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How many clubs have played in the top 5 divisions in English football?

Question #140193. Asked by jonsmith1963.
Last updated Apr 28 2015.
Originally posted Apr 26 2015 12:29 AM.

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Four clubs have played in the top five divisions/tiers of English football.

The five divisions are:
FA Premier League (formerly First Division, formed 1888)
League Championship (Second Division, 1892)
League One (Third Division, 1958)
League Two (Fourth Division, 1958)
Football Conference (Alliance Premier League, 1979)

The guardian.com article below lists all 64 clubs that have played in the top tier of English football since 1888. The myfootballfacts.com table below lists all clubs which have played in the fifth tier since 1979. Four of those 64 teams appear in both lists -- they have played league football in all four divisions and non-league football in the Football Conference:

Carlisle United (relegated from L2 in 2004)
Oxford United (in 2006)
Luton Town (in 2009)
Grimsby Town (in 2010)

link http://www.theguardian.com/football/datablog/2013/apr/17/football-league-125-years
link http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Football_Conference_Chronological_Order.html

Apr 28 2015, 9:27 AM
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