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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. |
| ===Premier League===
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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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| | [[Arsenal]]
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| | London
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| | [[Emirates Stadium]]
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| | [[Aston Villa]]
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| | Birmingham
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| | Villa Park
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/brighton-hove-albion/brighton-hove-albion-index.html Brighton & Hove Albion]
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| | Brighton
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| | Falmer Stadium
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/burnley/burnley-index.html Burnley]
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| | Burnley
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| | Turf Moor
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/chelsea/chelsea-index.html Chelsea]
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| | London
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| | Stamford Bridge
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crystal-palace/crystal-palace-index.html Crystal Palace]
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| | London
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| | Selhurst Park
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/everton/everton-index.html Everton]
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| | Liverpool
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| | Goodison Park
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| | [[Fulham]]
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| | London
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| | Craven Cottage
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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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| | [[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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| | [[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/west-bromwich-albion/west-bromwich-albion-index.html West Bromwich Albion]
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| | [[West Ham United]]
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| | London
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| | [[London Stadium]]
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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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| ===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. |
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| | ==Structure== |
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| | [[AFC Bournemouth]] | | | 1 |
| | Bournemouth | | | [[Premier League]] |
| | [[Dean Court]] | | | n/a |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/barnsley/barnsley-index.html Barnsley] | | | 2 |
| | | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | | | | EFL Championship |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/birmingham-city/birmingham-city-index.html Birmingham City] | | | 3 |
| | | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | | | | EFL League One |
| | | 24 |
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| | [[Blackburn Rovers]] | | | 4 |
| | Blackburn | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | [[Ewood Park]] | | | EFL League Two |
| | | 24 |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/brentford/brentford-index.html Brentford] | | | 5 |
| | | | | [[National League System]] |
| | | | | [[National League]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bristol-city/bristol-city-index.html Bristol City] | | | 6 |
| | | | | [[National League System]] |
| | | | | [[National League]] North and National League South |
| | | 24 each |
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| | [[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 |
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| | [[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 |
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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]] | |
| | 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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| | [[Millwall]]
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| | Bermondsey
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| | [[The Den]]
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| | [[Norwich City]]
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| | [[Carrow Road]]
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| | [[City Ground]]
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| | [[Queens Park Rangers]]
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| | London
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| | [[Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium]]
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| | [[Rotherham United]]
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| | [[New York Stadium]]
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| | [[Hillsborough Stadium]]
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| | [[bet365 Stadium]]
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| | [[Swansea City]]
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| | Swansea, Wales
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| | [[Liberty Stadium]]
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| | [[Vicarage Road]]
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| | High Wycombe
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| | [[Adams Park]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/blackpool/blackpool-index.html Blackpool] | | | [[Bury]] |
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| | | | | [[Gigg Lane]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/bristol-rovers/bristol-rovers-index.html Bristol Rovers] | | | [[Hereford United]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/charlton-athletic/charlton-athletic-index.html Charlton Athletic]
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| | | National Hockey Stadium |
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| | Edgar Street
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