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

“Whether a coach can always impose his own personality on a group of individuals really depends on the group of individuals,” said Cherundolo, a right back whose playing career was far more noteworthy, including more than 300 appearances in the German first division and seven World Cup starts for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The defender, who won the First Division with Forest in 1978, and the European Cup in 1979 and 1980, credits his parents and strong Jamaican upbringing for giving him the dignity and strength to overcome the hate.

From BBC

It is their worst start since 1989-90, when they finished 13th in the First Division, and the sight of more than £300m-worth of Ten Hag signings starting on the bench painted a grim picture of the club's desperately flawed recruitment strategy under him.

From BBC

Barron was 20 when he marked his first senior appearance for Wolves with a clean sheet in a goalless First Division draw against then-champions Everton at Molineux in 1963.

From BBC

Twenty years ago he had not even made his senior debut when they booked their first FA Cup final appearance by defeating First Division rivals Sunderland 1-0 in the semi-final at Old Trafford.

From BBC