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Football in England
History of Football
1) Premier League era
In the 1991-92 season, following two years of widespread speculation about
the leading clubs of English football forming a breakaway league from the
Football League, the 22 clubs competing in the First Division resigned en
masse from the Football League, forming a new top-level competition, The
FA Premier League, overseen by the FA, largely to capitalize upon their
status as the biggest and most wealthy clubs in the country, and negotiate
more profitable television rights.
The new league came into force for the 1992-93 season. Its first champions
were Manchester United, who ended their 26-year wait for a top division
title, while Aston Villa came second and Norwich City third.
The Football League was consequently re-organized, with the Second, Third
and Fourth Divisions renamed as the First, Second and Third Divisions
respectively. Thus, the First Division, while still the top level of the Football
League, became the second level of the entire English football league
system with the top clubs inheriting the promotion play-off system from the
old Second Division.=>