Npower Championship News

The latest news from England's competitive second division, the Npower Championship.  The Championship sides all have their eyes on the top prize, promotion to the Barclays Premier League and every year three teams book a place in the top flight.

  • Birch: Pompey have 'six weeks'

    Birch: Pompey have 'six weeks'

    Thursday, 23. February, 2012

    Portsmouth could run out of cash in just six weeks, according to the Championship club's administrator, Trevor Birch.

  • Huseklepp heads for Birmingham

    Huseklepp heads for Birmingham

    Thursday, 23. February, 2012

    Birmingham are poised to sign striker Erik Huseklepp on loan from cash-strapped Championship rivals Portsmouth.

  • Seagulls earn stalemate at KC

    Seagulls earn stalemate at KC

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Brighton put their FA Cup humbling at the hands of Liverpool behind them with a 0-0 draw against fellow Championship play-off hopefuls Hull.

  • Mackay signs new Cardiff deal

    Mackay signs new Cardiff deal

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has signed a three-and-a-half year contract extension with the Carling Cup finalists.

  • Job losses at troubled Pompey

    Job losses at troubled Pompey

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Cash-strapped Portsmouth have been forced to make "a number of redundancies" to help aid their battle for financial survival.

  • Tweet results in fine for Ravel

    Tweet results in fine for Ravel

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 by the Football Association in response to a homophobic remark made on Twitter.

  • Royals boss signs new contract

    Royals boss signs new contract

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Brian McDermott has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract at Reading, in a move which looks to have ended Wolves' hopes of landing him.

  • Saints duo on awards shortlist

    Saints duo on awards shortlist

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Southampton duo Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana head the nominations for the Championship Player of the Year award.

  • Royals dig in over McDermott

    Royals dig in over McDermott

    Wednesday, 22. February, 2012

    Wolves face a battle to secure Reading's Brian McDermott as their new manager with the Royals poised to offer him a new lucrative contract.

  • Hammers top, Blues and Boro win

    Hammers top, Blues and Boro win

    Tuesday, 21. February, 2012

    West Ham, Birmingham and Middlesbrough all earned away victories in the Championship on Tuesday night, with the former going top of the table.

  • Posh snap up striker Barnett

    Posh snap up striker Barnett

    Tuesday, 21. February, 2012

    Peterborough United have signed striker Tyrone Barnett on loan from Crawley for the rest of the season.

  • Kuszczak makes Hornets switch

    Kuszczak makes Hornets switch

    Tuesday, 21. February, 2012

    Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has joined Championship side Watford on loan for the rest of the season, it has been confirmed.