UTM Website

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Said with the same modesty as De Brunye when interviewed and being congratulated on his 100th goal for ManC "Well I've been here a long time"!

Does anyone at the club know it exists? Much would make a good history lesson.

Charlie Slater told me he used it and mentioned it on-air about a week before the old server hosting it went down for good, which was wonderful timing.

I did write one of my more challenging bits of code last week to work out where all clubs finished in their first season after a promotion for any selected division and the same for relegation, which made for interesting reading. The championship now proving to be the most difficult division to stay up in at first go, despite this season's Premier League suggesting otherwise.

Here's the 4th tier list for first season back up over the last 10 years. Orient being the standout recent example of a team not doing too well on their return but going on to reach tier 3 later on. Lincoln, Bristol Rovers, Luton and Stockport all making an early impression however.
^ denotes club had gone up via the play offs.
text in brackets highlights notable finish in the first season following promotion.



1999/00
Cheltenham T. 8th

2000/01
Kidderminster 16th

2001/02
Rushden & D 6th (play offs)

2002/03
Boston Utd 15th

2003/04
Doncaster Rov ^ 1st (promoted again)
Yeovil Town 8th

2004/05
Chester C. 20th
Shrewsbury T. ^ 21st

2005/06
Carlisle Utd ^ 1st (promoted again)
Barnet 18th

2006/07
Hereford U. ^ 16th
Accrington S. 20th

2007/08
Morecambe ^ 11th
Dagenham & R. 20th

2008/09
Exeter City ^ 2nd (promoted again)
Aldershot 15th

2009/10
Burton Albion 13th
Torquay Utd ^ 17th

2010/11
Stevenage 6th (play off winners for successive promotion)
Oxford Utd ^ 12th

2011/12
Crawley Town 3rd (promoted again)
Wimbledon ^ 16th

2012/13
Fleetwood T. 13th
York City ^ 17th

2013/14
Mansfield T. 11th
Newport Co. ^ 14th

2014/15
Luton Town 8th
Cambridge Utd ^ 19th

2015/16
Bristol Rov ^ 3rd (promoted again)
Barnet 15th

2016/17
Grimsby Town ^ 14th
Cheltenham T. 21st

2017/18
Lincoln City 7th (play offs)
Forest Green ^ 21st

2018/19
Tranmere Rov ^ 6th (play off winners for successive promotion)
Macclesfield 22nd

2019/20
Salford City ^ 11th
Leyton Orient 17th

2020/21
Harrogate T. ^ 17th
Barrow 21st

2021/22
Sutton Utd 8th
Hartlepool U. ^ 17th

2022/23
Stockport Co 4th (play offs)
Grimsby Town ^ 11th