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The game of [[soccer|football]] in [[England]] - known as ''soccer'' in other parts of the world - is organised into four professional leagues at the apex of a pyramid of semi-professional and amateur leagues. There are 92 professional teams and innumerable semi-pro and amateur sides. The four professional leagues comprise the Premier League (20 teams), the Championship, League One and League Two (24 teaqms each). Below League Two, the Conference league provides a stepping-stone for semi-pro sides to gain promotion to the professional leagues.
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'''[[Soccer]] in [[England]]''' is organized into four professional leagues at the apex of a pyramid of semi-professional and amateur leagues. There are 92 professional teams and innumerable semi-pro and amateur ''[[team|sides]]''. The four professional leagues comprise the [[Premier League]] (20 teams), [[Football League Championship|The Championship]], League One and League Two (24 teams each). Below League Two, the Conference league provides a stepping-stone for semi-pro sides to gain promotion to the professional leagues.
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English soccer teams typically call themselves a "football club" (F.C.).
  
 
==Premier League teams==
 
==Premier League teams==
  
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*'''Arsenal FC''' is based in north [[London]]. The team is managed by [[Arsene Wenger]]. Finishing fourth in the [[English Premier League]] in the 2006/7 season, the team features major international stars of football. Former star [[Thierry Henry]] has recently left the team after eight years of huge success, departing to [[Barcelona]] in the summer of 2007. In 2006 the team moved from their old stadium, ''Arsenal Stadium'', located in, and more commonly known as ''Highbury''. The team's new stadium is named after the [[Dubai]] airline and sponsor, [[Emirates Airlines|Emirates]].
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*'''[[Arsenal F.C.]]'''
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*'''[[Bournemouth A.F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Aston Villa FC''' is based in [[Aston]], [[Birmingham]], in the English [[Midlands]].  Currently coached by Martin O'Neill, a former player for [[Northern Ireland]], [[Nottingham Forest]], [[Norwich City]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].They finished the 2006/7 season in 11th position in the [[English Premier League]].
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*'''[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Blackburn Rovers FC''' is an [[England|English]] [[football]] team that play in the [[English Premier League|Premiership]] . The club hails from the town of [[Blackburn]] in [[Lancashire]]. Their home stadium is Ewood Park.
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*'''[[Burnley F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Chelsea FC''' play at Stamford Bridge, in west [[London]]. The club is owned by [[Russia]]n billionaire [[Roman Abramovich]] was managed by [[Avram Grant]] for most of the 2007-08 season. In 2007-08 the side finished second in the Premier League.
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*'''[[Chelsea F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Everton FC''' is based in [[Liverpool]]. Founded in 1878 as a church sports side they were became of the sixteen founder members of the [[Football League]] in 1888. However, owing to a rent dispute in 1892 they left their home ground of [[Anfield]] and moved to a new site at [[Goodison Park]], where they have played ever since.  There are plans under discussion to move outside the city of Liverpool and establish a new ground over a Tesco supermarket in nearby Knowsley. The club's nickname is ''The Toffees''; although there are several hypotheses about how the name arose it is likely that it derives from the black and white striped, toffee filled, candy known as an ''Everton Mint''. Everton's biggest rivals are [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] who were formed in 1892 to utilise the abandoned Anfield ground. Despite Everton's successes over the years they have been overshadowed by their illustrious neighbours who hold the records for the most top flight championships as well as European trophies won in the English game.
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*'''[[Crystal Palace F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Fulham FC''' is based in the [[London]] Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Their nickname is The Cottagers, after their home ground of Craven Cottage alongside the [[River Thames]], which can usually be seen during the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race. The club was founded in 1879 and are the oldest professional soccer team in London. The club strip comprises white shirts and socks with black shorts. Despite their long history they have never won any major honors. The club is currently owned by the Egyptian millionaire and owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed who took control in 1997.
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*'''[[Everton F.C.]]'''
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*[http://www.fulhamfc.com Official site]  
 
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*[http://www.premierleague.com/page/fulham Premier League - Fulham]
 
  
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*'''Hull City FC''', based in the east-coast port city of [[Hull]], were promoted to the Premier League in 2008. This will be the first time that Hull has been represented in the top tier of English football.
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*'''[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Liverpool FC''' was founded in 1892. It is based in Anfield stadium, although is expected to relocate to Stanley Park in 2011. The club has become the most successful club in English league history, winning eighteen domestic championships as well as five European championships. The current manager is Rafael Benitez.
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*'''[[Leicester City F.C.]]'''
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:The Club's most bitter rivalries are with Everton, Manchester United and Chelsea.
 
