Tuesday 6 June 2023

RELEGATION FROM THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE SINCE 1986

 SEASON TEAM  PROMOTED BACK
(NUMBER OF SEASONS)
1986/87 LINCOLN CITY   1987/88 (1)
1987/88  NEWPORT COUNTY   2012/13 (24) #
1988/89  DARLINGTON   1989/90 (1)
1989/90  COLCHESTER UNITED 1991/92 (2)  
1990/91   NO RELEGATION (i)  
1991/92  ALDERSHOT FC (ii)
(ALDERSHOT TOWN)
2007/08 (16) +
1992/93   HALIFAX TOWN  1997/98 (4)
1993/94   NO RELEGATION (iii)  
1994/95  NO RELEGATION  (iv)  
1995/96  NO RELEGATION (v)  
1996/97HEREFORD UNITED 2005/06 (9)
1997/98 DONCASTER ROVERS  2002/03 (5)
1998/99 SCARBOROUGH 
1999/00 CHESTER CITY 2003/04 (4) 
2000/01 BARNET     2004/05 (4) 
2001/02  HALIFAX TOWN   
2002/03  SHREWSBURY TOWN  2003/04 (1)

EXETER CITY  2007/08 (5) 
2003/04  CARLISLE UNITED  2004/05 (1)

YORK CITY  2011/12 (8)
2004/05   CAMBRIDGE UNITED  2013/14 (9) 

KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS  
2005/06 OXFORD UNITED  2009/10 (4)

RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS
2006/07 BOSTON UNITED

TORQUAY UNITED  2008/09 (2) 
2007/08 MANSFIELD TOWN  2012/13 (5) 

WREXHAM  2022/23 (15)
2008/09  CHESTER CITY 

LUTON TOWN  2013/14 (5) 
2009/10   GRIMSBY TOWN  2015/16 (6)

DARLINGTON
2010/11 STOCKPORT COUNTY  2021/22 (11) 

LINCOLN CITY  2016/17 (5) 
2011/12 HEREFORD UNITED   

MACCLESFIELD TOWN  20717/18 (6)
2012/13  BARNET  2014/15 (2) 

ALDERSHOT TOWN   
2013/14  BRISTOL ROVERS  2014/15 (1) 

TORQUAY UNITED 
2014/15  CHELTENHAM TOWN  2015/16 (1) 

TRANMERE ROVERS  2017/18 (3) 
2015/16 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE  

YORK CITY   
2016/17HARTLEPOOL UNITED    2020/21 (4) 

LEYTON ORIENT  2018/19 (2)
2017/18 BARNET   

CHESTERFIELD 
2018/19 NOTTS COUNTY  2022/23 (4) 

YEOVIL TOWN   
2019/20   MACCLESFIELD TOWN 
2020/21  SOUTHEND UNITED 

  GRIMSBY TOWN 2021/22 (1) 
2021/22 SCUNTHORPE UNITED
  OLDHAM ATHLETIC 
2022/23 HARTLEPOOL UNITED 
  ROCHDALE AFC  
KEY 
Red denotes achieved achieved promotion back
(i) League expanded so no relegation
(ii) Aldershot FC expelled from football league so no relegation - Aldershot Town formed and promoted to the football league in 2008. Relegated back in 2013. 
(iii) Kidderminster Harriers ground grading failed so no relegation or promotion 
(iv) Macclesfield Town ground grading failed so relegation or promotion 
(v) Stevenage Borough ground grading failed so relegation or promotion 
# denotes a new club were formed/reformed as Newport AFC and changed to Newport County in 1999 
+ denotes a new club were formed/reformed as Aldershot Town earning promotion back to the football league as non-league champions in 2007/08. 

LIST OF TEAMS NOT YET PROMOTED BACK
SCARBOROUGH - Scarborough Athletic formed in 2007 
HALIFAX TOWN - FC Halifax Town formed in 2008 
KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS 
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS - AFC R&D formed in 2011 
BOSTON UNITED 
CHESTER CITY - Chester FC formed in 2010 
DARLINGTON - Darlington 1883 formed in 2012 
HEREFORD UNITED - Hereford FC formed in 2013 
ALDERSHOT TOWN 
TORQUAY UNITED 
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE 
YORK CITY 
BARNET 
CHESTERFIELD 
YEOVIL TOWN 
MACCLESFIELD TOWN - Macclesfield FC formed in 2020 
SOUTHEND UNITED 
SCUNTHORPE UNITED 
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 
ROCHDALE AFC* 
HARTLEPOOL UNITED* 

* To play in the Vanarama National League in 2023/24 

FULL LIST OF REFORMED CLUBS
NEWPORT COUNTY 
NEWPORT AFC formed in 1989 now NEWPORT COUNTY playing in League Two. 

ALDERSHOT FC 
ALDERSHOT TOWN formed in 1992 now playing in The National League - they were promoted from The National League and played in the The Football League from  2008 to 2013. 
 
HALIFAX TOWN
FC HALIFAX TOWN formed in 2008 now playing in The National League. 

HEREFORD UNITED
HEREFORD FC formed  in 2013 now playing in The National League South.  

SCARBROUGH
SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC formed in 2007 now playing in The National League North.  

CHESTER CITY
CHESTER FC formed in 2010  now playing in The National League North.  

RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 
AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS formed in 2011 now playing in The Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. 

DARLINGTON 
DARLINGTON 1883 formed in 2012 now DARLINGTON FC playing in The National League North.

MACCLESFIELD TOWN 
MACCLESFIELD FC formed in 2020 and now playing in The Northern Premier League Premier Division. 

LIST OF TEAMS (EXCLUDING REFORMED CLUBS) WHO HAVE DROPPED FURTHER DOWN THE NON-LEAGUE PYRAMID
(1) Stockport County (National League North from 2013 to 2019)
(2) Boston United (National League North since 2010 - did play in Northern Premier League in 08/09 and 09/10 )
(3) Kidderminster Harriers (National League North from 2016 to 2023)
(4) York City (National League North from 2017 to 2022) 
(5) Yeovil Town (National League South since 2023) 
(6) Scunthorpe United (National League North since 2023) 
(7) Torquay  United (National League South 18/19 and since 2023)

2013/14 SAW YEOVIL TOWN PLAYING IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - THEY HAD BEATEN BRENTFORD IN THE 12/13 LEAGUE ONE PLAY OFF FINAL AT WEMBLEY. THE IRON LAST PLAYING AT THAT LEVEL IN THE 2010/11 SEASON - BOTH WILL PLAY AT STEP TWO OF THE NON-LEAGUE LADDER IN 2023/24 ALONG WITH TORQUAY UNITED. 

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