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Set up by Aston Villa director William McGregor, the Football League was the world’s first national league competition.
Its founder members were: Accrington, Aston Villa (naturally), Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Derby, Everton, Notts County, Preston, Stoke, West Brom and Wolves.
Beginning as a single tier, the Football League added a second tier in 1892, followed by a third in 1921 and a fourth in 1958.