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The Fourth Division was created in 1958 alongside a new national Third Division by merging the regionalised Third Division North and Third Division South.The original economic reasons for having the two regional leagues had become less apparent [1] and thus it was decided to create two national leagues at levels three and four.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website [3] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, [4] with home and away statistics separated.
In sport, the Fourth Division, also called Division 4 or Division IV, is often the fourth-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football
The FA Premier League was founded on 20 February 1992, following the decision of First Division (the top-tier league from 1888 until 1992) clubs to break away from the English Football League. As a result at the top is the single division of the Premier League (level 1, which is often referred to as the "top flight"), containing 20 clubs.
Narrowly avoiding the Third Division drop zone were Plymouth Argyle, who compensated for their league form by reaching the FA Cup semi finals for the first time in their history. York City , Doncaster Rovers , Reading and Bristol City occupied the Fourth Division promotion places.
The First Division title race saw many teams take the lead throughout the season, including traditional favourites like Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, as well as thriving Ipswich Town and Southampton, and most incredibly a Swansea City side who had never been in the First Division before, and who had been in the Fourth Division just a few seasons previously.
The 1973–74 season was the 75th completed season of The Football League.. Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England having failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup.
Including the 2023-2024 season, Crewe Alexandra has played in 101 Football League seasons. The club has never played in the top flight, and has played only 12 seasons in the second tier (four, from 1892 to 1896, when there were only two divisions); 48 seasons have been in the third tier (30 when there were only three tiers), and 41 in the fourth tier. [4]