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The Football League created its own knockout competition in 1960, the League Cup. Its current record is ten wins, held by Liverpool. The Anglo-Italian League Cup was created in 1969 to match English cup winners against the winners of the Coppa Italia, but was permanently disbanded in 1976. [6]
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 ...
2024–25 EFL Cup. The EFL Cup (historically and colloquially referred to as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English ...
The UEFA Champions League(previously known as the European Cup) is a seasonal club footballcompetition organised by the Union of European Football Associations(UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is considered the most prestigious club trophy in the sport.
Goalscorers. [edit] Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer. Most goals in all competitions: 211, Frank Lampard (2001–2014) Most goals in a season: 43, Jimmy Greaves (First Division, 1960–61) Most goals in one match: 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, FA Cup, first round, 11 January 1908.
The English Football League Trophy (also known as Bristol Street Motors Trophy for sponsorship reasons), shortly EFL Trophy, is an annual English football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two and U-21 teams from Premier League and EFL Championship. [ 1 ]
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, [ 1 ] is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs.
The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. [105] In 1872, English players wore white jerseys emblazoned with the three lions crest of the Football Association. [106] The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. [107]