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Well I found this interesting anyway! 13:07 - Jun 1 with 2461 views

A lot of talk about how classic Championship the Championship looks next season. It really does. Plenty of teams that you look at and say they've pretty much been a second tier side for the bigger part of their history.

So was shocked to find that only 8 of the teams we will face were in the same division as us when we got promoted in 1991/92 and just 6 of them were with us in 1999/00! SIX!

Seems incredibly low numbers from 23 other sides when there are so many teams that have had a stint in League One, a stint in the top division of late, but you'd look at and say they were probably largely at this level over the last few decades.

1991/92 - Middlesbrough, Leicester, Blackburn, Watford, Millwall, Bristol City, Sunderland, Plymouth
1999/00 - Birmingham, Huddersfield, QPR, Blackburn, Norwich, West Brom

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:18 - Jun 1 with 2366 views

burnbudgiesburn

Actually the championship gives me a very top flight vibe from the early 80's!

If you include us, this seasons championship includes 10 of the teams who we played in our best ever season 80/81

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:20 - Jun 1 with 2334 views

Asa

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:18 - Jun 1 by burnbudgiesburn
Actually the championship gives me a very top flight vibe from the early 80's! If you include us, this seasons championship includes 10 of the teams who we played in our best ever season 80/81

Blimey.

That's quite the stat that we faced more of next seasons teams in the division above in 80/81 than in this one in 91/92 or 99/00!

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:31 - Jun 1 with 2275 views

Swansea_Blue

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:18 - Jun 1 by burnbudgiesburn
Actually the championship gives me a very top flight vibe from the early 80's! If you include us, this seasons championship includes 10 of the teams who we played in our best ever season 80/81

Good spot. I make it 11 for next season, not that it changes anything. Def a early 80s top flight vibe.

In order of finishing position in 80/81:
Ipswich, West Brom, Southampton, Leeds , Stoke, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Coventry, Sunderland, Narwich, Leicester

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 14:55 - Jun 1 with 2104 views

gainsboroughblue

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:31 - Jun 1 by Swansea_Blue
Good spot. I make it 11 for next season, not that it changes anything. Def a early 80s top flight vibe. In order of finishing position in 80/81: Ipswich, West Brom, Southampton, Leeds , Stoke, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Coventry, Sunderland, Narwich, Leicester

And of course, the team of your home town finished 6th in the top flight a year later.

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 15:37 - Jun 1 with 2007 views

GlasgowBlue

It's choc full of teams who have won major honours in the modern age (Bobby Robson appointed ITFC manager is the start of the modern age imo).

Blackburn Rovers
Premier League winners 1994/95, League Cup winners 2002

Coventry City
FA Cup winners 1987

Ipswich Town
FA Cup winners 1978, UEFA Cup winners 1981

Leeds Utd
First Division winner 1973/74 & 1991/92, FA Cup winners 1972

Leicester City
Premier League winners 2015/16, FA Cup winners 2021, League Cup winners 1997 & 2000

Middlesbrough
League Cup winners 2004

Scum
Lucky League Cup win 1985. Should have been us

Sheffield Wednesday
League Cup winners 1991

Southampton
FA Cup winners 1976

Stoke City
League Cup winners 1972

Sunderland
FA Cup winners 1973

Swansea City
League Cup winners 2013

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:54]

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 18:40 - Jun 1 with 1783 views

Churchman

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 15:37 - Jun 1 by GlasgowBlue

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:54]

If you wind the modern age back to 1960 you can tack on a First Division Championship title to our list! You know it makes sense! Leeds would get a League title and a Fairs Cup but the rest? Zippo.

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 19:35 - Jun 1 with 1683 views

Coastalblue

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 15:37 - Jun 1 by GlasgowBlue

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:54]

Better check your Southampton bit, unless you're aiming for 12th man tribute act

1976?

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:36]

	No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 19:42 - Jun 1 with 1660 views

Nthsuffolkblue

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 15:37 - Jun 1 by GlasgowBlue

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:54]

You have missed nodge off that list!

EDIT: Just checked and seen you included the minor trophy so they are on there!

[Post edited 1 Jun 2023 20:34]

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 19:48 - Jun 1 with 1631 views

GlasgowBlue

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 19:35 - Jun 1 by Coastalblue
Better check your Southampton bit, unless you're aiming for 12th man tribute act 1976? [Post edited 1 Jun 2023 19:36]

Obviously a typo.

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Well I found this interesting anyway! on 21:56 - Jun 1 with 1447 views

olimar

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 13:20 - Jun 1 by Asa
Blimey. That's quite the stat that we faced more of next seasons teams in the division above in 80/81 than in this one in 91/92 or 99/00!

Of the 23 teams in the old Second Division in 1992, 9 of them were in L1 with us last season:

Derby, Cambridge, Charlton, Portsmouth, Bristol Rovers, Barnsley, Oxford, Plymouth, Port Vale.
6 of them were in the Championship
4 of them were in the PL

Not sure what any of this means- maybe that the traditional order has been pushed down a bit by the newcomers who have come up the leagues? (Bournemouth, Fulham, Brentford, Burnley, Swansea, Hull etc. Probably more that a large amount of teams move around quite a lot...

Well I found this interesting anyway! on 07:30 - Jun 2 with 1261 views

ElephantintheRoom

It was ever thus. The vast majority have been in the Prem and think they belong there. Many have been in the third division and don’t think they belong there.

Three up and three down creates churn - especially when mediocrity is encouraged via the play offs.

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