2009, ISBN: 9781156225899

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Central League (currently known as The Totesport.com League for sponsorship reasons), is a football league in England for reserve teams of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England. The league was formed in 1911 and in its early years consisted of a mix of first teams and reserve Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Central League (currently known as The Totesport.com League for sponsorship reasons), is a football league in England for reserve teams of Football League clubs in the Midlands and North of England. The league was formed in 1911 and in its early years consisted of a mix of first teams and reserve teams. However, when the Football League Third Division North was created in 1921, all the first teams in the Central League became founder members. Since then, the league has been for reserve teams only, and eventually expanded to include virtually every professional team in the Midlands and North of England (teams in the South play in the Football Combination). In recent years, the FA Premier Reserve League was created for reserve sides of FA Premier League teams, and so the Central League's membership was reduced. From the 2006-07 season the FA Premier Reserve League was restricted to the reserve sides of FA Premier League clubs. This meant that the reserve sides of Championship clubs rejoined the Central League. Teams are not promoted to the Premier Reserve League based on their final league position, but on the league position of their respective clubs' senior teams. If the senior team is promoted to the Premier League, then the reserve team is promoted to the Premier Reserve League and replaced by the reserve teams of the relegated teams. The League is split into three parallel divisions, the Central, West, and East Divisions. Winners of each division and the best runners-up will qualify for the play-off. The participating teams for 2009-10 are: In 2005, the league re-organised into three geographic divisions, with the overall champions being decided after a series of play-offs The league also operates a cup competition - The Central League. More: Books, , Reserve-Football-Leagues-in-England~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<