Championship

LANDMARK DAY FOR BORO IS CROWNED BY LANKSHEAR

by
The LeaguePaper Team
11 October 2026

CHAMPIONSHIP
Star Game
Hellberg salutes a ‘brilliant’ triumph
By Scott Wilson

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 Lankshear 57

WOLVES 0

UP FOR IT: Middlesbrough’s Will Lankshear rises high to head the winner
PICTURE: Alamy

KIM HELLBERG felt Boro showcased their promotion credentials after they beat Wolves at the Riverside.
The hosts celebrated their 150th anniversary in style as Will Lankshear’s second-half header lifted them into the automatic-promotion positions for the first time this season.
Wolves would have gone above Boro had they won, but the Teessiders w...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related TopicsBoro Middlesbrough Premium Promotion Wolves

Read our latest news on any of these social networks!

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in Championship

CLEM: WE LOST INTENSITY

PUMPED: Swansea City’s Moussa Yeo, left, celebrates with Joseph Opoku after scoring the equaliser PICTURES: Alamy BEATEN Norwich boss Phillippe Clement is looking forward to back-to-back home games next week against Southampton and Portsmouth after suffering a fourth defeat in five away games. It was a fourth loss in a...
IT’S DOWN TO IDAH TO SEAL IT FOR THE SWANS

By Rob Cole SUPER Swansea were able to increase their lead at the top of the Championship thanks to another comeback victory. Second-half goals from Moussa Yeo in the 49th minute and Republic of Ireland star striker Adam Idah in the 59th wiped out Jacob Wright’s strike just before the...
Emile Heskey: Birmingham City must target play-offs after building Championship platform

Birmingham City must target promotion after consolidating in the Championship last season, according to former Blues striker Emile Heskey.
The FLP Podcast: Tonda Eckert verdict, Robbie Savage & more dugout changes + Championship returns

The FLP Podcast team discuss the Tonda Eckert verdict, the latest managerial changes and the Championship’s return after the international break.