Season 2021/22: The Trophies, Promotions and Relegations

 

HERE are the placings that matter throughout the divisions, as well as the teams that lifted the trophies in Season 2021/22:

Premier League:

Champions: Manchester City (Trophy Lift above)

Relegated: Norwich City, Watford, Burnley.

EFL Championship:

Champions: Fulham

Promoted: Bournemouth

Play-Off Winners: Nottingham Forest

Relegated: Peterborough United, Derby County, Barnsley.

EFL League One:

Champions: Wigan Athletic

Promoted: Rotherham United

Play-Off Winners: Sunderland (Trophy presentation above)

Relegated: Gillingham, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra.

EFL League Two:

Champions: Forest Green Rovers

Promoted: Exeter City and Bristol Rovers

Play-Off Winners: Port Vale

(Carlisle United finished 20th; Barrow finished 22nd)

Relegated: Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.

National League:

Champions: Stockport County (Trophy presentation above)

Promoted via Play-Offs: Grimsby Town

Relegated: Dover Athletic, Weymouth and King's Lynn Town.

Trophies (in chronological order, throughout the season):

EFL Cup: Liverpool

EFL Trophy: Rotherham United

UEFA Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt

FA Cup: Liverpool

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid (Carlo Ancelotti with the Champions League Trophy, below)

Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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 2001-2002

BRINGING more Medium Wave memories on Reporting From The Fox Tower - This time from Winter 2001-2002.

The previous post, with broadcasts from April 2001, can be found 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 2001 : Medium Wave

• 25 December [2001]: 1850 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. English to Europe. Christmas Day Special. Male host with guests in Stockholm and America, discussion topics include sexual liberation and politics. Music: Bing Crosby.

January 2002 : Medium Wave

• 6 January [2002]: 1500 UTC: 549 kHz: United Christian Broadcasters Good-Poor-Fair reception. English. Music. Male host reads religious texts. Female and male hosts with chat and music: 'Lift Me Up'.
• 6 January: 1520 UTC: 567 kHz: RTE Radio One Excellent to good reception. Radio Telefis Eireann, Ireland. Music: Sandy Shaw 'Always Something There To Remind Me'. Male host. Classical / Operatic music from Victoria Delasangeres. Time check: 3:23pm. Male host with sport: Irish football, English football.
• 6 January: 1532 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland Excellent to good reception. Dumfries transmitter. Football: Dundee 0 - Falkirk 0.
• 6 January: 1556 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio Four Excellent to good reception. Newcastle-upon-Tyne transmitter. Story: 'The Grapes of Wrath'.
• 6 January: 1600 UTC: 612 kHz: RTE Radio 2FM Fair reception. Female host with world news round up, male host with sport: English football, FA Cup: Macclesfield 0 - West Ham 3. Scottish Cup: Dundee v Falkirk. Music.

• 6 January: 1654 UTC: 630 kHz: NRK Vigra, Norway. Good reception. Music. [Above: Norgeskart imagery of Vigra, Norway]
• 6 January: 1709 UTC: 657 kHz: BBC Radio Wales Fair to poor reception. Wrexham (Clwyd) transmitter. FA Cup: Live coverage of Cardiff City v Leeds United (3rd Round).
• 6 January: 1730 UTC: 675 kHz: Radio 10 FM Excellent reception. Holland. Music: Cyndi Lauper; Springsteen.
• 6 January: 1744 UTC: 693 kHz: BBC Radio Five Live Excellent to good reception. FA Cup 3rd Round: Cardiff City 2 - Leeds United 1 is the full time result.

February 2002 : Medium Wave

• 24 February: 1650 UTC: 1197 kHz: Voice of America Strong-Fair-Good reception. English to Europe via Munich, Germany. VOA 60th Anniversary. 'Encounter' discusses US Presidents and Vice Presidents. 'Editorial' Male and female hosts, focus on President George W Bush and the ongoing 'War on terror'.

Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower!

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 6

A MOMENTOUS occasion is upon us - Carlisle United Football Club could widen the gap between themselves and the solitary place at the foot of the League Two table, as we move into February 2020.

