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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. BEN CABANGO The 20-year-old Wales international came through the Swansea youth system and recently ...

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 height at a young age and were looking to make a career in the game.

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 themselves in League Two and at risk of dropping into non-league football. Here, we have looked back ...

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

It's now fully a decade since Carlisle United won their last piece of silverware. And they did so in memorable style in the 2011 Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley. Hero of the hour was, of course, Peter Murphy, who volleyed the game's only goal on the weekend he became a dad for the first time. Murphy's partner Lisa was in the stand cradling new-born Oscar as the Irish defender won the trophy for Greg Abbott's Blues. The game against Brentford was played in front of 40,476 fans at the national stadium - including thousands from Cumbria. Check out our gallery above of acti...