukering.

Swansea City have a "serious interest" in signing Dutch striker Jhon van Beukering.



The question is: is Jhon van Beukering interested in signing for Swansea?  :-\\ Not sure what division they're playing .

The question is: is Jhon van Beukering interested in signing for Swansea?  :-\\ Not sure what division they're playing .
Certainly a lower division.

Certainly a lower division.


I was thinking something like that. So it might not be a wise move.

I was thinking something like that. So it might not be a wise move.
He will bring a change to the footballing side of the Coca-Cola Football League Championship side.

btw, Swansea City 4-1 Kilmarnock

Swansea City thrash Scottish club Kilmarnock in the final pre-season game.

I was thinking something like that. So it might not be a wise move.

He will bring a change to the footballing side of the Coca-Cola Football League Championship side.
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Division is one below the Premier.

The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Division is one below the Premier.


Ah, Championship... that might not be too bad after all. What are the chances/prospects of promotion?

Ah, Championship... that might not be too bad after all. What are the chances/prospects of promotion?
Swansea City finished top of League Division One last season and were promoted to the higher Championship division. So for how they fare we well all have to wait for.

Swansea City finished top of League Division One last season and were promoted to the higher Championship division. So for how they fare we well all have to wait for.


Looks like promotion might be too much to ask for. I suppose Swansea's objective will be to try and hold their ground.

Looks like promotion might be too much to ask for. I suppose Swansea's objective will be to try and hold their ground.
As with any newly promoted side, with higher the division, more more gained ?

As with any newly promoted side, with higher the division, more more gained ?


You mean: anything more than just holding their ground would be a bonus?  ??? I would think so, yes.

You mean: anything more than just holding their ground would be a bonus?  ??? I would think so, yes.
The newly promoted sides are always the weaker teams, so an influx of new player with better skills will help.

Swansea City are playing in the Championship this season.

They count amongst their ranks Dutchman Ferrie Bodde, who played for ADO den Haag between 2000 and 2007.

Swansea City have a Leon Britton as a midfielder, I wondered what ever happened to him?  ;D

The first game in the Championship kicks off in just two days time.

League Cup first round fixtures take place on August 10, 11, 12. Newly promoted Burton Albion will be looking to stop their recent poor form - in spite of finishing top of the Conference last season, they have four losses from their last five matches. They face Championship side Reading.

Who is playing in the Charity Shield?

Tuesday, 4 August 2009 Fixtures

Uefa Champions League Qualifying
Dinamo Zagreb v SV Red Bull Salzburg, R3, L2, 19:15
FC Twente v Sporting, R3, L2, 19:45
Maccabi Haifa v FC Aktobe, (agg 0-0), R3, L2, 18:50
Panathinaikos v Sparta Prague, (agg 1-3), R3, L2, 19:45
Sivasspor v Anderlecht, (agg 0-5), R3, L2, 19:00

Uefa Europa League Qualifying
Omonia Nicosia v FC Vaslui, (agg 0-2), Gp C, L2, 17:00

Friendly Match
AFC Emley v Rotherham, 19:00
Altrincham v Man Utd XI, 19:45
Auchinleck v Hamilton, 19:15
Blackpool v Everton, 19:45
Brigg Town v Doncaster, 19:00
Colwyn Bay v Tranmere, 19:45
Crewe v Birmingham, 19:45
Hearts OFF Bolton XI, 19:30
Hearts XI v Partick Thistle, 14:00
Marlow v Wycombe, 19:30
Nantwich Town v Port Vale, 19:30
Oxford Utd v Aston Villa, 19:45
Peterborough v Sunderland, 19:45
Ramsbottom Utd v Bury, 19:30
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe v Wolverhampton, 19:45
Stocksbridge P S v Sheff Utd XI, 19:45
Welling v Millwall, 19:45

Man Utd keeper Edwin van der Sar ruled out of action for two months because of broken finger

The Football Association has said managers will no longer be able to make comments about referees before a match.

FOOTBALL: Joe Kinnear says he has been offered a two-year contract to return as Newcastle manager

Rafael Benitez pledges to "bring in the best replacement" after Xabi Alonso joins Real Madrid

Portsmouth sign French striker Frederic Piquionne from Lyon on season-long loan

Liverpool confirm they have agreed a fee, believed to be about £20m, with Roma for Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

The funeral of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has been held today at a private family service.

Yesterday's friendly results:


Lyn Oslo 0 - 2 Liverpool
Manchester United 2 - Valencia


Manchester United face Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday. United's first two League games are against two sides promoted from last season's FLC.

Local businessman Barry Moat is a major candidate to take over at Newcastle United.

Harry Redknapp confirms Spurs are in talks with Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong

Hull complete signing of Seyi Olofinjana from Stoke for £3m

Hull agree fee with Newcastle for defender Habib Beye

Yesterday's friendly results:


Lyn Oslo 0 - 2 Liverpool
Manchester United 2 - Valencia


Manchester United face Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday. United's first two League games are against two sides promoted from last season's FLC.


Looks like something's amiss there. :-\\

Looks like something's amiss there. :-\\
A one sided match?

Ah yes. Final score in the United game yesterday was 2 - 0, not just 2 - blank space..

Ah yes. Final score in the United game yesterday was 2 - 0, not just 2 - blank space..
Isn't 0 the same as blank?

Isn't 0 the same as blank?

Well yeah, but I shouldn't have just left the space blank. :D

First match of the 2009-10 in English soccer season

Championship result - Middlesbrough 0-0 Sheffield United

Yesterday's results:

FLC

Cardiff City 4 - 0 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Derby County 2 - 1 Peterborough United
Leicester City 2 - 1 Swansea City
Preston North End 2 - 2 Bristol City
Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Blackpool
Reading 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 2 Barnsley
Watford 1 - 1 Doncaster United
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Newcastle United

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 1 Walsall
Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Leyton Orient
Carlisle United 1 - 3 Brentford
Charlton Athletic 3 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Gillingham 5 - 0 Swindon Town
Leeds United 2 - 1 Exeter City
MK Dons 0 - 0 Hartlepool United
Norwich City 1 - 7 Colchester United
Oldham Athletic 0 - 0 Stockport County
Southampton 1 - 1 Millwall
Southend United 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Yeovil Town 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers

FL2

Aldershot Town 3 - 1 Darlington
Bury 0 - 3 Bournemouth
Cheltenham Town 2 - 1 Grimsby Town
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Lincoln City 1 - 0 Barnet
Morecambe 2 - 2 Hereford United
Northampton Town 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
Notts County 5 - 0 Bradford City
Port Vale 1 - 1 Rochdale
Rotherham United 1 - 0 Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 1 Burton Albion
Torquay United 2 - 0 Cheltenham Town


Cardiff City lead the Championship, Colchester top League One, and Notts County are at the summit of League Two. Today, one Championship match, and the Community Shield.

Yesterday's results:

FLC

Cardiff City 4 - 0 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Derby County 2 - 1 Peterborough United
Leicester City 2 - 1 Swansea City
Preston North End 2 - 2 Bristol City
Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Blackpool
Reading 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 2 Barnsley
Watford 1 - 1 Doncaster United
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Newcastle United



I'm not sure which shocked me more: Live soccer action on BBC1, or the magpies playing in their traditional....yellow jerseys? ??? :o

BTW: excellent debut for Dutch goalie Tim Krul.


FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 1 Walsall
Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Leyton Orient
Carlisle United 1 - 3 Brentford
Charlton Athletic 3 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Gillingham 5 - 0 Swindon Town
Leeds United 2 - 1 Exeter City
MK Dons 0 - 0 Hartlepool United
Norwich City 1 - 7 Colchester United
Oldham Athletic 0 - 0 Stockport County
Southampton 1 - 1 Millwall
Southend United 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Yeovil Town 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers



Norwich City off with a promising start, I see... ::) Please don't spoil your fans, guys!

I'm not sure which shocked me more: Live soccer action on BBC1, or the magpies playing in their traditional....yellow jerseys? ??? :o

Was that because of the Sentana?

Newcastle caretaker manager Chris Hughton plays down reports that Joey Barton was dropped following a training ground bust-up.

Sunday, 9 August 2009

FA Community Shield

Chelsea    v    Man Utd

Chelsea have two injury doubts ahead of Sunday's game with midfielder Yuri Zhirkov doubtful with a knee injury.

Midfielder Joe Cole is still out with a knee ligament injury but Michael Ballack (toe) could be passed fit.

Manchester United are without defenders Nemanja Vidic (calf), Wes Brown (thigh) and Gary Neville (groin).

Mike Ashley could stay at Newcastle and appoint David O'Leary as manager, the BBC understands

Chelsea win Community Shield 4-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Man Utd at Wembley

Championship result - Coventry City 2-1 Ipswich Town

Man Utd winger Nani set to miss start of season after dislocating shoulder in Community Shield

The result of today's Charity Shield:


Chelsea 2 - 2 Manchester United (Chelsea win 4 - 1 on penalties)

League One

Coventry City 2 - 1 Ipswich Town

Today's result:

League Cup

Darlington 0 - 1 Leeds United

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands because of a groin injury.

