Championship

Seven years at Coventry a 'big achievement' - Allen
Jamie Allen reflects on his spell at Coventry City and the contributions of Frank Lampard and Mark Robins, as he prepares to leave the club.
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Coventry
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11 hours ago
Southampton pay tribute as Udoh dies aged 21
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Southampton
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10 hours ago
72+ EFL Pod: Inside Hull’s promotion & Spygate drama. Audio, 51 minutes
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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Leicester's El Khannouss in permanent Stuttgart move
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Leicester
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14 hours ago
Hull City celebrate promotion with open-top bus parade
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Hull & East Yorkshire
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1 day ago
Wembley, Las Vegas, Premier League - jubilant Hull back in the big time
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Hull
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3 days ago
Ayew and Pereira among 10 players released by Leicester
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Leicester
Posted
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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Forty years of the EFL play-offs - 15 key games and moments
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Football
Quiz: Name all the Championship play-off final winners
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Championship

Hull's Wembley hero McBurnie - a striker Scotland can do without?
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Scotland Men
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3 days ago
72+ EFL Pod: Hull City win Championship play off final. Audio, 44 minutes
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for 26 days
Heartbreak for Boro after missing three chances to go up
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Middlesbrough
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3 days ago
Hull promoted with late Wembley winner against Boro
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Championship
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3 days ago
Southampton's Eckert authorised spying missions
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Championship
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4 days ago

Around the clubs

🎧 Challengers or imposters - what did Boro feel?
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Middlesbrough
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11 hours ago
Harwood-Bellis regretful of spying taunt
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Southampton
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4 days ago
Defender McCrorie to stay at Robins next season
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Bristol City
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4 days ago
'There's a lot of intrigue around Preston at the moment'
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Preston
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4 days ago
Boro boss relieved 'right thing done' over Spygate
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Middlesbrough
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5 days ago

More top stories

Ince and Mendy among eight released by Watford
Tom Ince and Nampalys Mendy will leave managerless Watford when their contracts end this summer.
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Watford
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4 days ago
Hull City 'collateral damage' in Spygate - Jakirovic
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Championship
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5 days ago
Spygate: Who is Tonda Eckert and can he keep his job?
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Southampton
Posted
5 days ago
Play-offs memories - from those who were there
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Football
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5 days ago
Spygate Special: Reaction to Southampton's Championship play-off expulsion on BBC Radio Solent
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Southampton
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6 days ago
How Warnock became play-offs' record-breaking boss
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Football
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5 days ago
'It's been messy' & 'no winners among fans' - play-off final chaos
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Championship
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6 days ago

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
Posted
3 May
Are Ipswich better equipped for Premier League this time?
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Ipswich
Posted
2 May
Why Coventry talks are key to Lampard future
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Coventry
Posted
30 April

Features and analysis

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
'I've never been part of a game like it' - how the play-off shootout unfolded
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Championship
Posted
2 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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Leicester City: When You're Smiling
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BBC Radio Tees

Oxford United
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Portsmouth FC
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