While Tottenham Hotspur holds the prestigious distinction of never being relegated since the formation of the modern Premier League in 1992, the club did experience relegations during its long historical existence in the older Football League First Division prior to the modern era. Like many historic English clubs, Tottenham suffered drops to the second tier during earlier decades of the twentieth century before securing long-term stability in top-flight English football, where they have remained as an ever-present fixture in the upper tier of the sport for decades.