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The Football League
Founded 1888
Country England and Wales
Divisions League Championship
League One
League Two
Level on pyramid 2-4

The English Football League is a football league in England and Wales. It was officially known as the Football League from its creation in 1888 until 2016.

2016–17 clubs

League Championship League One League Two
Aston Villa AFC Wimbledon Accrington Stanley
Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Barnet
Birmingham City Bradford City Blackpool
Blackburn Rovers Bristol Rovers Cambridge United
Brentford Bury Carlisle United
Brighton & Hove Albion Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town
Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester Town
Burton Albion Coventry City Crawley Town
Cardiff City Fleetwood Town Crewe Alexandra
Derby County Gillingham Doncaster Rovers
Fulham Millwall Exeter City
Huddersfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Grimsby Town
Ipswich Town Northampton Town Hartlepool United
Leeds United Oldham Athletic Leyton Orient
Newcastle United Oxford United Luton Town
Norwich City Peterborough United Mansfield Town
Nottingham Forest Port Vale Morecambe
Preston North End Rochdale Newport County
Queens Park Rangers Scunthorpe United Notts County
Reading Sheffield United Plymouth Argyle
Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Portsmouth
Sheffield Wednesday Southend United Stevenage
Wigan Athletic Swindon Town Wycombe Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall Yeovil Town

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Images for kids

  • Mcgregor

    William McGregor, founder of The Football League

  • AstonVilla1896-97

    The Aston Villa team in 1897, after winning both the FA Cup and the Football League.

  • The Football League logo until 1988

    The original logo of the Football League

  • Milleniumstadiumchampionshipplayofffinal06

    Championship Play-off final, 2006. (Leeds United v. Watford, Millennium Stadium)

  • The Football League logo until 1988

    1888–1988

  • The Football League

    2004]]–2016

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: English Football League para niños

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