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Line 13: \| confederation = [[UEFA]] \| top = {{Unbulleted list\| * [[Premier League]] ~~(men)~~ * [[Women's Super League]] (women) }} \| second = {{Unbulleted list\| * [[EFL Championship]] ~~(men)~~ * [[Women's Championship (England)\|Women's Championship]] (women) }} \| cup = {{Unbulleted list\| * '''Men:''' [[EFL Cup]] [[FA Community Shield]] ** [[FA Cup]] * '''Women:''' [[FA Women's Cup]] [[FA Women's League Cup]] }} }} [[File:English football pyramid 08 2024.png\|thumb\|right\|The English football league pyramid.]] The '''English football league system''', also known as the '''football pyramid''', is a series of [[League system\|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 [[Premier League]]. Below that are levels 2–4 organised by the [[English Football League]], then the [[National League System]] from levels 5–10 administered by [[the FA]], and thereafter Regional feeder leagues run by relevant county FAs on an ''[[ad hoc]]'' basis. It also often happens that the Premier Division of a Regional Feeder League (Step 7 or Level 11) has its constitution given to it by the FA. They have to accept it or appeal but cannot reject it at an annual general meeting. Line 41 ⟶ 37: ==History== {{main\|History of football in England}} The world's first association football league, named simply [[English Football League\|The Football League]], was created in 1888 by [[Aston Villa]]'s club director [[William McGregor (football)\|William McGregor]]. It was dominated by those clubs who had supported professionalism. The twelve founding members were six from [[Lancashire]] ([[Accrington F.C.\|Accrington]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.\|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Burnley F.C.\|Burnley]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.\|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Everton F.C.\|Everton]] and [[Preston North End F.C.\|Preston North End]]) and six from the [[Midlands]] ([[Aston Villa F.C.\|Aston Villa]], [[Derby County F.C.\|Derby County]], [[Notts County F.C.\|Notts County]], [[Stoke City F.C.\|Stoke]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.\|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.\|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]). ==About the system== Line 50 ⟶ 46: In theory, it is possible for a lowly local amateur club to achieve annual promotions and within a few years rise to the pinnacle of the English game and become champions of the [[Premier League]]. While this may be unlikely in practice (at the very least, in the short run), there certainly is significant movement within the pyramid. The top five levels contain one division each and are nationwide in scope. Below this, the levels have progressively more parallel leagues, with each covering progressively smaller geographic areas. Many leagues have more than one division. At the lower levels the existence of leagues becomes intermittent, although in some of the more densely populated areas there are leagues more than twenty layers below the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thepyramid.info/\|title=The Pyramid.info\|work=thepyramid.info\|access-date=30 October 2005\|archive-date=31 October 2005\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031084502/http://www.thepyramid.info/\|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also leagues in various parts of the country which are not officially part of the system as they do not have formal agreements with other leagues, but are recognised at various levels by [[county football ~~association]]s~~associations. Clubs from these leagues may, if they feel they meet the appropriate standard of play and have suitable facilities, apply to join a league which does form part of the system. The six levels immediately below the Premier League and three-level [[English Football League]] are known as the [[National League System]] and come under the jurisdiction of [[The Football Association]]. In May 2014 The FA announced provisional plans for a new division between the English Football League and the National League which would include "B" teams of higher-level clubs. They later reneged on the plan to include Premier League "B" teams in the new division<ref>{{cite news\|title=EFL: Premier League B teams and 'non-English' clubs ruled out of league reforms\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37440689\|work=bbc.co.uk\|publisher=BBC\|date=22 October 2016\|access-date=13 February 2018\|archive-date=25 December 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225002124/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37440689\|url-status=live}}</ref> and shortly thereafter scrapped the idea altogether.<ref>{{cite news\|title=English Football League cancels talks over 100-team plan for five divisions\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37996768\|work=bbc.co.uk\|publisher=BBC\|date=16 October 2016}}</ref> Line 57 ⟶ 53: ==Structure==<!