Bummer. It could be worse. Yesterday's League Cup results:


Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Torquay United
Accrington Stanley 2 -1 Walsall
Barnet 0 - 2 Watford (AET)
Brentford 0 - 1 Bristol City
Bury 0 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
Cardiff City 3 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Carlisle United 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Colchester United 1 - 2 Leyton Orient
Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Southend United
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Blackpool
Exeter City 0 - 5 Queens Park Rangers
Gillingham 2 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Hereford United 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic (AET)
That's what I mean...
Huddersfield Town 3 - 1 Stockport County
Lincoln City 0 - 1 Barnsley
MK Dons 1 - 4 Swindon Town
Millwall 4 - 0 Bournemouth
Notts County 0 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Preston North End 5 - 1 Morecambe
Rotherham United 2 - 1 Derby County
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 2 - 1 Chesterfield
Sheffield United 1 - 2 Port Vale
Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 0 Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 3 Ipswich Town
Ipswich win 2 - 4 on penalties
Southampton 2 - 0 Northampton Town
Swansea City 3 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tranmere Rovers 4 - 0 Grimsby Town
Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 4 Peterborough United
Yeovil Town 0 - 4 Norwich City
Reading 5 - 1 Burton Albion


And one friendly to report on:


Sutton United 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur


Elsewhere in the universe, recently promoted first-division Polish side Pogon Szczecin beat third-division Kotwica Kolobrzeg 5 - 7 in the Polish Cup.

Arsenal produce a scintillating opening-day display to hammer a woefully out-of-sorts Everton 6-1.

Tottenham beat Liverpool 2-1 in Premier League at White Hart Lane

Today's scores:

Premier League

Manchester United 1 - 0 Birmingham City
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Liverpool

Today's results:

Premier League

Sunderlnad 1 - 3 Chelsea
Wigan Athleitc 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Barnsley 0 - 3 Preston North End
Blackpool 0 - 0 Derby County
Bristol City 1 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0 Coventry City
Ipswich Town 1 - 3 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 2 - 4 Watford
Peterborough United 2 - 3 West Bromwich Albion
Plymouth Argyle 1 - 3 Cardiff City
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
Sheffield United 1 - 1 Leicester City
Swansea City 0 - 0 Reading

Champions League

Celtic 0 - 2 Arsenal

Sad face. Tonight's final scores:

Premier League

Birmingham City 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Burnley 1 - 0 Manchester United
Hull City 1 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke City

FLC

Newcastle United 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday

FL2

Chesterfield 2 - 1 Notts County

A thumping volley from Robbie Blake helps Premier League new-boys Burnley to a memorable 1-0 win over champions Man Utd.

Sad face. Tonight's final scores:

Premier League

Birmingham City 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Burnley 1 - 0 Manchester United
Hull City 1 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke City

FLC

Newcastle United 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday

FL2

Chesterfield 2 - 1 Notts County

It is a happy face here!

Yesterday's UK-based results:

Europa League

Rapid Wien 1 - 0 Aston Villa
Everton 4 - 0 Sigma Olomouc
Fulham 3 - 1 Amkar Perm


Just a single League One match today. Three teams in League One still have a 100 percent record after three games.

Carson Yeung makes formal takeover offer for Birmingham City

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand ruled out of action for three to four weeks

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands because of a groin injury.


So what was the score?

So what was the score?


A 2 - 2 draw.

Today's only final score:

FL1

Southend United 0 - 1 Millwall

Premier League

Arsenal 4 - 1 Portsmouth
Birmingham City 0 - 0 Stoke City
Hull City 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City 1 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic 0 - 5 Manchester United

FLC

Coventry City 0 - 1 Swansea City
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Derby County 2 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Leicester City 1 - 0 Barnsley
Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
Preston 2 - 0 Peterborough United
QPR 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Reading 1 - 3 Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday 4 - 0 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Watford 2 - 2 Blackpool
West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0 Ipswich Town

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 4 Stockport County
Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Huddersfield Town
Carlisle United 0 - 1 Exeter City
Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Walsall
Gillingham 0 - 1 Hartlepool United
Leeds United 3 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
MK Dons 2 - 1 Colchester United
Norwich City 5 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Swindon Town
Southampton 1 - 1 Brentford
Yeovil 3 - 3 Leyton Orient

FL2

Aldershot Town 3 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Bury 0 - 1 Grimsby Town
Cheltenham Town 4 - 5 Bradford City
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 0 Hereford United
Lincoln City 0 - 2 Burton Albion
Morecambe 2 - 2 Macclesfield Town
Northampton Town 2 - 0 Bournemouth
Notts County 3 - 0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Port Vale 1 - 0 Darlington
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Chesterfield
Torquay United 0 - 1 Barnet

Today's results:

Premier League

West Ham United 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley 1 - 0 Everton
Fulham 0 - 2 Chelsea

FLC

Cardiff City 3 - 0 Bristol City

Aston Villa battle to a 3-1 win over Liverpool to consign the Anfield side to a second defeat in their first three Premier League games.

Yesterday's results:


Gillingham 1 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
Hartlepool United 1 - 2 Burnley
Hull City 3 - 1 Southend United
Leeds United 2 - 1 Watford
Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
Peterborough United 2 - 1 Ipswich Town
Port Vale 2 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth 4 - 1 Hereford United
QPR 2 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Reading 1 - 2 Barnsley
Soutahmpton 1 - 2 Birmingham City
Swansea City 1 - 2 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Tranmere Rovers 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
West Ham United 3 - 1 Millwall
Wovlerhampton Wanderers 0 - 0 Swindon Town

The Football Association will investigate the violence that marred Tuesday's Carling Cup clash between West Ham and Millwall.

Joleon Lescott completes his move from Everton to Manchester City on five-year deal

Yesterday's League Cup results:


Blackpool 4 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Bristol City 0 - 2 Carlisle United
Cardiff City 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur
Leyton Orient 0 - 1 Stoke City
Newcastle United 4 - 3 Huddersfield Town
And this from the Toon being 3 - 1 down..
West Bromwich Albion 4 -  3 Rotherham United

Blackburn sign Tottenham full-back Pascal Chimbonda on a two-year-deal

Yesterday's results:

League Cup

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Manchester City

UEFA Cup

Amkar Perm 1 - 0 Fulham
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Rapid Vienna
Sigma Olomouc 1 - 1 Everton

UEFA charges Arsenal's Eduardo for "deceiving the referee" by appearing to dive to win a penalty in Wednesday's Champions League win over Celtic.

Emmanuel Adebayor keeps up his record of scoring in every league game this season to help Manchester City maintain their 100% start to the season with a 1-0 win at Portsmouth.

Pompey snap up Tal Ben-Haim and Hassan Yebda and Danny Collins joins Stoke as the 1700 BST transfer deadline looms.

I missed this. Results from Tuesday:

FL Trophy

Barnet 2-0 Millwall
Bournemouth 2-1 Yeovil Town
Burton Albion 1-5 Chesterfield
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Torquay United
Crewe Alexandra 1-4 Stockport County
Darlington 1-0 Lincoln City
Gillingham 1-1 Colchester United
Hereford United 0-0 Bristol Rovers
MK Dons 3-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Morecambe 2-2 Carlisle United
Norwich City 1-0 Brentford
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Rochdale 1-2 Bradford City
Rotherham United 1-2 Huddersfield Town
Walsall 0-0 Bury
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Northampton Town

Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink moves from Celtic to Hull City.

I've been away recently. Results from the last few days:

Results from September 4:

League One

Oldham Athletic 0 - 3 Hartlepool United
Southend United 3 - 0 Leyton Orient

League Two

Morecambe 3 - 3 Rochdale
Northampton Town 1 - 3 Barnet

Results from September 5:

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 0 Wycombe Wanderes
Bristol Rovers 2 - 0 Millwall
Carlisle United 3 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
Charlton Athletic 2 - 0 Brentford
Gillingham 3 - 0 Exeter City
Leeds United 2 - 0 Stockport County
MK Dons 2 - 3 Huddersfield Town
Norwich City 0 - 0 Walsall
Southampton 0 - 0 Colchester United
Yeovil Town 0 - 1 Swindon Town

FL2

Aldershot Town 2 - 2 Hereford United
Bury 0 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham Town 1 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1 Macclesfield Town
Lincoln City 3 - 0 Darlington
Notts County 1 - 1 Burton Albion
Port Vale 4 - 0 Grimsby Town
Rotherham United 3 - 1 Chesterfield
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 2 Bradford City
Torquay United 1 - 2 Bournemouth


Elsewhere, Rushden & Diamonds beat Barrow 1 - 6, and Cambridge United won 7 - 0 against Forest Green.

Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink moves from Celtic to Hull City.


See how no one cares...? ;D

Today's home-based results:


Scotland 0 - 1 Netherlands
Wales 1 - 3 Russia
England 5 - 1 Croatia
We're on the ball? ;D
Northern Ireland 0 - 2 Slovakia

See how no one cares...? ;D

I cared. It was just a very quietly done deal, by the sounds of it!

Coincidentally, there were two games tonight which finished 7 - 0. Randomness.

Today's home-based results:


England 5 - 1 Croatia
We're on the ball? ;D


Glad to see it, at long last!

Scotland 0 - 1 Netherlands

I tried so hard not to laugh...and failed!  :D

Yesterday's results:

League One

Southend United 0 - 0 Leeds United

League Two

Accrington Stanley 2 - 1 Darlington

Today's results:

Premier League

Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Liverpool 4 - 0 Burnley
Manchester City 4 - 2 Arsenal
Portsmouth 2 - 3 Bolton Wanderers
Stoke City 1 - 2 Chelsea
Sunderland 4 - 1 Hull City
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 3 Manchester United
Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 West Ham United

Championship

Coventry City 1 - 1 Bristol City
Crystal Palace 0 - 4 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Derby County 0 - 1 Sheffield United
Leicester City 2 - 1 Blackpool
Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Ipswich Town
Preston North End 2 - 0 Swansea City
Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Peterborough United
Reading 0 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Watford 1 - 0 Barnsley
West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Plymouth Argyle

League One

Gillingham 2 - 0 Millwall
Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Carlisle United 0 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Charlton Athletic 1 - 1 Southampton
Hartlepool United 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Brentford
Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Exeter City
Swindon Town 1 - 1  Colchester United
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 3 Walsall
Yeovil Town 2 - 2 Stockport County

League Two

Aldershot Town 1 - 1 Port Vale
Bournemouth 3 - 1 Lincoln City
Bradford City 1 - 1 Burton Albion
Bury 0 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 1 Chesterfield
Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Hereford United
Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Barnet
Notts County 5 - 2 Northampton Town
Rochdale 2 - 1 Torquay United
Rotherham United 0 - 0 Morecambe
Shrewsbury Town 2 - 0 Crewe Alexandra


A good win for Shrewsbury Town then. Hurrah. Tomorrow, two Premier League matches, and one Championship match.

