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with Teams in the Premiership & Football League 2008-9 |
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Town |
Population |
Status |
Club
|
Division |
| 1 |
London |
7,172,091 |
City |
Arsenal |
Premiership |
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Barnet |
League
2 |
| |
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Brentford |
League
2 |
| |
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Charlton
Athletic |
Championship |
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Chelsea |
Premiership |
| |
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|
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Crystal
Palace |
Championship |
| |
|
|
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Dagenham
& Redbridge |
League
2 |
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Fulham |
Premiership |
| |
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Leyton
Orient |
League
1 |
| |
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Millwall |
League
1 |
| |
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Queens
Park Rangers |
Championship |
| |
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Tottenham
Hotspur |
Premiership |
| |
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West
Ham United |
Premiership |
| 2 |
Birmingham |
970,892 |
City |
Aston
Villa |
Premiership |
| |
|
|
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Birmingham
City |
Championship |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
469,017 |
City |
Everton |
Premiership |
| |
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Liverpool |
Premiership |
| 4 |
Leeds |
443,247 |
City |
Leeds
United |
League
1 |
| 5 |
Sheffield |
439,866 |
City |
Sheffield
United |
Championship |
| |
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|
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Sheffield
Wednesday |
Championship |
| 6 |
Bristol |
420,556 |
City |
Bristol
City |
Championship |
| |
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|
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Bristol
Rovers |
League
1 |
| 7 |
Manchester |
394,269 |
City |
Manchester
City |
Premiership |
| |
|
|
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Manchester
United |
Premiership |
| 8 |
Leicester |
330,574 |
City |
Leicester
City |
League
1 |
| 9 |
Coventry |
303,475 |
City |
Coventry
City |
Championship |
| 10 |
Hull |
301,416 |
City |
Hull
City |
Premiership |
| 11 |
Bradford |
293,717 |
City |
Bradford
City |
League
2 |
| 12 |
Cardiff |
292,150 |
City |
Cardiff
City |
Championship |
| 13 |
Stoke |
259,252 |
City |
Port
Vale |
League
2 |
| |
|
|
|
Stoke
City |
Premiership |
| 14 |
Wolverhampton |
251,462 |
City |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
Championship |
| 15 |
Nottingham |
249,584 |
City |
Nottingham
Forest |
Championship |
| |
|
|
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Notts
County |
League
2 |
| 16 |
Plymouth |
243,795 |
City |
Plymouth
Argyle |
Championship |
| 17 |
Southampton |
234,224 |
City |
Southampton |
Championship |
| 18 |
Reading |
232,662 |
Town |
Reading |
Championship |
| 19 |
Derby |
229,407 |
City |
Derby
County |
Championship |
| 20 |
Brighton
and Hove |
206,628 |
City |
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
League
1 |
| 21 |
Newcastle |
189,863 |
City |
Newcastle
United |
Premiership |
| 22 |
Northampton |
189,474 |
Town |
Northampton
Town |
