Team, clubs and divisions

CHART SHOWING TOTAL NUMBER OF DIVISIONS,

CLUBS AND TEAMS EACH SEASON

Divisions

Clubs

Teams

Total

Ladies

1931-32

3

1

13

19

1932-33

2

9

11

1933-34

2

13

20

1934-35

4

1

23

41

1935-36

7

2

34

66

1936-37

8

2

39

88

1937-38

10

3

43

101

1938-39

12

4

44

117

1946-47

5

1

30

50

1947-48

8

2

37

80

1948-49

11

2

44

101

1949-50

12

3

46

123

1950-51

15

4

58

155

1951-52

17

4

70

176

1952-53

18

4

68

192

1953-54

17

3

64

182

1954-55

15

3

63

167

1955-56

15

3

62

163

1956-57

15

3

58

157

1957-58

15

3

61

155

1958-59

14

2

51

135

1959-60

12

2

47

127

1960-61

13

2

45

119

1961-62

13

2

47

121

1962-63

13

1

45

120

1963-64

13

45

125

1964-65

13

49

130

1965-66

13

50

130

1966-67

13

50

130

1967-68

13

47

130

1968-69

13

47

130

1969-70

13

46

130

1970-71

14

46

140

1971-72

14

47

140

1972-73

15

49

149

1973-74

14

45

138

1974-75

13

41

129

1975-76

14

42

139

1976-77

14

40

137

1977-78

15

44

150

1978-79

15

45

150

1979-80

14

42

138

1980-81

14

39

136

1981-82

14

37

133

1982-83

12

35

119

1983-84

11

35

104

1984-85

11

33

105

1985-86

11

33

104

1986-87

10

31

100

1987-88

10

28

97

1988-89

11

31

108

1989-90

11

33

109

1990-91

11

33

103

1991-92

10

29

89

1992-93

9

26

81

1993-94

9

25

84

1994-95

9

27

82

1995-96

8

26

80

1996-97

8

23

74

1997-98

8

22

72

1998-99

7

19

66

1999-2000

7

19

68

2000-01

7

16

65

2001-02

7

17

68

2002-03

8

18

72

15

70

17

73

18

69

17

67

The seasons 1939-40 to 1945-46 were played under the Emergency War Competition regime.