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The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is a professional football league in England. EFL Two is the third division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, EFL Championship and the EFL League One and is contested by 24 clubs.
Below the Premier League is the English Football League (EFL) (formerly 'the Football League'), which is divided into three divisions of 24 clubs each: The Championship (level 2), League One (level 3), and League Two (level 4). The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs.
In 1993, the Premier League was formed, [20] a move which caused the fourth-tier league to be renamed as the Third Division. [21] In 2004, the Third Division was re-branded as Football League Two, [22] before the League's adoption of English Football League (EFL) led to a 2016 renaming as the EFL League Two. [23]
A national fourth tier of English league football was established in 1958–59, as the Fourth Division. It was formed from the merger of the Third Division North and the Third Division South . In 1992, with the departure of the First Division clubs to become the Premier League , the fourth tier became known as the Third Division .
The 2021–22 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format. The season is known for the dramatic finish to the last automatic spot (3rd) between Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town.
The English Football League (EFL) play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by four association football teams finishing immediately below the automatic promotion places in the second, third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, namely the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two.
The 2020–21 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format. [1] [2]
Division 1: Premier League Division 2: Championship Division 3: League 1 Division 4: League 2 Totals 1 Liverpool: 19 4 23 2 Manchester United: 20 2 22 3 Manchester City: 10 7 17 4 Arsenal: 13 13 5 Sunderland: 6 5 1 12 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3 4 3 1 11 7 Aston Villa: 7 2 1 10 8 Everton: 9 1 10 9 Leicester City: 1 8 1 10 10 Sheffield ...