THE HISTORY OF PROMOTION & RELEGATION BETWEEN THE PREMIER LEAGUE AND FOOTBALL LEAGUE

SEASON	PROMOTED	RELEGATED
1992/93	1. NEWCASTLE UNITED  2. WEST HAM UNITED  5. SWINDON TOWN*	19. OLDHAM ATHLETIC - 49 (-11) 20. CRYSTAL PALACE - 49 (-13)  21. MIDDLESBROUGH - 44  22. NOTTINGHAM FOREST - 40
1993/94	1. CRYSTAL PALACE 2. NOTTINGHAM FOREST 4. LEICESTER CITY*	18. SOUTHAMPTON - 43 19. IPSWICH TOWN - 43 20. SHEFFIELD UNITED - 42  21. OLDHAM ATHLETIC - 40  22. SWINDON TOWN - 30
1994/95	1. MIDDLESBROUGH  3. BOLTON WANDERERS*	18. ASTON VILLA - 48 19. CRYSTAL PALACE - 45  20. NORWICH CITY - 43  21. LEICESTER CITY - 29  22. IPSWICH TOWN - 27
1995/96	1. SUNDERLAND  2. DERBY COUNTY  5. LEICESTER CITY*	16. COVENTRY CITY - 38 (-18) 17. SOUTHAMPTON - 38 (-18)  18. MANCHESTER CITY - 38 (25) 19. QUEENS PARK RANGERS - 33 20. BOLTON WANDERERS - 29
1996/97	1. BOLTON WANDERERS 2. BARNSLEY  6. CRYSTAL PALACE*	16. SOUTHAMPTON - 41 17. COVENTRY CITY - 41  18. SUNDERLAND - 40  19. MIDDLESBROUGH - 39 20. NOTTINGHAM FOREST - 34
1997/98	1. NOTTINGHAM FOREST  2. MIDDLESBROUGH  4. CHARLTON ATHLETIC*	17. EVERTON - 40 (-15) 18. BOLTON WANDERERS - 40 (- 20)  19. BARNSLEY - 35  20. CRYSTAL PALACE - 33
1998/99	1. SUNDERLAND  2. BRADFORD CITY  5. WATFORD*	17. SOUTHAMPTON - 41 18. CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 38  19. BLACKBURN ROVERS - 35  20. NOTTINGHAM FOREST - 30
1999/00	1. CHARLTON ATHLETIC  2. MANCHESTER CITY  3. IPSWICH TOWN*	17. BRADFORD CITY - 36  18. WIMBLEDON - 33 19. SHEFFIELD WEDNDESDAY - 31  20. WATFORD - 24
2000/01	1. FULHAM  2. BLACKBURN ROVERS  3.BOLTON WANDERERS*	17. DERBY COUNTY - 42 18. MANCHESTER CITY- 34  19. COVENTRY CITY - 34 20. BRADFORD CITY - 26
2001/02	1. MANCHESTER CITY  2. WEST BROMWICH ALBION  5. BIRMINGHAM CITY*	16. BOLTON WANDERERS - 40 17. SUNDERLAND - 40  18. IPSWICH TOWN - 36 19. DERBY COUNTY - 30 20. LEICESTER CITY - 28
2002/03	1. PORTSMOUTH 2. LEICESTER CITY  5. WOLVES*	17. BOLTON WANDERERS - 44 18. WEST HAM UNITED - 42  19. WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 26  20. SUNDERLAND - 19
2003/04	1. NORWICH CITY  2. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 6. CRYSTAL PALACE*	17. EVERTON - 39 18. LEICESTER CITY - 33 19. LEEDS UNITED - 33  20. WOLVES - 33
2004/05	1. SUNDERLAND  2. WIGAN ATHLETIC  6. WEST HAM UNITED*	17. WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 34 18. CRYSTAL PALACE - 33 19. NORWICH CITY - 33 20. SOUTHAMPTON - 32
2005/06	1. READING  2. SHEFFIELD UNITED  3. WATFORD*	17. PORTSMOUTH - 38  18. BIRMINGHAM CITY - 34 19. WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 30 20. SUNDERLAND - 15
2006/07	1. SUNDERLAND  2. BIRMINGHAM CITY  3. DERBY COUNTY*	17. WIGAN ATHLETIC - 38 (-22) 18. SHEFFIELD UNITED - 38 (-23) 19. CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 34 20. WATFORD - 28
2007/08	1. WEST BROMWICH ALBION  2. STOKE CITY  3. HULL CITY*	17. FULHAM - 36 (-22)  18. READING - 36 (-25) 19. BIRMINGHAM CITY - 35 20. DERBY COUNTY - 11
2008/09	1. WOLVERS 2. BIRMINGHAM CITY  5. BURNLEY*	17. HULL CITY - 35 18. NEWCASTLE UNITED - 34 19. MIDDLESBROUGH - 32 20. WEST BROMWICH - 32
2009/10	1. NEWCASTLE UNITED  2. WEST BROMWICH  6. BLACKPOOL*	17. WEST HAM UNITED - 35  18. BURNLEY - 30  19. HULL CITY - 30 20. PORTSMOUTH - 19
2010/11	1. QUEENS PARK RANGERS  2. NORWICH CITY  3. SWANSEA CITY*	17. WOLVES - 40 18. BIRMINGHAM CITY - 39 19. BLACKPOOL - 39 20. WEST HAM UNITED - 33
2011/12	1. READING  2. SOUTHAMPTON  3. WEST HAM UNITED*	17. QUEENS PARK RANGERS - 38 18. BOLTON WANDERERS - 36 19. BLACKBURN ROVERS - 31  20. WOLVES - 25
2012/13	1. CARDIFF CITY  2. HULL CITY  5. CRYSTAL PALACE*	17. SUNDERLAND - 39 18. WIGAN ATHLETIC - 36  19. READING - 28 20. QUEENS PARK RANGERS - 25
2013/14	1. LEICESTER CITY  2. BURNLEY  4. QUEENS PARK RANGERS*	17. WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 36 18. NORWICH CITY -33  19. FULHAM - 32  20. CARDIFF CITY - 30
2014/15	1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH  2. WATFORD 3. NORWICH CITY*	17. ASTON VILLA - 38 18. HULL CITY - 35  19. BURNLEY - 33 20. QUEENS PARK RANGERS - 30
2015/16	1. BURNLEY  2. MIDDLESBROUGH  4. HULL CITY*	17. SUNDERLAND - 39  18. NEWCASTLE UNITED - 37  19. NORWICH CITY - 34  20. ASTON VILLA - 17
2016/17	1. NEWCASTLE UNITED  2. BRIGHTON & HA  5. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN*	17. WATFORD - 40  18. HULL CITY - 34 19. MIDDLESBROUGH - 29 20. SUNDERLAND - 24
2017/18	1. WOLVES  2. CARDIFF CITY  3. FULHAM*	17. SOUTHAMPTON -36  18. SWANSEA CITY - 33 19. STOKE CITY - 33  20. WEST BROMWICH ALBION - 31
2018/19	1. NORWICH CITY  2. SHEFFIELD UNITED  5. ASTON VILLA*	17. BRIGHTON & HA - 36 18. CARDIFF CITY - 34  19. FULHAM - 26  20. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN - 16
2019/20	1. LEEDS UNITED  2. WEST BROMWICH ALBION  4. FULHAM*	17. ASTON VILLA - 35  18. AFC BOURNEMOUTH - 34  19. WATFORD - 34 20. NORWICH CITY -21

