The Football League 1993-94
Encyclopedia
The 1993–1994 season was the 94th completed season of the The Football League
. From 1993 to 1996 the league was sponsores by Endsleigh
.
Football League Division One
Alan Smith kicked off his management career by guiding Crystal Palace
to the Division One title and regaining their Premiership place at first time of asking. Frank Clark began Nottingham Forest
’s post Brian Clough
era by helping them finish second in Division One and achieve promotion back to the Premiership. They were joined by playoff winners Leicester City
who finally made Premiership after two successive playoff final defeats.
Oxford United
’s decline since losing their top flight status in 1988 continued as they slid into Division Two, along with Peterborough United
(who had finished a strong 10th in the previous season, their first in the second tier) and Birmingham City
.
Football League Division Two
Mark McGhee
won the Division Two championship for Reading
after their first successful season in years. They were joined by John Rudge
’s Port Vale
in second place. Burnley
triumphed in the Division Two playoffs to come within one division of the top flight just seven years after they had almost gone down to the Conference
.
Going down to Division Three were Fulham
(who would be in the league’s lowest tier for the first time in their history), Hartlepools United
, Exeter City
and Barnet
.
Football League Division Three
Shrewsbury Town
, Chester City
and Crewe Alexandra
occupied the three promotion places in Division Three, while Martin O'Neill
’s Wycombe Wanderers
won the playoffs in their first season of league football.
Northampton Town
finished bottom of the league but were saved from demotion because Conference
champions Kidderminster Harriers did not meet the league’s stadium capacity requirements.
First Division playoffs
Second Division Play-offs
Third Division Play-offs
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...
. From 1993 to 1996 the league was sponsores by Endsleigh
Endsleigh Insurance
Endsleigh Insurance is a Cheltenham-based UK insurance intermediary specialising in the student and graduate markets. It is the preferred insurer for several unions and professional associations....
.
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....
Alan Smith kicked off his management career by guiding Crystal PalaceCrystal 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...
to the Division One title and regaining their Premiership place at first time of asking. Frank Clark began 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...
’s post Brian Clough
Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...
era by helping them finish second in Division One and achieve promotion back to the Premiership. They were joined by playoff winners 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...
who finally made Premiership after two successive playoff final defeats.
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...
’s decline since losing their top flight status in 1988 continued as they slid into Division Two, along with 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...
(who had finished a strong 10th in the previous season, their first in the second tier) and 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...
.
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...
Mark McGheeMark McGhee
Mark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...
won the Division Two championship for 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...
after their first successful season in years. They were joined by John Rudge
John Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
’s 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...
in second place. 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...
triumphed in the Division Two playoffs to come within one division of the top flight just seven years after they had almost gone down to the 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...
.
Going down to Division Three were 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...
(who would be in the league’s lowest tier for the first time in their history), Hartlepools 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...
, 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...
and 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....
.
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...
Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury 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...
, 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...
and 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...
occupied the three promotion places in Division Three, while Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham...
’s Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
won the playoffs in their first season of league football.
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...
finished bottom of the league but were saved from demotion because 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...
champions Kidderminster Harriers did not meet the league’s stadium capacity requirements.
