The Season 2022/23 - Manchester City complete incredible Treble

MANCHESTER CITY completed a Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble after beating Internazionale 1-0 in the European Cup Final.

Rodri struck the only goal with a well-placed shot from the edge of the box midway through the second half as Pep Guardiola's men achieved true football greatness at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul.

The lead almost did not last long but somehow Federico Dimarco only managed to hit his own man Romelu Lukaku on the rebound from his own looping header onto the bar.

Then, in a nervy finish, the Blues were indebted to the positioning of their Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson when Lukaku astonishingly failed to convert a header from just six yards. 

Whether by luck or good judgement, the ball hit Ederson on the knee and stayed out of the net - and the keeper was soon called into more conventional action in stoppage time to tip over Alessandro Bastoni's header. 

But, after Inter could make nothing of one last corner, the most raucous ever Manchester City celebrations could finally begin. 

On the previous weekend, Ilkay Gundogan had got Guardiola's side off to an ideal start in the FA Cup Final by scoring the fastest ever goal in the history of the Wembley showpiece with a beautiful volley after just 12 seconds.

Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot for Manchester United but Gundogan struck another volley early in the second half - and even had the ball in the net for a third time, only for it to be ruled offside. 

Man City survived a late scare when goalkeeper Stefan Ortega scrambled Raphael Varane's scrappy effort onto the bar - but overall the blue half of Manchester fully deserved to complete the second part of the trilogy against their bitter cross-city rivals. 

Earlier, a seventh Premier League title - and ninth top division title overall - landed at the Etihad Stadium as Man City overtook long-time leaders Arsenal during the run-in.

The Gunners led the league for 248 days - but the dropped points in draws against West Ham United, Liverpool and Southampton, and in defeats to Man City and Nottingham Forest, meant Mikel Arteta's men had to settle for a runners-up spot.

Erik Ten Haag provided Man United supporters with some encouragement in his debut season at Old Trafford by finishing in third place and winning the Carabao Cup Final.

In both endeavours, the Red Devils got the better of Newcastle United. Nevertheless, the Magpies still enjoyed an excellent first full campaign on Tyneside under Eddie Howe to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

That meant the late-season seven-match winning run from Liverpool was all in vain and the Reds must make-do with the Europa League in 2023-24.

While that has come across as a disappointment to Jurgen Klopp's men, sixth place for Brighton & Hove Albion represents a first foray into European competition in the club's history.

Not even the disruption of losing Graham Potter to Chelsea in September could derail the Seagulls as his replacement Roberto De Zerbi proved an astute appointment.

Italian De Zerbi actually introduced a more attacking style of play and it paid off as Brighton combined their league form with a run to the FA Cup semi finals.

The last league-based European spot went to seventh-placed Aston Villa who will wonder what might have been if they had started the season under Unai Emery and not Steven Gerrard who struggled for much of his tenure. 

Emery eventually delivered a Europa Conference League spot to the Villains, which will be the first European football at Villa Park for 13 years. 

By contrast, Tottenham Hotspur in eighth missed out altogether for the first time in 15 years after an already abject season completely fell apart in the closing stages.

Spurs reached their nadir when 5-0 down against Newcastle in just 21 minutes in an extraordinary collapse which cost caretaker Cristian Stellini his job.

Stellini himself had replaced Antonio Conte after the multiple champion had delivered a spectacular rant against the club's ownership and "selfish" players - and the season ended with another messy, as of yet unresolved, search for a new head coach. 

Remarkably, Chelsea fared worse still - and, having started the season with Thomas Tuchel, they finished it in 12th with Frank Lampard for their lowest league placing since 1993-94. 

The Blues even fell short of matching fellow west London sides, Brentford and Fulham, who were ninth and 10th respectively - and in fact finished above only one other team from the capital, West Ham.

The Hammers, though, can at least more than console themselves with a first major trophy in 43 years - and their first European silverware since Sir Bobby Moore lifted the Cup Winners Cup in 1965. 

Jarrod Bowen was the hero of the night for David Moyes's men in Prague, striding past the Fiorentina offside trap and keeping his cool in the 90th minute to make it 2-1.

As such, West Ham will also take part in the Europa League next season, meaning that the Premier League boasts an impressive eight teams in UEFA competitions in 2023-24.

At the bottom, season-long strugglers Southampton meekly slumped out of the top flight after an 11-year sojourn, and the south coast club were joined by Leeds United and Leicester City. 

Leeds had turned to Sam Allardyce in a bid to rescue their Premier League status - but, unsurprisingly, the tiresome dinosaur failed to get anywhere near to sorting out the Whites defence and took just one point out of 12. 

The biggest casualties of the season, though, were undoubtedly Leicester City after Dean Smith was unable to get the Foxes out of the terrible funk which they had fallen into under predecessor Brendan Rodgers.

Bizarrely, Smith played for a point away at Newcastle in their penultimate match, a result which took the fate of his side out of their hands - and it ultimately it proved costly as Everton escaped again on the last day by beating Bournemouth at home. 

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Elsewhere, in English football, this season was the first occurrence of all three of the Football League Playoff Finals needing at least extra time for an outcome.

Two of them, in fact, needed penalties as Luton Town became the 51st club to be represented in the Premier League era by beating Coventry City from 12 yards to return to the top flight after a 32-year absence.

Dan Potts scored the decisive kick for the Hatters - and left them with plenty of work to do over the summer just to ensure their rather ramshackle Kenilworth Road ground meets Premier League standards. 

In League One, Sheffield Wednesday endured perhaps the most torturous post-season adventure ever.

Thrashed 4-0 in the first leg of the semi final by Peterborough United, the Owls' hopes looked over - but the Yorkshire club staged an amazing comeback in the second leg to equalise.

Even then, in extra time in the second leg, Posh regained a 5-4 lead and Wednesday had to equalise again ahead of victory on penalties. 

In the Final, Wednesday held the upper hand for most of the match with south Yorkshire rivals Barnsley reduced to 10 men early in the second half. 

