English Football League EFL er en organisation og fodboldliga som repraesenterer 72 professionelle fodboldklubber fra England og Wales Klubberne i The Football League er fordelt pa tre divisioner Football League Championship Football League One og Football League Two der hver bestar af 24 hold og som udgor niveau 2 4 i det engelske ligasystem English Football LeagueLand e England WalesKonfoderationUEFAEtableret22 marts 1888Forste saeson1888 89Division er Football League Championship 24 hold Football League One 24 hold Football League Two 24 hold Antal hold72Niveauer pa pyramideNiveau 2 4Oprykning tilPremier LeagueNedrykning tilFootball ConferencePokalturneringFA CupLigapokalturneringFootball League Cup Football League TrophyNuvaerende mestreLeeds United Championship Coventry City League One Swindon Town League Two Flest mesterskaberLiverpool FC 18 Tv partnereBBC BSkyBHjemmesidewww football league co uk Ligaen blev stiftet pa et mode den 22 marts 1888 som Football League efter et initiativ fra Aston Villas direktor William McGregor og dermed er det den aeldste professionelle fodboldliga i verden 8 september samme ar startede den forste saeson med 12 klubber men antallet steg hurtigt og var i 1959 blevet til 92 klubber Indtil 1992 bestod ligaen af fire divisioner pa niveau 1 4 i Ligasystemet i engelsk fodbold men i 1992 brod de 20 bedste klubber ud af ligaen og dannede deres egen liga FA Premier League The Football League repraesenterer ikke disse klubber laengere selvom det er op og nedrykning mellem Premier League og The Football League Tidligere vindere1888 1892 Da The Football League blev etableret spillede alle 12 klubber i en division Nr Saeson Vinder Antal titler Andenplads Tredjeplads Traener antal titler Topscorer Mal1 1888 89 Preston North End Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End 212 1889 90 Preston North End 2 Everton Blackburn Rovers 2 Preston North End 243 1890 91 Everton Preston North End Notts County Blackburn Rovers 264 1891 92 Sunderland Preston North End Bolton Wanderers Sunderland 321892 1920 I 1892 optog The Football League 11 af de 12 klubber fra den rivaliserende Football Alliance efter den lukkede Det betod at ligaen nu havde nok klubber til at oprette endnu en division Den eksisterende division blev navngivet First Division mens den nye division blev kaldt Second Division Nr Saeson First Division Second Division 5 1892 93 Sunderland Small Heath 6 1893 94 Aston Villa Liverpool 7 1894 95 Sunderland Bury 8 1895 96 Aston Villa Liverpool 9 1896 97 Aston Villa Notts County 10 1897 98 Sheffield United Burnley 11 1898 99 Aston Villa Manchester City 12 1899 1900 Aston Villa The Wednesday 13 1900 01 Liverpool Grimsby Town 14 1901 02 Sunderland West Bromwich Albion 15 1902 03 The Wednesday Manchester City 16 1903 04 The Wednesday Preston North End 17 1904 05 Newcastle United Liverpool 18 1905 06 Liverpool Bristol City 19 1906 07 Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 20 1907 08 Manchester United Bradford City 21 1908 09 Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers 22 1909 10 Aston Villa Manchester City 23 1910 11 Manchester United West Bromwich Albion 24 1911 12 Blackburn Rovers Derby County 25 1912 13 Sunderland Preston North End 26 1913 14 Blackburn Rovers Notts County 27 1914 15 Everton Derby County 1915 19 Ligaen suspenderet pa grund af forste verdenskrig 28 1919 20 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham Hotspur1920 1921 I 1920 optog The Football League klubberne fra Southern Leagues First Division Southern League fortsatte med dens resterende klubber samt Grimsby Town som ikke var blevet genvalgt til Second Division den foregaende saeson og blevet erstattet af Cardiff City fra Southern League Klubberne blev placeret i den nyoprettede Third Division Nr Saeson First Division Second Division Third Division 29 1920 21 Burnley Birmingham Crystal Palace1921 1958 Efter blot en saeson blev ligaen udvidet igen Denne gang blev blev et antal hold fra Nordengland optaget for at skabe ligevaegt i forhold den tidligere udvidet der primaert bragte hold fra Sydengland ind i ligaen Den eksisterende Third Division blev opdobt til Third Division South og den nye division blev navngivet Third Division North Grimsby Town blev overfort til nye norddivision Divisionerne blev afviklet parallelt og en klubber fra begge divisioner kunne opna oprykning til den landsdaekkende Second Division Nr Saeson First Division Second Division Third Division North Third Division South 30 1921 22 Liverpool Nottingham Forest Stockport County Southampton 31 1922 23 Liverpool Notts County Bristol City 32 1923 24 Huddersfield Town Leeds United Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth 33 1924 25 Huddersfield Town Leicester City Darlington Swansea City 34 1925 26 Huddersfield Town The Wednesday Grimsby Town Reading 35 1926 27 Newcastle United Middlesbrough Stoke City Bristol City 36 1927 28 Everton Manchester City Millwall 37 1928 29 The Wednesday Middlesbrough Bradford City Charlton Athletic 38 1929 30 Sheffield Wednesday Blackpool Port Vale Plymouth Argyle 39 1930 31 Arsenal Everton Chesterfield Notts County 40 1931 32 Everton Wolverhampton Wanderers Lincoln City Fulham 41 1932 33 Arsenal Stoke City Hull City Brentford 42 Arsenal Grimsby Town Barnsley Norwich City 43 Arsenal Brentford Doncaster Rovers Charlton Athletic 44 1935 36 Sunderland Manchester United Chesterfield Coventry City 45 Manchester City Leicester City Stockport County Luton Town 46 Arsenal Aston Villa Tranmere Rovers Millwall 47 Everton Blackburn Rovers Barnsley Newport