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The former Premiership champions were still light years away from Chelsea last season despite finishing in second place.

Arsenal were within a whisker of becoming the second English side in succession to win the Champions League but came unstuck in the final against eventual winners Barcelona.

After a spirit crushing 3-0 play off final defeat against Watford in May, Leeds United should bounce back stronger this season and should be in better shape to tackle the Championship at the third attempt.

West Bromwich Albion bombed out of the Premiership following two seasons in the top flight and manager Bryan Robson will be keen on an instant return.

Similarly to Coventry City last season, Southampton endured a torrid time at the beginning of the campaign.

Bolton Wanderers continued to prove themselves as a top Premiership club despite financial restrictions preventing manager Sam Allardyce from taking the club on further.

Millwall surprisingly crashed out of the Championship last season following several seasons as a solid top 10 side and even secured a place in Europe during the 2004/05 campaign after reaching the FA Cup final.

After a difficult first season in League One following relegation from the Championship in the 2004/05 season, Gillingham have made wholesale changes to the squad which finished in mid table last term.

Joe Royle's four year tenure at Portman Road came to an end in June after a disappointing fifteenth place finish, following three previous seasons in and around the play off places.