Championship (Week 20) : Blackpool beats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 6, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: After their 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers on November 29 and 1-1 draw against Rotherham United on November 29, the Seasiders returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Blackpool forward Davies in the 56th minute.
Birmingham City FC are down in 19th place with 22 points from 20 games, tie on points with Fulham.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 6, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Brentford | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Watford | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Millwall | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Blackpool FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 1-0 Birmingham City (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 1-1 Blackpool (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Blackpool (13 Dec.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 19 -2
- Best performance of the season:Millwall 1-3 Birmingham City (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 2-1 Nottingham Forest (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Reading (13 Dec.)
Blackpool
1:0
Birmingham City
1:0 (0:0)
- 6 December 2014
- 15:00
- Blackpool
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 38 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 37 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 36 |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 36 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 34 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 5 December 2014 | ||||
 | Fulham | 0-5 | Watford |  |
| Saturday 6 December 2014 | ||||
| Blackpool | 1-0 | Birmingham City | |
 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Leeds United |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Derby County | 3-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Brentford | |
 | Reading | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | Bournemouth | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Millwall | 1-5 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Norwich City |  |