Results: January 2020

Wednesday 1st [January]: League Two: Crewe Alexandra 4 - United 1
Saturday 4th: FA Cup: Cardiff City 2 - United 2
Saturday 11th: League Two: United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 3
Wednesday 15th: FA Cup (Replay): United 3 - Cardiff City 4
Saturday 18th: League Two: Oldham Athletic 1 - United 1
Saturday 25th: League Two: United 2 - Walsall 1
Tuesday 28th: League Two: Forest Green Rovers 1 - United 4

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Fixtures: February 2020

Saturday 1st [February]: League Two: Mansfield Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 8th: League Two: United v Swindon Town (3pm)

Tuesday 11th: League Two: United v Cheltenham Town (7:45pm)

Saturday 15th: League Two: Crawley Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 22nd: League Two: United v Morecambe (3pm)

Saturday 29th: League Two: Cambridge United v United (3pm)

Good Luck to the Blues for the February fixtures!

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 5

A WIN would be nice...

Reporting From The Fox Tower, supporting Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: December 2019

Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe 1 - United 1

Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United 1 - Forest Green Rovers 0
Saturday 14th: League Two: United 0 - Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United 3 - United 0
Thursday 26th: League Two: United 0 - Bradford City 0
Sunday 29th: League Two: Walsall 1 - United 2

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Fixtures: January 2020

Wednesday 1st [January]: League Two: Crewe Alexandra v United (3pm)

Saturday 4th: League Two: United v Newport County (Postponed)

Saturday 4th: FA Cup: Cardiff City v United (3:01pm)

Saturday 11th: League Two: United v Plymouth Argyle (3pm)

Saturday 18th: League Two: Oldham Athletic v United (3pm)

Saturday 25th: League Two: United v Walsall (3pm)

Tuesday 28th: League Two: Forest Green Rovers v United

United visit Cardiff City for the Third Round of the FA Cup on Saturday 4th January.

All Third Round fixtures kick off one minute late, hence the (3:01pm) start time, as part of the 'Heads Up' mental health campaign. For more information, click here.

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 4

"THERE may be trouble ahead... Let's face the music - And dance"

Results, news and fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: November 2019

Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United 2 - Macclesfield Town 1
Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet 1 - United 4
Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe 3 - United 1

The defeat at Morecambe brought United's involvement in the Football League Trophy to an end.
The following day, at the insistence of the Board, Steven Pressley left the Club. Gavin Skelton took charge of first team affairs. Read the Club Statement.

Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale 2 - United 1
Saturday 23rd: League Two: United 0 - Cambridge United 0

On 26 November, United announced the appointment of Chris Beech as Head Coach, with Gavin Skelton continuing in his role of assistant coach. Read the Club Statement.

Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers 2 - United 2

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Fixtures: December 2019

Saturday 7th [December]: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)

Tuesday 10th: FA Cup (Replay): United v Forest Green Rovers (7:45pm)

Saturday 14th: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)

Saturday 21st: League Two: Colchester United v United (3pm)

Thursday 26th: League Two: United v Bradford City (3pm)

Sunday 29th: League Two: Walsall v United (3pm)

Enjoy the festive football!

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Season 2019/20: The Season So Far - Part 3

RESULTS and fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club.

Results: October 2019

Saturday 5th [October]: League Two: Newport County 1 - United 0
Saturday 12th: League Two: United 2 - Crewe Alexandra 4
Tuesday 15th: Football League Trophy: United 2 - Blackpool 1
Saturday 19th: League Two: Plymouth Argyle 2 - United 0
Tuesday 22nd: League Two: United 0 - Northampton Town 2
Saturday 26th: League Two: Leyton Orient 1 - United 1

Former United Manager Keith Curle,
now with Northampton Town,
at Brunton Park 22 October 2019.

Fixtures: November 2019

Saturday 2nd [November]: League Two: United v Macclesfield Town (3pm)

Friday 8th: FA Cup: Dulwich Hamlet v United (7:55pm)

Tuesday 12th: Football League Trophy: Morecambe v United (7:45pm)

Saturday 16th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)

Saturday 23rd: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)
Saturday 30th: FA Cup: Forest Green Rovers v United (3pm)

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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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Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 5

I intended this post to be the final post of 2016, rather than the first post of 2017. No matter, I shall take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year.