However, it took until the third minute of stoppage time in extra time - and effectively the last touch of the game - for Josh Windass to make the breakthrough with a fantastic diving header. 

Carlisle United also won under the Wembley Arch in League Two as the Cumbrians held their nerve to beat Stockport County on spot-kicks after narrowly getting the better of Bradford City in the semi finals.

Victory means Paul Simpson's side will play in the third tier for the first time in 10 years while Stockport County must try again in the bottom tier having also missed out on automatic promotion on the last day of the regular season. 

Finally, in the National League, Notts County's effort of 107 points in the regular season did not go to waste - but, after Wrexham had taken the only automatic place on 111 points, the Magpies needed to negotiate the playoffs. 

It almost went wrong in the semi finals against against Boreham Wood - but Notts recovered to win 3-2 in extra time before scraping past East Midlands rivals Chesterfield on penalties in the Final.

As a result, Notts County once again can proudly claim ownership of being the oldest club in the Football League. 

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(1) MANCHESTER CITY W28 D5 L5 F94 A33 +61 Pts 89
Manager Pep Guardiola (since July 2016)
FA Cup Winners League Cup Quarter finals Champions League Winners
Top scorer Erling Haaland (36) Clean sheets 13 Failed to score 3

(2) ARSENAL W26 D6 L6 F88 A3 +45 Pts 84
Manager Mikel Arteta (since December 2019)
FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Europa League Last 16
Top scorers Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard (15) Clean sheets 14 Failed to score 4

(3) MANCHESTER UNITED W23 D6 L9 F58 A43 +15 Pts 75
Manager Erik ten Hag (since May 2022)
FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Winners Europa League Quarter finals
Top scorer Marcus Rashford (17) Clean sheets 17 Failed to score 7

(4) NEWCASTLE UNITED W19 D14 L5 F68 A33 +35 Pts 71
Manager Eddie Howe (since November 2021)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Runners-up
Top scorer Callum Wilson (18) Clean sheets 14 Failed to score 11

(5) LIVERPOOL W19 D10 L10 F75 A47 +28 Pts 67
Manager Jürgen Klopp (since October 2015)
FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round Champions League Last 16
Top scorer Mohamed Salah (19) Clean sheets 14 Failed to score 8

(6) BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION W18 D8 L12 F72 A53 +19 Pts 62
Managers Roberto De Zerbi (since September 2022); Graham Potter (until September 2022)
FA Cup Semi finals League Cup Fourth round
Top scorer Alexis MacAllister (10) Clean sheets 12 Failed to score 5

(7) ASTON VILLA W18 D7 L13 F51 A46 +5 Pts 61
Managers Unai Emery (since November 2022); Steven Gerrard (until October 2022)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round
Top scorer Ollie Watkins (15) Clean sheets 12 Failed to score 8

(8) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR W18 D6 L14 F70 A63 +7 Pts 60
Managers Ange Postecoglou (since June 2023); Antonio Conte (until March 2023), Cristian Stellini (interim, until April 2023), Ryan Mason (interim, until May 2023)
FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Champions League Last 16
Top scorer Harry Kane (30) Clean sheets 10 Failed to score 4

(9) BRENTFORD W15 D14 L9 F58 A46 +12 Pts 59
Manager Thomas Frank (since October 2018)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round
Top scorer Ivan Toney (20) Clean sheets 12 Failed to score 9

(10) FULHAM W15 D7 L16 F55 A53 +2 Pts 52
Manager Marco Silva (since July 2021)
FA Cup Quarter finals League Cup Second round
Top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic (14) Clean sheets 9 Failed to score 9

(11) CRYSTAL PALACE W11 D12 L15 F40 A49 -9 Pts 45
Managers Roy Hodgson (since March 2023); Patrick Vieira (until March 2023)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round
Top scorer Eberechi Eze (10) Clean sheets 9 Failed to score 16

(12) CHELSEA W11 D11 L16 F38 A47 -9 Pts 44
Managers Mauricio Pochettino (since May 2023); Thomas Tuchel (until September 2022), Graham Potter (until April 2023), Frank Lampard (until May 2023)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Champions League Quarter finals
Top scorer Kai Havertz (7) Clean sheets 10 Failed to score 14

(13) WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS W11 D8 L19 F31 A58 -27 Pts 41
Managers Julen Lopetegui (since November 2022); Bruno Lage (until October 2022)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Quarter finals
Top scorers Ruben Neves, Daniel Podence (6) Clean sheets 11 Failed to score 15

(14) WEST HAM UNITED W11 D7 L20 F42 A55 -13 Pts 40
Manager David Moyes (since December 2019)
FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round Europa Conference Winners
Top scorer Said Benrahma (6) Clean sheets 9 Failed to score 13

(15) AFC BOURNEMOUTH W11 D6 L21 F37 A71 -34 Pts 39
Managers Gary O'Neil (since August 2022); Scott Parker (until August 2022)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round
Top scorer Philip Billing (7) Clean sheets 8 Failed to score 18

(16) NOTTINGHAM FOREST W9 D11 L18 F38 A68 -30 Pts 38
Manager Steve Cooper (since September 2021)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Semi finals
Top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi (10) Clean sheets 7 Failed to score 12

(17) EVERTON W8 D12 L18 F34 A57 -23 Pts 36
Managers Sean Dyche (since January 2023); Frank Lampard (until January 2023)
FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round
Top scorer Dwight McNeil (7) Clean sheets 9 Failed to score 14

(18) LEICESTER CITY W9 D7 L22 F51 A68 -17 Pts 34
Managers Vacant; Brendan Rodgers (until April 2023), Dean Smith (until May 2023)
FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Quarter finals
Top scorer Harvey Barnes (13) Clean sheets 7 Failed to score 12

(19) LEEDS UNITED W7 D10 L21 F48 A78 -30 Pts 31
Managers Vacant; Jesse Marsch (until February 2023), Javi Gracia (until May 2023), Sam Allardyce (until June 2023)
FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Third round
Top scorer Rodrigo (13) Clean sheets 5 Failed to score 10

