Football – Men’s National Club Tournaments
England – Football League Division I Championship 1888-89
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- 1st season in England
- 1st Football League (Tier 1) championship
- 12 teams participated
- 22 matches played by each team, once at home and once away against each opponents
- The top team became the champion
- The bottom team had to go through the voting process
| Team | Town | Stadium | Last Season | # | Note |
| Accrington FC | Accrington | Thorneyholme Road Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Wellington Road Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Leamington Road Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Pikes Lane Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Burnley FC | Burnley | Turf Moor Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Derby County | Derby | Racecourse Ground | not participated | – | |
| Everton FC | Liverpool | Anfield Road Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Notts County | Nottingham | Trent Bridge Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Stoke FC | Stoke-on-Trent | Victoria Ground | not participated | – | |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | Stoney Lane Stadium | not participated | – | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Dudley Road Stadium | not participated | – |
Due to the fact that this was the first organized league championship of the world, none of the teams were participating in any championship the previous season. They only entered to the English FA Cup.
| 1966.12.31. | Budapest |
Hungary |
West Germany |
3-2 ( 2-1,2-2,3-2 ) |
after extra time |
| Tue. 17:30 | Nepstadion | penalty score: 6-5 | |||
| 1966.12.31. | Graz |
Austria |
Philippines |
5-2 ( 3-1 ) |
after extra time |
| Tue. 18:30 | Schwartzenegger-Stadion | ||||
| 1967.02.24. | Addis Abeba |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Borussia Monchengladbach |
5-2 ( 3-1 ) |
after extra time |
| Wed. 18:30 | Stadion to the Peace | abandoned, replay later | |||
| 1966.12.31. | Graz |
Austria |
Philippines |
5-2 ( 3-1 ) |
after extra time |
| Tue. 18:30 | Schwartzenegger-Stadion | ||||
| 1966.12.31. | Graz |
Austria |
Philippines |
5-2 ( 3-1 ) |
after extra time |
| Tue. 18:30 | Schwartzenegger-Stadion |