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The Football League's 72 member clubs are grouped into three divisions: the Football League Championship, Football League One, and Football League Two. Each division has 24 clubs, and in any given season a club plays each of the others in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 46 games played each season.
Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. At the end of the season, clubs at the top of their division may win promotion to the next higher division, while those at the bottom may be relegated to the next lower one. At the top end of the competition, three Championship clubs win promotion from The Football League to the FA Premier League, with the bottom three Premier League clubs taking their places. At the lower end, two League Two clubs lose their Football League status with relegation to the Conference National division of the Football Conference, while two teams from Conference National join League Two of The Football League in their stead.
| Division | Promoted | Relegated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directly Up | Via Playoff | ||
| The Championship | Top 2 clubs | One from 3rd-6th place finishers |
Bottom 3 clubs |
| League One | Top 2 clubs | One from 3rd-6th place finishers |
Bottom 4 clubs |
| League Two | Top 3 clubs | One from 4th-7th place finishers |
Bottom 2 clubs |
Promotion and relegation are determined by final league position, but to sustain interest for more clubs over the length of the season one promotion place from each division is decided according to a playoff between four clubs, which takes place at the end of the season. It is therefore possible for a team finishing sixth in the Championship or League One, or seventh in League Two, to be promoted rather than the clubs finishing immediately above them in the standings.
Three professional football clubs from Wales, Cardiff City, Wrexham, and Swansea City, play in The Football League. This disqualifies them from participation in the League of Wales and the Welsh Cup, and so also deprives them of the chance to qualify for UEFA competitions by this route. One English club, Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers F. are a football team based in the English town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, but currently playing in the Scottish Football League. Formed in 1881 they had a nomadic existence before eventually settling down at Shielfield Park in 1919. Eventual, plays in the Scottish football league systemThe Scottish football league system (or pyramid) is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Scotland. It is not as well developed as most other football league systems, consisting of only two leagues made up of just four divisions. It is a.
Reserve teams of Football League clubs usually play in the Pontin's Holidays LeagueThe Central League (more commonly known as the Pontins League after its main sponsor) is a football league in England for reserve teams of Football League clubs. The league was formed in 1911 and in its early years consisted of a mix of first teams and re (for the Midlands and North) or the Pontin's Holidays Combination (for the South), though some play in the national FA Premier Reserve League .
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