Football League One
Football League One (often referred to as
League One for short or
Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of
The Football League and third-highest division overall in the
English football league system.
Football League One was introduced for the
2004-2005 season. It replaced the
Football League Second Division.
There are 24 teams in Football League One. Each team plays each of the other teams twice (once at home, once away) and are awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed. At the end of each season the top two teams, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 3rd–6th position, are promoted to the
Football League Championship and are replaced by the three teams which finished at the bottom of that division. Similarly the four teams that finished at the bottom of Football League One are relegated to
Football League Two and are replaced by the teams which finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and the winner of the 4th–7th place play-off in that division.
Final League position is determined, in this order, by points obtained,
goal difference, goals scored, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria and finally a series of one or more play off matches.
For past winners at this level before 2004, see List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors.* Football League One official site
*Football League One clubs' locations
*2005-2006 English English League One Final Season, Team, and Player Statistics in .PDF format - (www.worldcupadvice.com){| class="toccolours" style="margin:0 auto; width:47em;"
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