Championship Talk

It’s been almost ten years since the two teams that are one of the most hated rivalries in British soccer last played a league match against each other. On that cold Spring morning in 1999, the Welsh derby between Cardiff City against Swansea City ended in a drab nil-nil draw. Both teams, at the time, […]

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Newly promoted Swansea City couldn’t have picked a better time to ascend into the Championship.
The Welsh club was a penalty kick away from being promoted to the league in May 2006, but Barnsley walked away victors that day in Cardiff.
In hindsight, it was a blessing in disguise for Swansea. The South Wales club now features […]

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Swansea City
Founded: 1912
Nickname: Swans
Ground: Liberty Stadium (20,532)
Last Season: 1st in League One 92 Points- Automatic Promotion to the CCC
Welsh Cup Winners: 9 times
FAW Premier Cup: 2005, 2006
FAW Welsh Youth Cup: 1999, 2003, 2008
English Third Division/ League One Winners: 2007
English FA Trophy Winners: 1994, 2006
Welsh Football League Winners: 12 Times
Welsh League Cup Winners: 1931,1933
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Sky Sports has announced its schedule of televised Championship matches for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season. Here’s the schedule:

Sunday, August 10: Nottingham Forest v Reading
Saturday, August 16: Bristol City v Derby County
Saturday, August 30: Watford v Ipswich
Saturday, October 4: Coventry City v Southampton
Saturday, October 25: Reading v QPR
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While officially the transfer window isn’t open yet clubs are making signings that will become official on July 1st. It might be a free transfer of a player who is out of contract or a transfer involving money or just plain rumors involving players and clubs, the silly season has begun for Championship teams. The […]

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