When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. Follow your favorite team through the 2020 season. Play-offs for the third promotion place were introduced in 1987. Plymouth Argyle were the most successful team at this level during these years, winning the national title twice, having already won the southern section twice. Find out which football teams are leading the pack or at the foot of the table in the Championship on BBC Sport Founder clubs of the Third Division (1920), List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors, List of winners of English Football League Two and predecessors, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football_League_Third_Division&oldid=979625199, Defunct third level football leagues in Europe, Defunct fourth level football leagues in Europe, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, From Third Division North: Accrington Stanley, Bradford City, Bury, Chesterfield, Halifax Town, Hull City, Mansfield Town, Rochdale, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham, From Third Division South: Bournemouth, Brentford, Colchester United, Newport County, Norwich City, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Southampton, Southend United, Swindon Town, Relegated from Second Division: Doncaster Rovers, Notts County, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 20:15. In 2004, following the formation of the Football League Championship, the division was renamed Football League Two. Get the latest NFL Football standings from across the league. As Cardiff City was long considered a potential entrant for the Second Division due to their FA Cup exploits and Southern League dominance, they were sent directly into the Second Division and Grimsby Town, who finished in last place in the Second Division in 1919–20, were relegated. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Geographical separation was abolished in 1958 with the creation of the Football League Fourth Division. Sky Sports Football - Live games, scores, latest football news, transfers, results, fixtures and team news from the Premier to the Champions League. The Third Division of English football lasted for a total of 72 years, the first 38 years as two regionalized divisions (although just 31 seasons were played due to the advent of World War II) before a 34-year run as a national division. Most of these clubs were drawn from what was then the top division of the 1919–20 Southern Football League, in an expansion of the Football League south of Birmingham. English Wikipedia - English football league seasons back to 1888–89. Stockport, Doncaster, Notts County and Rochdale were the first to be relegated into the Fourth Division the following season (1959–60), starting the bottom-four-team turnover tradition for the third tier. Arsenal remain four points ahead at the top of the First Division with a 3-1 home win over Wimbledon, as Everton keep up the pressure with a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa. In 2004, following the formation of the Football League Championship, the division was renamed Football League Two. The English Football League (EFL) is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales.Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in world football.It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 20 clubs split away to form the Premier League. Sportergebnisse / Sportstatistiken - English league standings and results matrices back to 1888/89. 1 January 1987 - 1987 begins in style on the Football League scene.