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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: The football league | History Defined

'We broke every protocol going' Why former Millwall owner Theo Paphitis gave referee Jeff Winter 18-carat gift minutes before 2004 FA Cup Final vs Manchester United

Millwall were surprise finalists in the 2004 FA Cup final - and then-chairman Theo Paphitis relished the occasion

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New-look Championship returns with competitive twist but old shadows linger

CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: The fallout from Spygate continues to loom large but the Championship returns with hopes of a higher standard of football and a fascinating promotion race due to the expansion of the play-offs. By Richard Jolly

The Independent UK

"KSI said, ‘We’re going to get to the Premier League, but It might take 20 years’ - it's not my job to tell him that's not possible” Dagenham & Redbridge chief exec outlines club's ambitious plans

Dagenham & Redbridge are hoping to follow Wrexham's lead in shooting up the divisions with Premier League football as their final destination

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A bizarre history of loans: Where did it really all begin?

In the era of Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) loans are a handy mechanism for clubs without bottomless pits of money, but how did it all start?

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'Spygate' villains Southampton wouldn't be the first team to be kicked out of the play-offs

Southampton are set to learn their fate over the 'spygate' row, and there is precedent for a team being kicked out of the play-offs

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How York broke Rochdale hearts in eight minutes of title-deciding chaos

Rochdale 1-1 York: Josh Stones’ 103rd-minute strike cancelled out Emmanuel Dieuseruvwe’s stoppage-time header to send York up in the most dramatic fashion

The Independent UK

York City promoted back to EFL in remarkable finale as 106-point Rochdale face playoffs

York are back in the Football League after a decade away, but only after a scarcely believable finish as they beat Rochdale 2-1 with a 103rd-minute winner

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How Rochdale and York stole the Premier League’s thunder with a title decider for the ages

NATIONAL LEAGUE D-DAY: Rochdale and York are both centurions, having amassed a combined total of 212 points - but only one will earn Football League status when they meet on the final day of the National League season. Will Castle previews one of the most tantalising match-ups in English football’s…

The Independent UK

Harrogate running out of time to preserve hard-earned Football League status

The league’s lowest scorers continue to punch above their weight in the fourth tier but found Notts County too strong

The Guardian - UK

Dagenham & Redbridge fans look for new dawn after KSI investment

The National League South club have had some strange recent owners – their fans who made the trip to Enfield hope Youtube superstar KSI is the real deal

The Guardian - UK

Saga of the Silkmen: calm before the storm in Macclesfield as Brentford await

After Macclesfield’s FA Cup giantkilling, the quiet Cheshire town remains suitably unassuming in the spotlight after years of heartbreak

The Guardian - UK

Manchester City to appeal Marc Guehi status ahead of Carabao Cup final

Guehi is ineligible to play the final after joining the club in January but Pep Guardiola has asked City to appeal for permission from the Football League

The Independent UK

Steve Evans returns reinvigorated on mission to spark Bristol Rovers revival

The veteran manager has lost eight stone on a health kick since his last job and made an immediate impact by halting the League Two club’s 10-game losing run

The Guardian - UK

Sheffield Wednesday docked six more points for further payment failures

The Football League has confirmed Sheffield Wednesday have been handed a further six-point deduction, leaving the beleaguered club rooted to the bottom of the Championship with minus-10 points

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Why National League teams are kicking off at 3:03pm

The 3UP campaign is making its most eye-catching statement of intent as they look to put pressure on the Football League

The Guardian - UK

The most eye-catching English football fixtures that are yet to be played

Plus: more early English managerial exits, the player hitting the woodwork four times in a game and P45 structures

The Guardian - UK

Sam Long heroics help Bromley shock Ipswich on penalties in Carabao Cup

The League Two side Bromley stunned their Championship opponents Ipswich 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the first round of the Carabao Cup

The Guardian - UK

League Two 2025-26 preview: the contenders, hopefuls and strugglers

Bristol Rovers will be hoping theirs is a short stay in the fourth tier, while another difficult season awaits Accrington

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Which English second-tier football teams have played in Europe?

Plus: different crests on a club’s home and away kits, European clubs playing throughout summer and more GD chasms

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York City and a ‘3UP’ campaign intended to make football a little less silly

In today’s Football Daily: An old riff on the playoffs gets a new spin

The Independent UK

York co-owner calls for immediate reform of National League promotion structure

The Minstermen missed out on a return to the Football League as they lost in the play-off semi-finals to Oldham.

The Guardian - UK

Oldham 3-2 Southend (aet): Latics promoted to EFL after playoff final drama – as it happened

Oldham Athletic came from behind with two goals in two minutes to beat Southend United in the National League playoff final and earn a place in League Two

The Guardian - US

Field Notes: The birth of the playoffs, English football’s biggest weekend

The concept of an end-of-season tournament to determine the final promotions was borne of trial and error

The Guardian - UK

How Manchester City and the league locked horns in a financial scandal … in 1906

Premier League champions’ charges could be seismic but they are not unprecedented after two other major illegal payment sagas in English football

The Guardian - UK

Leeds v Swansea, Bayern Munich 3-2 St Pauli, and more – as it happened

Leeds missed out on the chance to go top of the Championship table after conceding a late equaliser to Swansea, while Leroy Sané inspired another Bayern victory in the Bundesliga.

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