Season 2020/21: The Trophy Lifts, Promotions and Relegations

 

HERE are the placings that matter throughout the divisions, as well as the teams that lifted the trophies in Season 2020/21:

Premier League:

Champions: Manchester City (Trophy Lift above)

Relegated: Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham.

EFL Championship:

Champions: Norwich City

Promoted: Watford

Play-Off Winners: Brentford

Relegated: Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe Wanderers.

EFL League One:

Champions: Hull City (Trophy Lift above)

Promoted: Peterborough United

Play-Off Winners: Blackpool

Relegated: Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Rochdale.

EFL League Two:

Champions: Cheltenham Town

Promoted: Cambridge United (pictured below) and Bolton Wanderers

Play-Off Winners: Morecambe

(Carlisle United finished 10th; Barrow finished 21st)

Relegated: Southend United and Grimsby Town.

Cambridge United celebrate promotion (Picture: Cambridge News)

National League:

Champions: Sutton United

Promoted via Play-Offs: Hartlepool United

There are no relegations from the National League, as Macclesfield Town were expelled and Dover Athletic had their results expunged.

Trophies (in chronological order, throughout the season):

EFL Cup: Manchester City

EFL Trophy: Sunderland

UEFA Europa League: Villarreal

FA Cup: Leicester City (pictured below)

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea.

Leicester City celebrate winning the FA Cup, 15 May 2021.

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My AM Archive: Winter 2002-2003

MORE Medium Wave memories, this time from the winter of 02-03, specifically the months December 2002 and February 2003.

The previous post in this thread was logs from the previous year - Winter 2001-2002. Visit that post here.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 2002 : Medium Wave

• 23 December [2002]: 1905 UTC: 756 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria Strong to fair reception. Carlisle [Brisco] transmitter, 1kW 'Match Night Special' Jonathan Parr.  Derek Lacey interviews Tony Cunningham.  Jim White interviews Mick McCarthy.  Matt Williams reviews World Cup 2002. Jonathan Agnew interviews Nasser Hussain, Captain of the England Cricket team, on tour in Australia. Live commentary of Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United, FA Cup Round 2, by Derek Lacey. Brunton Park attendance: 6809. Result: Blues 0 - Iron 1.

Promotional photocard of Derek Lacey.

• 31 December: 2300 UTC: 1062 kHz: Danmarks Radio Strong to good reception. P4 Network via Kalundborg, 250 kW. Danish New Year celebrations, ABBA 'Happy New Year'. Chimes, Hymns.
  [Radio] Luxembourg tribute with Allan Krautwald, music: Little Eva 'The Locomotion'; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. 'The Great 208'.

February 2003 : Medium Wave

• 6 February [2003]: 1946 UTC: 531 kHz: Swiss B C Good reception. Music: Instrumental version of 'Just When I Needed You Most'. Beromunster, Switzerland, 500 kW.
• 6 February: 2012 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good to fair reception. County Monaghan, Ireland 'Godly Pursuit' with Roy Clarke & Wendy Crocker. Stoke-On-Trent ST4 8YY.
• 6 February: 2105 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio 1 Ireland. Strong to good reception. Tullamore transmitter, 500 kW 'Sea Scape' male host, shipping in the waters surrounding Ireland, reflecting on the loss of the Prestige in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain. Chuck Cruegar reads from his logbook. Telephone contact details. New Zealand sailing Americas Cup.
• 6 February: 2140 UTC: 576 kHz: Mega Radio Germany. Fair reception. Dance music, female vocals, male vocals.
• 6 February: 2157 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Madrid Spain. Good to fair reception. Two males, conversation of news events in Spain.

QSL verification card from RTE, verifying reception 6 February 2003, 2105 UTC, 567 kHz Medium Wave.

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Season 2016/17: The Ups and Downs

THE 2016 - 2017 Football season has finally come to a close, with the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff on Saturday evening.  Here are the placings that matter throughout the divisions, as well as the teams that lifted the trophies this season:

Premier League:
Champions: Chelsea (pictured above)
Relegated: Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.

EFL Championship:
Champions: Newcastle United
Promoted: Brighton and Hove Albion
Play-Off Winners: Huddersfield Town
Relegated: Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United.

EFL League One:

Champions: Sheffield United (pictured above)

Promoted: Bolton Wanderers

Play-Off Winners: Millwall

Relegated: Port Vale, Swindon Town, Coventry City and Chesterfield.

EFL League Two:

Champions: Portsmouth

Promoted: Plymouth Argyle and Doncaster Rovers (pictured below)

Play-Off Winners: Blackpool

(Carlisle United finished 6th; Losing on aggregate to Exeter City in the Play-Off Semi-Finals)

Relegated: Hartlepool United and Leyton Orient.

Doncaster Rovers celebrate promotion.

National League:

Champions: Lincoln City

Promoted via Play-Offs: Forest Green Rovers

(Barrow finished 7th)

Relegated: York City, Braintree Town, Southport and North Ferriby United.

Trophies (in chronological order, throughout the season):

EFL Cup: Manchester United

EFL Trophy: Coventry City

UEFA Europa League: Manchester United

FA Cup: Arsenal

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid.

Real Madrid, 2017 Champions League Winners.

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