Nationwide First Division

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Nationwide First Division was the sponsored name for the second tier of English professional football before it was rebranded as the Football League Championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football league
second-tier football division
sponsored competition name
alsoKnownAs Football League First Division NERFINISHED
basedIn England NERFINISHED
broadcastIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
competitionLevel men's professional football
competitionType league competition
confederation UEFA
country England
era early 2000s
late 1990s
governedBy The Football League board NERFINISHED
governingRules Laws of the Game NERFINISHED
includesClubsFrom England NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
levelInPyramid 2
linkedToCup FA Cup NERFINISHED
League Cup NERFINISHED
matchFormat home and away round-robin
namingRightsHolder Nationwide Building Society NERFINISHED
numberOfTeams 24
organisedBy The Football League NERFINISHED
partOf The Football League NERFINISHED
playOffsFor final promotion place to Premier League
predecessorOf Football League Championship NERFINISHED
professional true
promotionMethod third promotion place decided by play-offs
top two promoted automatically
promotionPlaces 3
promotionTo FA Premier League NERFINISHED
rebrandedAs Football League Championship NERFINISHED
region England
Wales
relegationTo Nationwide Second Division NERFINISHED
seasonFormat annual
sponsor Nationwide Building Society NERFINISHED
sponsoredNameFor Football League First Division NERFINISHED
sponsorshipType title sponsorship
sport association football
successorOf Football League First Division NERFINISHED
tierOf English football league system NERFINISHED
topDivisionBelow FA Premier League NERFINISHED
topScorerAward Football League First Division Golden Boot NERFINISHED

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Coca-Cola Championship precededBy Nationwide First Division