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Showing the 1998-99 season · back to 2025-26
2026-27 is in progress, so there are no champions yet. This shows 1998-99, the latest finished season. See 2026-27 so far →
Season 1998-99 · champions and movement
1998-99 pyramid →Premier LeagueTier 1
- Champions
- Promoted in
- Charlton Athletic from Football League First Division
- Middlesbrough from Football League First Division
- Nottingham Forest from Football League First Division
- Relegated
- Charlton Athletic to Football League First Division
- Nottingham Forest to Football League First Division
- Blackburn Rovers to Football League First Division
Football League First DivisionTier 2
- Champions
- Promoted in
- Bristol City from Football League Second Division
- Watford from Football League Second Division
- Grimsby Town from Football League Second Division
- Relegated in
- Bolton Wanderers from Premier League
- Barnsley from Premier League
- Crystal Palace from Premier League
- Promoted
- Sunderland to Premier League
- Bradford City to Premier League
- Watford to Premier League
- Relegated
- Bury to Football League Second Division
- Oxford United to Football League Second Division
- Bristol City to Football League Second Division
Football League Second DivisionTier 3
- Champions
- Promoted in
- Notts County from Football League Third Division
- Colchester United from Football League Third Division
- Lincoln City from Football League Third Division
- Macclesfield Town from Football League Third Division
- Relegated in
- Manchester City from Football League First Division
- Stoke City from Football League First Division
- Reading from Football League First Division
- Promoted
- Fulham to Football League First Division
- Walsall to Football League First Division
- Manchester City to Football League First Division
- Relegated
- York City to Football League Third Division
- Northampton Town to Football League Third Division
- Lincoln City to Football League Third Division
- Macclesfield Town to Football League Third Division
Football League Third DivisionTier 4
- Champions
- Relegated in
- Brentford from Football League Second Division
- Plymouth Argyle from Football League Second Division
- Southend United from Football League Second Division
- Carlisle United from Football League Second Division
- Promoted
- Brentford to Football League Second Division
- Cambridge United to Football League Second Division
- Scunthorpe United to Football League Second Division
- Cardiff City to Football League Second Division
- Relegated
- Scarborough Athletic not in next season's data