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clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the men's

English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the ...

as far down as Level 10 (Step 6), that is to say, six divisions below the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

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. Also included are clubs from outside England that play within the English system (suitably highlighted). The relative levels of divisions can be compared on the

page.

List of Leagues and Divisions

(Level 1) *English Football League -

Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ...

(Level 2),

League One League One or League 1 may refer to: Association football * EFL League One, the third tier of football in England. * China League One, the second tier of football in China * K League 1, the top-tier football in South Korea * Lao League 1 * Lea ...

(Level 3), League Two (Level 4) *

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

(Level 5/Step 1) *

North / South (Level 6/Step 2) *

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

Premier (Level 7/Step 3), One North / One South Central / One South East (Level 8/Step 4) *

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...

Premier (Level 7/Step 3), One East / One Midlands / One West (Level 8/Step 4) *

Southern Football League The Southern League is a football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from East Anglia, the South and Midlands of England, and South Wales. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven a ...

Premier Central / Premier South (Level 7/Step 3), One Central / One South (Level 8/Step 4) ''Below these are the Feeder Leagues:'' *

Combined Counties Football League The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's Association football, football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the wester ...

Premier North / Premier South (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

Eastern Counties Football League The Eastern Counties Football League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship purposes, is an English football league at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It currently contains clubs from Norfolk, Suffolk ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One North / One South (Level 10/Step 6) *

Essex Senior Football League The Essex Senior Football League is an English men's football league. It contains clubs from the Essex FA, Hertfordshire FA, London FA, Middlesex FA and the Amateur Football Alliance. It is a feeder league to Division One North of the Isth ...

(Level 9/Step 5 only) *

Hellenic Football League The Hellenic Football League, currently known as the uhlsport Hellenic Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English men's association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, cou ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

Midland Football League The Midland Football League, officially known as the Capelli Sport Midland Football League since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an England, English association football, football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the form ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6), ''plus a Division Two at Level 11'' *

North West Counties Football League The North West Counties Football League is a association football, football league in the North West England, North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One North / One South (Level 10/Step 6) *

Northern Counties East Football League The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the English football pyramid respectively. ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

Northern Football League The Northern League is a British men's association football, football league in North East England, north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Footb ...

One (Level 9/Step 5), Two (Level 10/Step 6) *

Southern Combination Football League The Southern Combination Football League (named Premier Sports Southern Combination Football League) is a association football, football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and London, South West London, Engl ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6), ''plus a Division Two at Level 11'' *

Southern Counties East Football League The Southern Counties East Football League is an English association football, football league established in 1966, which has teams based in Kent and Southeast London. Its two divisions are allocated at Step 5 and Step 6 of the National League ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

South West Peninsula League The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league covers Cornwall, Devon, western Somerset and western Dors ...

Premier East / Premier West (Level 10/Step 6 only) *

Spartan South Midlands Football League The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6), ''plus a Division Two at Level 11'' *

United Counties League The United Counties League (also known after its sponsor as the ''GCE Hire Fleet Ltd. United Counties League'') is an England, English association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, ...

Premier North / Premier South (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

Wessex Football League The Wessex Football League, known as the Velocity Wessex Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English regional men's Association football, football league in southern England. Its members are primarily from Hampshire and Dorset, but c ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) *

Western Football League The Western Football League is a association football, football league in South West England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The league's current main sponsor is Jewson, so it ...

Premier (Level 9/Step 5), One (Level 10/Step 6) ''Below these (starting at Level 11/Step 7) are the Regional Feeder Leagues, which become increasingly local, and reach all the way down to Level 20.''

Alphabetical list of Clubs

The divisions are correct for the 2024–25 season.

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B

, , 9, , Foxes, , style="background:lightgreen", From Western League One , - , Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, ,

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest divi ...

, , 2, , Robins , - , Bristol Manor Farm, , Southern League Division One South, , 8, , Farm , - ,

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

, ,

EFL League One The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons, or simply League One, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League One is the second-highest division of the English Football League an ...

