How times change

[hector]

When we lost out to Colchester in the play-off final of 1997/98 season the bottom five of (what is now) League 2 makes interesting reading.

20th - Cardiff 50pts
21st - Swansea 50 pts
22nd - Hull 41 pts
23rd - Brighton 35 pts
24th - Doncaster 20 pts

Four of that five could be in the Premiership next season, while the 5th have just been promoted to the Championship for the 2nd time since then.

Incidentally, we, with Rodney Jack et al, finished 5th on 74 pts.

[bobby93]

I also remember us playing against Fulham and Wigan either in that same season or the season prior.

[bixieupnorth]

that is insane isnt it?? the bottom five of the 4th division, and look at them now!! if we'd gone up that season i wonder what would have happened to us?? prob back down again the next season, but you never know, playing in 20,000 capacity moddec stadium on the outskirts of coffinswell in the championship!!

full league table here from 97/8

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/en ... /1997-1998

[bixieupnorth]

i suppose on the flip, theres scarborough, chester and darlo who have folded, macc lincoln barnet mansfield and cambridge who have been in and out of the conference since, together with ourselves who have both been up to the 3rd and into the conference

[usagullmichigan]

Biggest shock is Barnet. Have they ever been that high in L2?

[Jerry]

Biggest shock is Barnet. Have they ever been that high in L2?

They had a couple of seasons in the division above when Barry Fry was there.

[ChineseGull]

Was looking at those tables and how about this for a stat:

This season was Barnet's highest points tally in the last 5 seasons.

[Twentington]

Some things go full circle... Aldershot have gone into administration.

Poor chap, doesn't sound happy.

http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-ne ... istration/

[SuperNickyWroe]

Some things go full circle... Aldershot have gone into administration.

Poor chap, doesn't sound happy.

http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-ne ... istration/

perhaps he should call the RAC......(other breakdown companies are available)




Oh, I see what you mean.......................

[Forest gull]

[quote="SuperNickyWroe"][quote="Twentington"]Some things go full circle... Aldershot have gone into administration.

Shame he sounds like hes got the club at his heart. True football bloke.

[Gullscorer]

Paraphrasing the words of John Donne, no club is an island, sufficient unto itself: one club's demise diminishes us all... therefore, ask not for whom the whistle blows, it blows for thee...