This post is continuing the coverage of Carlisle United Football Club over the course of Season 2016/17. There were six fixtures in December: One in the FA Cup, one in the EFL [Checkatrade] Trophy and four in Sky Bet League Two. The results of the six fixtures as follows:

Saturday 3rd: FA Cup: United 0 - Rochdale 2 (Attendance: 4426)
Tuesday 6th: EFL Trophy: United 2 - Mansfield Town 3 (Attendance: 1126)
Saturday 10th: Sky Bet League Two: Luton Town 1 - United 1 (Attendance: 7953)
Saturday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United 2 - Yeovil Town 1 (Attendance: 4646)
Monday 26th: Sky Bet League Two: Crewe Alexandra 1 - United 1 (Attendance: 4962)
Saturday 31st: Sky Bet League Two: Notts County 2 - United 3 (Attendance: 3825)

The League Two table today (1st January) sees United second on forty-six points, two points behind top of the table Plymouth Argyle and ahead of Doncaster Rovers in third on goal difference.

There are five fixtures in January, all Sky Bet League Two:
Monday 2nd: Home v Grimsby Town
Saturday 7th: Away at Colchester United
Saturday 14th: Home v Morecambe
Saturday 21st: Away at Accrington Stanley
Saturday 28th: Home v Barnet.

That concludes the monthly update of Carlisle United Football Club.

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Happy New Year!

As it is New Year's Day, I present Facing West performing Auld Lang Syne. Enjoy.

More about Facing West soon. Until then, enjoy!

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 4

"Top of the League"

SIX more fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club during November: One FA Cup fixture, one EFL Trophy fixture and four League fixtures. Here are the results of the November fixtures:

Sunday 6th: FA Cup: St Albans City 3 - United 5 (Attendance: 3473)

Wednesday 9th: EFL Trophy: United 4 - Fleetwood Town 2 (Attendance: 1420)

Saturday 12th: League: Newport County 2 - United 0 (Attendance: 2521)

Saturday 19th: League: United 3 - Exeter City 2 (Attendance: 5058)

Tuesday 22nd: League: Grimsby Town 2 - United 2 (Attendance: 4818)

Saturday 26th: League: United 5 - Mansfield Town 2 (Attendance: 4822)

As of the evening of Sunday 27 November 2016, Carlisle United are top of the League. The Sky Bet League Two table shows Carlisle United leading the table on goal difference from Plymouth Argyle, with Doncaster Rovers two points behind in third place.

December has another six fixtures for United: As November, one FA Cup fixture, one EFL Trophy fixture and four League fixtures. They are Rochdale at Brunton Park in the FA Cup; Mansfield Town's return to Brunton Park, this time in the EFL Trophy; Away at Luton Town in the League; Yeovil Town at Brunton Park in the League; Boxing Day away at Crewe and New Year's Eve away at Notts County, both League fixtures.

Reporting From The Fox Tower will bring you the results of the Year-end fixtures, though as the final fixture falls on New Year's Eve, it could be the first day of January 2017 that the results are published on this blog - The first fixture of 2017 falls on the second day of the New Year!

#BluesForever

January's Final Score.

JANUARY 2016 has been one of the more unusual months for Carlisle United Football Club. Starting the month away from Brunton Park as the recovery following Storm Desmond began; Ending the month with an FA Cup fixture against a Premier League Club.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

League : Saturday 2nd : United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 2 [Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers FC] (Attendance: 4415)

The FA Cup, Round Three : Sunday 10th : United 2 - Yeovil Town 2 [Played at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FC] (Attendance: 3357) [Replay required]

League : Saturday 16th : Barnet 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 2079)

The FA Cup, Round Three [Replay] : Tuesday 19th : Yeovil Town 1 - United 1 (After Extra Time; United win 5-4 on penalties) (Attendance: 4114)

League : Saturday 23rd : United 1 - York City 1 [First game played at Brunton Park following Storm Desmond] (Attendance: 7461)

The FA Cup, Round Four : Sunday 31st : United 0 - Everton 3 (Attendance 17101)

Those are the results for January. United have six fixtures scheduled for February: Two at home (Accrington Stanley and Stevenage) and four away (Newport County, Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe).

