Torquay?
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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.
Torquay?
Grimsby
Wycombe Wanderers
Macclesfield, Newport and Lincoln.
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
Lincoln and Rochdale are two, maybe bradford another.
Spedger
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.
Eric, I posted the answer 3 minutes ago. Am I right or what like?
I seen us play at Rochdale but can’t remember exact year. It might have been late 90’s. So that could include them.
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
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?
And ... who were the other 2 teams elected before those 3 and who did they each replace?
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