The season of the second English football league officially ended today on the Island with the matches of the 46th round. A few weeks ago, Coventry City became the champion, which, together with Ipswich, is moving among the elite in premier league. The four clubs qualified for the elimination fights for third place, which leads to the first league, top scorer championship and he also officially became a 24-year-old Slovenian national team player Žan Vipotnik.
Konjičan did not score in the last match of the season, when his Swansea team faced Charlton, but even that was enough for an easy victory in the scorers’ table. He contributed 25 goals in all competitions, and was on target 23 times in the second league. His closest rivals were Oliver McBurnie from Hull City and Haji Wright from victorious Coventry City. Thanks to Vipotnik’s exceptional form, Swansea finished in eleventh place, two points ahead of Bristol City, the second Slovenian representative on the island. Tomija Horvat.
We also saw some drama in the battle to break through to the places that bring ranking among the four clubs in the fight for promotion to the Premier League. Millwall, still hoping to finish second this morning, were denied Ipswich’s slippage to finish third, while Southampton climbed all the way to fourth after a remarkable New Year’s winning run.
Great joy in the Coventry City staff led by Frank Lampard. PHOTO: Andrew Boyers/Reuters
Middlesbrough fans will also keep their hopes up, while Hull City edged out Wrexham on the final day. The mother club of Maribor – both teams are owned by Turks Acun Ilicali –, thus even has a chance to be part of the top twenty in the most watched football league in the world next year.
The announced Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford United were relegated to the third English league Nika Prelca and Leicester City, who enjoyed a sensational victory in the Premier League exactly a decade ago, but now the Foxes have just as sensationally fallen to the third tier of island football.
