5 former Premier League clubs currently rotting in the lower leagues

Manchester City v Wigan Athletic - FA Cup Final
Wigan shocked Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup final

#4 Portsmouth

Portsmouth FA Cup Final Parade
Portsmouth's FA Cup Final Parade

Portsmouth is another relatively recent FA Cup winner who's taken a nose dive through the league pyramid. Just a season ago, they were even in League Two, and not for the first time. They played four consecutive seasons in the fourth tier before getting promoted last Spring as League Two champions.

Following relegation from the Premier League in 2010 - only two years after their cup success - Portsmouth played in the Championship two seasons before dropping down even further. In 2013 and 2014, Pompey even suffered consecutive relegations as the team struggled to adapt to life in League One and ended up finishing bottom.

Portsmouth hadn't played in the third tier since the start of the 90's. They were a stable Championship, or Division One as it was called back then, side before finally breaking through to dreamland in 2003. Only a couple of seasons before relegation, Portsmouth achieved two successive top 10 finishes in the Premier League.

Fortunately for them, compared to the last time, this season in League One is going much better for the team. They ended up with only 32 points in 2012/13, which is nine less than they currently have. Lead my manager Kenny Jackett, who won League One with Wolverhampton in 2014, Portsmouth is sitting 6th, on course for at least a playoff finish.

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