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

Northampton Town have been the bookmaker's favourites to win League Two outright following their relegation to the dungeon in the 2003/04 season.

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 winning the Conference by 12 points in the 2004/05 season, Barnet have found the step up to the Football League a difficult one.

The World Cup is over for another four years and it was Italy that were crowned World champions. Here is a short round up of the semi final, third and fourth place play off and the final.

Liverpool endured a long 2005/06 campaign which began with them defending their Champions League crown against Welsh minnows TNS in mid July.

Of the three teams relegated from the Premiership last season, Birmingham look perhaps the best equipped to make an immediate return to the top flight.

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

Preston North End have suffered play off heartbreak in the last two Championship seasons and go into the new campaign with a new manager in charge following Billy Davies' decision to join Derby County.

Nottingham Forest were the firm bookmaker's favourites to win League One last season following their relegation from the Championship which gave them the dubious honour of becoming the first European winners to play outside it's country's top two divisions.