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The English Football League Championship trophy, designed and manufactured by Vaughtons of Birmingham in 1890, is the same one that England's champion team received until the English Premier League came into existence in the summer of 1992. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Known sometimes as “The Lady” because the lid bears the figure of a woman, the trophy has been presented to some of English football’s legendary teams. They include the great Huddersfield triple title winners of the 1920s and the Arsenal teams that won five titles in eight seasons in the 1930s. Manchester United’s Busby Babes carried off the trophy in 1956 and 1957 before the Munich air tragedy, and Liverpool collected the trophy 10 times in 18 seasons between 1972/73 and 1989/90. The last team to collect the trophy as English champions were Leeds United in 1991/92. Since then, as the prize of the second tier, no team has repeated a year with it. Huddersfield Town Football Club are an English football club based in Huddersfield, in the Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The Busby Babes were a group of Manchester United players who progressed from the clubs youth team into the first team under Sir Matt Busbys management. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A plaque at Old Trafford Football Ground commemorating the Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on February 6, 1958, when Flight BE609, a British European Airways Elizabethan class Airspeed Ambassador charter aircraft G-ALZU Lord Burghley, carrying players and backroom staff of Manchester United F.C., plus a... Liverpool Football Club are a British football club, and one of the most famous football clubs in the world. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ...

The current holders are Reading who celebrated winning the Championship on 1 April 2006 after defeating Derby County 5-0, while Stoke City held Sheffield Utd 1-1. Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons or the fizzy-pop league due to its sponsor) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Derby County Football Club are a football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Sheffield United Football Club are a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ...

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• The Trophy