Now they are gone

[gjh1971]

Two welsh clubs since disappeared: Aberdare Athletic and Merthyr Tydfil

 

[Triggaaar]

Who fancies putting these in one nice list, complete with when they disappeared, what their highest league position was, and whether they've reformed in any way?

 

[Gully]

Quite a few of those listed are still in existence in the non-leagues, or reformed at some stage, from memory:

In the BSBP (Conference) are Kiddy, Luton, Barrow, Southport, Stockport, Newport, Gateshead, Wrexham, Mansfield, Lincoln and Cambridge Utd.

I think that Halifax FC are in the BSB North.

There are also a fair few who have been out of the league then returned again, the likes of Donny, Darlo, Hereford, Exeter, Torquay, Barnet...maybe Shrewsbury?

 

[ofco8]

Durham City. South Shields (became Gateshead). Bootle. Accrington (before Stanley). Leeds City (thrown out of League for irregularities).

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I think Halifax went to the wall and were reformed at the bottom of the ladder.

They won their division (Evostik) at a canter last season and are now in the Blue Square north, as Gully said. Think Boston are in the same division as them too.

 

[Brovion]

I think Halifax went to the wall and were reformed at the bottom of the ladder.

Indeed they did go bust. They'd struggled on for years getting deeper and deeper in debt until they died at the end of the 2008 season. Of course they didn't really die as the fans promptly formed FC Halifax and started again at the bottom of the pyramid. They were also lucky as they didn't own their ground (they'd sold it to the council back in the 1980s when they'd got into financial trouble before). That might sound counter-intuitive but it meant there were no property speculators hovering in the background, indeed it worked to their advantage as Calderdale Council are committed to keeping The Shay as a sporting venue (the Halifax Rugby League team play there) and they welcomed the new Halifax club with open arms as their new football tenants.

They've done well since the new club took over. Debt-free they've gone up the leagues and last season they absolutely pissed the NPL Premier (the division that FCUM are in) and are now in Conference North. There was a bit of harrumphing from some of the other clubs that Halifax, despite having gone bust, died and started again at the bottom, had somehow cheated by reforming! The Halifax story, plus others, is one of the reasons I can't subscribe to the trite homily, often trotted out on here, that 'no one wants to see clubs go bust'. Sometimes, not always, but sometimes, it's the best course of action.

EDIT: Beaten to it by HH seagull who also used the correct names!

 

[Brovion]

Who fancies putting these in one nice list, complete with when they disappeared, what their highest league position was, and whether they've reformed in any way?

Can't answer for all of them but Bradford (Park Avenue) once finished 9th in what would now be the Premiership. Admittedly this was in 1913 (I think) but it still counts! They were a second division (Championship) side for most of the years between the wars and reached four FA Cup quarter-finals; they only went into decline in the 1950s. Just FYI their league record against Manchester United is P:18 W:9 D:1 L:8.

I know a bit about them as I'm a former shareholder of the reformed club.

 

[Dominoid]

Who fancies putting these in one nice list, complete with when they disappeared, what their highest league position was, and whether they've reformed in any way?

Apparently a few people already have:
List of former Football League clubs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Here's a full list of the 139 teams to play in the football league

