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Cups, Ups & Downs 2023/24

Conor Bradley enjoyed an excellent
breakthrough season with Liverpool.
Although their title challenge faltered
in the closing months he did claim a
Carabao Cup win in February.
ENGLAND

Premier League

Third Place [Champions League qualification]: Liverpool (Conor Bradley)

Relegated: Sheffield United (Oliver Norwood)

Championship

Runners-Up: Ipswich Town (Kieran McKenna, manager)

Play-Offs: Southampton (Shea Charles), West Bromwich Albion (Callum Marshall [loan])

Relegated: Rotherham United (Shane Ferguson, Ciaran McGuckin); Huddersfield Town (Brodie Spencer)

League One

League One champions
Portsmouth featured
Paddy Lane (pictured),
Gavin Whyte and Terry
Devlin among their squad
Champions: Portsmouth (Gavin Whyte, Terry Devlin, Paddy Lane)

Runners-Up: Derby County (Conor Washington, Darren Robinson)

Play-Offs: Bolton Wanderers (Dion Charles, Eoin Toal); Oxford United (Ciaron Brown)

Relegated: Carlisle United (Alfie McCalmont); Fleetwood Town (Carl Johnston, Stephen McMullan); Cheltenham Town (Luke Southwood)

League Two 

Champions: Stockport County (Callum Camps)

Play-Offs: MK Dons (Phoenix Scholtz); Doncaster Rovers (Caolan Lavery)

Relegated: Forest Green Rovers (Charlie McCann)

National League

Champions: Chesterfield (Will Grigg)

Play-Offs: Altrincham (

Will Grigg scored 25 times as
Chesterfield won the Vanarama
National League
Joey Jones)

FA Cup

Winners: Manchester United (Jonny Evans [sub])

EFL Cup

Winners: Liverpool (Conor Bradley)

EFL Trophy

Runner-Up: Wycombe Wanderers (Dale Taylor [1 goal])

SCOTLAND

Ross McCausland established
himself in the Rangers first-
team as they unsuccessfully
challenged Celtic for the
title & Scottish Cup. He did
claim a Via-Play Cup winner's
medal in just his 14th
appearance
Premiership

Champions [Champions League Qualification]: Celtic (Brendan Rodgers manager)

Runners-Up [Champions League Qualification]: Rangers (Ross McCausland)

Europa League Qualification: Hearts (Liam Boyce, Michael McGovern); Kilmarnock (Brad Lyons, Kyle Vassell, Matty Kennedy, Liam Donnelly)

Europa Conference Qualification: St Mirren (Stephen Robinson manager, Conor McMenamin, Caolan Boyd-Munce)

Relegated: Livingston (Michael McGovern [loan])

Premiership Play-Off: Airdrie (Liam McStravick)

Championship

Champions: Dundee United (Sam McClelland [loan]); 

Championship Play-Off: Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Billy McKay)

League One

League One Play-Off: Alloa Athletic (Euan Deveney, Ally Roy [loan])

Scottish Cup

Winner: Celtic (Brendan Rodgers [manager])

Runners-Up: Rangers (Ross McCausland [sub])

League Cup

Winners: Rangers (Ross McCausland)

Challenge Cup

Winners: Airdrie (Liam McStravick [1 goal])

Runners-Up: TNS [WAL] (Rory Holden, Ryan Brobbel)

Youth Cup

Winners: Rangers (Mason Munn, Blaine McClure, Callum Burnside)

NORTHERN IRELAND

Premiership

Champions: Larne (Paul O'Neill, Lee Bonis)

Runners-Up: Linfield (David Healy manager; Chris Johns, Daniel Finlayson, Ben Hall, Kirk Millar, Joel Cooper, Jamie Mulgrew, Robbie McDaid, Chris McKee, Kyle McClean)

European Play-Off Winners: Crusaders (Jonny TuffeyRobbie Weir, Philip Lowry, Ben Kennedy, Jordan Owens)

Relegated: Newry City

Ex-international colleagues Jim Magilton (Cliftonville)
and David Healy (Linfield) led their teams to the Irish
Cup Final. Magilton's team (in his first season) won the
trophy for the first time in 45 years. Healy also tasted
disappointment in the League as runner-up to Larne,
but did claim a third NIFL Cup win. 
Irish Cup

Winners: Cliftonville (Jim Magilton, manager, Sean Stewart, Nathan Gartside, Shea Gordon)

Runners-Up: Linfield (David Healy, manager, Chris Johns, Daniel Finlayson, Jamie Mulgrew, Ben Hall, Kirk Millar, Kyle McClean, Joel Cooper, Chris McKee, Jordan Stewart)

NIFL Cup

Winners: Linfield (David Healy, manager ...)

Runners-Up: Portadown ()

Co Antrim Shield

Winners: Larne (Lee Bonis)

Mid-Ulster Cup

Winners: Portadown

North West Cup

Winners: Limavady United

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