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The clubs of the English football league system and their alignment for the 2020-21 season are listed below. All locations are cities and towns in England unless otherwise noted.
The '''English football league system''', also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isle of Man also competing. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the theoretical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system.


==Clubs==
The top level of the system is the [[Premier League]]. Below that are levels 2-4, organized by the [[English Football League]], then the National League System from levels 5-10, and thereafter feeder leagues run by relevant county football associations on an ad hoc basis.
===Premier League===


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues, merge, or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 15 clubs per division implies that more than 7,000 teams of nearly 5,300 clubs are members of a league in the English men's football league system.
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! Club
! Location
! Venue
|-
| [[Arsenal]]
| London
| [[Emirates Stadium]]
|-
| [[Aston Villa]]
| Birmingham
| Villa Park
|-
| [[Brentford]]
| Brentford
| [[Brentford Community Stadium]]
|-
| [[Brighton & Hove Albion]]
| Brighton
| [[American Express Community Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/burnley/burnley-index.html Burnley]
| Burnley
| Turf Moor
|-
| [[Chelsea]]
| London
| Stamford Bridge
|-
| [[Crystal Palace]]
| London
| [[Selhurst Park]]
|-
| [[Everton]]
| Liverpool
| [[Goodison Park]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/leeds-united/leeds-united-index.html Leeds United]
| Leeds
| [[Elland Road]]
|-
| [[Leicester City]]
| Leicester
| [[King Power Stadium]]
|-
| [[Liverpool]]
| Liverpool
| [[Anfield]]
|-
| [[Manchester City]]
| Manchester
| [[Etihad Stadium]]
|-
| [[Manchester United]]
| Manchester
| [[Old Trafford]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-index.html Newcastle United]
|
|
|-
| [[Norwich City]]
| Norwich
| [[Carrow Road]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/southampton/southampton-index.html Southampton]
|
|
|-
| [[Tottenham Hotspur]]
| London
| [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]]
|-
| [[Watford]]
| Watford
| [[Vicarage Road]]
|-
| [[West Ham United]]
| London
| [[London Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/wolverhampton-wanderers/wolverhampton-wanderers-index.html Wolverhampton Wanderers]
| Wolverhampton
| Molineux Stadium
|}


===League Championship===
The pyramid for women's football in England runs separately to nine tiers and some England-based men's clubs play outside the English football league system.


==Structure==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|-
|-
! Club
! Level
! Location
! System
! Venue
! Division(s)
! Clubs
|-
|-
| [[AFC Bournemouth]]
| 1
| Bournemouth
| [[Premier League]]
| [[Dean Court]]
| n/a
| 20
|-
|-
| [[Barnsley]]
| 2
| South Yorkshire
| [[English Football League]]
| [[Oakwell]]
| EFL Championship
| 24
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/birmingham-city/birmingham-city-index.html Birmingham City]
| 3
|  
| [[English Football League]]
|  
| EFL League One
| 24
|-
|-
| [[Blackburn Rovers]]
| 4
| Blackburn
| [[English Football League]]
| [[Ewood Park]]
| EFL League Two
| 24
|-
|-
| [[Blackpool]]
| 5
| Blackpool
| [[National League System]]
| [[Bloomfield Road]]
| [[National League]]
| 24
|-
|-
| [[Bristol City]]
| 6
| Bristol
| [[National League System]]
| [[Ashton Gate]]
| [[National League]] North and National League South
| 24 each
|-
|-
| [[Cardiff City]]
| 7
| Cardiff, Wales
| [[National League System]]
| [[Cardiff City Stadium]]
| Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Central, Southern Football League Premier South, and Isthmian League
| 22 each
|-
|-
| [[Coventry City]]
| 8
| Coventry
| [[National League System]]
| St Andrew's
| Northern Premier League Division One East, Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, Northern Premier League Division One West, Southern Football League Division One East, Southern Football League Division One West, Isthmian League Division One North, Isthmian League Division One South Central, and Isthmian League Division One South East
|-
| 20 each
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/derby-county/derby-county-index.html Derby County]
|
|
|-
| [[Fulham]]
| London
| Craven Cottage
|-
| [[Huddersfield Town]]
| Huddersfield
| [[John Smith's Stadium]]
|-
| [[Hull City]]
| Hull
| [[KCOM Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/luton-town/luton-town-index.html Luton Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/middlesbrough/middlesbrough-index.html Middlesbrough]
|
|
|-
| [[Millwall]]
| Bermondsey
| [[The Den]]
|-
| [[Nottingham Forest]]
| West Bridgford
| [[City Ground]]
|-
| [[Peterborough United]]
| Peterborough
| [[Weston Homes Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/preston-north-end/preston-north-end-index.html Preston North End]
|
|
|-
| [[Queens Park Rangers]]
| London
| [[Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/reading/reading-index.html Reading]
|
|
|-
| [[Sheffield United]]
| Sheffield
| [[Bramall Lane]]
|-
| [[Stoke City]]
| Stoke-on-Trent
| [[bet365 Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/sunderland/sunderland-index.html Sunderland]
|
|
|-
| [[Swansea City]]
| Swansea, Wales
| [[Liberty Stadium]]
|-
| [[West Bromwich Albion]]
| West Bromwich
| [[The Hawthorns]]
|}
|}


