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Relegated and promoted teams: Premier League and EFL

We take a look at which teams have been promoted and relegated in the Premier League and EFL in 2025/26.

Which teams have been relegated from the Premier League in 2025/26?

Wolves and Burnley were relegated from the Premier League with a few games to play, West Ham United's 14-year stay in the top-flight was ended on the final day of the season.

Which teams have been promoted from the Championship in 2025/26?

Coventry City became the first team to achieve promotion from the Championship as they sealed their return to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years.

Ipswich Town confirmed their instant return to the top-flight with a final day 3-0 victory over QPR at Portman Road to secure second place.

The Sky Blues and Tractor Boys will be accompanied by Hull City, who defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship play-off final.

Who has been relegated from the Championship in 2025/26?

Sheffield Wednesday suffered the earliest relegation in EFL history and will drop from the Championship to League One.

Leicester City and Oxford United are the other two teams who have been relegated from the Championship.

Which teams have been promoted from League One in 2025/26?

Lincoln City will compete in the second tier of English football for the first time since 1961 after winning promotion from League One.

Cardiff City will join them after sealing an immediate return to the Championship, while Bolton Wanderers will compete in the second tier after beating Stockport County in the play-off final.

Which teams have been relegated from League One in 2025/26?

Northampton Town's three-year stay in League One ended after they were condemned to relegation to League Two.

Rotherham United will play in the fourth tier of English football for the first time since 2012/13 next term, with Port Vale also dropping down from League One.

Exeter City were the final team to suffer relegation as they lost 2-1 to Bradford City on the final day.

Who has won promotion from League Two in 2025/26?

Bromley will compete in the third tier of English football for the first time after an historic promotion from League Two and they clinched the title on the final day.

Milton Keynes Dons have also secured their place in third tier next season and will be joined by Cambridge United after they hung on to third place.

Notts County are the fourth team to win promotion to League One after comfortably beating Salford City 3-0 in the play-off final at Wembley.

Which teams were relegated from League Two in 2025/26?

The race for survival in League Two went right to the wire as five teams attempted to survive the drop.

Barrow and Harrogate Town were the two sides who failed to amass the points they needed and lost their Football League status.

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