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The club was founded after a dispute between the owner of the Anfield Road Ground, John Houlding, and the team that was the tenant, Everton FC. Everton built and occupied their own ground, Goodison Park, leaving Houlding with an unproductive and vacant Anfield.  Houlding began Liverpool F.C. to utilize his asset.
 
  
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*'''Manchester City FC''' is the smaller of two [[English Premier League]] teams in the city of [[Manchester]].   Usually lying lower in the Premier League than their [[Derby|derby]] rivals, [[Manchester United]], City is managed by Mark Hughes. The team plays at the City of Manchester Stadium, built as the main stadium for the 2002 [[Commonwealth Games]]. The stadium will hosted the [[UEFA Cup]] Final 2008. Currently, the club is owned by the former Prime Minister of [[Thailand]], [[Thaksin Shinawatra]].
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*'''[[Liverpool F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Manchester United FC''' Manchester United play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks.  They were the first English club to win the European Championship, in 1968, winning again in 1968 and 2008. The club joined the Football League in 1892 under the name Newton Heath.  Their official nickname is the "Red Devils" and the club badge features a small black devil holding a trident. They are known to their fans either as Man U, Man United or just United. In 2005 the club was taken over by the [[America|American]] billionaire, Malcolm Glazer.  After two seasons with little success by their standards they won the Barclays Premier League again in 2007 and 2008.
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*'''[[Manchester City F.C.]]'''
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The club is noted for the exeptionally cosmopolitan nature of it's support, regulary drawing large numbers of fans from all over the the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]. As a result it is consistently the most supported team in England.
 
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The Club maintains bitter rivalries with Manchester City, Liverpool Leeds United and Arsenal
 
  
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*'''Middlesbrough FC''' ('Boro') is based in [[Middlesbrough]], in north-east [[England]]. The side was founded in 1876 by members of Middlesbrough [[Cricket]] Club<ref>http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,1~51936,00.html</ref>. Between 1903 and 1995 its home ground was Ayresome Park but in 1995 it moved to the Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough were winners of the League Cup in 2004.
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*'''[[Manchester United F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Newcastle United FC''' , founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End, plays at St James' Park in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. Their club colors are black and white stripes with black shorts. The current manager of Newcastle United is [[Kevin Keegan]]. Newcastle United are nicknamed 'the Magpies', or, more simply, 'Toon' (the local pronunciation of 'town'); its fans are the 'Toon Army'.
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*'''[[Newcastle United F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Portsmouth FC''' is based in [[Portsmouth]], on the southern coast of [[England]]. Known colloquially as 'Pompey', the club is owned by [[Alexandre Guydamak]] and managed by [[Harry Redknapp]].
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*'''[[Southampton F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Stoke City FC''', based in the Midlands city of [[Stoke on Trent]], were newly promoted to the Premier League in 2008.
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*'''[[Stoke City F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Sunderland AFC''' are based in the northeastern city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, where they play in the Stadium of Light.  The club's nickname is The Black Cats, or the Mackems, and the club's crest depicts two black lions support a heraldic shield. The club strip comprises red and white striped shirts with black shorts and socks. The club was founded in [[1879]] and joined the Football League in 1890 (replacing Stoke City).  They remained remaining continuously in the top division until 1958. Since then they have been promoted to and relegated from the the top flight several times and are one of the 2007-8 season's Premier League new boys. Sunderland were successful in their early years, being League Champions five times between 1892 and 1913, with the addition of a sixth title in 1936. They won the [[FA Cup]] in 1937 and then again in 1973, which has been their only notable honor since [[World War II]]. The club is currently managed by Roy Keane.  [http://www.safc.com Official site] [http://www.premierleague.com/page/sunderland Premier League - Sunderland]
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*'''[[Swansea City A.F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Tottenham Hotspur FC''' ('Spurs' to their supporters) are a north London team, [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s long-standing rival.  They are based at White Hart Lane Stadium.
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*'''[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''West Bromwich Albion FC''', known as 'The Baggies', play at The Hawthorns.
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*'''[[Watford F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''West Ham United FC'''<ref>http://www.whufc.com/</ref> ('The Hammers', colloquially) are a [[London]] team, managed by [[Alan Curbishly]], and with their home ground in [[Upton Park]].
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*'''[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Wigan Athletic FC''' is based in the northwestern town of Wigan, Lancashire (now part of [[Greater Manchester]]). The club's nickname is ''The Latics''. The club was founded in 1932 after several unsuccessful attempts to run a soccer club in a town where Rugby League is the most popular sport. After playing in the minor leagues for many years, Wigan gained entry to the old Fourth Division of the Football League in 1978 and promoted to the Third Division in 1982. In 1993 they were relegated to the lower league and were bought in 1995 by David Whelan, an ambitious local millionaire who had made his fortune selling sportswear. Two years later, in 1997, they were promoted back to third-tier football and within six years had secured a further step up the second tier. It took only a further two years for them to complete a remarkable progression from fourth-tier to top-tier, when they were promoted to the Premier League in 2005. The club play at the JJB Stadium which they share with Rugby League club Wigan Warriors (also owned by Devid Whelan).  The stadium was built in 1999 and named after Whelan's sportswear chain ''JJB Sports''. The club continues to struggle for support and its highest ever home attendance is 25,000 for visitors [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in February 2006. After raising ticket prices in 2006 Wigan had to cut them in response to falling attendances and have kept them low at a time when almost all other Premier League clubs were making significant increases. After a poor 2006-7 season in which they just managed to avoid relegation, their manager Paul Jewell resigned and was replaced by Chris Hutchings. Hutchings was sacked after a poor start to the 2007-8 season. [http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk Official site] [http://www.premierleague.com/page/wigan-athletic Premier League - Wigan Athletic]
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*'''[[West Ham United F.C.]]'''
  
