England · 2026–27

The English football pyramid

Every league in the top four tiers of English football, from Premier League down to League Two. Promotion, play-off and relegation places are marked on every table.

Live · updated 21 Oct, 01:00 UK

Tier 1Premier LeaguePremier League20 clubs Tier 2ChampionshipChampionship24 clubs Tier 3League OneLeague One24 clubs Tier 4League TwoLeague Two24 clubs

Tier 5National LeagueNational League24 clubs · soon

Tier 6National League North & SouthNL North & South48 clubs · soon

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier. Tiers 5 and 6 are next to be added.

Tier 1

Premier League

20 clubs · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

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

Premier League table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Manchester City	7	7	0	0	19	7	+12	WWWWW	21
2	Arsenal	7	6	0	1	11	5	+6	WWLWW	18
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	5	1	1	23	5	+18	DWWWW	16
4	Chelsea	7	4	1	2	17	13	+4	LDLWW	13
5	Liverpool	7	3	3	1	9	8	+1	WDWLW	12
6	Brentford	7	2	4	1	13	8	+5	DDWDL	10
7	Leeds United	7	2	4	1	9	6	+3	DWDLD	10
8	Everton	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1	DDWDL	10
9	Hull City	7	2	3	2	8	7	+1	DDLDL	9
10	Ipswich Town	7	3	0	4	11	15	−4	LWLWL	9
11	Newcastle United	7	2	2	3	10	14	−4	DLWLL	8
12	Aston Villa	7	2	2	3	7	11	−4	DLWDW	8
13	Manchester United	7	1	4	2	10	10	0	DLDDD	7
14	Crystal Palace	7	2	1	4	9	17	−8	WLDWL	7
15	AFC Bournemouth	7	1	3	3	9	13	−4	DDLLW	6
16	Tottenham Hotspur	7	1	3	3	6	10	−4	DDLDW	6
17	Coventry City	7	2	0	5	6	14	−8	LLWWL	6
18	Fulham	7	1	2	4	7	10	−3	LDDLW	5
19	Nottingham Forest	7	1	2	4	5	9	−4	DWLLL	5
20	Sunderland	7	1	1	5	6	14	−8	DLLLL	4

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 · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

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

Championship table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Swansea City	11	7	2	2	16	8	+8	WWWWL	23
2	West Ham United	11	6	4	1	30	12	+18	WDDWW	22
3	Middlesbrough	11	6	4	1	22	16	+6	DDWWD	22
4	Birmingham City	11	5	5	1	20	11	+9	WDWWW	20
5	West Bromwich Albion	11	6	2	3	15	12	+3	DLLWW	20
6	Stoke City	11	6	1	4	18	16	+2	WWWLW	19
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	5	3	3	19	16	+3	WLLWD	18
8	Southampton−4	11	6	3	2	21	10	+11	WLWWD	17
9	Queens Park Rangers	11	4	5	2	15	12	+3	DDDWL	17
10	Blackburn Rovers	11	4	3	4	17	16	+1	WDWWL	15
11	Sheffield United	11	4	3	4	15	14	+1	LLWLW	15
12	Millwall	11	4	3	4	18	18	0	DDWLD	15
13	Portsmouth	11	4	3	4	14	14	0	DLWWD	15
14	Wrexham	11	3	5	3	15	16	−1	LWDLW	14
15	Bolton Wanderers	11	4	2	5	15	18	−3	WWLWD	14
16	Bristol City	11	4	2	5	12	15	−3	LWDLL	14
17	Charlton Athletic	11	3	5	3	10	15	−5	DLDDL	14
18	Lincoln City	11	3	3	5	9	19	−10	WLLLD	12
19	Cardiff City	11	2	5	4	18	17	+1	LWLWD	11
20	Watford	11	3	2	6	10	19	−9	LLLLW	11
21	Norwich City	11	3	0	8	17	21	−4	LLLLL	9
22	Burnley	11	1	5	5	16	21	−5	LDWDL	8
23	Derby County	11	1	3	7	9	20	−11	LDDLL	6
24	Preston North End	11	1	1	9	9	24	−15	LDLLL	4