(20) SOUTHAMPTON W6 D7 L25 F36 A73 -37 Pts 25
Managers Vacant; Ralph Hasenhüttl (until November 2022), Nathan Jones (until February 2023), Rubén Sellés (until May 2023)
FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Semi finals
Top scorers James Ward-Prowse (9) Clean sheets 4 Failed to score 15

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ROLL OF HONOUR 2022-23

ENGLAND

Premier League

Champions	Manchester City
Runners-up	Arsenal
Champions League	Manchester United (3rd), Newcastle United (4th)
Europa League	Liverpool (5th), Brighton & Hove Albion (6th)
Europa Conference	Aston Villa (7th)
Relegation	Leicester City, Leeds United, Southampton

Championship

Champions	Burnley
Runners-up	Sheffield United
Playoff winners	Luton Town (won 6-5 on penalties against Coventry City following 1-1 aet)
Relegation	Reading, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic

League One

Champions	Plymouth Argyle
Runners-up	Ipswich Town
Playoff winners	Sheffield Wednesday (won 1-0 against Barnsley, after extra time)
Relegation	Milton Keynes Dons, Morecambe, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers

League Two

Champions	Leyton Orient
Runners-up	Stevenage
Also promoted	Northampton Town
Playoff winners	Carlisle United (won 5-4 on penalties against Stockport County following 1-1 aet)
Relegation	Hartlepool United, Rochdale

National League Premier

Champions	Wrexham
Playoff winners	Notts County (won 4-3 on penalties against Chesterfield following 2-2 aet)
Relegation	Torquay United, Yeovil Town, Scunthorpe United, Maidstone United

National League North

Champions	AFC Fylde
Playoff winners	Kidderminster Harriers (won 2-0 against Brackley Town)
Relegation	Kettering Town, Leamington, Bradford (Park Avenue), AFC Telford United

National League South

Champions	Ebbsfleet United
Playoff winners	Oxford City (won 4-0 against St Albans City)
Relegation	Dulwich Hamlet, Concord Rangers, Cheshunt, Hungerford Town

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United
League Cup Final	Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United
FA Community Shield	Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
EFL Trophy	Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Plymouth Argyle
FA Trophy	Halifax Town 1-0 Gateshead
FA Vase	Ascot United 1-0 Newport Pagnell Town

SCOTLAND

Premiership

Champions	Celtic
Runners-up	Rangers
Europa League	Aberdeen (3rd)
Europa Conference	Hearts (4th), Hibernian (5th)
Relegation	Dundee United

Championship

Champions	Dundee
Runners-up	Ayr United (not promoted)
Relegation	Hamilton Academical, Cove Rangers

League One

Champions	Dunfermline Athletic
Runners-up	Falkirk (not promoted)
Playoff winners	Airdrieonians (won 6-5 on penalties, after 2-2 on agg, v Hamilton Academical (1-0h, 1-2a aet))
Relegation	Clyde, Peterhead

League Two

Champions	Stirling Albion
Runners-up	Dumbarton (not promoted)
Playoff winners	Annan Athletic (won 5-2 on aggregate v Clyde (3-1h, 2-1a))
Relegation	Albion Rovers (lost 1-2 on aggregate v The Spartans (1-1h, 1-0a))

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	Celtic 3-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
League Cup Final	Celtic 2-1 Rangers
Challenge Cup Final	Hamilton Academical 1-0 Raith Rovers

WALES

Welsh Premier League

Champions	The New Saints
Europa Conference	Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd), Penybont (3rd), Haverfordwest County (playoffs)
Relegation	Flint Town United, Airbus UK Broughton

Welsh Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	The New Saints 6-0 Bala Town
League Cup Final	Bala Town 0-0 Connah's Quay Nomads, after extra time Bala Town won 4-3 on penalties

NORTHERN IRELAND

Irish Premiership

Champions	Larne
Europa Conference	Linfield (2nd), Crusaders (cup winners), Glentoran (playoff winners)
Relegation	Portadown

Irish Cup Finals

IFA Cup Final	Crusaders 4-0 Ballymena United
League Cup Final	Linfield 2-0 Coleraine

EUROPE

UEFA Finals

Champions League	Manchester City (Eng) 1-0 Internazionale (Ita)
Europa League	Sevilla (Spa) 1-1 Roma (Ita), after extra time. Sevilla won 4-1 on penalties.
Europa Conference	West Ham United (Eng) 2-1 Fiorentina (Ita)
Super Cup	Real Madrid (Spa) 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger)

Major European league champions

Spain	Barcelona
Italy	Napoli
Germany	Bayern Munich
France	Paris Saint-Germain
Portugal	Benfica
Netherlands	Feyenoord
Belgium	Royal Antwerp
Greece	AEK Athens
Turkey	Galatasaray

For the record: Tuchel guides Chelsea to European glory

2020-21 PREMIER LEAGUE
• CLUB-BY-CLUB REVIEW •

 
(1) MANCHESTER CITY
[W27 D5 L6 F83 A32 Pts 86] • UCL R/U • FAC SF • LC Winners • Top scorer Gundogan (17)
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• Manchester City won their third Premier League title in four years - and a fourth League Cup in a row - but missed out on the big one again. In fairness, Pep Guardiola's men have never been closer, reaching the European Cup Final for the first time but they were disappointing on the big stage against Chelsea. As such, a season which included a remarkable 21 consecutive victories in all competitions between December and March has been somewhat overshadowed by their failure in Porto. It is certainly not the note on which Sergio Aguero wanted to end his time at the Etihad - although the Argentine did come off the bench to find the net twice late on in the 5-0 final day thrashing of Everton to finish fourth on the Premier League all-time list on 184 goals, behind Alan Shearer (260), Wayne Rooney (208) and Andy Cole (187).

