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The five worst teams in the history of the Premier League, so bad that it makes people dumbfounded

12:02pm, 31 October 2025【Football】

Some clubs play in the Premier League with ease, but for many more teams, England's top league is a cruel proving ground. Teams that are strapped for cash or poorly managed tend to leave a mark on history of painful struggles.

5. Huddersfield Town - 2018/19 season

This team narrowly avoided relegation in their first season and ranked 16th, but their true colors were revealed the following year.

Only won 3 games this season, finishing at the bottom with 16 points. David Wagner, the coach who once led the team to avoid relegation, sadly resigned midway through the season, and Huazhen have never returned to the Premier League.

4. Sheffield United — In the 2023/24 season

Sheffield United set a Premier League record for goals conceded in a single season - conceding 104 goals in 38 games. They suffered repeated bloodbaths, including a 0-6 defeat against Arsenal and a 0-8 massacre by Newcastle United, and finally secured the bottom of the table with 16 points.

In particular, the home defense was ineffective, making it one of the most disastrous seasons in the history of England's top league.

3. Sunderland - 2005/06 season

The "Black Cats" returned to the Premier League in a hurry but were poorly prepared. After only 3 wins and 6 draws under coach Mick McCarthy, he was fired midway.

Successor Kevin Ball was unable to make a comeback, and the team finished last with 15 points, a record low at the time. He only scored 26 goals but conceded 69 goals throughout the year, which was a season to look back on.

2. Southampton — In the 2024/25 season

the "Saints" finished last with only 12 points, almost breaking the worst record in history.

The coaching change, a wave of injuries and a sluggish state combined to lead to a disaster season - conceding 86 goals and losing 30 games. Almost every opponent can easily score points on them.

1. Derby County - 2007/08 Season

Derby County's 2007/08 season is still the most appalling record in the history of the Premier League. Despite signing many veterans, they only won one game and finished with a record-low 11 points.

Conceding 89 goals throughout the year and scoring only 20 goals, they were completely defeated from the beginning of the season and were eventually labeled as the weakest team in the history of the Premier League.

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