 
==Championship teams==
 
==Championship teams==
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*'''[[Aston Villa F.C.]]'''
  
 
*'''Barnsley FC'''
 
*'''Barnsley FC'''
  
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*'''Birmingham City FC''' was founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888 and later Birmingham FC in 1905. They finally adopted the moniker Birmingham City FC in 1943. The club's home ground has been St. Andrew's since 1906. Although being the second largest city in England (after [[London]]) Birmingham City Football Club have known little success in the major competitions and have lived in the shadow of their neighbours and fierce rivals Aston Villa. The club's nickname is "The Blues" on account of the color of their team strip. Birmingham City was relegated from the Premier League to the Championship mat the end of the 2007-08 season.
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*'''[[Birmingham City F.C.]]'''
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*'''[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Blackpool FC'''
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*'''Brentford F.C.'''
  
 
*'''Bristol City FC'''
 
*'''Bristol City FC'''
  
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*'''Burnley FC'''
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*'''Burton Albion F.C.'''
  
 
*'''Cardiff City FC'''
 
*'''Cardiff City FC'''
  
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*'''Charlton Athletic FC'''
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*'''[[Derby County F.C.]]'''
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*'''[[Fulham F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Coventry City FC'''
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*'''[[Hull City A.F.C]]'''
  
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*'''Derby County FC''' Their nickname is ''The Rams'', after the symbol for the county of [[Derbyshire]] and also the club. Their current home ground is Pride Park, but they previously played at the Baseball Ground. Derby County was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2007-08 season. [http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Home/ Official site]
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*'''Ipswich Town FC'''
  
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*'''Doncaster Rovers FC'''
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*'''[[Leeds United F.C.]]'''
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*'''[[Middlesbrough F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Ipswich Town FC'''
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*'''Millwall FC'''
  
 
*'''Norwich City FC'''
 
*'''Norwich City FC'''
  
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*'''Nottingham Forest FC'''
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*'''[[Nottingham Forest F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Plymouth Argyle FC'''
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*'''Preston North End FC''' One of the founder members of the League.
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*'''Preston North End FC'''
 
  
 
*'''Queens Park Rangers FC'''
 
*'''Queens Park Rangers FC'''
  