-- This section is linked from [[Tournament]] --> At the top is the single division of the [[Premier League]] (level 1, which is often referred to as the "top- flight"), containing 20 clubs. Below the Premier League is the [[English Football League]] (EFL) (formerly 'the Football League'), which is divided into three divisions of 24 clubs each: [[EFL Championship\|The Championship]] (level 2), [[EFL League One\|League One]] (level 3), and [[EFL League Two\|League Two]] (level 4). The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs. Before the establishment of the Premier League in 1992, the Football League, as it was called then, included all 92 clubs, in four divisions. Clubs outside the Football League were referred to as non-League clubs, and this naming continues for clubs below the four professional divisions. The top tier of [[non-League football]] is the [[National League (English football)\|National League]]. It contains a nation -wide division (also called the [[National League (division)\|National League]]) (level 5) of 24 clubs, and is the lowest level with a single nationwide league. This division, like the four above, is a full-time professional competition, although some promoted clubs retain part-time status. There are two divisions at level 6, covering the north ([[National League North]]) and south ([[National League South]]), with 24 clubs each. Some of these clubs are full-time professional and the others are semi-professional. Below level 6, some of the stronger clubs are semi-professional, but continuing down the tiers, soon all the clubs are amateur. Next down from the National League are four regional leagues, each associated with different geographical areas, although some overlap exists. They are the [[Northern Premier League]] (which covers the north of England), Southern Football League Central (which covers the Midlands), Southern Football League South (which covers south and southwest of England, with [[Merthyr Town F.C.\|one club from South Wales]]) and the [[Isthmian League]] (which includes clubs from the south-east of England as well as [[Guernsey F.C.\|Guernsey]] from the [[Channel Islands]]). All of the leagues have Premier Divisions of 22 teams (level 7). Below these, and split by region, the Southern Football Leagues has two parallel divisions of 20 teams (level 8). The Isthmian League and Northern Premier League each have three parallel level 8 divisions of 20 teams each. Line 74 ⟶ 70: #[[National League North]] and [[National League South]] (level 6, 24 teams each, running in parallel): The champions in each division are automatically promoted; next six teams in each division compete in play-offs, with the play-off winner in each division getting the second promotion spot, with four teams qualifying to the National League in total. The bottom four teams in each division relegated to either [[Northern Premier League]], [[Southern Football League\|Southern League]] or [[Isthmian League]] as appropriate. If, after promotion and relegation, the number of teams in the North and South divisions is not equal, one or more teams are transferred between the two divisions to even them up again based on geographic factors. #[[Northern Premier League#Current members\|Northern Premier League Premier Division]], [[Southern Football League#Premier Central\|Southern Football League Premier Central]], [[Southern Football League#Premier South\|Southern Football League Premier South]], and [[Isthmian League]] Premier Division (level 7, 22 teams each, leagues running in parallel): The champions in each division are automatically promoted; next four teams in each division compete in play-offs, with the play-off winners also promoted. The bottom four teams in each division relegated to a level 8 division as appropriate. If, after promotion and relegation, the number of teams in the divisions is not equal, one or more teams are transferred among the four divisions to even them up again. #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 (level 8, running in parallel, 2022 teams in each division): The champions in each division are automatically promoted; next four teams in each division compete in play-offs, with the play-off winners also promoted. The bottom ~~two~~four teams in each division are relegated to a level 9 division as appropriate. If, after promotion and relegation, the number of teams in the divisions is not equal, one or more teams are transferred between the divisions to even them up again. For the 2024–25 season, every level 8 division will expand to 22 clubs and it is intended that the number of relegations from that division will increase to four.