top-flight

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The Championship leaders competed in the first nine seasons of the Premier League but have never been promoted into the top flight since its rebranding in 1992.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

They're one promotion away from the top flight and their latest accounts reveal a record turnover of £33.3m in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Since 1950, they have only spent one season outside the top flight - back in 1977-78.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

And while the actual amount will vary on a club-by-club basis, football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes dropping out of the top flight in 2025-26 will cost clubs an average of £100m.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

When he turned to call, she was half way down the top flight of stairs, racing through the powder smoke toward the landing below.

From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr