Promotion and relegation replaced re-election in 1986 according to Wikipedia.
Re-election (Football League) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-ele...in%20with%2031.
Current Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and Bournemouth survived the process more than once. Rochdale did four times, and Cardiff City once.
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
Re-election was part of football for years & years. Newport were regular applicants. Usually a bit of an old boys thing. ‘Vote for us to stay in this season, you might be in the bottom 4 next season’.
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