No more phoning around to see who fancied a kick-about on a Saturday afternoon. Ironically, considering the general distain that English people have for American sports, it is likely that McGregor got the idea from a proposal for a college football league that was put forward in America and published in the English press in Plenty was discussed and the general atmosphere was convivial, but nothing was finalised.
The only thing that was decided was that another meeting would be held in Manchester on April the 17th at the Royal Hotel. The meeting in Manchester was where the league was not only formed but also named.
A few months later, on the 8th of September , the new league kicked off for the first time. It consisted of just twelve teams from across the Midlands and the North. Remarkably all but one of those teams are still in existence today. Accrington is the only team to have been dissolved since that meeting in the backroom of a hotel all of those years ago, with the Lancashire side lasting just 8 years before being dissolved. The league had also grewn before when the numbers of teams in each division was set to 20 in The expansion into several division was enabled the conditions for the introduction of promotion and relegation in Teams placed at the top could be promoted to a higher division and, vice versa, teams plated the bottom would be relegated to a lower division.
The format would be copied by football leagues in Europe and is since long a standard in football. Premier League is since the season the top tier of the English football league system before that Division One had the same function. When follows two additional tiers, which are part of the National League.
Manager David Moyes brings with him extensive premier league experience from his time at Everton and Manchester United. He seems to have brought some stability and organization to the team. After recovering from a financial crisis in the late nineties through , Palace have re-established themselves in the EPL for the last ten years. Currently managed by Roy Hodgson, they sit in 11th place and have players like Wilfried Zaha in their ranks.
Established in , Fulham is the oldest London football club playing professionally. They sit in 17th place at the moment and are managed by former player Scott Parker. In addition to the 6 EPL teams, an additional 6 London-based football clubs participate in the lower divisions of English Football. Some of these teams have had runs in the EPL before, which I factor in for their rankings. They are currently in 6th position in the EFL League 1.
They were relegated from the Championship after ending up in the 22nd spot last season. I have a bitter relationship with this club, being a Manchester United fan. They are currently in 18th position in the second tier of English football Championship. The top eight football clubs above probably are the best London-based clubs in the top four tiers of English football based on their historical success and their runs in the premier league. Four other London based clubs are competing in the EFL divisions, and I list them below, in no particular order.
This is a tough figure to establish given the lack of proper documentation for non-professional football. However, sources claim there are anywhere between amateur football clubs in London. Of these, six currently compete in the top flight. Watford plays its home games on Vicarage Road. The stadium can be reached by taking the metro towards Watford Metropolitan line.
West Ham United was founded in as Thames Ironworks. The most memorable prize the club won is the FA Cup; in , and This season there are three clubs from London competing in the Championship, the second highest level in England.
Fulham, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers have been playing at this level for a while. Fulham, founded in , is the oldest London club ever to play in the Premier League. However, throughout history, Fulham has never managed to win a prize. In and , The Cottagers were close to winning a prize. Millwall, from the south of London, was founded in The club is, partly due to the famous movie Green Street, known as a raw English club.
In the 91 seasons of Millwall in the Football League it managed to be promoted 11 times but also relegated 9 times. Millwall played most of her history on the second or third level. The Hoops also became champions in the lower divisions a few times. QPR plays its home games on Loftus Road. The stadium is fairly close to the city centre of London. Two London football clubs are currently playing in the Football League One, the third level of England.
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