Results from September 13:

Premier League

Birmingham City 0 - 1 Aston Villa
Fulham 2 - 1 Everton

Championship

Cardiff City 0 - 1 Newcastle United


Having conceded their only goal of the campaign so far against West Brom in the first game of the season, Newcastle United have now gone 501 minutes without conceding a goal in the League.

Yesterday's English-based results:

FLC

Coventry City 3 - 2 Sheffield United
Derby County 2 - 3 Barnsley
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City 1 - 1 Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Watford
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 3 - 1 Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
Swansea City 0 - 0 Bristol City
West Brom 3 - 1 Doncaster Rovers

Champions League

Besiktas 0 - 1 Manchester United
Chelsea 1 - 0 Porto

Today's English-based results:

FLC

Blackpol 2 - 1 Newcastle United
Reading 0 - 1 Cardiff City

Champions League

Liverpool 1 - 0 Debreceni
Standard Liege 2 - 3 Arsenal
Arsenal presumably incredibly lucky to eke out a result, having trailed by two goals after five minutes

Today's UK-based results:

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 1 - 1 Fulham
Everton 4 - 0 AEK

Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in Championship derby at Bramall Lane

Arsenal host Wigan as they look to close the gap on the leaders, after Burnley beat Sunderland in Saturday's early Premier League game.

Man Utd snatch a dramatic late winner to beat Man City, while Wolves beat Fulham, Everton host Blackburn and Chelsea face Tottenham.

Results from September 17:


CSKA Sofia 1 - 1 Fulham
Everton 4 - 0 AEK

Results from September 18:

Championship

Sheffield United 3 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday

Results from September 19:

Premier League

Burnley 3 - 1 Sunderland
Arsenal 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic
Aston Villa 2 - 0 Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Stoke City
Hull City 0 - 1 Birmingham City
West Ham United 2 - 3 Liverpool

Championship

Barnsley      0 - 0      Swansea City
Bristol City  1 - 1  S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Cardiff City  0 - 2  Queens Park Rangers
Crystal Palace  1 - 0  Derby County
Doncaster Rovers  3 - 3  Ipswich Town
Middlesbrough  0 - 5  West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United  3 - 1  Plymouth Argyle
Nottingham Forest  0 - 1  Blackpool
Peterborough United  3 - 2  Reading
Preston North End  3 - 2  Coventry City
Watford  3 - 3  Leicester City

League One

Brentford      1 - 3      Bristol Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion  2 - 3  Southend United
Colchester United  2 - 0  Hartlepool United
Exeter City  2 - 1  Tranmere Rovers
Leeds United  4 - 1  Gillingham
Millwall  3 - 1  Huddersfield Town
Norwich City  2 - 2  Charlton Athletic
Oldham Athletic  2 - 0  Carlisle United
Southampton  2 - 0  Yeovil Town
Stockport County  2 - 1  Leyton Orient
Walsall  1 - 1  Swindon Town
Wycombe Wanderers  0 - 1  Milton Keynes Dons

League Two

Barnet 2 - 2 Bradford City
Burton Albion 0 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Cheltenham Town 1 - 1 Rotherham United
Chesterfield 4 - 1 Macclesfield Town
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Aldershot Town
Darlington 0 - 2 Bournemouth
Hereford United 2 - 0 Accrington Stanley
Lincoln City 0 - 2 Shrewsbury Town
Morecambe 2 - 1 Notts County
Northampton Town 1 - 2 Rochdale
Port Vale 0 - 1 Bury
Torquay United 0 - 2 Grimsby Town

Results from September 20:

Manchester United    4 - 3    Manchester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Fulham
Everton 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal will play Liverpool in the fourth round of the Carling Cup after the draw was made on Saturday.

Holders Manchester United travel to Championship Barnsley, who are managed by former United striker Mark Robins, while Manchester City host S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe.

Spurs host Everton and Chelsea play Bolton, while Darren Ferguson's Peterborough face a difficult trip to Ewood Park to play Blackburn.

The ties will be played on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 October.

There are two more all-Premier League ties as Sunderland entertain five-time winners Aston Villa and struggling Portsmouth welcome Stoke to Fratton Park.

Results from September 22:

League Cup

Arsenal 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Barnsley 3 - 2 Burnley
Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 West Ham United
Carlisle United 1 - 3 Portsmouth
Leeds United 0 - 1 Liverpool
Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Peterborough United 2-0 Newcastle United
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 2-0 Port Vale
Stoke City 4-3 Blackpool
Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham City

Results from September 23:

League Cup

Aston Villa 1 - 0 Cardiff
Chelsea 1 - 0 QPR
Hull City 0 - 4 Everton
Manchster City 2 - 1 Fulham
Manchester United 1 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End 1 - 5 Tottenham Hotspur

Results from September 25:

League Two

Accrington Stanley 5-3 Crewe Alexandra

Results from September 26

Premier League

Birmingham City 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Fulham 0 - 1 Arsenal
Liverpool 6 - 1 Hull City
Portsmouth 0 - 1 Everton
Stoke City 0 - 2 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 0 Burnley
Wigan Athletic 3 - 1 Chelsea

FLC

Blackpool 2 - 0 Peterborough United
Coventry City 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
Derby County 1 - 0 Bristol City
Ipswich Town 0 - 4 Newcastle United
Leicester City 1 - 2 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 5 - 2 Barnsley
Reading 1 - 1 Watford
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1 Cardiff City
Swansea City 2 - 1 Sheffield United
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

FL1

Bristol Rovers 1 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Carlisle United 1 - 1 Southampton
Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Exeter City
Gillingham 1 - 1 Norwich City
Hartlepool United 3 - 0 Walsall
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Stockport County
Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Millwall
MK Dons 0 - 1 Leeds United
Southend United 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers
Tranmere Rovers 1 - 1 Colchester United
Yeovil Town 2 - 0 Brentford

FL2

Aldershot Town 4 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Bournemouth 1 - 0 Burton Albion
Bradford City 3 - 0 Chesterfield
Bury 2 - 0 Lincoln City
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 1 Morecambe
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Darlington
Macclesfield Town 2 - 1 Torquay United
Notts County 3 - 1 Port Vale
Rochdale 4 - 1 Hereford United
Rotherham United 3 - 0 Barnet
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 0 Northampton Town

Results from September 26

Premier League

Birmingham City 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Fulham 0 - 1 Arsenal
Liverpool 6 - 1 Hull City
Portsmouth 0 - 1 Everton
Stoke City 0 - 2 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 0 Burnley
Wigan Athletic 3 - 1 Chelsea

FLC

Blackpool 2 - 0 Peterborough United
Coventry City 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
Derby County 1 - 0 Bristol City
Ipswich Town 0 - 4 Newcastle United
Leicester City 1 - 2 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 5 - 2 Barnsley
Reading 1 - 1 Watford
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1 Cardiff City
Swansea City 2 - 1 Sheffield United
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

FL1

Bristol Rovers 1 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Carlisle United 1 - 1 Southampton
Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Exeter City
Gillingham 1 - 1 Norwich City
Hartlepool United 3 - 0 Walsall
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Stockport County
Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Millwall
MK Dons 0 - 1 Leeds United
Southend United 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers
Tranmere Rovers 1 - 1 Colchester United
Yeovil Town 2 - 0 Brentford

FL2

Aldershot Town 4 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Bournemouth 1 - 0 Burton Albion
Bradford City 3 - 0 Chesterfield
Bury 2 - 0 Lincoln City
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 1 Morecambe
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Darlington
Macclesfield Town 2 - 1 Torquay United
Notts County 3 - 1 Port Vale
Rochdale 4 - 1 Hereford United
Rotherham United 3 - 0 Barnet
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 0 Northampton Town

I understand that the Spurs score should have been at least 10 - 0.

West Ham and Millwall are hit with several Football Association charges of failing to control their supporters after the crowd trouble which marred their Carling Cup match.

Yesterday's results:

Premier League

Sunderland 5 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

FLC

Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Yesterday's result:

Premier League

Manchester City 3 - 1 West Ham United

Manchester City return to winning ways in the league with two goals from Carlos Tevez and one from Martin Petrov as they beat West Ham 3-1.

