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With time being short before the first games kickoff, this division will be a little briefer than the Championship and League One. As with the other divisions, not all signings have been named, so if you notice someone, or perhaps a club that I've "missed", chances are I haven't actually missed them, just made a decision to omit them.

We continue our series of the Football League Championship clubs' matches of the past this morning with Bolton Wanderers, and six matches from the years between 1954 and 2003. The first match comes from 1954, and sees Bolton travel to the Manor Ground to play Headington United, who were of course to later become Oxford United, on a snow covered pitch in the FA Cup.

Reading FC will start their second spell in the Premier League next season having emerged from the pack in the Championship to lift the title by a single, solitary point. This, however, is a club with a very lengthy history. Founded in 1871, Reading joined the Football League in 1920, but the amount of time that they spent in the lower divisions means that finding archive footage of them can be a little tricky.

Liverpool make their long-awaited Wembley return tomorrow, squaring off with Cardiff City in the final of the League Cup. It's Liverpool's first cup final in nearly five years, and their first chance at a League Cup trophy since 2005, when they fell to Chelsea 3-2 at the Millenium Stadium.

Phantoms founder Jim Dedeus (center) was on hand for Monday's All-Star Game featuring Oxford United. (Photo: Seacoast United)

Seacoast United Mariners striker Eddie Jones scored for the "Jim Dedeus XI" All Stars after the half hour mark, but it wasn't enough to overtake Oxford United in Monday's 4-1 loss at Portsmouth High School.

Alencar Junior's division-leading 10 goals were good enough to earn All-PDL honors on Monday. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)

A trio of New England-based players were named to the All-Conference PDL Team for the Eastern Conference on Monday.

Defender Pat Boucher (CFC Azul), forward Alencar Junior (Worcester Hydra) and midfielder Jason Massie (GPS Portland Phoenix) were selected through a vote of team management, according to the league's official release.

The 20-man Jim Dedeus XI squad comprised of top local players in the PDL and NPSL to face Oxford United was released on Friday with seven of the New England PDL and NPSL teams represented in the squad.

Boston Victory Player of the Year Hellah Sidibe is among the 20 players featured on the Jim Dedeus XI set to face Oxford United at Portsmouth High School on Monday.

England League Two club Oxford United faced a tougher opponent in the second match of their New England tour on Friday night and were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against the PDL's Seacoast United Phantoms at Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire.

Seacoast's Jordan Thomas battles OUFC's Alfie Potter.

We have tickets to all West Ham United games this season both home and away. For home games we are part of the West Ham Ticket Exchange which means you can buy tickets directly from West Ham ticket holders. You will not find cheaper West Ham tickets anywhere online.

West Ham United 2012-2013 Schedule

Preseason
July 7 Austria Vienna (Generali Arena, Prague) 4pm
July 10 Boreham Wood (Meadow Park) 7pm
July 14 Southend (Roots Hall) 3pm, July 17 Oxford United (Kassam Stadium) 7:45pm
July 21 Colchester (Weston Homes Community Stadium) 3pm
25 July FC Rot-Wieb Erfurt (Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt) 7pm
July 27 Dynamo Dresden (Glucksgas Stadion, Dresden) 7:30pm
July 29 Energie Cottbus (Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus) 2:30pm

August 4 Ipswich Town (Portman Road) 3pm.

We have tickets to all West Ham United games this season both home and away. For home games we are part of the West Ham Ticket Exchange which means you can buy tickets directly from West Ham ticket holders. You will not find cheaper West Ham tickets anywhere online.

West Ham United 2012-2013 Schedule

Preseason
July 7 Austria Vienna (Generali Arena, Prague) 4pm
July 10 Boreham Wood (Meadow Park) 7pm
July 14 Southend (Roots Hall) 3pm, July 17 Oxford United (Kassam Stadium) 7:45pm
July 21 Colchester (Weston Homes Community Stadium) 3pm
25 July FC Rot-Wieb Erfurt (Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt) 7pm
July 27 Dynamo Dresden (Glucksgas Stadion, Dresden) 7:30pm
July 29 Energie Cottbus (Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus) 2:30pm

August 4 Ipswich Town (Portman Road) 3pm.

By Chris Wright

With a doff of the cap to Mr Abbiati's exertions last night, here's ten more fine, flying, clawing, sprawling goalkeeping double saves to feast your peepers uponst...

1. Jim Montgomery, SUNDERLAND vs Leeds

Regarded by gentlemanly scholars as the greatest double save to have ever graced the game, so a fitting place to start.

By Chris Wright

Oxford United manager Chris Wilder has revealed the extent to which his players are willing to commit to the cause, admitting that midfielder Adam Chapman turned out for the U's against Wycombe in League Two on Saturday despite having been hospitalised the night before with a burnt nipple.

While the PDL and NPSL regular seasons are wrapping up this weekend, there will still be some exciting soccer in New Hampshire and Maine as English League Two (fourth division) side Oxford United travels to New England to face the Seacoast United Mariners, Seacoast United Phantoms, and a PDL and NPSL New England All-Star team.