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Against Modern Football

Tue Feb 15
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English Football - Consecutive Seasons

Have you ever wondered which clubs have spent the most consecutive seasons in each of the four professional English football divisions?

1919 and all that

Plenty of shenanigans in the football world at the end of World War I. When the league started back up after the wartime break the Football League decided to increase the first division to 22 clubs. Custom and practice in cases of league expansion was to re-elect the bottom two clubs whilst promoting the top two clubs from Division 2.
So, both Chelsea & Spurs who had finished 19th and 20th respectively at the end of the 1914/15 season were expecting to keep their top flight places. Chelsea kept their place but Spurs were relegated and replaced by Arsenal who had finished 5th in the 2nd division below Barnsley and Wolves in 3rd and 4th. Yes, that’s right Arsenal nicked Spurs first division place due to all sorts of skullduggery.
Read entertaining versions from both North London camps here ..

from the Arsenal corner | from the Spurs corner

Tue Nov 24
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The Football League Launches New Supporter Survey

The Football League launches it’s third online supporter consultation. I’m an old cynic and don’t think that the results of this survey matter one jot. The Football League will only introduce something new if it means an increase in income for their ‘brand’. If this has a knock-on effect of improving supporter experience then, well, that’s a bit of a bonus isn’t it. HOWEVER this survey does give you as a fan the opportunity to let the Football League know just what you think so no harm in doing it. Takes about 5/10 minutes.

Football League Supporters Survey

Fri Sep 25
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English Football - Level 4 Consecutive Seasons

Which clubs have had the longest run of consecutive seasons in the fourth level of English football?

This table shows all the clubs who have played at level 4 of English football, currently called League Two, ordered by their longest run of consecutive seasons at this level. Stats do not include the wartime periods of 1915/19 and 1939/46 when the league programme was suspended. Correct as of 2009/10.

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English Football - Level 3 Consecutive Seasons

Which clubs have had the longest run of consecutive seasons in the third level of English football?

This table shows all the clubs who have played at level 3 of English football, currently called League One, ordered by their longest run of consecutive seasons at this level. Stats do not include the wartime periods of 1915/19 and 1939/46 when the league programme was suspended. n=Division 3 North. s=Division 3 South. Correct as of 2009/10.

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English Football - Level 2 Consecutive Seasons

Which clubs have had the longest run of consecutive seasons in the second level of English football?

This table shows all the clubs who have played at level 2 of English football, currently called the Championship, ordered by their longest run of consecutive seasons at this level. Stats do not include the wartime periods of 1915/19 and 1939/46 when the league programme was suspended. Correct as of 2009/10.

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English Football - Top Flight Consecutive Seasons

Which clubs have had the longest run of consecutive seasons in the English top flight?

This table shows all the clubs who have competed in the English top flight ordered by their longest run of consecutive seasons. If (when) Everton avoid relegation this season 2009/10 they will equal Sunderland’s run of 57 consecutive seasons. The stats do not include the wartime periods of 1915/19 and 1939/46 when the League programme was suspended. Correct as of 2009/10.

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