Gary McAllister to join Portsmouth as assistant manager

Tonight's results:

Champions League

Arsenal 2 - 0 Olympiakos
Fiorentina 2 - 0 Liverpool

FLC

Barnsley 3 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
Bristol City  2 - 0  Blackpool
Cardiff City  6 - 1  Derby County
Doncaster Rovers  0 - 0  Swansea City
Peterborough United  1 - 2  Plymouth Argyle
Preston North End  1 - 2  Reading
Sheffield United  3 - 3  Ipswich Town
Watford  2 - 3  Coventry City
Crystal Palace  0 - 0  Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough  0 - 1  Leicester City

FL1

Brentford 2 - 1 Southend United
Colchester United 3 - 0 Charlton Athletic
Exeter City 1 - 1 Swindon Town
Leeds United 1 - 1 Carlisle United
Millwall 0 - 0 Yeovil Town
Norwich City 4 - 0 Leyton Orient
Oldham Athletic 2 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons
Southampton 2 - 3 Bristol Rovers
Stockport County 2 - 2 Hartlepool United
Walsall 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 1 Tranmere Rovers

FL2

Barnet 2 - 0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Burton Albion 1 - 1 Macclesfield Town
Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Shrewsbury Town
Crewe Alexandra 2 - 3 Bury
Darlington 0 - 2 Rochdale
Hereford United 2 - 1 Bournemouth
Lincoln City 0 - 3 Notts County
Morecambe 0 - 0 Bradford City
Northampton Town 3 - 1 Rotherham United
Port Vale 2 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Torquay United 1 - 1 Aldershot Town


England's Under-20s team are currently down 3 - 0 against Ghana.

Champions League

Manchester United 2 - 1 VfL Wolfsburg
APOEL 0 - 1 Chelsea

Championship

Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers

League Two

Chesterfield 3 - 2 Grimsby Town

Results from October 1:

UEFA Cup

BATE Borisov 1 - 2 Everton
Fulham 1 - 0 Basel

There are four afternoon games in the Premier League as well as a busy Football League programme, ahead of Man Utd v Sunderland.

Today's results

Premier League

Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham City
Hull City 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Wolves 0 - 1 Portsmouth
Manchester United 2 - 2 Sunderland


I guess this means that Chelsea can go top if they beat Liverpool tomorrow. I know which way I want that one to go!

Championship

Coventry City 1 - 1 Leicester City
Preston North End 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Barnsley 2 - 1 Ipswich Town
Crystal Palace 4 - 1 Blackpool
Derby County 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United 0 - 0 Bristol City
Peterborough United 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest
Plymouth Argyle 2 - 1 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Reading 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
Sheffield United 1 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Swansea City 2 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
Watford 0 - 4 Cardiff City
League One

Brentford 2 - 3 Swindon Town
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons
Colchester United 1 - 0 Huddersfield Town
Exeter City 3 - 1 Hartlepool United
Leeds United 0 - 0 Charlton Athletic
Millwall 5 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
Norwich City 5 - 1 Bristol Rovers
Oldham Athletic 0 - 0 Yeovil Town
Southampton 4 - 1 Gillingham
Stockport County 0 - 2 Southend United
Walsall 2 - 2 Carlisle United
Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 1 Leyton Orient

League Two

Barnet 3 - 0 Grimsby Town
Cheltenham Town 1 - 1 Notts County
Chesterfield 1 - 0 Accrington Stanley
Crewe Alexandra 2 - 3 Rotherham United
Darlington 0 - 1 Macclesfield Town
Hereford United 1 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Lincoln City 1 - 0 Aldershot Town
Morecambe 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Northampton Town 2 - 2 Bradford City
Port Vale 0 - 0 Bournemouth
Torquay United 1 - 1  Bury


So, what of tomorrow... four Premier League matches, and a League Two match.

Today's results

Premier League

Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham City
Hull City 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Wolves 0 - 1 Portsmouth
Manchester United 2 - 2 Sunderland


I guess this means that Chelsea can go top if they beat Liverpool tomorrow. I know which way I want that one to go!



A much needed win for Hull City, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's first goal of the season for his new employer. :)

Mancunians came perilously close to losing all three points there, as I understand it. Hope they'll be cherishing the one they found... ::)

Very close indeed, Henk. We played awfully..

Yesterday's results:

Premier League

Arsenal 6 - 2  Blackburn Rovers
Everton 1 - 1 Stoke City
West Ham United 2 - 2 Fulham
Chelsea 2 - 0 Liverpool

League Two

Burton Albion 1 - 0 Rochdale

Results from October 5:

Aston Villa 1 - 1 Manchester City

Results from Friday:

FL1

Hartlepool United 0 - 0 Brentford
Southend United 1 - 3 Southampton

U-21 Friendly

England 6 - 3 Macedonia

The Football Association will make a formal complaint to Fifa after flares were thrown onto the pitch during England's defeat in Ukraine.

Results from October 10:

FA Cup

Ilkeston Town 1 - 1 Eastwood Town
Fleetwood Town 3 - 2 Vauxhall Motors
Northwich Victoria 4 - 1 Chorley
Buxton 2 - 2 Bradford Park Avenue
Guiseley 1 - 1 Kendal Town
Workington 3 - 0 Radcliffe Borough
Alfreton Town 2 - 2 Southport
Halifax Town 1 - 0 Burscough
Lincoln United 1 - 1 Frickley Athletic
Cambridge City 0 - 5 Hinckley United
Solihull Moors 0 - 2 Redditch United
Stourbridge 0 - 0 Hucknall Town
Bury Town 1 - 1 Bedford Town
Coventry Sphinx 0 - 1 Bedworth United
Lowestoft Town 0 - 0 Sutton Coldfield Town
AFC Telford United 0 - 0 Worcester City
Nuneaton Town 1 - 0 Gainsborough Trinity
Hampton & Richmond 1 - 1 Aveley
Dartford 1 - 4 Chelmsford City
Wealdstone 3 - 0 Lewes
Thurrock 4 - 2 Potters Bar Town
Hendon 0 - 0 Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Tonbridge Angels 0 - 2 Bromley
Dover Athletic 2 - 0 Welling United
Tooting & Mitcham United 3 - 2 Slough Town
Sutton United 1 - 0 Walton & Hersham
Aylesbury United 4 - 3 Chesham United
Walton Casuals 0 - 3 Staines Town
Woking 2 - 0 Maidstone United
Heybridge Swifts 0 - 0 Farnborough
Paulton Rovers 1 - 0 Newport County
Dorchester Town 1 - 2 Gloucester City
Oxford City 2 - 0 Cirencester Town
Eastleigh 2 - 0 Basingstoke Town
Bishop's Cleeve 1 - 4 Bath City
Truro City 1 - 1 Mangotsfield United
AFC Totton 3 - 2 Bridgwater Town
Havant & Waterlooville 1 - 2 Chippenham Town

League One

Carlisle United 0 - 1 Norwich City
Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Gillingham 3 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Huddersfield Town 4 - 0 Exeter City
Leyton Orient 0 - 1 Colchester United
Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 0 Walsall
Swindon Town 1 - 1 Millwall
Yeovil Town 2 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion

League Two

Accrington Stanley 4 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Aldershot Town 4 - 1 Morecambe
Bournemouth 1 - 2 Chesterfield
Bradford City 2 - 3 Crewe Alexandra
Bury 2 - 2 Northampton Town
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 0 Darlington
Grimsby Town 1 - 2 Burton Albion
Macclesfield Town 0 - 1 Lincoln City
Rochdale 2 - 1 Barnet
Rotherham United 1 - 1 Hereford United
Shrewsbury Town 0 - 1 Port Vale

World Cup Qualifying

Finland 2 - 1 Wales
Ukraine 1 - 0 England
Republic of Ireland 2 - 2 Italy

Results from October 11:

FA Cup:

FC United 3 - 3 Stalybridge Celtic

League Two:

Notts County 2 - 2 Torquay United

Results from October 10:

FA Cup

Ilkeston Town 1 - 1 Eastwood Town
Fleetwood Town 3 - 2 Vauxhall Motors
Northwich Victoria 4 - 1 Chorley
Buxton 2 - 2 Bradford Park Avenue
Guiseley 1 - 1 Kendal Town
Workington 3 - 0 Radcliffe Borough
Alfreton Town 2 - 2 Southport
Halifax Town 1 - 0 Burscough
Lincoln United 1 - 1 Frickley Athletic
Cambridge City 0 - 5 Hinckley United
Solihull Moors 0 - 2 Redditch United
Stourbridge 0 - 0 Hucknall Town
Bury Town 1 - 1 Bedford Town
Coventry Sphinx 0 - 1 Bedworth United
Lowestoft Town 0 - 0 Sutton Coldfield Town
AFC Telford United 0 - 0 Worcester City
Nuneaton Town 1 - 0 Gainsborough Trinity
Hampton & Richmond 1 - 1 Aveley
Dartford 1 - 4 Chelmsford City
Wealdstone 3 - 0 Lewes
Thurrock 4 - 2 Potters Bar Town
Hendon 0 - 0 Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Tonbridge Angels 0 - 2 Bromley
Dover Athletic 2 - 0 Welling United
Tooting & Mitcham United 3 - 2 Slough Town
Sutton United 1 - 0 Walton & Hersham
Aylesbury United 4 - 3 Chesham United
Walton Casuals 0 - 3 Staines Town
Woking 2 - 0 Maidstone United
Heybridge Swifts 0 - 0 Farnborough
Paulton Rovers 1 - 0 Newport County
Dorchester Town 1 - 2 Gloucester City
Oxford City 2 - 0 Cirencester Town
Eastleigh 2 - 0 Basingstoke Town
Bishop's Cleeve 1 - 4 Bath City
Truro City 1 - 1 Mangotsfield United
AFC Totton 3 - 2 Bridgwater Town
Havant & Waterlooville 1 - 2 Chippenham Town



Sometimes I feel sorry for all those teams that never make it past Round 1 (assuming this is Round 1).

Bishop's Cleeve...Burscough...Walton Casuals... Potters Bar Town (to name but a few)... We don't have teams like that in Holland.


Results from October 11:

FA Cup:

FC United 3 - 3 Stalybridge Celtic


FC United..? :-\\  Where they from? That's confusing!

This is in fact the third qualifying round. So we're not in the competition proper yet, I believe.

