spyro2000
23-08-2005, 19:59
Does anyone know which Premiership football club has been in the top flight the longest and how long have they been there?
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View Full Version : Which is the longest serving club? spyro2000 23-08-2005, 19:59 Does anyone know which Premiership football club has been in the top flight the longest and how long have they been there? Cheers Robbie Loving 23-08-2005, 20:00 believe it is arsenal with about 60 years :o spyro2000 23-08-2005, 20:10 Nope, Ive just found out, Its Everton Robbie Loving 23-08-2005, 20:16 The facts are these (and Coventry have nothing to do with it). Arsenal hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the top flight. They were voted into an expanded First Division in 1919 and have remained there ever since. Before that, Sunderland were the holders of this proud record. They were elected into the league in place of Stoke in 1890, and they remained there until the 1957/8 season, when they went down after a disastrous campaign, ending a 59-season run. But as for the total number of seasons spent at the top, everyone's looking up at Everton, who played the first match of their 100th season in the top flight at home against Spurs last Saturday. i knew it was arsenal everton have been in top flight overall for most season.... where as arsenal been there since 1919 spyro2000 23-08-2005, 20:19 Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin i knew it was arsenal everton have been in top flight overall for most season.... where as arsenal been there since 1919 ooh nice one, what is your source and any idea what place Villa come in terms of long serving teams? Robbie Loving 23-08-2005, 20:30 the guardian :D http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1219611,00.html and more knowledge on.... http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge spyro2000 23-08-2005, 20:31 So its both Everton AND Arsenal. Arsenal have the record, but Everton are the current longest serving at this moment in time. Robbie Loving 23-08-2005, 20:34 Originally posted by spyro2000 So its both Everton AND Arsenal. Arsenal have the record, but Everton are the current longest serving at this moment in time. everton have been in top flight formore years yes but arsenal are uninterupted champions of top flight football ianbrownfan 24-08-2005, 09:54 Everton for sure. Didn't they celebrate it couple of seasons ago? MTheo 24-08-2005, 11:26 hows this for some rubbish footy knowledge for you who has the best ratio of wins in english football history? liverpool? man utd? aresnal maybe? nah...BOOTLE FC! played one season, won most there games then they went under... many years ago thats from my `useless football facts' book....dont know where it is now but it had daft things in it. :) MTheo 24-08-2005, 11:28 Originally posted by MTheo hows this for some rubbish footy knowledge for you who has the best ratio of wins in english football history? liverpool? man utd? aresnal maybe? nah...BOOTLE FC! played one season, won most there games then they went under... many years ago thats from my `useless football facts' book....dont know where it is now but it had daft things in it. :) mite av been 'best home record'......im starting to doubt myself now lol |