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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Division North
this entity surface form:
Third Division North
this entity surface form:
Third Division South