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× A look at the likely 11 to start for Swansea City at Oakwell on Monday in the first leg of the Championship play-offs. FREDDIE WOODMAN Considered among the better goalkeepers in the Championship, the Newcastle United loanee is one of several players borrowed by Steve Cooper through his connections in the England youth setup. Woodman, 24, was outstanding at Oakwell at January, with several saves including a remarkable touch to deny Callum Brittain his first Barnsley goal. ...

Friday marks the tenth anniversary of Darlington’s FA Trophy final win over Mansfield Town at Wembley. In the second of a four-part series, Craig Stoddart talks to Marc Bridge-Wilkinson, who was one of the Quakers players that played in the game. FOR Darlington’s 2010-11 season in the Conference, League Two had been as good as it had got for the bulk of Mark Cooper’s squad. Some had kicked around in non-league or come through the club’s youth ranks, whereas others had dropped from a h...

Phil Brown sealed his passage back to the Shrimpers last Friday, succeeding Mark Molesley. Brown enjoyed a five-year spell with Blues during his initial spell at the helm, in which time Southend made two trips to Wembley. While the first journey was not so fruitful, as the Shrimpers lost in the 2013 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final, Brown led Blues to promotion thanks to a penalty shoot-out win over Wycombe Wanderers in 2015. That win saw Southend reach League One, but they now find the...

It has been all change at Southend United in recent days, with a familiar face returning to the Roots Hall dugout.

Its now fully a decade since Carlisle United won their last piece of silverware. And they did so in memorable style in the 2011 Johnstones Paint Trophy final at Wembley. Hero of the hour was, of course, Peter Murphy, who volleyed the games only goal on the weekend he became a dad for the first time. Murphys partner Lisa was in the stand cradling new-born Oscar as the Irish defender won the trophy for Greg Abbotts Blues. The game against Brentford was played in front of 40,476 fans at ...

× Doug OKane analyses Barnsleys 2-2 draw with Cardiff City in which the Reds lost a 2-0 lead.    ‘SORRY’ REFEREE MADE VITAL ERRORS, BUT REDS ALSO AT FAULT Referee Andy Woolmer took charge of Barnsley’s 2016 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy victory at Wembley, which almost 30,000 Reds attended.  Nearly five years on, in a behind-closed-doors game, he infuriated the Oakwell club’s supporters watching from home as well as the players and staff in the ground with a poor perf...

Southend United fans cheer on their side in the stands SOUTHEND United hit the headlines when they dismissed manager Paul Sturrock just a matter of weeks before he was due to lead the club into a Wembley final. The Scotsman had led the Shrimpers to the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final after leading Blues through a tricky run to reach the national stadium. But, with the showpiece event taking place on April 7, 2013, Sturrock was shown the door on March 24. The decision to remove Sturrock...

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid: Complete head-to-head record Frank Lampard has featured in five of Chelseas seven games against Atlético | Chris Brunskill/Getty Images "I think most people would say they were certainly one of the toughest teams we could’ve got on paper." - Frank Lampard Clearly, Chelseas former head coach Frank Lampard was under no illusions after his sides name followed Atlético Madrids out of the hat in the Champions League last 16 draw back in December. It is difficult to a...