(2) MANCHESTER UNITED
[W21 D11 L6 F73 A44 Pts 74] • UCL GS • UEL R/U • FAC QF • LC SF • Top scorer Fernandes (28)
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• Ole Gunnar Solksjaer described his second full season at Old Trafford as "not a successful one" as an 11-10 defeat on penalties against Villarreal in the Europa Cup Final left Manchester United without silverware for a fourth successive term. Indeed, it is now eight years since the Red Devils last won the Premier League in the final days of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign - and, while Solksjaer's charges improved both their league placing and points total compared to 2019-20, they did not really come close to mounting a genuine title challenge. Some better results were regularly undermined by the all-too-regular slip-ups against Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and others - and the protests against the Glazer family, which followed the collapse of the European Super League and caused the postponement of the match against Liverpool, confirmed patience is no longer the watchword at Old Trafford.

(3) LIVERPOOL 
[W20 D9 L9 F68 A42 Pts 69] • UCL QF • FAC 4R • LC 4R • Top scorer Salah (31)
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• Liverpool won their last five Premier League matches - and went unbeaten in their last 10 - to salvage a train wreck of a campaign which suffered regular derailments. The nadir perhaps was a first league defeat at Anfield in three-and-a-half years - 1-0 to Burnley on 21 January - which prompted an unwanted club record sequence of six home league defeats in a row. For sure, the Reds' home form problems can be attributed to the lack of fans - and the short turnaround after 2019-20 appeared to cause more injury problems than usual. But neither of those difficulties were unique to Liverpool - and, while the long-term absence of Virgil Van Dijk left a rather obvious hole in the defence, Jurgen Klopp would do well to reflect instead on why his attacking players, bar the unrelentingly consistent Mo Salah, drastically underperformed.

(4) CHELSEA
[W19 D10 L9 F58 A36 Pts 67] • UCL Winners • FAC R/U • LC 4R • Top scorer Abraham, Werner (12)
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• Twice champions of Europe - the Chelsea hard-core who travelled in the 1980s in the pouring rain for a Second Division match must be pinching themselves. The Blues are a different club nowadays with much greater expectations, so much so that even Stamford Bridge legend Frank Lampard paid with his job for a series of shambolic defensive performances. In came Thomas Tuchel from Paris Saint-Germain - and the German immediately tightened up the Blues' backline to secure a place in the top four despite a defeat on the final day against Aston Villa. Perhaps Chelsea were merely saving themselves for the Champions League Final in which defensive midfielder N'Golo Kante stole the show as part of a perfect demonstration of Tuchel's tactical nous.

(5) LEICESTER CITY
[W20 D6 L12 F68 A50 Pts 66] • UEL Last 32 • FAC Winners • LC 3R • Top scorer Iheanacho (19)
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• Leicester City finally added the FA Cup to their silverware collection with a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the Final, following four previous defeats in the Wembley showpiece in 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969. It was undoubtedly the least which the Foxes deserved after an almost carbon copy of a league season - just like in 2019-20, Brendan Rodgers's men spent a long spell in the top four, only to miss out after costly defeats in the closing week of the season to Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. By then, though, Youri Tielemans was already the toast of Leicester following his long-range embley winner against the Blues - enabling likes of Jamie Vardy, Wes Morgan and Kasper Schmeichel to add yet another winners' medal to their career collection.

(6) WEST HAM UNITED
[W19 D8 L11 F62 A47 Pts 65] • FAC 5R • LC 4R • Top scorer Antonio, Soucek (10)
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• West Ham United fans would have bitten an arm off, and maybe a leg too, if a place in the top six had been offered to them at the start of this campaign - and yet there might be a slight tinge of regret that only a few late defeats prevented the Hammers from pushing a little harder for the top four place. Nevertheless, after a sluggish struggle to 16th in the second half of the 2019-20 campaign under David Moyes, this season was something of a revelation with Moyes - in his second spell at the club - rehabilitating his reputation following a few career missteps by overseeing a series of tight tactical wins. The arrival of Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United also deserves a mention - the 28-year-old scored nine times after January to keep the bubbles at the London Stadium flying high with European qualification in East London secured for the first time since 2016-17.

(7) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 
[W18 D8 L12 F68 A45 Pts 62] • UEL Last 16 • FAC 5R • LC R/U • Top scorer Kane (33)
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• Tottenham Hotspur took too late to act after it became abundantly clear that Jose Mourinho was not working out. The Portuguese manager was eventually sacked by Spurs on 19 April, a week ahead of their League Cup Final defeat to Manchester City. The dismissal also came just a day after Spurs caused much mirth among rival fans by attempting to tag onto the coat-tails of the failed European Super League despite having last won top division in England in 1961. With the return of loanee Gareth Bale to Real Madrid and the likely departure of Harry Kane to a club which actually wins things, the amusement at Tottenham's expense may continue for some time yet, even if things across North London are going no better. 

(8) ARSENAL
[W18 D7 L13 F55 A39 Pts 61] • UEL SF • FAC 4R • LC QF • Top scorer Lacazette (17)
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• Arsenal finished eighth for the second time in a row but this time - without cup success - it is a position which means the Gunners will be without European football next season for the first time in 25 years. Indeed, it would be difficult to make a particularly strong argument at the moment in favour of current manager Mikel Arteta over his predecessor Unai Emery, especially with the latter ending any hope of Arsenal rescuing their season when he led Villarreal to victory in the Europa League semi finals on the way to lifting the trophy. Domestically, Tottenham Hotspur have finished above Arsenal for the last five seasons in a row now - and, at the time of their audacious attempt to join the European Super League, the Gunners were ninth. Only their customary late-season form - five wins out of five to close the campaign - prevented the very realistic chance of a finish in the bottom half of the table coming to pass. 

(9) LEEDS UNITED
[W18 D5 L15 F62 A54 Pts 59] • FAC 3R • LC 2R • Top scorer Bamford (17)
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• Leeds United lived up to their promise and brought a breath of fresh air to the Premier League with a relentless attacking approach which got results - at least at first.  A difficult run came in the New Year in which the Whites won two and lost six of eight league games between February and mid-March - and season-long defensive naivety from set-pieces threatened to drag the Yorkshire club towards the fringes of the relegation battle. Unexpectedly, though sensibly, manager Marco Bielsa became a little more pragmatic and his team were able to learn the value of taking a point in home draws against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. Still, though, Leeds were at their best when they attacked - and Bielsa's men finished with a flourish, taking 12 points out of 12 and scoring 12 goals in their last four fixtures. 