Thinking of it, I shouldn't really call them FC United — this was FC United of Manchester's blocked attempt to get their name registered as FC United, which was not allowed by the authorities as the name was seen as being "too generic", or similar.

This is in fact the third qualifying round. So we're not in the competition proper yet, I believe.


I should have guessed, by the names of the teams. No Premier League/Championship teams...
It's the same the world all over: the lower the division you're playing, the less chance you have of actually winning the national Cup.


Thinking of it, I shouldn't really call them FC United — this was FC United of Manchester's blocked attempt to get their name registered as FC United, which was not allowed by the authorities as the name was seen as being "too generic", or similar.


I'm glad the FA agrees with me. ;)

Today's result:

FL1

Brighton 2 - 0 Gillingham

Tomorrow, England, N. Ireland, and Ireland are playing World Cup Qualifier matches.

Former Dutch international Boudewijn Zenden (33) makes his move to Sunderland AFC.



BTW: congrats to Sunderland - not just for signing Zenden, but also because of their 130th anniversary today. :)

Results from October 13:

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 0 Gillingham

Results from October 14:

World Cup Qualifying

Czech Republic 0 - 0 Northern Ireland
England 3 - 0 Belarus
Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Wales
Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Montenegro

Result from October 16:

FL2

Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Macclesfield Town

Today's results

Premier League

Arsenal 3 - 1 Birmingham City
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Chelsea
Everton 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 2 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Portsmouth 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City 2 - 1 West Ham United
Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool

FLC

Blackpool 2 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Bristol City 1 - 1 Peterborough United
Cardiff City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Barnsley
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Swansea City
Leicester City 0 - 0 Derby County
Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Watford
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers 4 - 0 Preston North End
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 3 - 1 Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Reading

FL1

Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Brentford
MK Dons 2 - 0 Gillingham
Oldham Athletic 1 - 3 Southampton
Southend United 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers
Stockport County 0 - 4 Millwall
Swindon Town 0 - 2 Hartlepool United
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Walsall 3 - 0 Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers 1 - 1 Colchester United
Yeovil Town 3 - 1 Carlisle United

FL2

Accrington Stanley 0 - 1 Bournemouth
Aldershot Town 2 - 3 Bury
Burton Albion 2 - 0 Barnet
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Port Vale
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 1 Bradford City
Darlington 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Grimsby Town 0 - 2 Rochdale
Hereford United 1 - 0 Chesterfield
Northampton Town 1 - 0 Lincoln City
Rotherham United 0 - 0 Notts County
Torquay United 2 - 2 Morecambe

Today's results

Premier League

Arsenal 3 - 1 Birmingham City
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Chelsea
Everton 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 2 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Portsmouth 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City 2 - 1 West Ham United
Sunderland 1 - 0 Liverpool

FLC

Blackpool 2 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Bristol City 1 - 1 Peterborough United
Cardiff City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Barnsley
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Swansea City
Leicester City 0 - 0 Derby County
Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Watford
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers 4 - 0 Preston North End
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 3 - 1 Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Reading

FL1

Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Brentford
MK Dons 2 - 0 Gillingham
Oldham Athletic 1 - 3 Southampton
Southend United 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers
Stockport County 0 - 4 Millwall
Swindon Town 0 - 2 Hartlepool United
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Walsall 3 - 0 Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers 1 - 1 Colchester United
Yeovil Town 3 - 1 Carlisle United

FL2

Accrington Stanley 0 - 1 Bournemouth
Aldershot Town 2 - 3 Bury
Burton Albion 2 - 0 Barnet
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Port Vale
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 1 Bradford City
Darlington 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Grimsby Town 0 - 2 Rochdale
Hereford United 1 - 0 Chesterfield
Northampton Town 1 - 0 Lincoln City
Rotherham United 0 - 0 Notts County
Torquay United 2 - 2 Morecambe

Is there any footage of the Sunderland goal online?

Is there any footage of the Sunderland goal online?


Here you go...

Here you go...

Ooh, thanks for posting that, Henk. I missed Match of the Day last night, so I didn't see it.

Here you go...
Many thanks.

Results from October 18:

Premier League

Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Burnley
Wigan Athletic 1 - 1 Manchester City

Results from October 19:

Premier League

Fulham 2 - 0 Hull City

League One

Leeds United 2 - 1 Norwich City

Results from October 20:

Championship

Blackpool 3 - 0 Sheffield United
Bristol City 3 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City 2 - 0 Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers 3 - 1 Peterborough United
Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Watford
Leicester City 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Barnsley
S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United 2 - 1 Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 2 Preston North End
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Swansea City
Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Derby County
Queens Park Rangers 4 - 1 Reading

FA Cup

Blyth Spartans 2 - 1 Salford City

Champions League

Liverpool  1 - 2 Lyon
AZ 1 - 1 Arsenal

Today's results:

Champions League

CSKA Moscow 0 - 1 Manchester United
Chelsea 4 - 0 Atletico Madrid

Today's results:

Europa League

Benfica 5 - 0 Everton
Fulham 1 - 1 Roma


A bit of a disaster for Everton then...

Today's results:

Europa League

Benfica 5 - 0 Everton
Fulham 1 - 1 Roma


A bit of a disaster for Everton then...


Only a bit...?

Results from October 23:

Championship

Watford 4 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday

Today's results:

Premier League

Birmingham City 2 - 1 Sunderland
Burnley 1 - 3 Wigan Athletic
Chelsea 5 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Hull City 0 - 0 Portsmouth
Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Aston Villa

FLC

Barnsley 2 - 3 Bristol City
Coventry City 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United 2 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Peterborough United 3 - 0 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United
Plymouth Argyle 1 - 1 Ipswich Town
Preston North End 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
Sheffield United 3 - 4 Cardiff City
Swansea City 0 - 0 Blackpool
Derby County 2 - 4 Queens Park Rangers

FL1

Brentford 2 - 0 Stockport County
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 2 Oldham Athletic
Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Yeovil Town
Carlisle United 2 - 1 Southend United
Colchester United 2 - 1 Walsall
Exeter City 1 - 1 Wycombe Wanderers
Gillingham 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic
Hartlepool United 1 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
Huddersfield Town 4 - 0 Leyton Orient
Millwall 2 - 1 Leeds United
Norwich City 1 - 0 Swindon Town
Southampton 3 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons

FL2

Barnet 3 - 0 Darlington
Bournemouth 3 - 1 Grimsby Town
Bradford City 1 - 0 Hereford United
Chesterfield 5 - 2 Burton Albion
Lincoln City 0 - 0 Torquay United
Macclesfield Town 2 - 2 Dagenham and Redbridge
Morecambe 2 - 4 Northampton Town
Notts County 2 - 0 Crewe Alexandra
Port Vale 1 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Rochdale 1 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury Town 3 - 1 Aldershot Town

Results from the 4th Round Qualifying matches for the FA Cup.

Hinckley United 2 - 1 Histon
Nuneaton Town 1 - 0 Kendal Town
Halifax Town 0 - 1 Wrexham
Gateshead 3 - 0 Southport
Workington 0 - 3 Rushden & Diamonds
Mansfield Town 3 - 0 Altrincham
Buxton 0 - 4 Stourbridge
Blyth Spartans 0 - 0 AFC Telford United
Kettering Town 1 - 1 Redditch United
Ilkeston Town 2 - 0 Tamworth
Northwich Victoria 3 - 0 United of Manchester
Barrow 1 - 1 Chester City
Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 0 Fleetwood Town
York City 2 - 0 Bedworth United
Hendon 0 - 5 Woking
Gloucester City 1 - 1 Lowestoft Town
Farnborough 0 - 0 Salisbury City
Mangotsfield United 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers
Oxford City 2 - 1 Bury Town
Crawley Town 1 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
Bromley 3 - 0 Ebbsfleet United
Chelmsford City 1 - 2 Stevenage Borough
Aylesbury FC 2 - 4 Wealdstone
Dover Athletic 3 - 5 Eastleigh
Hayes & Yeading United 0 - 1 Staines Town
Luton Town 3 - 0 Grays Athletic
Oxford United 2 - 0 Thurrock
Bath City 3 - 2 AFC Totton
Paulton Rovers 3 - 0 Chippenham Town
Tooting & Mitcham United 3 - 3 Eastbourne Borough
Hampton & Richmond 1 - 3 Sutton United

Today's results:


Derby County 2 - 4 Queens Park Rangers



Dai is in Derby this weekend.  He phoned this afternoon and said the QPR team are staying at the same hotel

Today's results, including one sad-face game:

Premier League

Bolton Wanderers 3 - 2 Everton
Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester United
Manchester United 2 - 2 Fulham
West Ham United 2 - 2 Arsenal

FA Cup

Lincoln City 1 - 3 Cambridge United


Chelsea remain top of the Premier League, then.

One Championship game tomorrow.

Let's catch up on this week's results:

October 26:

FLC

Reading 0 - 1 Leicester City

October 27:

FL1

Bristol Rovers 0 - 4 Leeds United

FA Cup

Wimbledon 3 - 1 Crawley
Chester City 0 - 4 Barrow
Eastbourne Borough 3 - 4 Tooting & Mitcham
Fleetwood Town 3 - 1 Kidderminster Harriers
Lowestoft Town 4 - 2 Gloucester
Redditch 0 - 1 Kettering Town
Salisbury 4 - 2 Farnborough
Telford United 4 - 0 Blyth Spartans

League Cup

Barnsley 0 - 2 Manchester United
Blackburn Rovers 5 - 2 Peterborough United
Portsmouth 4 - 0 Stoke City
Sunderland 0 - 0 Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 0 Everton

Results from October 28:

League Cup

Arsenal 2 - 1 Liverpool
Chelsea 4 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City 5 - 1 S(I_am_a_loser_who_has_no_respect_for_women)horpe United

Seven Premier League games are under way after Arsenal beat Tottenham (3-0) in the north London derby in Saturday's early game.

