Ups and downs in England and Scotland

Monday 05 May 2003 00:00 BST
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PREMIERSHIP

Champions: Manchester United.

Champions' League: Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United, plus either Chelsea or Liverpool.

Uefa Cup: Southampton (FA Cup finalists) and two out of Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton and Blackburn.

Relegated: Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and one out of West Ham United, Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United.

NATIONWIDE FIRST DIVISION

Champions: Portsmouth.

Promoted: Portsmouth and Leicester City.

Play-offs: Sheffield United, Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest. First legs (10 May): Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United (12.15); Wolves v Reading (5.30). Second legs : Reading v Wolverhampton (14 May, 7.45); Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest (15 May, 7.45). Final: 26 May (3.0).

Relegated: Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton.

SECOND DIVISION

Champions: Wigan Athletic.

Promoted: Wigan Athletic and Crewe Alexandra.

Play-offs: Oldham Athletic, Bristol City, Cardiff City and Queen's Park Rangers. First legs (10 May, 3.0): Cardiff v Bristol City; Oldham v QPR. Second legs: Bristol City v Cardiff (13 May, 7.45); QPR v Oldham (14 May, 7.45). Final: 25 May (3.0).

Relegated: Northampton, Mansfield, Huddersfield and Cheltenham.

THIRD DIVISION

Champions: Rushden & Diamonds.

Promoted: Rushden & Diamonds, Hartlepool United and Wrexham.

Play-offs: Bournemouth, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City and Bury. First legs (10 May, 3.0): Bury v Bournemouth, Lincoln v Scunthorpe. Second legs: Bournemouth v Bury (13 May, 7.45); Scunthorpe v Lincoln (14 May, 7.45). Final: 24 May (3.0).

Relegated: Shrewsbury Town and Exeter City.

NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE

Champions: Yeovil Town.

Play-offs: Morecambe, Doncaster, Chester and Dagenham and Redbridge (winners promoted to Third Division). Semi-final, second leg (today, 3.30): Chester (1) v Doncaster (1); Morecambe (1) v Dagenham (2). Final: 10 May (3.0, at Stoke City FC).

Relegated: Nuneaton Borough, Southport, Kettering Town.

BANK OF SCOTLAND

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Rangers or Celtic.

Champions' League: Rangers and Celtic.

Uefa Cup: Dundee (Scottish Cup finalists) and Hearts or Kilmarnock.

Relegated: *One from Motherwell, Dundee Utd, Partick Thistle and Livingston.

*Relegation from Scottish Premier League and Falkirk's promotion dependent on SPL's ruling on Falkirk's stadium arrangements.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION

Champions: Falkirk. Promoted: *Falkirk.

Relegated: Arbroath and Alloa Athletic or Ross County.

SECOND DIVISION

Champions: Raith, Brechin or Airdrie. Promoted: Two from Raith, Brechin, Airdrie, Berwick and Forfar.

Relegated: Cowdenbeath and one from Stranraer, Dumbarton, Hamilton, Stenhousemuir, Forfar and Berwick.

THIRD DIVISION

Champions: Peterhead, Morton, Albion Rovers or East Fife.

Promoted: Two from Peterhead, Morton, Albion and East Fife.

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