Is the double drop from the Premier League becoming more common?
Summary
Back-to-back relegation from the Premier League to League One was rare in the league’s first 20 seasons, but it has happened several times in recent years. Burnley are in the Championship relegation zone and could become the third club in three seasons to suffer the drop, amid questions about squad management and turmoil at clubs that have fallen.Key Facts
- Swindon Town were relegated from the top division and then the second tier in 1995, although league restructuring contributed to their second relegation.
- Wolves suffered back-to-back relegations after leaving the Premier League in 2012; the article says it has happened four times in the 14 seasons since.
- Luton Town and Leicester City suffered successive relegations in back-to-back seasons.
- Wolves changed managers four times during their decline and made a series of poor transfers, according to the article.
- Sunderland won 13 of 84 league matches during its double relegation and took four years to return to the Championship.
- Leicester’s drop to League One followed poor boardroom decisions and a six-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
- Burnley are in the Championship relegation zone after a 4-1 defeat by Lincoln City, and have appointed Fabio Celestini as head coach and Diego Lopez as chief football officer.
- Former midfielder and EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff said he sees mismanagement of playing squads, rather than a lasting trend, as a key factor in recent double relegations.
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