Nancy Froston

Sheffield Wednesday Correspondent

Nancy Froston is EFL Correspondent for The Athletic, covering the Championship, League One and League Two. She previously reported on Sheffield Wednesday for the city's newspaper, The Star.

EFL's promoted teams often don't have the Golden Boot winner - but it doesn't matter

None of the top goalscorers in the EFL belong to a promoted team. Is there a reason, or is this just a quirk?

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Ipswich Town are back in the Premier League after 22 years - this is how they did it

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Leeds United fans, do you believe in miracles?

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Derby County: Back in the Championship - thanks to an accidental manager and reluctant owner

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The making of Leeds' Crysencio Summerville, a talent who can achieve 'big things'

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Patrick Bamford revives Leeds' belief at the beginning of a crucial week

Daniel Farke's invitation to the fanbase last week to believe in him and his decisions was justified by Monday night's win at Boro

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The Championship's four-way fight for promotion and a title no one wants to win

Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Leeds United have led the way in the second tier promotion race, but Southampton are the team with momentum

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Crewe Alexandra: A club rebuilding after horrors off the pitch

Crewe have had to confront a troubling past in recent years while fixing the club on the pitch in a bid to win promotion

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The inside story of Portsmouth's promotion back to the Championship

Next season, Portsmouth will play in the Championship for the first time since 2012 - this is how John Mousinho and his team won League One

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Is the Wrexham 'fairytale' good or bad for football?

Wrexham's second promotion in as many seasons has led to interesting responses from fans of other EFL clubs

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Daniel Farke calls for calm at Leeds as promotion race keeps twisting and turning

A frustrating 0-0 draw with Sunderland denied Leeds top spot in the Championship, but their manager has spoke of the need for level-heads

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EFL players of the year: Summerville, Cashin and Keillor-Dunn - and many more

The EFL has opened its voting for the player of the year in each division - so The Athletic has asked its 'experts' to do the same...

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Premier League title race is exciting - but the Championship's three-way fight is next level

The top flight has a rare three-team fight for the title, but it's not even the most dramatic race thanks to Leeds, Ipswich and Leicester

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Crysencio Summerville is shaping Leeds' season - even when he's not supposed to

The young forward pulled rank on a vital late penalty last night but clearly feels he is the man to help seal club's Premier League return

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Chesterfield are heading back to the EFL and have no intention of standing still

Will Grigg's gamble in dropping down to the National League for the first time has paid off – but says Chesterfield are just getting started

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Ash Phillips: Life at Plymouth, taking Tottenham chance and debt to Blackburn

Ashley Phillips is gaining valuable experience in Plymouth's fight for survival as he plots a path to Ange Postecoglou's Spurs team

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Archie Gray is Leeds' unflappable prodigy - and now making his mark for England

The 18-year-old was not fazed by his first step up to the under-21s - further honours surely await in the future

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Stoke are cash-rich but stuck with a 'cold culture' - and cycle they cannot break

A trip to Stoke was once endured with a grimace; now, six years after relegation, teams can't wait to travel there - what is going wrong?

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Football's best up-and-coming managers: Kieran McKenna, a relentless entertainer

The Ipswich boss is still only 37 but is already showing signs he could develop into a managerial great

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Jacob Greaves - the Hull City fan now starring for them at centre-back

The centre-back has followed his father into the Hull City first team - and has an increasing list of Premier League admirers

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Georginio Rutter was caught in Leeds' Premier League drift - he's now an assist machine

Sam Allardyce was right about one thing in his short spell as Leeds manager – the French youngster would come to the fore this season

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Luis Binks: From MLS to Championship play-off hunt and FA Cup semi-final - via Serie A

Former Montreal Impact defender Binks explains why he's relishing every minute of his homecoming in English football with Coventry City

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Cheick Tiote's magic to 'Crystanbul' - our writers' favourite comebacks

Our writers describe the greatest comebacks they have seen live - jump in, reminisce and then add your own…

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Farke's decision to keep Firpo at Leeds has made sense - but what does his future hold?

Maligned and mocked in the Premier League, the left-back has proved an important figure in the promotion push – and a source of assists

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Madness of the Championship relegation fight: Nine teams in danger, 10 games to go

Three teams will leave via the Championship exit door but as many as 10 remain in danger - expect a grandstand finish

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EFL's promoted teams often don't have the Golden Boot winner - but it doesn't matter

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Patrick Bamford revives Leeds' belief at the beginning of a crucial week

The Championship's four-way fight for promotion and a title no one wants to win

Crewe Alexandra: A club rebuilding after horrors off the pitch

The inside story of Portsmouth's promotion back to the Championship

Is the Wrexham 'fairytale' good or bad for football?

Daniel Farke calls for calm at Leeds as promotion race keeps twisting and turning

EFL players of the year: Summerville, Cashin and Keillor-Dunn - and many more

Premier League title race is exciting - but the Championship's three-way fight is next level

Crysencio Summerville is shaping Leeds' season - even when he's not supposed to

Chesterfield are heading back to the EFL and have no intention of standing still

Ash Phillips: Life at Plymouth, taking Tottenham chance and debt to Blackburn

Archie Gray is Leeds' unflappable prodigy - and now making his mark for England

Stoke are cash-rich but stuck with a 'cold culture' - and cycle they cannot break

Football's best up-and-coming managers: Kieran McKenna, a relentless entertainer

Jacob Greaves - the Hull City fan now starring for them at centre-back

Georginio Rutter was caught in Leeds' Premier League drift - he's now an assist machine

Luis Binks: From MLS to Championship play-off hunt and FA Cup semi-final - via Serie A

Cheick Tiote's magic to 'Crystanbul' - our writers' favourite comebacks

Farke's decision to keep Firpo at Leeds has made sense - but what does his future hold?

Madness of the Championship relegation fight: Nine teams in danger, 10 games to go