(10) EVERTON
[W17 D8 L13 F47 A48 Pts 59] • FAC QF • LC QF • Top scorer Calvert-Lewin (21)
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• Everton made a blistering start, winning their first four league games of a season for the first time since 1969-70- but, despite an ultra-rare win against Liverpool at Anfield in February and regular goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin across the campaign, they subsequently blew several promising opportunities to break into the top six. Conversely, dreadful home form meant the Toffees drifted disappointingly down to 10th with just one win and one goal in their last four, including a defeat at Goodison Park to Sheffield United and a 5-0 battering at Manchester City on the final day. Finishing positions of 12th and 10th at Everton are the only occasions in his 26-year managerial history that Carlo Ancelotti had completed a campaign outside of the top six places of his domestic league - and the Italian has already made off elsewhere to take on Real Madrid for a second time. Not for the first time in recent years, the blue half of Merseyside has been left in limbo pondering exactly what comes next.

(11) ASTON VILLA
[W16 D7 L15 F55 A46 Pts 55] • FAC 3R • LC 4R • Top scorer Watkins (16)
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• For much of the season, it looked as if Aston Villa were going to finish in the top half, although 11th place still represents an excellent improvement for the Villa on their last-gasp survival in 2019-20. In fairness, Dean Smith's men were in no danger of falling any lower than their final position as they ended 10 points clear of the next team down, Newcastle United - and, just like the other teams ensconced in mid-table, had a regular source of goals. In Villa's case, that was Ollie Watkins, signed last summer from Brentford - but, more than anything, the Second City club were once again indebted to the creativity of the outstanding Jack Grealish, and they missed him dearly for a few weeks in the run-in when he sustained a shin injury.

(12) NEWCASTLE UNITED 
[W12 D9 L17 F46 A62 Pts 45] • FAC 3R • LC QF • Top scorer Wilson (12)
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• Typically tumultuous, another season for Newcastle United - still trapped by the apparently reluctant ownership of Mike Ashley - will be, nevertheless, recorded in the history books as having passed largely without incident. The living reality of the campaign was rather different, especially when - despite a solid start of 17 points from the first 11 matches - Steve Bruce's men then produced a desperate sequence of just two draws from nine league games and also lost in both domestic cups between mid-December and the end of January. Another winless run between February and March actually resulted, very briefly, in the Magpies being dumped in the bottom three when Fulham took the lead against Aston Villa on 4 April, before going onto lose. However, the return from injury of the extremely talented Allan Saint-Maximin and the arrival of prolific Arsenal loanee Joe Willock led to a pretty strong late-season recovery - and Willock, in fact, equalled the club record held by Alan Shearer of seven consecutive Premier League scoring appearances when he netted on the final day against Fulham. It now seems inevitable, though, that Ashley will refuse to meet the Gunners' asking price for a player who quite clearly enjoyed his time on Tyneside.

(13) WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 
[W12 D9 L17 F36 A52 Pts 45] • FAC 5R • LC 2R • Top scorer Neto, Neves (5)
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• A difficult campaign at Molineux ended on a rather sad note as Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo parted ways with the West Midlands club despite a largely successful reign during which Wolverhampton Wanderers had previously recorded back-to-back seventh place finishes. Another relatively decent start promised a tilt again at the European places but a devastating skull fracture injury to main striker Raul Jiminez in the win against Arsenal on 29 November unsurprisingly had a significant effect. Wolves, consequently, scored a total of just 36 league goals in their 38 matches - but, by the end of the campaign, it was not just the attack which was struggling with some soft goals given away. Perhaps that was enough to convince Nuno that he had indeed taken Wolves as far as he could - and he now looks likely to be replaced by compatriot Bruno Lage.

(14) CRYSTAL PALACE 
[W12 D8 L18 F41 A66 Pts 44] • FAC 3R • LC 2R • Top scorer Zaha (11)
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• Crystal Palace waved a fond farewell to Roy Hodgson after the former England manager comfortably kept his boyhood club in the Premier League for an eighth consecutive season - but most Eagles fans will agree that it was time for the 73-year-old to step aside. Of course, Palace fans - like those of most midtable teams - harbour no great ambitions beyond a respectable league position and the occasional cup run. However, this season made for a tough watch at times, and the Eagles' record without their talisman Wilfried Zaha was execrable. Palace were in a similar position to now in 2016-17 when they appointed Frank de Boer for his ill-fated, short-lived tenure which lasted just four games. Whoever arrives next at Selhurst Park, though, simply must look to increase the team's scoring options beyond their tireless 28-year-old winger.

(15) SOUTHAMPTON 
[W12 D7 L19 F47 A68 Pts 43] • FAC SF • LC 2R • Top scorer Ings (13)

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• So, it happened again - remarkably, after briefly leading the Premier League in early November, Southampton repeated their 9-0 defeat to Leicester City in 2019-20 with another 9-0 defeat this season to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 2 February. Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl again retained his position as Saints manager - but, this time, it somehow feels different. In 2019-20, the Austrian led a recovery which took Southampton to an extremely creditable finishing position of 11th - but, despite doing enough to secure safety again in 2020-21, there were several other heavy defeats and 68 goals conceded overall, more than any other team except West Bromwich Albion. Certainly, the likes of Danny Ings, James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams will feel as if they can only swim against the tide for so long if the Saints carry on as they are.

