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Post by gbow on Mar 7, 2024 19:30:48 GMT 1
Town have had a few promotions down the years but our last AUTOMATIC promotion was over 40 years ago in 1982-83. Yes, I'm old enough to remember it well. It got me wondering if our club has gone the longest without an automatic promotion. It turns out that apart from 5 clubs who have been in the top division since 82-83 (Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, Man U and Arsenal) and 4 clubs in League 2 who got there via National League play-offs (Harrogate, Morecambe, Newport and Salford) . EVERY other league club has had an automatic promotion. I'm in no rush to go down to League 1 and try and end this run from there, so maybe AB needs to take us up into the Prem automatically next year  |
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 7, 2024 20:01:10 GMT 1
Automatics are boring. The play offs are where it's at
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Post by conman on Mar 7, 2024 20:24:00 GMT 1
Automatics are boring. The play offs are where it's at Penalty shootouts 👍 |
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 7, 2024 20:27:09 GMT 1
Automatics are boring. The play offs are where it's at Penalty shootouts 👍 After a 0-0 involving a shit your pants moment every time the other team is in your half |
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Post by gbow on Mar 7, 2024 20:34:34 GMT 1
Don't remember being bored in 82-83 v Newport (or 79-80), Play-offs on the other hand take 5 years off my life every time !  |
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Post by Tinpot on Mar 7, 2024 20:36:07 GMT 1
Salford, Morecambe, Newport and Arigut have all had automatic promotion at least once within the non-league system since 1983.
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Post by boooothy on Mar 7, 2024 20:36:59 GMT 1
I’ve never seen automatic promotion. Sounds well boring.
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Post by gbow on Mar 7, 2024 20:38:32 GMT 1
Salford, Morecambe, Newport and Arigut have all had automatic promotion at least once within the non-league system since 1983. I stopped looking after the National League So we really are an exceptional club then  |
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Post by Tinpot on Mar 7, 2024 20:46:36 GMT 1
Salford, Morecambe, Newport and Arigut have all had automatic promotion at least once within the non-league system since 1983. I stopped looking after the National League So we really are an exceptional club then I think we've been the sole member of that club for a while now. I seem to recall looking at that stat when I still lived in Huddersfield. I left in 2004. |
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Post by King Neil on Mar 7, 2024 20:48:31 GMT 1
Town have had a few promotions down the years but our last AUTOMATIC promotion was over 40 years ago in 1982-83. Yes, I'm old enough to remember it well. It got me wondering if our club has gone the longest without an automatic promotion. It turns out that apart from 5 clubs who have been in the top division since 82-83 (Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, Man U and Arsenal) and 4 clubs in League 2 who got there via National League play-offs (Harrogate, Morecambe, Newport and Salford) . EVERY other league club has had an automatic promotion. I'm in no rush to go down to League 1 and try and end this run from there, so maybe AB needs to take us up into the Prem automatically next year I was around for the buxton double too Great days👍 |
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Post by gbow on Mar 7, 2024 20:53:36 GMT 1
At the other extreme, Rotherham and Sheffieid Utd have had 7 automatic promotions in that time
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 7, 2024 21:21:43 GMT 1
Town have had a few promotions down the years but our last AUTOMATIC promotion was over 40 years ago in 1982-83. Yes, I'm old enough to remember it well. It got me wondering if our club has gone the longest without an automatic promotion. It turns out that apart from 5 clubs who have been in the top division since 82-83 (Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, Man U and Arsenal) and 4 clubs in League 2 who got there via National League play-offs (Harrogate, Morecambe, Newport and Salford) . EVERY other league club has had an automatic promotion. I'm in no rush to go down to League 1 and try and end this run from there, so maybe AB needs to take us up into the Prem automatically next year I’m in no rush to go down to League 1 either... But if we should do 💔 😥 I wanna be back up as CHAMPIONS 🏆 to complete the set - Division 1 - 1924-1925-1926 Division 2 - 1970 Division 3 - ****Division 4 - 1980 There cannot be that many clubs that have been champions in all four divisions ! |
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Post by ACW on Mar 7, 2024 21:41:31 GMT 1
Town have had a few promotions down the years but our last AUTOMATIC promotion was over 40 years ago in 1982-83. Yes, I'm old enough to remember it well. It got me wondering if our club has gone the longest without an automatic promotion. It turns out that apart from 5 clubs who have been in the top division since 82-83 (Liverpool, Everton, Spurs, Man U and Arsenal) and 4 clubs in League 2 who got there via National League play-offs (Harrogate, Morecambe, Newport and Salford) . EVERY other league club has had an automatic promotion. I'm in no rush to go down to League 1 and try and end this run from there, so maybe AB needs to take us up into the Prem automatically next year I’m in no rush to go down to League 1 either... But if we should do 💔 😥 I wanna be back up as CHAMPIONS 🏆 to complete the set - Division 1 - 1924-1925-1926 Division 2 - 1970 Division 3 - ****Division 4 - 1980 There cannot be that many clubs that have been champions in all four divisions ! After doing a bit of research (Googling it!), it appears five teams have been champions of all four divisions. Portsmouth Burnley Preston North End Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 7, 2024 21:48:15 GMT 1
