English Football League

The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.

The EFL is currently the 2nd division in the English football league system, below the Premier League and above the National League. At the conclusion of each season the top three clubs in the league are promoted to the Premier League, while the bottom two clubs are relegated to the National League.

Structure

Years	Divisions	Names
1888-92	1	n/a
1892-1920	2	First Division, Second Division
1920-1921	3	First Division, Second Division, Third Division
1921-58	4	First Division, Second Division, Third Division North, Third Division South
1958-92	4	First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division
1992-2004	3	First Division, Second Division, Third Division
2004-present	3	League Championship, League One, League Two

Clubs

League Championship

Club	Location	Venue
AFC Bournemouth	Bournemouth	Vitality Stadium
Barnsley	South Yorkshire	Oakwell
Birmingham City	Birmingham	St. Andrew's
Blackburn Rovers	Blackburn	Ewood Park
Blackpool	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road
Bristol City	Bristol	Ashton Gate
Cardiff City	Cardiff, Wales	Cardiff City Stadium
Coventry City	Coventry	Coventry Building Society Arena
Derby County	Derby	Pride Park Stadium
Fulham	London	Craven Cottage
Huddersfield Town	Huddersfield	John Smith's Stadium
Hull City	Hull	MKM Stadium
Luton Town	Luton	Kenilworth Road
Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	Riverside Stadium
Millwall	Bermondsey	The Den
Norwich City	Norwich	Carrow Road
Peterborough United	Peterborough	Weston Homes Stadium
Preston North End	Preston	Deepdale
Queens Park Rangers	London	Loftus Road
Reading	Reading	Madejski Stadium
Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane
Stoke City	Stoke-on-Trent	bet365 Stadium
Swansea City	Swansea, Wales	Swansea.com Stadium
West Bromwich Albion	West Bromwich	The Hawthorns

League One

Club	Location	Venue
Accrington Stanley	Accrington	Wham Stadium
Bolton Wanderers	Bolton	University of Bolton Stadium
Cambridge United	Cambridge	Abbey Stadium
Charlton Athletic	London	The Valley
Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	Mornflake Stadium
Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	Keepmoat Stadium
Fleetwood Town	Fleetwood	Highbury Stadium
Gillingham	Gillingham	MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Ipswich Town	Ipswich	Portman Road
Lincoln City	Lincoln	LNER Stadium
Milton Keynes Dons	Milton Keynes	Stadium MK
Morecambe	Morecambe	Mazuma Stadium
Oxford United	Oxford	Kassam Stadium
Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth	Home Park
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Fratton Park
Rotherham United	Rotherham	AESSEAL New York Stadium
Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield	Hillsborough Stadium
Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	Montgomery Waters Meadow
Sunderland	Sunderland	Stadium of Light
Wigan Athletic	Wigan	DW Stadium
Wycombe Wanderers	High Wycombe	Adams Park

League Two

Club	Location	Venue
AFC Wimbledon	Merton, London	The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Bradford City	Bradford	University of Bradford Stadium
Bristol Rovers	Bristol	Memorial Stadium
Carlisle United	Carlisle	Brunton Park
Crawley Town	Crawley	Broadfield Stadium
Exeter City	Exeter	St. James Park
Forest Green Rovers	Nailsworth	The New Lawn
Grimsby Town	Cleethorpes	Blundell Park
Harrogate Town	Harrogate	EnviroVent Stadium
Leyton Orient	Leyton	Brisbane Road
Mansfield Town	Mansfield	One Call Stadium
Newport County	Newport, South Wales	Rodney Parade
Northampton Town	Northampton	Sixfields Stadium
Oldham Athletic	Oldham	Boundary Park
Port Vale	Burslem	Vale Park
Rochdale	Rochdale	Crown Oil Arena
Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	Glanford Park
Stevenage	Stevenage	Broadhall Way
Sutton United	Sutton	Borough Sports Ground
Swindon Town	Swindon	Energy Check County Ground
Tranmere Rovers	Birkenhead	Prenton Park
Walsall	Walsall	Banks's Stadium

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