LEAGUE STATS - RE-ELECTION VOTING
Before the days of Automatic Relegation from the Football League into Non-League Football, a system was in place where the bottom sides of bottom tier in the League Pyramid would have to re-apply for League membership, a voting system was decided with Non-League clubs wanting to became a League member taking part each season in the hope of Election. Below is a list of League members who had to take part, broke down into how times they applied for Re-Election and the Seasons involved - for details click on the season links to see how your club did against others. This system was scrapped at the end of the 1985/86 Season to make way for Automatic Relegation to the Football Conference
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Total Times | Club | Seasons |
14 | Hartlepool United | 1923/24 1928/29 1938/39 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1969/70 1970/71 1976/77 1977/78 1982/83 1983/84 |
14 | Lincoln City | 1892/93 1894/95 1896/97 1897/98 1906/07 1907/08 1910/11 1913/14 1919/20 1962/63 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1970/71 |
13 | Crewe Alexandra | 1892/93 1894/95 1895/96 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1978/79 1979/80 1981/82 1982/83 |
12 | Halifax Town | 1921/22 1929/30 1946/47 1947/48 1949/50 1953/54 1964/65 1976/77 1978/79 1980/81 1983/84 1984/85 |
11 | Barrow | 1923/24 1925/26 1926/27 1929/30 1937/38 1958/59 1960/61 1963/64 1964/65 1970/71 1971/72 |
11 | Southport | 1934/35 1935/36 1946/47 1948/49 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 1963/64 1975/76 1976/77 1977/78 |
10 | Newport County | 1922/23 1930/31 1932/33 1934/35 1935/36 1949/50 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1975/76 |
10 | Rochdale | 1921/22 1930/31 1931/32 1933/34 1965/66 1966/67 1977/78 1979/80 1981/82 1983/84 |
10 | Stockport County | 1900/01 1901/02 1902/03 1903/04 1912/13 1964/65 1971/72 1973/74 1975/76 1984/85 |
10 | Walsall | 1892/93 1894/95 1900/01 1925/26 1937/38 1938/39 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54 1954/55 |
8 | Darlington | 1932/33 1936/37 1951/52 1969/70 1972/73 1974/75 1978/79 1979/80 |
8 | Exeter City | 1921/22 1928/29 1935/36 1936/37 1951/52 1957/58 1960/61 1985/86 |
7 | Chester City | 1953/54 1954/55 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1967/68 1983/84 |
7 | Workington | 1951/52 1952/53 1967/68 1973/74 1974/75 1975/76 1976/77 |
7 | York City | 1949/50 1963/64 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 1977/78 1980/81 |
5 | Accrington Stanley | 1926/27 1937/38 1938/39 1950/51 1952/53 |
5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1955/56 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 1969/70 |
5 | Chesterfield | 1901/02 1905/06 1906/07 1907/08 1908/09 |
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 1902/03 1904/05 1961/62 1973/74 1978/79 |
5 | Gillingham | 1920/21 1928/29 1929/30 1931/32 1937/38 |
5 | Grimsby Town | 1907/08 1909/10 1919/20 1954/55 1968/69 |
4 | Blackpool | 1898/99 1908/09 1912/13 1982/83 |
4 | New Brighton | 1932/33 1935/36 1947/48 1950/51 |
4 | Northampton Town | 1971/72 1972/73 1981/82 1984/85 |
4 | Norwich City | 1930/31 1946/47 1947/48 1956/57 |
4 | Port Vale | 1892/93 1894/95 1895/96 1904/05 |
4 | Stoke City | 1888/89 1889/90 1891/92 1907/08 |
3 | Aldershot | 1936/37 1948/49 1958/59 |
3 | Bradford City | 1948/49 1962/63 1965/66 |
3 | Burnley | 1888/89 1889/90 1902/03 |
3 | Burton United | 1904/05 1905/06 1906/07 |
3 | Colchester United | 1953/54 1954/55 1972/73 |
3 | Crystal Palace | 1948/49 1950/51 1955/56 |
3 | Darwen | 1891/92 1897/98 1898/99 |
3 | Hereford United | 1979/80 1980/81 1982/83 |
3 | Loughborough | 1897/98 1898/99 1899/00 |
3 | Merthyr Town | 1924/25 1927/28 1929/30 |
3 | Swindon Town | 1932/33 1955/56 1956/57 |
3 | Torquay United | 1927/28 1984/85 1985/86 |
3 | Tranmere Rovers | 1924/25 1956/57 1980/81 |
2 | Aberdare Athletic | 1922/23 1926/27 |
2 | Accrington | 1890/91 1891/92 |
2 | AFC Bournemouth | 1923/24 1933/34 |
2 | Ashington | 1922/23 1928/29 |
2 | Barnsley | 1899/00 1910/11 |
2 | Brentford | 1920/21 1924/25 |
2 | Burton Swifts | 1896/97 1900/01 |
2 | Derby County | 1888/89 1890/91 |
2 | Durham City | 1922/23 1927/28 |
2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1901/02 1911/12 |
2 | Gateshead | 1936/37 1959/60 |
2 | Glossop | 1903/04 1914/15 |
2 | Leicester City | 1903/04 1914/15 |
2 | Millwall | 1949/50 1957/58 |
2 | Nelson | 1927/28 1930/31 |
2 | Notts County | 1888/89 1889/90 |
2 | Oldham Athletic | 1958/59 1959/60 |
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 1923/24 1925/26 |
2 | Scunthorpe United | 1974/75 1981/82 |
2 | Southend United | 1921/22 1934/35 |
2 | Watford | 1926/27 1950/51 |
1 | Aston Villa | 1890/91 |
1 | Birmingham City | 1909/10 |
1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1947/48 |
1 | Bristol Rovers | 1938/39 |
1 | Burton Wanderers | 1896/97 |
1 | Cambridge United | 1985/86 |
1 | Cardiff City | 1933/34 |
1 | Carlisle United | 1934/35 |
1 | Charlton Athletic | 1925/26 |
1 | Leeds City | 1911/12 |
1 | Leyton Orient | 1905/06 |
1 | Luton Town | 1899/00 |
1 | Manchester City | 1893/94 |
1 | Mansfield Town | 1946/47 |
1 | Nottingham Forest | 1913/14 |
1 | Preston North End | 1985/86 |
1 | Rotherham County | 1924/25 |
1 | Rotherham United | 1933/34 |
1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1952/53 |
1 | Swansea City | 1974/75 |
1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1890/91 |
1 | Wrexham | 1965/66 |