Third Division

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Third Division was a lower tier of the English Football League system, historically comprising professional clubs below the top two divisions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Third Division canonical 3
Third Division North 2
Third Division South 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league division
tier of the English football league system
aboveDivision Second Division
alsoKnownAs Division Three
belowDivision Fourth Division
competitionFormat season-long league competition
competitionType league
comprised professional football clubs
confederation UEFA
country England
eligibility member clubs of The Football League
foundedAs Football League Third Division
geographicScope clubs from England and Wales
governingBody English Football League
surface form: The Football League
historicalRole intermediate level between top divisions and lower divisions
historicalSignificance part of the traditional four-division Football League structure
inception 1920
initialComposition clubs from the Southern League First Division
language English
levelInPyramid third tier
locatedIn United Kingdom
matchFormat home and away round-robin
mergedBackInto single national Third Division
mergerDate 1958
organisedBy English Football League
surface form: The Football League
partOf English Football League
surface form: The Football League
pointsSystem league table based on points
professionalStatus fully professional
promotionSystem automatic promotion places
promotionTo Second Division
region England
Wales
relegationSystem automatic relegation places
relegationTo Fourth Division
renamedAs Football League Second Division
renamingContext following creation of the Premier League
renamingDateApproximate 1992
reorganisationDate 1921
reorganisedAs Third Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third Division North

Third Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third Division South
sport association football
status defunct division
successorDivision EFL League One
Football League Second Division
surface form: Football League Second Division (post-1992 naming)
tierLevelAfter1958 third tier of the English Football League

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

Littlewoods Cup includesClubsFrom Third Division
Carlisle United F.C. wonCompetition Third Division
this entity surface form: Third Division North
British 3rd Division alsoKnownAs Third Division
Third Division reorganisedAs Third Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Division North
Third Division reorganisedAs Third Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Division South
Second Division 1961–62 relegationTo Third Division