Eight red cards have been shown in today's Premier League matches, with a small amount of time to spare. This is a record for any single day in the league.

Eight red cards have been shown in today's Premier League matches, with a small amount of time to spare. This is a record for any single day in the league.
..and the listed players are?

Jlloyd Samuel (Bolton)
Mauricio (Hull City)
Diniyar Bliyaletdinov (Everton)
Carlos Javier Cuellar Jimenez (Aston Villa)
Phillip Degen (Liverpool)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland)
Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United)

Jlloyd Samuel (Bolton)
Mauricio (Hull City)
Diniyar Bliyaletdinov (Everton)
Carlos Javier Cuellar Jimenez (Aston Villa)
Phillip Degen (Liverpool)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland)
Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United)
I know that Jermain Defoe  missed the Spurs match today, was that because of a sending off (Red Card) in the previous championship match?

He was sent off in his last match, on the 17th, but three matches have happened since then.

He was sent off in his last match, on the 17th, but three matches have happened since then.
A three match suspension?

Today's results:

Premier League

Arsenal 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Bolton Wanderers 0 - 4 Chelsea
Burnley 2 - 0 Hull City
Everton 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Fulham 3 - 1 Liverpool
Portsmouth 4 - 0 Wigan Athletic
Stoke City 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland 2 - 2 West Ham United
Manchester United 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers

FLC

Bristol City 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City 1 - 3 Reading
Doncaster Rovers 3 - 3 Blackpool
Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Derby County
Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Peterborough United 1 - 2 Barnsley
Preston North End 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Skankthorpe United 0 - 2 Swansea City
West Bromwich Albion 5 - 0 Watford

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 3 Hartlepool United
Carlisle United 3 - 1 Charlton Athletic
Exeter City 3 - 0 Brentford
Leeds United 4 - 0 Yeovil Town
Leyton Orient 2 - 2 Southampton
Millwall 2 - 1 Colchester United
MK Dons 2 - 1 Bristol Rovers
Stockport County 1 - 3 Norwich City
Tranmere Rovers 1 - 4 Swindon Town
Wycombe Wanderers 2 - 3 Walsall

FL2

Bournemouth 0 - 4 Rochdale
Burn Albion 0 - 0 Bury
Cheltenham Town 0 - 4 Crewe Alexandra
Chesterfield 1 - 0 Barnet
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 1 Port Vale
Hereford United 2 - 1 Darlington
Macclesfield Town 2 - 2 Bradford City
Morecambe 3 - 1 Lincoln City
Notts County 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Rotherham United 0 - 0 Aldershot Town
Torquay United 1 - 0 Northampton Town

Liverpool are reduced to nine men as they lose 3-1 at Fulham - their fifth league defeat in 11 games.

Results from Sunday November 1:

Premier League

Birmingham City 0 - 0 Manchester City

FLC

Cardiff City 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest

FL1

Oldham Athletic 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Result from November 2:

FLC

Sheffield United 0 - 1 Newcastle United

Results from November 3:

Champions League Group B

Manchester United 3 - 3 CSKA

Champions League Group D

Atletico 2 - 2 Chelsea

FLC

Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Crystal Palace

Results from November 4:

Premier League

West Ham United 2 - 1 Aston Villa

Champions League

Lyon 1 - 1 Liverpool
Arsenal 4 - 1 AZ

Today's results:


Roma 2 - 1 Fulham
Everton 0 - 2 Benfica

Chelsea will be able to buy and sell players in January after their Fifa transfer ban is suspended pending a final decision.

England beat Eagles by 185 runs in Bloemfontein in opening match of South Africa tour



That's not cricket.  Errm, I mean...that is cricket. This is soccer. ;)

That's not cricket.  Errm, I mean...that is cricket. This is soccer. ;)
Sorry, wrong topic.

Sorry, wrong topic.


Don't sweat it. Happens to all of us sometimes.

There are five Premier League games, a raft of FA Cup first round ties and a full Championship programme on a busy day of football.

Friday's results:

Championship

Derby County 2 - 1 Coventry City

FA Cup

Bristol Rovers 2 - 3 Southampton
Notts County 2 - 1 Bradford City
Huddersfield Town 6 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge

According to some new stats I've found, so far this season, my (beloved?) Shrewsbury Town have had an average of 60% capacity to their home games so far this season. This is the highest percentage of total capacity in League Two.

Meanwhile, Darlington's average attendance is 8% of their capacity.

Meanwhile, Darlington's average attendance is 8% of their capacity.
A sign of the recession or a rubbish team?

Charlton Athletic lose to non-league opposition for the first time in their history.

Charlton Athletic lose to non-league opposition for the first time in their history.
Oh my Lord!

Charlton Athletic lose to non-league opposition for the first time in their history.


Charlton have always been league..? Just a quick question.

Charlton have always been league..? Just a quick question.

They became a professional team in 1920, having spent a season in the Kent League, they then spent a season in the Southern League, before joining the Third Division South, which was, from its inception in 1921 to its disassemblement in 1958, a fully professional league.

So essentially yes, aside from their formation season, they have always been in fully professional leagues.

They became a professional team in 1920, having spent a season in the Kent League, they then spent a season in the Southern League, before joining the Third Division South, which was, from its inception in 1921 to its disassemblement in 1958, a fully professional league.

So essentially yes, aside from their formation season, they have always been in fully professional leagues.


So if Charlton lost a match in their formation season, it would have been a loss against a non-league team, technically speaking?  ???

Liverpool look to close a 12-point gap on the Premier League leaders as they host Birmingham, while Barnsley meet Sheffield United in the Championship and there is FA Cup first-round action.

So if Charlton lost a match in their formation season, it would have been a loss against a non-league team, technically speaking?  ???

This would be the case.

Today's results:

Premier League

Liverpool 2 - 2 Birmingham City

Championship

Barnsley 2 - 2 Sheffield United

FA Cup

Millwall 4 - 1 AFC Wimbledon
All five goals came in the second half.


In other news, Vladimir Smicer, who helped Liverpool to win the 2005 Champions League competition, has retired from the game.

According to some new stats I've found, so far this season, my (beloved?) Shrewsbury Town have had an average of 60% capacity to their home games so far this season. This is the highest percentage of total capacity in League Two.

Meanwhile, Darlington's average attendance is 8% of their capacity.


I believe Leicester City hold the record for the lowest attendance ever.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says Fernando Torres will undergo three weeks of treatment on his groin injury and an operation is not yet on the cards.

Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko tells a Russian paper he wants to leave White Hart Lane

Yesterday's results:

FL Trophy

Accrington Stanley 3 - 2 Bury
MK Dons 3 - 1 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Hereford United
Hereford United win on penalties
Chesterfield 1 - 3 Carlisle United
Swindon Town 0 - 0 Norwich City
Norwich City win on penalties
Leeds United 3 - 1 Grimsby Town
Bradford City 2 - 2 Port Vale
Bradford City win on penalties

Today's result:

FA Cup

Rochdale 0 - 2 Luton Town

FL Trophy

Southampton 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic

Today's result:

FA Cup

Rochdale 0 - 2 Luton Town

FL Trophy

Southampton 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic



Have Charlton lost their bearings completely...?

Have Charlton lost their bearings completely...?

Almost certainly. It seems quite a while since they were at the top of the game.

I had forgotten that Charlton's pre-WWII run had included, in consecutive years, a victory in Division Three in 34-35 (at that time the third, not fourth, tier), a runners-up slot in Division Two in 35-36, and a runner's up slot in the old Division One in 36-37. A quite incredible run, overseen by their manager of 18 seasons beyond even 1937, Jimmy Seed.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is fined £20,000 and given a two-match touchline ban for his comments about referee Alan Wiley's fitness.

Brazil and England meet in a friendly in Doha and Northern Ireland meet Slovakia while there are some crucial World Cup play-offs later, after Wales thrash Scotland.

Yesterday's results:

FL1

Brentford 2 - 2 Millwall
Bristol Rovers 3 - 2 Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic 5 - 1 MK Dons
Colchester United 2 - 2 Exeter City
Gillingham 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Hartlepool United 1 - 0 Leyton Orient
Norwich City 2 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
Walsall 2 - 0 Stockport County
Yeovil Town 1 - 0 Southend United

FL2

Accrington Stanley 0 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Aldershot Town 0 - 0 Macclesfield Town
Barnet 0 - 0 Hereford United
Bradford City 1 - 1 Bournemouth
Bury 3 - 3 Notts County
Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Morecambe
Darlington 1 - 0 Burton Albion
Lincoln City 1 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Northampton Town 0 - 0 Grimsby Town
Port Vale 1 - 2 Rotherham United
Rochdale 2 - 3 Chesterfield
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Torquay United


That means Bristol Rovers pick up their first points in six matches. Southampton, third from bottom in League One, have four wins and a draw in their last five matches, and can go unbeaten in six if they avoid defeat today.

Dagenham and Redbridge climb to the top of League Two. Shrewsbury occupy the final play-off place. A little bit of a familiar situation..!

Conference side Oxford United suffered just their second defeat of the season yesterday, but they still occupy top position in the table. Despite this, Stevenage, in second, have just a single defeat so far this season - against... Oxford United!

Dover Athletic of the Conference South suffer their fourth defeat in their last five matches, but still occupy second place in the table.

Dartford, of the Isthmian Premier, drop points for just the second time this season, though they remain undefeated in the league.

