The Best & Worst Footballing County?

[The Grockle]

Obviously Sussex must feature as one of the worst Counties in terms of Football clubs and the level they play at with only one League club to it’s name but what which county has the fewest League clubs?

Also what county would have the highest number?

I was thinking the worst would have to be Surrey and the best represented would have to be Greater Manchester.

Any thoughts?

 

[Commander]

Cornwall must be the worst?

 

[Northstander]

Surely Greater London would be no.1?

 

[skipper734]

Cornwall 0.

 

[The Grockle]

Cornwall must be the worst?

Didn't even consider Cornwall but I think your right?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

cornwall, west sussex, isle of wight and rutland have never had a league football side

so they're the worst

that map's a wee bit out of date, plus i'm not sure why isle of man is on there, posing as a county

 

[Gwylan]

Blimey, how old is that map?

It's a wonder that you haven't found one with Wessex and Mercia on it

 

[strings]

cornwall, west sussex, isle of wight and rutland have never had a league football side

so they're the worst

that map's a wee bit out of date, plus i'm not sure why isle of man is on there, posing as a county

Interesting one about West Sussex having never had a football league side. Until 1974, technically speaking, Sussex was one county. Therefore, until 1974 surely the people of West Sussex did have a football team to support?

In a similar vein, now that Brighton and Hove is a unitary authority, would it be equally fair to say that East Sussex has never had a football league team?

I would argue that all of Sussex has, at some point, been represented by the Albion.

 

[bhaexpress]

Worcester ? Not since Kidderminster Harriers dropped out of the league but the same could be said of Monmouth or for that matter, Surrey. Selhurst Park is actually in a London borough.

The best would be Lancashire if you accept that Greater Manchester and Merseyside are not separate counties.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Until 1974, technically speaking, Sussex was one county. Therefore, until 1974 surely the people of West Sussex did have a football team to support?

VERY technically speaking

it was a 'ceremonial' county until then, but they actually split WAY before that

depends how pedantic you want to be really

although, regardless of this, seeing as west sussex now has a conference side, it'd still be better than cornwall, rutland and the i.o.w


the best in terms of teams is clearly greater london, but perhaps greater manchester is the most successful?

 

[strings]

VERY technically speaking

I know its very technically speaking, just as a West Sussex person myself I wanted to point out that many Sussex people (either side of the divide) feel brighton as their own.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

VERY technically speaking

it was a 'ceremonial' county until then, but they actually split WAY before that

depends how pedantic you want to be really

I want to be VERY pedantic.

East Sussex and West Sussex haven't been a single administrative unit since the Kingdom of Sussex was over-run by the Kingdom of Wessex way back in the dark ages.

 

[Commander]

Didn't even consider Cornwall but I think your right?

I expect so.

 

[Notters]

What about Durham and Northumberland?

 

[bhaexpress]

What about Durham and Northumberland?

Sunderland, Newcastle, Darlington, Hartlepool. Berwick Rangers as well.

 

[Mellotron]

I know its very technically speaking, just as a West Sussex person myself I wanted to point out that many Sussex people (either side of the divide) feel brighton as their own.

Ditto. I think there's plenty of West Sussex here who feel absolute affinity to Brighton, myself included.

 

[Notters]

Sunderland, Newcastle, Darlington, Hartlepool. Berwick Rangers as well.

I was meaning now, but good point re Berwick.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Where the bejesus is Rutland?! That's a made up place, surely?

 

[Highfields Seagull]

Next to Leicestershire. Smallest county in the country depending on what the tide's doing round the Isle of Wight.

 

[itszamora]

Where the bejesus is Rutland?! That's a made up place, surely?

No, although I think it has quite recently been made an official county.

Rutland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia