THEY HAVE 22 MAJOR TROPHIES BETWEEN THEM . . . BUT WHO WILL BEAT THE DROP?

ONE of Blackburn, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham will be playing in the third tier next season — despite their proud histories...

185

THE relegation-threatened big guns have spent a combined 185 seasons in the top flight (Blackburn 72, Forest 56, Birmingham 57).

14

The sides have spent just 14 seasons in the third tier (Blackburn 5, Forest 5, Birmingham 4). Forest were most recently in League One, winning promotion to the Championship in 2007-08.