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The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is a professional football league in England. EFL Two is the third division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, EFL Championship and the EFL One and is contested by 24 clubs.
The 2023–24 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of EFL League Two under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.
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 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.
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 ...
1 Final league tables and results. ... 16th English title: ... Locations of the Football League Second Division 1985–1986 teams. Third Division
The team fourth from bottom of the First Division played off for one place in that division with the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the Second Division. In the semi-final, Chelsea of the First Division beat fifth-placed Blackburn Rovers 6–1 on aggregate, and third-placed Middlesbrough beat Bradford City 3–2 on aggregate.