EFL Trophy

Association football tournament in England

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2025 Peterborough became the first team to retain the EFL Trophy by beating Birmingham City 2-0 in the final.
April 15 2025 Paul Warne was announced as the Head Coach on a 'long term' deal with four games remaining in the 2024–25 EFL League Two season.
2025 Peterborough United won the EFL Trophy final, defeating Birmingham City 2-0.
March 30 2025 Matt Hamshaw takes over as caretaker manager following Steve Evans' tenure.
March 15 2025 Peterborough United won against Cambridge United 0-1 in their latest league fixture, continuing their competitive derby history.
March 2025 Financial statements reveal Reynolds and McElhenney's £15m loans have been fully repaid, with a record turnover of £26.7m for a League Two side.
February 26 2025 Nigel Adkins left Tranmere by mutual agreement after a ten-game winless run, and was replaced by assistant manager Andy Crosby until the end of the season.
January 2025 Luton Borough Council approved the stadium plans.
January 9 2025 Rob Edwards appointed as manager of Luton Town F.C., the most recent manager in the club's history as of the current date.
2024 Birmingham City won the League One title and returned to the Championship at the first attempt.
2024 Competition enters a new sponsorship period with Vertu Trophy.
2024 AFC Bournemouth signs a new kit deal with Umbro for their current kit. The front shirt sponsor is bj88, with LEOS International on the sleeve. For FA Cup matches, they feature 'The Soccer Tournament' on the back of their shirts.
2024 Stadium Support Services Ltd became the main sponsor for the 2024-2025 season.
2024 Andrew Pettit takes over as chairman of Grimsby Town F.C., starting from 2024.
2024 bj88 becomes the team's shirt sponsor for the 2024–25 season, with LEOS International as the shirt sleeve sponsor.
2024 Under Andoni Iraola's leadership, Bournemouth achieved their best points tally in the Premier League, accumulating 48 points and finishing 12th in the 2023-24 season.
2024 Darrell Clarke becomes the manager of Barnsley F.C., continuing the club's tradition of diverse managerial appointments.
2024 Puma became the new kit manufacturer for Southampton F.C., replacing Hummel. Simultaneously, Rollbit became the new shirt sponsor and P&O Cruises the new sleeve sponsor.
2024 Won the Championship play-off final and returned to the Premier League at the first attempt.
2024 Southampton wins Championship play-offs, securing promotion to a higher league division.
2024 Peterborough won the EFL Trophy for the second time, defeating Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 in the final.
2024 St Andrew's stadium renamed to St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park due to sponsorship
2024 Relegated to EFL League One, the third tier of English football
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United wins 2-1 against Crawley Town in the Round of 16, with goals from Harrison Burrows and Ephron Mason-Clark.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Wycombe Wanderers beats Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s 4-1 in the quarter-finals, with goals from Kieran Sadlier, an own goal, and Dale Taylor.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United wins 3-0 against Blackpool in the semi-final, with goals from Malik Mothersille and two from Harrison Burrows.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United supporters raised over £5,000 to help fans with financial difficulties attend the EFL Trophy final.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Wycombe Wanderers defeats West Ham United Under-21s 2-1, with goals from an own goal by Lewis Orford and Richard Kone.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United defeats AFC Wimbledon 3-1 in the quarter-finals, with goals from Malik Mothersille, Ephron Mason-Clark, and Ricky Jade-Jones.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Harry Linacre performed the national anthem before the match.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United defeats Arsenal Under-21s 3-0 in the Round of 32, with goals from Ryan de Havilland, Jonson Clarke-Harris, and Malik Mothersille.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Wycombe Wanderers secures a 1-0 win against Bradford City in the semi-final, with a match-winning goal from Matt Butcher.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Wycombe Wanderers wins 3-2 against Fulham Under-21s in the Round of 32, with goals from Dale Taylor and Chris Forino-Joseph.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Scott Oldham was confirmed as the referee for the EFL Trophy final, with Peterborough having won their previous five matches refereed by him.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
A coin toss determined Peterborough's first choice of kit, requiring Wycombe to wear their green and white away kit with green socks.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough Cathedral was lit up in blue in support of Peterborough United before the EFL Trophy final at Wembley.
2024
2024 EFL Trophy final
Peterborough United won their second EFL Trophy title, defeating Wycombe Wanderers at Wembley Stadium and maintaining a 100% win record at the venue.
December 2024 Gary O'Neil was sacked with the club in 19th position and replaced by Vítor Pereira on a contract until June 2026.
December 21 2024 Ivan Jurić was appointed as Southampton's manager on an 18-month deal, following the interim management of Simon Rusk.
December 21 2024 Ivan Jurić was appointed as the new manager on an 18-month deal, following Martin's dismissal.
December 15 2024 Russell Martin was sacked as Southampton manager after a 5-0 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, with the team sitting 20th in the Premier League with only 5 points after 16 games.
November 9 2024 Peterborough won a decisive league match against Cambridge United with a 6-1 victory.
October 2024 The Allyn family from Skaneateles, New York, becomes a new minority investor, acquiring nearly 15% stake in the club.
September 2024 The club submitted revised plans for a 25,000-seat stadium to Luton Borough Council.
September 17 2024 Barnsley F.C. suffered a record cup defeat of 7-0 against Manchester United in the EFL Cup third round.
August 2024 Wrexham joins the European Club Association.
August 2024 AFC Bournemouth pays a club record transfer fee of £40.2 million to Porto for the signing of Evanilson.
August 23 2024 Ben Challen was appointed as the new Women's First Team Head Coach, after previously serving as interim coach since June.
June 2024 Régis Le Bris was announced as the new head coach, joining from Lorient.

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