And the same could happen again in the 2025-26 campaign.
Of course splashing the cash is no guarantee of success. It needs to be spent wisely, but Huddersfield Town have thrown money at some strong players for League One level and that could land them a title after a couple of years in the doldrums.
Here’s how I believe the League One table will look after the final day of the season.
Odds are for the title supplied by Sky Bet.
21. 21st - MANSFIELD TOWN
Manager: Nigel Clough (pictured)...Key signings: Ryan Sweeney, Kyle Knowle, Joe Gardner...PT Prediction: Getting battered twice by this ordinary side was a lowlight of the last Posh season. There will be no ‘Stags’ parties this time around though even though they have borrowed heavily from illustrious neighbours Nottingham Forest...Odds: 40-1.. Photo: Michael Regan
22. 22nd - PORT VALE
Manager: Darren Moore (pictured)....Key signings: Jordan Shipley, Ben Waine, Cameron Humphreys...PT Prediction: Vale have a manager who won’t provoke any favourable Posh memories. They have a team that won’t strike fear into may League One opponents though. A valiant struggle to avoid the drop could end in failure...Odds: 66-1. Photo: Lewis Storey
23. 23rd - EXETER CITY
Manager: Gary Caldwell...Key signings: Luca Woodhouse, Jayden Wareham, Sil Swinkels...PT Prediction: A club that continually punches above their natural weight, but they look weaker this season. Will 'The Grecians’ earn the right to stay up? I doubt it, but they do have a useful habit of defying the most pessimistic of forecasts...80-1. Photo: Pete Norton
24. 24th - AFC WIMBLEDON
Manager: Johnnie Jackson...Key signings: Steve Seddon (pictured), Nathan Bishop, Delano McCoy-Splatt...PT Prediction: ‘The Wombles’ could well be in line for a rubbish season. ‘The Dons’ are doomed to the drop unless they find some firepower, a more expansive style of play and players with a proven track record at League One level...Odds: 100-1. Photo: Pete Norton