Quiz question

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Following on from a different thread about teams we haven't yet played that are in the league, here's today's quickie:

Of the 84 league teams that we have played in the English pyramid, which 5 clubs did we last play the longest time ago? The two sides that we last played the longest time ago we played back in the 1980s. Exeter City are 6th in the list, we played them last on 12 November 2002, so there are five sides that we played before then that we haven't faced since and will be in the league at the start of next season. Welsh cup matches not included.

[uncle bob]

Torquay?

[uncle bob]

Grimsby

[IanD]

Wycombe Wanderers

[splott parker]

Torquay?

Not in the league now.

[the other bob wilson]

Macclesfield, Newport and Lincoln.

[Armitage Shanks]

I was randomly looking at figures v Darlington earlier, and i was surprised that we haven't played them since 2001.
They were a regular fixture in the 90s

[IanD]

Wycombe Wanderers

7th on the list?

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

Lincoln and Rochdale are two, maybe bradford another.
Spedger

[CCFCC3PO]

Grimsby. I think they are the only club I have never seen us play. Bradford are another we don't seem to play a lot, but have deffo played them since 2002.

Grimsby
Lincoln
Newport
Northampton
Cambridge
Mansfield.

[CCFCC3PO]

Eric, I posted the answer 3 minutes ago. Am I right or what like?

[Michael Morris]

I seen us play at Rochdale but can’t remember exact year. It might have been late 90’s. So that could include them.

[Michael Morris]

Macclesfield, Newport and Lincoln.

Macclesfield knocked us out of the cup a few years ago.

[Michael Morris]

Grimsby. I think they are the only club I have never seen us play. Bradford are another we don't seem to play a lot, but have deffo played them since 2002.

Grimsby
Lincoln
Newport
Northampton
Cambridge
Mansfield.

As with my answer to Bob we played Mansfield in the cup recently.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

1. Grimsby. March 1985.
2. Newport. April 1988
3. Rochdale. February 2001.
4. Lincoln City. March 2001.
5. Cambridge. March 2002.

Other answers:
Mansfield - played them in the FA cup 2 years ago.
Northampton - played them in the League cup in 2012.
Macclesfield - FA cup tie in 2013.
Wycombe - 11th in the list, last played them in April 2003.

Since our last game against Grimsby, there are 10 teams that we had never faced up to that point but we have since played in the league. These are:

Burton Albion
Milton Keynes Dons
Kidderminster Harriers
Macclesfield Town
Barnet
Maidstone United
Scarborough
Tranmere Rovers
Rochdale
Hartlepool United

[Michael Morris]

Thanks for this Eric. It’s given me and Al 90 mins of nostalgia as we have been out walking.

It’s prompted a follow up Question

Three teams lost their League status in the 70’s. We had never until then / and have never since played League football against any of them

They went out 1972, 1977 and 1978

Who are the three teams. And which three teams replaced them?

[Pontprennau Bluebird]

Thanks for this Eric. It’s given me and Al 90 mins of nostalgia as we have been out walking.

It’s prompted a follow up Question

Three teams lost their League status in the 70’s. We had never until then / and have never since played League football against any of them

They went out 1972, 1977 and 1978

Who are the three teams. And which three teams replaced them?

Workington?
Southport?
Barrow?

[61adb]

It’s prompted a follow up Question

Three teams lost their League status in the 70’s. We had never until then / and have never since played League football against any of them

They went out 1972, 1977 and 1978

Who are the three teams. And which three teams replaced them?

Barrow
Workington
Southport

Replaced by

Hereford
Wimbledon
Wigan

[StraightOuttaCanton]

And ... who were the other 2 teams elected before those 3 and who did they each replace?

[Michael Morris]

Correct teams.

[the other bob wilson]

I know the question said league football, but we did get beat by Southport in the FA Cup when I was a kid.

https://youtu.be/m8Ny9Q0O-hw

[IanD]

1. Grimsby. March 1985.
2. Newport. April 1988
3. Rochdale. February 2001.
4. Lincoln City. March 2001.
5. Cambridge. March 2002.

Other answers:
Mansfield - played them in the FA cup 2 years ago.
Northampton - played them in the League cup in 2012.
Macclesfield - FA cup tie in 2013.
Wycombe - 11th in the list, last played them in April 2003.

Since our last game against Grimsby, there are 10 teams that we had never faced up to that point but we have since played in the league. These are:

Burton Albion
Milton Keynes Dons
Kidderminster Harriers
Macclesfield Town
Barnet
Maidstone United
Scarborough
Tranmere Rovers
Rochdale
Hartlepool United

So, if Exeter is 6th on the list, which teams are 7th through to 10th?

[the other bob wilson]

And ... who were the other 2 teams elected before those 3 and who did they each replace?

Cambridge replaced Bradford Park Avenue, then it might been Oxford replacing Accrington Stanley and, a complete guess, Peterborough came in for Gateshead?

[splott parker]

I know the question said league football, but we did get beat by Southport in the FA Cup when I was a kid.

https://youtu.be/m8Ny9Q0O-hw

0-2 at Haig Avenue, was a giant killing act according to papers of the day.

[splott parker]

I seen us play at Rochdale but can’t remember exact year. It might have been late 90’s. So that could include them.

A 3-3 draw, first game of the season?