Pretty Cardiff City have played in the 'old' first division ?
Hence my comment about all pre-Premiership (i.e. 1992) records being expunged.
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Biggest city without top football team?
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Hence my comment about all pre-Premiership (i.e. 1992) records being expunged.
Did anyone get my subtle dig at the Premiership?
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As we have already established, the Biggest city in England that as never had a top flight team, is now Plymouth. I Believe that Hull used to also be the biggest city in Europe without a top flight team, I believe that honnour now falls to Wisbaden in Germany.
I remember reading somewhere that the Largest place In england to never have a PROFESSIONAL (meaning the top 4 divisions) football team in England is Wakefield (as many on here have already stated).
I remember reading somewhere that the Largest place In england to never have a PROFESSIONAL (meaning the top 4 divisions) football team in England is Wakefield (as many on here have already stated).
Except leeds have seen top flight football.
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But that's surely only if you count Wakefield as the entire district (in which case it beats Plymouth anyway). If you're only counting Wakefield itself, it's beaten by several places including Gloucester - which I think might be the biggest without pro football.
If we're talking about ever... Have Tranmere ever been in the top flight? If not then Birkenhead is the correct answer.
EDIT: Brighton is the correct answer, Birkenhead comes second.
EDIT 2: I'm a moron ^^^ Birkenhead is the correct answer.
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You've not been following Brighton long have you?
If leeds utd's 1992 Divison One championship season is too long ago to count, I think 1983 is too
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If leeds utd's 1992 Divison One championship season is too long ago to count, I think 1983 is too
The question is not about now and it's not just about the Prem - it's about which place has never seen top-flight football.
Leeds and Brighton both clearly have been in the top flight
I think we've all agreed the answer is Plymouth
NO, Birkenhead!
Aha ! Its Brighton. When Brighton were in the top flight we were not a City.
How was that question worded again?
"What's the biggest British city/town not to have hosted top division football?"
Well as a city we haven't! But as a town we have!
How was that question worded again?
"What's the biggest British city/town not to have hosted top division football?"
Well as a city we haven't! But as a town we have!
turienzo's lovechild
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notters, you seem to be playing by a quite frankly bizarre set of rules!
I was making reference to Notters listing leeds as not having played top flight football.
Storer68
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shouldn't that be "City of Brighton & Hove"
Brighton, by itself, was only ever a borough
withdeanwombat
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No,no............I meant Brighton and Hove were then two towns,so grammatically you should say HAVE, not HAS.The qn as stated asks which town,so technically neither Brighton,nor Hove,nor Brighton and Hove (city) Albion have been in the top flight,though have been jointly represented in the past.
Though I'd PREFER it to be Plymouth.
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So the answer is Wakefield if you include non league teams, and Plymouth if it is only league teams then? Thread over.
Hull is/was just a town on 6th july 1897 a royal charter signed created the city of KINGSTON upon HULL. Just a small point
Nottseagull
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Off the top of my head, I can think of two missing cities i.e. Rochester and Beverley.