===League One===
==Defunct Clubs==


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! Venue
! Venue
|-
|-
| [[Bolton Wanderers]]
| [[Bury]]
| Bolton
| Bury
| [[University of Bolton Stadium]]
| [[Gigg Lane]]
|-
|-
| [[Cambridge United]]
| [[Hereford United]]
| Cambridge
| Hereford
| [[Abbey Stadium]]
| [[Edgar Street]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/charlton-athletic/charlton-athletic-index.html Charlton Athletic]
|
|
|-
| [[Cheltenham Town]]
| Cheltenham
| [[Jonny-Rocks Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crewe-alexandra/crewe-alexandra-index.html Crewe Alexandra]
|
|
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| [[Doncaster Rovers]]
| Doncaster
| [[Keepmoat Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/fleetwood-town/fleetwood-town-index.html Fleetwood Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/gillingham/gillingham-index.html Gillingham]
|
|
|-
| [[Ipswich Town]]
| Ipswich
| [[Portman Road]]
|-
| [[Lincoln City]]
| Lincoln
| [[Sincil Bank]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/mk-dons/mk-dons-index.html MK Dons]
|
|
|-
| [[Morecambe]]
| Morecambe
| [[Mazuma Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/oxford-united/oxford-united-index.html Oxford United]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/plymouth-argyle/plymouth-argyle-index.html Plymouth Argyle]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/portsmouth/portsmouth-index.html Portsmouth]
|
|
|-
| [[Rotherham United]]
| Rotherham
| [[New York Stadium]]
|-
| [[Sheffield Wednesday]]
| Sheffield
| [[Hillsborough Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/shrewsbury-town/shrewsbury-town-index.html Shrewsbury Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/sunderland/sunderland-index.html Sunderland]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/wigan-athletic/wigan-athletic-index.html Wigan Athletic]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Wycombe Wanderers]]
| [[Wimbledon]]
| High Wycombe
| Wimbledon
| [[Adams Park]]
| National Hockey Stadium
|}
 
===League Two===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|-
! Club
! Location
! Venue
|-
| [[Bradford City]]
| Bradford
| [[Valley Parade]]
|-
| [[Bristol Rovers]]
| Bristol
| [[Memorial Stadium (Bristol)|Memorial Stadium]]
|-
| [[Carlisle United]]
| Carlisle
| [[Brunton Park]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crawley-town/crawley-town-index.html Crawley Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/exeter-city/exeter-city-index.html Exeter City]
|
|
|-
| [[Leyton Orient]]
| Leyton
| [[Brisbane Road]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-index.html Mansfield Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/newport-county/newport-county-index.html Newport County]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/northampton-town/northampton-town-index.html Northampton Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/oldham-athletic/oldham-athletic-index.html Oldham Athletic]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/port-vale/port-vale-index.html Port Vale]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/rochdale/rochdale-index.html Rochdale]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/scunthorpe-united/scunthorpe-united-index.html Scunthorpe United]
|
|
|-
| [[Stevenage]]
| Stevenage
| [[Broadhall Way]]
|-
| [[Sutton United]]
| Sutton
| [[Borough Sports Ground]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/swindon-town/swindon-town-index.html Swindon Town]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/tranmere-rovers/tranmere-rovers-index.html Tranmere Rovers]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/walsall/walsall-index.html Walsall]
|
|
|}
 
===National League===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|-
! Club
! Location
! Venue
|-
| [[Grimsby Town]]
| Cleethorpes
| [[Blundell Park]]
|-
| [[Halifax Town]]
| Halifax
| [[The Shay]]
|-
| [[Hartlepool United]]
| Hartlepool
| [[Victoria Park]]
|-
| [[King's Lynn Town]]
| King's Lynn
| [[The Walks]]
|-
| [[Notts County]]
| Nottingham
| [[Meadow Lane]]
|-
| [[Solihull Moors]]
| Solihull
| [[SportNation.bet Stadium]]
|-
| [[Southend United]]
| Southend-on-Sea
| [[Roots Hall]]
|-
| [[Stockport County]]
| Stockport
| [[Edgeley Park]]
|-
| [[Torquay United]]
| Torquay
| [[Plainmoor]]
|-
| [[Woking]]
| Woking
| [[Laithwaite Community Stadium]]
|-
| [[Wrexham]]
| Wrexham, Wales
| [[Racecourse Ground]]
|}
 
===Defunct Clubs===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left"
|-
! Club
! Location
! Venue
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bury/bury-index.html Bury]
|
|
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/hereford/hereford-index.html Hereford]
| Hereford
| Edgar Street
|}
|}


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
[[List of English football seasons]]
[[List of English football seasons]]
===See also===
*[[FA Cup]]


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Latest revision as of 19:04, 28 January 2023

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isle of Man also competing. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the theoretical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system.

The top level of the system is the Premier League. Below that are levels 2-4, organized by the English Football League, then the National League System from levels 5-10, and thereafter feeder leagues run by relevant county football associations on an ad hoc basis.

The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues, merge, or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 15 clubs per division implies that more than 7,000 teams of nearly 5,300 clubs are members of a league in the English men's football league system.

The pyramid for women's football in England runs separately to nine tiers and some England-based men's clubs play outside the English football league system.

Structure

Level System Division(s) Clubs
1 Premier League n/a 20
2 English Football League EFL Championship 24
3 English Football League EFL League One 24
4 English Football League EFL League Two 24
5 National League System National League 24
6 National League System National League North and National League South 24 each
7 National League System Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Central, Southern Football League Premier South, and Isthmian League 22 each
8 National League System Northern Premier League Division One East, Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, Northern Premier League Division One West, Southern Football League Division One East, Southern Football League Division One West, Isthmian League Division One North, Isthmian League Division One South Central, and Isthmian League Division One South East 20 each

Defunct Clubs

Club Location Venue
Bury Bury Gigg Lane
Hereford United Hereford Edgar Street
Wimbledon Wimbledon National Hockey Stadium

Seasons

List of English football seasons

League.png Leagues Portal


Clubs of the English football league system
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