English Football Betting Guide

With 92 teams across four professional divisions, the English football league is the biggest in the world; it is also the oldest dating back to 1888. Steeped in history, the English League and Cup competitions such as FA Cup Betting have become some of the best known in world football.

The popularity of betting English football has increased massively since the introduction of The Premier League in 1992. Much of the success of the booming English football economy and demand for live football betting is owed to the increased TV exposure and investment that the English football League and Cup Competitions have received in recent years. The 2007/2008 football season sees a record 138 live Premier League games being shown on TV in addition to over 150 live Championship, League One, League Two, Blue Square Premier, FA Cup and Carling Cup games. English football is now watched in over 150 countries around the world.

Some of the more common bet types offered by online bookmakers on English football matches include match betting, correct score bets, first goalscorer betting, last goalscorer, anytime goalscorer, number of goals, number of bookings, number of corners, player to score a hat-trick, to keep a clean sheet, to score a penalty and many more.

English Football Betting Bet Types

The popularity of betting on English football has exploded in recent years; the main reasons for this growth include the fact that more people than ever are using the internet to place their football match bets coupled with the growing number of live football games being shown on TV which subsequently results in people wanting to bet on live games.

The most traditional and popular bet remains the football accumulator but the number of live football matches now on TV has resulted in a growing number of new types of bet, allowing football fans to watch live football betting with an interest in the game despite the fact that they may not support any of the teams involved.

Football supporters are well known for having opinions on what the correct score is going to be in a match or which player they think will score the first goal and now they can back their predictions by placing a football bet online. In keeping with the number of football bets now being placed over the internet, bookmakers are continuously increasing the number of bet types that they offer on football matches, offering odds on almost any possible eventuality imaginable.