Dirk Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Anyone know a few teams that have either risen through the divisions (like Bournemouth) and teams that have fallen down them (like Portsmouth)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 Swansea, Northampton, wolves, Man City, villa, Sunderland, Sheffield wed, Southampton, Sheffield Utd, Bradford, Barnsley, Coventry, Swindon, Pompey, Blackpool : all those have fallen at least to the third tier from the highest. swansea, Pompey, villa, Sunderland, Man City, wolves, Southampton, Bournemouth, Blackpool, have all gone the other way, too. Probably there's a few more. Those are from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 not really the same but also not really sure where to put this - AFC Wimbledon overtook MK Dons in the league for the first time ever last weekend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Fulham under Kevin Keegan. Sean Davis played in all divisions IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: Fulham under Kevin Keegan. Sean Davis played in all divisions IIRC. I think Ashley Williams may have played in all 4 divisions for Swansea (might be wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, Genie said: I think Ashley Williams may have played in all 4 divisions for Swansea (might be wrong) Don't think so. Leon Britton, Alan Tate and Gary Monk all did though. 10 minutes ago, Genie said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Thinking about it afterwards, I think he has played in all 4 divisions but not all for Swansea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2016 Amazed that nobody mentioned Leeds United. A salutary warning for any Villa fan who still thinks "We're A Big Club, so this must be just a blip". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 There are a few interesting ones further afield too. Fallen giant in France. Stade de Reims. Runner-up to Real Madrid in the '56 & '59 European Cup finals. Gave France most of its '58 world cup team including Just Fontaine. Other than a solitary league cup in '91 they haven't won anything since a league title in 1962. Now largely a yoyo team currently sitting top of Ligue 2 and still one of the most popular teams in France owing to their history and links to the national side. RasenBallsport Leipzig in Germany. Red Bull's latest plaything have made short work of going from the German 5th tier (09/10) into the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 15 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Amazed that nobody mentioned Leeds United. A salutary warning for any Villa fan who still thinks "We're A Big Club, so this must be just a blip". Leeds were never a big club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Leeds were never a big club. You jest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2016 58 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Leeds were never a big club. Look, I hate them with a passion, having lived here all my adult life. But they were massive (and really, still should be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Leeds have been a big club since the mid 60s, we have been a big club since the late 1800s. Leeds still are a big club who have been down on their luck for a few years. Anyway didn't wolves go all the way down to the 4th? They were one of the best club sides this country has ever seen back in the 50s where they were very dominant, and played to very big crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Anyway didn't wolves go all the way down to the 4th? They were one of the best club sides this country has ever seen back in the 50s where they were very dominant, and played to very big crowds. 86/87 & 87/88 Wolves were in the old 4th division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 22 minutes ago, BOF said: 86/87 & 87/88 Wolves were in the old 4th division. There you go. They must be one of the worst cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 3 hours ago, BOF said: There are a few interesting ones further afield too. Fallen giant in France. Stade de Reims. Runner-up to Real Madrid in the '56 & '59 European Cup finals. Gave France most of its '58 world cup team including Just Fontaine. Other than a solitary league cup in '91 they haven't won anything since a league title in 1962. Now largely a yoyo team currently sitting top of Ligue 2 and still one of the most popular teams in France owing to their history and links to the national side. RasenBallsport Leipzig in Germany. Red Bull's latest plaything have made short work of going from the German 5th tier (09/10) into the top flight. Villarreal and Parma made great rises back in the day sadly Parma will probably have to do it all again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Napoli went down to Serie C, not by playing though. Something with financial reasons. Paderborn are doing a fall in German football now. 16th in Bundesliga 3 and they were in the top division two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 On 13/10/2016 at 15:39, BOF said: There are a few interesting ones further afield too. Fallen giant in France. Stade de Reims. Runner-up to Real Madrid in the '56 & '59 European Cup finals. Gave France most of its '58 world cup team including Just Fontaine. Other than a solitary league cup in '91 they haven't won anything since a league title in 1962. Now largely a yoyo team currently sitting top of Ligue 2 and still one of the most popular teams in France owing to their history and links to the national side. RasenBallsport Leipzig in Germany. Red Bull's latest plaything have made short work of going from the German 5th tier (09/10) into the top flight. In Germany, Darmstadt also. And in Spain Deportivo used to be one of the best teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think Northampton and Swansea are the best examples. Northampton went from 4th to 1st back to 4th between 1960-1970 and Swansea did the same between 1977 and 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 The original Wimbledon were the best example. Non league to top division (top 6) and FA Cup winners in a shade over 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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