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Post by BrightonGas on Oct 5, 2016 17:39:41 GMT
I know this is tempting fate, but has anyone ever had back to back to back promotions in england?
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Post by newmarketgas on Oct 5, 2016 17:43:23 GMT
Wimbledon did 3 in 4 years I think.
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Post by dcr on Oct 5, 2016 17:51:01 GMT
I can remember Swansea going from the 4th division to the first with successive promotions
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Post by miamigas on Oct 5, 2016 18:08:08 GMT
Swansea did. They went from 4th division to first (Prem) under Toshack. I remember it with particular fondness 'cause while they were doing that, the sh**e were going the opposite way. Happy days. UTG!
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Post by Russgas on Oct 5, 2016 18:17:43 GMT
Swansea did. They went from 4th division to first (Prem) under Toshack. I remember it with particular fondness 'cause while they were doing that, the sh**e were going the opposite way. Happy days. UTG! I don't think they did. Not consecutively anyway. Pretty sure the only team to do it was Gretna and obviously that was in the Scottish leagues.. In England it has only been done in non league. Chester, Truro and FC united of Manchester. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 18:21:48 GMT
Interesting about Swansea. Just been reading about them. They went from 4th division to 2nd division, a season there, then promoted to the 1st division.
I made the mistake of boasting about DC's achievements in front of a Womble mate the other week and was promptly given a history lesson on AFC.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 5, 2016 20:46:53 GMT
Bristol City did it in reverse.
Shame they no longer exist.
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Post by socrates on Oct 5, 2016 23:01:36 GMT
Bristol City did it in reverse. Shame they no longer exist. Now there's a name from the past. Didn't they come back as something else and then turn in to a franchise or something. |
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Post by blueblood1883 on Oct 6, 2016 1:33:32 GMT
And a few gems since there existence began in 82.. My personal favourite was the Premiership in 3 years, Europe in 5 little scenario.. Oh how we laughed..
That's sh** logic for you..
Apologies to the OP for going off topic but those vile weasels bring out the devil in me..
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Post by warehamgas on Oct 6, 2016 4:03:55 GMT
Watford from 4th to 1st 1979-83 under Taylor and Ward! Sure they went from 4th to 2nd in two years and then stay for one year before promotion to 1st. Will now go and check.
ps was wrong promoted 1977, up in 1978, in div 2 for 79, 80, promoted in 81. I'd settle for that!
So to answer op, no I can't think of one but I'm sure others would love think of one. Did Northampton do it 1961-1965 before going back down to Div 4 in 3 years?
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Oct 6, 2016 6:21:10 GMT
Watford from 4th to 1st 1979-83 under Taylor and Ward! Sure they went from 4th to 2nd in two years and then stay for one year before promotion to 1st. Will now go and check. ps was wrong promoted 1977, up in 1978, in div 2 for 79, 80, promoted in 81. I'd settle for that! So to answer op, no I can't think of one but I'm sure others would love think of one. Did Northampton do it 1961-1965 before going back down to Div 4 in 3 years? Between 1960 and 1970 they went from the bottom to the top and back again. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.C |
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Post by warehamgas on Oct 6, 2016 8:50:45 GMT
Watford from 4th to 1st 1979-83 under Taylor and Ward! Sure they went from 4th to 2nd in two years and then stay for one year before promotion to 1st. Will now go and check. ps was wrong promoted 1977, up in 1978, in div 2 for 79, 80, promoted in 81. I'd settle for that! So to answer op, no I can't think of one but I'm sure others would love think of one. Did Northampton do it 1961-1965 before going back down to Div 4 in 3 years? Between 1960 and 1970 they went from the bottom to the top and back again. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton_Town_F.CYes, I knew the broad story from bottom to top and back to bottom in the 60s. Looked it up and seems to have got promotion to Div 3, stayed 2 years go up to Div 2, stayed 2 years went up again. Very gradual ascent but much quicker drop with successive relegations. Mind you must have been great to have been a cobbler in early to mid 60s. UTG! |
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Post by miamigas on Oct 6, 2016 19:22:22 GMT
Anyway.........we are going up, I said we are going up. UTG!
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Post by BrightonGas on Oct 7, 2016 13:03:41 GMT
Hopefully, and make history in the process...thanks everyone for having a think about it.
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