<ref name=update>{{cite news \|title=Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update \|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/mar/17/step-5-to-4-update \|access-date=18 April 2023 \|publisher=The FA \|date=16 March 2023 \|archive-date=18 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418022704/https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/mar/17/step-5-to-4-update \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==Cup eligibility== Being members of a league at a particular level also affects eligibility for Cup, or single-elimination, competitions. [[FA Cup]]: Levels 1 to 4 ''(Teams from Levels 1 to 4 qualify automatically for the main competition, teams from Levels 5 to 9 enter the qualifying rounds)'' [[FA Cup]]: Levels 1 to 10 [[EFL Cup]]: Levels 1 to 4 [[EFL Trophy]]: Levels 3 to 4 ''(16 U21 teams from clubs in Levels 1 and 2 compete since 2016–17)'' Line 86 ⟶ 80: [[FA Vase]]: Levels 9 to 10 [[FA Inter-League Cup]]: Level 11 ''(contested by representative teams from each league)'' *[[National League Cup (football)\|National League Cup]]: Level 5 ''(16 U21 teams from clubs in Levels 1 and 2 also compete)''<ref>https://www.premierleague.com/news/4121350</ref> In the case of the FA Cup, entrance from Level 10 clubs depends upon ranking within the league the club is in, and depends on the number of Level 9 clubs participating. For instance, the [[2017–18 FA Cup]] saw 77 teams compete from level 10 out of the 338 in total at that level. Line 98 ⟶ 93: The leagues below level four are classed as "non-League football", meaning they are outside the EFL. The leagues at levels five to ten comprise the [[National League System]] (NLS), and come under the direct jurisdiction of the Football Association. The top level (level 5) of the NLS is known as "step 1", the next (level 6) as "step 2", and so on. Until 2020, level 11 divisions were designated as "step 7", but that year were re-designated as "Regional Feeder Leagues". After the 2023–24 season, four runners-up ~~will compete~~competed in the play-offs ~~from~~ where an additional club iswas guaranteed promotion from each step 5 division, with the number of relegations from each of the eight level 8 divisions ~~to remain~~remained at two as each step 4 division ~~will increase~~increased its divisional size to 22 teams. The resulting 16 vacancies at step 5 ~~will be~~were filled by relegating only one club per level 9 division, rather than two. ~~Before~~Ahead of 2024–25, two promotions out of each step 5 division into its step 4 counterpart ~~will remain~~remained and the number of clubs automatically relegated out of each step 5 division ~~will revert~~reverted to two, reflecting a long-term FA aim to "create consistency" at each step of the NLS pyramid.<ref name=update>{{cite news \|title=Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update \|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/mar/17/step-5-to-4-update \|access-date=18 April 2023 \|publisher=The FA \|date=16 March 2023 \|archive-date=18 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418022704/https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/mar/17/step-5-to-4-update \|url-status=live }}</ref> {\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" Line 156 ⟶ 151: 7 (Step 3) \|88 \|colspan="812" width=24%\| '''[[Northern Premier League]] Premier Division'''<br/> ''22 clubs'' – 2 promotions, 4 relegations \|colspan="84" width=24%\| '''[[Southern Football League\|Southern League]] Premier Division Central'''<br/> ''22 clubs'' – 2 promotions,{{efn\|name="geography"\|Promotion to either the [[National League North]] or [[National League South]] is based on geographic factors.}} 4 relegations \|colspan="84" width=24%\| '''[[Southern Football League\|Southern League]] Premier Division South'''<br/> ''22 clubs'' – 2 promotions,{{efn\|name="geography"}} 4 relegations \|colspan="812" width=24%\| '''[[Isthmian League]] Premier Division'''<br/> ''22 clubs'' – 2 promotions, 4 relegations Line 171 ⟶ 166: \| 8 (Step 4) \|175 ~~\|160<br/>(176 in 2024–25)~~ \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Northern Premier League]] Division One East'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Northern Premier League]] Division One West'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Northern Premier League]] Division One Midlands'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Southern Football League\|Southern League]] Division One Central'''<br/> ''1921 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Southern Football League\|Southern League]] Division One South'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Isthmian League]] Division One South Central'''<br/> ''2122 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Isthmian League]] Division One North'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|colspan="4" width=12%\| '''[[Isthmian League]] Division One South East'''<br/> ''2022 clubs'' – 2p, 2r4r \|- \| 9 (Step 5) \|~~319~~321 \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Northern Football League\|Northern League]] Division One'''<br/>''2022 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Northern Counties East Football League\|Northern Counties East League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[North West Counties Football League\|North West Counties League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''24 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Midland