Championship (Week 39) : Cardiff City defeats Birmingham City 2-0
WALES, Mar. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 39: After their 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on March 17, Cardiff City bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Cardiff City nor Birmingham City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Doyle ('50) and Whittingham ('76 on penalty).
Cardiff City remains in 14th place with 51 points from 39 games, one point behind Leeds United FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 39 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 73 |
| 2 | Watford | 39 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 46 | 32 | 72 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 72 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 43 | 33 | 70 |
| 5 | Derby County | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 43 | 26 | 67 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 67 |
| 7 | Brentford | 39 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 52 | 12 | 66 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 65 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 57 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 54 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 54 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 53 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 52 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 51 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 47 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 45 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 45 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 44 |
| 19 | Reading | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 44 |
| 20 | Fulham | 39 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 68 | -18 | 43 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 40 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 35 |
| 23 | Millwall | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 64 | -31 | 33 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 39 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 78 | -48 | 23 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 1-3 Cardiff City (3 Mar.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 1-1 Bournemouth (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Reading - Cardiff City (4 Apr.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 6-1 Reading (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 1-1 Huddersfield Town (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Rotherham United (3 Apr.)
Cardiff City
2:0
Birmingham City
2:0 (0:0)
- 21 March 2015
- 15:00
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 73 |
| 2 |  Watford | 72 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 72 |
| 4 |  Norwich City | 70 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 67 |
Week 39 Results
| Friday 20 March 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Derby County | |
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
| Bournemouth | 3-0 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Brentford | 2-2 | Millwall |  |
| Norwich City | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Rotherham United | 2-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 3-2 | Reading |  |
| Watford | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Leeds United |  |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Birmingham City | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Fulham |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |