There are 92 football teams in England that play football professionally, and 1000's of amateur teams.
The professional clubs are divided into 4 divisions, Premier, first second and third.
There is movement between the divisions as the best teams move up a division and the worst teams drop into a lower division.
This is the top division. The London clubs are: Arsenal, Chelsea, Charlton, Fulham and Tottenham, all of whom have stadiums in London within a few miles of each other.
| Teams | Pld | Pts | |
| Arsenal | 26 | 64 | |
| Man United | 26 | 57 | |
| Chelsea | 26 | 55 | |
| Newcastle | 26 | 41 | |
| Charlton | 26 | 40 | |
| Liverpool | 25 | 38 | |
| A Villa | 26 | 37 | |
| Birmingham | 25 | 36 | |
| Fulham | 26 | 35 | |
| Tottenham | 26 | 34 | |
| Bolton | 26 | 34 | |
| Soton | 26 | 32 | |
| Middlesbro | 25 | 31 | |
| Man City | 26 | 27 | |
| Blackburn | 26 | 27 | |
| Everton | 26 | 26 | |
| Portsmouth | 25 | 23 | |
| Wolves | 26 | 23 | |
| Leicester | 26 | 22 | |