Clubs in this league in Size Order

[Walkley_Owl]

I'm pretty well read on my football, but I couldn't name a single notable thing that Rotherham have ever done.

First ever league cup finalists?

 

[Gerry Gow]

Quite surprised with other fans choices regarding our position in this league. Thought we would be lower!

Some have us bigger than QPR, Fulham, Reading and Cardiff...

 

[blademan89]

You have offer games though, or did at least under GFH.

Btw turnover is vanity, profit is sanity.

Your gates are shit regardless for the size of Leeds, it's cheap enough in the ends of the stadium no?

I think there kop is sold out every game is it not. Certainly looks it

 

[markwwfc1992]

Out of curiosity, who would people vote for out of Wolves and West Brom? We both have similar histories, crowds, trophies etc.

 

[SirTomFinney]

Yeah but we have had some of England's Greats pull on the famous white shirt including Sir Tom Finney, David Beckham and David Nugent

 

[SirTomFinney]

Out of curiosity, who would people vote for out of Wolves and West Brom? We both have similar histories, crowds, trophies etc.

Wolves.

 

[Gerry Gow]

Out of curiosity, who would people vote for out of Wolves and West Brom? We both have similar histories, crowds, trophies etc.

Wolves. Easily IMO

 

[TomPNE94]

Quite surprised with other fans choices regarding our position in this league. Thought we would be lower!

Some have us bigger than QPR, Fulham, Reading and Cardiff...

I think you are easily bigger than Fulham, they are L2 level. Probably bigger than QPR too. I'd say similar to Reading but just smaller than Cardiff

 

[Gerry Gow]

I think you are easily bigger than Fulham, they are L2 level. Probably bigger than QPR too. I'd say similar to Reading but just smaller than Cardiff

Maybe but that famous word ' Prem ' is something we haven't achieved. The last time we were in the top flight was 1980!

 

[TomPNE94]

Maybe but that famous word ' Prem ' is something we haven't achieved. The last time we were in the top flight was 1980!

That doesn't change the fact that Fulham are a tiny club.

 

[Scrumpy]

For 24 clubs, it's not possible to determine a list as I wouldn't have an educated purpose for positioning each club.

However, I would say that Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds are the biggest and MK Dons and Brentford are the smallest clubs.

At an assumed guess, I'd put us in the bottom half.

 

[Madejski]

That doesn't change the fact that Fulham are a tiny club.

Fulham are a weird one, they were really small in the 90s, but at every other part of their history they've been at least a mid table Championship club. Their average attendances over their entire history is over 16k - Which would easily put them top 10 of clubs in this division. A decent amount of top tier/Prem time too.

Don't think they are anywhere near the bottom third of club sizes in this division tbh. Bigger than MK Dons, Rotherham, Brentford, Reading, Brighton, Huddersfield definitely.

 

[Aaron-Bcfc]

I think you are easily bigger than Fulham, they are L2 level. Probably bigger than QPR too. I'd say similar to Reading but just smaller than Cardiff

I think Fulham are bigger than us. 25 years in the top flight, also spent far more time in the second tier and a lot less in the 3rd tier, UEFA cup final, probably had the bigger crowds if you remove the 90's

 

[MillerWhale]

I'd have us third bottom but the one or two who have MK Dons or Brentford above us in some lists, seriously need their heads testing.

I don't think it's as clear cut as you make out. Brentford are historically pretty similar to us.

Ok we were better than them up to the 60s, but since then other than another spell in the second tier for is it's pretty similar. Attendance-wise, again very similar if you look at our Millmoor days (discount both Don Valley and NYS if you want a proper comparison).

And don't discount the London club factor. Their crowds have doubled from 5,000 to 10,000 in a year just from being a league above. You've got an enormous amount of people that would want to see good standard football (2nd tier) at an affordable price (unlike the Prem).

What mainly swings it in our favour for me is more seasons in the second tier and our history (first ever league cup finalists, black footballer, only ever Kop Choir Champions).

We're a more recognisable name and we've achieved more.

 

[Millerbri]

I don't think it's as clear cut as you make out. Brentford are historically pretty similar to us.

Ok we were better than them up to the 60s, but since then other than another spell in the second tier for is it's pretty similar. Attendance-wise, again very similar if you look at our Millmoor days (discount both Don Valley and NYS if you want a proper comparison).

And don't discount the London club factor. Their crowds have doubled from 5,000 to 10,000 in a year just from being a league above. You've got an enormous amount of people that would want to see good standard football (2nd tier) at an affordable price (unlike the Prem).

What mainly swings it in our favour for me is more seasons in the second tier and our history (first ever league cup finalists, black footballer, only ever Kop Choir Champions).

We're a more recognisable name and we've achieved more.

Aren't we the only team to achieve back to back football league promotions twice?
If any other team has done it feel free to put me right.