KEY - * denotes promoted via play offs. Denotes promoted/relegated in first season.

SOME FACTS AND STATS ON RELEGATION/PROMOTION 

(1) Since the formation of the Premier League there have only been three seasons where one of more of the promoted sides were not demoted back down at the first attempt as follows - 

2001/02 - Bolton Wanderers (16th), Fulham (13th) and Blackburn Rovers (10th).

2011/12 - QPR (17th), Norwich City (12th) and Swansea City (11th). 

2017/18 - Huddersfield Town (17th), Brighton & HA (15th) and Newcastle United (10th).

(2) Only Fulham and West Bromwich Albion from the nine teams who went down from 2016/17 to 2018/19 have come back up again. Both Hull City and Sunderland have dropped down further into League One. 

(3) Derby County's point's total of 11 in 2007/08 - Their only win of the season came in September in their sixth game of the season when they won 1-0 against Newcastle United with Kenny Miller scoring one the four Premier League goals he scored for The Rams that season. 

(4) Crystal Palace's points total of 49 in 92/93 is the biggest points total ever (so far) that a team has achieved and gone down. Oldham Athletic on -11 goal difference had the same points total compared to The Eagles on -13.  The same points total would of got them to 15th in 93/94 season.

(5) Only three teams have played for just one season in the Premier League. Swindon Town in 93/94, Barnsley in 97/98 and Blackpol in 10/11. 

(6) Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Oldham Athletic are all former Premier League teams playing in League Two this season. 

(7) No former Premier League team has ever dropped into non-league football. Luton Town and Notts County who were relegated from 91/92 First Division - the last before the formation of the Premier League - both dropped down into non-league. The Hatters played in non-league's top division from 2009 to 2014 and have now climbed back up to the Championship. Notts County dropped into The Vanarama National League in 2019 finishing 3rd last season - they are currently in 5th place. 

(8) Norwich City can be classed at the ultimate yo-yo team having been relegated five times from the Premier League - they are currently top of the Championship and looking good at returning at the first time of asking. Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough are close behind The Canaries on four relegations each. 

(9) It's only once that all three teams that were promoted have been relegated back down again. 1997/98 saw Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers all go down. 

(10) Everton (97/98 and 03/04) , Southampton (17/18), Brighton & HA (18/19) and Aston Villa (19/20) are the only sides to have finished in the positions just above the drop zone and not be relegated in the seasons after. The Seagulls currently in 17th place are in danger of the drop this season. 

(11) Since 95/96 when the division was made up of 20 teams the average points needed to stay up in the division is 36.6. This I have worked out by adding one point to the team's total who finished in 18th position. The highest being 43 is 02/03 and lowest being 31 in 09/10. The figure of 36.6 equates to 0.96 points per game.