Football League First Division

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defunct football league top-tier football division

The Football League First Division was the top tier of English professional football from its creation in 1888 until it was replaced by the Premier League in 1992.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Football League First Division canonical 59
English First Division 43
English Football League First Division 6

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct football league ⓘ
top-tier football division ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Division ⓘ
Football League First Division ⓘ
surface form: Football League Division One
competitionFormat double round-robin ⓘ
confederation UEFA ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country England ⓘ
dissolved 1992 ⓘ
domesticCup FA Cup ⓘ
firstSeason 1888–89 Football League season ⓘ
surface form: 1888–89 Football League
foundedBy English Football League ⓘ
surface form: The Football League
governingBody English Football League ⓘ
surface form: The Football League
historicalSignificance first nationwide professional football league in England ⓘ
inception 1888 ⓘ
lastSeason 1991–92 Football League First Division season ⓘ
surface form: 1991–92 Football League First Division
leagueCup EFL Cup ⓘ
surface form: Football League Cup
levelOnPyramid 1 ⓘ
location England ⓘ
mostSuccessfulClub Liverpool F.C. ⓘ
mostSuccessfulClubTitles 18 ⓘ
notableClub Arsenal F.C. ⓘ
Aston Villa ⓘ
surface form: Aston Villa F.C.

Chelsea F.C. ⓘ
Derby County F.C. ⓘ
Everton F.C. ⓘ
Leeds United F.C. ⓘ
surface form: Leeds United A.F.C.

Liverpool F.C. ⓘ
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
Nottingham Forest F.C. ⓘ
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. ⓘ
numberOfTeamsAtCreation 12 ⓘ
organizer English Football League ⓘ
surface form: The Football League
originalMemberClub Aston Villa ⓘ
surface form: Aston Villa F.C.

Blackburn Rovers F.C. ⓘ
Bolton Wanderers F.C. ⓘ
Everton F.C. ⓘ
Preston North End F.C. ⓘ
West Bromwich Albion F.C. ⓘ
partOf English Football League ⓘ
surface form: The Football League
professionalStatus fully professional ⓘ
promotionTo N/A (top division) ⓘ
qualifiedFor European Cup Winners’ Cup ⓘ
surface form: Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup ⓘ
UEFA Europa League ⓘ
surface form: UEFA Cup
reasonForReplacement creation of the Premier League as a breakaway top division ⓘ
region England and Wales ⓘ
relegationTo Football League Second Division ⓘ
replacedBy Premier League ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
successorCompetition Premier League ⓘ
tierAfter1992 second tier of English football (renamed Football League First Division for 1992–93 but different competition) ⓘ

Referenced by (124)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Newton Heath → joinedLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Newton Heath F.C.
Watford F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Swansea City A.F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Stephen → leagueParticipatedInAsPlayer → Football League First Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Stephen Nicol
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1951–52 → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1951–52 → seasonOfLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1951–52 → category → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League First Division seasons
English First Division 1956–57 → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1956–57 → seasonOfLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League First Division
English First Division 1966–67 → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
English First Division 1966–67 → seasonOfLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Nicol → playedInLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Steve Nicol
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1955–56 → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1955–56 → seasonOfLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League First Division
English First Division 1964–65 → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
English First Division 1964–65 → seasonOfLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League First Division
Jack Charlton → honours → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League First Division title with Leeds United
Merseyside derby → historicalCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Kenny Dalglish → wonCompetitionAsPlayer → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
Kenny Dalglish → wonCompetitionAsManager → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
Stockport County F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Melwood → associatedCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
EFL Championship → formerName → Football League First Division ⓘ
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. → topFlightTitle → Football League First Division ⓘ
Tony Adams → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
Highbury → hostedCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
Howard Wilkinson → competitionWon → Football League First Division ⓘ
Howard Wilkinson → league → Football League First Division ⓘ
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. → wonCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Premier League and EFL Championship → formerName → Football League First Division ⓘ
subject surface form: EFL Championship
Roger Hunt → participantIn → Football League First Division ⓘ
Roger Hunt → winnerOf → Football League First Division ⓘ
Portsmouth F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Sheffield United F.C. → hasPlayedInLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
The Lilywhites → associatedWithCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Oxford United F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Boleyn Ground → hostedCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Palace → previousLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Crystal Palace F.C.
Stephen Nicol → leagueParticipatedIn → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English First Division
White Hart Lane → hostedCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Queens Park Rangers F.C. → formerLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year → previousPrimaryCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
Carlisle United F.C. → hasPlayedInLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Barnsley F.C. → hasPlayedInLeague → Football League First Division ⓘ
Football League Championship play-offs → predecessor → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League First Division play-offs
John Barnes → competitionWon → Football League First Division ⓘ
Charlton Athletic F.C. → historicDivision → Football League First Division ⓘ
Steve Bloomer → playedInCompetition → Football League First Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League First Division