Bolton Wanderers have secured promotion back to the Championship after a 3-1 victory over Stockport County in the League One playoff final. Sam Dalby's late overhead kick sealed the win, marking a significant return for the club after years of turmoil.
Bolton Wanderers have secured promotion to the Championship after a 3-1 victory over Stockport County in the League One playoff final at Wembley. Sam Dalby scored a decisive overhead kick, with Rúben Rodrigues adding a late penalty.
MP Navendu Mishra has written to Nationwide's chair, Kevin Parry, raising concerns about "emerging governance issues" in the building society sector. Issues include bundling voting options and failing to allocate board seats for members, despite the sector's mutual ownership model.
Stockport and Bolton Wanderers, both seeking promotion to the Championship, will face off in the League One play-off final at Wembley on 24 May 2026, after Bolton overcame Bradford in the semifinals.
Louie Barry, once touted as one of England's best young players, scored a crucial goal for Stockport County in their 2-0 League One play-off semi-final win over Stevenage, securing a second Wembley trip this season.
Prime minister will say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ as he tries to convince Labour MPs to back him after Thursday’s election losses Navendu Mishra, who was parliamentary private secretary to Angela Rayner when she was deputy PM, told the Today programme this morning that Keir Stamer should set out a timetable for an “orderly transition” to Labour electing a new leader.Mishra said this would allow the “best people” in the Labour party time to “put forward their vision”.I think he’s done some really good things in my constituency of Stockport, and in Greater Manchester, and he has the experience of a previous Labour government, having served in senior roles including in the cabinet.It’s one thing keeping open the option that you might try to become prime minister one day. And it’s another thing, a very different thing, to try and unseat a sitting prime minister in the moment we’re in. And Wes Streeting is not doing that.Somebody who is planning to pull the plug and launch a leadership bid in a couple of days’ time doesn’t go to the cinema with a friend. Continue reading...
Manager has finished in a playoff spot or higher every year bar one in his 16 seasons with four clubs and is preparing for Stevenage test“I’ve been through absolutely everything,” says Dave Challinor. “I’ve won and lost eliminators, won and lost semi-finals and finals, won and lost on penalties. I’ve even had goalkeepers score against me.”When it comes to the playoffs and promotion, few can match Challinor in terms of experience. For 15 of his 16 seasons as a manager his teams – Colwyn Bay, Fylde, Hartlepool and more recently Stockport – have finished in a playoff spot or higher. The exception came in 2019-20 when he moved mid-campaign. When Stockport begin their League One playoff campaign with a semi-final first leg away at Stevenage on Saturday, it will be Challinor’s 12th playoff experience, at every level from the Northern Premier League to League One. Continue reading...
Scott Parker has left Burnley after the club were relegated from the Premier League, the club announced on Thursday. Parker led the Clarets to promotion last season with a formidable defensive record but won only four top-flight matches this season, conceding goals at a rate of two per game. Michael Jackson has been appointed interim head coach for the remaining games. Parker, who has masterminded three promotions and two relegations across a six-year coaching career, leaves with a year remaining on his contract.
Bayern Munich beat PSG 5-4 in a Champions League semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes, with six different scorers across both teams delivering what pundits called a 'generational classic'. Michael Olise, Harry Kane and Luis Díaz scored for Bayern, while Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored for PSG. The tie is poised at 5-4 heading into next week's return leg in Munich.
Tracey Neville, the former England netball coach who led the team to Commonwealth Games gold in 2018, has been appointed managing director of Stockport County Women. The 49-year-old, whose brothers Gary and Phil Neville were famous footballers, aims to transform the tier-four club into a professional outfit with aspirations to reach WSL2 within three years. Stockport will rebrand to Stockport County Women this summer and are building towards full professionalism.
The baby was found at a home in Reddish, Stockport, but later died in hospital, police say.
