Archive for the ‘League Two’ Category

Plymouth Argyle and the demise of Peter Reid

September 20th, 2011

Plymouth Argyle has seen many low points over the past nine months, but the announcement by acting chairman Peter Ridsdale that manager Peter Reid’s departure because “football is a results business” contained more chutzpah than Max Bialystock and Leo…Read More

Five Go Predicting: League Two

August 4th, 2011

And so our season preview reaches the melting pot that is League Two, featuring some hungry young non-league upstarts, some bigger names who’ve fallen on hard times, and a few ambitious clubs looking to kickstart a rise up the…Read More

Season Review: League Two

June 28th, 2011

2010/11 was undeniably one of the most entertaining League Two seasons in recent memory. Not only were there dramatic contests at both ends of the table right down to the final day, but the average number of goals per…Read More

Stockport County and Lincoln City: Welcome to non-league

May 11th, 2011

When the final whistle for the Football League season was blown last Saturday, Lincoln City were the team joining Stockport County in tumbling into the Conference. Gary Andrews assesses what they can expect from a stint in non-league.

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League Two learns the name of Accrington Stanley

April 13th, 2011

Accrington Stanley may by synonymous to many with Ian Rush and that advert but, as Gary Andrews writes, one of the Football League’s smallest clubs continues to confound their critics, despite several financial crises since promotion from the Conference.

If…Read More

Stevenage’s success shouldn’t come as a shock

January 12th, 2011

Stevenage produced one of the biggest upsets of the FA Cup third round this weekend but, as Matthew Kett from the FC Boro blog explains, victory over Newcastle didn’t come as a surprise to long-time watchers of the…Read More