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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. |
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| ==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. |
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| | 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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| | 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. |
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| | ==Structure== |
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3"|Premier League | | ! Level |
| | ! System |
| | ! Division(s) |
| | ! Clubs |
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| ! Club
| | | 1 |
| ! Location
| | | [[Premier League]] |
| ! Venue
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| | | 20 |
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| | [[Arsenal]] | | | 2 |
| | London | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | [[Emirates Stadium]] | | | EFL Championship |
| | | 24 |
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| | [[Aston Villa]] | | | 3 |
| | Birmingham | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | Villa Park | | | EFL League One |
| | | 24 |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/brighton-hove-albion/brighton-hove-albion-index.html Brighton & Hove Albion] | | | 4 |
| | Brighton | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | Falmer Stadium | | | EFL League Two |
| | | 24 |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/burnley/burnley-index.html Burnley] | | | 5 |
| | Burnley | | | [[National League System]] |
| | Turf Moor | | | [[National League]] |
| | | 24 |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/chelsea/chelsea-index.html Chelsea] | | | 6 |
| | London | | | [[National League System]] |
| | Stamford Bridge | | | [[National League]] North and National League South |
| | | 24 each |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crystal-palace/crystal-palace-index.html Crystal Palace] | | | 7 |
| | London | | | [[National League System]] |
| | Selhurst Park | | | Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Central, Southern Football League Premier South, and Isthmian League |
| | | 22 each |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/everton/everton-index.html Everton] | | | 8 |
| | Liverpool
| | | [[National League System]] |
| | Goodison Park
| | | 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 |
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| | | 20 each |
| | [[Fulham]] | | |} |
| | London | | |
| | Craven Cottage
| | ==Defunct Clubs== |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/leeds-united/leeds-united-index.html Leeds United]
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| | Leeds
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| | [[Elland Road]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/leicester-city/leicester-city-index.html Leicester City]
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| | Leicester
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| | King Power Stadium
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| | [[Liverpool]]
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| | Liverpool
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| | [[Anfield]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/manchester-city/manchester-city-index.html Manchester City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/manchester-united/manchester-united-index.html Manchester United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-index.html Newcastle United]
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| | [[Sheffield United]]
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| | Sheffield
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| | [[Bramall Lane]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/southampton/southampton-index.html Southampton]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/tottenham-hotspur/tottenham-hotspur-index.html Tottenham Hotspur]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/west-bromwich-albion/west-bromwich-albion-index.html West Bromwich Albion]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/west-ham-united/west-ham-united-index.html West Ham United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/wolverhampton-wanderers/wolverhampton-wanderers-index.html Wolverhampton Wanderers]
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| | Wolverhampton
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| | Molineux Stadium
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="10"|League Championship
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/afc-bournemouth/afc-bournemouth-index.html AFC Bournemouth] | | | [[Bury]] |
| | Bournemouth | | | Bury |
| | Dean Court | | | [[Gigg Lane]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/barnsley/barnsley-index.html Barnsley] | | | [[Hereford United]] |
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| | | Hereford |
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| | | [[Edgar Street]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/birmingham-city/birmingham-city-index.html Birmingham City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/blackburn-rovers/blackburn-rovers-index.html Blackburn Rovers]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/brentford/brentford-index.html Brentford]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bristol-city/bristol-city-index.html Bristol City]
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| | [[Cardiff City]]
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| | Cardiff, Wales
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| | [[Cardiff City Stadium]]
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| | [[Coventry City]]
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| | Coventry
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| | St Andrew's
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/derby-county/derby-county-index.html Derby County]
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| | [[Huddersfield Town]]
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| | Huddersfield
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| | [[Kirklees Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/luton-town/luton-town-index.html Luton Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/middlesbrough/middlesbrough-index.html Middlesbrough]
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| | [[Millwall]]
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| | Bermondsey
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| | [[The Den]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/norwich-city/norwich-city-index.html Norwich City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/nottingham-forest/nottingham-forest-index.html Nottingham Forest]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/preston-north-end/preston-north-end-index.html Preston North End]
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| | [[Queens Park Rangers]]
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| | London
