second division

noun

Sports.

1. the half of a league comprising the teams having the poorest records at a particular time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of second division¹

First recorded in 1895–1905

Example Sentences

He was sent out on loan to third-division side Pescara in 2023-24 and Juve Stabia in the second division during the 2024-25 season.

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Grimsby's highlights are the Second Division titles they won in 1901 and 1934 - and most recently the 1998 Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy.

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"I think what we have seen in Sporting now is what we have seen him do in the First and Second Division in Swedish football," says Nathorst Windahl.

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Jones lifted the Welsh Cup in his first spell with Wrexham and helped Chelsea secure the Second Division title in 1983-84.

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The pair - both footballers, with Andre playing in Portugal's second division - were killed after the Lamborghini they were travelling in crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora.

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