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The Last Time Every Premier League Club was Relegated (2025/26)

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The icy grip of relegation gets everyone in the end. Since William McGregor first came up with the idea of organised league football in 1888, every club to ever grace England’s top flight has bowed out of the grand old competition.

Relegation is an all too recent memory for some sides, while others have gone more than 100 years without facing that bleak fate. Riches brought in by the advent of the Premier League in 1992 ensure that certain giants are practically impervious to the drop – as many as six clubs have contested every season. But history has proven that no team is safe.

Staying in the division for a newly promoted team has proven to be harder than ever in recent season, although Sunderland and Leeds are fighting back this term.

For the first time since 1998, all three clubs that came up from the Championship were sent straight back down into the second tier at the end of the 2023/2024 campaign. That trend was continued in the 2024/2025 Premier League season when Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich all got relegated, highlighting the real gap that is developing between the established sides and those coming up. Below is a look at just when every Premier League team was last relegated.

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Burnley

11th May 2024Burnley boss Vincent Kompany watching on from the touchline

Having won the Championship at a canter in 2023, Burnley and Vincent Kompany were given a rude awakening in the Premier League as they were immediately relegated back to England’s second tier.

The attacking football that was so successful under the Belgian in the Championship failed to translate to the Premier League, with missed chances and defensive mistakes costing the Clarets throughout the campaign.

Burnley also lost all of their 12 matches against the top six Premier League sides on the day they suffered relegation away at Tottenham Hotspur.

The Lancashire outfit are currently on course for another instant relegation, having been promoted in 2024-25.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2023/24

Position

19th

Games

38

Wins

5

Draws

9

Losses

24

Goals for

41

Goals against

78

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Leeds

28th May 2023Leeds United manager Sam Allardyce.

Leeds United’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed following a heavy 4-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the Premier League campaign at Elland Road.

It was a result which summed up their season as they went into the clash with Spurs knowing they needed to win, before conceding two minutes into the game and then two minutes into the second half.

Leeds conceded a league-high 78 goals across the season, while manager Sam Allardyce described his side’s finishing as “inept” on the final day.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2022/23

Position

19th

Games

38

Wins

7

Draws

10

Losses

21

Goals for

48

Goals against

78

18

Fulham

10th May 2021

Scott Parker looking dejected as Fulham manager after Premier League relegation

Relegation was a depressingly familiar sensation for Fulham fans by the summer of 2021 as the west London outfit fell out of England’s top flight for the third time in seven years. Former club captain Scott Parker was at the helm throughout a campaign short on excitement.

Bobby Decordova-Reid mustered a team-high five goals, the lowest tally of any top scorer in the club’s history. Parker was adamant that Fulham would avoid relegation right up until it became a mathematical certainty, railing against the majority who may have thought that he was “living in cuckoo land”. His confidence was misplaced.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2020/21

Position

18th

Games

38

Wins

5

Draws

13

Losses

20

Goals for

27

Goals against

53

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Bournemouth

26th July 2020

Philip Billing slumped on the turf after Bournemouth's Premier League relegation in 2020

Eddie Howe took over as Bournemouth boss in 2008 when the club was inside League Two’s relegation zone. The Cherries avoided the drop despite a 17-point deduction and spent five seasons in the Premier League before going through the trap door.

Bournemouth were still under Howe’s stewardship when they fell one point short of safety in 2020, tumbling into the Championship despite defeating an Everton side which finished in mid-table on the final day. The south coast outfit conceded at least 60 goals in each top-flight campaign under Howe and injuries to their forward line that season robbed them of the firepower which had offered salvation in the past.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2019/20

Position

18th

Games

38

Wins

9

Draws

7

Losses

22

Goals for

40

Goals against

65

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Sunderland

29th April 2017

Everton boss David Moyes watching on from the touchline

Sunderland’s 10-year stay in the Premier League ended with four matches of the season left to play as Bournemouth came to the Stadium of Light and secured a 1-0 win.

The result against the Cherries was the Black Cats’ 23rd defeat of a poor campaign in which they didn’t win their first until November, and they would go on to record three more losses in their final four games.

Sunderland’s blank against Bournemouth was their 18th in 34 matches, with their lack of ruthlessness one of the reasons why they finally lost their Premier League status in David Moyes’ first season in charge.

The Wearsiders are on course to preserve their Premier League status this term having been promoted via the Championship playoffs last term.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2016/17

Position

20th

Games

38

Wins

6

Draws

6

Losses

26

Goals for

29

Goals against

69

15

Newcastle

11th May 2016

Dejected fans watch Newcastle's slide out of the Premier League in 2016

There have been few bleaker days in the history of Newcastle United than 11th May 2016. The club’s fierce local rivals Sunderland, who were led by former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce, earned a commanding victory over Everton to send the Magpies into the Championship.

