Newcastle United sealed an immediate return to the Premier League on Monday, beating Preston North End at St James' Park, and the statistics show how impressive their achievement is.
Rafa Benitez's side were relegated to the second tier last season and the Spanish boss has since reshaped his side and helped them secure automatic promotion at the first time of asking.
The Magpies achieved the same feat back in 2009/10 under Chris Hughton and statistics show bouncing back immediately is becoming increasingly difficult in the modern era.
Only Newcastle and Burnley have secured automatic promotion back to the Premier League, at the first attempt, in the last seven campaigns – by comparison, in the preceding nine seasons an automatic return was achieved eight times.