Football League proposes fifth division in shake-up of English club game

The Football League has proposed the introduction of a fifth division in a radical shake-up of the English club game.

The governing body wants four divisions of 20 teams below the Premier League by the 2019/20 season.

With 24 teams currently in each Football League division, the plan raises the prospect of seven teams being relegated from the Championship in 2018/19 to allow for three to be promoted, while no clubs would drop out of League Two in that campaign.