Years in league Club
1921-1927 Aberdare Athletic
1888-1893 Accrington
1921-1962; 2006- Accrington Stanley
1923- AFC Bournemouth
2011- AFC Wimbledon
1932-1992 Aldershot
2008- Aldershot Town
1893- Arsenal
1921-1929 Ashington
1888- Aston Villa
1991-2001; 2005- Barnet
1898- Barnsley
1921-1972 Barrow
1892- Birmingham City
1888- Blackburn Rovers
1896-99; 1900- Blackpool
1888- Bolton Wanderers
1892-1893 Bootle
2002-2007 Boston United
1903- Bradford City
1908-1970 Bradford Park Avenue
1921- Brentford
1920- Brighton & Hove Albion
1901- Bristol City
1920- Bristol Rovers
1888- Burnley
2009- Burton Albion
1892-1901 Burton Swifts
1901-1907 Burton United
1894-1897 Burton Wanderers
1894- Bury
1970-2005 Cambridge United
1920- Cardiff City
1928-2004; 2005- Carlisle United
1921- Charlton Athletic
1905- Chelsea
1999- Cheltenham Town
1931-2000; 2004-2009 Chester City
1899-1909; 1921- Chesterfield
1950-1990; 1992- Colchester United
1919- Coventry City
2011- Crawley Town
1892- Crewe Alexandra
1920- Crystal Palace
2007- Dagenham & Redbridge
1921-1989; 1990- Darlington
1891-1899 Darwen
1888- Derby County
1923-1998; 2003- Doncaster Rovers
1921-1928 Durham City
1888- Everton
1920-2003; 2008- Exeter City
1907- Fulham
1896-1912 Gainsborough Trinity
1930-1960 Gateshead
1920- Gillingham
1898-1915 Glossop North End
1892- Grimsby Town
1921-1993; 1999-2002 Halifax Town
1920- Hartlepool United
1973-1997; 2006- Hereford United
1910- Huddersfield Town
1905- Hull City
1938- Ipswich Town
1999-2004 Kidderminster Harriers
1905-1919 Leeds City
1920- Leeds United
1894- Leicester City
1905- Leyton Orient
1892-1986; 1987-2010 Lincoln City
1893- Liverpool
1895-1905 Loughborough
1897-2009 Luton Town
1997- Macclesfield Town
1989-1992 Maidstone United
1892- Manchester City
1892- Manchester United
1931-2008 Mansfield Town
1920-1930 Merthyr Town
1899- Middlesbrough
1893-1894 Middlesbrough Ironopolis
1920- Millwall
2004- Milton Keynes Dons
2007- Morecambe
1921-1931 Nelson
1893- Newcastle United
1898-1901 New Brighton Tower
1923-1951 New Brighton
1920-1988 Newport County
1920- Northampton Town
1892-1894 Northwich Victoria
1920- Norwich City
1892- Nottingham Forest
1888- Notts County
1907- Oldham Athletic
1962-2006 Oxford United
1960- Peterborough United
1920- Plymouth Argyle
1892- Port Vale
1920- Portsmouth
1888- Preston North End
1920- Queens Park Rangers
1920- Reading
1921- Rochdale
1893-1896 Rotherham Town
1918- Rotherham United
2001-2006 Rushden & Diamonds
1987-1999 Scarborough
1950- Scunthorpe United
1892- Sheffield United
1892- Sheffield Wednesday
1950-2003; 2004- Shrewsbury Town
1920- Southampton
1920- Southend United
1921-1978 Southport
1921-1923 Stalybridge Celtic
1900-2010 Stockport County
1888-1928 Stoke
1928- Stoke City
1890- Sunderland
1920- Swansea City
1920- Swindon Town
1930-1932 Thames
1927-2007; 2009- Torquay United
1908- Tottenham Hotspur
1921- Tranmere Rovers
1892- Walsall
1920- Watford
1888- West Bromwich Albion
1919- West Ham United
1978- Wigan Athletic
1921-1931 Wigan Borough
1977-2004 Wimbledon
1888- Wolverhampton Wanderers
1951-1977 Workington
1921-2007 Wrexham
1993- Wycombe Wanderers
2003- Yeovil Town
1929-2004 York City

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Does Third Lanark count?

All that remains of them is a terrace in what is now a public park.

 

[sully]

The list above suggests that Darlington are still in the league. Any other errors prople have noticed?

 

[Seagull on the wing]

scotland

That is great...very topical as well!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

The list above suggests that Darlington are still in the league. Any other errors prople have noticed?

