Leeds United help Liverpool set all-time English football record after winning the Championship again

The scenes at Anfield following the ultimate whistle in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur had been not like any witnessed over the previous three-and-a-half many years.

Having been pressured to have a good time behind closed doorways in 2020, Liverpool followers had not seen their crew win the English title in particular person since 1990.

When Kenny Dalglish led his crew to their 18th league title that yr, Leeds United had been winners of the second division.

Terribly, Leeds additionally completed high of the second tier in 2020, when Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy in an empty Anfield. And after the Yorkshire membership confirmed themselves as Championship high canine on Saturday, an unimaginable all-time file has now been tied up.

Leeds win fourth title alongside Liverpool

Leeds can be again within the Premier League subsequent season after a two-year break. Having gained 2-1 at Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, they go up as Championship winners.

Daniel Farke’s crew left it late at Dwelling Park, Manor Solomon bagging in harm time to maneuver them forward of Burnley into first place.

However whereas Solomon’s winner gave Leeds followers bragging rights over the remainder of the second division, it additionally meant that the Elland Street facet have gained their league throughout every of Liverpool’s final three title-winning campaigns.

“This is the 4th season that both Leeds United have won the 2nd tier & Liverpool have won the top-flight, after 1963-64, 1989-90, & 2019-20,” writes statistician Michael Reid on X.

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“It’s now the all-time English record for most times a specific club has won the 2nd tier at the same time another also won the top-flight.”

Liverpool followers can be hoping their crew can buck the development and win the Premier League with out Leeds’ assist subsequent season.

What else occurred within the Championship?

Leeds and Liverpool’s parallel league title wins are a type of quirks of historical past that solely soccer can throw up. One way or the other, someplace, the Peacocks turned Liverpool’s fortunate attraction – and vice-versa.

Issues should change subsequent season, although, with Leeds upwardly cellular below Farke.

With the Championship ending on Saturday, Leeds will now take their place within the Premier League, the place Burnley will be a part of them.

The third promotion place can be determined between Sheffield United, Sunderland, Coventry and Bristol Metropolis after a topsy-turvy day left that quartet within the play-offs.

Elsewhere, Luton suffered back-to-back relegations as they joined Plymouth and Cardiff in being despatched all the way down to League One.