The Football League 1992-93
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The 1992–1993 season was the 93rd completed season of the The Football League
.
. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League
that had operated until then with four divisions.
In 1992 all of the First Division Clubs resigned from the football league and, on May 27, 1992, the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company
, which worked out of an office at the then Football Association
’s headquarters, Lancaster Gate
.
The three divisions which remained in the Football League were renamed. The old Division Two
was now called Division One
. The old Division Three
was now called Division Two
, and the old Division Four
was now Division Three
. The league was sponsored this season by Barclays.
Football League Division One
Newcastle United’s first full season under the management of Kevin Keegan
ended in Division One championship glory and promotion to the Premiership, where they remained for 16 seasons until relegation at the end of the 2008–09 season. Following the Geordies into football’s big-money league were West Ham United and Swindon Town. West Ham had suffered relegation just one season earlier, and had been many people’s favourites for an automatic return to the elite. Swindon, meanwhile, had finally reached the top flight after 73 years of trying — they had actually won promotion via the playoffs three years earlier, but promotion had been denied a few weeks later due to financial irregularities.
Going down were Cambridge United (who had just missed out on promotion a year earlier and are now in the Conference), Brentford and Bristol Rovers. Brentford, newly promoted a season earlier, had stood in 10th place at the turn of 1993, but a sharp decline in form during the final few months of the season saw them relegated on the final day of the season.
Third-placed Portsmouth had opened up a 9-point gap over fourth-placed Tranmere Rovers, but lost to Leicester City in the playoff semi-finals and this ended any promotion hopes for a club who had begun the season as favourites for promotion, and ended it with 88 points.
Football League Division Two
Lou Macari guided Stoke City to their first successful season in years as they were crowned Division Two champions. Bruce Rioch brought some long-awaited success to Bolton Wanderers as they occupied the division’s second promotion place. Osvaldo Ardiles guided West Bromwich Albion to promotion via the playoffs, bringing some long-awaited success to another club who had once enjoyed better times.
Preston North End, Wigan Athletic, Mansfield Town and Chester City occupied Division Two’s four relegation places. Mansfield were newly promoted, while the other three teams had been established at this level for no less than six years.
Football League Division Three
Cardiff City and Wrexham continued their good progress by occupying Division Three’s top two places. They were joined in third place by Barnet, who had spent most of the season on the brink of expulsion from the league due to financial problems. The final promotion place went to York City, who won the playoffs just weeks after Alan Little was appointed manager.
Halifax Town, after 72 years of league membership, finished bottom of the league and were replaced by Conference champions Wycombe Wanderers. Maidstone United went out of business in the first week of the season, and were not replaced.
First Division playoffs
First Division
Second Division Play-offs
Second Division
Third Division Play-offs
Third Division
The 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...
.
Overview
This season saw the birth of the FA Premier LeagueFA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League
The 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...
that had operated until then with four divisions.
In 1992 all of the First Division Clubs resigned from the football league and, on May 27, 1992, the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
, which worked out of an office at the then Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
’s headquarters, Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate is a mid-19th century development in the Bayswater district of west central London, immediately to the north of Kensington Gardens. It consists of two long terraces of houses overlooking the park, with a wide gap between them opening onto a square containing a church. Further...
.
The three divisions which remained in the Football League were renamed. The old Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 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...
was now called Division One
Football League First Division
The 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....
. The old Division Three
Football League Third Division
The 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...
was now called Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 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...
, and the old Division Four
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 now Division Three
Football League Third Division
The 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...
. The league was sponsored this season by Barclays.
Football League Division OneFootball 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....
Newcastle United’s first full season under the management of Kevin KeeganKevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
ended in Division One championship glory and promotion to the Premiership, where they remained for 16 seasons until relegation at the end of the 2008–09 season. Following the Geordies into football’s big-money league were West Ham United and Swindon Town. West Ham had suffered relegation just one season earlier, and had been many people’s favourites for an automatic return to the elite. Swindon, meanwhile, had finally reached the top flight after 73 years of trying — they had actually won promotion via the playoffs three years earlier, but promotion had been denied a few weeks later due to financial irregularities.
Going down were Cambridge United (who had just missed out on promotion a year earlier and are now in the Conference), Brentford and Bristol Rovers. Brentford, newly promoted a season earlier, had stood in 10th place at the turn of 1993, but a sharp decline in form during the final few months of the season saw them relegated on the final day of the season.
Third-placed Portsmouth had opened up a 9-point gap over fourth-placed Tranmere Rovers, but lost to Leicester City in the playoff semi-finals and this ended any promotion hopes for a club who had begun the season as favourites for promotion, and ended it with 88 points.
Football League Division TwoFootball 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...
Lou Macari guided Stoke City to their first successful season in years as they were crowned Division Two champions. Bruce Rioch brought some long-awaited success to Bolton Wanderers as they occupied the division’s second promotion place. Osvaldo Ardiles guided West Bromwich Albion to promotion via the playoffs, bringing some long-awaited success to another club who had once enjoyed better times.Preston North End, Wigan Athletic, Mansfield Town and Chester City occupied Division Two’s four relegation places. Mansfield were newly promoted, while the other three teams had been established at this level for no less than six years.
Football League Division ThreeFootball 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...
Cardiff City and Wrexham continued their good progress by occupying Division Three’s top two places. They were joined in third place by Barnet, who had spent most of the season on the brink of expulsion from the league due to financial problems. The final promotion place went to York City, who won the playoffs just weeks after Alan Little was appointed manager.Halifax Town, after 72 years of league membership, finished bottom of the league and were replaced by Conference champions Wycombe Wanderers. Maidstone United went out of business in the first week of the season, and were not replaced.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website. First Division playoffsFootball League Championship play-offsThe Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with 6th playing 3rd and 5th playing 4th, with the return fixtures following...
