English Football League

For all football leagues in England, see English football league system.

English Football League
Country	England and Wales
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1888
Level	2–4
Divisions	League Championship League One League Two
Number of teams	72
Promotion to	Premier League
Relegation to	National League
Domestic cup	FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy (League One and Two clubs only)
International cup	UEFA Europa League
Current champions	Burnley (2015–16)
2016–17 English Football League

The English Football League (which was the Football League) is a football league in England and Wales. It was created in 1888 and was the top league in England until 1992 when the English Premier League was made. It is now a league for tiers 2-4 of English football.

2016–17 clubs

League Championship		League One		League Two
Aston Villa		AFC Wimbledon		Accrington Stanley
Barnsley		Bolton Wanderers		Barnet
Birmingham City		Bradford City		Blackpool
Blackburn Rovers		Bristol Rovers		Cambridge United
Brentford		Bury		Carlisle United
Brighton & Hove Albion		Charlton Athletic		Cheltenham Town
Bristol City		Chesterfield		Colchester Town
Burton Albion		Coventry City		Crawley Town
Cardiff City		Fleetwood Town		Crewe Alexandra
Derby County		Gillingham		Doncaster Rovers
Fulham		Millwall		Exeter City
Huddersfield Town		Milton Keynes Dons		Grimsby Town
Ipswich Town		Northampton Town		Hartlepool United
Leeds United		Oldham Athletic		Leyton Orient
Newcastle United		Oxford United		Luton Town
Norwich City		Peterborough United		Mansfield Town
Nottingham Forest		Port Vale		Morecambe
Preston North End		Rochdale		Newport County
Queens Park Rangers		Scunthorpe United		Notts County
Reading		Sheffield United		Plymouth Argyle
Rotherham United		Shrewsbury Town		Portsmouth
Sheffield Wednesday		Southend United		Stevenage
Wigan Athletic		Swindon Town		Wycombe Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers		Walsall		Yeovil Town

Related pages

• English Premier League