The English football pyramid

England2026–27Seasons

Every league in the top six tiers of English football, from Premier League down to National League North & South. Promotion, relegation and play-off places are marked on each table where they apply.

Latest result in these tables: Sun 8 Nov · checked through the day

Tier 1Premier LeaguePL20 clubs Tier 2ChampionshipCH24 clubs Tier 3League OneL124 clubs Tier 4League TwoL224 clubs Tier 5National LeagueNL24 clubs Tier 6National League North & SouthNL N & S48 clubs · 2 groups

CupsFA CupTier 3 and below · First round in progress EFL CupTiers 1–4 · Next: Quarter-finals

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.

Promotion and relegation races

Tier 1

Premier League

20 clubs · as of 8 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–4 Champions League
5th Europa League
18–20 Relegation

Premier League table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Champions League)	Arsenal	10	9	0	1	15	5	+10	WWWWW	2715
2 (Champions League)	Brighton & Hove Albion	10	7	1	2	26	7	+19	WWLWW	2212
3 (Champions League)	Manchester City	10	7	0	3	21	13	+8	WWLLL	216
4 (Champions League)	Liverpool	10	5	3	2	14	10	+4	LWWLW	189
5 (Europa League)	Chelsea	10	5	1	4	19	16	+3	WWLWL	169
6	Everton	10	4	4	2	12	10	+2	DLLWW	167
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	4	3	3	16	14	+2	LWWWW	1512
8	Brentford	10	3	5	2	16	11	+5	DLDWL	145
9	Leeds United	10	3	5	2	10	8	+2	LDDLW	145
10	Aston Villa	10	3	4	3	14	17	−3	DWWDD	139
11	Tottenham Hotspur	10	3	3	4	10	11	−1	DWWWL	1210
12	Newcastle United	10	3	3	4	13	16	−3	LLWLD	124
13	Hull City	10	2	5	3	11	11	0	DLDDL	113
14	Ipswich Town	10	3	2	5	15	20	−5	WLDDL	115
15	Fulham	10	2	4	4	10	12	−2	LWWDD	108
16	Nottingham Forest	10	2	3	5	9	13	−4	LLDLW	94
17	Coventry City	10	3	0	7	10	19	−9	WLLWL	96
18 (Relegation)	Manchester United	10	1	5	4	14	19	−5	DDLLD	83
19 (Relegation)	Sunderland	10	2	2	6	8	17	−9	LLDLW	84
20 (Relegation)	Crystal Palace	10	2	1	7	10	24	−14	WLLLL	73

Tier 1 ⇅ Tier 2

Premier League: 18th–20th drop to the Championship

Championship: 1st, 2nd and the play-off winner go up

Tier 2

Championship

24 clubs · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–2 Promotion
3–8 Play-offs
22–24 Relegation

Championship table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	WLWWW	2912
2 (Promotion)	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	DWWLD	298
3 (Play-offs)	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	WDWWW	2913
4 (Play-offs)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	DWWWD	2811
5 (Play-offs)	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	WDWDW	2811
6 (Play-offs)	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	LLWLL	263
7 (Play-offs)	Southampton−4	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	DWWDL	248
8 (Play-offs)	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	LWLDW	247
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	WLLDL	234
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	WDWWL	2210
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	DWDWL	228
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	LWWWW	2112
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	−1	LWLLW	216
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	DWLDW	188
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	−2	WLLWD	187
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	−4	DLWLL	184
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	−8	LDWLL	184
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	−9	DLLWL	174
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	−10	LLLLW	173
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	−10	WLLWD	157
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	−11	DWLLL	154
22 (Relegation)	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	−9	LLDDL	102
23 (Relegation)	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	−16	LDLLW	104
24 (Relegation)	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	−17	LDLLW	84

Play-offs: 3rd and 4th go straight to the semi-finals; 5th to 8th play eliminators first.
Southampton: 4 points deducted.

Tier 2 ⇅ Tier 3

Championship: 22nd–24th drop to League One

League One: 1st, 2nd and the play-off winner go up

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Tier 3

League One

24 clubs · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–2 Promotion
3–6 Play-offs
21–24 Relegation

League One table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Huddersfield Town	14	8	5	1	28	12	+16	WWWWD	2913
2 (Promotion)	Stockport County	14	8	2	4	26	14	+12	WWDLW	2610
3 (Play-offs)	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	22	11	+11	WDWDW	2611
4 (Play-offs)	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	27	21	+6	WWWWD	2413
5 (Play-offs)	Plymouth Argyle	14	7	2	5	21	19	+2	WLLWD	237
6 (Play-offs)	Reading	14	6	4	4	25	15	+10	LWWDL	227
7	Bradford City	13	6	4	3	10	8	+2	DWDDL	226
8	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	21	21	0	WDLDL	215
9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	5	3	22	14	+8	WLLDD	205
10	Leicester City	13	5	4	4	22	19	+3	WWLWD	1910
11	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	DWWLD	198
12	Milton Keynes Dons	13	4	6	3	22	20	+2	WLWWW	1812
13	Wycombe Wanderers	13	4	6	3	21	23	−2	LWDDW	188
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	19	14	+5	DWLLW	177
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	18	21	−3	LDDWL	175
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	17	13	+4	WLWLD	167
17	Notts County	12	3	5	4	13	14	−1	LLWDW	147
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	3	4	6	9	21	−12	LLLDL	131
19	Blackpool	12	3	3	6	17	21	−4	LLWLD	124
20	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	3	7	14	22	−8	LLWLL	123
21 (Relegation)	Wigan Athletic	14	3	2	9	11	22	−11	LLLWD	114
22 (Relegation)	Peterborough United	13	2	4	7	11	23	−12	WDLDL	105
23 (Relegation)	Barnsley	12	2	3	7	12	22	−10	LLLLD	91
24 (Relegation)	Bromley	13	2	3	8	13	33	−20	LLDLL	91

