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This page lists the sports clubs with the largest number of members in the world. In many European countries, professional football teams are not organized as clubs, but as corporations . This includes all teams in the English Premier League and most teams in the Spanish Primera División and the Italian Serie A .
The England men’s national football team have represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by the Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affiliated with UEFA and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football's governing body FIFA.
This is a list of football clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the men's English football league system as far down as Level 10 (Step 6), that is to say, six divisions below the Premier League/English Football League. Also included are clubs from outside England that play within the English system (suitably highlighted).
The 2006–07 season marked the first occasion former Premier League members were in all three divisions of the Football League following the relegation of Swindon Town to League Two. Since then, other former Premier League clubs relegated to League Two have included Bradford City , Portsmouth , Blackpool , Coventry City , Oldham Athletic and ...
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.
Clubs that fit these criteria need to have majority ownership of their club, not minority ownership. Minority owners include Swansea City A.F.C., Cambridge City F.C., and York City F.C. Note that Merthyr Town F.C., Newport County F.C. and Wrexham F.C. are technically Welsh clubs, but play in the English league system.
Pages in category "Football clubs in England" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,409 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Club Owner(s) Estimated combined net worth Source of wealth Barnsley: Neerav Parekh The Cryne Family Julie Anne Quay Chien Lee: $9.1B [88] NewCity capital Pidilite Industries Birmingham City: Tom Wagner (45.6%) [89] Knighthead Capital Management Blackpool: Simon Sadler (96.2%) Asset Management Bolton Wanderers: Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd ...