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WHEN THE NEW BOYS SHONE: Bob Pateman on promoted sides who took the Premier League by storm

Bob Pateman looks back at the promoted sides who made an immediate impact in the top flight, from title-winning Everton, Tottenham, Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest to more recent Premier League success stories.

When Sunderland held out to beat Chelsea on the final day of last season, it marked the completion of a remarkable campaign.

Tipped for relegation before the season started, Sunderland finished seventh and bagged a place in Europe.
Here, we look at other clubs who excelled in their first season in the top flight, including those who came out on top…
Everton
Champions, 1931-32
The surprise is not that Everton won the First Division in their first year after promotion but that they had ever been relegated.
They had been league champions in 1927-28 when a young Dixie Dean famously scored 60 goal...

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