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Albions historical performance - reality check for some of you.



larus

Well-known member
For all of you who think relegation would be a disaster, look at our history. We've spent most of our existence in the lower leagues, yet so many still call DK a failure, even though he has achieved so much under very difficult circumstances.

The ones in bold are where we've been at this level or higher, WITH OUR OWN STADIUM.

By my reckoning, DK is second only to jesus in working miracles.
:smokin:

Oh, and look at 96, 97 & 98 and see how close we were to the conference.

Code:
Season         Div     Pld         W         D         L         F         A       Pts       Pos        
1920-21        D3       42        14         8        20        42        61        36        18        
1921-22        D3S      42        13         9        20        45        51        35        19        
1922-23        D3S      42        20        11        11        52        34        51         4        
1923-24        D3S      42        21         9        12        68        37        51         5        
1924-25        D3S      42        19         8        15        59        45        46         8        
1925-26        D3S      42        19         9        14        84        73        47         5        
1926-27        D3S      42        21        11        10        79        50        53         4        
1927-28        D3S      42        19        10        13        81        69        48         4        
1928-29        D3S      42        16         6        20        58        76        38        15        
1929-30        D3S      42        21         8        13        87        63        50         5        
1930-31        D3S      42        17        15        10        68        53        49         4        
1931-32        D3S      42        17        12        13        73        58        46         8        
1932-33        D3S      42        17         8        17        66        65        42        12        
1933-34        D3S      42        15        13        14        68        60        43        10        
1934-35        D3S      42        17         9        16        69        62        43         9        
1935-36        D3S      42        18         8        16        70        63        44         7        
1936-37        D3S      42        24         5        13        74        43        53         3        
1937-38        D3S      42        21         9        12        64        44        51         5        
1938-39        D3S      42        19        11        12        68        49        49         3        
1946-47        D3S      42        13        12        17        54        72        38        17        
1947-48        D3S      42        11        12        19        43        73        34        22        
1948-49        D3S      42        15        18         9        55        55        48         6        
1949-50        D3S      42        16        12        14        57        69        44         8        
1950-51        D3S      46        13        17        16        71        79        43        13        
1951-52        D3S      46        24        10        12        87        63        58         5        
1952-53        D3S      46        19        12        15        81        75        50         7        
1953-54        D3S      46        26         9        11        86        61        61         2        
1954-55        D3S      46        20        10        16        76        63        50         6        
1955-56        D3S      46        29         7        10        112       50        65         2        
1956-57        D3S      46        19        14        13        86        65        52         6        
1957-58        D3S      46        24        12        10        88        64        60         1        
[b]1958-59        D2       42        15        11        16        74        90        41        12        
1959-60        D2       42        13        12        17        67        76        38        14        
1960-61        D2       42        14         9        19        61        75        37        16        
1961-62        D2       42        10        11        21        42        86        31        22        [/b]
1962-63        D3       46        12        12        22        58        84        36        22        
1963-64        D4       46        19        12        15        71        52        50         8        
1964-65        D4       46        26        11         9       102        57        63         1        
1965-66        D3       46        16        11        19        67        65        43        15        
1966-67        D3       46        13        15        18        61        71        41        19        
1967-68        D3       46        16        16        14        57        55        48        10        
1968-69        D3       46        16        13        17        72        65        45        12        
1969-70        D3       46        23         9        14        57        43        55         5        
1970-71        D3       46        14        16        16        50        47        44        14        
1971-72        D3       46        27        11         8        82        47        65         2        
[b]1972-73        D2       42         8        13        21        46        83        29        22        [/b]
1973-74        D3       46        16        11        19        52        58        43        19        
1974-75        D3       46        16        10        20        56        64        42        19        
1975-76        D3       46        22         9        15        78        53        53         4         
1976-77        D3       46        25        11        10        83        40        61         2        
[b]1977-78        D2       42        22        12         8        63        38        56         4        
1978-79        D2       42        23        10         9        72        39        56         2        
1979-80        D1       42        11        15        16        47        57        37        16        
1980-81        D1       42        14         7        21        54        67        35        19        
1981-82        D1       42        13        13        16        43        52        52        13        
1982-83        D1       42         9        13        20        38        68        40        22        
1983-84        D2       42        17         9        16        69        60        60         9        
1984-85        D2       42        20        12        10        54        34        72         6        
1985-86        D2       42        16         8        18        64        64        56        11        
1986-87        D2       42         9        12        21        37        54        39        22       [/b] 
1987-88        D3       46        23        15         8        69        47        84         2        
[b]1988-89        D2       46        14         9        23        57        66        51        19        
1989-90        D2       46        15         9        22        56        72        54        18        
1990-91        D2       46        21         7        18        63        69        70         6        
1991-92        D2       46        12        11        23        56        77        47        23      [/b]  
1992-93        D2       46        20         9        17        63        59        69         9        
1993-94        D2       46        15        14        17        60        67        59        14        
1994-95        D2       46        14        17        15        54        53        59        16        
1995-96        D2       46        10        10        26        46        69        40        23        
1996-97        D3       46        13        10        23        53        70        47        23        
1997-98        D3       46         6        17        23        38        66        35        23        
1998-99        D3       46        16         7        23        49        66        55        17        
1999-2000      D3       46        17        16        13        64        46        67        11        
2000-01        D3       46        28         8        10        73        35        92         1        
2001-02        D2       46        25        15         6        66        42        90         1
 








Publius Ovidius

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,681
at home
whenever I mention this I am dismissed as not knowing what I am talking about.

