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Football League A single (typically known as League A single for even short or Coca-Cola Football League Ace for sponsorship reasons) is the 2nd-greatest section of The Football League and third-highest section overall in the English football league system.
Structure
There are Twenty-four teams inside Football League A single. Apiece team plays apiece of the more teams twice (it used to be that home, it used to be that away) & come awarded troikthe points for the win, of these for the draw & zero for a loss. From either these points the league table is constructed. At a prevent of every year a top ii teams, together by having a winner of a play-offs between the teams which finished around Tertiary–Sixth position, come promoted to the Football League Championship and are replaced per 3 teams which finished at a bottom of that section. Likewise a quadruplet teams that finished at a bottom of Football League Of these come relegated to Football League Two & are replaced per teams which finished First, Second, Tertiary and won a Quaternary–Seventh place play-off in this section.
Final League position is determined, therein choose, by points found, goal difference, goals scored, the mini-league of the outcomes between deuce or even extra teams ranked using the former deuce-ace criteria & eventually a series of 1 or sir thomas more oppose matches.
History
Football League A single was introduced for the 2004-2005 season. It replaced a Football League Second Division.
Football League One clubs, 2005-06
Note: At a prevent of the 2004-05 year, Luton Town & Hull City automatically gained promotion to the Championship while Sheffield Wednesday won promotion via the playoffs. Torquay United, Wrexham, Peterborough United, & Stockport County were relegated to Football League Two.
Winners of Football League One
For retiring winners at this level from either 1993 to 2004, view Football League Second Division. For past winners at this level as much as 1992, view Football League Third Division.
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