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Below the Premier League is the English Football League (EFL) (formerly 'the Football League'), which is divided into three divisions of 24 clubs each: The Championship (level 2), League One (level 3), and League Two (level 4). The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs.
The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League , the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third tier became known as the Football League Second Division, while the second level was branded "First ...
A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892–93, at the demise of Football Alliance, as the Second Division.In 1992, with the departure of the then First Division clubs to become the Premier League, the second tier became known as the First Division.
The Valiants had been in the Second Division for the previous three seasons and had spent most of that time in the bottom half of the table, while Plymouth (who replaced manager David Kemp with the former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton in February 1992) had enjoyed six seasons in the Second Division but had also struggled for much of that ...
top division First season in Premier League Seasons in top division Seasons in Premier League First season of current spell in top division No. of seasons of current spell in Premier League Top division titles Most recent top division title Arsenal [v 1] [v 2] 2nd: 1904–05: 1992–93: 108: 33: 1919–20 (99 seasons [v 3]) 33: 13: 2003–04 ...
In the inaugural season of the Premier League Manchester United finished 10 points clear of Aston Villa to win their first league championship in over 26 years. [2] The club successfully retained the title in 1993–94, leading the table after beating Aston Villa 3-9 in the third gameweek. [3]
Liverpool also won the Football League Cup for the second season in succession. The league triumph was made all the more significant by the fact that they had occupied 10th place on Christmas Day. Their season of triumph was overshadowed, however, by the death of legendary former manager Bill Shankly, 68, following a heart attack in late September.
Football League, Second Division; Season: 2001–02: Champions: Brighton & Hove Albion (1st third tier title, and second successive division championship) Direct promotion: Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading: Promoted through play-offs: Stoke City: Relegated: AFC Bournemouth, Bury, Cambridge United, Wrexham: Matches played: 552: Goals scored ...