Football League\|Midland League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''18 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[United Counties League]] Premier Division North'''<br/>''1820 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[United Counties League]] Premier Division South'''<br/>''2019 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Hellenic Football League\|Hellenic League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Spartan South Midlands League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''2018 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Wessex League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Western Football League\|Western League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''1820 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Combined Counties League]] Premier Division North'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Combined Counties League]] Premier Division South'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Eastern Counties Football League\|Eastern Counties League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Essex Senior League]]'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Southern Combination Football League\|Southern Combination League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''20 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|colspan="2" width=6%\| '''[[Southern Counties East League]] Premier Division'''<br/>''2120 clubs'' — 2p, 1r2r \|- \| 10 (Step 6) \|~~338~~335 \|colspan="16"\| [[Northern Football League\|Northern League]] Division Two – ''22 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Northern Counties East Football League\|Northern Counties East League]] League Division One – ''2322 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[North West Counties Football League\|North West Counties League]] Division One North – ''18 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[North West Counties Football League\|North West Counties League]] Division One South – ''18 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Midland Football League\|Midland League]] Division One – ''2022 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[United Counties League]] Division One – ''2219 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Hellenic Football League\|Hellenic League]] Division One – ''19 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Spartan South Midlands League]] Division One – ''20 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> \|colspan="16"\| [[Wessex League]] Division One – ''2120 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Western Football League\|Western League]] Division One – ''22 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[South West Peninsula League]] Premier Division East – ''1716 clubs'' — 1p, 0–3r<br/> [[South West Peninsula League]] Premier Division West – ''1716 clubs'' — 1p, 0–3r<br/> [[Combined Counties League]] Division One – ''2223 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Eastern Counties Football League\|Eastern Counties League]] Division One North – ''2120 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Eastern Counties Football League\|Eastern Counties League]] Division One South – ''2220 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Southern Combination Football League]] Division One – ''1820 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> [[Southern Counties East League]] Division One – ''1618 clubs'' — 2p, 0–3r<br/> \|- \| Line 263 ⟶ 258: [[Bedfordshire County Football League\|Bedfordshire County League]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Cambridgeshire County League]] Premier Division – ''13 clubs''<br/> [[Central Midlands Alliance]] Premier Division North – ''1617 clubs''<br/> [[Central Midlands Alliance]] Premier Division South – ''1817 clubs''<br/> [[Cheshire Association Football League\|Cheshire League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Devon Football League]] – ''1816 clubs''<br/> [[Dorset Premier League]] – ''17 clubs''<br/> [[Essex Alliance Football League\|Essex Alliance League]] – ''16 clubs''<br/> Line 274 ⟶ 269: [[Hampshire Premier League]] Senior Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Herefordshire Football League]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]] Premier Division – ''1816 clubs''<br/> [[Humber Premier League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Isle of Wight Saturday League]] Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/>▼ [[Kent County League]] Premier Division – ''17 clubs''<br/> [[Leicestershire Senior League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Lincolnshire League\|Lincolnshire Football League]] Premier Division – ''1813 clubs''<br /> [[Liverpool County Premier League]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Manchester Football League\|Manchester League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> Line 289 ⟶ 283: [[Northern Football Alliance\|Northern