19th on all time top flight table

[tincan]

Facinating presentation of the all time top flight table.
Despite our 2nd,3rd and 4th division periods we are still 19th.
Wednesday behind us from 1902- 87, and "big 6" teams such as Chelsea and Spurs only passing us in the 80s and Manure in 68.

 

[Karaoke Blade]

Facinating presentation of the all time top flight table.
Despite our 2nd,3rd and 4th division periods we are still 19th.
Wednesday behind us from 1902- 87, and "big 6" teams such as Chelsea and Spurs only passing us in the 80s and Manure in 68.

Brilliant. I love stuff like this.

 

[tincan]

Brilliant. I love stuff like this.

Others thrown up are by goals scored :

and by top flight scorers from 1888- 2019 season :

 

[Silent Blade]

and by top flight scorers from 1888- 2019 season :

Mick Channon top scorer in 1973-74 but his team got relegation.

Wrong photo for Phil Boyer

 

[Bell4]

Facinating presentation of the all time top flight table.
Despite our 2nd,3rd and 4th division periods we are still 19th.
Wednesday behind us from 1902- 87, and "big 6" teams such as Chelsea and Spurs only passing us in the 80s and Manure in 68.

Great

Thanks

We really were quite a big deal at one time weren’t we

 

[singaporeblade]

Facinating presentation of the all time top flight table.
Despite our 2nd,3rd and 4th division periods we are still 19th.
Wednesday behind us from 1902- 87, and "big 6" teams such as Chelsea and Spurs only passing us in the 80s and Manure in 68.

really informative, many thanks for this!

 

[Silent Blade]

Great

Thanks

We really were quite a big deal at one time weren’t we

Yes until 1934

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Wrong photo for Phil Boyer

Correct. I'm sure it's Bill Beaney.

 

[Silent Blade]

Correct. I'm sure it's Bill Beaney.

Not heard of him.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Not heard of him.

https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bill-beaney/

 

[90sblade]

Great

Thanks

We really were quite a big deal at one time weren’t we

Yup, before the southern and London clubs got going.

Currently 9 out of 20 Premier clubs are Southern, in 1920 only 2 out of 22 were

 

[Inter_blade83]

Wasn't Andy Cole still at Newcastle in 93/94? Thought he moved to Man U in 1995 ish?

 

[Silent Blade]

Wasn't Andy Cole still at Newcastle in 93/94?

Yes

 

[tincan]

Yes until 1934

The perils of selling our top striker was a lesson we have never learnt...

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I wonder how close Jimmy Dunne was to making it on to that 'Top flight goalscorers' video.

 

[Silent Blade]

I wonder how close Jimmy Dunne was to making it on to that 'Top flight goalscorers' video.

In 1930-31 season, Jimmy Dunne scored 41 league goals but "Pongo" Waring of Villa was at the top of 1st division scorers that season with 49 goals

 

[dn5 shaun]

In 1930-31 season, Jimmy Dunne scored 41 league goals but "Pongo" Waring of Villa was at the top of 1st division scorers that season with 49 goals

with a name like that he should have played for piggies

 

[Silent Blade]

I wonder how close Jimmy Dunne was to making it on to that 'Top flight goalscorers' video.

We had a player that finished top of the 1st division goalcharts. Arthur Brown in 1904/05

 

[JayGreen17]

Shows just how shit we’ve been for over 30 years….previously cemented in the top 10-15. The only saving grace is that lot have been worse.

 

[Jon Bon II]

We had a player that finished top of the 1st division goalcharts. Arthur Brown in 1904/05

What a crazy world it must have been.

 

[Bayingblade]

What a crazy world it must have been.

He was clearly on fire.