Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from the Football League

Successful clubs from smaller cities

Proof that you don't need a big population to win major trophies

FourFourTwo

England have done us proud. Now let’s bring football home to its grassroots

Clubs that failed fans, talent that wasn’t given the chance to flourish. We must build a system that works for all, writes the culture secretary

The Guardian - UK

League Two 2024/25 fixtures in full: Title favourites Chesterfield Town raise curtain on Friday night

Bromley are in the Football League for the first time and must hit the ground running

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Football clubs that went out of business

Not all clubs last forever...

FourFourTwo

‘Bigger, better, stronger’: why the EFL’s appeal has never been greater

The Football League chief, Trevor Birch, on the record numbers below the Premier League, even if financial losses are a concern

The Guardian - UK

Bromley stand on the brink of the Football League as Andy Woodman chases more Wembley success

Gruelling 46-game season ends at country’s national stadium

Evening Standard

Sutton United aim to be pitch-perfect... even if relegated back to National League

There will be no return of the 3G pitch, ripped up three years ago, should the back drop out of the EFL

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Yes, data helped Grimsby to stay up but love and connection kept us going

The chairman of Grimsby looks back on an emotionally-charged season in League Two in which his club flirted with relegation

The Guardian - UK

Forest Green Rovers: can they avoid the same fate as Rushden & Diamonds?

Nailsworth pipped Irthlingborough as the tiniest town with an EFL club, but its team also spiralled after reaching the third tier

FourFourTwo

Rushden & Diamonds: the club that English football forgot

Based in the tiny town of Irthlingborough, the minnows made it to England’s third tier – then it all went wrong

FourFourTwo

Up the brackets! Have teams with parentheses in their names ever met?

Plus: missing automatic promotion with an average of more than two points per game; drawless away campaigns and more

The Guardian - UK

Chesterfield look forward to brighter future after winning National League

‘We’ve got our club back,’ sang the fans after Paul Cook’s entertaining team ensured their return to the Football League

The Guardian - UK

‘Bit overwhelming’: Ryan Hall on his 2.31-second goal and the viral reaction

Former Crystal Palace player’s strike from kick-off for Croydon is being looked at by Guinness World Records assessors

The Guardian - UK

Rochdale AFC face threat of liquidation unless £2m investment is found

Rochdale have launched a desperate plea for investment as the club tries to avoid possible liquidation by the end of March

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Time for a salary cap to keep leagues competitive and reduce agents’ influence

Cap would remove conflicts of interest and keep more money within the game

FourFourTwo

Will Wrexham ever reach the Premier League? Phil Parkinson tells FourFourTwo the exact ambition of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds

The Welsh club's boss is hoping to guide the Red Dragons up the Football League

FourFourTwo

‘It makes me almost emotional to think about, several months later’ Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson on promotion and turning down pints

The Welsh club's boss tells FourFourTwo why winning the National League will always be special to him

FourFourTwo

Rebecca Welch set to become the Premier League's first female referee

Welch will make history when she takes charge of the game between Fulham and Burnley on 23 December

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Mayor of Liverpool writes to Premier League over ‘excessive’ Everton penalty

The Toffees were sanctioned by an independent commission.

The Guardian - UK

Sutton cash in on promotion but fear prospect of relegation

In the only EFL game in London, the League Two’s bottom club attracted fans from across capital to watch them face Tranmere

The Independent UK

Why Wrexham’s celebrity owners and lavish spending must be the exception not the norm

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have proved popular owners at Wrexham with their big spending

The Independent UK

Welcome to Wrexham: Best moments to look out for in season two - from Ben Foster to record-breaking promotion

Here are seven big moments to look out for in series two of the behind-the-scenes football documentary

The Independent UK

Ben Foster: Retired goalkeeper set to star in Welcome to Wrexham season 2

The former England keeper returned to Wrexham and helped them get promoted back to the Football League

The Guardian - UK

Has a football team ever been top of the table for an entire season?

Plus: a hat-trick of goals and assists in the same game, the fewest wins needed to avoid relegation and more

FourFourTwo

Luton Town exited the Football League in 2010 but have since climbed to the Premier League: Five others have dropped never to be seen again

Luton Town have climbed five divisions in just 13 years, but some other clubs haven't been so lucky after falling out the Football League

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.