The best way that clubs and fans can save money in the long term is to regionalise the EFL from League 1 downwards.Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Keep leagues to a maximum of 20 teams ... less games, less cost
Less travel for everyone involved = reduced carbon footprint.
Less money spent on fuel.
Potentially larger crowds given that more games will be between clubs that are 'closer' to each other.
eg Torquay should not contemplate going to Carlisle again until both are in the Championship.
Tier 1: Premier League (20) (National)
Tier 2: Championship (20) (National)
Tier 3: League 1 North (20)
Tier 3: League 1 South (20)
Tier 4: League 2 North (20)
Tier 4: League 2 South (20)
Somewhere the is a list of all clubs currently in tiers 1 to 5 of the football pyramid, sorted according to latitude.
Currently there are 116 teams in the top 5 tiers that are 'national'.
The remainder of the pyramid is regional.
1 Accrington (League 1)
2 Aldershot (National League)
3 Altrincham (National League)
4 Arsenal (Premier League)
5 Aston Villa (Premier League)
6 Barnet (National League)
7 Barnsley (League 1)
8 Barrow (League 2)
9 Birmingham (Championship)
10 Blackburn (Championship)
11 Blackpool (Championship)
12 Bolton (League 1)
13 Boreham Wood (National League)
14 Bournemouth (Premier League)
15 Bradford (League 2)
16 Brentford (Premier League)
17 Brighton (Premier League)
18 Bristol City (Championship)
19 Bristol Rovers (League 1)
20 Bromley (National League)
21 Burnley (Championship)
22 Burton (League 1)
23 Cambridge (League 1)
24 Cardiff (Championship)
25 Carlisle (League 2)
26 Charlton (League 1)
27 Chelsea (Premier League)
28 Cheltenham (League 1)
29 Chesterfield (National League)
30 Colchester (League 2)
31 Coventry (Championship)
32 Crawley (League 2)
33 Crewe (League 2)
34 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
35 Dag & Red (National League)
36 Derby (League 1)
37 Doncaster (League 2)
38 Dorking (National League)
39 Eastleigh (National League)
40 Everton (Premier League)
41 Exeter (League 1)
42 Fleetwood (League 1)
43 Forest Green (League 1)
44 Fulham (Premier League)
45 Gateshead (National League)
46 Gillingham (League 2)
47 Grimsby (League 2)
48 Halifax (National League)
49 Harrogate (League 2)
50 Hartlepool (League 2)
51 Huddersfield (Championship)
52 Hull (Championship)
53 Ipswich (League 1)
54 Leeds (Premier League)
55 Leicester (Premier League)
56 Leyton Orient (League 2)
57 Lincoln City (League 1)
58 Liverpool (Premier League)
59 Luton (Championship)
60 Maidenhead United (National League)
61 Maidstone United (National League)
62 Man City (Premier League)
63 Man Utd (Premier League)
64 Mansfield (League 2)
65 Middlesbrough (Championship)
66 Millwall (Championship)
67 MK Dons (League 1)
68 Morecambe (League 1)
69 Newcastle (Premier League)
70 Newport (League 2)
71 Northampton (League 2)
72 Norwich (Championship)
73 Nottm Forest (Premier League)
74 Notts County (National League)
75 Oldham (National League)
76 Oxford Utd (League 1)
77 Peterborough (League 1)
78 Plymouth (League 1)
79 Port Vale (League 1)
80 Portsmouth (League 1)
81 Preston (Championship)
82 QPR (Championship)
83 Reading (Championship)
84 Rochdale (League 2)
85 Rotherham (Championship)
86 Salford (League 2)
87 Scunthorpe (National League)
88 Sheff Utd (Championship)
89 Sheff Wed (League 1)
90 Shrewsbury (League 1)
91 Solihull Moors (National League)
92 Southampton (Premier League)
93 Southend (National League)
94 Stevenage (League 2)
95 Stockport (League 2)
96 Stoke (Championship)
97 Sunderland (Championship)
98 Sutton United (League 2)
99 Swansea (Championship)
100 Swindon (League 2)
101 Torquay (National League)
102 Tottenham (Premier League)
103 Tranmere (League 2)
104 Walsall (League 2)
105 Watford (Championship)
106 Wealdstone (National League)
107 West Brom (Championship)
108 West Ham (Premier League)
109 Wigan (Championship)
110 Wimbledon (League 2)
111 Woking (National League)
112 Wolves (Premier League)
113 Wrexham (National League)
114 Wycombe (League 1)
115 Yeovil (National League)
116 York (National League)
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