A buoyant crowd at the Stadium of Light bellowed: “Are you watching Newcastle?” Only those with a penchant for punishment were still tuning in to see Lamine Kone lash Sunderland into a 3-0 lead. Their fate may have been confirmed by the final day of the season, but Newcastle romped to a 5-1 win against a Tottenham team that had spent most of the campaign fighting for the title.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2015/16

Position

18th

Games

38

Wins

9

Draws

10

Losses

19

Goals for

44

Goals against

65

14

Aston Villa

16th April 2016

Aston Villa fans hold up signs in response to Premier League relegation

Aston Villa finished the 2015/16 campaign with more managers (four) than victories (three). Remi Garde was the third forlorn figure through the door by November and lost the dressing room immediately. Former Premier League winner Micah Richards described Garde’s first set of drills as “pathetic” and “under-8s football”.

“So from that moment in the training session, we knew full well that we were going down,” Richards revealed. The French coach was in charge of a 6-0 thrashing at home to Liverpool which began a sequence of 11 consecutive defeats. Garde and his children’s games were gone before Villa stopped the rot.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2015/16

Position

20th

Games

38

Wins

3

Draws

8

Losses

27

Goals for

27

Goals against

76

13

Wolves

22nd April 2012

Wolves' David Edwards reacts to Premier League relegation in 2012

After consecutive victories to begin the 2011/12 campaign, mutiny had broken out in the ranks of Wolverhampton Wanderers before Halloween. Manager Mick McCarthy labelled fans who had called for his departure “mindless idiots.” The club directors eventually sided with the supporters and let McCarthy go in February.

There was no bad blood as McCarthy signed off with a message for his successor: “Please stay up!” Terry Connor couldn’t even earn a win, let alone Premier League survival during the final three months of the campaign. Wolves subsequently suffered the ignominy of consecutive relegations, dropping into League One the following season.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2011/12

Position

20th

Games

38

Wins

5

Draws

10

Losses

23

Goals for

40

Goals against

82

12

West Ham

15th May 2011

West Ham manager Avram Grant looking on

Avram Grant didn’t even make it into the changing room of the DW Stadium before he was bluntly informed of his sacking. The unpopular West Ham manager had just watched his side slip into the second tier after giving up a two-goal lead to fellow relegation battlers Wigan Athletic.

The crowd was still celebrating Charles N’Zogbia’s 94th-minute winner when Grant learned his fate in the tunnel. “It is a very sad day, the saddest since I started football almost 40 years ago,” the former Chelsea boss glumly reflected. West Ham boasted the freshly crowned FWA Player of the Year Scott Parker, but individual quality wasn’t enough.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2010/11

Position

20th

Games

38

Wins

7

Draws

12

Losses

19

Goals for

43

Goals against

70

11

Crystal Palace

15th May 2005

Crystal Palace's Iain Dowie looking sad

Crystal Palace needed to defeat Charlton Athletic on the final day of the 2004/2005 season to avoid relegation. The Eagles were 2-1 up with eight minutes left when Jerome Thomas swung a free-kick into the box.

Palace boss Iain Dowie plastered posters which read: “How much do I want it?” around the club’s training ground heading into the final months of the season. Goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly wanted it less than Charlton’s Jonathan Fortune, jumping under the ball as the defender headed the hosts level. Dowie looked on dumbfounded – perhaps he should have provided an answer to his rhetorical question – as Palace sank into the second tier.

Relegation Campaign

Season

2004/05

Position

18th

Games

38

Wins

7

Draws

12

Losses

19

Goals for

41

Goals against

62

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Leeds United Pushing To Sign Another Free Agent After Harry Wilson Deal

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Leeds United are closing in on their first deal of the summer, as Harry Wilson is set to join the club, but they are quickly looking to back that up with another free agent arrival.

Daniel Farke has been pushing for some arrivals this summer to help back up a successful campaign where Premier League survival was confirmed.

Given the history of the club and the success of clubs elsewhere, the Whites will be dreaming of securing European football, and a move for Wilson could get them one step closer to that goal.

However, there’s another potential bargain deal on the horizon for Leeds, as the club eye up another potential free agent signing.

Leeds Continue Pursuits of Brandt and Charles

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As Leeds close in on an announcement for Wilson to become the first signing of the summer, having become a free agent after leaving Fulham at the end of his contract, focus shifts to the next set of transfer targets.

Among them is Julian Brandt, as BBC journalist Adam Pope reports that the Elland Road outfit are continuing to explore a deal to sign the 30-year-old this summer.

The playmaker is a free agent after leaving Borussia Dortmund, and has drawn interest from Leeds to complete a potential switch to the Premier League.

The Whites face competition for his signature, with plenty of other teams also being linked with a deal to sign the attacking midfielder for a bargain.

It would add even more experience on top of Wilson, with two players who are now in the peak of their career and capable of competing at the highest level.

It remains to be seen whether Leeds can get a move over the line for Brandt, as the club look to kick on and climb up the table with experience.

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Leeds United Transfer Balance

Daniel Farke

Leeds have departed from previous transfer strategies in going for two players around 30, but the pair will bring plenty of quality and experience, while the lack of a transfer fee will also help justify the moves.

However, there is still a balance to be had, and the club will be keen to avoid loading up the squad full of players in the latter peak of their career.


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Leeds Now Open to Selling £40m Star as Contract Talks Stall

Leeds might be forced to cash in.

