The Football League 1984-85
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Overview
The 1984–1985 season was the 85th completed season of The Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
First Division
Howard KendallHoward Kendall
Howard Kendall is an English football manager and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton, a club that he both played for and managed. His uncle Harry Taylor played for Newcastle United and Fulham in the 1950s....
’s Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
side beat neighbours Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
to the league championship, while Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
followed closely behind. The blue half of Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
also collected the Cup Winners' Cup.
Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
finished bottom of the First Division with just three league wins all season and just 17 points — a record low under the 3 points for a win system in any division, which would stand for twenty-one years. Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
and Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
— the two League Cup finalists — occupied the two other relegation places.
Liverpool manager Joe Fagan
Joe Fagan
Joe Fagan was an English football manager best known for being manager of Liverpool F.C. from 1983 to 1985.- Career:Joe Fagan's playing career was largely spent at Manchester City for whom he signed in 1938...
retired after the season and striker Kenny Dalglish
Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
was appointed player-manager.
Second Division
Jim SmithJim Smith (footballer)
James Michael "Jim" Smith is a retired English footballer and manager. As a player, he made 249 appearances in the Fourth Division of The Football League, representing Aldershot, Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Colchester United, and played for three-and-a-half years for Boston United of the...
’s Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
side won a successive promotion as Second Division champions and reached the First Division after just 23 years as Football League members. Following them into the big time were Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
and Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
.
Slipping out of the league’s second tier were Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
, joined by Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
and Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
— both relegated for the second season in succession. Veteran manager Tommy Docherty
Tommy Docherty
Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:...
had tried his hand at reversing financially-troubled Wolves’ rapid decline at the Molineux, but without success.
Third Division
Bradford CityBradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
’s Third Division championship glory was overshadowed on the final day of the season when a fire at their Valley Parade
Valley Parade
Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through sponsorship rights, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1886, and was the home of Manningham Rugby Football Club until 1903, when they changed code from rugby football to association...
ground killed 56 spectators — including two followers of their opponents Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
.
The other two promotion places in the Third Division were occupied by Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
and Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
.
Going down from the Third Division were Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
(who won just four games all season), Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
, Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
. Burnley and Preston were founder members of the Football League who had reached great heights in the past — just 25 years ago Burnley had been league champions. But those successes were now very much a distant memory as both clubs slid into the league’s fourth tier for the first time.
Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
, who had finished sixth in the First Division just three years earlier, continued to suffer as a result of their financial problems as they narrowly avoided a third successive relegation.
Fourth Division
ChesterfieldChesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
, Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
were promoted to the Third Division after occupying the Fourth Division’s top four places.
The bottom four clubs, Halifax Town
Halifax Town A.F.C.
Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...
, Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
, Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
(who had spent a season in the First Division some 20 years earlier) and Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
, all retained their league status after a successful re-election campaign at the expense of Alliance Premier League
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
side Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
who were placed 4th in the Alliance Premier League and were the highest placed team there that would have met the Football League’s requirements. Re-election results are given at the end of this article.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated.Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.
First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 88 | 43 | + 45 | 90 | Excluded from the European Cup 1985–86[notes 1] |
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| 2 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 68 | 35 | + 33 | 77 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1985–86[notes 1] |
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| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 78 | 51 | + 27 | 77 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1985–86[notes 1] |
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| 4 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 77 | 47 | + 30 | 76 | Excluded from the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup[notes 1] |
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| 5 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 47 | + 9 | 68 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1985–86[notes 1] |
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| 6 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 63 | 48 | + 15 | 66 | |||||
| 7 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 61 | 49 | + 12 | 66 | |||||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 58 | 45 | + 13 | 65 | |||||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 56 | 48 | + 8 | 64 | |||||
| 10 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 60 | 60 | ± 0 | 56 | |||||
| 11 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 81 | 71 | + 10 | 55 | |||||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 58 | 62 | – 4 | 55 | |||||
| 13 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 57 | 61 | – 4 | 54 | |||||
| 14 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 55 | 70 | – 15 | 52 | |||||
| 15 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 48 | 65 | 73 | – 8 | 51 | |||||
| 16 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 68 | – 17 | 51 | |||||
| 17 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 46 | 57 | – 11 | 50 | |||||
| 18 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 47 | 64 | – 17 | 50 | |||||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 53 | 72 | – 19 | 50 | |||||
| 20 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 46 | 64 | – 18 | 49 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1985–86[notes 1] Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... were 1985 League Cup winners 1985 Football League Cup Final The 1985 Milk Cup Final was won by Norwich City. The Canaries defeated Sunderland 1–0 at Wembley Stadium on 24 March 1985 with an own goal scored by Gordon Chisholm, who deflected Asa Hartford's shot past goalkeeper Chris Turner... and would normally have qualified for the UEFA Cup. They were nevertheless relegated. |
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| 21 | Sunderland | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 40 | 62 | – 22 | 40 | |||||
| 22 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 91 | – 67 | 17 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| League Champions, excluded from European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, excluded from Cup Winners' Cup | |
| UEFA Cup spot, but excluded | |
