Previous Relegation battles

[Pollingtonblade]

Was thinking today since Ive been attending in 1985/86 we have faced a few relegation battles but the only time I recall us escaping is 90/91, we had 4 points after 16 games and against all odds stayed up, with games to spare as well.

This current side reminds me of the Mickey Adams side that ended up going down, not enough goals in it and a mismatch of squad players that add nothing. Attackers that don't score and midfield that dont either.

 

[Chazzer]

Where's Glyn Hodges when you need him?

 

[Brian Deane]

Walsall...........

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Where's Glyn Hodges when you need him?

Anybody want any Grand National sweepstake tickets?!

 

[UddersBlade]

Our track record of successfully fighting our way out of a relegation position is woeful over the last 50 years. The Bassett 90/91 season is the easy one & I would also give Hecky massive credit for 21/22 season after he replaced Slav….. think we were in bottom 3 when he took over.

If Wilder gets us safe & to a top half finish it will be a good achievement from where we are.

 

[raimond]

I reckon you'd be better recalling 2000-01, 2001-02, damp squib mid table transitional seasons under Warnock where we had little firepower, nowt to really excite us but were never really in bother either.

I'm sure we'll move out of any danger quite comfortably, but leave ourselves with about 10 completely bleedin pointless games at the back end of the season to 'blood the youngsters'.

 

[UddersBlade]

I reckon you'd be better recalling 2000-01, 2001-02, damp squib mid table transitional seasons under Warnock where we had little firepower, nowt to really excite us but were never really in bother either.

I'm sure we'll move out of any danger quite comfortably, but leave ourselves with about 10 completely bleedin pointless games at the back end of the season to 'blood the youngsters'.

I hope you are right……. I’m not so confident. Really worried that first game back after int break we manage to lose at home to Watford……

 

[skegblade]

Our track record of successfully fighting our way out of a relegation position is woeful over the last 50 years. The Bassett 90/91 season is the easy one & I would also give Hecky massive credit for 21/22 season after he replaced Slav….. think we were in bottom 3 when he took over.

If Wilder gets us safe & to a top half finish it will be a good achievement from where we are.

Bit like playoffs then

 

[CrookesBlade]

Was thinking today since Ive been attending in 1985/86 we have faced a few relegation battles but the only time I recall us escaping is 90/91, we had 4 points after 16 games and against all odds stayed up, with games to spare as well.

This current side reminds me of the Mickey Adams side that ended up going down, not enough goals in it and a mismatch of squad players that add nothing. Attackers that don't score and midfield that dont either.

Been going since 93 so never seen us escape a relegation dog fight.

Think this side differs from the 2010/2011 side. That was devoid of any quality and barely had enough players to get an 11 out most weeks. Relied on kids and short term loans. No proper goalkeeper plus Chris Morgan’s injury did for us in a big way, left us with Neil Collins and a weekly guest player at centre half. Only bright spot was Andy Reid’s 3 game loan.

 

[Kenilworth]

McGuinness the new Collins?

 

[bruce]

Was thinking today since Ive been attending in 1985/86 we have faced a few relegation battles but the only time I recall us escaping is 90/91, we had 4 points after 16 games and against all odds stayed up, with games to spare as well.

This current side reminds me of the Mickey Adams side that ended up going down, not enough goals in it and a mismatch of squad players that add nothing. Attackers that don't score and midfield that dont either.

We stayed up in 1992/3 as well. That went to the final day, albeit that we were probably safe with one game to go because of our goal difference.
But I agree with the general sentiment of your post. In the last half century we generally haven't been very good at getting out of relegation trouble if it goes late into the season.

 

[MKY]

I’ve said before that this stinks like the mickey Adams season. Bog standard players devoid of confidence that don’t give a shit. Wilders got his work cut out. Nothing suggests to me yet that we’re going to survive.

 

[Snowflake]

I hope you are right……. I’m not so confident. Really worried that first game back after int break we manage to lose at home to Watford……

…the club with a new manager !!

 

[Jon B]

If Wilder gets us safe & to a top half finish it will be a good achievement from where we are.

Given that any hopes of being involved in play offs is an embarrassing fantasy, I couldn't care less where we finish as long as there are at least 3 teams below us.

 

[Balham]

Our track record of successfully fighting our way out of a relegation position is woeful over the last 50 years. The Bassett 90/91 season is the easy one & I would also give Hecky massive credit for 21/22 season after he replaced Slav….. think we were in bottom 3 when he took over.

If Wilder gets us safe & to a top half finish it will be a good achievement from where we are.

We were 16th when Jokanović was sacked with 23 points from 19 matches, 8 points clear of the relegation zone with a goal difference 18 better than Peterborough’s (Posh in 22nd, the last relegation spot).

 

[John Street West Terrace]

We were 16th when Jokanović was sacked with 23 points from 19 matches, 8 points clear of the relegation zone with a goal difference 18 better than Peterborough’s (Posh in 22nd, the last relegation spot).