Tier 3 ⇅ Tier 4

League One: 21st–24th drop to League Two

League Two: 1st–3rd and the play-off winner go up

Tier 4

League Two

24 clubs · as of 6 Nov

Fixtures and results

1–3 Promotion
4–7 Play-offs
23–24 Relegation

League Two table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Salford City	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	WWWWW	3115
2 (Promotion)	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	WLDWD	268
3 (Promotion)	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	DDWLW	228
4 (Play-offs)	Crewe Alexandra	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	WWLLD	227
5 (Play-offs)	Cheltenham Town	14	6	3	5	23	25	−2	LLWWL	216
6 (Play-offs)	Grimsby Town	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	LLDWW	207
7 (Play-offs)	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	DDWLL	205
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	WLDLW	207
9	Accrington Stanley	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	DWDWD	199
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	DLDWL	195
11	Tranmere Rovers	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	DLWDW	198
12	Exeter City	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	WDWWL	1910
13	Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	15	17	−2	LDWDW	198
14	Newport County	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	WDDLW	188
15	Shrewsbury Town	14	5	3	6	17	22	−5	LWWDL	187
16	Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	DWLLW	177
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	−6	LLLDL	161
18	Oldham Athletic	14	4	3	7	15	19	−4	WLDLW	157
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	−4	WWDLW	1510
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	−9	DLDLL	152
21	Northampton Town	13	3	5	5	9	10	−1	WLWDL	147
22	Rotherham United	14	2	6	6	18	25	−7	LLDDL	122
23 (Relegation)	Colchester United	13	2	6	5	12	19	−7	LDDLL	122
24 (Relegation)	Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	13	21	−8	DLLDW	95

Tier 4 ⇅ Tier 5

League Two: 23rd–24th drop to the National League

National League: 1st and the play-off winner go up

Tier 5

National League

24 clubs · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1st Promotion
2–7 Play-offs
21–24 Relegation

National League table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Boreham Wood	16	14	2	0	44	17	+27	WWWWW	4415
2 (Play-offs)	Harrogate Town	16	10	2	4	34	23	+11	WWWLD	3210
3 (Play-offs)	Southend United	16	8	5	3	38	27	+11	WWDDL	298
4 (Play-offs)	AFC Fylde	16	9	2	5	30	24	+6	LWLWW	299
5 (Play-offs)	Yeovil Town	16	8	4	4	35	20	+15	WWLWL	289
6 (Play-offs)	Worthing	16	8	4	4	32	25	+7	WWWDL	2810
7 (Play-offs)	Altrincham	16	9	1	6	24	24	0	LWWDL	287
8	Carlisle United	16	7	5	4	32	23	+9	WDWWW	2613
9	Barrow	15	7	4	4	26	19	+7	WWWWD	2513
10	FC Halifax Town	16	7	3	6	28	20	+8	WWDLW	2410
11	Sutton United	16	7	3	6	20	21	−1	DLLWW	247
12	Woking	16	6	3	7	25	24	+1	WLWLW	219
13	Kidderminster Harriers	16	5	6	5	17	16	+1	DDLDL	213
14	Aldershot Town	16	6	3	7	19	19	0	LLLLW	213
15	AFC Hornchurch	16	7	0	9	18	26	−8	LWLLL	213
16	Forest Green Rovers	14	5	4	5	23	24	−1	DDLWD	196
17	Eastleigh	16	5	4	7	19	25	−6	LLWLD	194
18	Wealdstone	16	5	3	8	23	29	−6	LLWLW	186
19	Boston United	16	5	3	8	21	29	−8	LLLWW	186
20	Tamworth	15	5	2	8	25	32	−7	WWLWL	179
21 (Relegation)	Hartlepool United	16	5	0	11	18	27	−9	LWWLL	156
22 (Relegation)	Solihull Moors	16	4	1	11	19	40	−21	LLLWW	136
23 (Relegation)	Scunthorpe United	15	3	1	11	19	30	−11	LLLLL	100
24 (Relegation)	Gateshead	15	1	1	13	9	34	−25	LLLLL	40

Play-offs: 2nd and 3rd go straight to the semi-finals; 4th to 7th play quarter-finals first.

