HetzkeBlaster
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So here we are, 6 games into the 2020/21 season and there are some very differing views on the board in terms of how we've performed this season already after a very promising pre-season, and very differing expectations of what we should expect this year. So please forgive me if this has previously been done, but I’ve collated some very top level info/stats of BFC’s previous 26 seasons in the old Division 3, Division 2 (3) and the current League 1 format. I’ve only done these divisions to keep it apples with apples so apologies for not covering the successful years of us getting promoted from the bottom leagues. So, of the 26 seasons since our relegation from the old Second Division in 1978 (I remember it sadly too well), we have had one promotion under Simon Grayson, one failed play-off under Sam Allardyce and sadly four relegations. It’s noticeable how very few seasons we’ve ended up in the top 10, and how few strikers have really stood out in this league for us. Anyway, it’s there to peruse and remind us of how this is such a tough league to get out of, and reminded me to calm a bit after posting some negative stuff on here last week ......
Division | Year | Final Position | Promotion/Relegation | GF | GA | Top Scorers |
D3 | 1978/79 | 12 | 61 | 59 | SPENCE 16 | |
D3 | 1979/80 | 18 | 62 | 74 | KELLOW 12, MCKEWAN 12 | |
D3 | 1980/81 | 23 | RELEGATED | 45 | 75 | MORRIS 12 |
D3 | 1985/86 | 12 | 66 | 55 | O'KEEFE 17 | |
D3 | 1986/87 | 9 | 74 | 59 | STEWART 21 | |
D3 | 1987/88 | 10 | 71 | 62 | M TAYLOR 21 | |
D3 | 1988/89 | 19 | 56 | 59 | GARNER 11 | |
D3 | 1989/90 | 23 | RELEGATED | 56 | 59 | GARNER 8 |
D2 (3) | 1992/93 | 18 | 63 | 75 | EYRES 16 | |
D2 (3) | 1993/94 | 20 | 63 | 75 | WATSON 20 | |
D2 (3) | 1994/95 | 12 | 64 | 70 | ELLIS 17 | |
D2 (3) | 1995/96 | 3 | LOST PLAY OFF | 67 | 40 | ELLIS 14, PREECE 14 |
D2 (3) | 1996/97 | 7 | 60 | 47 | ELLIS 15, QUINN 13, PREECE 10 | |
D2 (3) | 1997/98 | 12 | 59 | 67 | CLARKSON 13 | |
D2 (3) | 1998/99 | 14 | 44 | 54 | CLARKSON 9, ALDRIDGE 7 | |
D2 (3) | 1999/2000 | 22 | RELEGATED | 49 | 77 | MURPHY 10 |
D2 (3) | 2001/02 | 16 | 66 | 69 | MURPHY 13, ORMEROD 13 | |
D2 (3) | 2002/03 | 13 | 56 | 64 | MURPHY 16 | |
D2 (3) | 2003/04 | 14 | 58 | 65 | S TAYLOR 16 | |
L1 | 2004/05 | 16 | 54 | 59 | S TAYLOR 12 | |
L1 | 2005/06 | 19 | 56 | 64 | PARKER 12 | |
L1 | 2006/07 | 3 | PROMOTED | 76 | 49 | MORRELL 16, PARKER 13, VERNON 11, HOOLEHAN 8 |
L1 | 2015/16 | 22 | RELEGATED | 40 | 63 | CULLEN 9, REDSHAW 7, POTTS 6 |
L1 | 2017/18 | 12 | 60 | 65 | VASSELL 11, FONZ 9, LONGSTAFF 8, MELLOR 6 | |
L1 | 2018/19 | 10 | 50 | 52 | GNANDUILLET 6, FONZ 6 | |
L1 | 2019/20 | 13 | 44 | 43 | ONLY 35 GAMES PLAYED, GNANDUILLET 15 |
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