 

[Millerski]

We were the first team to win a FA cup tie penalty shoot out too

 

[Millerski]

We were the first team to win a FA cup tie penalty shoot out too

Wolves. Easily IMO

wolves...edge it for me

BTW Gerry gow probably IMHO the most influential player to put on a millers shirt. Signed by Emlyn Hughes in 82, we were 3rd bottom end of jan in old lg2 .. Current Championship .. 1 month and 9 wins on the trot later we were 3rd from top. He was the steel needed in a skillful but easily pushed over team that had been promoted from 3rd div previous year. He was the enforcer, Hard as nails but had a measure of skill and quality too that I think he was never recognized for. Sent off in his home debut against derby in first few mins for a horrendous tackle, the opposition took note, not to be messed with. A great signing by Emlyn . I don't remember too much from them days being 18 ish and discovering beer but I do remember Gerry.

 

[blademan89]

Out of curiosity, who would people vote for out of Wolves and West Brom? We both have similar histories, crowds, trophies etc.

Wolves by an absolute distance. They cant even fill a 27000 seated stadium for any match in the premier league.

1.Villa
2.wolves
3. Birmingham
4. West brom

Is my midlands order

 

[HertsWolf]

Where would people put Northamptonshire titans Coventry City in that mix?

 

[blademan89]

Where would people put Northamptonshire titans Coventry City in that mix?

Behind all 4 of them

 

[Habbinalan]

Fulham are a weird one, they were really small in the 90s, but at every other part of their history they've been at least a mid table Championship club.............

Hold hard. I thought I'd seen Johnny Haynes play. Yes, I have the progamme. 1969/70 Div 3 Barrow 3 - 1 Fulham. Barrow relegated, Fulham finished 4th behind Orient, Luton and Bristol Rovers.

 

[Ciderup]

We were the first team to win a FA cup tie penalty shoot out too

wolves...edge it for me

BTW Gerry gow probably IMHO the most influential player to put on a millers shirt. Signed by Emlyn Hughes in 82, we were 3rd bottom end of jan in old lg2 .. Current Championship .. 1 month and 9 wins on the trot later we were 3rd from top. He was the steel needed in a skillful but easily pushed over team that had been promoted from 3rd div previous year. He was the enforcer, Hard as nails but had a measure of skill and quality too that I think he was never recognized for. Sent off in his home debut against derby in first few mins for a horrendous tackle, the opposition took note, not to be messed with. A great signing by Emlyn . I don't remember too much from them days being 18 ish and discovering beer but I do remember Gerry.

I didn't know Gerry played for you TBH.
We had the best of GG in the late 70's before he went to Man City, he was awsome then and is still held in very high esteem by City fans and moved back to Bristol when his playing days ended.
I believe he has just become a great grandad.
What a player!!

 

[markwwfc1992]

Aren't we the only team to achieve back to back football league promotions twice?
If any other team has done it feel free to put me right.

Think Norwich and Southampton did it from L1 to the Prem a couple of seasons ago

 

[big mean bunny]

Don't get me wrong, I love Clough, but for me are Forest a big club because they won two European cups? or did the genius of Clough win them? For me all there success is linked to one anomaly of a manager rather than something the club achieved through being a successful club for a sustained period under different managers, I don't think I have explained that very well and this isn't a wind up, but I know nothing about them pre Clough, and you have been pretty mundane for most of my lifetime. I remember your great season after you stormed into the prem, didn't you finish 3rd right off the bat with Collymore? (Was that Frank Clarke in charge?) but other than that you have been a bit middling would be my impression without looking it up. I remember the cup final obviously, when Corby legend Lee Glover pushed down part of the wall for Pearce's freekick.

Most people seem to have gotten their lists pretty much fine to me, Wolves are quite lucky in that we seem to have a fairly loyal catchment area, and then you have a lot of people like myself that support the team despite not being from the area for various reasons. I seem to meet one or two Wolves fans pretty much everywhere I have been or lived.

 

[blademan89]

Think Norwich and Southampton did it from L1 to the Prem a couple of seasons ago

Not twice though

 

[markwwfc1992]

Not twice though

Ah yeah, misread his post

 

[JJH]

Where would people put Northamptonshire titans Coventry City in that mix?

Top of the lot, because they won trophies in medieval times proved by cave paintings and old novels imprinted on old gravestones of Coventry legends.

 

[Bobbin Robin]

Hate threads like this.
A lot of bigger clubs in this division but those who claim Cardiff and Hull being bigger than Bristol City I certainly don't
agree with, both have spent the majority of their history in the lower divisions being watched by less than 10,000 attendances.
Yes, we haven't the greatest of histories, but unless i'm mistaken we've played in the top flight for longer (obviouly pre premier league).

 

[Heisenberg20]

Hate threads like this.
A lot of bigger clubs in this division but those who claim Cardiff and Hull being bigger than Bristol City I certainly don't
agree with, both have spent the majority of their history in the lower divisions being watched by less than 10,000 attendances.
Yes, we haven't the greatest of histories, but unless i'm mistaken we've played in the top flight for longer (obviouly pre premier league).

Until 15 years ago Cardiff spent most the time In the bottom division getting low attendances. The last 15 years though they have been ahead of us though as much as it pains me to say it.
Would say we are on a par.

 

[big mean bunny]

Unless you have played in the giant sumo half time wrestling entertainment league, then it doesn't count.