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Another is the EFL Trophy, which involves clubs from League One and League Two (the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system). Since 2016–17 season, sixteen Category One academies from Championship and Premier League have taken part in the competition.
The FA Trophy commenced in 1969 for those participants in Steps 1–4 of the National League System (tiers 5–8 of the overall English football league system). [14] The Watney Cup, active from 1970 until 1973 was one of the first of these to have top division participants, though only for clubs that didn't qualify for UEFA competitions. [ 15 ]
The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
Pages in category "English football trophies and awards" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Luton Town won the first major trophy in their history by defeating Arsenal 3–2 in the League Cup final. Jackie Milburn , former Newcastle United striker, died of cancer at the age of 64. Lincoln City , the first club to suffer automatic relegation from the Football League, regained their league status at the first attempt by clinching the ...
It is also the largest stadium in the country with a capacity of 90,000. It is owned by the FA and stages England home matches, the FA Cup final and semi-finals, English Football League Cup final, English Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, FA Vase as well as the Promotion play-off finals of the English Football League and the Conference National.
Football League Trophy (quarter-finals), 10 November 2009, Bradford City beat Port Vale 5–4 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time) Football League Trophy (second round), 6 October 2009, Bradford City beat Notts County 3–2 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time) Fastest penalty awarded: 6 seconds. Chester v Witton Albion – 13 ...
England is regarded in Argentina as one of the major rivals of the national football team, matched only by Brazil and Uruguay. [133] The rivalry is, to a lesser extent reciprocal in England, locally described as a grudge match although matches against Germany carry a greater significance in popular perception.