[OC] Performance of all teams in the top 4 tiers of the English football pyramid since the formation of Premier League (in 92-93) Visualization

What This Visualization Shows

This data visualization displays "[OC] Performance of all teams in the top 4 tiers of the English football pyramid since the formation of Premier League (in 92-93)" and provides a clear visual representation of the underlying data patterns and trends. The visualization focuses on Edit: got to eager to post and forgot the results of the latest season (2025-26). That version is there [https://imgur.com/a/vzLYV2S](https://imgur.com/a/vzLYV2S)

This is a creation building on [this post ](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1tiou4x/oc_performance_of_all_teams_that_have_been_in_the/)by u/GoldenTorc1969 (shout out!) who build a visualization of all teams who ever made the Premier League since its introduction in 92-93. Some people in the comments were curious about it would look to include all 4 tiers of the English Professional Football League and so was I so I decided to re-use similar elements from his infographic to build a similar one.

(Please let me if therefore I shouldn't claim as an OC...)

A couple insights I could spot:

* Only 6 teams have been in the Premier League continuously since its introduction: Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Everton (close call for these two in recent years...) * The rise of Man City in the late 90s took 10 more years to transition to their first title. * Quite a few clubs have had dramatic changes in this span of 33 years knowing everything from tier 4 (EFL2) to tier 1 (PL): Fulham, Bolton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Wigan, Cardiff, Swansea, Coventry City, Portsmouth, MK Dons (because I tagged Wimbledon FC under MK Dons before 2004), Swansea, Brentford, Luton Town, and some I had no idea they were in the Prem at some point: Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town. * Crystal Palace, Wolves and Fulham are examples of steady improvement until becoming established PL clubs but the most dramatic examples of tremendous improvements are definitely Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford. * The other way around it's been a steady decline for previous staples like Middlesborough, Leeds (ups and downs), Blackburn and a more pronounced one for clubs like QPR, Sheffield Wed, or Coventry City. This last one though is one of the few examples have been able to turn their fate around and come back to the PL next season, just like Nottingham Forest was able to four seasons ago after a long spell in the Champ. * In the middle of the pack, teams like Brimingham, Reading, Millwall or Bristol City are pretty much Championship staples now with overall generally consistent finishes. * Back-to-back-to-back relegations are not common but it's been a few rough years for Leicester, Sunderland, Bolton, Blackpool, Swindon or Yeovil but no-one had had it worth than Portsmouth who went from PL to tier 4 in 4 seasons... * Once close to the Prem, these clubs have since sunk into the depth of EFL2: Tranmere, Southend, Grimsby, Port Vale or Notts County. * On the opposite end, a few teams are on the rise and looking to make their entrance or return to the PL, the most obivous one being Wrexham but and eye on Oxford as well while it's been a slow grind for Burton, Stevenage, Lincoln City...

What else can you spot?

Please give me your suggestions for improvements, I played around a bit with color palettes and hues for tiers and decided on this one that was giving the most separation and best read in my opinion but let me know if you think otherwise., which allows us to understand complex relationships and insights within the data through visual storytelling.

Deep Dive into the Topic

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