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 · updated 21 Oct, 01:00

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

League One table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Stockport County	11	7	1	3	23	11	+12	DWWWW	22
2	Huddersfield Town	11	6	4	1	22	10	+12	LWDWW	22
3	Bradford City	11	6	3	2	10	5	+5	WDDWD	21
4	Cambridge United	11	5	5	1	18	14	+4	DDWWD	20
5	Plymouth Argyle	12	6	1	5	18	17	+1	LWWLL	19
6	Reading	11	5	3	3	23	12	+11	DDWLW	18
7	Sheffield Wednesday	10	5	3	2	20	10	+10	DDDWL	18
8	Oxford United	9	5	3	1	18	10	+8	WDWDW	18
9	Stevenage	10	4	3	3	15	10	+5	WLWLW	15
10	Leicester City	10	4	3	3	16	15	+1	WDLWW	15
11	Mansfield Town	10	4	3	3	16	15	+1	DDWDW	15
12	Leyton Orient	11	4	2	5	15	12	+3	WLDWL	14
13	Luton Town	10	4	2	4	19	18	+1	LLWLW	14
14	Burton Albion	12	3	5	4	16	18	−2	WLLDD	14
15	Wycombe Wanderers	11	3	5	3	18	22	−4	WDLWD	14
16	AFC Wimbledon	11	3	3	5	7	18	−11	DDLLL	12
17	Blackpool	10	3	2	5	15	16	−1	DLLLW	11
18	Notts County	10	2	4	4	10	13	−3	LLLLW	10
19	Doncaster Rovers	10	2	3	5	10	13	−3	LWWLL	9
20	Milton Keynes Dons	10	1	6	3	11	18	−7	DDLWL	9
21	Peterborough United	11	2	3	6	10	20	−10	LLWDL	9
22	Barnsley	10	2	2	6	10	19	−9	LDLLL	8
23	Bromley	10	2	2	6	9	25	−16	DWLLL	8
24	Wigan Athletic	10	2	1	7	7	15	−8	DLLWL	7

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 · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

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

League Two table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Salford City	12	8	1	3	19	12	+7	WWWWW	25
2	Barnet	10	6	3	1	23	15	+8	WWWWL	21
3	Crewe Alexandra	12	5	6	1	15	11	+4	DWWWL	21
4	Walsall	11	4	7	0	16	7	+9	WDDDW	19
5	Cheltenham Town	12	5	3	4	21	22	−1	WLLLW	18
6	York City	11	4	5	2	19	13	+6	LWDDD	17
7	Gillingham	12	4	5	3	17	14	+3	LDWLD	17
8	Shrewsbury Town	12	5	2	5	13	17	−4	DWLWW	17
9	Chesterfield	12	4	4	4	18	16	+2	LWDLD	16
10	Exeter City	12	4	4	4	8	6	+2	LWWDW	16
11	Accrington Stanley	12	3	6	3	17	16	+1	DWDWD	15
12	Newport County	12	3	6	3	16	15	+1	WDWDD	15
13	Tranmere Rovers	12	3	6	3	15	15	0	DLDLW	15
14	Rochdale	12	4	3	5	15	17	−2	WWDLD	15
15	Swindon Town	12	4	3	5	13	16	−3	DLLDW	15
16	Bristol Rovers	12	5	0	7	16	20	−4	WLLLL	15
17	Grimsby Town	12	3	5	4	15	15	0	LLLLD	14
18	Fleetwood Town	12	3	5	4	14	15	−1	LLDWL	14
19	Colchester United	11	2	6	3	11	14	−3	DDLDD	12
20	Port Vale	10	3	3	4	6	10	−4	WLWWD	12
21	Oldham Athletic	11	3	2	6	13	17	−4	LLDWL	11
22	Rotherham United	12	2	5	5	14	20	−6	DLLLD	11
23	Northampton Town	10	2	4	4	6	8	−2	LLDWL	10
24	Crawley Town	10	1	2	7	11	20	−9	LLDLL	5

Tier 4 ⇅ Tier 5

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

National League champions and play-off winner come up