Football League + National League

[DC76]

Updates:

CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

Premier:

Oxford United def. Rushden and Diamonds 3-1 agg.
York City def. Luton Town 2-0 agg. 

Final: Oxford vs. York

North

Fleetwood def. Droylsden 3-3 agg., 5-4 on penalties
Alfreton def. Workington 4-1 agg.

Final: Fleetwood vs. Alfreton

South

Woking def. Dover 2-1 agg.
Bath def. Chelmsford 3-0 agg.

Final: Woking vs. Bath

Feeder League Promotions

From Isthmian: Dartford and Boreham Wood (both to Conference South)

From Southern: Farnborough (to Conference South) and Nuneaton (probably to Conference North).

From Northern: Guiseley and Boston United (both to Conference North)

[Chelmsford_yid]

Heard there was Trouble at the Luton game, Luton Supporters attacking the York city players.

[DC76]

Not a good thing.

  Hooligans

[DC76]

Update time!

CHAMPIONSHIP

Season's over, and Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City, Leicester City, and Blackpool are in the playoffs. Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, and Peterborough United are relegated.

LEAGUE ONE

One match remains. It's now a five-way free-for-all for second place, with all five contenders firmly entrenched in at least a playoff spot. At the other end, Tranmere can still stay up, but they must manage at least a point more than Exeter City as their piss-poor goal diff would drag them down in the case of a points draw. If both teams win and Gillingham loses, that team will be relegated.

Important matches:

Leeds vs. Bristol City
Millwall vs. Swindon
Charlton vs. Oldham
Exeter City vs. Huddersfield (Hudds has to win by 5 or more to have a chance at 2nd )
Gillingham vs. Wycombe
Tranmere vs. Stockport

LEAGUE TWO

One match remaining.

Auto-promotion set - Notts County (league champs), Rochdale, and Bournemouth.

Rotherham and Aldershot have clinched playoff spots. Unless Bury wins by 14 Morecambe only needs a draw to clinch a playoff spot. Dag & Red need to win to hang on.

If Dag & Red draws:

- Bury can claim the playoff spot with a win
- if Bury loses or draws, Port Vale can claim the playoff spot with a win
- if Bury and Port Vale both lose and/or draw, Chesterfield can claim the playoff spot with a win by 12

If Dag & Red loses:

- Bury can claim the playoff spot with a win
  - if Bury loses or draws, Port Vale can claim the playoff spot with a   win
  - if Bury and Port Vale both lose and/or draw, Chesterfield can claim   the playoff spot with a win.
- if all three of those teams lose and/or draw, Northampton can sneak into the playoff spot with a win by any score (equal goal diff).

At the other end, Grimsby's in the red but can still survive if:

- Barnet loses by seven or more, Grimsby draws
- Barnet loses by six or less, Grimsby wins
- Cheltenham loses by seven or more, Grimsby wins.

As you can see, the second option is probably the most likely.

Important matches:

Barnet vs. Rochdale
Grimsby vs. Burton
Cheltenham vs. Accrington Stanley
Chesterfield vs. Bournemouth
Dag & Red vs. Darlington
Northampton vs. Bury
Port Vale vs. Shrewsbury
Morecambe vs. Aldershot

[Chelmsford_yid]

Dirty Leeds are up. 

[DC76]

Indeed.

Mini-update:

CHAMPIONSHIP

The playoffs kicked off today, with Blackpool beating Forest 2-1.

LEAGUE ONE

Besides Leeds going up (I'm guessing you don't like them much), the two playoff semis are set.

Millwall vs. Huddersfield
Charlton vs. Swindon

At the other end, Exeter were expected to lose against Hudds, but they did the exact opposite, much to Gillingham's chagrin - Gills lost 3-0 to Wycombe and are relegated to League Two for next season.

LEAGUE TWO

Barnet gutted out a 1-0 upset over Rochdale and Cheltenham drew 1-1 against Accrington Stanley, meaning any Grimsby result would have been futile. But to add insult to injury, Grimsby themselves lost Rewind that, they got clobbered. 