Tier 5 ⇅ Tier 6

National League: 21st–24th drop to National League North or South

National League North & South: Each division's champion and play-off winner go up

Tier 6

National League North & South

48 clubs in 2 groups · as of 7 Nov

Fixtures and results

1st in each group Promotion
2–7 in each group Play-offs
21–24 in each group Relegation

North

National League North & South, North
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	South Shields	15	10	2	3	30	20	+10	LWWWW	3212
2 (Play-offs)	Hereford	15	9	2	4	26	12	+14	LWLLW	296
3 (Play-offs)	Oxford City	14	8	3	3	26	11	+15	DWDWL	278
4 (Play-offs)	Macclesfield	13	8	3	2	21	11	+10	DWWLW	2710
5 (Play-offs)	Hednesford Town	16	8	3	5	30	22	+8	WWLWW	2712
6 (Play-offs)	King's Lynn Town	16	8	3	5	27	21	+6	DDLWW	278
7 (Play-offs)	Buxton	16	8	3	5	32	27	+5	DWWWD	2711
8	Chester	15	8	2	5	18	14	+4	WLWLW	269
9	Morecambe	15	7	2	6	23	18	+5	LWWWL	239
10	Bedford Town	14	7	1	6	17	19	−2	DLWWL	227
11	AFC Telford United	16	6	4	6	18	22	−4	WDWWW	2213
12	Spalding United	15	6	3	6	20	17	+3	LLDWL	214
13	Chorley	15	6	2	7	24	25	−1	WLWLL	206
14	Worksop Town	15	6	2	7	20	21	−1	WDDWL	208
15	Hebburn Town	15	5	5	5	20	28	−8	LLDDL	202
16	Merthyr Town	16	4	7	5	22	23	−1	DLLDW	195
17	Brackley Town	16	5	4	7	18	27	−9	LLDWL	194
18	Harborough Town	14	4	5	5	13	17	−4	LWDLD	175
19	Scarborough Athletic	15	4	4	7	21	22	−1	LWLLD	164
20	Marine	14	5	1	8	17	19	−2	WWDLL	167
21 (Relegation)	Radcliffe	15	5	1	9	19	27	−8	WWWLD	1610
22 (Relegation)	Darlington	15	3	2	10	19	28	−9	DLWLL	114
23 (Relegation)	Southport	15	2	4	9	15	30	−15	LLDLL	101
24 (Relegation)	Spennymoor Town	15	2	4	9	14	29	−15	LLLWL	103

South

National League North & South, South
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Ebbsfleet United	15	10	4	1	36	10	+26	WWLWW	3412
2 (Play-offs)	Maidstone United	16	10	2	4	28	19	+9	WDLWW	3210
3 (Play-offs)	Truro City	14	9	3	2	27	12	+15	DWWWW	3013
4 (Play-offs)	Farnham Town	16	9	2	5	32	20	+12	WWLWW	2912
5 (Play-offs)	Salisbury	14	8	4	2	25	10	+15	WWDWW	2813
6 (Play-offs)	Dorking Wanderers	15	7	6	2	34	23	+11	DWDWW	2711
7 (Play-offs)	Billericay Town	14	7	5	2	34	18	+16	WWDWD	2611
8	Dagenham & Redbridge	16	7	4	5	15	13	+2	LWLDD	255
9	Tonbridge Angels	16	7	3	6	28	19	+9	WDWLL	247
10	Chelmsford City	15	5	9	1	23	15	+8	DWWLW	2410
11	Horsham	16	5	7	4	23	19	+4	DWDWL	228
12	Dover Athletic	14	6	4	4	20	19	+1	WDDLW	228
13	Weston-super-Mare	15	6	3	6	25	22	+3	DLLLW	214
14	Torquay United	14	5	5	4	22	17	+5	LWDLW	207
15	Folkestone Invicta	15	5	5	5	22	18	+4	DWWLD	208
16	AFC Totton	16	6	1	9	17	29	−12	LWWLW	199
17	Farnborough	16	5	2	9	13	33	−20	LWLLL	173
18	Maidenhead United	16	3	7	6	15	20	−5	LLDDD	163
19	Braintree Town	15	5	1	9	22	38	−16	LLWWL	166
20	Hemel Hempstead Town	16	3	6	7	15	24	−9	LLDLL	151
21 (Relegation)	Chesham United	15	3	2	10	20	33	−13	LLLDL	111
22 (Relegation)	Hampton & Richmond Borough	16	2	4	10	19	37	−18	LDLLD	102
23 (Relegation)	Walton & Hersham	15	2	2	11	11	36	−25	WLLLL	83
24 (Relegation)	Slough Town	16	2	1	13	18	40	−22	LLLLW	73

Play-offs: 2nd and 3rd go straight to the semi-finals; 4th to 7th play quarter-finals first.

Tier 6 ⇅ Tier 7

National League North & South: 21st–24th in each division drop to step 3

Champions and play-off winners from step 3 (the Northern Premier, Southern and Isthmian leagues) come up