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856:"Bigger English League"
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638:World War II
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1221:Switzerland
1144:Netherlands
341:were later
280:Durham City
184:with clubs
1588:Categories
1563:Montenegro
1536:Yugoslavia
1418:B Division
1184:Division A
1139:Montenegro
1124:Luxembourg
1104:Kazakhstan
967:Federation
946:Azerbaijan
807:References
470:Stoke City
446:Darlington
399:Champions
248:Darlington
162:(3 titles)
1556:Macedonia
1364:Southwest
1336:Rhineland
1119:Lithuania
734:Port Vale
674:Hull City
542:Hull City
506:Port Vale
326:joining.
276:Ashington
272:Southport
190:relegated
101:Promotion
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1486:Scotland
1458:Portugal
1404:Connacht
1343:Saarland
1206:Slovenia
1201:Slovakia
1191:Scotland
1169:Portugal
1079:Leinster
982:Bulgaria
917:football
790:See also
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614:Barnsley
554:Barnsley
352:and the
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239:and the
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1378:Central
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1174:Romania
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1086:Munster
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1038:Finland
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987:Croatia
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268:Walsall
144:1957–58
65:England
62:Country
46:Founded
1433:Israel
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1393:Greece
1322:Berlin
1297:France
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