That’s where a move for Shea Charles comes into play, with the club recently having a £20 million bid rejected for the Southampton ace, with the 22-year-old having plenty of potential to grow further.

It remains to be seen whether any other targets will come under the umbrella of being a signing for the future, but the balance should stand the team in good stead for the future.

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Jon Jones Names UFC Opponent Who Hit Him the Hardest

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Jon Jones has come across many of the hardest hitters in UFC history. However, there is one man whose power bothered ‘Bones‘ more than the rest.

The 37-year-old, recognised as one of MMA’s all-time greats, built an illustrious career. After dominating the record books with UFC title wins (16) and being one of only a handful of fighters in history to hold world championships in two different weight classes, Jones has proven himself against some of the sport’s biggest names in their respective eras, including Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic, and Rampage Jackson.

Following two spells as the light heavyweight champion – from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2018 to 2020 – Jones moved up to the heavyweight division in 2023, claiming the gold with a victory over Ciryl Gane and later defending the title against Miocic.

Jones’ only UFC loss came via a controversial disqualification loss – and he has never been knocked out in his career. According to the man himself, though, that almost wasn’t the case.

Jon Jones Admits He Was Almost Knocked Out By Overhand Right

Jon Jones

“The hardest punch I ever received was from a guy named Suga Rashad Evans,” he said via talkSPORT.

“He caught me with an overhand right, the same exact punch he hit Chuck Liddell with and dropped him, he caught me with that same punch.


Dustin Poirier


Dustin Poirier Named Hardest Hitter He Faced During UFC Career

Dustin Poirier once revealed who punched him the hardest during his UFC career, which came to an end at UFC 318.

“It wasn’t that he hit me so hard, it was the speed of the punch. It was almost like, you can tighten up, or you can just let your arm be loose and let it swing. It’s kind of like an overhand slap, bro, he hit me so fast, and I had no clue what it was.

“He just caught me right at the edge of my chin and I remember my feet were to a point where I couldn’t control my legs. Then I refocused, and I was able to stand again, but, bro, that was by far the fastest I’ve ever been hit. And thank God I didn’t become unconscious because I probably should have been.”

Before the pair clashed for Jones’ light heavyweight title at UFC 145 in April 2012, the champion and Evans had shared a close relationship as training partners at Jackson Wink MMA. Evans even mentored a young Jones as he broke into the UFC limelight. However, tensions arose after Evans had left the gym in pursuit of establishing his own Blackzilians training centre in Florida in 2011.

The bitterness between the two further developed a year later as they would battle it out in the Octagon just a few short months later. Despite being staggered by Evans’ thunderous overhand right swing, Jones went on to dominate the rest of the fight, securing a unanimous decision victory and retaining his title.

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Jon Jones Names UFC Opponent Who Hit Him the Hardest

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Jon Jones has come across many of the hardest hitters in UFC history. However, there is one man whose power bothered ‘Bones‘ more than the rest.

The 37-year-old, recognised as one of MMA’s all-time greats, built an illustrious career. After dominating the record books with UFC title wins (16) and being one of only a handful of fighters in history to hold world championships in two different weight classes, Jones has proven himself against some of the sport’s biggest names in their respective eras, including Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic, and Rampage Jackson.

Following two spells as the light heavyweight champion – from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2018 to 2020 – Jones moved up to the heavyweight division in 2023, claiming the gold with a victory over Ciryl Gane and later defending the title against Miocic.

Jones’ only UFC loss came via a controversial disqualification loss – and he has never been knocked out in his career. According to the man himself, though, that almost wasn’t the case.

Jon Jones Admits He Was Almost Knocked Out By Overhand Right

Jon Jones

“The hardest punch I ever received was from a guy named Suga Rashad Evans,” he said via talkSPORT.

“He caught me with an overhand right, the same exact punch he hit Chuck Liddell with and dropped him, he caught me with that same punch.


Dustin Poirier


Dustin Poirier Named Hardest Hitter He Faced During UFC Career

Dustin Poirier once revealed who punched him the hardest during his UFC career, which came to an end at UFC 318.

“It wasn’t that he hit me so hard, it was the speed of the punch. It was almost like, you can tighten up, or you can just let your arm be loose and let it swing. It’s kind of like an overhand slap, bro, he hit me so fast, and I had no clue what it was.

“He just caught me right at the edge of my chin and I remember my feet were to a point where I couldn’t control my legs. Then I refocused, and I was able to stand again, but, bro, that was by far the fastest I’ve ever been hit. And thank God I didn’t become unconscious because I probably should have been.”

Before the pair clashed for Jones’ light heavyweight title at UFC 145 in April 2012, the champion and Evans had shared a close relationship as training partners at Jackson Wink MMA. Evans even mentored a young Jones as he broke into the UFC limelight. However, tensions arose after Evans had left the gym in pursuit of establishing his own Blackzilians training centre in Florida in 2011.

The bitterness between the two further developed a year later as they would battle it out in the Octagon just a few short months later. Despite being staggered by Evans’ thunderous overhand right swing, Jones went on to dominate the rest of the fight, securing a unanimous decision victory and retaining his title.

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