3rd to 1st in consecutive seasons

[Jake Manthorpe]

How many teams have gone from the 3rd div of english football to the 1st in consecutive seasons?

Bristol city maybe?

what other teams have that done it?

Swansea, Oxford and Wigan i think

Anyothers?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Similarly, i can't imagine many have won the league with a goal difference of zero.

 

[Mendoza]

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Similarly, i can't imagine many have won the league with a goal difference of zero.

I remember Norwich finishing third in the top flight with a negative goal difference. I think they lost 5-1 and 7-1 to Blackburn and Spurs(?).

 

[Cian]

...that was fourth to second, not third to first tier.

 

[clapham_gull]

Wigan didn't do it in consecutive seasons.

I presume you are talking bottom tier to second tier (championship)

 

[The Large One]

Swansea haven't done it.

Oxford have. We NEARLY did.

 

[sams dad]

Didn't Northampton go from the 4th Div to the 1st and then back to the 4th in Consecutive seasons?

 

[Horsham Gull]

Leeds have done it the other way?

 

[The Large One]

Manchester City did it. (1998/99 & 1999/2000)

 

[clapham_gull]

Man City went back to Premiership (from third tier) in consecutive seasons ?

 

[clapham_gull]

Gretna did it in Scotland didn't they ?

 

[Starry]

Leeds have done it the other way?

when was that then?

 

[Jake Manthorpe]

Gretna did it in Scotland didn't they ?

yea im pretty sure they did!

 

[Starry]

on the-english-football-archive (great site) there used to be a page that listed all stats like this, but i cannot find it now. i think there are a few clubs, especially in the late 40s, 50s and 60s who did this.

 

[British Bulldog]

Manchester City did it. (1998/99 & 1999/2000)

Correct, other teams to do it are Charlton, QPR, Oxford, Derby, Sheff Utd, Middelsborough, Notts County and Watford.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Gretna did it in Scotland didn't they ?

Funny old game isnt it, there practically out of bussiness now.

 

[clapham_gull]

Sheffield United

1989 (promoted to old second division from third)
1990 (promoted to first division "premiership")

 

[The Large One]

Didn't Northampton go from the 4th Div to the 1st and then back to the 4th in Consecutive seasons?

Not quite.

1960/61 - Division IV -3rd (P)
1961/62 - Division III - 8th
1962/63 - Division III - 1st (P)
1963/64 - Division II - 11th
1964/65 - Division II - 2nd (P)
1965/66 - Division I - 21st (R)
1966.67 - Division II - 21st (R)
1967/68 - Division III - 17th
1968/69 - Division III - 21st (R)
1969/70 - Division IV - 14th

We played them 11 times during that period. Our record reads
Played 11
Won 0
Drawn 5
Lost 6
Goals for 9
Goals against 29

 

[The Large One]

Correct, other teams to do it are Charlton, QPR, Oxford, Derby, Sheff Utd, Middelsborough, Notts County and Watford.

When did Watford do it?