 When the competition was revived in the 1990s , for the first two seasons all English sides playing in the First Division ( 2nd level ) participated , but in the last two tournaments only 8 English teams played . In 1994 / 95 , two of the clubs relegated from the Premiership were joined by six teams that had just missed out on promotion . For 1995 / 96 , only one relegated Premiership team competed – most of the remaining teams had finished in mid @-@ table or lower table in the previous First Division campaign , and Birmingham City had just been promoted from Division Two . 