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 Division Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 73 | 46 | + 27 | 90 | |||||
| 2 | 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... |
46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 74 | 49 | + 25 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | 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 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 58 | 49 | + 9 | 74 | |||||
| 4 | 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 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 72 | 59 | + 13 | 73 | |||||
| 5 | 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 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 69 | 53 | + 16 | 72 | |||||
| 6 | 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 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 73 | 68 | + 5 | 71 | |||||
| 7 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 69 | – 4 | 68 | |||||
| 8 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 60 | 47 | + 13 | 68 | |||||
| 9 | 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... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 66 | 54 | + 12 | 67 | |||||
| 10 | 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 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 57 | 59 | – 2 | 67 | |||||
| 11 | 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 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 61 | 58 | + 3 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 57 | – 3 | 65 | |||||
| 13 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 47 | 50 | – 3 | 64 | |||||
| 14 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 63 | 64 | – 1 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 63 | 67 | – 4 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | 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 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 52 | 47 | + 5 | 59 | |||||
| 17 | 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 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 58 | – 6 | 58 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 67 | – 12 | 55 | |||||
| 19 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 66 | 80 | – 24 | 54 | |||||
| 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 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 60 | – 4 | 53 | |||||
| 21 | 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 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 69 | – 9 | 51 | |||||
| 22 | 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 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 52 | 69 | – 17 | 51 | |||||
| 23 | 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 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 54 | 75 | – 21 | 49 | |||||
| 24 | Peterborough United | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 76 | – 28 | 37 |
- 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 |
|
| 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 Division Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 81 | 44 | + 37 | 89 | |||||
| 2 | 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 79 | 46 | + 33 | 88 | |||||
| 3 | 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 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 88 | 56 | + 32 | 85 | |||||
| 4 | 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 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 74 | 44 | + 30 | 85 | |||||
| 5 | 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 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 64 | 40 | + 24 | 75 | |||||
| 6 | 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 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 79 | 58 | + 21 | 73 | |||||
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 61 | 53 | + 8 | 70 | |||||
| 8 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 59 | + 1 | 70 | |||||
| 9 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 62 | 54 | + 8 | 68 | |||||
| 10 | CambridgeUnited 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 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 79 | 73 | + 6 | 66 | |||||
| 11 | 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 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 58 | 61 | – 3 | 65 | |||||
| 12 | 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... |
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 66 | 77 | – 11 | 62 | |||||
| 13 | Swansea Town 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 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 56 | 58 | – 2 | 60 | |||||
| 14 | 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 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 67 | – 7 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | 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 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 63 | 66 | – 3 | 58 | |||||
| 16 | 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 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 55 | + 2 | 58 | |||||
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 59 | – 8 | 57 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 71 | – 14 | 56 | |||||
| 19 | 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... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 66 | 79 | – 13 | 54 | |||||
| 20 | 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 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 75 | – 12 | 53 | |||||
| 21 | 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 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 63 | – 13 | 52 | |||||
| 22 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 83 | – 31 | 45 | |||||
| 23 | Hartlepools 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 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 87 | – 46 | 36 | |||||
| 24 | 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.... |
46 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 41 | 86 | – 45 | 28 |
- 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 Division Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 63 | 39 | + 24 | 79 | |||||
| 2 | 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... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 69 | 46 | + 23 | 74 | |||||
| 3 | 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 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 80 | 61 | + 19 | 73 | |||||
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 53 | + 14 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | 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... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 79 | 60 | + 19 | 67 | |||||
| 6 | 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 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 64 | 56 | + 8 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | 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 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 57 | 42 | + 15 | 64 | |||||
| 8 | 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 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 48 | + 7 | 62 | |||||
| 9 | 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 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 63 | 51 | + 12 | 60 | |||||
| 10 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 48 | 53 | – 5 | 60 | |||||
| 11 | 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 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 64 | 56 | + 8 | 59 | |||||
| 12 | 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... |
42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 53 | 62 | – 5 | 55 | |||||
| 13 | 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 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 56 | – 1 | 53 | |||||
| 14 | 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 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 55 | 61 | – 6 | 53 | |||||
| 15 | 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 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | – 13 | 52 | |||||
| 16 | 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 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 51 | – 7 | 51 | |||||
| 17 | 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 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 56 | 71 | – 15 | 49 | |||||
| 18 | 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 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 52 | 63 | – 11 | 47 | |||||
| 19 | 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... |
42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 70 | – 19 | 45 | |||||
| 20 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 60 | 79 | – 19 | 42 | |||||
| 21 | 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 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 42 | 64 | – 22 | 41 | |||||
| 22 | 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 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 44 | 66 | – 22 | 38 |
- 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 | |
| New club in the league, see Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
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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... (none) |