The Championship: some not-so-vital statistics

Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 in Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, Watford, West Ham United | One Comment

The Seventy Two deals primarily with opinions rather than facts. So here’s one statistic or record for each current Championship club. If you know of any better ones, leave them in the comments.

BARNSLEY

Most consecutive second tier games without failing to score (44 between 2nd October 1926 and 8th October 1927).

BIRMINGHAM CITY

Won the first-ever second division title in 1892/3.

BLACKPOOL

Only Championship team so far this season …

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The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 22 of 25

Posted by on Dec 22, 2011 in Cardiff City, Championship, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Although this list is in no particular order from numbers 1 to 24, many Cardiff City fans will think it is a gross error of judgment that this former Aston Villa player’s name is appearing before Christmas Day. He actually came second in the voting by quite a distance in both directions, but he’ll always be Joe Harrison‘s number one.

Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City)

YouTube scouting has become a …

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Revisiting our predicted Championship table

Posted by on Dec 21, 2011 in Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackpool, Brighton, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough United, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, The Seventy Two, Watford, West Ham United | One Comment

Back in the summer, a series of posts from a variety of guest writers brought about a predicted Championship table. The final entry in the series was written by Blackpool blogger Chris Walker and you can find the final predicted table below, with each team’s actual current league position in brackets:

  1. Nottingham Forest (22nd)
  2. Birmingham City (14th)
  3. West Ham United (2nd)
  4. Leicester City (11th)
  5. Cardiff City (5th)
  6. Hull City (4th)
…

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An alternative Championship league table - Middlesbrough leapfrog Cardiff City

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 in Cardiff City, Championship, Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers, Middlesbrough, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Middlesbrough’s victory over Cardiff City at the weekend didn’t just take Boro three points clear of the Welsh side in the current Championship table. It also took them to the head of 2011’s alternative league standings.

After all, promotion and relegation are for losers. Especially if you support Cardiff, who persist with their constant flirting with getting out of the Championship without actually doing it. Maybe this year is their …

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The 25 Best Players in the Championship - as voted for by you: Part 10 of 25

Posted by on Dec 10, 2011 in Cardiff City, Championship, Leeds United, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Leeds United don’t spend much on players, so when they do put a few quid in another Championship club’s coffers it has to be worth it. As Joe Harrison explains, Simon Grayson shelled out a low six-figure fee less than 18 months ago for a player now valued well into the seven-figure bracket as one of the best strikers in the division.

Ross McCormack (Leeds United)

It’s hard to argue …

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