Fourth Division

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The Fourth Division was the former lowest tier of the English Football League, featuring professional clubs competing below the Third Division before later league restructurings.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fourth Division canonical 4
Division Four 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former football league division ⓘ
tier of the English Football League ⓘ
aboveDivision Third Division ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Division Four ⓘ
linked to: Fourth Division
belowDivision non‑league football ⓘ
competitionFormat double round‑robin league ⓘ
competitionLevel fourth tier ⓘ
country England ⓘ
endTime 1992 ⓘ
geographicScope England and Wales ⓘ
governingBody The Football League ⓘ
numberOfClubsTypical 24 ⓘ
organizer The Football League ⓘ
participantType football club ⓘ
partOf English Football League ⓘ
pointsSystem three points for a win (later period) ⓘ
two points for a win (historical) ⓘ
positionInPyramid level 4 ⓘ
professionalStatus professional ⓘ
promotionPlacesTypical four clubs promoted ⓘ
promotionTo Third Division ⓘ
region United Kingdom ⓘ
relegationIntroduced 1987 ⓘ
relegationPlacesTypical one or two clubs relegated to Conference ⓘ
relegationTo Football Conference ⓘ
replacedBy Football League Division Three (1992–2004) ⓘ
linked to: EFL League Two

Football League Third Division (post‑1992) ⓘ
linked to: EFL League Two

Football League Two ⓘ
linked to: EFL League Two
sport association football ⓘ
startTime 1958 ⓘ
status defunct competition ⓘ
tierInEnglishSystem lowest tier of the Football League (1958–1992) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fulham F.C. → historicLeague → Fourth Division ⓘ
Fourth Division → alsoKnownAs → Division Four ⓘ
linked to: Fourth Division