League
1 |
| 23 |
Portsmouth |
187,056 |
City |
Portsmouth |
Premiership |
| 24 |
Luton |
185,543 |
Town |
Luton
Town |
League
2 |
| 25 |
Preston |
184,836 |
City |
Preston
North End |
Championship |
| 26 |
Milton
Keynes |
184,506 |
Town |
MK
Dons |
League
1 |
| 27 |
Sunderland |
177,739 |
City |
Sunderland |
Premiership |
| 28 |
Norwich |
174,047 |
City |
Norwich
City |
Championship |
| 29 |
Walsall |
170,994 |
Town |
Walsall |
League
1 |
| 30 |
Swansea |
169,880 |
City |
Swansea
City |
Championship |
| 31 |
Bournemouth |
167,527 |
Town |
Bournemouth |
League
2 |
| 32 |
Southend |
160,257 |
Town |
Southend
United |
League
1 |
| 33 |
Swindon |
155,432 |
Town |
Swindon
Town |
League
1 |
| 34 |
Huddersfield |
146,234 |
Town |
Huddersfield
Town |
League
1 |
| 35 |
Middlesbrough |
142,691 |
Town |
Middlesbrough |
Premiership |
| 36 |
Blackpool |
142,283 |
Town |
Blackpool |
Championship |
| 37 |
Bolton |
139,403 |
Town |
Bolton
Wanderers |
Premiership |
| 38 |
Ipswich |
138,718 |
Town |
Ipswich
Town |
Championship |
| 39 |
West
Bromwich |
136,940 |
Town |
West
Bromwich Albion |
Premiership |
| 40 |
Peterborough |
136,292 |
City |
Peterborough
United |
League
1 |
| 41 |
Stockport |
136,082 |
Town |
Stockport
County |
League
1 |
| 42 |
Watford |
120,960 |
Town |
Watford |
Championship |
| 43 |
Rotherham |
117,262 |
Town |
Rotherham
United |
League
2 |
| 44 |
Exeter |
106,772 |
City |
Exeter
City |
League
2 |
| 45 |
Blackburn |
105,085 |
Town |
Blackburn
Rovers |
Premiership |
| 46 |
Colchester |
104,390 |
Town |
Colchester
United |
League
1 |
| 47 |
Oldham |
103,544 |
Town |
Oldham
Athletic |
League
1 |
| 48 |
Cheltenham |
98,875 |
Town |
Cheltenham
Town |
League
1 |
| 49 |
Gillingham |
98,403 |
Town |
Gillingham |
League
2 |
| 50 |
Rochdale |
95,796 |
Town |
Rochdale |
League
2 |
| 51 |
Grimsby |
87,574 |
Town |
Grimsby
Town |
League
2 |
| 52 |
Darlington |
86,082 |
Town |
Darlington |
League
2 |
| 53 |
Hartlepool |
86,075 |
Town |
Hartlepool
United |
League
1 |
| 54 |
Lincoln |
85,963 |
City |
Lincoln
City |
League
2 |
| 55 |
Birkenhead |
83,729 |
Town |
Tranmere
Rovers |
League
1 |
| 56 |
Wigan |
81,203 |
Town |
Wigan
Athletic |
Premiership |
| 57 |
Chester |
80,121 |
City |
Chester
City |
League
2 |
| 58 |
High
Wycombe |
77,178 |
Town |
Wycombe
Wanderers |
League
2 |
| 59 |
Burnley |
73,021 |
Town |
Burnley |
Championship |
| 60 |
Scunthorpe |
72,660 |
Town |
Scunthorpe
United |
League
1 |
| 61 |
Carlisle |
71,773 |
City |
Carlisle
United |
League
1 |
| 62 |
Barnsley |
71,599 |
Town |
Barnsley |
Championship |
| 63 |
Chesterfield |
70,260 |
Town |
Chesterfield |
League
2 |
| 64 |
Doncaster |
67,977 |
Town |
Doncaster |
Championship |
| 65 |
Crewe |
67,683 |
Town |
Crewe
Alexandra |
League
1 |
| 66 |
Shrewsbury |
67,126 |
Town |
Shrewsbury
Town |
League
2 |
| 67 |
Bury |
60,718 |
Town |
Bury |
League
2 |
| 68 |
Aldershot |
58,170 |
Town |
Aldershot
Town |
League
2 |
| 69 |
Hereford |
56,373 |
City |
Hereford |
League
1 |
| 70 |
Macclesfield |
50,688 |
Town |
Macclesfield
Town |
League
2 |
| 71 |
Morecambe |
49,569 |
Town |
Morecambe |
League
2 |
| 72 |
Yeovil |
41,871 |
Town |
Yeovil
Town |
League
1 |
| 73 |
Accrington |
35,203 |
Town |
Accrington
Stanley |
League
2 |
Note
The table has been compiled using the 2001 Census publication Key
Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales Table KS01 ( released 17
June 2004).
This page was last updated: 06/07/08
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