Season 5 - Opening Fixtures

Season 5 - Opening Fixtures

Here are the fixtures for the Championship, season 5.

Carlisle v Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient are 10 points behind Carlise, but they have a game in hand. If they win today, it'll just out a little pressure on us. A win for Carlisle though, would virtually clinch automatic promotion.

Team News
David Hutton refused to take the injections to get him through this match, so Gary Madine, still lacking match fitness, comes in to replace him.

Carlisle 1 v 0 Leyton Orient
4 Potter

Darren Potter scored a cracking freekick after only 4 minutes to give Carlisle the win.

League Table P Pts
1 Millwall 39 85
2 Carlisle 39 79
3 Preston 39 67
4 Southend 39 67
5 Leyton Orient 39 66
6 Gillingham 39 66

Promotion to the Championship is looking very likely now, as we are 12 points clear of our nearest rivals.

Results - August 09

Norwich 1 v 1 Stoke
Ricardo Fuller gave Stoke the lead in the first half, before Marcus Tudgay rescued a point for Norwich in the second half.

Hartlepool 2 v 3 Stoke - League Cup 1st round
I gave my first team a rest for the cup game. I was regretting this decision after 30 minutes - as Hartlepool took a two goal lead! Making 3 subs, I played much better in the second half, with Dave Kitson scoring the winner!

Stoke 3 v 0 Southampton
A brilliant performance here against a good Southampton side. Goals from Ricardo Fuller, Seyi Olifanjana & Santiago Solari move Stoke up to 3rd in the league.