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Encyclopedia > Football League First Division

From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England.


This ended with the creation in 1992 of the Premier League, when the teams then making up the original First Division decided to split the administration of their league away from the control of The Football League, largely to capitalize upon their status as the biggest and most wealthy clubs in the country. The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though a few Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two...


From the 1992-1993 to the 2003-2004 season, the Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League, but was now effectively the second highest division in the overall English football league system. The 1992-1993 season was the 113th season of competitive football in England. ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2003 to July 2004: // Events 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. ... The Football League logo The Football League (often referred to as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) is a league competition for English football (soccer) clubs (though a few Welsh clubs also take part) containing three divisions (the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two... The English football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (though for historical reasons — namely that the league system was originally intended to be United Kingdom-wide — a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ...


The First Division was renamed for commercial reasons as the Football League Championship prior to the start of the 2004-05 season. However, it remains as the second tier of English football. The Football League Championship logo The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ...


Teams

There are 24 teams in the First Division.


At the end of each season the top two teams, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 3rd-6th position, are promoted to the Premier League, and are replaced by the three teams that finish at the bottom of the Premier League. The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ...


Similarly, the last three teams at the bottom of the First Division are relegated to the Second Division, and are replaced by the top two teams, and the winner of the play-off between the teams finishing in 3rd-6th place, in the Second Division. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...


Previous First Division champions

See List of winners of English Premiership and predecessors. The English Football League First Division was established in 1889 as the top-tier league in English football. ...


See List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors A national second tier of English league football was established in 1893, as the Second Division. ...

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