The Football League has professional football clubs from both Wales and England. Created in 1888, its the worlds oldest. The Championship, League One, and League Two have 72 clubs in total that are evenly divided into these 3 divisions.
After 4 years of arguments, The Football Association finally allowed professionalism. Before that most clubs just made unlawful payments to their players to raise the competitiveness of the teams.
William McGregor, the Scottish director of Aston Villa, was the first one to bring order where clubs set up their own stuff. In March of 1888, he wrote to Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, West Bromwich Albion and the secretary of Aston Villa regarding the creation of a league.
Anderson’s Hotel located in London the night before the FA Cup Final in 1888 was the first meeting and they named the Football League was chosen at another meeting held at Manchester’s Royal Hotel.
They played one another two times, one time at home and one time away. Two points were given for a win and one for a tie. The points system was not agreed on until after the season had already started; the alternative was one point for a win only.
When you look back through the history of the league, you’ll find that each football league has one relegation somewhere in their history but other countries like Ireland, Scotland and Spain do not. However, the fact remains that the English Football League is one of the most admired in the world.