Cambridge United's six-year stay in the Second Division ended after a terrible season where they secured just four wins. Swansea City fared little better, going down for the second season running - a mere two years after finishing sixth in the First Division - as financial problems mounted. The last relegation place went to Derby County, First Division champions just nine years previously. Derby’s Peter Taylor, who almost guided the club to the semi-finals in the FA Cup that season, resigned as manager and his successor was Arthur Cox, who had just taken Newcastle into the First Division.