English Second Division

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The English Second Division was historically the second tier of the English football league system, sitting directly below the top-flight First Division before later league restructurings.

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Label Occurrences
English Second Division canonical 10

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league division
second tier of English football
alsoKnownAs Football League Second Division
Second Division
competitionFormat league system
competitionLevel senior professional
confederation UEFA
surface form: UEFA (via The FA)
country England
disestablishedFollowing creation of the FA Premier League
endTime 1992
era pre-Premier League era of English football
geographicScope national
governedByRulesOf The Football Association
governingBody English Football League
surface form: The Football League
historicalContext part of the original multi-division structure of The Football League
historicalRole primary route of promotion to the English top flight before 1992
historicalSignificance predecessor of the modern EFL Championship
leagueOrganizerType member clubs of The Football League
levelOnPyramid 2
locatedAbove Football League Third Division
surface form: English Third Division
locatedBelow Football League First Division
surface form: English First Division
matchType home-and-away round-robin
organizer English Football League
surface form: The Football League
partOf English football league system
positionInPyramid second level
professionalStatus professional
promotionSystem automatic promotion and, in later years, promotion play-offs
promotionTo Football League First Division
surface form: English First Division
region England and Wales
relegationTo Football League Third Division
surface form: English Third Division
replacedBy EFL Championship
Football League First Division
surface form: Football League First Division (post-1992 second tier)
seasonalTiming annual league competition
sport association football
startTime 1892
successorLeagueAtSameLevel EFL Championship
surface form: Football League Championship

Football League First Division
surface form: Football League First Division (1992–2004)
topFlightRelationship directly below the First Division in the league hierarchy
typeOfLeague domestic league

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Referenced by (10)

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

English First Division 1951–52 relegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1951–52 promotionFrom English Second Division
English First Division 1956–57 relegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1964–65 relegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1957–58 usesRelegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1957–58 usesPromotionFrom English Second Division
English First Division 1967–68 usesRelegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1967–68 usesPromotionFrom English Second Division
English First Division 1963–64 relegationTo English Second Division
English First Division 1963–64 promotionFrom English Second Division