20 years ago this season we spent our last season in the bottom division, finishing 2nd with an expensive squad for the division, playing an attacking football that saw lots of goals at both ends. We would be unbeaten at home all season. We won 82 points that season to finish second. We won 83 to finish 4th the season afterwards and 81 in our promotion season where we finished 6th. Only twice since then have we won more than 80 points, during both promotion seasons to the Premier League, where we won more points as runner-up than we did as Champions 5 years previously.

That season we were in the same division as Chesterfield (who were promoted with us), York City, Darlington, Halifax Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Hartlepool United and Torquay United - all sides that have since dropped out of the league and haven't returned. Also in the division were Brighton (champions), Hull City and Blackpool, who would all play in the Premier League.

In the Premier League, Man City would be relegated and suffer successive demotions. Coventry and Bradford played their last ever games (so far) in the top division. Ipswich, Sunderland and Charlton finished 5th, 7th and 9th respectively, yet all now ply their trade in League One.

In the Championship, Wimbledon were still Wimbledon. Grimsby and Stockport were mid table sides; both went out of the league and Grimsby might well head back to the National League again. Tranmere played their last season in the second tier.

In League 1, Swansea were relegated to the bottom division. They'd later spend 7 seasons in the Premier League. Bury were still in existence. Wrexham finished 10th. Reading, Stoke, Wigan and Bournemouth would play in the top flight. Notts County were involved in a promotion race but are no longer in the league.