Northern League Premier side Durham City have now conceded 32 goals in their last four matches, conceding 7 goals three times.

That's about it.

A single result I missed out on from November 14:

FL1

Southampton 1 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Today's FA Cup results:


Brentford 5 - 2 Gateshead
Morecambe 0 - 1 Carlisle United
Mansfield Town 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers
Stevenage Borough 0 - 1 Port Vale
Leyton Orient 0 - 1 Tranmere Rovers

Arsenal striker Eduardo signs a new 'long-term' contract with the Gunners

Today's FA Cup result:


Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers

A single result I missed out on from November 14:

FL1

Southampton 1 - 3 Brighton & Hove Albion




Today's FA Cup result:


Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers



Brighton & Hove Albion are on a roll!

Brighton & Hove Albion are on a roll!

Yes yes. My home team doing me proud!

Results from November 20:

FLC

Swansea City 1 - 0 Derby County

FL1

Southend United 2 - 1 MK Dons

Results from November 21:

Premier League

Liverpool 2 - 2 Manchester City
Birmingham City 1 - 0 Fulham
Burnley 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hull City 3 - 3 West Ham United
Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal
Manchester United 3 - 0 Everton


That's Manchester City's sixth draw in their last six games - and their sixth of the season!

FLC

Barnsley 1 - 0 Cardiff City
Coventry City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers 2 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Reading 2 - 1 Blackpool
Sheffield United 1 - 0 Peterborough United
Watford 3 - 0 Skankthorpe United
West Bromwich Albion 4 - 1 Bristol City

FL1

Brentford 1 - 1 Walsall
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 3 Leeds United
Bristol Rovers 2 -  1 Gillingham
Carlisle United 0 - 1 Swindon Town
Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Hartlepool United
Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Tranmere Rovers
Millwall 0 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Colchester United
Southampton 2 - 2 Norwich City
Stockport County 1 - 3 Exeter City
Yeovil Town 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic

FL2

Barnet 0 - 0 Port Vale
Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Burton Albion 3 - 2 Hereford United
Chesterfield 5 - 2 Darlington
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 2 Rochdale
Lincoln City 0 - 0 Grimsby Town
Macclesfield Town 1 - 2 Bournemouth
Morecambe 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Northampton Town 2 - 2 Crewe Alexandra
Notts County 0 - 0 Aldershot Town
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Bury
Torquay United 0 - 2 Rotherham United

Results from November 21:

Premier League

Liverpool 2 - 2 Manchester City
Birmingham City 1 - 0 Fulham
Burnley 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hull City 3 - 3 West Ham United
Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal
Manchester United 3 - 0 Everton


That's Manchester City's sixth draw in their last six games - and their sixth of the season!

FLC

Barnsley 1 - 0 Cardiff City
Coventry City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers 2 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Reading 2 - 1 Blackpool
Sheffield United 1 - 0 Peterborough United
Watford 3 - 0 Skankthorpe United
West Bromwich Albion 4 - 1 Bristol City

FL1

Brentford 1 - 1 Walsall
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 3 Leeds United
Bristol Rovers 2 -  1 Gillingham
Carlisle United 0 - 1 Swindon Town
Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Hartlepool United
Leyton Orient 2 - 1 Tranmere Rovers
Millwall 0 - 2 Wycombe Wanderers
Oldham Athletic 2 - 2 Colchester United
Southampton 2 - 2 Norwich City
Stockport County 1 - 3 Exeter City
Yeovil Town 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic

FL2

Barnet 0 - 0 Port Vale
Bradford City 1 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Burton Albion 3 - 2 Hereford United
Chesterfield 5 - 2 Darlington
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 - 2 Rochdale
Lincoln City 0 - 0 Grimsby Town
Macclesfield Town 1 - 2 Bournemouth
Morecambe 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Northampton Town 2 - 2 Crewe Alexandra
Notts County 0 - 0 Aldershot Town
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Bury
Torquay United 0 - 2 Rotherham United

Rottne result for Arsenal, but a good result for Dak

Jermain Defoe scores five as Tottenham humiliate Wigan 9-1 - their highest top-flight win.

Before I run through Sunday's results, it's of note that Arsenal Ladies lost for the first time this season today. The loss was only their second, indeed, since October 2003.

Casting our net wider, Real Salt Lake, who joined Major League Soccer in the 2005 season, have won the MLS Cup, in spite of having more losses to their name than victories during the regular season. They finished in fifth place in the Western Conference, and only entered into the finals as a wild-card.

The game itself finished 1 - 1, with Real taking the title having won on penalty kicks by a score of 5 - 4. They become the fourth of four teams from the United States to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, and will be joined by four teams from Mexico, two from Costa Rica, two from Honduras, two from Guatemala, two from El Salvador, two from Panama, one each from Belize, Canada, and Nicaragua, and three teams from the Caribbean-run CFU Club Championship.

Wigan's players are to personally refund Latics fans who bought tickets from the club for the 9-1 hammering at Tottenham.

Cardiff City have announced Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee has joined the club's board and that he has already started to invest his money.

It comes on the day that the Bluebirds appeared before London's High Court to face a winding-up order brought by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

But the case was put off for 70 days to allow the club to pay the undisclosed debt.

"I'm delighted," Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale told BBC Wales.

Catching up on recent results:

November 23:

FLC

Preston North End 0 - 1 Newcastle United

November 24:

FL1

Charlton Athletic 4 - 2 Bristol Rovers
Colchester United 2 - 0 Stockport County
Exeter City 1 - 1 Millwall
Gillingham 1 - 0 Yeovil Town
Hartlepool United 1 - 3 Southampton
Leeds United 1 - 0 Leyton Orient
MK Dons 3 - 4 Carlisle United
Norwich City 4 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Swindon Town 2 - 1  Huddersfield Town
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 0 Southend United
Walsall 3 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers 1 - 0 Brentford

FL2

Aldershot Town 2 - 1 Northampton Town
Bournemouth 0 - 0 Dagenham & Redbridge
Bury 2 - 1 Chesterfield
Cheltenham Town 5 - 1 Barnet
Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1 Burton Albion
Darlington 0 - 4 Morecambe
Grimsby Town 0 - 3 Bradford City
Hereford United 2 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Port Vale 2 - 2 Torquay United
Rochdale 2 - 1 Notts County
Rotherham United 2 - 0 Lincoln City

FA Trophy - 3rd round qualifying

Truro City 1 - 0 Gloucester City

FA Trophy - 3rd round qualifying replays

Gainsborough Trinity 2 - 2 North Ferriby United
Gainsborough Trinity won on penalties
Mossley 0 - 2 Ilkeston Town
Hinckley United 7 - 3 Fylde
Nuneaton Town 1 - Hyde United
Telford United 1 - 2 Stalybridge Celtic
Southport 4 - 2 Stourbridge
Alfreton Town 1 - 2 Corby Town
Carshalton Town 3 - 1 Weston-super-Mare
Hitchin Town 0 - 1 Billericay Town
Hornchurch 1 - 2 Chelmsford City

Today's results:

Premier League

Hull City 3 - 2 Everton
Fulham 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers

Champions League

Manchester United 0 - 1 Besiktas
Porto 0 - 1 Chelsea


One FA Trophy match, Lewes v. Eastleigh, I can't find the result for at present. I will continue to search.

Today's results:
One FA Trophy match, Lewes v. Eastleigh, I can't find the result for at present. I will continue to search.
Lewes earned themselves a place in the 1st round of the FA Trophy this evening with a 1-0 win over Eastleigh.

Avram Grant's first game as Portsmouth boss sees his side take on Man Utd on a busy day of Premier League and FA Cup action.

Chester's Blue Square Premier match against Eastbourne Borough was abandoned after 75 minutes following an on-pitch protest from home supporters.

Today's games:

Premier League

Aston Villa 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Stoke City
Fulham 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Manchester City 1 - 1 Hull City
Portsmouth 1 - 4 Manchester United
West Ham United 5 - 3 Burnley
Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Sunderland

Championship

Bristol City 2 - 3 Sheffield United
Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Watford
Derby County 2 - 1 Reading
Newcastle United 3 - 0 Swansea City
Nottingham Forest 4 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Peterborough United 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
Plymouth Argyle A - A Barnsley
Match abandoned after 58 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch
Queens Park Rangers 2 - 2 Coventry City
S..horpe United 1 - 1 Leicester City
Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 4 West Bromwich Albion

League Two

Macclesfield Town 0 - 0 Grimsby

FA Cup

Northwich Victoria 1 - 3 Lincoln City
Staines Twon 1 - 1 Millwall
Northampton Town 2 - 3 Southampton
Hereford United 0 - 1 Colchester United
Gillingham 1 - 0 Burton Albion
Tarnmere Rovers 0 - 0 Aldershot Town
Wrexham 0 - 1 Swindon Town
Rotherham United 2 - 2 Luton Town
MK Dons 4 - 3 Exeter City
Brentford 1 - 0 Walsall
Accrington Stanley 2 - 2 Barnet
Port Vale 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Bath City 1 - 2 Forest Green Rovers
Cambridge United 1 - 2 York City
Bournemouth 1 - 2 Notts County
Oxford United 1 - 1 Barrow
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 - 2 Rushden and Diamonds
Carlisle United 3 - 1 Norwich City

Lewes earned themselves a place in the 1st round of the FA Trophy this evening with a 1-0 win over Eastleigh.