, , 3, , Pirates , - , Bristol Telephones, , Western League Division One, , 10, , Phones , - ,

British Airways British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England, near its main Airline hub, hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest UK-based carrier, based on fleet size and pass ...

, , Combined Counties League Premier Division North, , 9, , tbc, , style="background:lightgreen", From Combined Counties League One , - ,

Brixham Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825. It is one of the main three centres of the borough, along with ...

, , Western League Premier Division, , 9, , Fishermen , - ,

Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is about two miles (3 km) west from the historic centre of Horsham. The population of Broadbridge Heath has increased considerably in the f ...

, , Isthmian League South East Division, , 8, , Bears , - , Broadfields United, , Combined Counties League Premier Division North, , 9, , Limers , - ,

Brockenhurst Brockenhurst is the largest village by population within the New Forest in Hampshire, England. The nearest city is Southampton some to the north-east, while Bournemouth is also nearby, south-west. Surrounding towns and villages include Beaul ...

, , Wessex League Premier Division, , 9, , Badgers , - , Brocton, , Midland League Premier Division, , 9, , Badgers, , style="background:lightgreen", From North West Counties League One South , - ,

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

, ,

EFL League Two The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Betting & Gaming, Sky Bet League Two, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League Two is the fourth division of the English ...

, , 4, , Ravens, , style="background:lightgreen", From National League , - , Bromsgrove Sporting, , Southern League Premier Division Central, , 7, , Rouslers , - , Brook House, ,

Combined Counties League Division One The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half of Greater Lond ...

, , 10, , Brook , - ,

Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill is an affluent suburban town in Epping Forest District, Epping Forest, Essex, within the Greater London Urban Area and adjacent to the northern boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge. The area developed following the opening ...

, ,

Essex Senior League The Essex Senior Football League is an English men's football league. It contains clubs from the Essex FA, Hertfordshire FA, London FA, Middlesex FA and the Amateur Football Alliance. It is a feeder league to Division One North of the Isthmia ...

, , 9, , tbc , - ,

Buckingham Buckingham ( ) is a market town in north Buckinghamshire, England, close to the borders of Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, which had a population of 12,890 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census. The town lies approximately west of ...

, , Spartan South Midlands League Division One, , 10, , Ath , - , Buckland Athletic, , Western League Premier Division, , 9, , Bucks , - , Bude Town, , South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, , 10, , tbc , - , Bugbrooke St Michaels, , United Counties League Premier Division South, , 9, , Badgers , - , Burgess Hill Town, , Isthmian League South East Division, , 8, , Hillians , - , Burnham, , Combined Counties League Premier Division North, , 9, , Blues , - , Burnham Ramblers, , Eastern Counties League Division One South, , 10, , Ramblers , - ,

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

, ,

, , 2, , Clarets, , style="background:salmon", From Premier League , - ,

Burscough Burscough () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the district of West Lancashire, Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately north-northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. Its north ...

, , North West Counties League Premier Division, , 9, , Linnets , - ,

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

, ,

, , 3, , Brewers , - , Bury, , North West Counties League Premier Division, , 9, , Shakers , - ,

Bury Town Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow. History Early history The club was established by William Lake at a meeti ...

, , Isthmian League North Division, , 8, , Blues , - ,

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

, ,

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

, , 6, , Bucks , -

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F

Notes:
^(IM) Isle of Man club playing in the English football system.

G

Notes:
^(CI) Channel Islands club playing in the English football system.

H

I

J

Notes:
^(CI) Channel Islands club playing in the English football system.

K

L

M

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^(WE) Welsh club playing in the English football system.

N

Notes:
^(WE) Welsh club playing in the English football system.

O

P

Q

R

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Notes:
^(WE) Welsh club playing in the English football system.

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^(WE) Welsh club playing in the English football system.

Y

References

External links

Football Club History Database
{{Europe topic, List of football clubs in

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List of Leagues and Divisions

Alphabetical list of Clubs

Key

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

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K

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See also

References

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