A short way of saying what I said before

Just a research piece really, for later use.


England's UEFA/Europa cup entrants since top four entered the champions league:

2001-02: Leeds (5th place) Chelsea (6) Blackburn (10) Fulham (13 intertoto) Ipswich (18 and relegated)
Competed with: PSG;Porto; Lazio; Parma; Lyon; Bremen; Sporting.

2002-03: Liverpool (5) Blackburn (6) Southampton (8) Man City (9)
Competed with: Valencia; Sporting; Roma; Dortmund; Benfica; Barcelona; Parma; Marseille; Inter

2003-04: Newcastle (5) Middlesbrough (11) Millwall (league 1!! cup losers)
Up against: Lazio; Benfica; Sporting; Parma; Sevilla; Valencia; Villarreal; Schalke

2004-05: Bolton (6) Middlesbrough (7)
Up against: Sporting; Monaco: Roma; Sevilla; Marseille

2005-06: Spurs (5) Blackburn (6) Newcastle (7 int) West Ham (9)
Against: Braga; PSG; Parma; Sevilla; Benfica;

2006-07: Spurs, Everton, Bolton (567) Blackburn (10 int)
Against: Villarreal; Braga; Bayern Munich; Benfica; Marseille; Sporting

2007-08: Everton (5) Villa (6int) Portsmouth, Man City Spurs (89 11)
Against: Milan; Braga; PSG; Sevilla; Valencia; Benfica; Schalke; Dortmund; Marseille

2008-09: Everton,Villa, Fulham (567)
Against: Roma; Villarreal; Benfica; Valencia; Sporting; Benfica; Juventus

2009-10: (567)

2010-11: Spurs (5) Fulham (8) Stoke (13) Birmingham (18 rel)
Against: PSG; Sporting; Lazio; Braga; Valencia; Porto;

2011-12: (458) Chelsea champs out top 4

2012-13: Spurs (5) Swansea (9) Wigan (18 rel)
Sevilla,Valencia, Lyon, Porto, Napoli, Benfica. Juventus

2013-14: (5+6) Hull (16)
Lyon, Inter, Villarreal, Sevilla.....plus the parachuters.


Summary - 13 seasons.

03/04 seems to be the change. Most years since then have not been the next top  places.