The 92/93 season was the first season in the Premier League. There were 22 teams participating that year. The top three league finishers that season were Manchester United, Aston Villa and Norwich, while Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace were relegated. Now, 30 years later, what level of league were the participating teams in that year?
There are currently 12 teams still in the Premier League, namely Arsenal, Chelsea, Norwich, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Manchester United, Manchester City and Leeds United. Among them, Norwich is most likely to be relegated. Nicknamed "Canary", Norwich has undergone several upgrades in recent years before being relegated, and everyone seems to have become accustomed to it.
There are currently six teams in the Championship, namely Nottingham Forest, Coventry, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Queen's Park Rangers and Sheffield United. Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United are currently ranked 5th and 6th. However, Nottingham Forest played only 41 rounds, two games less than third-place Huddersfield. If they score six points in the make-up, the team theoretically has the hope of better qualifying.
Nottinghamson has been fighting in the second division for a long time, and the team has a strong presence, but rarely enters the promotion zone. Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers and Coventry are currently ranked 8th to 11th. Teams in eighth to tenth place, with only three points away from sixth-placed Sheffield United, theoretically still have hopes of qualifying for promotion to the play-offs.
There are currently three teams in the English First Division, namely Milton Keynes, Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday.
In fact, the first team to mix in the Premier League was not Milton Keynes, but Wimbledon. Wimbledon initially did not have a home stadium, but in 2002 the team moved to Milton Keynes, which was later seen as a continuation of Wimbledon.
Milton Keynes and Shea are currently in third and fourth place in League One on Wednesday. Milton Keynes dropped 44 rounds, but was tied with Rotherham, who played one less game. With 2 rounds left in the league, Milton Keynes still has hopes of finishing runners-up.
The rules of League One are that the first two places are promoted and the third to sixth places are promoted to play-offs. In this way, both Milton Keynes and Sheffield Wednesday have the hope of upgrading to the Championship. Ipswich is currently 11th in the league and has no possibility of promotion.
The only team to mix in the English Second Division is Athletic Alderham. The team finished fourth from the bottom in 92/93, narrowly relegating to aston Villa with a goal difference advantage. In the 93/94 season, the team was relegated to the secondary division.
Alderham are currently in second-to-last League Two, four points away from relegation safe zone. With 3 rounds left in the league, there is a good chance that this team will be relegated to the fifth level of the English Parliament League.
Although Alderham's performance is not good, the team's youth training also has good players. Centre-back Tarkovsky, who has played two games for the England national team, is from the team's academy. He currently plays for Burnley and already has 188 appearances in the Premier League.