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Which is the only club, who have so far never been relegated from the Top Flight of English Football?
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Everton?
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Stanley haven't. But are you thinking of Darwen who weren't relegated but weren't re-elected?
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Arsenal?
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Since the formation of the Football League in 1888, every club which has played in the top flight has at least one relegation to their credit. Since the 1992 formation of the Premier League as the new top division in England, the following have never been relegated from the Premier League:
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Going by the question it would have to be Arsenal as Darwen were relegated in season 1893/94 as below
1892-93 Not re-elected into First Division, but elected as a founder member of Football League Division Two Promoted after Test Match (Darwen 3 Notts County 2) 1893-94 Relegated after Test Match (Small Heath 3 Darwen 1) Then again Arsenal were relegated in 1913 so, as above, it is no one |
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I think I’m correct (I’ve been known to be wrong in the past)
Accrington were in their 5th season in 1892-93 when the club folded, having not been relegated they are the only team that has never been relegated from the top tier of English football |
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accrington stanley (1968) ltd
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Accybeme, I Think you did get it wrong. Accrington FC were indeed relegated as they lost a test match to Sheffield United after finishing 15th. They then resigned from the Second Division!
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but Accrington did resign rather than taking a place in league 2 so in fact they did not get relegated otherwise they would have played in league 2 1893/94 |
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Just think, if th'owd reds hadn't resigned then, the world would never have heard the name Accrington Stanley ... :(
and we wouldn't have to have the repeated stupid argument about whether "we" were founder members of the league :D (to which my answer is "yes"!) |
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Well you're still wrong, Accybeme, because Accrington DID accept a Place in the lower League. They were scheduled to play Liverpool at Anfield in the first game in the Second Division. They played their first First Division game there five years earlier but against Everton. And it is not unreasonable to consider Stanley founder members. They made a very conscious decision to "adopt" the old club when they became memers of the Lancashire Combination, also adopting the red shirts. And if you check old programmes, annuals etc pre-1962, Stanley's birthdate is usually given as 1878.
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