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The Football League Centenary Trophy marked The Football League's 100th birthday, in the 1988–89 season. [9] The European governing body UEFA was founded in 1954, and created their first and most prestigious competition, the European Cup, the next year. It was expanded and renamed in 1992 as the UEFA Champions League.
The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
The FA Trophy commenced in 1969 for those participants in Steps 1–4 of the National League System (tiers 5–8 of the overall English football league system). [14] The Watney Cup, active from 1970 until 1973 was one of the first of these to have top division participants, though only for clubs that didn't qualify for UEFA competitions. [ 15 ]
Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. [12] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English ...
Pages in category "English football trophies and awards" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English League (2nd tier) Football League Second Division (1892–1992) Football League First Division (1992–2004) Football League Championship (2004–2016) EFL Championship (2016–present) Country: England: Founded: 1892 Number of teams: 24 (2022–23 season) Current champions: Leicester City (2023–24) Most successful club: Leicester ...
The Premier League is an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system. The league was founded in 1992 when the clubs of the First Division decided to break away from the Football League, [1] as a commercially independent entity that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. [2]
With 48 continental trophies won, English football clubs are the third-most successful in European football, behind Italy (50) and Spain (67). In the top-tier, the UEFA Champions League, a record six English clubs have won a total of 15 titles and lost a further 11 finals, behind Spanish clubs with 20 and 11, respectively. [1]