31. Premier intermediate championship in 2016, gained automatic promotion to the senior championship. 32. Middlesbrough joins Nottingham Forest in the automatic promotions . 33. Norwich won division one last season to gain automatic promotion to the Premier League. 34. West Bromwich Albion finished second in division one last season to gain automatic promotion . 35. From 2009, the First Division winners and runners-up earn automatic promotion . 36. Sheffield Wednesday took the third automatic promotion spot. 37. There is never automatic promotion or relegation from BARLA leagues into the National League structure 38. County premier intermediate championship in 2011, gained automatic promotion to the senior championship. 39. In 2008 automatic promotion to Super League was scrapped again in favour of licensing. 40. Bruce retained the confidence of the board and delivered automatic promotion in 2006 07.
