Bristol City 2 Crystal Palace 1 (after extra time, Bristol City win 4-2 on aggregate)

Crystal Palace 1 Bristol City 2

TONY MOWBRAY paid tribute to his West Bromwich Albion players after they beat 10-man QPR 2-0 to clinch the Championship title.

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

Bristol City 1 Middlesbrough 2

FOR most footballers, a guaranteed place in the starting XI — not to mention a healthy pay-packet — is the essence of happiness.

Barnsley 2 Swansea 2 (after extra time: Barnsley win 4-3 on penalties)

SAM Ricketts’ late equaliser ensured the League One play-off semi-final between Swansea and Brentford remains evenly poised.

Southend claimed promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship and Swindon were relegated to League Two after the penultimate weekend in League One.

Irish striker Kevin Doyle has completed a remarkable year by being named in the 2006 Professional Footballers’ Association Football League Championship Team of the Year.

Swansea pair Lee Trundle and Alan Tate have both received police cautions for public order offences following their post-match celebrations after they claimed the Football League Trophy earlier this month at the Millennium Stadium.

Swansea duo Lee Trundle and Alan Tate were today arrested by police and charged by the Football Association of Wales following the anti-Cardiff obscenities they paraded at the Millennium Stadium.

Swansea striker Lee Trundle may face police action after aiming insults at Welsh rivals Cardiff while celebrating his club’s Football League Trophy victory.

PARTLY out of choice and partly because his hand was forced by a combination of injuries and retirements, there is certainly a fresh green look to Steve Staunton's first Republic of Ireland squad, announced in Dublin on Thursday morning.

STEVE STAUNTON will announce his first Republic of Ireland squad in Dublin this morning, as preparations intensify for the friendly against Sweden at Lansdowne Road on March 1 - Staunton’s debut as international team manager.

JOHN ALDRIDGE has conceded that the FAI did not set up any meetings with him in respect of the Irish manager's job.

DAVID MOYES has promised worried Everton fans he is working hard to plug gaping holes in his squad left by the departure of Marcus Bent and the ongoing saga over striker Duncan Ferguson’s availability.

Swansea striker Lee Trundle has pleaded with new Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton to hand him a starring role in the remodelled national team.

Southend moved into the Coca-Cola League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Cambridge.

ARSENAL will have history and a psychological edge on their side when they face London rivals Chelsea in the FA Cup next month.

Harry Redknapp and his network of scouts were today spread across Europe as Portsmouth prepare for a frantic week of transfer activity before the January window closes on Saturday night.

NON-LEAGUE Telford United and Gillingham provided shocks in the third round of the FA Cup, knocking out Crewe Alexandra and Premiership Charlton Athletic respectively.