first division

noun

Sports.

1. the half of a league comprising the teams having the best records at a particular time (second division ).

Example Sentences

Homesick and "humiliated" by senior players who roughed him up in training, Bellamy signed his first professional contract at 17 and his performances in the second tier - then known as the First Division - were soon catching the eye of Premier League clubs.

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But their fate would be decided by another meeting with Wimbledon and a 1-0 loss at Selhurst Park saw them tumble back into the First Division a year after being promoted as champions, despite their 40-point tally - a then-record.

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United finished 15th in the Premier League last season, their worst finish to a top-flight campaign since they were relegated from the old First Division in 1973-74.

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That would mean a continuation of the current system: 10 teams in the first division, eight in the second and all teams playing 14 matches.

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Substitute Ricky George scored the winner - amid scenes of wild celebration at Edgar Street - as Hereford became the first non-league club to defeat a First Division side since 1949.

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