You're quite right, there were four errors thanks to the 2009-2010 season not being updated, lets try again:

Here's a full list of the 140 teams to play in the football league

Years in league Club
1921-1927 Aberdare Athletic
1888-1893 Accrington
1921-1962; 2006- Accrington Stanley
1923- AFC Bournemouth
2011- AFC Wimbledon
1932-1992 Aldershot
2008- Aldershot Town
1893- Arsenal
1921-1929 Ashington
1888- Aston Villa
1991-2001; 2005- Barnet
1898- Barnsley
1921-1972 Barrow
1892- Birmingham City
1888- Blackburn Rovers
1896-99; 1900- Blackpool
1888- Bolton Wanderers
1892-1893 Bootle
2002-2007 Boston United
1903- Bradford City
1908-1970 Bradford Park Avenue
1921- Brentford
1920- Brighton & Hove Albion
1901- Bristol City
1920- Bristol Rovers
1888- Burnley
2009- Burton Albion
1892-1901 Burton Swifts
1901-1907 Burton United
1894-1897 Burton Wanderers
1894- Bury
1970-2005 Cambridge United
1920- Cardiff City
1928-2004; 2005- Carlisle United
1921- Charlton Athletic
1905- Chelsea
1999- Cheltenham Town
1931-2000; 2004-2009 Chester City
1899-1909; 1921- Chesterfield
1950-1990; 1992- Colchester United
1919- Coventry City
2011- Crawley Town
1892- Crewe Alexandra
1920- Crystal Palace
2007- Dagenham & Redbridge
1921-1989; 1990-2010 Darlington
1891-1899 Darwen
1888- Derby County
1923-1998; 2003- Doncaster Rovers
1921-1928 Durham City
1888- Everton
1920-2003; 2008- Exeter City
1907- Fulham
1896-1912 Gainsborough Trinity
1930-1960 Gateshead
1920- Gillingham
1898-1915 Glossop North End
1892-2010 Grimsby Town
1921-1993; 1999-2002 Halifax Town
1920- Hartlepool United
1973-1997; 2006- Hereford United
1910- Huddersfield Town
1905- Hull City
1938- Ipswich Town
1999-2004 Kidderminster Harriers
1905-1919 Leeds City
1920- Leeds United
1894- Leicester City
1905- Leyton Orient
1892-1986; 1987-2011 Lincoln City
1893- Liverpool
1895-1905 Loughborough
1897-2009 Luton Town
1997- Macclesfield Town
1989-1992 Maidstone United
1892- Manchester City
1892- Manchester United
1931-2008 Mansfield Town
1920-1930 Merthyr Town
1899- Middlesbrough
1893-1894 Middlesbrough Ironopolis
1920- Millwall
2004- Milton Keynes Dons
2007- Morecambe
1921-1931 Nelson
1893- Newcastle United
1898-1901 New Brighton Tower
1923-1951 New Brighton
1920-1988 Newport County
1920- Northampton Town
1892-1894 Northwich Victoria
1920- Norwich City
1892- Nottingham Forest
1888- Notts County
1907- Oldham Athletic
1962-2006; 2010- Oxford United
1960- Peterborough United
1920- Plymouth Argyle
1892- Port Vale
1920- Portsmouth
1888- Preston North End
1920- Queens Park Rangers
1920- Reading
1921- Rochdale
1893-1896 Rotherham Town
1918- Rotherham United
2001-2006 Rushden & Diamonds
1987-1999 Scarborough
1950- Scunthorpe United
1892- Sheffield United
1892- Sheffield Wednesday
1950-2003; 2004- Shrewsbury Town
1920- Southampton
1920- Southend United
1921-1978 Southport
1921-1923 Stalybridge Celtic
2010- Stevenage
1900-2011 Stockport County
1888-1928 Stoke
1928- Stoke City
1890- Sunderland
1920- Swansea City
1920- Swindon Town
1930-1932 Thames
1927-2007; 2009- Torquay United
1908- Tottenham Hotspur
1921- Tranmere Rovers
1892- Walsall
1920- Watford
1888- West Bromwich Albion
1919- West Ham United
1978- Wigan Athletic
1921-1931 Wigan Borough
1977-2004 Wimbledon
1888- Wolverhampton Wanderers
1951-1977 Workington
1921-2007 Wrexham
1993- Wycombe Wanderers
2003- Yeovil Town
1929-2004 York City

 

[The Large One]

Brighton & Hove Albion Reserves - won the Southern League twice in the 1920s.

Now no longer exist.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Wimbledon anyone ?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

What was Maidstone United's reason for folding ? Lack of cash ?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Gretna.