Top 5 Biggest Clubs To Be Relegated In English Premier League
After Leeds' 2004 relegation, Alan Smith breaks down in tears.
During the 2022-23 Premier League season, several so-called big clubs are in danger of being relegated.
David Moyes and Jesse Marsch were under pressure because West Ham United and Leeds United were in the bottom half of the table, and both Southampton and Everton fired their managers.
Over the course of the past 30 years, each of these teams has been a fixture in the Premier League for a significant amount of time, but as many individuals are able to attest, no team is too big or too good to lose.
Let's take a look at the five biggest clubs that fell out of the Premier League during that time.
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These five teams' relegations are more shocking because they are simply larger.
TOP 5 BIGGEST CLUBS TO BE RELEGATED IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
- Blackburnn rovers
- West Ham United
- Aston Villa
- Newcastle united
- Lead united
1.Blackburnn rovers
Jack Walker, a local businessman and lifelong Rovers supporter, helped Blackburn Rovers compete for and win the Premier League in 1994/95 with his wallet.
Kenny Dalglish's Rovers defeated Fergie and United, led by goals from Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton.
However, Shearer joined his childhood club Newcastle United in 1996 after Dalglish moved up a level the following season.
This caused Rovers to gradually fall down the table, but they still won the UEFA Cup in 1997/98.
During the FA Carling Premiership match against Manchester United at Ewood Park in Blackburn, England, Blackburn Rovers players thank the fans for their support.
Blackburn Rovers were relegated to the Nationwide League after the match ended 0-0, and Manchester United would need to win on the final day of the season to win the Premiership.
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This was a false dawn because the team started poorly in 1998/99 and never recovered.
Roy Hodgson was fired and was replaced by then-United assistant Brian Kidd, and title-winning captain Tim Sherwood was sold to Spurs.
Even though Sutton, Tim Flowers, and Jason Wilcox were champions, Rovers were relegated just four years after their best season.
The fact that it was discovered after the team failed to defeat United was bittersweet for Kidd and the club.
2.West Ham United
West Ham have remained a fixture in the Premier League every year except two since being promoted from Division One just in time for their second season in the league.
Given that an all-star lineup including Paolo Di Canio, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, and Jermain Defoe had finished seventh the season before, their first relegation was undoubtedly the most shocking.
The Irons were rooted to the bottom of the table, and this was not built on; by January, they had only won three out of 24 games.
With 42 points remaining as the highest tally to go down with, they came agonizingly close to survival, winning seven of their remaining 14 games. But it's not one to celebrate, is it?
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At the conclusion of the FA Barclaycard Premiership match that took place on May 11, 2003 at St Andrews in Birmingham, England, West Ham United players Trevor Brooking and Jermaine Defoe appear defeated. The game was tied at 2-2 at the end.
Given that they had finished 17th the year before, their second relegation in 2010/2011 was more predictable.
The Irons, coached by Avram Grant, were a rather desperate team that finished bottom and seven points from safety.
Scott Parker was named Football Writers Player of the Year, putting into words how awful that season and team were.
Without him, they would have been adrift, and one cringes at the thought.
3.Aston Villa
The Villains are another absolute stalwart of the Premier League.
They have been there for 109 seasons, second most behind Everton, which shows how serious relegation would be for the Toffees this season.
Additionally, prior to 2015/16, they had never been relegated from the Premier League.
However, Villa had been on the verge of relegation for a number of seasons as they slid further and further down the table under Martin O'Neill's management in the late '00s.
After the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park on May 7, 2016, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, a supporter of Aston Villa holds a banner that reads "We Will Be Back."
When it did come, it came in spectacular fashion, with just three victories and 17 points, 22 fewer than Sunderland, which was 17th.
Throughout the season, they also had four managers, two of whom were permanents, Tim Sherwood and Remi Garde, and two of whom were interims, Kevin McDonald and Eric Black,a complete mess that ended Randy Lerner's faltering ownership of the club in the end.
The club appears to be back in the top flight and in much safer hands now.
4.Newcastle united
Newcastle United, like West Ham, was promoted after the first season of the Premier League and has only been out of it for two years.
In addition, like Villa, Newcastle's demise and relegation can only be attributed to Mike Ashley's hated ownership.
Prior to the Sports Direct magnet's purchase of the club in 2007 and subsequent neglect of it, the Magpies had competed for the title and dined at the most prestigious tables in European football on multiple occasions.
After the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park on May 24, 2009, in Birmingham, England, manager Alan Shearer and assistant manager Iain Dowie react.
Following their loss to Aston Villa by a score of 0-1, Newcastle United was relegated.
After a season of epic absurdity, the club finished in the Championship in his first season.
After a disagreement, Kevin Keegan was fired, Joe Kinnear was in charge for a short time before health issues forced him out, and Alan Shearer, in his one managerial position, was unable to save his beloved club as he had so many times as a player.
Additionally, Chris Hughton served as caretaker twice.
The Toon Army once more witnessed their club fall into the abyss after a brief revival under Alan Pardew and with Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba.
Their second relegation in 2015/16, along with the Villains, was not averted even by Rafael Benitez's late-season arrival.
5.Lead united
Leeds United is debatable as the largest team on this list, with Villa holding the sole European Cup and Blackburn the only Premier League champion (Leeds did win the final Division One championship in 1991/92).
However, their declines lasted longer. Leeds' response was swift and forceful, and mismanagement was once more to blame.
In terms of finances, in particular, chairman Peter Ridsdale's frivolous wagers on consistent Champions League qualification are destined for failure. Even making it to the Champions League semi-final in 2000/01, David O'Leary's young team had briefly threatened United and Arsenal's duopoly of the league.
The Elland Road Club would soon be trapped in a never-ending nightmare, despite Ridsdale's later claim that "we lived the dream."
Top players Rio Ferdinand, Jonathan Woodgate, and Robbie Keane were sold in a massive fire sale during a fifth-place finish in 2001/02.
A disappointed Leeds United supporter on May 2, 2004, in Bolton, England, following the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United at The Reebok Stadium.
The following season was close to survival, but the club was accelerating at breakneck speed toward the Championship in 2003-2004.
The team still had players like Alan Smith, Mark Viduka, Paul Robinson, and a young James Milner and Aaron Lennon, but the club was in a crisis that was too big to control.
The club was relegated, and it spent the next 16 years in League One, the Championship, and even League One at one point.
Their current position in the top flight has become even more valuable, if not more precarious, due to the lean years.
No team is too big to lose the Premier League, as some of these horrifying tales demonstrate.
In the coming months, clubs of today would be wise to heed this warning.
An honorable mention must also be given to Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough team of 1996/97, who, despite having Juninho and Fabrizio Ravanelli, were relegated after being unfairly penalized three points for missing a game against Blackburn Rovers.
In one of the most devastating seasons ever, they also lost both domestic cup finals.
Additionally, football didn't begin until 1992. Before the start of the new league, Manchester United's 1974 relegation, six years after winning the European Cup, is without a doubt the most well-known.