(16) BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 
[W9 D14 L15 F40 A46 Pts 41] • FAC 5R • LC 4R • Top scorer Maupay (8)
LWLLDDLDWDLLDDDLDLWDWWDDLLLWWLDDLWLDWL

• According to the xG geeks, Brighton and Hove Albion should have apparently finished fifth in the Premier League - thankfully for now at least, though, football is still played by human beings and not robots. Brighton, in fact, finished in 16th position with nine wins, 14 draws and 15 defeats - identical to their record in 2019-20, though with one more goal scored and eight fewer conceded. The draw specialists of the division can be considered therefore to be making progress - but it is coming at a glacial rate. Certainly, the main improvements must still come in front of goal with the match against West Bromwich Albion on 27 February exposing the Seagulls' failings in this area when both Pascal Gross and Danny Welbeck missed penalties - and they lost 1-0. In fairness, Graham Potter's men kept their nerve - and wins from March onwards against Southampton, Newcastle United, Leeds United, and - wonderfully - in front of fans at home against Manchester City, has set up an impressive fifth successive season in the top flight for the Sussex club. 

(17) BURNLEY 
[W10 D9 L19 F33 A55 Pts 39] • FAC 5R • LC 4R • Top scorer Wood (12)
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• For the first time in their latest stint in the top flight, Burnley failed to make it to 40 points, not that it was ever going to take as many as that for survival this season. Far more lamentable, though, was their goal record with the Clarets hitting the net just 33 times in the 38 league games - while, even by 2020-21 standards, Turf Moor was far from a happy place this year without its fans. Five draws and six defeats in their last 11 home league and cup matches meant Burnley's last win on their own patch came on 27 January against Aston Villa - although, on the road, they managed to win at Anfield for the first time since 1974, and became the first league team to win away there in 69 games. Overall, though, this was a campaign to forget for manager Sean Dyche who cut a frustrated figure right up until the final day when his team lost to already-relegated Sheffield United.

(18) FULHAM
[W5 D13 L20 F27 A53 Pts 28] • FAC 4R • LC 4R • Top scorer Decordova-Reid (7)
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• Yo-yo club Fulham came closest to surviving out of the bottom three - and yet still finished on just 28 points, fully 11 points short of Brighton and Hove Albion in 17th. For sure, this was, collectively, the worst bottom three of the Premier League era with the Cottagers paying for a lack of goals and a leaky start in defence which suggested the Londoners were badly out of their depth. True, Scott Parker tightened up the defensive unit but the lack of killer instinct remained and - while Fulham lost only four times between the start of December and the end of February, they also won only twice in that period and drew 10. Nevertheless, a 1-0 win over Liverpool on 7 March reignited hopes of reeling in the pack above - but any chance of a recovery was quickly drowned when Parker's side took just two measly points out of the last 30 available. Still, as long as he looks smart in a Burton menswear suit.

(19) WEST BROMWICH ALBION 
[W5 D11 L22 F35 A76 Pts 26] • FAC 3R • LC 3R • Top scorer Pereira (12)
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• West Bromwich Albion extended their own yo-yo existence, losing their place in the Premier League for a fifth time, a joint-record with the now-returning Norwich City. At the same time, Fat Sam Allardyce relinquished his record of never having been relegated from the Premier League - although he did not have a completely clean sheet having dropped from the third tier with Notts County in 1998 - and he should have done better this time. Allardyce arrived at the Hawthorns with West Brom only three points from safety despite them having only won one in their first 13 games - but, rather than improving the Baggies, they suffered four consecutive home defeats by a horrendous 17-0 aggregate, and ended up finishing 13 points adrift of 17th. There were a couple of decent back-to-back three-goal wins in April, remarkably against Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel, as well as Southampton, but even they could not prevent Albion from holding a shockingly bad goal difference of -41.

(20) SHEFFIELD UNITED 
[W7 D2 L29 F20 A63 Pts 23] • FAC QF • LC 2R • Top scorer McGoldrick (9)
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• Sheffield United suffered a terrible dose of second season syndrome as they followed up their highly creditable ninth place in 2019-20 by finishing rock-bottom this time around. A terrible start brought a horrendous record-breaking winless run as the Blades drew just two of their opening 17 matches - and failed to take all three points from a game until 12 January when they beat Newcastle United. That long-awaited success came by a single goal, just like the outcome of 17 of their 29 defeats - but, conversely, nine of their 14 wins in 2019-20 had also been by only one goal. The Blades had lived on a knife-edge in their two-year tilt at the top flight - and, having latterly parted ways with boyhood fan Chris Wilder, amid some acrimony, during this dreadful campaign, it is difficult to envisage too quick of a recovery. 

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WINNERS AND LOSERS

ENGLAND

Premier League

Champions	Manchester City
Runners-up	Manchester United
Champions League	Liverpool (third place), Chelsea (fourth place)
Europa League	Leicester City (FA Cup winners, fifth place), West Ham United (sixth place)
Europa Conference	Tottenham Hotspur (seventh place)
Relegation	Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United

Championship

Champions	Norwich City
Runners-up	Watford
Playoff winners	Brentford (won 2-0 v Swansea City)
Relegation	Wycombe Wanderers, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday*

* Sheffield Wednesday received a 12 point deduction, subsequently reduced to 6 points, for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules.

League One

Champions	Hull City
Runners-up	Peterborough United
Playoff winners	Blackpool (won 2-1 v Lincoln City)
Relegation	Rochdale, Northampton Town, Swindon Town, Bristol Rovers

League Two

Champions	Cheltenham Town
Runners-up	Cambridge United
Also promoted	Bolton Wanderers
Playoff winners	Morecambe (won 1-0 aet v Newport County)
Relegation	Southend United, Grimsby Town

National League Premier

Champions	Sutton United
Playoff winners	Hartlepool United 1-1 aet Torquay United. Hartlepool United won 5-4 on penalties.
Relegation	[see NOTE]
Results expunged	Dover Athletic*
Expelled	Macclesfield Town**

* Dover Athletic refused to play matches due to a lack of promised funding, starting with their fixture on 30 January 2021. On 26 March 2021, it was announced the club would play no part in the rest of the season.
** Macclesfield Town were deducted 17 points for entering into administration in 2019-20, and then were expelled from the league on 29 September 2020 at which point, the club had played no matches.

