abstract:The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest tier in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992, when the highest division in the reduced Football League became the second tier in English football. Since a 2004 rebrand it has been known as the Football League Championship.
Gradi took charge of Wimbledon in January 1978, during the club's first season in the FootballLeague, and won promotion to the Third Division in his first campaign in charge.