The only problem with that Bournemouth statistic is that most of that time was in Division 3 South, a regional league, and 12 of those seasons they finished in the bottom half, the equivalent of Division 4 (League 2) today.
North and South were two divisions but of course they were only allowed to play in one of them. It’s more accurate to say that they had 41 consecutive seasons in the bottom two divisions. Palarse, by the way, had 33, and Millwall had 18.
The only problem with that Bournemouth statistic is that most of that time was in Division 3 South, a regional league, and 12 of those seasons they finished in the bottom half, the equivalent of Division 4 (League 2) today.
North and South were two divisions but of course they were only allowed to play in one of them. It’s more accurate to say that they had 41 consecutive seasons in the bottom two divisions. Palarse, by the way, had 33, and Millwall had 18.
No it’s the Third tier cos on your premise Charlton have finished in the 4th tier In our first 6 seasons of league football we finished in The bottom half of division 3 south
The highest average attendance since the restructure into League One was the 2022–23 season, when over 5.3 million spectators watched games, with an average of 10,613 per game. The highest average attendance by a single club was Sunderland in the 2018–19 season with 32,157. They also set the League One attendance record for a single game in the same season, when 46,039 spectators attended the Boxing Day game against Bradford City.[4]
League Two is the most watched fourth-tier domestic sports league in the world, and the 14th most watched football league in Europe of any tier.[4] The total number of spectators who watched a League Two game in the 2022–23 season was 3,191,719.
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North and South were two divisions but of course they were only allowed to play in one of them.
It’s more accurate to say that they had 41 consecutive seasons in the bottom two divisions. Palarse, by the way, had 33, and Millwall had 18.
cos on your premise Charlton have finished in the 4th tier
In our first 6 seasons of league football we finished in The bottom half of division 3 south
https://footballinsights.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/most-seasons-in-the-english-second-third-and-fourth-tiers/
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EFL League One is the most-watched third-tier domestic sports league in the world, with an average of 10,613 spectators per game in the 2022–23 season, also making it one of the top ten most watched leagues in Europe.[2. https://www.efl.com/news/2023/june/highest-league-attendances-for-70-years-as-nearly-22-million-attend-efl-competitions/ ] The closest third-tier association football league in terms of average attendance is the Germany 3. Liga (8,219).[3]
League Two is the most watched fourth-tier domestic sports league in the world, and the 14th most watched football league in Europe of any tier.[4] The total number of spectators who watched a League Two game in the 2022–23 season was 3,191,719.