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Post by 1672 on Oct 10, 2013 15:38:17 GMT
What an impressive list on our our latest fixture poster, with our next three home games being against Chester City, Luton Town and Halifax Town!
Ten years ago we faced teams like Canvey, Maidenhead, Hendon etc.
Mind you a cynic could also say "How the mighty have fallen"!
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Post by rustynail on Oct 11, 2013 11:13:10 GMT
I have only been supporting the Iron for three years since they got promoted to the Conference. "Glory hunter" I hear you shout, Yes probably but what inspired me was that in the 1970's I went with my local town football team to Braintree for some cup match. My home town team is still languishing in the Thurlow Nunn League but Braintree has made this incredible journey.
I admire they way Braintree have met this challenge and continue to surprise and delight as they become a force in the league and challenge for football league status. They are well led on and off the pitch, recruiting Alan Devonshire as manager was a stroke of genius.
The only disappointment is that more residents of Braintree don't appreciate what is happening and go along to support their local team.
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Post by braintreeboy on Oct 11, 2013 11:31:04 GMT
Here here to all of that!! Who is your thurlow nunn team rustynail?
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Post by Iron Webbo on Oct 11, 2013 11:38:04 GMT
From this at the end of 1990-1991
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Wisbech Town 40 27 10 3 97 39 91
2 Braintree Town 40 25 10 5 85 38 85
3 Halstead Town 40 26 4 10 105 52 82
4 Haverhill Rovers 40 24 8 8 82 45 80
5 Harwich & Parkeston 40 23 4 13 85 51 73
6 Watton United 40 20 10 10 62 50 70
7 Wroxham 40 17 13 10 63 64 64
8 Cornard United 40 16 12 12 73 59 60
9 Lowestoft Town 40 16 12 12 56 51 60
10 Histon 40 17 7 16 55 53 58
11 Stowmarket Town 40 15 11 14 51 52 56
12 Clacton Town 40 15 9 16 64 56 54
13 Felixstowe Town 40 14 11 15 59 58 53
14 Thetford Town 40 14 10 16 65 81 52
15 March Town United 40 12 9 19 48 62 45
16 Tiptree United 40 12 6 22 45 65 42
17 Gorleston 40 11 5 24 53 74 38
18 Great Yarmouth Town 40 9 6 25 43 90 32 *
19 Brantham Athletic 40 6 9 25 41 74 27
20 Newmarket Town 40 6 8 26 32 87 26
21 Chatteris Town 40 5 6 29 29 92 21
* - Great Yarmouth Town 1 point deducted
to this today
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Cambridge United 14 10 4 0 23 6 34
2 Kidderminster Harriers 14 8 2 4 22 15 26
3 Nuneaton Town 14 7 4 3 21 18 25
4 Luton Town 14 6 6 2 22 12 24
5 Braintree Town 14 7 3 4 20 14 24
6 Grimsby Town 14 7 3 4 20 14 24
7 Salisbury City 14 7 3 4 19 15 24
8 Welling United 14 6 4 4 24 19 22
9 Lincoln City 14 6 4 4 16 11 22
10 Alfreton Town 14 7 1 6 23 22 22
11 Barnet 14 5 6 3 23 17 21
12 FC Halifax Town 14 6 3 5 25 25 21
13 Gateshead 14 6 1 7 18 20 19
14 Forest Green Rovers 14 5 3 6 26 23 18
15 Southport 14 5 2 7 13 18 17
16 Hereford United 14 4 4 6 13 15 16
17 Tamworth 14 4 4 6 13 19 16
18 Macclesfield Town 14 4 3 7 14 17 15
19 Wrexham 14 4 3 7 18 22 15
20 Dartford 14 4 2 8 12 22 14
21 Woking 14 3 4 7 16 23 13
22 Chester 14 3 3 8 11 21 12
23 Aldershot Town (-10) 14 5 4 5 17 15 9
24 Hyde 14 0 2 12 8 34 2
In 1990-91, Luton finished 18th in the old First Division, three points above the relegation places. That season Luton beat both Chelsea (2-0) and Liverpool (3-1) at Kenilworth Road.
Cambridge United won the Third Division championship and were joined in the following season's Second Division by third placed Grimsby Town who were also promoted.
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