I shall leave you with an image from the Carlisle United v Everton FA Cup fixture, played at Brunton Park, with United's Antony Sweeney in the foreground, Derek Asamoah in the background. Enjoy.

United's results, November 2015

ONE FA Cup result and four league results to bring you, now November's fixtures are complete:

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015 - 2016.

FA Cup, Round 1: Saturday 7th: Plymouth Argyle 0 - United 2 (Attendance: 6005)

League: Saturday 14th: Bristol Rovers 2 - United 0 (Attendance: 6423)

League: Saturday 21st: United 2 - Portsmouth 2 (Attendance: 5503)

League: Tuesday 24th: Luton Town 3 - United 4 (Attendance: 7298)

League: Saturday 28th: United 3 - Crawley Town 1 (Attendance: 4641).

Carlisle United's festive fixtures begin with the second round of the FA Cup, away at non-league Welling United. Then there are four league fixtures: Oxford United (away), Notts County (home), Accrington Stanley (away) and Hartlepool United (home). C'mon ye Blues!

Welcome to Summer!

SUNDAY the first of June has arrived and this is the month that the FIFA World Cup will begin. This blog, though, is going to take a look back at the football season which has recently concluded with cup finals and play-off finals at all levels. Was your team in the hall of fame or the hall of shame? Here are all the details of who did what in 2013 - 2014. Enjoy.

• Champions League winners: Real Madrid
• Europa League winners: Sevilla
• FA Cup winners: Arsenal
• Capital One (League) Cup winners: Manchester CITY
• Johnstone Paint Trophy winners: Peterborough United
• FA Trophy winners: Cambridge United
• FA Vase winners: Scholing FC

• Premier League Champions: Manchester CITY
• Relegated: Norwich City, Fulham, Cardiff City.

• Championship winners: Leicester City
• Promoted: Burnley
• Play-off winners: QPR
• Relegated: Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Yeovil Town.

• League One Champions: Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Promoted: Brentford
• Play-off winners: Rotherham United
• Relegated: Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town, Stevenage.

• League Two Champions: Chesterfield
• Promoted: Scunthorpe, Rochdale.
• Play-off winners: Fleetwood Town
• Relegated: Bristol Rovers, Torquay.

• Conference Champions: Luton Town
• Promoted via Play-off: Cambridge United
• Relegated: Chester, Dartford, Tamworth, Hyde.

So it's a congratulations to both Manchester CITY and Cambridge United, both double winners at opposite ends of the football league. That concludes the 2013 - 2014 football season. Enjoy the World Cup, enjoy the summer.

FA Cup 5th Round Draw, 2008

THE DRAW for the 5th Round of the FA Cup took place today (Monday), which is as follows:

Bristol Rovers v Southampton

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Barnsley

Manchester United v Arsenal

Preston North End v Portsmouth

Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

All of the above ties are to be played the weekend of 16 - 17 February 2008.

Other football news:

Dennis Wise, manager of Leeds United, is to join Newcastle United as part of the new coaching set-up under Kevin Keegan. Wise joins Newcastle United on Tuesday morning.

Carlisle United winger / striker Kevin Gall is to join Darlington on a short term loan.

Lucy Branthwaite of Brough is to be a Mascot for Carlisle United at a forthcoming home fixture. Lucy will be Mascot at the United v Huddersfield Town match at Brunton Park on Tuesday 12 February 2008, four or five days before Huddersfield Town face Chelsea in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge. Town's goalkeeper is former United #1, Matty Glennon.

Former Carlisle United striker Karl Hawley, who wore #10 for the Blues, scored twice for Preston North End as they knocked Premiership strugglers Derby County out of the 4th Round of the FA Cup on Saturday (26 February 2008). PNE face Portsmouth at Deepdale in Round 5.

RUGBY UNION : Return of the 6 Nations

Saturday 2 February sees the start of the 2008 6 Nations, the opening fixtures are England v Wales, Scotland v France.

BFBS DAB TRIAL :

The trial service by BFBS continues on DAB Digital Radio. Please support the BFBS trial by listening on DAB and contacting BFBS using one of the methods included in a previous post.

One highlight of BFBS on DAB is long-serving presenter Simon Guettier, who hosts the weekday afternoon show. Simon also has a MySpace page, which I have linked to here.

More news, views and updates very soon...