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	Leicester City 1-0 Chelsea
League Cup Final	Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
FA Community Shield	Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool.  Arsenal won 5-4 on penalties.
EFL Trophy 2020 EFL Trophy 2021	Salford City 0-0 aet Portsmouth. Salford City won 4-2 on penalties. [see NOTE] Sunderland 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
FA Trophy 2020 FA Trophy 2021	Harrogate Town 1-0 Concord Rangers [see NOTE] Hornchurch 3-1 Hereford
FA Vase 2020 FA Vase 2021	Hebburn Town 3-2 Consett [see NOTE] Warrington Rylands 3-2 Binfield

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SCOTLAND

Premiership

Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Celtic
Europa League	St Johnstone (FA Cup winners), Hibernian (third place), Aberdeen (fourth place)
Relegation	Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical

Championship

Champions	Heart of Midlothian
Runners-up	Dundee
Relegation	Alloa Athletic

League One [see NOTE]

Champions	Partick Thistle
Runners-up	Airdrieonians (not promoted)
Relegation	Forfar Athletic

League Two [see NOTE]

Champions	Queens Park
Runners-up	Edinburgh City (not promoted)
Relegation	Brechin City

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final 2020 FA Cup Final 2021	Celtic 3-3 aet Heart of Midlothian. Celtic won 4-3 on penalties [see NOTE] St Johnstone 1-0 Hibernian
League Cup Final	St Johnstone 1-0 Livingston
Challenge Cup Final	Cancelled due to coronavirus [see NOTE]

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WALES

Cymru Premier

Champions	Connah's Quay Nomads
Europa Lg	The New Saints (runners-up), Bala Town (third place), Newtown (playoff winners)
Relegation	None [see NOTE]

Welsh Cup Finals [see NOTE]

FA Cup Final	Cancelled due to coronavirus
League Cup Final	Cancelled due to coronavirus

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NORTHERN IRELAND

Irish Premiership

Champions	Linfield
Europa Conference	Coleraine (runners-up), Glentoran (third place), Larne (playoff winners)
Relegation	None [see NOTE]

Irish Cup Finals

IFA Cup Final	Linfield 2-1 Larne
League Cup Final	Cancelled due to coronavirus [see NOTE]

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EUROPE

UEFA Finals

Champions League	Chelsea (Eng) 1-0 Manchester City (Eng)
Europa League	Villarreal (Spa) 1-1 aet Manchester United (Eng). Villarreal won 11-10 on penalties.
Super Cup	Bayern Munich (Ger) 2-1 Sevilla (Spa), after extra time

Major European league champions

Spain	Atletico Madrid
Italy	Internazionale
Germany	Bayern Munich
France	OSC Lille
Portugal	Sporting Lisbon
Netherlands	Ajax Amsterdam
Belgium	Club Brugge
Greece	Olympiacos
Turkey	Besiktas

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[NOTE] Coronavirus continued to cause disruption to football in the 2020-21 season:

• On 18 February, the National League North and National League South was declared null and void, therefore there was no relegation from the National League Premier
  
  
• On 4 March, Scottish League One and Scottish League Two clubs agreed to shorten the season to 22 matches, with each team playing all other teams twice, followed by a split in the table to determine the final four matches
  
  
• On 18 March, both the Cymru North and Cymru South had their seasons cancelled by the FA of Wales, therefore there was no relegation from the Cymru Premier
  
  
• On 2 February, the NIFL Championship was declared null and void, therefore there was no relegation from the NIFL Premiership
  
  
• The following tournaments had their Final matches cancelled (on the following dates): the Scottish Challenge Cup (20 October), the Welsh FA Cup (31 March), and the Welsh League Cup (31 March). The Irish League Cup tournament was cancelled altogether
  
  
• The following tournaments played their 2019-20 Finals in the 2020-21 season (on the following dates): the FA Trophy (3 May), the FA Vase (3 May), the EFL Trophy (13 March), and the Scottish FA Cup Final (20 December)
  

The longest season

BAYERN MUNICH brought the curtain down on the protracted 2019-20 season with a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Lisbon.

Former PSG forward Kingsley Coman scored the winner with a header just before the hour-mark in a match which never lacked in quality but which never fully came alight either.

The Parisiens had the best of the early chances - decent efforts by Kylian Mbappe were blocked by Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich before Neymar was foiled by a sprawling Manuel Neuer.

However, Bayern Munich - who dominated possession throughout - took over proceedings towards the end of the first half with Robert Lewandowski having hit the post.

Nonetheless, Mbappe had a glorious chance on the stroke of half time following a mesmerising exchange of passes in the box with Angel Di Maria, only for him to shoot tamely straight at Neuer. 

But, in the second half, the German side reasserted their dominance - and, on 59 minutes, they took the lead when Coman, little more than six yards out, converted Kimmich's neatly flighted cross. 

Barely a minute later, Lewandowski could have put the result beyond doubt but he was denied by a brilliant last-second interception by Presnel Kimpembe. 

For the last half hour, though, the match became increasingly disrupted by a series of fouls as both sides had valid claims for a penalty. 

PSG - despite their ownership by the Qatari royal family and a team costing £540m in transfer fees - badly ran out of steam, with Neymar particularly frustrating to watch as the clock wound down. 

As a result, Bayern Munich held out with relative ease for a sixth European Cup after previous wins in the competition in 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001 and 2013.

So ended the longest season in football history - one which in Britain especially has been pockmarked throughout the divisions by a series of asterisks. 

Even without taking into account the devastating effects of the coronavirus on teams in the lower reaches, this had been a tough campaign for many of those sides.

Bury became the first club since Maidstone United in August 1992 to be expelled from the Football League - while Wigan Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, and Macclesfield Town - also all from the North West of England - suffered severe financial difficulties in 2019-20.

All of them received points deductions during the course of the season and all of them were eventually relegated, with Macclesfield losing their Football League status.

Elsewhere, further down the pyramid in England, all promotion and relegation below National League level was cancelled, meaning a lot of effort by many teams simply went to waste. 

The Scottish League playoffs and the Welsh Cup Final were also ditched - although the Scottish Football Association still harbour hopes of hosting its FA Cup Final at Hampden Park on 20 December. 