I’m in no rush to go down to League 1 either... But if we should do 💔 😥 I wanna be back up as CHAMPIONS 🏆 to complete the set - Division 1 - 1924-1925-1926 Division 2 - 1970 Division 3 - ****Division 4 - 1980 There cannot be that many clubs that have been champions in all four divisions ! After doing a bit of research (Googling it!), it appears five teams have been champions of all four divisions. Portsmouth Burnley Preston North End Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers Interesting info that is ACW and Thank You for it ! And while I wouldn’t even wanna go down to League 1 it could happen (Hopefully not of course given Kevin’s plans for HTAFC) but Aye if it happened it’d be another notch in our hugely illustrious history should we ever prevail from League 1 (ex Division 3) as Champions ! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 |
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Post by willo on Mar 8, 2024 1:42:24 GMT 1
I’ve never seen automatic promotion. Sounds well boring. Bit easier on the old ticker though. 😉 |
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Post by rubicon on Mar 8, 2024 6:50:35 GMT 1
Some of us go back as far as 1970s automatic and believe me it wasn't boring in the least. Still there were no play offs back then, so nothing to compare with at the time. Whilst I was 0 years old in 52-53 when Town were runners up and gained automatic promotion, I was around.
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Post by Porrohman on Mar 8, 2024 8:01:58 GMT 1
I’ve never seen automatic promotion. Sounds well boring. Fucking hell, that puts it into perspective. I forget that some, probably plenty, on here haven't seen us go up automatically. Granted I was 13 or 14 the last time it happened 🫣 |
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Post by onesteviekindon on Mar 8, 2024 9:47:59 GMT 1
I've often thought about this and I would love to see us do it again. Sadly I think to do it in the Championship nowadays you need to have some serious financial clout, which we don't have.
I don't want us to be given the chance in League one, even if it meant being champions in all four divisions.
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Post by htafcokay on Mar 8, 2024 10:05:28 GMT 1
We have also played in play-off finals at four different grounds. I wonder if any team can top that?
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Post by Porrohman on Mar 8, 2024 10:26:21 GMT 1
We have also played in play-off finals at four different grounds. I wonder if any team can top that? And played in all 4 divisions in 2 different home grounds. |
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Post by htafcokay on Mar 8, 2024 11:05:28 GMT 1
We have also played in play-off finals at four different grounds. I wonder if any team can top that? And played in all 4 divisions in 2 different home grounds. And until Bolton did it recently, we were the only team in the Football League to do such a thing. |
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Post by royrace on Mar 8, 2024 12:03:59 GMT 1
Don't remember being bored in 82-83 v Newport (or 79-80), Play-offs on the other hand take 5 years off my life every time ! That Cowling goal Elation that wasn't to be matched until the Schindler pen. Don't get me wrong there have been many other amazing highs but these two probably top the lot for me! |
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Post by royrace on Mar 8, 2024 12:06:22 GMT 1
I've often thought about this and I would love to see us do it again. Sadly I think to do it in the Championship nowadays you need to have some serious financial clout, which we don't have. I don't want us to be given the chance in League one, even if it meant being champions in all four divisions. Ipswich have a decent chance this season, proves it is still possible. So impressed with what they've done, playing great football, scoring lots of goals, no superstars. That's what we need to aim for. |
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Post by onesteviekindon on Mar 8, 2024 13:33:50 GMT 1
I've often thought about this and I would love to see us do it again. Sadly I think to do it in the Championship nowadays you need to have some serious financial clout, which we don't have. I don't want us to be given the chance in League one, even if it meant being champions in all four divisions. Ipswich have a decent chance this season, proves it is still possible. So impressed with what they've done, playing great football, scoring lots of goals, no superstars. That's what we need to aim for. They did sign Kiefer Moore, just the sort of striker that would have excelled for us. Unfortunately out of our price range. |
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Post by Porrohman on Mar 8, 2024 13:35:51 GMT 1
Don't remember being bored in 82-83 v Newport (or 79-80), Play-offs on the other hand take 5 years off my life every time ! That Cowling goal Elation that wasn't to be matched until the Schindler pen. Don't get me wrong there have been many other amazing highs but these two probably top the lot for me! Chris Billy's header and Simmonsens penalty ? |
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Post by andyboothscat on Mar 8, 2024 15:59:33 GMT 1
34 years for me and wondered what it would be like for some time! We got pretty damn close in 2004 mind.
30 years old that stadium and it still hasn't really had that HUGE HUGE celebration there. Sure its had the play off semis that were huge and the Barnsley survival game etc but clinching a title there would be something else.
That said defo don't want a league one championship next year though!
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