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
2004–05 season. It was
previously known as the
Football League Second
Division and prior to the advent of the
Premier League, the
Football League Third
Division.
Structure
There are 24 clubs in Football League One. Each club plays every
other club twice (once at
home &
once
away). Three points are awarded
for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the
season a table of the final League standings is determined, based
on the following criteria in this order: points obtained,
goal difference, goals scored, an
aggregate of the results between two or more
clubs (ranked using the previous three criteria) and, finally, a
series of one or more
play-off
matches.
At the end of each season the top two clubs, together with the
winner of the
play-offs between the clubs
which finished in 3rd–6th position, are promoted to
Football League Championship
and are replaced by the three clubs that finished at the bottom of
that division.
Similarly, the four clubs that finished at the bottom of Football
League One are relegated to
Football
League Two and are replaced by the top three clubs and the club
that won the 4th–7th place
play-offs in that
division.
Media coverage
Sky Sports currently show live League One
matches with highlights on
BBC One in their
programme called
The Football
League Show which also broadcast highlights of
Football League Championship
and
Football League Two matches.
The show is available on the red button the following Sunday until
midday and is available on
iPlayer all the
following week. Highlights of all games in the football league are
also available to view separately on the BBC website.
Football League One clubs 2009–10
The following 24 clubs will compete in League One during the
2009–10 season.
Winners of Football League One
For past winners at this level before 2004, see List
of winners of English Football League One and
predecessors.
Play-off results
Relegated teams
| Season |
Clubs |
| 2004–05 |
Torquay United, Wrexham, Peterborough United, Stockport County |
| 2005–06 |
Hartlepool United,
Milton Keynes Dons, Swindon Town, Walsall |
| 2006–07 |
Chesterfield, Bradford City, Rotherham United, Brentford |
| 2007–08 |
Bournemouth, Gillingham, Port
Vale, Luton Town |
| 2008–09 |
Northampton
Town, Crewe
Alexandra , Cheltenham
Town, Hereford
United |
Top scorers
Football League One stadia 2009–10
| Home Club |
Stadium Name |
Capacity |
| Leeds
United |
Elland
Road |
39,401 |
| Southampton |
St Mary's Stadium |
32,689 |
| Charlton Athletic |
The Valley |
27,111 |
| Norwich
City |
Carrow
Road |
26,034 |
| Huddersfield Town |
Galpharm Stadium |
24,554 |
| Milton Keynes Dons |
stadium:mk |
22,000 |
| Millwall |
The New
Den |
20,146 |
| Tranmere Rovers |
Prenton Park |
16,789 |
| Carlisle United |
Brunton Park 1 |
16,651 |
| Swindon
Town |
County Ground |
15,728 |
| Brentford |
Griffin Park 1 |
12,763 |
| Southend United |
Roots
Hall |
12,392 |
| Bristol
Rovers |
Memorial Stadium 1 |
11,916 |
| Gillingham |
Priestfield Stadium |
11,582 |
| Walsall |
The Banks' Stadium |
11,300 |
| Stockport County |
Edgeley Park |
10,651 |
| Oldham Athletic |
Boundary Park |
10,624 |
| Colchester United |
Colchester Community Stadium |
10,000 |
| Wycombe Wanderers |
Adams
Park 1 |
10,000 |
| Yeovil
Town |
Huish
Park 1 |
9,600 |
| Leyton
Orient |
Brisbane Road |
9,271 |
| Brighton & Hove
Albion |
Withdean Stadium 2 |
8,850 |
| Exeter
City |
St. James Park 1 |
8,830 |
| Hartlepool United |
Victoria Park 1 |
7,691 |
1This ground contains terracing
2Not a football-specific ground
Notes and references
See also
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