good morning!
There’s no club football this week, boo.
WRONG – There is club football! You just have to look a little bit. That’s right gang, I’m talking about League One, Two and the National League.
Whilst a select group of players make their way to national teams, the clubs in the lower levels of the footballing pyramid are still playing matches.
Which makes this a perfectly good time to look at what’s going on right now. Here we go:
EFL League One:
Seems like Birmingham City is going straight back up. Feels a bit like when Newcastle were relegated all those years ago. An embarrassment for sure, but they’re way above the likes of Bristol Rovers and Northampton.
And Wrexham? Mansfield Town? The latter would be much more exciting in the Championship.
EFL League One top six:
1. Birmingham (22 Pts, +8 GD, 9 MP)
2. Wrexham (20 Pts, +10 GD, 10 MP)
3. Mansfield Town (20 Pts, +6 GD, 9 MP)
4. Lincoln City (18 Pts, +7 GD, 9 MP)
5. Wycombe (17 Pts, +4 GD, 9 MP)
6. Stockport (16 Pts, +6 GD, 9 MP)
EFL League One Bottom Four:
21. Crawley Town (7 Pts, -8 GD, 9 MP)
22. Shrewsbury (5 Pts, -9 GD, 10 MP)
23. Burton (4 Pts, -9 GD, 9 MP)
24. Cambridge United (1 Pt, -11 GD, 9 MP)
EFL League Two:
Goodness, what’s going on with Accrington Stanley? Felt like only a season or two ago they were competing for a spot in League One. Now? Battling to stay in the league.
Not sure what else is going on elsewhere. Would like to see Port Vale and Notts County make the jump.
League Two Top Seven:
1. Walsall (19 Pts, +7 GD)
2. Gillingham (19 Pts, +7 GD)
3. Barrow (19 Pts, +6 GD)
4. Doncaster (19 Pts, +3 GD)
5. Notts (18 Pts (18 Pys, +8 GD)
6. Port Vale (18 Pts, +3 GD)
7. Fleetwood (16 Pts, +7 GD)
League Two Bottom Two:
23. Accrington Stanley (6 Pts, -8 GD)
24. Morecambe (4 Pts, -6 GD)
National League:
It’s Barnet or Forest Green. Remember Forest Green? In the third tier two seasons ago? My oh my how they have fallen. And spare a thought for Wealdstone, who risk relegation.
National League top one:
1. Barnet (30 Pts, +16 GD)
National League bottom three:
22. Boston United (9 Pts, -12 GD)
23. Wealdstone (8 Pts, -9 GD)
24. Ebbsfleet United (6 Pts, -16 GD)
Fitzie’s track of the day: Do The Dark, by Blondie
And now for your links:
Dan KP: Dominic Solanke always believed in England return
The Athletic ($$) on Big Ange and the contadictory nature of football fandom
Cole Palmer named England men’s player of the year
Morecambe and Wrexham among winners in EFL Trophy
