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League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888–89. The name First Division was adopted in 1892, when The Football League gained a second division. The First Division remained the highest division of the English football league system until 1992, when the Premier League was founded.
Preston North End in 1888–89, the first Football League champions. They completed the season undefeated and went on to complete the Double by winning the FA Cup. This article lists English association football clubs whose men's sides have won competitive honours run by official governing bodies.
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...
This article lists men's association football clubs who have won 50 or more total competitive honours run by official governing bodies as well as women's clubs who have won 30 or more of such competitive honours. Friendly and invitational competitions and matches organized between clubs are not included. [1]
The team has spent most of its league history in English football's top two flights, though they have not played in the top tier since being relegated in 2000. The Owls, as they are nicknamed, are one of the most successful teams in English football by major honours, having won four league titles , three FA Cups , one League Cup and one FA ...
The team initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the Football League in 1919. It was promoted to the top flight in 1923, when it was also losing finalist in the first FA Cup final held at Wembley. In 1940, the club won the inaugural Football League War Cup. West Ham United has won five major honours in its ...
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (/ ˈ b r aɪ t ən ... ˈ h oʊ v / BRY-tən … HOHV), commonly referred to as simply Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club's home ground is the Falmer Stadium.
The team won the Fourth Division in 1991–92 under manager Jimmy Mullen. He had succeeded Casper in October 1991 and won his first nine league matches as manager. [46] By winning the fourth tier, Burnley became only the second club to win all four professional divisions of English football, after Wolverhampton Wanderers.