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Premier League promotion by season: History of promoted clubs, playoff finals
TL;DR
Coventry City returns to the Premier League after 25 years, joining Burnley and Leeds United, who were promoted in the 2024-25 season. The article details the history of clubs promoted to the Premier League and playoff finals since 1986-87.
Key points
- Coventry City returns to the Premier League after 25 years
- Burnley and Leeds United also promoted in 2024-25 season
- Longer promotion waits are common for relegated teams
- Sunderland returned to the Premier League after a journey through League One
- Article lists promoted clubs and playoff finals since 1986-87
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Coventry City are going back to the Premier League after a quarter-century wait, a long-awaited return and a great relief to the club and its supporters.
Burnley and Leeds United sealed quick returns to the Premier League during the 2024-25 Championship season, but longer promotion waits are more common than many relegated teams expect upon dipping into the second tier.
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Take Sunderland, who rose back to the top last season for the first time since being relegated in 2016-17, a journey that included relegation to League One.
Here's a list of the clubs promoted to the Premier League since the naming of the division, plus all of the playoff finals since they began following the 1986-87 season.
Premier League promotion history by season
Bolded teams still in Premier League
1992:93: Newcastle United, West Ham United, Swindon Town
1993-94: Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City
1994-95: Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers
1995-96: Sunderland, Derby County, Leicester City
1996-97: Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley, Crystal Palace
1997-98: Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic
1998-99: Sunderland, Bradford City, Watford
1999-2000: Charlton Athletic, Manchester City, Ipswich Town
2000-01: Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers
2001-02; Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City
2002-03: Portsmouth, Leicester City,
2003-04: Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace
2004-05: Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, West Ham United
2005-06: Reading, Sheffield United, Watford
2006-07: Sunderland, Birmingham City, Derby County
2007-08: West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Hull City
2008-09: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Burnley
2009-10: Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Blackpool
2010-11: Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Swansea City
2011-12: Reading, Southampton,
2012-13: Cardiff City, ,
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Q&A
How long did Coventry City wait to return to the Premier League?
Coventry City waited 25 years to return to the Premier League.
Which clubs were promoted to the Premier League in the 2024-25 season?
Burnley and Leeds United were promoted to the Premier League in the 2024-25 season.
What is the history of clubs promoted to the Premier League?
The article provides a list of clubs promoted to the Premier League since its inception, along with playoff finals since the 1986-87 season.
When did Sunderland return to the Premier League?
Sunderland returned to the Premier League for the first time since being relegated in the 2016-17 season.
