The EggLog

I found this whilst looking at the Championship league standings on Wikipedia. It is the most comprehensive explanation of the English Football League heirarchy I’ve ever seen. It has answered the one question that has been nagging me since I was five: how do the lower leagues work?

Find it here.

It also gives me the chance to commiserate with the team at the bottom of the lowest league of the entire national system: Tebby Reserves of the Bristol Downs Football League Division 4.

Having spent some time browsing, I have decided that it is only right to support local teams at very different tiers of the system:

• Southampton (Football League Championship – Level 2) This is my supported team, the team that I state when asked who I follow.
• Basingstoke Town (Conference South – Level 6) This is my local team, being a resident of Basingstoke. I have witnessed them play a few times, and I follow their progress.
• Tadley Calleva (Wessex League Division 2 – Level 11) My step-brother plays for a youth team under this club, so this is a natural team for me to choose.
• Tebby AFC (Bristol Downs Division 2 – Level 22) I’m English – for me it’s natural to support the underdog. And you don’t get further down than having a reserve team at the bottom of the bottom.

I will now be following these teams’ fortunes to further my interest in football.