[Albion] Is there such thing as a dull season supporting the Albion?

chaileyjem

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #21

Brovion said:

Wow, is that true? Is there a list anywhere? (Not doubting you, just interested to see).

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I googled it for a bit and found various pieces. Other clubs are more yo-yo if you go back as far as the start of the Football League but choosing the last 50 years then it says Albion come out top (or bottom) - its from 2015 but we've one more to chalk up obviously.
http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/12816551/which-football-club-promoted-relegated-most-often

 

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golddene

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #22

lawros left foot said:

First season at the Amex, finished 10th. No dramas,

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We were on the edge of the playoffs until the last eight or ten games that season, not pressing but still in with a chance iirc

 

studio150

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #23

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Papa Lazarou

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #24

golddene said:

We were on the edge of the playoffs until the last eight or ten games that season, not pressing but still in with a chance iirc

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I seem to remember being within striking distance right up to the tonking at West Ham.

 

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Brovion

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #25

chaileyjem said:

I googled it for a bit and found various pieces. Other clubs are more yo-yo if you go back as far as the start of the Football League but choosing the last 50 years then it says Albion come out top (or bottom) - its from 2015 but we've one more to chalk up obviously.
http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/12816551/which-football-club-promoted-relegated-most-often

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Thanks for the link. For some reason, going on a gut feeling, I wouldn't even have had us in the top 10 of 'yo-yo clubs', even in the last 60 years. Always knew I had dodgy guts!

 

Monkey Man

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• Feb 12, 2018

• #26

For a club that has been accused of having "no history" by various opposing supporters over the years I can't think of a club that's offered its fans such an interesting journey.

Four divisions, four home grounds, the battle for survival, the battle to stay in the League, the battle for the new ground and the grand finale of arriving in the top tier. And all the promotions and relegations along the way.

I remember John Vinnicombe once writing that Brighton were "the perfect football club" to support, because of all the highs and lows. And that was back in the early 80s.