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We had a pretty good squad for the Championship that season & once Hecky reverted back to 352 I think we strung 7 or 8 consecutive wins together inc winning at Fulham . We’ve sold a lot of our quality & replaced them with bang average signings, I couldn’t see this current squad putting a run together like that side

 

[Bartleby]

Think Nigel Clough 2013/14 deserves a creditable mention in this. Joint bottom to 7th plus an incredible cup run.

Credit to Chris Morgan as well though who in his three games had arguably already started the recovery post-Weir.

 

[ATL Recs]

Our track record of successfully fighting our way out of a relegation position is woeful over the last 50 years. The Bassett 90/91 season is the easy one & I would also give Hecky massive credit for 21/22 season after he replaced Slav….. think we were in bottom 3 when he took over.

If Wilder gets us safe & to a top half finish it will be a good achievement from where we are.

We weren't in bottom three and Slav had just won 2 on the bounce getting sacked after the away win at BrIstol City

 

[programmechap]

I'd reckon the following post war seasons are seasons where there was a serious danger of relegation
48-9 relegated
53-4 safe in the penultimate game
54-5 finished mid table after a woeful first 13 games (W2 D1 L10)
55-6 relegated
67-8 relegated
72-3 in trouble until around March , then did very well in the last 10 games (W6 D2 L2) to finish 14th
75-6 relegated
78-9 relegated
80-1 relegated
84-5 a woeful season, but there were thankfully 3 other even worse teams. Safe with 3 games to go
87-8 relegated
90-1 first win in game 17 and looking certs to go down. Then the astonishing post Xmas turn around sees us do 7 straight wins and finish 13th
91-2 Almost a repeat. Rock bottom in Nov. We then bear Wednesday and don't really look back to finish 9th.
92-3 struggling all season but win the last 3 and all but safe after the penultimate game.
93-4 relegated
95-6 awful start (5 straight defeats) and struggling until Bassett goes in Dec. Kendal has a slow start but gets into gear and wins 7 out of the last 9 as we finish 9th.
99-00. Awfull under Heath. Warnock takes over in Dec with us next to bottom. First 16 games sees us lose only 2 and we're safe by March. We then.fail to win any of the last 9 and finish 16th.
06-07 relegated
10-11 relegated
13-14 The disastrous Weir start sees us bottom. Clough comes in, starts slowly and were still struggling in Feb.. 7 straight wins sees us safe by mid March
20-21 relegated
23-24 relegated.

So that's 22 seasons where we struggled, 12 saw us go down, 8 we were comfortably safe well before the end of the season, 2 we took it more or less to the wire and stayed up.

 

[Silent Blade]

I'd reckon the following post war seasons are seasons where there was a serious danger of relegation
48-9 relegated
53-4 safe in the penultimate game
54-5 finished mid table after a woeful first 13 games (W2 D1 L10)
55-6 relegated
67-8 relegated
72-3 in trouble until around March , then did very well in the last 10 games (W6 D2 L2) to finish 14th
75-6 relegated
78-9 relegated
80-1 relegated
84-5 a woeful season, but there were thankfully 3 other even worse teams. Safe with 3 games to go
87-8 relegated
90-1 first win in game 17 and looking certs to go down. Then the astonishing post Xmas turn around sees us do 7 straight wins and finish 13th
91-2 Almost a repeat. Rock bottom in Nov. We then bear Wednesday and don't really look back to finish 9th.
92-3 struggling all season but win the last 3 and all but safe after the penultimate game.
93-4 relegated
95-6 awful start (5 straight defeats) and struggling until Bassett goes in Dec. Kendal has a slow start but gets into gear and wins 7 out of the last 9 as we finish 9th.
99-00. Awfull under Heath. Warnock takes over in Dec with us next to bottom. First 16 games sees us lose only 2 and we're safe by March. We then.fail to win any of the last 9 and finish 16th.
06-07 relegated
10-11 relegated
13-14 The disastrous Weir start sees us bottom. Clough comes in, starts slowly and were still struggling in Feb.. 7 straight wins sees us safe by mid March
20-21 relegated
23-24 relegated.

So that's 22 seasons where we struggled, 12 saw us go down, 8 we were comfortably safe well before the end of the season, 2 we took it more or less to the wire and stayed up.

1929-30 season before our last game at Man U



Everton, Burnley, Newcastle, Grimsby and Boro won their last game of the season. What did we do? We won 5-1 at Man U!

 

[Houston_Blade]

We were 16th when Jokanović was sacked with 23 points from 19 matches, 8 points clear of the relegation zone with a goal difference 18 better than Peterborough’s (Posh in 22nd, the last relegation spot).

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I’d snap your hand off for 23 points after 19 games this season.

We should have got Slav back.

 

[jimmymuir]

I’ve said before that this stinks like the mickey Adams season. Bog standard players devoid of confidence that don’t give a shit. Wilders got his work cut out. Nothing suggests to me yet that we’re going to survive.

I would completely agree with you, but the manager is what gives me hope.

 

[billyblademan]

1929-30 season before our last game at Man U

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Everton, Burnley, Newcastle, Grimsby and Boro won their last game of the season. What did we do? We won 5-1 at Man U!

Blimey look at the difference in home and away records there. Only Wednesday won more than they lost away from home!