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unusual facts about Football League Championship


Eli Knox

Convinced by Don Barker, he saw it as an opportunity to pick up a Premiership level club for a knock-down price whilst they were still in the Championship.


Actim Index

The Actim Index is the official player ratings system of the Barclays Premiership, Coca-Cola Championship, and Scottish Premier League.

Bruno Saltor Grau

On 25 June 2012, after a further 33 league appearances for Valencia in two seasons combined, free agent Bruno signed a two-year contract for Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Danny Buijs

However, ADO Den Haag struggled in the Eredivisie in Bujis first season there and, on 14 April 2010, English Football League Championship side Derby County announced they had agreed a deal to sign Buijs for the start of the 2010–11 season.

David López Moreno

Immediately after being released, López transferred to English side Brighton & Hove Albion in the Championship, signing a one-year contract.

Iñigo Calderón

Calderón scored eight goals in the 2010–11 season, including a first-half strike in the 4–3 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge that helped Albion secure promotion to the Championship.

Jeffrey Monakana

Jeffrey Monakana (born 5 November 1993) in Edmonton at the North Middlesex Hospital, is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for the development squad of Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Józef Wojciechowski

On 28 May 2010 Wojciechowski was reported to be interested in taking over control of English League Championship side Leicester City F.C. from Milan Mandaric.

Kazenga LuaLua

LuaLua made his Premier League debut on 19 January 2008, coming on as a substitute again for Duff at St. James's Park in a match against Bolton Wanderers and went on to make several appearances for the first team later that season, before joining Doncaster Rovers of the Championship on loan.

Kevin Summerfield

He became the club's assistant manager after the arrival of Paul Sturrock and led the club to the brink of promotion to the Football League Championship before joining Sturrock at Southampton.

Luciano Civelli

On 12 January 2009 Sky Sports News reported that Banfield had accepted a bid of £1 million from English Football League Championship side Ipswich Town.

Nick Liversedge

On 10 May 2013, over a year since his first trial for Burnley reserves, it was confirmed that Liversedge would join the Championship side on a free transfer after the Lancashire Club released both Brian Jensen and Lee Grant at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Óscar García Junyent

On 26 June 2013, Óscar was unveiled as the new head coach of Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Óscar García Junyent (born 26 April 1973), simply known as Óscar, is a Spanish retired footballer, and the current head coach of Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League Championship.

Radek Černý

On 4 May 2008, Černý told Sky Sports News that he would be joining QPR of the Championship at the end of the season because of the lack of first team action at Spurs.

Uriah Rennie

He refereed the 2001 (old) Football League Division One Play-off Final between Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when Bolton won 3-0 with goals from Farrelly, Ricketts and Gardner.

Vasili Kulkov

Aged 29, the former returned to Spartak, only to be immediately shortly after to Milwall in the English second division, where he failed to adjust immensely, appearing very rarely in a six-month loan.

When Games Attack

Eight Premiership and Championship football players took part in a head-to-head tournament playing Pro Evolution Soccer.


see also

Chuck Hurston

After winning the American Football League Championship with the Chiefs in 1966, he started for them in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

Fog Bowl

50th Grey Cup, the 1962 Canadian Football League Championship Game won by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hornung v. Commissioner

The 1961 National Football League Championship was played on Sunday, December 31, 1961 in Green Bay, Wisconsin between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.

Joe Kilroy

He also played full-back in the Halifax team which surprised everyone in English rugby league by winning the Rugby Football League Championship in 1985-86 under player/coach Chris Anderson.