Shakers clinch promotion - League Two review

Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | No Comments

Billing Monday’s game at Chesterfield as the title decider only really rang true in terms of the Spireites’ pursuit of the championship, writes Danny Brothers, but Bury, the winners of a match worthy of any division, kept hold of their ambitions of stealing the title away at the last while also confirming their place in League One next season.

It was a pulsating contest at the B2Net Stadium …

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Spireites promoted - League Two review

Posted by on Apr 24, 2011 in Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town, Barnet, Bradford City, Burton Albion, Bury, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Hereford United, League Two, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Stevenage, Stockport County, The Seventy Two, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers | 2 Comments

Chesterfield got what they were craving on Friday night as the Spireites were promoted to League One without having to kick a ball, writes Danny Brothers. After the steam rolling effect that they’ve had in League Two this season, it may be fitting that they were elevated to the next level thanks to their rivals not keeping up with the incredible pace they’ve set.

That’s certainly not for the …

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Future England stars of the Football League

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in Bradford City, Bristol City, Championship, Cheltenham Town, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Ipswich Town, League Two, Leicester City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Rochdale, Southampton, Swindon Town, The Seventy Two, Watford | 2 Comments

During England’s European Championship qualifier with Switzerland last week, The Seventy Two asked Football League fans whether there were any players currently at their club who may play for England one day.

It is rarely that simple, of course. And it was a slightly hypocritical question given the opinion piece published on this very site on the subject of Connor Wickham a couple of months ago.

Nevertheless, here are the …

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A decade to forget for Bradford City

Posted by on Sep 5, 2010 in Bradford City, League Two, The Seventy Two | No Comments

It might pain their fans to hear it, but almost ten years ago to this day Bradford City defeated Chelsea, then the FA Cup holders, 2-0 at home in the Premier League.

Fast forward ten years later, and the fortunes of both clubs have changed dramatically since that match. Chelsea now sit proudly top of the Premier League with three titles to their name.

Bradford City sit in 20th position …

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In defence of the League Cup

Posted by on Aug 10, 2010 in Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra, League Two, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Port Vale, Rochdale, Southend United, Stevenage, The Seventy Two | 3 Comments

One of the many, many solutions mooted as part of the master plan to revive English football in the aftermath of Fabio Capello’s failure to bring home the World Cup this summer was, not for the first time, the abolition of the League Cup. What a terrible shame that would be.

It is tempting to stick the knife into the England squad. We could quote salaries. We could quote results. …

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