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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
The following 24 clubs will compete in League One during the 2009–10 season.
For past winners at this level before 2004, see List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors.
[edit] Play-off results
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Top scorers
| 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 Park1 | 16,651 |
| Swindon Town | County Ground | 15,728 |
| Brentford | Griffin Park1 | 12,763 |
| Southend United | Roots Hall | 12,392 |
| Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium1 | 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 Park1 | 10,000 |
| Yeovil Town | Huish Park1 | 9,600 |
| Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 9,271 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium2 | 8,850 |
| Exeter City | St. James Park1 | 8,830 |
| Hartlepool United | Victoria Park1 | 7,691 |
1This ground contains terracing
2Not a football-specific ground
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[edit] See also
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