Ups and downs

Our at-a-glance guide to the promotion and relegation places in the English divisions.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 penalties

3 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)

Lower league changes explained