Biggest club to ever be relegated out of the league

[cricketfieldclarets]

30 years since we almost went down, we clearly would have been the biggest club to ever go down.

There have been some fairly big sides gone down and some big falls. Bristol Rovers, Carlisle, Luton, Stockport, Oxford, Grimsby, Wrexham.

Down the bottom of the league this season ironically is Orient who are just behind Notts County. If County were to go down, would that be the biggest club ever to go out of the league?

The worlds oldest league club, once had a gate of just shy of 50k and have played in all four leagues and won the FA Cup.

Juventus took their kits from County.

[HendricksHair]

Does Wimbledon count?

[cricketfieldclarets]

Does Wimbledon count?

Don't think they got relegated did they, just folded?

Probably the smallest to have played in the prem though? Smaller than even Bournemouth, Oldham, Barnsley or Swindon?

[HendricksHair]

That was why I queried as to whether they counted cos wasn't sure if you meant relegated or folded etc...

[cricketfieldclarets]

What about Lincoln City and there followings of 15,000 away fans...

[ElectroClaret]

Are Blackburn "big" anymore.....?

[cricketfieldclarets]

Are Blackburn "big" anymore.....?

Who?

[HendricksHair]

Bristol Rovers went down the other year

[Bin Ont Turf]

The last time I went to Notts County, we got beat 3-0.

We still had a good day out. Rammed with Clarets

[mickleoverclaret]

Luton or Oxford are the only major trophy winners to drop out, I think.

[BabylonClaret]

What about Lincoln City and there followings of 15,000 away fans...

Beat me to it!!! That was 30 years ago. We leapfrogged them and stayed up

[Dazzler]

Although not noted as a big club,York City surely have the unwanted honour to be he most populated City/Town to have a Football Club playing non league football.

[HendricksHair]

Although not noted as a big club,York City surely have the unwanted honour to be he most populated City/Town to have a Football Club playing non league football.

In relegation spots in Conference Prem now

[Formerbfcmanager]

Solihull and Warrington are a bit bigger than York population wise.

It also depends what constitutes a city or town these days with metropolitan boroughs, pseudo cities and unitary authorities. Some might argue that Stockport, Wirral, Wakefield and Dudley are also bigger by modern definition (I'm strictly a traditionalist personally)

[Acting Claret]

Although not noted as a big club,York City surely have the unwanted honour to be he most populated City/Town to have a Football Club playing non league football.

Been to York loads of times, just checked the population and it's over 200k. Didn't realise it was that big.

[KRBFC]

Rushden and Diamonds Do they even exist anymore?

[ecc]

The old club no. But the fans started a new one.

"Fans announced their desire to create a new fan-owned club called AFC Rushden & Diamonds that would field a senior side in 2012. The new club started its history in the United Counties League Division One."

[Blackrod]

York really shouldn't be in the position they are in. Will never forget the promotion game there. Wakefield is the largest place to not support a football league team as far as I am aware.

[claretfern]

Must be Luton....

[nil_desperandum]

I can't see beyond Wrexham. They are apparently the 3rd oldest club in the world, and had a long history of success in the Welsh Cup, with subsequent entry to the Cup Winners Cup, often playing and sometimes defeating the top European clubs such as Porto. They reached the quarter finals in the 70s, only to be defeated by Anderlecht. Their record in English domestic competitions is also pretty good.
They also play at the world's oldest internatiomal stadium which continues to host international football.

[TheFamilyCat]

Stockport must be the fastest fall through the leagues.

They were in the 2nd tier in the early 2000's.

[nil_desperandum]

Wakefield is the largest place to not support a football league team as far as I am aware.

Wakefield as a city only has a population of less than 80,000 according to the census. The Met Borough is indeed about 325,000 but this includes the "Five Towns" of Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley.
However if we are talking about Met Boroughs then Wakefield is smaller than Croydon, and maybe others - (haven't time to check).
I did check however that Crystal Palace is in Bromley not Croydon.

[Longside4evr]

Yer went to Somerton Park and you shared the toilets in the no man's land with the home fans
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