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The lion passant guardant used in the logo of the England national football team. 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]
However, as a constituent country of the United Kingdom, England are not a member of the International Olympic Committee so are not eligible to compete in the Olympic games. This list encompasses honours won by the England national team, and records set by both players and managers including appearance and goal records.
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 .
Some clubs' membership was intermittent between their first and last seasons. Clubs shown in bold were among the founder members of the League. As of 2023, the founder member clubs playing in the League are Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke City, and West Bromwich Albion.
England's first competition organized by a national body, the FA Cup, began in the 1871–72 season, making it the oldest football competition in the world. [1] [2] Arsenal hold the record number of wins, 14. [3] League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888–89.
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).
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.
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.