The Premier League will be without Aston Villa for the first time in its history next season.
Having gained promotion back to the top tier of English football back in 1987/88, Villa have been one of seven teams to feature in every single Premier League season since it replaced the old old Division One (not to be confused with the old Division One, which was replaced by the Championship) for the 1992/93 season.
What makes the 1982 European Cup winners’ demise so upsetting for fans has been the predictable way in which it has happened.
Villa have limped through the season, with relegation looking certain since autumn.
Although they have surpassed the 2007/08 Derby County team’s record lowest points tally in the Premier League of 11 points, Tim Sherwood’s Remi Garde’s Eric Black’s men have still earned another unwanted title.
Despite this being the most open season in Premier League history, Aston Villa find themselves as with the worst points per game average for a top flight side in Europe.
VILLA: not just the worst team in the Premier League, the worst bottom club in any of Europe's biggest leagues. pic.twitter.com/dDEisYuMRy
— Nick Harris (@sportingintel) April 23, 2016