County 48 Ligaen afbrudt pa grund af anden verdenskrig 1940 46 Ligaen suspenderet pa grund af anden verdenskrig 49 Liverpool Manchester City Doncaster Rovers Cardiff City 50 Arsenal Birmingham City Lincoln City Queens Park Rangers 51 Portsmouth Fulham Hull City Swansea City 52 Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur Doncaster Rovers Notts County 53 Tottenham Hotspur Preston North End Rotherham United Nottingham Forest 54 1951 52 Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Lincoln City Plymouth Argyle 55 Arsenal Sheffield United Oldham Athletic Bristol Rovers 56 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City Port Vale Ipswich Town 57 Chelsea Birmingham City Barnsley Bristol City 58 1955 56 Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Grimsby Town Leyton Orient 59 1956 57 Manchester United Leicester City Derby County Ipswich Town 60 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Ham United Scunthorpe United Brighton and Hove Albion1958 1992 Til starten af blev de landsdaekkende Third Division og Fourth Divisions oprettet som erstatning for de regionale Third Division North og Third Division South Nr Saeson First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division 61 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield Wednesday Plymouth Argyle Port Vale 62 Burnley Aston Villa Southampton Walsall 63 Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich Town Bury Peterborough United 64 Ipswich Town Liverpool Portsmouth Millwall 65 Everton Stoke City Northampton Town Brentford 66 Liverpool Leeds United Coventry City Gillingham 67 1964 65 Manchester United Newcastle United Carlisle United Brighton amp Hove Albion 68 Liverpool Manchester City Hull City Doncaster Rovers 69 1966 67 Manchester United Coventry City Queens Park Rangers Stockport County 70 Manchester City Ipswich Town Oxford United Luton Town 71 Leeds United Derby County Watford Doncaster Rovers 72 Everton Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Chesterfield 73 Arsenal Leicester City Preston North End Notts County 74 Derby County Norwich City Aston Villa Grimsby Town 75 Liverpool Burnley Bolton Wanderers Southport 76 Leeds United Middlesbrough Oldham Athletic Peterborough United 77 1974 75 Derby County Manchester United Blackburn Rovers Mansfield Town 78 Liverpool Sunderland Hereford United Lincoln City 79 Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers Mansfield Town Cambridge United 80 Nottingham Forest Bolton Wanderers Wrexham Watford 81 Liverpool Crystal Palace Shrewsbury Town Reading 82 Liverpool Leicester City Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town 83 Aston Villa West Ham United Rotherham United Southend United 84 Liverpool Luton Town Burnley Sheffield United 85 Liverpool Queens Park Rangers Portsmouth Wimbledon 86 Liverpool Chelsea Oxford United York City 87 Everton Oxford United Bradford City Chesterfield 88 Liverpool Norwich City Reading Swindon Town 89 Everton Derby County Bournemouth Northampton Town 90 Liverpool Millwall Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers 91 Arsenal Chelsea Wolverhampton Wanderers Rotherham United 92 Liverpool Leeds United Bristol Rovers Exeter City 93 Arsenal Oldham Athletic Cambridge United Darlington 94 Leeds United Ipswich Town Brentford Burnley1992 2004 Efter at klubber i First Division var brudt ud af ligaen for at oprette FA Premier League inkluderede The Football League ikke laengere de bedste klubber i England og Football League mestrene var ikke laengere nationale engelske mestre i fodbold Derfor blev Second Division til First Division Third Division blev til Second Division og Fourth Division blev til Third Division Nr Saeson First Division Second Division Third Division 95 Newcastle United Stoke City Cardiff City 96 Crystal Palace Reading Shrewsbury Town 97 Middlesbrough Birmingham City Carlisle United 98 Sunderland Swindon Town Preston North End 99 Bolton Wanderers Bury Wigan Athletic100 Nottingham Forest Watford Notts County101 Sunderland Fulham Brentford102 Charlton Athletic Preston North End Swansea City103 Fulham Millwall Brighton amp Hove Albion104 Manchester City Brighton amp Hove Albion Plymouth Argyle105 Portsmouth Wigan Athletic Rushden amp Diamonds106 Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Doncaster Rovers2004 nu I 2004 omdobte The Football League sine divisioner First Division blev til Football League Championship Second Division blev til Football League One og Third Division kom til at hedde Football League Two Nr Saeson League Championship League One League Two107 Sunderland Luton Town Yeovil Town108 Reading Southend United Carlisle United109 Sunderland Scunthorpe United Walsall110 West Bromwich Albion Swansea City Milton Keynes Dons111 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester City Brentford112 Newcastle United Norwich City Notts County113 Queens Park Rangers Brighton amp Hove Albion Chesterfield114 Reading Charlton Athletic Swindon Town115 Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers Gillingham116 Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers Chesterfield117 AFC Bournemouth Bristol City Burton Albion118 Burnley Wigan Athletic Northampton Town119 Newcastle United Sheffield United Portsmouth120 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan Athletic Accrington Stanley121 Norwich City Luton Town Lincoln City122 Leeds United Coventry City Swindon TownEksterne henvisningerOfficiel hjemmeside 8 juni 2016 hos Wayback Machine RSSSF Football League arkiv 1888 6 november 2013 hos Wayback Machine