Derby County facing point deduction after filing for administration
The club confirmed its date on Friday night Derby County are facing a 12-point deduction after confirmation that the club, its holding company and all its subsidiaries had filed ‘notices of intention to appoint administrators.’ In a statement, the club said: “Last week, it became clear that the process which has been underway to identify […]
4 years ago
Rebecca Welch becomes first female referee to officiate EFL game
She has taken charge of Harrogate vs Port Vale this afternoon Rebecca Welch has become the first woman to referee an English Football League game in the competition’s 132 year history. Welch is the highest-ranked female referee in English football, and has been refereeing for more than a decade. She has previously refereed the Women’s […]
5 years ago
Fans will be allowed at selected EFL games this weekend
The pilot scheme is being undertaken ahead of a proposed return of fans by the start of October Nine English Football League games this weekend will host up to 1,000 fans in the stadiums as part of the EFL and the government’s crowd pilot scheme. Ten games had originally been chosen as part of the […]
5 years ago
Can you name every English football league club that begins with ‘S’?
Two of the clubs are in the top flight Our latest football quiz stretches across four divisions and all over England, with one of the clubs playing in Wales. There are 12 clubs from the top four tiers in England (Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two) that begin with the letter ‘S’. See if you can name […]
6 years ago
Are Football League clubs prepared to deal with the coronavirus outbreak?
Can lower league football clubs survive coronavirus? The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus shows no sign of abating anytime soon. While the British government continues to resist implementing measures such as closing schools and cancelling major events, the responsibility has fallen on individual sporting authorities to make decisions themselves. This has led to the […]
6 years ago
The unseen impact of Bury’s collapse
It is two weeks since Bury were expelled from the EFL In the first few weeks of the 2019/20 season, two of the biggest stories in English football were those of Bolton Wanderers and Bury FC – two historic teams whose very futures were under threat due to a failure to provide the funds to […]
7 years ago