The 2013/2014 season of the second-tier of the English football league, called ‘the Championship’, got underway Saturday.
Although not very popular outside Europe, the division is very important in the English football calendar as a significant number of teams or footballers in the league have been involved with top flight football before at some time or the other. Also, according to Delloite, in the 2004–05 season it was the wealthiest non-top flight football division in the world, and the sixth richest division in Europe.
Perhaps the most significant reason to pay attention to the league is because every season three teams from the Premier league would be relegated to play in the Championship the following season while three teams from the lower division would be promoted to the Premiership at the same time.
Below are the results of the matches played over the weekend:
Saturday, 3rd August 2013:

Burnley 1:1 Bolton Wanderers
Barnsley 0:4 Wigan Athletic
Birmingham City 0:1 Watford
Bournemouth 2:1 Charlton Athletic
Doncaster Rovers 1:3 Blackpool
Leeds United 2:1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Middlesbrough 1:2 Leicester City
Milwall 0:1 Yeovil Town
Nothingham Forest 1:0 Huddersfield Town
QPR 2:1 Sheffield Wednesday
Reading 2:1 Ipswich Town

The only match played on Sunday, 4th August was between Derby County and Blackburn Rover. It ended in a one-all draw.

The Premiership starts 17th August 2013 and Urnaija.com promises that results and highlights will be updated within minutes of the conclusion of every match played.



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