Alliance]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[North Riding League]] Premier Division – ''15 clubs''<br/> [[Nottinghamshire Senior League]] Senior Division – ''2017 clubs''<br /> [[Oxfordshire Senior League]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br /> [[Peterborough & District League]] Premier Division – ''17 clubs''<br /> [[Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League]] Premier Division – ''15 clubs''<br /> [[Shropshire County Football League]] Premier Division – ''17 clubs''<br /> [[Somerset County League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br /> [[Southern Combination Football League\|Southern Combination League]] Division Two – ''13 clubs''<br /> [[Spartan South Midlands League]] Division Two – ''18 clubs''<br /> [[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Premier Division East – ''14 clubs''<br /> [[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Premier Division West – ''15 clubs''<br /> [[Staffordshire County Senior League]] Premier Division – ''1817 clubs''<br /> [[Suffolk & Ipswich League]] Senior Division – ''17 clubs''<br/> [[Surrey Premier County Football League]] – ''15 clubs''<br/> Line 328 ⟶ 322: \|valign="top"\| [[Anglian Combination]] Division One – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Aylesbury and District League]] Premier Division – ''9 clubs''<br/> [[Bedfordshire County Football League\|Bedfordshire County League]] Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Bristol Premier Combination]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> Line 341 ⟶ 335: [[Devon & Exeter League]] Premier Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Dorset Football League\|Dorset League]] Senior Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[East Berkshire Football League]] Premier – ''913 clubs''<br/>▼ [[East Riding County League]] Premier Division – ''13 clubs''<br/> [[East Sussex Football League\|East Sussex League]] Premier Division – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 347 ⟶ 342: [[Essex and Suffolk Border Football League\|Essex & Suffolk Border League]] Division One – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Essex Olympian League]] Senior Division One – ''13 clubs''<br/> [[~~Gloucester~~Gloucestershire Northern Senior League]] Division One – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Hampshire Premier League]] Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> [[Hellenic Football League\|Hellenic League]] Division Two Central – ''12 clubs'' <br/> Line 361 ⟶ 356: [[Manchester Football League\|Manchester League]] Division One – ''13 clubs''<br/> [[Mid-Sussex League]] Championship – ''12 clubs''<br> \|valign="top"\|▼ [[Middlesex County League]] Division One Central & East – ''10 clubs''<br/> [[Middlesex County League]] Division One South West – ''11 clubs''<br/> [[Middlesex County League]] Division One North West – ''10 clubs''<br/> ▲\|valign="top"\| [[Midland Football League\|Midland League]] Division Three – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[North Berks Football League\|North Berks League]] Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> Line 386 ⟶ 381: [[Surrey County Intermediate League (Western)]] Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Surrey South Eastern Combination]] Intermediate Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/> [[Swindon & District League]] Premier Division – ''9 clubs''<br/> Thames Valley Premier League Division One – ''1110 clubs''<br/> Trowbridge & District League Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/> Wearside League Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> Line 400 ⟶ 395: \|- \|13 \|~~802~~793 \|valign="top"\| Aldershot & District League Division One – ''9 clubs''<br/> Line 408 ⟶ 403: [[Basingstoke and District Football League\|Basingstoke and District League]] Division One – ''9 clubs''<br/> Beckett Football League Division One – ''9 clubs''<br/> Bedfordshire County League Division Two North – ''1513 clubs''<br/> ~~Halifax~~Bedfordshire ~~and District~~County League Division Two South – ''1214 clubs''<br/>▼ Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> Bristol and Suburban League Premier Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Line 418 ⟶ 414: [[Devon and Exeter Football League\|Devon and Exeter League]] Division One – ''13 clubs''<br/> Dorset League Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> East Berkshire Football League Division One – ''914 clubs''<br/>▼ [[East Riding County League]] Championship – ''12 clubs''<br/> East Sussex League Division One – ''7 clubs''<br/> Line 423 ⟶ 420: Essex & Suffolk Border League Division Two – ''15 clubs''<br/> Essex Olympian League Senior Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> ~~Gloucester~~Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two – ''16 clubs''<br/> Guildford and Woking Alliance League Premier Division – ''9 clubs''<br/> [[Herefordshire Football League]] Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Line 432 ⟶ 429: [[Liverpool County Premier League]] Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> [[Manchester Football League\|Manchester League]] Division Two – ''15 clubs''<br/> \|valign="top"\|▼ Middlesex County League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex League Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> North Berks League Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> North Bucks and District League Intermediate Division – ''13 clubs''<br/> ▲\|valign="top"\| North Devon League Senior Division – ''16 clubs''<br/> Northamptonshire Combination League Division Two – ''14 clubs''<br/> Line 444 ⟶ 441: Peterborough and District League Division Two – ''15 clubs''<br/> Plymouth and West Devon League Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> ~~Scarborough & District Football League – ''9 clubs''<br/>~~ Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Somerset County League Division Two – ''14 clubs''<br/> Line 456 ⟶ 452: [[Surrey South Eastern Combination]] Intermediate Division Two – ''13 clubs''<br/> Swindon & District League Division One – ''10 clubs''<br/> Thames Valley Premier League Division Two – ''1110 clubs''<br/> Trowbridge & District League Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Wearside League Division Two - ''11 clubs''<br/> Line 468 ⟶ 464: \|- \|14 \|~~865~~874 \|valign=″top″\| Aldershot & District League Division Two – ''6 clubs''<br/> Altrincham and District Amateur League Division One – 11 clubs''<br/>▼ Anglian Combination Division Three – ''18 clubs''<br/> Aylesbury and District League Division Two – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 477 ⟶ 472: Beckett Football League Division Two – ''10 clubs''<br/> Bedfordshire County League Division Three – ''16 clubs''<br/> [[Brighton, Worthing & District Football League\|Brighton, Worthing & District League]] Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/>▼ [[Bristol and District League]] Senior Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Bristol and Suburban Association Football League\|Bristol and Suburban Association League]] Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> Cambridgeshire County League Division One A – ''13 clubs''<br/> Cambridgeshire County League Division One B – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Cheltenham League]] ~~Division~~Premier ~~One~~Division – ''12 clubs''<br/> ~~Crook~~Chester and ~~District~~Wirral League ~~Division~~Premier ~~One~~Division – ''69 clubs''<br/>▼ Coventry Alliance Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> Craven and District League Division One – ''9 clubs''<br/> Crewe and District League Premier Division – ''7 clubs''<br/> ▲Crook and District League Division One – ''6 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter League Division Two – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Doncaster Saturday Football League\|Doncaster Saturday League]] Premier Division – ''8 clubs''<br/> Line 500 ⟶ 496: [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]] Division Three – ''13 clubs''<br/> Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Huddersfield and District Association Football League\|Huddersfield and District Association League]] ~~Division~~Premier ~~One~~Division – ''1211 clubs''<br/> Kent County League Division Three Central & East – ''12 clubs''<br/> Kent County League Division Three West – ''14 clubs''<br/> Line 507 ⟶ 503: [[Lancashire Amateur League]] Premier Division – ''12 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Premier Division – ''10 clubs''<br/> Leicestershire County League Premier Division – ''13 clubs'' </br /> Liverpool ~~Old Boys'~~Football League Premier Division ~~One~~ – ''10 clubs''<br/> Middlesex County League Combination – ''11 clubs''<br/>▼ Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two North – ''9 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two South – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 530 ⟶ 525: Thames Valley Premier League Division Three – ''11 clubs''<br/> Wakefield and District League Premier Division – ''11 clubs''<br/> ~~East Sussex~~Wensleydale Football League Division ~~Five~~One –- ''9 clubs''<br/>▼ West Sussex League Division Two North – ''12 clubs''<br/> West Sussex League Division Two South – ''11 clubs''<br/> Line 538 ⟶ 534: \|- \|15 \|~~748~~739 \|valign=″top″\| Aldershot & District League Seedling Group - ''10 clubs'' <br/> Line 551 ⟶ 547: Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Two B – ''14 clubs''<br/> Canterbury & District League Premier Division – ''7 clubs''<br/> Cheltenham League Division ~~Two~~One – ''12 clubs''<br/> ~~Essex~~Chester ~~Alliance~~and ~~League~~Wirral ~~Division~~League ~~Four~~Championship – ''129 clubs''<br/>▼ Coventry Alliance Division Two – ''10 clubs''<br/> Craven and District League Division Two – ''9 clubs''<br/> ▲~~Middlesex~~Cumberland County League ~~Combination~~Premier Division – ''118 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter Football League Division Three – ''14 clubs''<br/> Doncaster Saturday