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*'''Reading FC''' are an [[England|English]] [[soccer|football]]  [[club]] based in the southern town of [[Reading]], [[Berkshire]]. The club's nickname since 1970 is The Royals (Berkshire is known as the Royal County); formerly they were known as The Biscuitmen after the Huntley & Palmers [[cookie|biscuit]] factory. The club strip comprises royal-blue and white hooped shirts with royal-blue shorts and socks. The club was founded on [[Christmas]] Day 1871 and in 1920 joined the Third Division of the original Football League. Apart from brief excursions to the second and fourth tiers, Reading were generally a third-tier team until 2002 when the made the longer term move to second level competition.  They were promoted to the Premier League in 2006 after running away with The Championship, but relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2007-08 season. The club play at the Madejski Stadium, built in 1998 and named after their multi-millionaire owner John Madejski who bought the club in 1990. Reading's worst ever defeat was by Preston North End in 1894, when they lost 18-0. Reading have registered their fans as an official (unpaid) member of their team squad, in recognition of the effect their support has for the team, and given the Number 13. The club is currently managed by Steve Coppell.  [http://www.readingfc.co.uk Official site] [http://www.premierleague.com/page/reading Premier League - Reading]
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*'''[[Reading F.C.]]'''
  
 
*'''Sheffield United FC'''
 
*'''Sheffield United FC'''
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*'''Sheffield Wednesday FC'''
 
*'''Sheffield Wednesday FC'''
  
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*'''Southampton FC'''
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*'''[[Sunderland A.F.C.]]'''
  
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*'''Swansea City AFC'''
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*'''Wolverhampton Wanderers FC''' One of the founder members of the League.
  
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==League One teams==
  
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*'''Brighton & Hove Albion FC'''
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*'''Bradford City A.F.C.'''
  
 
*'''Bristol Rovers FC'''
 
*'''Bristol Rovers FC'''
  
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*'''Carlisle United FC'''
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*'''Bury F.C.'''
  
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*'''Cheltenham Town FC'''
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*'''Charlton Athletic FC'''
  
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*'''Colchester United FC'''
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*'''Crewe Alexandra FC'''
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*'''Fleetwood Town F.C.'''
  
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*'''Hartlepool United FC'''
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*'''Milton Keynes Dons F.C.'''
  
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*'''Northampton Town FC'''
  
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*'''Leeds United FC''', based in the northern city of [[Leeds]], play at Elland Road stadium. Their traditional strip is white shirts and shorts. Leeds has long been one of the strongest sides in England, but financial mismanagement of the club in the early years of this decade, reflected in sporting performance, has brought it to its current lowly situation
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*'''Leicester City FC'''
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*'''Oxford United F.C.'''
  
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*'''Leyton Orient FC'''
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*'''MK Dons FC'''
 
  
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*'''Scunthorpe United FC'''
  
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==League Two teams==
 
==League Two teams==
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*The Football League: http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10794,00.html
 
*The Football League: http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10794,00.html
  
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[[Category:UK soccer]]

Latest revision as of 20:12, May 31, 2017

Soccer in England is organized into four professional leagues at the apex of a pyramid of semi-professional and amateur leagues. There are 92 professional teams and innumerable semi-pro and amateur sides. The four professional leagues comprise the Premier League (20 teams), The Championship, League One and League Two (24 teams each). Below League Two, the Conference league provides a stepping-stone for semi-pro sides to gain promotion to the professional leagues.

English soccer teams typically call themselves a "football club" (F.C.).

Premier League teams

Championship teams

  • Barnsley FC
  • Brentford F.C.
  • Bristol City FC
  • Burton Albion F.C.
  • Cardiff City FC
  • Ipswich Town FC
  • Millwall FC
  • Norwich City FC
  • Preston North End FC One of the founder members of the League.
  • Queens Park Rangers FC
  • Sheffield United FC
  • Sheffield Wednesday FC
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers FC One of the founder members of the League.

League One teams

  • Blackpool FC
  • Bradford City A.F.C.
  • Bristol Rovers FC
  • Bury F.C.
  • Charlton Athletic FC
  • Doncaster Rovers FC
  • Fleetwood Town F.C.
  • Gillingham F.C.
  • Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
  • Northampton Town FC
  • Oldham Athletic FC
  • Oxford United F.C.
  • Peterborough United FC
  • Plymouth Argyle FC
  • Portsmouth F.C.
  • Rochdale A.F.C.
  • Rotherham United F.C.
  • Scunthorpe United FC
  • Shrewsbury Town F.C.
  • Southend United F.C.
  • Walsall F.C.
  • Wimbledon A.F.C.

League Two teams

References


Further information

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