May 13, 2018 By totalsportek2. Peaks and troughs are two sides of the same coin. Notts County, a founding member of the Professional FA, this year, fell out of the professional divisions altogether! An equally spectacular rise was seen from Wimbledon AFC (MK Dons) who between 1982/83–1985/86, saw three promotions take them from the (old) Fourth Division to the (old) First Division. As noted earlier, Blackpool FC were the first club to have won promotion from every division of Football League via play-offs. • Most Premier League appearances: 653, Gareth Barry (2 May 1998 to 24 February 2018) This may seem like an anomaly of sorts now but they were relegated to Championship as recently as 2002. They have gone full circle since the turn of the century. Arsène Wenger holds the record for most games managed in the Premier League with 828, all with Arsenal, which he managed between 1996 and 2018. Three years later, it entered receivership. The Premier League is the top tier of professional football in England.The league was formed in 1992 as a replacement for the original Football League First Division. Some have had both. Caretaker managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period. Some have risen or fallen fast, others have risen higher or fallen deeper. Football has come full cycle for many clubs. The most successful manager in the Premier League is Alex Ferguson, who won 13 titles – more than four times as many as any other manager – with Manchester United between 1993 and 2013. The dates of appointment and departure may fall outside the club's period in the Premier League, for example, Ron Atkinson was appointed as Aston Villa manager in 1991 (before the Premier League was formed in 1992) and remained in his position through the Premier League's establishment. Ten years, a wealthy benefactor, billions of dollars, and “Agueroo” moment later, they are now an elite world level club. The irony then could not be starker as the team featured in the biggest rise also anchors the other end of the spectrum — the biggest fall. The rest is history. In 1995, Blackburn Rovers became the first team to break Manchester United’s dominance and win the English Premier League. They are currently in the Championship (2nd tier). Similarly, Wolverhampton Wanderers' first spell in the Premier League lasted for only one season (2003–04) but manager Dave Jones remained in his position until November 2004. Coventry City and Swindon Town remain the (only) two former Premier League teams who find themselves in the fourth tier! Solskjær served as caretaker manager until 28 March 2019, when he was given a long term appointment. Then, an incredible run of 7 wins from their final 9 games saw them escape relegation. Aston Villa are the only other former (English) European Champion who were relegated from EPL, although their fall is not nearly as big as Forest. In 2010, Blackpool FC became the first club to win promotion across all tiers via play-offs and feature in the Premier League. Salford FC have been promoted thrice in 4 seasons, now playing in 5th tier and placed 3rd, making them eligible for play-offs. By Christmas, they were bottom of the table and remained there as late as April 2015, seven points from safety. Bristol City also suffered 3 consecutive relegations in the early 80s while Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have performed admirably well in the Premier League this season, suffered the same fate in the mid-80s, almost immediately after Bristol City. However, like always, it’s the shooting stars that dart across the horizon, who capture our attention the most.