Holding on to top spot (last five 5th tier seasons)

[upthemaggies]

Earliest any team has gone top and stayed there in the last 5 years at this level is Barrow from game 20, although that season was of course cut short.

Macc Town first went top a day earlier in the calendar year than Notts, but had played 2 games more.

Not realistic to expect us to remain top all season from here on in, even if we end up as champs, Aldershot were the last club to go top in October and stay there to the end (from game 15) in 2007/08.

2017/18 MACCLESFIELD TOWN
First game top: 14 (3rd October)
Top after every match played from game: 24 (9th December)

2018/19 LEYTON ORIENT
First game top: 12 (22nd September)
Top after every match played from game: 42 (9th April)

2019/20 BARROW
First game top: 20 (16th November)
Top after every match played from game: 20 (16th November)

2020/21 SUTTON UNITED
First game top: 24 (9th March)
Top after every match played from game: 39 (11th May)

2021/22 STOCKPORT COUNTY
First game top: 24 (25th January)
Top after every match played from game: 24 (25th January)

2022/23 NOTTS COUNTY
First game top: 12 (4th October)

[cher1]

I don't think anyone expects us to stay top, so the historical stats I'd be most interested in seeing would be what happened at the end of the season to teams who had the same number of points as us after 13 games. Similarly, the same stats for teams on similar points tallies to those currently just below us.

Not sure I've explained that very well, but hopefully someone will understand!

[upthemaggies]

I don't think anyone expects us to stay top, so the historical stats I'd be most interested in seeing would be what happened at the end of the season to teams who had the same number of points as us after 13 games. Similarly, the same stats for teams on similar points tallies to those currently just below us.

Not sure I've explained that very well, but hopefully someone will understand!

The leading 5th tier team after 13 games

2017/18 Dover 24 pts from 13 (finished 8th)
2018/19 Orient 29 pts from 13 (finished 1st)
2019/20 Bromley 29 pts from 13 (finished 13th)
2020/21 Torquay 30 pts from 13 (finished 2nd)
2021/22 Grimsby 29 pts from 13 (finished 6th)
2022/23 Notts Co 30 pts from 13

[countygump]

The leading 5th tier team after 13 games

2017/18 Dover 24 pts from 13 (finished 8th)
2018/19 Orient 29 pts from 13 (finished 1st)
2019/20 Bromley 29 pts from 13 (finished 13th)
2020/21 Torquay 30 pts from 13 (finished 2nd)
2021/22 Grimsby 29 pts from 13 (finished 6th)
2022/23 Notts Co 30 pts from 13

So only 1 promoted, but 2 ought to have been as Torquay were robbed in the P/O final, if memory serves. Average finishing position of 6th. Well that's about par for us.

[magpie_mania]

So only 1 promoted, but 2 ought to have been as Torquay were robbed in the P/O final, if memory serves. Average finishing position of 6th. Well that's about par for us.

2 were promoted - Orient & Grimsby.

We have made a great start ... I thought it may be a three horse race but increasingly looking like it might only be two although there might be a couple of surprises. We need to avoid injuries though as we don't have much depth in the squad. Nearly a third of the way through the season now.

I think we are a better team though than Dover and Bromley were.

[countygump]

2 were promoted - Orient & Grimsby.

We have made a great start ... I thought it may be a three horse race but increasingly looking like it might only be two although there might be a couple of surprises. We need to avoid injuries though as we don't have much depth in the squad. Nearly a third of the way through the season now.

I think we are a better team though than Dover and Bromley were.

Yeah, you're right, missed them.

[SaltySeaDog]

We need to avoid injuries though as we don't have much depth in the squad. Nearly a third of the way through the season now.

Yeah we are a little thin, but we do have certain players that can play in a couple of different positions if needed.

Baj, Francis & Chicks could fill in at the back, and Ruben can play further up if required.

Not ideal, but at least we have some flexibility in the squad if it comes to it.

[cher1]

The leading 5th tier team after 13 games

2017/18 Dover 24 pts from 13 (finished 8th)
2018/19 Orient 29 pts from 13 (finished 1st)
2019/20 Bromley 29 pts from 13 (finished 13th)
2020/21 Torquay 30 pts from 13 (finished 2nd)
2021/22 Grimsby 29 pts from 13 (finished 6th)
2022/23 Notts Co 30 pts from 13

Thanks UTM, really appreciated. Those stats seem to show there's a veeery long way to go. The way I look at it, every 3 points were get now are 3 points we won't need to be scrapping for on the last day.

[irish_pie]

A win under the lights Friday night against Maidenhead would out us 4 points clear with the next 4 teams in the table all playing each other which is quite bizarre... should be fun to watch

[SwalePie]

A win under the lights Friday night against Maidenhead would out us 4 points clear with the next 4 teams in the table all playing each other which is quite bizarre... should be fun to watch

Would be even better if we beat Maidstone