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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Football League bloggers round-up #3 - February 16th 2011

Posted by on Feb 16, 2011 in Aldershot Town, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol City, Championship, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, League Two, Leeds United, Leicester City, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, Southend United, The Seventy Two, Torquay United | No Comments

It’s time for The Seventy Two’s third round-up of the best posts (that I have found) on the subject of Football League clubs over the past fortnight. A bit of a bumper selection on this occasion, which will hopefully become the norm. Feel free to post anything excellent that I’ve missed in the Comments section.

The Equaliser - 1940s Month: Bob Jackson’s Pompey

Swiss Ramble - A Tale of Bristol …

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Football League bloggers round-up #1 - January 14th 2011

Posted by on Jan 14, 2011 in Championship, Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town, League Two, Leicester City, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Middlesbrough, Northampton Town, Notts County, Oldham Athletic, Peterborough United, QPR, Sheffield United, The Seventy Two | One Comment

Every fortnight during 2011, The Seventy Two will round up the best football writing about clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two on other blogs across the world wide web. The first of these regular round-ups features posts from Magic Spongers, A United View, The Real FA Cup, European Football Weekends and The Two Unfortunates.

The aim with future round-ups will be to feature more club-specific blogs so …

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One man’s pain as Barnet leather the Cobblers

Posted by on Nov 21, 2010 in Barnet, League Two, Northampton Town, The Seventy Two | 4 Comments

It is midnight, as Haydon Spenceley sits at his keyboard. He’s had a tough week, one way or another, and he has work in the morning, but he cannot sleep. He cannot even countenance going to sleep.

One of the reasons, amongst the maelstrom which is keeping him from his land of slumber:

Northampton Town.

Northampton chuffing Town. 20 long years they’ve been one of very few constant companions through …

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