Atouk
07 May 2007, 04:47 PM
The R's close out the season in 18th place in the table after a 1-1 draw with Stoke in the final game of the season.
Martin Rowlands scored in the 6th minute for his 10th goal of the season.
QPR received NINE yellow cards (to just two for Stoke), including two to Sampsa Timoska, which meant we played with 10 men from the 68th minute onward.
Stoke scored in the 83rd minute to earn the point. Had they won, they'd have finished tied Southampton on points for the final playoff spot, but would have had to win by at least 3 to catch them on goal difference since the Saints crushed Southend 4-1.
At the top of the table, Birmingham lost to Preston, so Sunderland won the Championship by defeating Luton 5-0.
Preston's win wasn't enough to get them into the playoffs, however, as their awful dip in form over the last month or so saw them finish in 7th.
Sunderland and Birmingham will play in the Premiership next season.
These four will fight it out for the final promotion spot:
3 Derby 46 16 84
4 West Brom 46 26 76
5 Wolverhampton 46 3 76
6 Southampton 46 24 75
Southend, Luton, and Leeds will play in League One next season.
Moving up from League One into the Championship next season are champions Scunthorpe United and runner-up Bristol City. The following four will battle in the play-ffs to join the Championship next season.
3 Blackpool 46 27 83
4 Nottm Forest 46 24 82
5 Yeovil 46 16 79
6 Oldham 46 22 75
With just one game to go for all relegation-threatened Premiership teams (except for Charlton, who is trailing Spurs as I write in their second-to-last game), the three that will be joining us in the Championship look to be Charlton, Wigan and one other:
16 Sheff Utd 37 -22 38
17 West Ham 37 -25 38
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18 Wigan 37 -23 35
19 Charlton 36 -24 33
20 Watford 37 -30 27
Wigan could pass either Sheffield United or West Ham next weekend. Wigan visits Sheffield United, so their destiny is in their own hands -- a one-goal win would bring them level on points and GD and they alread lead in goals scored by two. West Ham closes the season at Man United, who has locked up the Premiership title and has little to play for.
The fixture list is due out on June 22nd.
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Table
FINAL TABLE
Pos Team P GD PTS
1 Sunderland 46 29 88
2 Birmingham 46 25 86
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3 Derby 46 16 84
4 West Brom 46 26 76
5 Wolverhampton 46 3 76
6 Southampton 46 24 75
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7 Preston 46 11 74
8 Stoke 46 21 73
9 Sheff Wed 46 4 71
10 Colchester 46 14 69
11 Plymouth 46 1 67
12 Crystal Palace 46 8 65
13 Cardiff 46 4 64
14 Ipswich 46 5 62
15 Burnley 46 3 57
16 Norwich 46 -15 57
17 Coventry 46 -15 56
18 QPR 46 -14 53
19 Leicester 46 -15 53
20 Barnsley 46 -32 50
21 Hull 46 -16 49
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22 Southend 46 -33 42
23 Luton 46 -28 40
24 Leeds 46 -26 36
Martin Rowlands scored in the 6th minute for his 10th goal of the season.
QPR received NINE yellow cards (to just two for Stoke), including two to Sampsa Timoska, which meant we played with 10 men from the 68th minute onward.
Stoke scored in the 83rd minute to earn the point. Had they won, they'd have finished tied Southampton on points for the final playoff spot, but would have had to win by at least 3 to catch them on goal difference since the Saints crushed Southend 4-1.
At the top of the table, Birmingham lost to Preston, so Sunderland won the Championship by defeating Luton 5-0.
Preston's win wasn't enough to get them into the playoffs, however, as their awful dip in form over the last month or so saw them finish in 7th.
Sunderland and Birmingham will play in the Premiership next season.
These four will fight it out for the final promotion spot:
3 Derby 46 16 84
4 West Brom 46 26 76
5 Wolverhampton 46 3 76
6 Southampton 46 24 75
Southend, Luton, and Leeds will play in League One next season.
Moving up from League One into the Championship next season are champions Scunthorpe United and runner-up Bristol City. The following four will battle in the play-ffs to join the Championship next season.
3 Blackpool 46 27 83
4 Nottm Forest 46 24 82
5 Yeovil 46 16 79
6 Oldham 46 22 75
With just one game to go for all relegation-threatened Premiership teams (except for Charlton, who is trailing Spurs as I write in their second-to-last game), the three that will be joining us in the Championship look to be Charlton, Wigan and one other:
16 Sheff Utd 37 -22 38
17 West Ham 37 -25 38
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18 Wigan 37 -23 35
19 Charlton 36 -24 33
20 Watford 37 -30 27
Wigan could pass either Sheffield United or West Ham next weekend. Wigan visits Sheffield United, so their destiny is in their own hands -- a one-goal win would bring them level on points and GD and they alread lead in goals scored by two. West Ham closes the season at Man United, who has locked up the Premiership title and has little to play for.
The fixture list is due out on June 22nd.
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Table
FINAL TABLE
Pos Team P GD PTS
1 Sunderland 46 29 88
2 Birmingham 46 25 86
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3 Derby 46 16 84
4 West Brom 46 26 76
5 Wolverhampton 46 3 76
6 Southampton 46 24 75
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7 Preston 46 11 74
8 Stoke 46 21 73
9 Sheff Wed 46 4 71
10 Colchester 46 14 69
11 Plymouth 46 1 67
12 Crystal Palace 46 8 65
13 Cardiff 46 4 64
14 Ipswich 46 5 62
15 Burnley 46 3 57
16 Norwich 46 -15 57
17 Coventry 46 -15 56
18 QPR 46 -14 53
19 Leicester 46 -15 53
20 Barnsley 46 -32 50
21 Hull 46 -16 49
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22 Southend 46 -33 42
23 Luton 46 -28 40
24 Leeds 46 -26 36