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 92 | 38 | + 44 | 96 | |||||
| 2 | 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... |
46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 81 | 41 | + 40 | 88 | |||||
| 3 | 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... |
46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 80 | 46 | + 34 | 88 | |||||
| 4 | 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 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 72 | 56 | + 16 | 79 | |||||
| 5 | 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 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 74 | 59 | + 15 | 76 | |||||
| 6 | 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... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 71 | 64 | + 7 | 76 | |||||
| 7 | 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 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 65 | 53 | + 12 | 70 | |||||
| 8 | 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 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 68 | 57 | + 11 | 66 | |||||
| 9 | 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... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 58 | 57 | + 1 | 64 | |||||
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 55 | 63 | – 8 | 62 | |||||
| 11 | 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... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 57 | 56 | + 1 | 61 | |||||
| 12 | 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,... |
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 46 | + 3 | 61 | |||||
| 13 | 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... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 60 | – 4 | 60 | |||||
| 14 | 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... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 53 | 56 | – 3 | 56 | |||||
| 15 | 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 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 49 | 67 | – 18 | 56 | |||||
| 16 | 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... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 57 | 71 | – 14 | 55 | |||||
| 17 | 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... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 55 | 70 | – 15 | 52 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 54 | 64 | – 10 | 52 | |||||
| 19 | 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... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 72 | – 22 | 51 | |||||
| 20 | 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... |
46 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 62 | – 14 | 51 | |||||
| 21 | Sunderland | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 50 | 64 | – 14 | 50 | |||||
| 22 | 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 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 52 | 71 | – 19 | 49 | |||||
| 23 | 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 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 48 | 69 | – 21 | 49 | |||||
| 24 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 55 | 87 | – 32 | 41 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League FA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier... |
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| Promoted to FA Premier League FA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier... |
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| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted to Premier League FA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier... through play-offs |
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| Relegated |
First Division Results
Second Division Play-offsFootball League One play-offsThe Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the NPower Football League One table to determine the third spot for promotion to the second tier of English football, the Championship....
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 73 | 34 | + 39 | 93 | |||||
| 2 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 80 | 41 | + 39 | 90 | |||||
| 3 | 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 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 79 | 44 | + 35 | 89 | |||||
| 4 | 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... |
46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 88 | 54 | + 34 | 85 | |||||
| 5 | 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... |
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 65 | 47 | + 18 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | 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 | 11 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 81 | 57 | + 24 | 72 | |||||
| 7 | Leyton 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 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 69 | 53 | + 16 | 72 | |||||
| 8 | 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 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 66 | 51 | + 14 | 69 | |||||
| 9 | 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.... |
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 63 | 59 | + 4 | 69 | |||||
| 10 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 69 | 67 | + 2 | 68 | |||||
| 11 | 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 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 60 | ± 0 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | 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... |
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 57 | 55 | + 2 | 65 | |||||
| 13 | 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 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 59 | – 2 | 61 | |||||
| 14 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 64 | – 5 | 60 | |||||
| 15 | 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... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 54 | 61 | – 7 | 60 | |||||
| 16 | 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 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 42 | 60 | – 18 | 54 | |||||
| 17 | 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 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 53 | – 8 | 53 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 63 | 75 | – 12 | 51 | |||||
| 19 | 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 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 54 | 69 | – 15 | 50 | |||||
| 20 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 46 | 69 | – 23 | 50 | |||||
| 21 | 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 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 65 | 94 | – 29 | 47 | |||||
| 22 | 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 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 52 | 80 | – 28 | 44 | |||||
| 23 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 72 | – 29 | 41 | |||||
| 24 | Chester 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 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 49 | 102 | – 53 | 29 |
- Pld = Matches ; 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 | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| Relegated |
Second Division Results
Third Division Play-offsFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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 | ||||
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| 1 | 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 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 77 | 47 | + 30 | 83 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 First round |
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| 2 | Wrexham Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 52 | + 23 | 80 | |||||
| 3 | Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 66 | 48 | + 18 | 79 | |||||
| 4 | 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... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 72 | 45 | + 27 | 75 | |||||
| 5 | 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... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 76 | 61 | + 15 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | 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... |
42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 75 | 56 | + 19 | 70 | |||||
| 7 | 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... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 55 | + 8 | 63 | |||||
| 8 | 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.... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 57 | 53 | + 4 | 63 | |||||
| 9 | 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 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 57 | 52 | + 5 | 62 | |||||
| 10 | 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.... |
42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 50 | 67 | 76 | – 9 | 59 | |||||
| 11 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 41 | 70 | 70 | ± 0 | 58 | |||||
| 12 | 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... |
42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 59 | 63 | – 4 | 56 | |||||
| 13 | Scarborough Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season... |
42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 66 | 71 | – 5 | 54 | |||||
| 14 | 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.... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 57 | 54 | + 3 | 54 | |||||
| 15 | 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... |
42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 48 | 53 | – 5 | 50 | |||||
| 16 | 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... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 57 | – 15 | 47 | |||||
| 17 | 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',... |
42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 60 | – 13 | 45 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 65 | – 14 | 44 | |||||
| 19 | 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... |
42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 45 | 60 | – 15 | 43 | |||||
| 20 | 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... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 74 | – 26 | 41 | |||||
| 21 | 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... |
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 48 | 64 | – 16 | 40 | |||||
| 22 | 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... |
42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 68 | – 23 | 36 |
- Pld = Matches ; 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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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| Promoted through play-offs | |
| New club in the league | |
| Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, see 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... |
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| Relegated to Conference 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... |