This puts a nail in the "big club" bollocks.

All we are is a seaside town with a football team, where its good to come down for the weekend to take a game in and the sea/clubs/pubs ...that is why so many people care not or dont follow our stadium woes. Perhaps there are a few uberfans on here may like to think about that.
 


Scotty Mac

New member
Jul 13, 2003
24,405
Dies Irae said:
whenever I mention this I am dismissed as not knowing what I am talking about.

This puts a nail in the "big club" bollocks.

All we are is a seaside town with a football team, where its good to come down for the weekend to take a game in and the sea/clubs/pubs ...that is why so many people care not or dont follow our stadium woes. Perhaps there are a few uberfans on here may like to think about that.

:clap:
 




British Bulldog

The great escape
Feb 6, 2006
10,966
Dies Irae said:
whenever I mention this I am dismissed as not knowing what I am talking about.

This puts a nail in the "big club" bollocks.

All we are is a seaside town with a football team, where its good to come down for the weekend to take a game in and the sea/clubs/pubs ...that is why so many people care not or dont follow our stadium woes. Perhaps there are a few uberfans on here may like to think about that.

We are not a big club and never have been.

We've just been a well publicised club over the last 10 years.

I dont think relegation will be a disaster as long as we are in the top half of league 1. Chasing promotion from league 1 will bring in bigger crowds than fighting relegation from the Championship.

Brighton fans have allways come out in numbers to chase a bit of glory.
 


FACT:-

In most seasons since the end of the Second World War, the Albion have either been playing in one of the top two tiers of English football, or they have been enjoying a promotion season.

Any fan under the age of seventy can look back on mainly good times.
 


Hiney

Super Moderator
Helpful Moderator
Jul 5, 2003
19,396
Penrose, Cornwall
Lord Bracknell said:
FACT:-

In most seasons since the end of the Second World War, the Albion have either been playing in one of the top two tiers of English football, or they have been enjoying a promotion season.

Any fan under the age of seventy can look back on mainly good times.

And if it had been more than just one up from Div3 S there would have been a few more promotions in the early 50s

In the overall Postwar League table we are 16th, based on points gained, reinforcing LB's point
 




wolfie

Well-known member
Jul 19, 2003
1,686
Warwickshire
Can't say I entirely agree with that LB. Most of those times seem pretty mundane on reflection - bar the Div 1 seasons and way back in the 60s.
 


Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
Helpful Moderator
Jul 21, 2003
20,386
Playing snooker
and don't forget, for each and every one of those years we have all been gay.
 








Hiney

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Jul 5, 2003
19,396
Penrose, Cornwall
FACT:

It's better being an Albion fan than a Palace fan

In the last 75 years, we've won 1301 games or 39.4% of the games we've played

Palace have only won 1185 games, or 36.6% of games played

We've scored more goals than them (4815 to 4549) and conceded fewer (4493 to 4578) and gained more points (3765 to 3575)

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

*grabsanorakandleavestotryandfindalife*
 


larus

Well-known member
Lord Bracknell said:
FACT:-

In most seasons since the end of the Second World War, the Albion have either been playing in one of the top two tiers of English football, or they have been enjoying a promotion season.

Any fan under the age of seventy can look back on mainly good times.

Sorry LB.

Looking at the league tables, I would say that we have spent about 60% of the seasons in the bottom 2 leagues.
 




Rougvie

Rising Damp
Aug 29, 2003
5,131
Hove, f***ing ACTUALLY.
At Least McGhee has given himself a shout of the record of WORST amount of points in a season.

Thats even more embarrasing when you consider in 1973 (our worst ever) you only got 2 points for a win.

:jester:
 


Our average league position since the 1958 reorganisation is 50th (currently 6th in League One - Barnsley, in fact). We are not a big club. We are a medium-sized club who have had some particularly terrible times and some bloody great times. I wouldn't have it any other way.
 










larus said:
Sorry LB.

Looking at the league tables, I would say that we have spent about 60% of the seasons in the bottom 2 leagues.

Reread what I posted.

Lord Bracknell said:
FACT:-

In most seasons since the end of the Second World War, the Albion have either been playing in one of the top two tiers of English football, or they have been enjoying a promotion season.

1957-58 Promotion
1958-59 2nd Tier
1959-60 2nd Tier
1960-61 2nd Tier
1961-62 2nd Tier

1964-65 Promotion

1971-72 Promotion
1972-73 2nd Tier

1976-77 Promotion
1977-78 2nd Tier
1978-79 2nd Tier / Promotion
1979-80 Top Tier
1980-81 Top Tier
1981-82 Top Tier
1982-83 Top Tier
1983-84 2nd Tier
1984-85 2nd Tier
1985-86 2nd Tier
1986-87 2nd Tier
1987-88 Promotion
1988-89 2nd Tier
1989-90 2nd Tier
1990-91 2nd Tier
1991-92 2nd Tier

2000-01 Promotion
2001-02 Promotion
2002-03 2nd Tier
2003-04 Promotion
2004-05 2nd Tier
2005-06 2nd Tier


That's 30 seasons out of the 60 seasons since the end of the war.

Or - if you prefer - 30 seasons out of the last 49.

I first started supporting the Club in 1971/72. So I'll claim 24 out of the last 35.

Never a dull moment.
 


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