October 2009 - English Football League

Everything that's not the Premiership or Non-League. So, that's the other 72 football clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two...

Below the Premier League on the domestic football pyramid we have the Championship and Leagues 1 & 2. They are all discussed here on the English Football League hub. Also you'll find pieces on FA Cup Betting and the best Carling Cup Odds.

Ben Davies: 'I'm backing Hanns to achieve great things at Notts'

The Notts County midfielder discusses the arrival of a new manager who can bring success to Meadow Lane, the horrors of living in a hotel and the joys of home cooking and good friends....

Ben Davies

Oct 30 2009

League One Betting Preview: Lions can win ugly

Hard times for Tranmere, Millwall hit top form and Walsall quality competes with Wycombe's workers. Alan Dudman selects the weekend's best League One bets......

Alan Dudman

Oct 29 2009

League Two Betting Preview: Bury are in rude health

Bury can maintain their excellent away record, the Millers kick on with title challenge and it's backs to the wall for Stanley. Ian Lamon selects the best League Two bets......

Ian Lamont

Oct 29 2009

Ben's Banter: Shrewsbury's David Hibbert

Aldershot's right-back receives a warm welcome on his return to Shrewsbury and catches up with an ex-team-mate who has taken League Two by storm this season......

Ben Herd

Oct 28 2009

Leona Lewis and Elton John doesn't inspire eleven footballers, says Ben Davies

The Notts County midfielder on Sven Goran Eriksson's assurances, bad musical tastes and dreaming of facing Nottingham Forest in a competitive match....

Ben Davies

Oct 23 2009

League One Betting: Free scoring Saints to take on solid Dons defence

Alan Dudman looks at some of this weeks big games in League One, including a mouthwatering contest on the South coast where MK Dons travel down to Southampton to take on one of the league's...

Alan Dudman

Oct 22 2009

League Two Betting: Peschisolido's promotion push

Almost a third of the way through the season and Paul Peschisolido appears to be risiing to the challenge at Burton Albion. Ian Lamont looks at Peschisolido's reign so far and casts an eye forward...

Ian Lamont

Oct 22 2009

Ben's Banter: Bury's Wayne Brown

After a busy week for Aldershot Town's Ben Herd, he managed to catch up with Bury's influential goalkeeper, Wayne Brown....

Ben Herd

Oct 21 2009

Notts County: Sven rules out homecoming

Swedish FA confirm that Sven Goran Eriksson will not be making a return to his homeland following extensive talks about managing his national side....

Mike O’Donnell

Oct 20 2009

League One Betting: Baptism of fire for Gary Waddock

Aldershot's Gary Waddock has taken over the reigns from Peter Taylor at Wycombe Wanderers and visitors Colchester are unlikely to make life easy for him in his first match in charge, says Alan Dudman. Plus...

Alan Dudman

Oct 15 2009

League Two Betting: The season Rochdale can kick on

Ian Lamont tells us what's new in League Two this week, ahead of another intriguing round of fixtures, where Rochdale can get another win that will help them in yet another promotion quest....

Ian Lamont

Oct 15 2009

Managers getting sacked is just part of the game, says Ben Davies

After yet another eventful week at Meadow Lane, Ben Davies gives us his views on outgoing manager Ian McParland, the candidates to suceed him and why Craig Bellamy would always be welcome at Notts....

Ben Davies

Oct 15 2009

Ben's Banter: Morecambe's Stuart Drummond

Ben celebrated his first home start since returning from injury with a 4-1 win over Morecambe. The visitors' Stuart Drummond managed to put his disappointment at the result to one side for long enough to...

Ben Herd

Oct 14 2009

Notts County Exclusive: Player tells Betfair of shock at manager's sacking

Notts County midfielder describes shock as McParland is sacked and speculation mounts surrounding big name replacement......

Maxliu

Oct 12 2009

I'm glad I don't have to play against Ade Akinbiyi, says Ben Davies

The Notts County midfielder tells us about the latest things happening in his life on and off the pitch......

Ben Davies

Oct 9 2009

League One Betting Preview: Pardew plan reaps rewards

Improving Saints target three Friday night points, Bees need to tighten up at the back and Canaries look the value in title race......

Alan Dudman

Oct 8 2009

League Two Betting Preview: Stan the man?

If Steve Staunton is as tenacious as a manager as he was as a player, then Darlington will soon buck their ideas up says, Ian Lamont. Seasoned football punters know that it's rarely that simple...

Ian Lamont

Oct 8 2009

Ben's Banter: Lincoln City's Richard Butcher

Ben is right back in the swing of things after his injury lay-off but he couldn't prevent Aldershot from going 1-0 down at Lincoln. After the match he caught up with Lincoln favourite Richard Butcher....

Ben Herd

Oct 6 2009

Baffling times at Notts County as money men snare the oldest club in the world

Paul Moon is all worked up again! But what's caught his ire? That very confusing situation at Meadow Lane...

Paul Moon

Oct 3 2009

Ben Davies: I prefer the DVD box set to the card school

Notts County's ever-present midfielder Ben Davies talks about the benefits of moving to the Presidential Suite at the hotel he's staying, looking forward to an Entourage and the best and worst of the Notts County...

Ben Davies

Oct 1 2009

League One Betting Preview: Title contenders battle to get back on track

Alan Dudman selects the best bets from the top of the table clash as well as the rest of the weekend's third tier action......

Alan Dudman

Oct 1 2009

League Two Betting Preview: Get wise to draw at Morecambe

Steady Shrews build promotion challenge, Adams puts whole side on the list and Bournemouth thrive at the tip despite injuries. Ian Lamont picks the best League Two weekend bets......

Ian Lamont

Oct 1 2009