steve82
Well-Known Member
Since the leagues rebranding to league two in 2004/05 season the stats on sides bouncing back from relegation to league one are...
Champions....
Of the sides relegated from league one in the last 12 seasons only 2 sides have bounced back up as champions, Swindon in 11/12 season and Walsall 06/07.
Runners up.....
3 sides have bounced back up as runners up, Hartlepool in 06/07 season, (to Walsall see above) Scunthorpe in 13/14 season and Shrewsbury in 14/15 season
3rd spot....
3 sides have finished 3rd in the final automatic spot Swindon in 06/07 (3rd to Walsall 1st, and Hartlepool 2nd) and Doncaster after leading the league for most the season, 16/17 season
Playoff success....
2 sides have won promotion via the play offs, Blackpool 16/17 season and Gillingham 08/09
In the last 12 seasons of the 48 clubs relegated from league one only 10 have immediately returned to league one the following season and in 6 seasons no relegated side bounced back up the next season.
Come back stronger.....
Gillingham are the only side of those 10 promoted clubs to be relegated following promotion via the play offs (08/09) back to league two 09/10 season finishing 21st.
The unthinkable, Relegation....
More worryingly 3 sides suffered back to back relegations from league one to the national league/conference.
Tranmere relegated 13/14 from league one, and league two 14/15
Stockport relegated 09/10 from league one and league two 10/11
Luton relegated 07/08 from league one and league two 08/09
Worse still....
in those 12 seasons of sides initially relegated from league one, 8 sides are now non league clubs they are:- Torquay, Wrexham, Hartlepool, Dagenham, Tranmere, Leyton Orient, Stockport and Hereford.
*been a very productive night shift.....
Champions....
Of the sides relegated from league one in the last 12 seasons only 2 sides have bounced back up as champions, Swindon in 11/12 season and Walsall 06/07.
Runners up.....
3 sides have bounced back up as runners up, Hartlepool in 06/07 season, (to Walsall see above) Scunthorpe in 13/14 season and Shrewsbury in 14/15 season
3rd spot....
3 sides have finished 3rd in the final automatic spot Swindon in 06/07 (3rd to Walsall 1st, and Hartlepool 2nd) and Doncaster after leading the league for most the season, 16/17 season
Playoff success....
2 sides have won promotion via the play offs, Blackpool 16/17 season and Gillingham 08/09
In the last 12 seasons of the 48 clubs relegated from league one only 10 have immediately returned to league one the following season and in 6 seasons no relegated side bounced back up the next season.
Come back stronger.....
Gillingham are the only side of those 10 promoted clubs to be relegated following promotion via the play offs (08/09) back to league two 09/10 season finishing 21st.
The unthinkable, Relegation....
More worryingly 3 sides suffered back to back relegations from league one to the national league/conference.
Tranmere relegated 13/14 from league one, and league two 14/15
Stockport relegated 09/10 from league one and league two 10/11
Luton relegated 07/08 from league one and league two 08/09
Worse still....
in those 12 seasons of sides initially relegated from league one, 8 sides are now non league clubs they are:- Torquay, Wrexham, Hartlepool, Dagenham, Tranmere, Leyton Orient, Stockport and Hereford.
*been a very productive night shift.....
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