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| | [[Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/reading/reading-index.html Reading]
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| | [[Rotherham United]]
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| | Rotherham | |
| | [[New York Stadium]]
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| | [[Sheffield Wednesday]]
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| | Sheffield
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| | [[Hillsborough Stadium]]
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| | [[Stoke City]]
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| | Stoke-on-Trent
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| | [[bet365 Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/sunderland/sunderland-index.html Sunderland]
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| | [[Swansea City]]
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| | Swansea, Wales
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| | [[Liberty Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/watford/watford-index.html Watford]
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| | [[Wycombe Wanderers]]
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| | High Wycombe
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| | [[Adams Park]] | |
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="10"|League One
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| ! Club
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| ! Location
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| ! Venue
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/blackpool/blackpool-index.html Blackpool] | | | [[Wimbledon]] |
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| | | Wimbledon |
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| | | National Hockey Stadium |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bristol-rovers/bristol-rovers-index.html Bristol Rovers]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/charlton-athletic/charlton-athletic-index.html Charlton Athletic]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crewe-alexandra/crewe-alexandra-index.html Crewe Alexandra]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/doncaster-rovers/doncaster-rovers-index.html Doncaster Rovers]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/fleetwood-town/fleetwood-town-index.html Fleetwood Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/gillingham/gillingham-index.html Gillingham]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/hull-city/hull-city-index.html Hull City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/ipswich-town/ipswich-town-index.html Ipswich Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/lincoln-city/lincoln-city-index.html Lincoln City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/mk-dons/mk-dons-index.html MK Dons]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/northampton-town/northampton-town-index.html Northampton Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/oxford-united/oxford-united-index.html Oxford United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/plymouth-argyle/plymouth-argyle-index.html Plymouth Argyle]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/portsmouth/portsmouth-index.html Portsmouth]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/rochdale/rochdale-index.html Rochdale]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/shrewsbury-town/shrewsbury-town-index.html Shrewsbury Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/swindon-town/swindon-town-index.html Swindon Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/sunderland/sunderland-index.html Sunderland]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/wigan-athletic/wigan-athletic-index.html Wigan Athletic]
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="10"|League Two
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| ! Club
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| ! Location
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| ! Venue
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bolton-wanderers/bolton-wanderers-index.html Bolton Wanderers]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bradford-city/bradford-city-index.html Bradford City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/carlisle-united/carlisle-united-index.html Carlisle United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/cheltenham-town/cheltenham-town-index.html Cheltenham Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crawley-town/crawley-town-index.html Crawley Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/exeter-city/exeter-city-index.html Exeter City]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/grimsby-town/grimsby-town-index.html Grimsby Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/leyton-orient/leyton-orient-index.html Leyton Orient]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-index.html Mansfield Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/newport-county/newport-county-index.html Newport County]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/notts-county/notts-county-index.html Notts County]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/oldham-athletic/oldham-athletic-index.html Oldham Athletic]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/port-vale/port-vale-index.html Port Vale]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/scunthorpe-united/scunthorpe-united-index.html Scunthorpe United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/southend-united/southend-united-index.html Southend United]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/tranmere-rovers/tranmere-rovers-index.html Tranmere Rovers]
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="10"|National League
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| ! Club
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| ! Location
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| ! Venue
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/halifax-town/halifax-town-index.html Halifax Town]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/solihull-moors/solihull-moors-index.html Solihull Moors]
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| | [[Stockport County]]
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| | Stockport
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| | [[Edgeley Park]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/woking/woking-index.html Woking]
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| | [[Wrexham]]
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| | Wrexham, Wales
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| | [[Racecourse Ground]]
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| ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="10"|Defunct Clubs
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bury/bury-index.html Bury]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/hereford/hereford-index.html Hereford]
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| | Hereford
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| | Edgar Street
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