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Last Updated: Monday, 31 May, 2004, 09:46 GMT 10:46 UK
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Our at-a-glance guide to the promotion and relegation places in the English divisions.
Premiership
Champions: Arsenal
Runners-up: Chelsea
European qualification:
Champions League: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United (3rd place) and Liverpool (4th place). Uefa Cup: Newcastle (5th place), Millwall (FA Cup finalists) & Middlesbrough (Carling Cup winners).
Relegated: Leicester City, Wolves & Leeds United
Division One
Champions: Norwich City
Runners-up: West Bromwich Albion
Play-off winners: Crystal Palace
Play-offs: Sunderland, West Ham, Ipswich & Crystal Palace
14 May: Crystal Palace 3-2 Sunderland
15 May: Ipswich 1-0 West Ham
17 May: Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace (Palace won 5-4 on penalties)
18 May: West Ham 2-0 Ipswich
29 May: Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Relegated: Walsall, Bradford City & Wimbledon
Division Two
Champions: Plymouth Argyle
Runners-up: Queens Park Rangers
Play-off winners: Brighton
Play-offs: Bristol City, Brighton, Swindon, Hartlepool
15 May: Hartlepool 1-1 Bristol City
16 May: Swindon 0-1 Brighton
19 May: Bristol City 2-1 Hartlepool
20 May: Brighton 1-2 Swindon (AET) (Brighton win 4-3 on penalties)
30 May: Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - Bristol City 0-1 Brighton
Relegated: Grimsby, Rushden, Notts County & Wycombe
Division Three
Champions: Doncaster
Runners-up: Hull
Also promoted: Torquay United
Play-off winners: Huddersfield
Play-offs: Huddersfield, Mansfield, Northampton & Lincoln
15 May: Lincoln 1-2 Huddersfield
16 May: Northampton 0-2 Mansfield 19 May: Huddersfield 2-2 Lincoln 20 May: Mansfield 1-3 Northampton (Mansfield win 5-4 on penalties)
31 May: Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - Huddersfield 0-0 Mansfield (Huddersfield won 4-1 on penalties)
Relegated: York City & Carlisle
Conference
Champions: Chester City
Play-off winners: Shrewsbury
Play-off results:
29 April: Aldershot 1-1 Hereford
29 April: Barnet 2-1 Shrewsbury 3 May: Hereford 0-0 Aldershot Aldershot won 4-2 on penalties3 May: Shrewsbury 1-0 Barnet Shrewsbury won 5-3 on penalties
16 May: Shrewsbury 1-1 Aldershot Shrewsbury won 3-0 on penalties
Relegated: Margate & Telford
Unibond League winners Hucknall, and runners up Droylsden, missed out on promotion as their grounds were not up to standard. Farnborough, third bottom of the Conference, earned a reprieve.
Margate accepted demotion to move back to Hartsdown Park home earning Leigh RMI a reprieve.
Telford moved into liquidation, earning bottom club Northwich Victoria a reprieve.
Promoted to Conference:
Crawley Town (Dr Martens Premier Division winners) Canvey Island (Ryman League winers)
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