Top end, Morecambe got their point, alright - hell, they got two more on top of that! The Daggers also won. I kinda feel bad for Chesterfield. So close yet so far.

Playoff lineup:

Morecambe vs. Dag & Red
Rotherham vs. Aldershot

CONFERENCE PREMIER

It's Oxford vs. York on 16 May for the Conference playoff final.

Oxford won the return leg against R&D by a score of 2-0, while York won by that on aggregate after beating Luton 1-0 for the second match in a row.

CONFERENCE NORTH/SOUTH

Finals go tomorrow.

[DC76]

Mini-update:

CHAMPIONSHIP
It's Blackpool vs. Cardiff in the playoff final. Blackpool won 6-4 aggregate, while Cardiff had to take it to penalties, with the aggregate being 3-3.

CONFERENCE NORTH/SOUTH

Shoulda done this last Sunday. But oh well, I can do it now. Bath City beat Woking 1-0 and Fleetwood beat Alfreton 2-1 to advance to the 2010-11 Football Conference Premier.

The next big match is on Sunday the 16th, when the Conference Premier playoff final between Oxford and York is played.

[DC76]

Yo yo check yo! I gots da mad-crazy mini-update for ya, a'ight?



LEAGUE ONE

League One playoffs kicked off, with Swindon winning 2-1 against Charlton and Huddersfield and Millwall ending in a 0-0 snoozefest.

LEAGUE TWO

League Two playoffs are also underway. Rotherham edged Aldershot 1-0 yesterday, while today, what the hell happened to Morecambe? They got incinerated 6-0 by the Daggers!

CONFERENCE PREMIER

Oxford beat York 3-1, therefore they will join Conference champeens Stevenage Borough in League Two next season.

Welcome back, OxU.

[DC76]

Mini-update:

LEAGUE ONE

Charlton took it to penalties before finally losing to Swindon, while Millwall decisively beat Huddersfield 2-0 to advance to the League One final.

[DC76]

CHAMPIONSHIP

Welcome to the Prems, Blackpool.

Blackpool beat Cardiff 3-2 after having been down 2-1. All five goals were in the first half.

LEAGUE TWO

Morecambe won the second leg 2-1, but obviously, after losing 6-scratch in the first leg, it wasn't good enough. Rotherham cruised to a 2-0 win, winning 3-0 on aggregate.

League One final goes next Saturday. Not sure when League Two will play its.

[Chelmsford_yid]

League 2 Playoff final is next Sunday.

[DC76]

Gotcha. Thanks Southend_Yid

Not sure who to support in either final, tbqh.

[DC76]

Wrapping this thread up for another season:

LEAGUE ONE

Millwall is in the Championship next season after defeating Swindon 1-0 yesterday.

LEAGUE TWO

Dagenham & Redbridge move up to League One after defeating Rotherham 3-2.

The final promotion-relegation table looks like this for the League and Conference:

Premiership: Burnley, Hull, Portsmouth relegated.

Championship: Newcastle, West Bromwich, Blackpool promoted; Sheffield W, Plymouth, Peterborough relegated.

League One: Norwich, Leeds, Millwall promoted; Gillingham, Wycombe, Southend, Stockport relegated

League Two: Notts County, Bournemouth, Rochdale, Dag & Red promoted; Darlington, Grimsby relegated

Conference Premier: Stevenage, Oxford promoted; Forest Green, Ebbsfleet, Grays relegated; Chester folded.

Conference North: Southport, Fleetwood promoted; Vauxhall and Harrogate relegated; Farsley Celtic folded; Nuneaton, Guiseley, and Boston promoted from feeders

Conference South: Newport, Bath City promoted; Worcester, Weston, and Weymouth relegated; Dartford, Boreham Wood, Farnborough promoted from feeders

[Chelmsford_yid]

Indeed thats it till Aug. Got the World Cup to keep us going during the summer tho

[DC76]

Yup. COME ON ENGLAND! (And Netherlands )