English Football League
league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales
The English Football League (which was the Football League) is a football league in England and Wales. It was created in 1888 and was the top league in England until 1992 when the English Premier League was created. It is now a league for tiers 2-4 of English football.
| Founded | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Country | England and Wales |
| Divisions | League Championship League One League Two |
| Level on pyramid | 2–4 |
2020-21 clubs
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change- Barnsley
- Birmingham City
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Bristol City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Cardiff City
- Coventry City
- Derby County
- Huddersfield Town
- Luton Town
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Norwich City
- Nottingham Forest
- Preston North End
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Rotherham United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Stoke City
- Swansea City
- Watford
- Wycombe Wanderers
League One
change- Accrington Stanley
- AFC Wimbledon
- Blackpool
- Bristol Rovers
- Burton Albion
- Charlton Athletic
- Crewe Alexandra
- Doncaster Rovers
- Fleetwood Town
- Gillingham
- Hull City
- Ipswich Town
- Lincoln City
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Northampton Town
- Oxford United
- Peterborough United
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Rochdale
- Shrewsbury Town
- Swindon Town
- Sunderland
- Wigan Athletic
League Two
change- Barrow
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bradford City
- Cambridge United
- Carlisle United
- Cheltenham Town
- Colchester United
- Crawley Town
- Exeter City
- Forest Green Rovers
- Grimsby Town
- Harrogate Town
- Leyton Orient
- Mansfield Town
- Morecambe
- Newport County
- Oldham Athletic
- Port Vale
- Salford City
- Scunthorpe United
- Southend United
- Stevenage
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall