Aston Villa Relegated After 28Yrs In Top Flight.

[tali1]

Aston Villa relegated after 28yrs in top flight.Has any teams had a longer consecutive top flight stay and been relegated ?

[thesecondlaw]

I don't know if it's a record, but Man Utd were relegated in 1974/75 after spending every season since before the Second World War in the top division. I'm sure there must be others.

[tali1]

36 yrs it seems for Man Utd

[Jackdaw33]

I think Sunderland spent 37 years before relegaiton in 1968.

[Jackdaw33]

Newcastle also 37 years,1898 - 1935.

[thesecondlaw]

Liverpool 1905/06 until relegated 1953/54. 48 seasons

[thesecondlaw]

^^^sorry, 48 years, not seasons.

[DTCwordfan]

as the years grow harder
so do the choices
should tonyav and daisynonna listen to themselves
or listen to the AB voices, talbo apart

for over three years
football's been part of their Villa thing
they have dealt with the failure
they pushed through many a Saturday sting

but now they are getting older
their geriatric classes need attention
football should be done
but we ABers twitch at the very mention

football is such a pain
it's losing what was fun
they wanted to quit and relegate, they did
but we ABers, we're not quite done

Villa were the worst
no good at all
now next season that could all change
but for them to rise, the Baggies would have to fall

if Villa fans stop, they can't start
if tony and daisy nonna start they can't stop
they, the Villa, are still at the bottom
oh so far from the very top

if they quit now,
the two of them can't start again
they'll fall far behind - short of a revolution
there's no way Villa can win

but if the Villa keep going
other Brummies may slip
and it's not even fun
so, Sunday night, tony and nonna just have to get a grip

well - whether Villa play
or they fall apart
football will stay
somewhere deep in tony's and nonna's heart

Good Luck

[Arksided]

^Brilliant. They can have LVG and take him off Uniteds' books if they want him? ;-)

[tali1]

Seems it's Liverpool then