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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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| | [[Brentford]]
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| | Brentford
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| | [[Brentford Community Stadium]]
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| | [[Brighton & Hove Albion]]
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| | Brighton
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| | [[American Express Community 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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| | [[Chelsea]]
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| | London
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| | Stamford Bridge
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| | [[Crystal Palace]]
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| | London
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| | [[Selhurst Park]]
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| | [[Everton]]
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| | Liverpool
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| | [[Goodison Park]]
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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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| | [[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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| | [[Manchester City]]
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| | Manchester
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| | [[Etihad Stadium]]
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| | [[Manchester United]]
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| | Manchester
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| | [[Old Trafford]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-index.html Newcastle United]
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| | [[Norwich City]]
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| | Norwich
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| | [[Carrow Road]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/southampton/southampton-index.html Southampton]
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| | [[Tottenham Hotspur]]
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| | London
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| | [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]]
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| | [[Watford]]
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| | Watford
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| | [[Vicarage Road]]
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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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| ! Location | | ! System |
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| | [[AFC Bournemouth]]
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| | Bournemouth
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| | [[Dean Court]]
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| | [[Barnsley]]
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| | South Yorkshire
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| | [[Oakwell]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/birmingham-city/birmingham-city-index.html Birmingham City]
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| | [[Blackburn Rovers]]
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| | Blackburn
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| | [[Ewood Park]]
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| | [[Blackpool]]
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| | Blackpool
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| | [[Bloomfield Road]]
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| | [[Bristol City]]
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| | Bristol
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| | [[Ashton Gate]]
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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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| | [[Fulham]]
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| | London
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| | Craven Cottage
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| | [[Huddersfield Town]]
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| | Huddersfield
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| | [[John Smith's Stadium]]
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| | [[Hull City]]
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| | Hull
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| | [[KCOM 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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| | [[Nottingham Forest]]
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| | West Bridgford
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| | [[City Ground]]
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| | [[Peterborough United]]
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| | Peterborough
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| | [[Weston Homes Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/preston-north-end/preston-north-end-index.html Preston North End] | | | 1 |
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| | [[Queens Park Rangers]] | | | 2 |
| | London | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | [[Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium]] | | | EFL Championship |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/reading/reading-index.html Reading] | | | 3 |
| | | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | | | | EFL League One |
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| | [[Sheffield United]] | | | 4 |
| | Sheffield | | | [[English Football League]] |
| | [[Bramall Lane]] | | | EFL League Two |
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| | [[Stoke City]] | | | 5 |
| | Stoke-on-Trent
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| | [[bet365 Stadium]] | | | [[National League]] |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/sunderland/sunderland-index.html Sunderland] | | | 6 |
| | | | | [[National League System]] |
| | | | | [[National League]] North and National League South |
| | | 24 each |
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| | [[Swansea City]] | | | 7 |
| | Swansea, Wales | | | [[National League System]] |
| | [[Swansea.com Stadium]] | | | Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Central, Southern Football League Premier South, and Isthmian League |
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| | [[West Bromwich Albion]] | | | 8 |
| | West Bromwich | | | [[National League System]] |
| | [[The Hawthorns]] | | | 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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| ===League One=== | | ==Defunct Clubs== |
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| | [[Bolton Wanderers]] | | | [[Bury]] |
| | Bolton | | | Bury |
| | [[University of Bolton Stadium]] | | | [[Gigg Lane]] |
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| | [[Cambridge United]] | | | [[Hereford United]] |
| | Cambridge | | | Hereford |
| | [[Abbey Stadium]] | | | [[Edgar Street]] |
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| | | [[Wimbledon]] |
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| | | National Hockey Stadium |
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| | [[Jonny-Rocks Stadium]] | |
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/crewe-alexandra/crewe-alexandra-index.html Crewe Alexandra]
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| | [[Doncaster Rovers]]
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| | Doncaster
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| | [[Keepmoat Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/fleetwood-town/fleetwood-town-index.html Fleetwood Town]
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| | [[Ipswich Town]]
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| | [[Portman Road]]
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| | [[Lincoln City]]
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| | Lincoln
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| | [[Sincil Bank]]
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| | [[Morecambe]]
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| | [[Mazuma Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/oxford-united/oxford-united-index.html Oxford United]
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| | [[Rotherham United]]
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| | Rotherham
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| | [[New York Stadium]]
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| | [[Sheffield Wednesday]]
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| | Sheffield
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| | [[Hillsborough Stadium]]
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| | [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/clubs/shrewsbury-town/shrewsbury-town-index.html Shrewsbury Town]
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| | [[Wycombe Wanderers]]
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| | [[Adams Park]]
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| | [[Valley Parade]]
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| | [[Memorial Stadium (Bristol)|Memorial Stadium]]
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| | [[Brunton Park]]
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| | [[Forest Green Rovers]]
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| | [[Leyton Orient]]
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| | [[Field Mill]]
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| ===National League===
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| | [[Grimsby Town]]
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| | Cleethorpes
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| | [[Blundell Park]]
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| | [[Halifax Town]]
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| | Halifax
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| | [[The Shay]]
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| | [[Hartlepool United]]
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| | [[Victoria Park]]
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| | King's Lynn
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| | [[Notts County]]
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| | Nottingham
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| | [[Meadow Lane]]
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| | [[Solihull Moors]]
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| | Solihull
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| | [[SportNation.bet Stadium]]
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| | [[Southend United]]
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| | Southend-on-Sea
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| | [[Roots Hall]]
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| | [[Stockport County]]
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| | Stockport
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| | [[Edgeley Park]]
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| | [[Torquay United]]
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| | Torquay
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| | [[Plainmoor]]
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| | [[Woking]]
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| | Woking
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| | [[Laithwaite Community Stadium]]
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| | [[Wrexham]]
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| | Wrexham, Wales
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| | [[Racecourse Ground]]
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| | Edgar Street
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| ==Seasons== | | ==Seasons== |
| [[List of English football seasons]] | | [[List of English football seasons]] |
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| ===See also===
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| *[[FA Cup]]
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| {{Infobox portal league}} | | {{Infobox portal league}} |