uttoxram75 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Good article in the Telegraph, a league table of the least successful clubs fans. Rochdale came out top....... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rochdale/10765344/Who-are-the-longest-suffering-fans-in-English-football.html As supporters of Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City watch their teams vie for glory this year, the fans of lowly Rochdale, who saw their 'heroes' lose 3-0 on Saturday, have been named the longest-suffering in English football history. The English National Football Archive (Enfa) was asked to compile a "Long-Suffering Fan Index" and, after crunching data from 220,000 results since the first Football League season in 1888-9 - ranking the current 92 Football League clubs by their lack of success, and weighted by extra factors including the size of their average home crowds - Rochdale came out bottom... or top, depending on your point of view. Enfa's "Suffering Index" also marks 125 seasons since the Football League's birth - and 150 since the launch of The FA and the rise of modern football. On the flip side, Manchester United fans, who have endured a fairly torrid season by their own high standards, are historically the least long-suffering in the English game. So why Rochdale? Well, according to the survery, they have spent more seasons in the bottom flight of English football (78 including this season) than any other team. Indeed, during their 36-year unbroken residence in football's basement from 1974-2010, fans of other clubs have begun to refer to League Two as 'the Rochdale division'. They also have the lowest average league placing of any team in the Football League - 76th. Rochdale have not won a football competition since joining the Football League in 1921. The mockers were briefly silenced when the club gained promotion to League One four years ago, but such heights were short-lived, lasting just two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 No surprise with Stoke being the longest suffering in the Premier League. They simply don't do anything. Never in danger of relegation but never good enough for the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It's a ****** statistic. AFC Wimbledon at number 10 in the table. They've shed loads of promotions in there short history, and got given the cup and promotions of the original Wimbledon club. I think they're well happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 It's a ****** statistic. AFC Wimbledon at number 10 in the table. They've shed loads of promotions in there short history, and got given the cup and promotions of the original Wimbledon club. I think they're well happy Yeah, its based on a number of things but league position since 1888 seems the main criteria! Saw one comment that made me laugh "they missed Rochdale winning Pie of the season in 1985" #gloryyears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 http://www.warrenunited.net/think-youve-got-it-bad-find-out-how-your-team-ranks-in-the-fan-suffering-league/ This is the full picture. You have to look at the table from 1992 to current as it is a more realistic picture of the state of the current game. Gumps 20th Rams 63rd Fundamentally Forest have been more miserable than us since the end of WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 http://www.warrenunited.net/think-youve-got-it-bad-find-out-how-your-team-ranks-in-the-fan-suffering-league/ This is the full picture. You have to look at the table from 1992 to current as it is a more realistic picture of the state of the current game. Gumps 20th Rams 63rd Fundamentally Forest have been more miserable than us since the end of WWII. But…..but….back-to-back Eur... (voice fades into distance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thought Coventry would have this nailed, no top 6 finish in nearly 50 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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