Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One – 16 clubs Real Madrid (714.9 million euros) Los Blancos lost their grip on first place in 2020, but they were … Doncaster and District Senior League Division One – 7 clubs United Counties League Division One – 20 clubs – 4p, 0–2r Hellenic Football League Division One West – 14 clubs – 4p, 0–2r 24 clubs – 3 promotions, 4 relegations, EFL League Two West Cheshire League Division Three – 16 clubs Swindon & District League Premier Division – 9 clubs Midlands Regional Alliance Division Two – 11 clubs The Premier League members are still often referred to as 'League' clubs because, before the establishment of the Premier League in 1992, the Football League, as it was called then, included all 92 clubs, in four divisions. Trelawny League League Two – 14 clubs Southend Borough Combination Premier Division – 6 clubs Together, these four divisions make up what is known as "league football". 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Essex Alliance League Division One – 11 clubs Premier League (1) Seagulls Falmer Stadium: Bristol City F.C. Isle of Wight Saturday League Division Two – 11 clubs Anglian Combination Division One – 16 clubs North Leicestershire League Premier Division – 10 clubs West Sussex League Division Four North – 11 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two – 10 clubs York League Division Three – 11 clubs Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Three – 12 clubs Cheltenham League Division One – 12 clubs This page was last edited on 25 March 2021, at 01:04. Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Four – 12 clubs Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Three – 13 clubs Lower-level leagues also tend to cater to progressively smaller geographic regions. Somerset County League Division Two – 14 clubs West Lancashire League Division One – 14 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One – 14 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division – 16 clubs Scottish Challenge Cup. Scarborough and District Football League Division Three – 7 clubs 11 of 12. Sevenoaks and District Football League Premier Division – 11 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division Three – 14 clubs Shropshire Premier League – 11 clubs Colchester and East Essex Football League Division One – 13 clubs The exact number of clubs varies from year to year as clubs join and leave leagues, merge, or fold altogether, but an estimated average of 15 clubs per division implies that more than 7,000 teams of nearly 5,300 clubs are members of a league in the English men's football league system. Lancashire Amateur League Division Two – 14 clubs The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the theoretical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. Trelawny League Premiership – 13 clubs Yorkshire Amateur League Division Four – 12 clubs, Bournemouth Saturday League Premier Division – 6 clubs Kent County League Division One West – 12 clubs Crook and District League Division Two – 7 clubs North Bucks and District League Division One – 13 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Division One – 16 clubs North Gloucestershire League Division Four – 12 clubs Perry Street and District League Division Three – 13 clubs Trowbridge & District League Division Two – 11 clubs Southern Counties East League Premier Division – 21 clubs — 1–2p, 0–1r The leagues below level four are classed as "non-league football", meaning they are outside the EFL. Basingstoke and District League Division Two – 10 clubs Surrey Elite Intermediate League – 16 clubs West Yorkshire League Division One – 16 clubs Northampton Town and District Football League Premier Division – 6 clubs Devon and Exeter Football League Division Three – 14 clubs 21 clubs – 2 promotions,[a] 1–2 relegations, Isthmian League Premier Division North West Norfolk League Division One – 10 clubs East Riding County League Division Two – 12 clubs Southampton Saturday League Premier Division – 10 clubs Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five A – 13 clubs As there are no official definitions of any level below 11, any references to the structure at level 12 and below should not be regarded as definitive. Central and South Norfolk League Division One – 12 clubs Northamptonshire Combination Football League Division Four – 14 clubs There are more than 140 individu… Redhill and District League Premier Division – 7 clubs Swindon & District League Division Two – 10 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs Great Yarmouth & District Football League – 10 clubs Central Midlands League Division One South – 12 clubs South Devon Football League Division Three – 14 clubs Kent County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Mid-Somerset League Premier Division – 11 clubs, Midlands Regional Alliance Division One – 11 clubs Shakers Gigg Lane: Cambridge United F.C. The pyramid for women's football in England runs separately to nine tiers and some England-based men's clubs play outside the English football league system. Northern Premier League Division One North, Northern Premier League Division One South, Southern Football League Division One East, Southern Football League Division One West, Isthmian League Division One North, Isthmian League Division One South Central and Isthmian League Division One South East (level 8, running in parallel, 20 teams in each division): The