ɪt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː sˈiːzən ænd ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv θˈɜːtiːn sˈiːzən, æz ɪt wʌz mˈɜːdʒd wɪððə θˈɜːd dᵻvˈɪʒən fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ tˈuː.
It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, as it was merged with the third division (Football League 2).