Now, at least, the coronavirus restrictions have been eased somewhat - and clubs in England below the National League divisions can admit supporters while following strict social distancing measures.

Of course, there is a valid argument to suggest that - with the bars and beaches so busy in any case - the guidelines could also quite safely be applied by most, if not all, of the National League clubs, as well as those in the lower Scottish divisions and Welsh leagues. 

But, for now, the only matches in the United Kingdom which fans can attend are those in the seventh tier and below in England. 

Importantly, though, it is exactly these community-based clubs who are most in need of the financial support right now. 

So, while the 2019-20 season may have felt like it lasted forever, perhaps it is already worth seeking out a non-league match with which to kick-start the 2020-21 campaign.

ROLL OF HONOUR 2019-20

ENGLAND

Premier League

Champions	Liverpool
Runners-up	Manchester City
Champions League	Manchester United (third place), Chelsea (fourth place)
Europa League	Arsenal (FA Cup winners), Leicester City (fifth place), Tottenham Hotspur (sixth place)
Relegation	AFC Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich City

Championship

Champions	Leeds United
Runners-up	West Bromwich Albion
Playoff winners	Fulham (won 2-1 aet v Brentford)
Relegation	Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic*, Hull City

* Wigan Athletic were deducted 12 points for entering administration.

League One
On 9 June, a majority of clubs voted to curtail the season due to coronavirus. The final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with play-off matches played behind closed doors.

Champions	Coventry City
Runners-up	Rotherham United
Playoff winners	Wycombe Wanderers (won 2-1 v Oxford United)
Relegation	Tranmere Rovers, Southend United, Bolton Wanderers*
Expelled	Bury**

* Bolton Wanderers were deducted 12 points for entering administration.
** Bury were expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.

League Two
On 15 May, a majority of clubs voted to curtail the season due to coronavirus. The final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with play-off matches played behind closed doors.

Champions	Swindon Town
Runners-up	Crewe Alexandra
Also promoted	Plymouth Argyle
Playoff winners	Northampton Town (won 4-0 v Exeter City)
Relegation	Macclesfield Town*

* Macclesfield Town were deducted four points on 19 December and seven points on 7 May for failing both to pay their players' wages and to fulfil their fixtures. On 11 August, a further six-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages, making a total of 17 points deducted.

National League Premier
On 22 April, clubs voted to curtail the season due to coronavirus. On 17 June, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with play-off matches played behind closed doors.

Champions	Barrow
Playoff winners	Harrogate Town (won 3-1 v Notts County)
Relegation	Ebbsfleet United, AFC Fylde, Chorley

National League North
On 22 April, clubs voted to curtail the season due to coronavirus. On 17 June, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with play-offs matches played behind closed doors.

Champions	King's Lynn Town
Playoff winners	Altrincham (won 1-0 v Boston United)
Relegation	None

National League South
On 22 April, clubs voted to curtail the season due to coronavirus. On 17 June, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with play-offs matches played behind closed doors.

Champions	Wealdstone
Playoff winners	Weymouth (won 3-0 on pens v Dartford, after 0-0 draw)
Relegation	None

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
League Cup Final	Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa.
FA Community Shield	Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool. Manchester City won 5-4 on penalties.
EFL Trophy	Portsmouth v Salford City: not yet played due to coronavirus
FA Trophy	Not yet played due to coronavirus
FA Vase	Not yet played due to coronavirus

SCOTLAND

Premiership
On 13 March, the Scottish season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 18 May, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with all play-offs matches cancelled.

Champions	Celtic
Runners-up	Rangers
Europa League	Rangers (runners-up), Motherwell (third place), Aberdeen (fourth place)
Relegation	Heart of Midlothian

Championship
On 13 March, the Scottish season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 15 April, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with all play-offs matches cancelled.

Champions	Dundee United
Runners-up	Inverness Caledonian Thistle (not promoted)
Relegation	Partick Thistle

League One
On 13 March, the Scottish season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 15 April, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with all play-offs matches cancelled.

Champions	Raith Rovers
Runners-up	Falkirk (not promoted)
Relegation	Stranraer

League Two
On 13 March, the Scottish season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 15 April, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method with all play-offs matches cancelled.

Champions	Cove Rangers
Runners-up	Edinburgh City (not promoted)
Relegation	None

Domestic Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	To be played on 20 December
League Cup Final	Celtic 1-0 Rangers
Challenge Cup Final	Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers: not yet played due to coronavirus

WALES

Welsh Premier League
On 13 March, the season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 19 May, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method.

Champions	Connah's Quay Nomads
Europa Lg	The New Saints (runners-up), Bala Town (third place), Barry Town United (fourth place)
Relegation	Carmarthen Town, Airbus UK Broughton

Welsh Cup Finals

FA Cup Final	Cancelled due to coronavirus
League Cup Final	Connah's Quay Nomads 3-0 STM Sports

NORTHERN IRELAND

Irish Premiership
On 13 March, the season was suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus. On 23 June, the final table was calculated on a points-per-game method.

Champions	Linfield
Europa Lg	Coleraine (runners-up), Glentoran (cup winners)
Relegation	Institute

Irish Cup Finals

IFA Cup Final	Glentoran 2-1 Ballymena United
League Cup Final	Coleraine 2-1 Crusaders

EUROPE

UEFA Finals

Champions League	Bayern Munich (Ger) 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain (Fra)
Europa League	Sevilla (Spa) 3-2 Inter Milan (Ita)
Super Cup	Liverpool (Eng) 2-2 Chelsea (Eng), after extra time. Liverpool won 5-4 on penalties.

Major European league champions

Spain	Real Madrid
Italy	Juventus
Germany	Bayern Munich
France	Paris Saint-Germain*
Portugal	FC Porto
Netherlands	None**
Belgium	Club Brugge
Greece	Olympiacos
Turkey	İstanbul Başakşehir

* Paris Saint-Germain were declared champions on 30 April following the indefinite suspension of Ligue 1 on 13 March due to coronavirus.
** No title was awarded due to coronavirus.