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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.
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 Football League promoted Sunderland to the First Division in their place, and demoted them to the Third Division, although they were allowed to remain in the Second Division on appeal. Newcastle United, whose new signing Mick Quinn topped the Football League goal charts with 32 goals, had squandered their chance on an immediate return to ...
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the RSSSF website [1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, [2] with home and away statistics separated.
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 [1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, [2] with home and away statistics separated.
Div 1 = Football League First Division; Div 2 = Football League Second Division; Div 3 = Football League Third Division; Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division; Lge 1 = Football League One; Lge 2 = Football League Two; SL = Southern League; ML = Midland League; NL = Northamptonshire League; Key to rounds: DNE = Did not enter; PR = Preliminary ...
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 1974–75 season was the 76th completed season of The Football League.. Dave Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race which went right to the wire.