It’s been a tough start but the Republic’s manager is keeping the faith

Black Cats win at Wembley for first time since 1973

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have won approval from supporters to buy Wrexham AFC, the oldest football club in Wales

Manager brought club up to the Championship without paying up front for a single player

There are potential owners for the club out there who aren’t tied to abhorrent regimes

Who will get relegated? Could Charlton potentially get a stay of execution?

Wigan, Sheffield Wednesday and Derby may face costly multi-point deductions for breaches of regulations

Former St Johnstone captain leaves Southend after their relegation from League One

Results from 2,213 tests conducted on players and staff from 24 Championship clubs

Peterborough owner points to factoring as a key financial strategy to ease the crisis

Patrick Madden hands over the marks for each side with the current campaign suspended

Emiliano Sala’s death and the unravelling of the FAI bookended a remarkable year

Spurs will reach knockouts with a win over Olympiakos in London

Teams affected by Bury and Bolton’s inability to stage matches may feel a sense of injustice

Manager has turned Leeds into a successful club and re-enthused a disillusioned fanbase

Former Ireland goalkeeper relishing his coaching role alongside manager Frank Lampard

Leicester held by Jamie Vardy’s old club Fleetwood, Pardew gets first West Brom win

Leicester won the title last season by being similarly ruthless and clear-sighted

Millwall dump out Leicester; Huddersfield earn replay with City; Middlesbrough survive Oxford fightback

At 33 Southampton stalwart moves to West Ham – just as Saints book big Wembley date

A two-week holiday in the Caribbean island of Necker will set you back around €1 million

Striker Kyle Lafferty a lonesome figure as Northern Ireland fail to register shot at goal

Fleetwood Town defender has played a big role in helping Northern Ireland to France ’16

Ireland goalkeeper will be anxious to play again this season to catch O’Neill’s eye

Manager refuses to discuss his own future after being linked with Holland post

Former Celtic manager struggling this season with club lying at foot of Championship

Winger hungry for victory at Aviva Stadium before he returns to relegation battle

Dubious penalty wraps up comeback win for Van Gaal’s side, Arsenal await in last eight

Chesterfield’s Dublin-born striker and the top goalscorer in England is undergoing medical

Dane’s touch of class means Tottenham can start preparing to face Chelsea at Wembley

Goalkeeper’s error deep into stoppage-time gifted Leicester a dramatic victory on Saturday

The Premiership team had a slender 1-0 League Cup first leg win over their League One opponents

Top four place now a distinct possibility for Ronald Koeman’s side

Evans apologises for the first time for the “effects” of events leading to rape conviction

Goals from Ander Herrera and Ángel di María provide match-winning moments of class

Nigel Clough’s side take third Premier League scalp of the season at Loftus Road

Striker served two-and-a-half years of five-year sentence after being found guilty of rape

Harry Kane on the scoresheet again as Spurs reach League Cup semis to face Sheffield United

Marc McNulty puts Blades into semis as Koeman’s side continue to stutter

Rangers had to launch an emergency share issue last month to pay September’s wages