League Division One – ''7 clubs''<br/> Line 568 ⟶ 566: [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]] Division Four – ''11 clubs''<br/> Hope Valley Amateur League A Division – ''17 clubs''<br/> Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division ~~Two~~One – ''12 clubs''<br/> Kingston and District Football League Division One – ''10 clubs''<br/> \|valign="top"\| [[Lancashire Amateur League]] Division One – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Division One – ''8 clubs''<br/> Leicestershire County League Championship Division – ''12 clubs'' </br /> Liverpool ~~Old Boys'~~Football League ~~Division Two~~Championship – ''10 clubs''<br/> [[Mid-Lancashire ~~Amateur~~Football League]] ~~Division~~Premier ~~Five~~Division – ''910 clubs''<br/>▼ Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three North – ''10 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three South – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 586 ⟶ 585: Sevenoaks and District Football League Premier Division – ''11 clubs''<br/> [[South Devon Football League]] Division Three – ''9 clubs''<br/> [[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Division Four East – ''11 clubs''<br/>▼ [[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Division Four West – ''13 clubs''<br/>▼ Stroud and District League Division Two – ''13 clubs''<br/> Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Four – ''13 clubs''<br/> Taunton & District Saturday League Premier Division – ''10 clubs''<br/> Thames Valley Premier Football League Division Four – ''1012 clubs''<br/> Wakefield and District League Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> West Sussex League Division Three Central – ''10 clubs''<br/> West Sussex League Division Three North – ''10 clubs''<br/> West Sussex League Division Three South – ''9 clubs''<br/> ~~Bristol and Suburban~~Westmorland Association Football League Division ~~Five~~One – ''12 clubs''<br/>▼ Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> Wimbledon & District Football League Division One – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 606 ⟶ 608: Anglian Combination Division Five South – ''16 clubs''<br/> Ashford & District League Division One – ''8 clubs''<br/> Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Three – ''12 clubs''<br/>▼ ▲[[Brighton, Worthing & District Football League\|Brighton, Worthing & District League]] Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> Bristol and District League Division Two – ''15 clubs''<br/> Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Three – ''13 clubs''<br/> Line 614: Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three B – ''14 clubs''<br/> Canterbury & District League Division One – ''7 clubs''<br/> Cheltenham League Division ~~Three~~Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Coventry Alliance Division Three – ''12 clubs''<br/> Craven and District League Division Three – ''9 clubs''<br/> ▲~~[[Isle~~Cumberland ~~of Wight Saturday~~County League]] Division One – ''129 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter Football League Division Four – ''13 clubs''<br/> Dorset Football League Division Four – ''11 clubs''<br/> ▲[[East Berkshire Football League]] Premier – ''9 clubs''<br/> East Riding County League Division Three – ''14 clubs''<br/> East Sussex Football League Division Four – ''11 clubs''<br/> ▲Essex Alliance League Division Four – ''12 clubs''<br/> Essex & Suffolk Border League Division Five – ''11 clubs''<br/> Furness Premier League Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Three – ''9 clubs''<br/> ▲Halifax and District League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]] Division Five – ''13 clubs''<br/> Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division ~~Three~~Two – ''1211 clubs''<br/> Kingston and District Football League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/>▼ \|valign="top"\| [[Lancashire Amateur League]] Division Two – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Leicestershire County League Division One – ''12 clubs'' </br /> Liverpool ~~Old Boys'~~Football League Division ~~Three~~One – ''1210 clubs''<br/> [[Mid-Essex League]] Premier Division – ''10 clubs''<br/> Mid-Lancashire Football League Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four North – ''10 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four South – ''11 clubs''<br/> Line 646 ⟶ 644: [[South Devon Football League]] Division Four – ''10 clubs''<br/> Southend Borough & District Combination Premier Division – ''7 clubs''<br/> ▲[[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Division Four East – ''11 clubs''<br/> ▲[[St Piran Football League\|St Piran League]] Division Four West – ''13 clubs''<br/> Stroud and District League Division Three – ''13 clubs''<br/> Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Five – ''12 clubs''<br/> Taunton & District Saturday League Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/> Wakefield and District League Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Westmorland