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 then joined Guardiola's Manchester City, first transforming the fortunes of the club's under-23s side, before returning to City as assistant manager after an ill-advised spell in Italy with second division Parma.

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"They were struggling in the second division when he was 16, and the coach from the first team came to me when all of his strikers were injured," Eklund continues.

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That was the season they were relegated to the former Second Division.

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It was during that 10-match spell for the Second Division strugglers when tragedy struck.

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If Postecoglou tastes second-season success with Spurs he would become only the second Tottenham boss to do so after Arthur Rowe, who won the second division in 1949-50 having taken charge of their final game of the previous season.

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