The Football League consists of 68 professional association football clubs in England and 4 in Wales. It runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. It also organises two knockout cup competitions, the See more

The Football League play-offs are used as a means of determining the final promotion place from each of the league's three divisions. This is a … See more

Since 1983 the League has accepted lucrative sponsorships for its main competition. Below is a list of sponsors and the League's … See more

The EFL operates as a limited company with the 72 member clubs acting as shareholders. Its revenue for the financial year ending July 2022 was £190.8m, the majority of which was … See more

League
The EFL's 72 member clubs are grouped into three divisions: the EFL Championship, EFL League One, and EFL League Two (previously the Football League First Division, Football League Second Division See more

After four years of debate, the Football Association finally permitted professionalism on 20 July 1885. Before that date many clubs made payments to "professional" … See more

United Kingdom and Ireland
Live matches
The other major source of revenue is television. The 1980s … See more