Soeaking of the news, Football League Chairman Sir Brian Mawhinney told the Official Football League Site: ’The Championship' is a term steeped in the history of The Football League. Reclaiming it for our leading clubs will place a new enhanced emphasis on its status at the pinnacle of our competition.
“Not only is it a gateway to the Premiership, it is one of Europe's leading league competitions, in terms of the standard of football being played, the high quality of stadia and the numbers of supporters attending”
Mawhinney also revealed that there are more changes than simply the league title ahead: “We will be making a series of equally significant announcements over the coming months as we unveil a number of new initiatives aimed at co-ordinating and developing the outstanding work already being carried out by clubs.