ɪt ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd æz ɐ θˈɜːd tˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈuːpɚ lˈiːɡ tˈuː æz ðə nˈuː sˈɛkənd tˈɪɹ ænd ɪt wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn wɛn ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn twˈɛnti tˈuː sˈuːpɚ lˈiːɡ tˈuː wɛnt fɹʌm ɐ twˈɛlv tˈiːm tʊ ɐ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks tˈiːm lˈiːɡ, ɐbsˈoːɹbɪŋ mˈoʊst əv ðə klˈʌbz fɹʌmðə fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ.
It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier and it was eventually abolished in 2021 when the 2021–22 Super League 2 went from a 12 team to a 36 team league, absorbing most of the clubs from the Football League.