In Depth
Premier League · 1992/93 – 2026/27

Ups & Downs

Every club’s road through the English pyramid across 35 seasons — not just in or out of the Premier League, but how far down they went.

Premier League promotion and relegation records

Most relegations and promotions, the one-season wonders, the clubs that keep finishing one place above the drop, and the round trips from the third tier and back.

51clubs all-time
6ever-present
103relegations
46 of 101promotions lasted one season
31 of 43relegated clubs later fell to League One or below
24clubs have finished one place above the drop
The full round trip
Fell below the Championship after Premier League football, then made it all the way back.
CoventryL2 17/18 → PL 26/27
Man CityL1 98/99 → PL 00/01
NorwichL1 09/10 → PL 11/12
QPRL1 01/02 → PL 11/12
SouthamptonL1 09/10 → PL 12/13
LeicesterL1 08/09 → PL 14/15
WolvesL1 13/14 → PL 18/19
Sheffield UtdL1 11/12 → PL 19/20
LeedsL1 07/08 → PL 20/21
Nottm ForestL1 05/06 → PL 22/23
IpswichL1 19/20 → PL 24/25
SunderlandL1 18/19 → PL 25/26
HullL1 20/21 → PL 26/27
Down and not yet back
Former Premier League clubs starting 2026/27 in the third tier or below.
OldhamLeague Two · last PL 93/94
SwindonLeague Two · last PL 93/94
BarnsleyLeague One · last PL 97/98
Sheffield WedLeague One · last PL 99/00
MK DonsLeague One · last PL 99/00
BradfordLeague One · last PL 00/01
BlackpoolLeague One · last PL 10/11
ReadingLeague One · last PL 12/13
WiganLeague One · last PL 12/13
HuddersfieldLeague One · last PL 18/19
LutonLeague One · last PL 23/24
LeicesterLeague One · last PL 24/25
Most bounced
Promotions plus relegations. The yo-yo index.
Norwich
11
Leicester
10
West Brom
10
Burnley
10
Sunderland
9
Crystal Palace
8
Watford
8
Fulham
7
Straight back down
Promotions that lasted exactly one season.
Burnley
4
Norwich
4
Crystal Palace
3
Leicester
3
West Brom
3
Watford
3
Fulham
2
Sunderland
2
One place above the drop
Seasons finished in the last safe position — clubs that have done it more than once.
Everton
3
Aston Villa
3
Southampton
3
Sunderland
3
Tottenham
2
West Brom
2

Two clubs that have never been relegated appear here: Everton, three times, and Tottenham, whose 17th-place finishes in 2024/25 and 2025/26 are the only back-to-back escapes in the competition’s history. No other member of the traditional big six has ever finished in the last safe place. And the reprieve is often brief — 14 of the 34 clubs that survived by one place went down the following season.

Most relegations
Norwich
6
Leicester
5
West Brom
5
Burnley
5
Crystal Palace
4
Sunderland
4
Middlesbrough
4
Watford
4
Most promotions
Leicester
5
Sunderland
5
West Brom
5
Burnley
5
Norwich
5
Fulham
4
Crystal Palace
4
Watford
4
Most titles
Seven different champions in 34 completed seasons.
Man United
13
Man City
8
Chelsea
5
Arsenal
4
Liverpool
2
Blackburn
1
Leicester
1
Lower-division titles
Championships won below the top flight since 1992, from the second tier to the fifth.
Wigan
5
Sunderland
4
Norwich
4
Newcastle
3
Fulham
3
Leicester
3
Wolves
3
Brighton
3
Most seasons
Out of 35 possible.
Arsenal
35
Chelsea
35
Everton
35
Liverpool
35
Man United
35
Tottenham
35
Aston Villa
32
Newcastle
32
Once in a blue moon
Two Premier League seasons or fewer, ever.
Barnsley97/98
Blackpool10/11
Luton23/24
Swindon93/94
Bradford99/00–00/01
Cardiff13/14 · 18/19
Huddersfield17/18–18/19
Oldham92/93–93/94
Never below the second tier
Relegated, but never past the Championship. The soft landings.
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Middlesbrough
Newcastle
West Ham
Ever-present
All 35 seasons, never relegated.
Arsenal
Chelsea
Everton
Liverpool
Man United
Tottenham
Every escape, season by season
The club that finished one place above the relegation zone in each completed season.

92/93 Oldham · 93/94 Ipswich · 94/95 Aston Villa · 95/96 Southampton · 96/97 Coventry · 97/98 Everton · 98/99 Southampton · 99/00 Bradford · 00/01 Derby · 01/02 Sunderland · 02/03 Bolton · 03/04 Everton · 04/05 West Brom · 05/06 Portsmouth · 06/07 Wigan · 07/08 Fulham · 08/09 Hull · 09/10 West Ham · 10/11 Wolves · 11/12 QPR · 12/13 Sunderland · 13/14 West Brom · 14/15 Aston Villa · 15/16 Sunderland · 16/17 Watford · 17/18 Southampton · 18/19 Brighton · 19/20 Aston Villa · 20/21 Burnley · 21/22 Leeds · 22/23 Everton · 23/24 Nottm Forest · 24/25 Tottenham · 25/26 Tottenham