League One News

Football’s unlikeliest global brand: how Fleetwood made it big in the UAE
25/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Despite relegation to England’s fourth tier, Cod Army have cast net to be like ‘City Football Gr..
Championship trapdoor grips clubs stifled by managerial conveyor belt | Will Unwin
19/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Eight teams are fighting to avoid two relegations spots with short-term approaches holding them back..
Steve Evans quits Stevenage to take Rotherham job after Richardson sacked
17/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Evans returns to club where he enjoyed success from 2012-15Richardson lost 18 of 24 games and oversa..
Mesmerising drone footage shows Portsmouth fans filling pitch after winning League One – video
17/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Stunning drone footage captured the moment Portsmouth fans stormed the pitch as they were crowned Le..
Portsmouth’s League One promotion party on hold as Bolton fight for draw
13/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Portsmouth cannot celebrate promotion from League One, after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bolton,..
Szmodics and Blackburn put major dent in Leeds’ promotion push
13/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Sammie Szmodics dealt a crushing blow to Leeds’s automatic promotion hopes as Blackburn claimed a ..
Leicester promotion hopes hurt as Bundu strike earns Plymouth victory
12/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Leaders Leicester missed the chance to move clear at the top of the Championship as they suffered a ..
‘It’d mean the world’: Portsmouth close in on Championship return
12/04/2024 by TheGuardian
With John Mousinho in charge, the whole city is ready to celebrate after 12 years out of the top two..
Championship roundup: Ipswich held by Watford but move into top two
10/04/2024 by TheGuardian
West Brom consolidate playoff place with win over RotherhamBlackburn’s relegation fears increase i..
Joe Kinnear, former Tottenham player and Wimbledon manager, dies aged 77
07/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Kinnear managed Luton, Forest and Newcastle among othersWon FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup as a pla..
Rotherham relegated from Championship after Plymouth defeat
05/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Rotherham 0-1 PlymouthBali Mumba scores 32nd winner for visitorsRotherham’s relegation from the Ch..
Plymouth sack Ian Foster after fifth straight home defeat adds to drop fears
01/04/2024 by TheGuardian
Head coach had been in job for just three monthsArgyle lie just above Championship relegation zonePl..
Championship: Blackburn thrash Sunderland as West Brom deny Watford
01/04/2024 by TheGuardian
John Eustace earns first win as Rovers manager with 5-1 victoryRotherham stave off relegation for at..
AFC Wimbledon’s Pell charged by FA for allegedly kicking balls at MK Dons fans
07/03/2024 by TheGuardian
Pell charged with misconduct for ‘acting in improper manner’MK Dons fan group say he ‘booted 1..
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann scores sensational goal in training – video
01/03/2024 by TheGuardian
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann rolled back the years with a stunning scissor-kick volley in t..
Rochdale football club set to be saved from liquidation threat by US investor
29/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Club due to enter period of exclusivity with one bidderRochdale need £2m investment to ensure they ..
Bob Pryce obituary
28/02/2024 by TheGuardian
My former colleague Bob Pryce was one of several journalists of his generation who loved sport witho..
‘It is bleak’: Rochdale fight to survive in shadow of Ratcliffe’s £1.3bn deal
28/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Fear stalks club’s first home game since warning £2m is needed to avoid threat of liquidation but..
Defoe review – disarmingly honest portrait of a star footballer
27/02/2024 by TheGuardian
The West Ham and Tottenham striker considers a rags-to-riches career that began as a schoolkid, and..
Former Aston Villa captain Chris Nicholl dies aged 77 after dementia battle
25/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Northern Ireland defender went on to manage SouthamptonRepresented his nation at 1982 World Cup in S..
Rochdale AFC face threat of liquidation unless £2m investment is found
20/02/2024 by TheGuardian
National League club have run losses of over £1m in past yearChairman Simon Gauge looking for inves..
Leeds make light work of Argyle to march back into Championship top two
17/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Leeds moved to second in the Championship with a comfortable 2-0 win at Plymouth Argyle thanks to go..
Blackburn appoint John Eustace as new head coach after Tomasson departs
09/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Former Birmingham manager agrees two-and-a-half year dealJon Dahl Tomasson leaves Ewood Park job by ..
Jon Dahl Tomasson expected to leave Blackburn as transfer chaos swirls
08/02/2024 by TheGuardian
Botched deal for Duncan McGuire has highlighted club issuesJohn Eustace the frontrunner to replace T..
McGuire transfer collapsed after Blackburn pressed wrong button on website
06/02/2024 by TheGuardian
USMNT striker due to join the Championship club on loanBlackburn incorrectly submitted documents to ..
Plymouth Argyle v Leeds United: FA Cup fourth round replay – live
06/02/2024 by TheGuardian
FA Cup fourth-round replay updates, 7.45pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And y..
Blackburn’s Szmodics sees off Wrexham to set up FA Cup tie with Newcastle
29/01/2024 by TheGuardian
Sammie Szmodics’s 20th and 21st goals of the season made him the star turn of Blackburn’s knocko..
Blackburn v Wrexham: FA Cup fourth round – live
29/01/2024 by TheGuardian
FA Cup news from Ewood Park, 7.30pm GMT kick-offFifth-round draw | And feel free to drop John an ema..
8 ridiculous last-minute January transfers that really happened
28/01/2024 by 90min
A look at some of the most surprising and latest Premier League moves that have been made right at t..
FA Cup roundup: Vardy on the mark in Leicester win as Argyle hold Leeds
27/01/2024 by TheGuardian
Birmingham lose for the first time under Tony MowbrayLeeds’ Anthony dedicates goal to late mother ..