The highest-ranked football team in each historic county of England, based on the 2024–25 season. Determined by the team's position in the English football pyramid and the location of their home stadium, using the historic county boundaries as the standard.

If you see any mistakes, feel free to point them out and I will reupload.

by hwykes1

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  1. Bedfordshire – Luton

    Berkshire – Reading

    Buckinghamshire – Wycombe Wanderers

    Cambridgeshire – Cambridge U

    Cheshire – Stockport County

    Cornwall – Truro City

    Cumberland – Carlisle

    Derbyshire – Derby County

    Devon – Plymouth Argyle

    Dorset – Weymouth

    Durham – Sunderland

    Essex – West Ham

    Gloucestershire – Bristol Rovers

    Hampshire – Bournemouth

    Herefordshire – Hereford

    Hertfordshire – Watford

    Huntingdonshire – Peterborough U

    Kent – Charlton Athletic

    Lancashire – Liverpool

    Leicestershire – Leicester

    Lincolnshire – Lincoln City

    Middlesex – Arsenal

    Norfolk – Norwich

    Northamptonshire – Northampton

    Northumberland – Newcastle

    Nottinghamshire – Nottingham Forest

    Oxfordshire – Oxford U

    Rutland – Uppingham Town

    Shropshire – Shrewsbury

    Somerset – Bristol City

    Staffordshire – Wolves

    Suffolk – Ipswich

    Surrey – Crystal Palace

    Sussex – Brighton

    Warwickshire – Aston Villa

    Westmorland – Kendal

    Wiltshire – Swindon Town

    Worcestershire – Kidderminster Harriers

    Yorkshire – Leeds U

  5. Bristols teams are part of Bristol as it’s a country and a city.

    Yes rovers are on the Gloucester side and city on the Somerset side, but they are not part of those counties.

  9. I assume Lancashire’s next 5 would be the biggest in almost all other counties?

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