Association Football League Division Two – ''11 clubs''<br/> Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Two – ''9 clubs''<br/> Wimbledon & District Football League Division Two – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 667 ⟶ 664: Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Four B – ''14 clubs''<br/> Central and South Norfolk League Division One – ''12 clubs''<br/> Cheltenham League Division Four – ''11 clubs''<br/>▼ Dorset Football League Division Five – ''11 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter Football League Division Five – ''13 clubs''<br/> ▲East Berkshire Football League Division One – ''9 clubs''<br/> East Riding County League Division Four – ''12 clubs''<br/> ▲East Sussex Football League Division Five – ''9 clubs''<br/> Guildford and Woking Alliance League Youth to Adult Transition Division – ''8 clubs''<br/> Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division ~~Four~~Three – ''1411 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire Amateur League]] Division Three – ''14 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Division Three – ''10 clubs''<br/> Leicestershire County League Division Two – ''12 clubs'' </br /> Liverpool ~~Old Boys'~~Football League Division ~~Four~~Two – ''910 clubs''<br/> \|valign="top"\| Mid-Essex League Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> ▲~~Kingston and District~~Mid-Lancashire Football League Division Two – ''1211 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five North – ''10 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five South – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 692 ⟶ 687: Sevenoaks and District Football League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Southend Borough Combination Division One – ''11 clubs''<br/> Stroud and District League Division Four North – ''1410 clubs''<br/> ▲~~Altrincham~~Stroud and District ~~Amateur~~ League Division ~~One~~Four South – 11''10 clubs''<br/> Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Six – ''13 clubs''<br/> Taunton & District Saturday League Division Two – ''13 clubs''<br/> ▲~~Banbury~~Westmorland ~~District~~Association ~~and~~Football ~~Lord Jersey FA~~League Division Three – ''1211 clubs''<br/> Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Three – ''10 clubs''<br/> Wimbledon & District Football League Division Three – ''10 clubs''<br/> Line 702 ⟶ 699: \|18 \|203 \|valign=~~″top″~~"top"\| Bristol and District League Division Four – ''13 clubs''<br/> ▲Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Five – ''12 clubs''<br/> ▲Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five A – ''13 clubs''<br/> ▲Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five B – ''12 clubs''<br/> Central and South Norfolk League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter Football League Division Six – ''14 clubs''<br/> ~~East~~Huddersfield ~~Berkshire~~and District Association Football League Division ~~Two~~Four – ''10 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire Amateur League]] Division Four – ''12 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Division A – ''13 clubs''<br/> Leicestershire County League Division Three – ''13 clubs'' </br /> \|valign="top"\|▼ Lowestoft & District League Division One – ''13 clubs''<br/> Mid-Essex League Division Two – ''10 clubs''<br/> Mid-Sussex League Division Six – ''9 clubs''<br/> ▲\|valign="top"\| North East Norfolk League Division Two – ''7 clubs''<br/> North Gloucestershire League Division Four – ''12 clubs''<br/>▼ North West Norfolk League Division Two – ''12 clubs''<br/> Sevenoaks and District Football League Division Three – ''12 clubs''<br/> Stroud and District League Division Five North – ''1410 clubs''<br/> ▲~~North~~Stroud ~~Gloucestershire~~and District League Division ~~Four~~Five South – ''1210 clubs''<br/> ▲~~Cheltenham~~Westmorland Association Football League Division Four – ''11 clubs''<br/> Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Four – ''12 clubs''<br/> Yorkshire Amateur League Division Five – ''12 clubs'' Line 731 ⟶ 726: Central and South Norfolk League Division Three – ''11 clubs''<br/> Devon and Exeter Football League Division Seven – ''13 clubs''<br/> ~~East~~Huddersfield ~~Berkshire~~and District Association Football League Division ~~Three~~Five – ''1012 clubs''<br/> \|valign="top"\| ▲[[Lancashire Amateur League]] Division Five – ''9 clubs''<br/> [[Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League\|Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League]] Division B – ''13 clubs''<br/> Lowestoft & District League Division Two – ''9 clubs''<br/> Mid-Essex League Division Three – ''10 clubs''<br/> North West Norfolk League Division Three – ''9 clubs''<br/> Stroud and District League Division Six – ''1510 clubs''<br/> \|- \|20 Line 772 ⟶ 766: {{DEFAULTSORT:England Football League System}} [[Category:Football league systems in Europe]] [[Category:Football leagues in England\| ]] [[Category:Football league systems in England]]