Clubs who've spent the most seasons in tier 5

[upthemaggies]

Since tier 5 became national in 1979
Number of seasons plus the last season in it.

1. ALTRINCHAM 29 - 2021/22
2. NORTHWICH VIC. 29 - 2008/09
3. TELFORD - - 28 - 2014/15
4. KIDDERMINSTER - 28 - 2015/16
5. KETTERING T. - 27 - 2011/12
6. WOKING - 26 - 2021/22
7. DAGNEHAM & R. - 24 - 2021/22
8. YEOVIL TOWN 22 - 2021/22
9. BARNET - 22 - 2021/22
10. GATESHEAD - 21 - 2018/19



Current clubs and consecutive number of seasons since last moving to this level

WREXHAM 14
ALDERSHOT 9
DOVER ATH. 8
EASTLEIGH 8
BROMLEY 7
BOREHAM WOOD 7
DAGNEHAM & R. 6
SOLIHULL M. 6
HALIFAX TOWN 5
MAIDENHEAD U. 5
BARNET 4
CHESTERFIELD 4
WOKING 3
YEOVIL TOWN 3
TORQUAY UTD 3
STOCKPORT CO 3
NOTTS COUNTY 3
ALTRINCHAM 2
WEYMOUTH 2
WEALDSTONE 2
KING'S LYNN 2
GRIMSBY TOWN 1
SOUTHEND UTD 1

[upthemaggies]

Looks who's top of tier 2 for consecutive seasons to the present.


NOTTM FOREST 14
DERBY COUNTY 14
BIRMINGHAM C. 11
READING 9
BRISTOL CITY 7
PRESTON NE 7
QPR 7
MIDDLESBROUGH 5
MILLWALL 5
BLACKBURN R. 4
STOKE CITY 4
SWANSEA CITY 4
BARNSLEY 3
CARDIFF CITY 3
HUDDERSFIELD 3
LUTON TOWN 3
COVENTRY CITY 2
BOURNEMOUTH 2
HULL CITY 1
FULHAM 1
BLACKPOOL 1
SHEFFIELD UTD 1
WEST BROMWICH 1
PETERBOROUGH 1

[SwalePie]

Looks who's top of tier 2 for consecutive seasons to the present.


NOTTM FOREST 14
DERBY COUNTY 14
BIRMINGHAM C. 11
READING 9
BRISTOL CITY 7
PRESTON NE 7
QPR 7
MIDDLESBROUGH 5
MILLWALL 5
BLACKBURN R. 4
STOKE CITY 4
SWANSEA CITY 4
BARNSLEY 3
CARDIFF CITY 3
HUDDERSFIELD 3
LUTON TOWN 3
COVENTRY CITY 2
BOURNEMOUTH 2
HULL CITY 1
FULHAM 1
BLACKPOOL 1
SHEFFIELD UTD 1
WEST BROMWICH 1
PETERBOROUGH 1

That might partly explain the intensity of the recent rivalry between the top two.

[upthemaggies]

That might partly explain the intensity of the recent rivalry between the top two.

Both clubs are also in the top ten all-time amount of seasons spent in tier 2......

1. BARNSLEY 78 - 2021/22
2. LEICESTER C. 62 - 2013/14
3. HULL CITY 61 - 2021/22
4. NOTTM FOREST 58 - 2021/22
5. BIRMINGHAM C. 58 - 2021/22
6. FULHAM 56 - 2021/22
7. BRISTOL CITY 54 - 2021/22
8. DERBY COUNTY 54 - 2021/22
9. GRIMSBY TOWN 52 - 2002/03
10. BLACKPOOL 51 - 2021/22

Bit Surprised to see Barnsley on top of that pile and look who is at no.9.

[upthemaggies]

Clubs who've been out of the top two tiers longer than Notts have.......

1992/93 BRISTOL ROV
1992/93 CAMBRIDGE UTD
1988/89 SHREWSBURY T.
1985/86 CARLISLE UTD
1981/82 ORIENT
1981/82 WREXHAM
1977/78 MANSFIELD T.
1976/77 HEREFORD U.
1975/76 YORK CITY
1966/67 NORTHAMPTON T
1960/61 LINCOLN CITY
1950/51 CHESTERFIELD
1949/50 BRADFORD P.A.
1946/47 NEWPORT CO.
1927/28 SOUTH SHIELDS
1926/27 DARLINGTON
1923/24 NELSON
1914/15 GLOSSOP
1911/12 GAINSBOROUGH
1906/07 BURTON UTD
1900/01 NEW BRIGHTON
1899/00 LOUGHBOROUGH
1898/99 DARWEN
1896/97 BURTON WAND.
1895/96 ROTHERHAM T.
1893/94 NORTHWICH VIC.
1893/94 M'BORO IRON.
1892/93 BOOTLE


Out of the top flight longer than Notts......
1989/90 MILLWALL
1987/88 OXFORD UTD
1979/80 BRISTOL CITY
1974/75 CARLISLE UTD
1965/66 NORTHAMPTON T
1962/63 LEYTON ORIENT
1960/61 PRESTON NE
1947/48 GRIMSBY TOWN
1928/29 BURY
1920/21 BRADFORD P.A.
1899/00 GLOSSOP
1893/94 DARWEN
1892/93 ACCRINGTON