Grass roots heroes

The 2024-25 Championship was a split league. The second tier produced an unprecedented two 100-point campaigns, with Leeds and Burnley pulling clear of play-off finalists Sheffield United and Sunderla

“Wrexham’s ambition is admirable – it has been inspiring because of what they have achieved and what they still think they’re capable of achieving. Now they are up against teams with aspirations to ge

But that sense of respite is temporary. Luton have landed still with Premier League parachute payments, while Cardiff – in the third tier for the first time since 2003 – and Plymouth Argyle are planni

Rarely have two points been such cause for celebration. Come the end of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign, that was all that would separate Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland, in 17th, from relegated rivals

After 2023-24 was dominated by financial powerhouses, League Two had a more level playing field last season – and it showed. Bradford’s 78 points was the joint-lowest total of any EFL team to win auto

At one end of Telstar’s BUKO Stadion, there sit two scoreboards. One is electronic, and typical of most stadiums. The other is a massive structure with fishing baskets attached on each side, to corres