This is awesome. :D

Results from November 29:

Premier League

Arsenal 0 - 3 Chelsea
Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 Birmingham City

FLC

Cardiff City 1 - 2 Ipswich Town

FA Cup

Kettering Town 1 - 1 Leeds United

Tonight's results:

FL1

Brentford 1 - 0 Colchester United
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 2 Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Exeter City
Carlisle United 3 - 2 Hartlepoool United
Huddersifeld Town 3 - 3 Tranmere Rovers
Leyton Orient 3 - 1 Gillingham
Millwall 3 - 2 MK Dons
Oldham Athletic 0 - 2 Leeds United
Southampton 1 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United 0 - 3 Norwich City
Stockport County P - P Swindon Town
Yeovil Town 1 - 3 Walsall

FL2

Barnet 1 - 1 Bournemouth
Bradford City 0 - 3 Rochdale
Burton Albion 0 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 - 5 Aldershot Town
Lincoln City 1 - 2 Port Vale
Morecambe 3 - 0 Bury
Northampton Town 1 - 3 Hereford United
Notts County 4 - 0 Darlington
Shrewsbury Town 2 - 0 Rotherham United
Torquay United 3 - 0 Cheltenham Town

League Cup

Portsmouth 2 - 4 Aston Villa
Manchester United 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

Frank Lampard misses a penalty as Carlos Tevez earns Manchester City a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Eastlands.

I haven't been keeping up with recent results. Here we are.

Results from December 2:

Europa League

AEK 0 - 1 Everton

FL2

Chesterfield 2 - 3 Crewe Alexandra

League Cup

Manchester City 3 - 0 Arsenal
Blackburn Rovers 3 - 3 Chelsea
Blackburn win 4 - 3 on penalties.

I haven't been keeping up with recent results. Here we are.

Results from December 2:

Europa League

AEK 0 - 1 Everton

FL2

Chesterfield 2 - 3 Crewe Alexandra

btw, Spurs play tomorrow.

Results from December 3:

Europa League

Fulham 1 - 0 CSKA

Results from December 5:

Premier League

Portsmouth 2 - 0 Burnley
Arsenal 2 - 0 Stoke City
Aston Villa 3 - 0 Hull City
Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Liverpool
Manchester City 2 - 1 Chelsea
West Ham United 0 - 4 Manchester United
Wigan Athletic 2 - 3 Birmingham City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 -1 Bolton Wanderers

FLC

Blackpool 1 - 2 Barnsley
Bristol City 0 - 0 Ipswich Town
Cardiff City 1 - 0 Preston North End
Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Doncaster Rovers
Derby County 2 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United 2 - 0 Watford
Nottingham Forest 5 - 1 Leicester City
Peterborough United 2 - 2 Swansea City
Plymouth Argyle 0 - 1 Sheffield United
Queens Park Rangers 1 - 5 Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 2 Reading

FL1

Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Southend United
Colchester United 1 - 0 Bristol Rovers
Exeter City 0 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gillingham 0 - 0 Carlisle United
Hartlepool United 3 - 0 Millwall
MK Dons 2 - 2 Yeovil Town
Norwich City 2 - 0 Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town 3 - 2 Leyton Orient
Tranmere Rovers 1 - 0 Brentford
Walsall 1 - 3 Southampton
Wycombe Wanderers 2 - 1 Stockport County

FL2

Accrington Stanley 4 - 2 Torquay United
Aldershot Town 1 - 0 Chesterfield
Bournemouth 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Town
Bury 2 - 0 Barnet
Cheltenham Town 2 - 2 Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0 Lincoln City
Darlington 0 - 1 Bradford City
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Hereford United 0 - 2 Notts County
Port Vale 0 - 2 Morecambe
Rochdale 3 - 0 Macclesfield Town
Rotherham United 2 - 2 Burton Albion

Results from December 6:

Premier League

Fulham 1 - 0 Sunderland
Everton 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur

FLC

Skankthorpe United 1 - 0 Coventry City

Result from December 7:

FLC

Watford 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers

QPR have suspended manager Jim Magilton with immediate effect, pending an internal investigation.

It is good see that Tom Cruise is playing for Arsenal against Olympiakos in the Champions League tonight.

Results from December 8:

FLC

Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Peterborough United
Leicester City 1 - 3 Bristol City
Middlesbrough 0 - 3 Blackpool
Preston North End 0 - 0 Derby County
Reading 2 - 4 Crystal Palace
Sheffield United 0 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Swansea City 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 2 Cardiff City
Middlesbrough 0 - 3 Blackpool
Reading 2 - 4 Crystal Palace

FA Cup

Aldershot Town 1 - 2 Tranmere Rovers
Luton Town 3 - 0 Rotherham United
Barnet 0 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Barrow 3 - 1 Oxford United
Leeds United 5 - 1 Kettering Town (AET)
Yes, after extra time! Four goals scored in extra time by Leeds, all within the fifteen minutes of the second half.

Champions League

Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Manchester United
Chelsea 2 - 2 APOEL

Results from tonight:

FLC

Barnsley 1 - 1 Skankthorpe United
Coventry City 0 - 2 Newcastle United

FA Cup

Millwall 4 - 0 Staines Town

Champions League

Liverpool 1 - 2 Fiorentina
Olympiakos 1 - 0 Arsenal


Two Champions League results which make me happy then. :D

November 24:

FA Trophy - 3rd round qualifying replays

Gainsborough Trinity 2 - 2 North Ferriby United
Gainsborough Trinity won on penalties
Mossley 0 - 2 Ilkeston Town
Hinckley United 7 - 3 Fylde
Nuneaton Town 1 - Hyde United
Telford United 1 - 2 Stalybridge Celtic
Southport 4 - 2 Stourbridge
Alfreton Town 1 - 2 Corby Town
Carshalton Town 3 - 1 Weston-super-Mare
Hitchin Town 0 - 1 Billericay Town
Hornchurch 1 - 2 Chelmsford City



They really needed a replay for that...? ::)



Results from December 8:

FA Cup

Aldershot Town 1 - 2 Tranmere Rovers
Luton Town 3 - 0 Rotherham United
Barnet 0 - 1 Accrington Stanley
Barrow 3 - 1 Oxford United
Leeds United 5 - 1 Kettering Town (AET)
Yes, after extra time! Four goals scored in extra time by Leeds, all within the fifteen minutes of the second half.



...and things were looking so good for Kettering Town! :(

Yesterday's results:

FL1

Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 2 Colchester United

FA Trophy

Chester City 0 - 1 Fleetwood Town


An awesome result for Conference North side Fleetwood, who just six seasons ago were at the ninth tier of the Football League.

Saturday's results:

Premier League

Birmingham City 1 - 0 West Ham United
Bolton Wanderers 3 - 3 Manchester City
Burnley 1 - 1 Fulham
Chelsea 3 - 3 Everton
Including a somewhat surreal own goal from Petr Cech
Hull City 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Sunderland 1 - 1 Portsmouth
Tottenahm Hotspur 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United 0 - 1 Aston Villa

FLC

Barnsley 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Coventry City 3 - 2 Peterborough United
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 0 Bristol City
Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Blackpool
Leicester City 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Preston North End 2 - 0 Plymouth Argyle
Reading 1 - 1 Scúnthorpe United
Sheffield United 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
Swansea City 0 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Watford 0 - 1 Derby County

FL1

Brentford 0 - 0 Leeds United
Bristol Rovers 3 - 0 Swindon Town
Carlisle United 1 - 0 Wycombe Wanderers
Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Gillingham
Leyton Orient 1 - 2 MK Dons
Millwall 2 - 1 Walsall
Oldham Athletic 2 - 0 Exeter City
Southampton 3 - 0 Tranmere Rovers
Southend United 3 - 2 Hartlepool United
Stockport County 1 - 2 Charlton Athletic
Yeovil Town 3 - 3 Norwich City

FL2

Bradford City 2 - 4 Rotherham United
Burton Albion 6 - 1 Aldershot Town
Chesterfield 1 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Dagenham and Redbridge 3 - 1 Bury
Lincoln City 1 - 3 Rochdale
Macclesfield Town 3 - 1 Hereford United
Morecambe 5 - 0 Bournemouth
Northampton Town 1 - 1 Port Vale
Notts County 1 - 2 Accrington Stanley
Shrewsbury Town 0 - 0 Grimsby Town
Torquay United 5 - 0 Darlington


Notable in the lower leagues, a 9 - 0 Northern South League victory for Stamford Town against Willenhall Town.

FA Trophy

Cambridge United 3 - 1 Luton Town
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Mansfield Town 0 - 2 Tamworth
Gateshead 1 - 1 Harrogate Town
Corby Town 2 - 0 Farsley Celtic
Guiseley 1 - 0 Redditch United
Hinckley United 0 - 0 York City
Wrexham 0 - 0 Altrincham
Kettering Town 0 - 1 Barrow
Nantwich Town 0 - 3 Stalybridge Celtic
Southport 2 - 2 Gainsborough Trinity
Blyth Spartans 2 - 0 Ilkeston Town
Welling United 0 - 1 Eastbourne Borough
Bishop's Stortford 1 - 2 Maidenhead United
Chelmsford City 2 - 2 Truro City
Stevenage Borough 2 - 0 Ebbsfleet United
AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Boreham Wood
Rushden & Diamonds 1 - 0 Billericay Town
Havant & Waterlooville 2 - 3 Dover Athletic
Bashley 2 - 3 Crawley Town
Arlesey Town 1 - 1 Chippenham Town
Oxford United 1 - 0 Hayes & Yeading United
Woking 1 - 0 Forest Green Rovers
Weymouth 0 - 1 Salisbury City
Farnborough 1 - 3 Newport County
Carshalton Athletic 1 - 1 Northwood
Worcester City 3 - 1 Grays Athletic
Hampton & Richmond 0 - 0 Lewes
Matlock Town 0 - 2 Kidderminster Harriers