champions in each division are automatically promoted; next four teams in each division compete in playoffs, with the playoff winners also promoted. Wakefield and District League Premier Division – 11 clubs Basingstoke and District League Division One – 9 clubs Sky Sports Football - Live games, scores, latest football news, transfers, results, fixtures and team news from the Premier to the Champions League. Southend Borough Combination Division One – 12 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division – 18 clubs – 4p, 0–2r Liverpool Premier League Division One – 14 clubs North East Combination League Division Two – 12 clubs Craven and District League Premier Division – 12 clubs Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three B – 14 clubs 2 groups think so", "Former Zip looks to bring pro football to University of Akron", "Rivals football league provides athletes with chance to fulfill dream", "P-Town Wreckaz switch leagues, tapped to host Kick-off Classic", "Women's Football League Association – About", "Fitness guru Santia Deck makes history signing multimillion-dollar deal with football team", "Sarnia Stays of Top with 8 Straight Wins", http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121180/index.htm, "So you want to start a pro football league? They later reneged on the plan to include Premier League "B" teams in the new division[3] and shortly thereafter scrapped the idea altogether.[4]. 21 clubs – 2 promotions, 1 relegation[6], Northern Premier League Premier Division Southern Combination League Division One – 16 clubs – 4p, 0–2r Bristol & Suburban League Premier Division One – 13 clubs Thames Valley Premier Football League Division Four – 10 clubs Yorkshire Amateur League Division One – 11 clubs, Anglian Combination Division Four – 15 clubs Humber Premier League Premier Division – 16 clubs Devon Football League South & West Division – 16 clubs Scarborough & District Football League Division Two – 12 clubs Hertford and District League Division Two – 11 clubs Colchester and East Essex Football League Premier Division – 9 clubs Northampton Town and District Football League Division Two – 6 clubs Peterborough and District Football League Division Five – 13 clubs Manchester League Division One – 13 clubs Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Two – 11 clubs Football is the world’s most popular ball … Western League Division One – 20 clubs – 4p, 0–2r, Anglian Combination Premier Division – 16 clubs Bristol and District League Senior Division – 14 clubs Scarborough & District Football League Division One – 8 clubs Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Three – 12 clubs Lowestoft & District League Division Two- 12 clubs The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs. Stroud and District League Division One – 14 clubs Bristol and District League Division Five – 12 clubs The English football league system does not include the amateur version of the game often called Sunday league football. In the case of the FA Cup and the FA Vase, some of the clubs in the lowest level in each do not compete. It is also called the football pyramid. Aylesbury and District League Division One – 11 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Craven and District League Division One – 12 clubs 22 clubs – 2 promotions, 2–3 relegations, Southern League Central Division In May 2014 The FA announced provisional plans for a new division between the English Football League and the National League which would include "B" teams of higher-level clubs. East Berkshire Football League Division Three – 10 clubs Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division – 12 clubs Essex Olympian League Senior Division One – 13 clubs Dorset League Senior Division – 14 clubs Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division – 20 clubs — 1–2p, 0–1r Cambridgeshire County League Senior A Division – 16 clubs York League Premier Division – 16 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs 19 clubs – 2p, 0–1r, Northern Premier League Division One South East Lancashire Amateur League Division One – 14 clubs Essex Alliance Football League Division Three – 11 clubs Northamptonshire Combination League Division Three – 14 clubs East Riding County League Division Four – 12 clubs Spanish La Liga. Yeovil and District League Division Two – 10 clubs These leagues are independent entities with no promotion or relegation involving the football pyramid. St Piran League East Division – 16 clubs EFL League Two (4) 23 clubs – 2 promotions, 4 relegations, National League North There are 32 teams in the league. The National Football League (NFL) is an American football league. Cheshire League League Two – 12 clubs Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Two – 14 clubs East Sussex Football League Division Five – 9 clubs North Gloucestershire League Division Two – 12 clubs Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division – 18 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Division One – 16 clubs Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Four- 9 clubs I Zingari Combination – 12 clubs East Berkshire Football League Division Two – 10 clubs Northern Alliance Division Two – 15 clubs Middlesex County League Division Two – 12 clubs 20 clubs – 2p, 0–1r, Southern League Division One Central North West Norfolk League Division Three – 9 clubs N.A. 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