Championship

Mowbray returns as Blackburn head coach
Blackburn Rovers appoint Tony Mowbray as their new head coach for a second spell in charge.
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Blackburn
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1 day ago
Football regulator faces 'defining test' over potential Derby investment
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Derby
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1 day ago
Birmingham director of football Gardner leaves club
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Birmingham
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1 day ago
Saints not under pressure to sell - Solak
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Southampton
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1 day ago
11 EFL players to look out for at the World Cup
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World Cup
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1 day ago
EFL scraps three-window transfer ban for late payments
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Football
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2 days ago
Four Coventry players nominated for PFA award
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Championship
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2 days ago

From Chelsea relegation to £200m game - how play-offs have evolved

From crowds of 15,000 watching on 40 years ago to the richest game in world football today, the play-offs have changed significantly.

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Quiz: Name all the Championship play-off final winners
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Championship
How Warnock became play-offs' record-breaking boss
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Football
Forty years of the EFL play-offs - 15 key games and moments
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Football

Southampton sign striker Larin after loan spell
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Southampton
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1 day ago
Southampton make Bayern keeper Peretz move permanent
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Southampton
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1 day ago
Southampton owner will not sack head coach Eckert
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Southampton
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4 days ago
Skubala appointment sets tone for Robins future - Ellis
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Bristol City
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3 days ago
Joint-bosses: can Lincoln succeed where Liverpool failed?
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Lincoln City
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5 days ago

Around the clubs

Thomas-Asante in Ghana World Cup squad
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Coventry
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4 days ago
Goalkeeper Muric to leave Ipswich for Sassuolo
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Ipswich
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5 days ago
Bristol City appoint Lincoln boss Skubala
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Football
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29 May
Feel-good factor back at Hillsborough
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Sheff Wed
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4 days ago
🎧 Challengers or imposters - what did Boro feel?
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Middlesbrough
Posted
26 May

More top stories

'You legend. Manager loved it' - Southampton's Spygate WhatsApps revealed
New WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.
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Southampton
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5 days ago
Southampton must be 'careful' over finances - Maguire
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Southampton
Posted
28 May
Hull's Wembley hero McBurnie - a striker Scotland can do without?
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Scotland Men
Posted
23 May
Defender Thomas signs new Coventry deal
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Coventry
Posted
29 May
'Crazy' if fans wanted Mousinho to leave Portsmouth – Darke
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Portsmouth
Posted
29 May
Torp signs new Coventry contract after promotion
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Coventry
Posted
29 May
McCarthy wants to return 'home' as Blackburn boss
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Blackburn
Posted
28 May

Coventry & Ipswich win promotion to Premier League

A parade that made 25 years of heartbreak worth it
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Coventry & Warwickshire
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4 May
Huge turn out for Premier League promotion parade
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Suffolk
Posted
4 May
'Good times are back' say Town fans after promotion
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Suffolk
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3 May
Are Ipswich better equipped for Premier League this time?
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Ipswich
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2 May
Why Coventry talks are key to Lampard future
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Coventry
Posted
30 April

Features and analysis

Wembley, Las Vegas, Premier League - jubilant Hull back in the big time
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Hull
Posted
23 May
Beyond the Hollywood story - what are Wrexham really building?
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Wrexham
Posted
13 May
How did Sheffield Wednesday avoid 15-point deduction?
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Sheff Wed
Posted
6 May
Can stats pick out the Championship play-off winner?
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Championship
Posted
5 May
Was season a missed opportunity for Wrexham?
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Wrexham
Posted
3 May

Watch and listen

Charles: 'You dream of these moments' Audio, 2 minutes
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BBC Radio Solent
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Eckert: 'Credit to the players for digging so deep' Audio, 3 minutes
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BBC Radio Solent
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Hellberg 'feels empty' following Boro play-off heartbreak. Audio, 4 minutes
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BBC Radio Tees
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Jakirovic as Hull City secure Wembley play-off place. Audio, 9 minutes
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BBC Radio Humberside
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Millwall's season comes to an end. Audio, 5 minutes
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BBC Radio London
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Championship coverage from BBC local radio

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BBC Radio Derby
Leicester City: When You're Smiling
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BBC Radio Tees

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