| League Cup 1985 Football League Cup Final The 1985 Milk Cup Final was won by Norwich City. The Canaries defeated Sunderland 1–0 at Wembley Stadium on 24 March 1985 with an own goal scored by Gordon Chisholm, who deflected Asa Hartford's shot past goalkeeper Chris Turner... winners, excluded from UEFA Cup, relegated |
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| Relegated |
First Division Results
Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 84 | 36 | + 48 | 84 | |||||
| 2 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 59 | 33 | + 26 | 82 | |||||
| 3 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 66 | 40 | + 26 | 74 | |||||
| 4 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 69 | 50 | + 19 | 74 | |||||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 41 | + 25 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 34 | + 20 | 72 | |||||
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 66 | 43 | + 23 | 69 | |||||
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 66 | 53 | + 13 | 65 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... were winners of the Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners this season, but as they are an English club, they did not earn a place in the Cup Winners' Cup, and besides, English clubs were banned anyway. |
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| 9 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 68 | 64 | + 4 | 65 | |||||
| 10 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 72 | 64 | + 8 | 62 | |||||
| 11 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 42 | ± 0 | 58 | |||||
| 12 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 71 | 75 | – 4 | 58 | |||||
| 13 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 52 | 64 | – 12 | 55 | |||||
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 49 | 67 | – 18 | 53 | |||||
| 15 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 46 | 65 | – 19 | 48 | |||||
| 16 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 50 | 67 | – 17 | 47 | |||||
| 17 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 63 | – 12 | 45 | |||||
| 18 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 54 | 66 | – 12 | 44 | |||||
| 19 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 41 | 57 | – 16 | 40 | |||||
| 20 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 45 | 73 | – 28 | 37 | |||||
| 21 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
42 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 79 | – 32 | 35 | |||||
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 37 | 79 | – 42 | 33 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners, not qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
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| Relegated |
Second Division Results
Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 77 | 45 | + 32 | 94 | Bradford City v. Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... was abandoned after 40 mins, the result stands. |
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| 2 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 42 | + 31 | 90 | |||||
| 3 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 78 | 49 | + 29 | 87 | |||||
| 4 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 80 | 62 | + 18 | 83 | |||||
| 5 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 74 | 47 | + 27 | 81 | |||||
| 6 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 66 | 48 | + 18 | 75 | |||||
| 7 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 65 | 54 | + 11 | 70 | |||||
| 8 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 70 | 57 | + 13 | 69 | |||||
| 9 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 68 | 62 | + 6 | 69 | |||||
| 10 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 46 | + 11 | 68 | |||||
| 11 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 58 | 52 | + 6 | 67 | |||||
| 12 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 55 | 55 | ± 0 | 65 | |||||
| 13 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 64 | – 2 | 62 | |||||
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 72 | 74 | – 2 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 62 | 65 | – 3 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 60 | 64 | – 4 | 59 | |||||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 69 | 75 | – 6 | 54 | |||||
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 55 | 67 | – 12 | 52 | |||||
| 19 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 50 | 51 | – 1 | 51 | |||||
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 53 | 80 | – 27 | 47 | |||||
| 21 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 49 | 60 | 73 | – 13 | 46 | |||||
| 22 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 76 | – 25 | 46 | |||||
| 23 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 51 | 100 | – 49 | 46 | |||||
| 24 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
46 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 37 | 95 | – 58 | 21 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 64 | 35 | + 29 | 91 | ||||
| 2 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 73 | 39 | + 34 | 86 | ||||
| 3 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 66 | 49 | + 17 | 85 | ||||
| 4 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 50 | + 26 | 84 | ||||
| 5 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 65 | 47 | + 18 | 77 | ||||
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 83 | 66 | + 17 | 75 | ||||
| 7 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 87 | 65 | + 22 | 74 | ||||
| 8 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 58 | + 4 | 72 | ||||
| 9 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 83 | 62 | + 21 | 71 | ||||
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 65 | 69 | – 4 | 66 | ||||
| 11 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 54 | 53 | + 1 | 62 | ||||
| 12 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 61 | 59 | + 2 | 60 | ||||
| 13 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 56 | 63 | – 7 | 59 | ||||
| 14 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 38 | + 3 | 57 | ||||
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 67 | 70 | – 3 | 54 | ||||
| 16 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 60 | 72 | – 12 | 54 | ||||
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 55 | 69 | – 14 | 53 | ||||
| 18 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | 57 | 79 | – 22 | 53 | ||||
| 19 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 54 | 67 | – 13 | 52 | ||||
| 20 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 49 | 58 | 83 | – 25 | 50 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 42 | 69 | – 27 | 50 | ||||
| 22 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 58 | 79 | – 21 | 47 | ||||
| 23 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 53 | 74 | – 21 | 47 | ||||
| 24 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 63 | – 25 | 41 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election (none) |
Election/Re-election to the Football League
This year WealdstoneWealdstone F.C.
Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They...
, the winners of the Alliance Premier League
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements. 2nd placed Nuneaton
Nuneaton Borough A.F.C.
Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club from the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The team compete in the Conference North. This is the 2nd level of Non League Football. In the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference North division, but due to a liquidation they were demoted...
could not apply either for the same reasons, and neither could 3rd placed Dartford
Dartford F.C.
Dartford F.C. are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. After finishing as champions of the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2007–08 season, they compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division. They finished in 8th position in their first season...
, so 4th placed Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1984–85 Football League Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
23rd (Fourth Division) | 52 |
| Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
22nd (Fourth Division) | 50 |
| Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
24th (Fourth Division) | 50 |
| Halifax Town | 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 |
| Bath City Bath City F.C. Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010... |
4th (Alliance Premier League) | 8 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
were denied membership of the Football League.