Bromley, Bradford, Barnsley, Barrow

[Silkscarf]

I put it you that we have never before had such a beautiful run of 4 alliterational fixtures (possibly not even a word) in our getting on for 150 years of history.

3 separate competitions but there it is in the list of fixtures. Lovely.

Over to you stattos…

[Goldthorperover]

Alphabetically would be more pleasing.

[Silkscarf]

Yes it would Goldthorpe, but we may have to wait 50 years for that one.

The ‘Bees’ are a bit more common than most so maybe it is more likely to be that letter. S is another possible.

We’re now the only D. Our friends in the north Darlo used to be there in my Observer’s Book of Football, just before us and Everton. The Daggers (the other DRFC) made a brief appearance but have since also left the league.

[BillyStubbsTears]

I put it you that we have never before had such a beautiful run of 4 alliterational fixtures (possibly not even a word) in our getting on for 150 years of history.

3 separate competitions but there it is in the list of fixtures. Lovely.

Over to you stattos…

Everybody talk about...pop music.

[Silkscarf]

Thank you Billy!

[Goldthorperover]

To be honest, I just like the fact they all have 2 vowels in their name

[Crowle Rover]

Yes it would Goldthorpe, but we may have to wait 50 years for that one.

The ‘Bees’ are a bit more common than most so maybe it is more likely to be that letter. S is another possible.

We’re now the only D. Our friends in the north Darlo used to be there in my Observer’s Book of Football, just before us and Everton. The Daggers (the other DRFC) made a brief appearance but have since also left the league.

You've forgotten about Derby Silkscarf

[Bills view]

"B's" bring back memories of my late grandad. He always picked matches of home teams beginning with B in his football pools selections after my grandma.

I used to help when I was young. He never won but it was a bit of fun.

[Silkscarf]

Yes it would Goldthorpe, but we may have to wait 50 years for that one.

The ‘Bees’ are a bit more common than most so maybe it is more likely to be that letter. S is another possible.

We’re now the only D. Our friends in the north Darlo used to be there in my Observer’s Book of Football, just before us and Everton. The Daggers (the other DRFC) made a brief appearance but have since also left the league.

You've forgotten about Derby Silkscarf

Yes! Thanks Crowle. I also forgot the word ‘alliterative’. Brain cell loss again.

[IDM]

Quite a few Cs too - could easily have had Carlisle, Chesterfield, Crewe, Colchester etc in the same division?  Let alone Chester a few years back and I almost forgot Cambridge too, now Cheltenham, Crawley.  Charlton not so often, and forget Chelsea!!

[Silkscarf]

Quite a few Cs too - could easily have had Carlisle, Chesterfield, Crewe, Colchester etc in the same division?  Let alone Chester a few years back and I almost forgot Cambridge too, now Cheltenham, Crawley.  Charlton not so often, and forget Chelsea!!

You’re right! Maybe this thread is a total waste of everyone’s time.

[IDM]

Quite a few Cs too - could easily have had Carlisle, Chesterfield, Crewe, Colchester etc in the same division?  Let alone Chester a few years back and I almost forgot Cambridge too, now Cheltenham, Crawley.  Charlton not so often, and forget Chelsea!!

You’re right! Maybe this thread is a total waste of everyone’s time.

Not at all, its quite interesting.  Maybe someone will find other examples?

[Silkscarf]

I’d question whether the ‘Ch’ ones count as alliteration next to the other C ones with a vowel straight after. I’d say it’s the sound rather than spelling.

[Upton Rover]

6 points of the Bar-stewards will be nice, and progression in the 2 cups, we will come out Blooming

[Dutch Uncle]

Of course the league current FL clubs are heavily weighted towards the beginning of the alphabet - in alphabetical order we are 33rd of the 92 and we are only at the 4th letter.

I don't want to look up all cup match dates of the years to see where they fit in between league matches, but a couple of competition specific, albeit not very coincidental examples.

In 1955-56 we played 5 cup matches in a row against teams beginning with 'A'

They were all called Aston Villa   

Likewise in 1938-39 we played successively against 5 teams beginning with 'B' - four times against Barrow and then against Brighton

From 1969-70 to 1970-71 we played 6 successive FA Cup matches against teams beginning with 'C', each involving one replay. In 1969-70 we were successful against Crewe before losing to Chester, and the following season we lost to Crewe

In 1981-82 in the League Cup we played successively against 4 teams beginning with 'C' in two-leg ties - 2 x Chesterfield and 2 x Crystal Palace   

From 1977-78 into 1979-80 we played no fewer than 7 league cup ties against teams beginning with 'Sheffield' -  Wednesday twice in 1977-78 and three times in 1978-79 (two-leg tie drawn and subsequent playoff). In 1979-80 we started off by winning a two leg tie with the Blades before the next round saw the sequence come to an end against Exeter.

In the league, in our first season back after WW1 (1923-24) the league calendar looked very strange. We played each team twice in successive matches throughout the season, with the only exceptions being presumably due to postponements. This curious planning, which had been going on for a few years, was discontinued in 1924-25. At a certain point in 1923-24 we played successive league games against Halifax twice and Hartlepool twice.

[DMnumber4]

Not sure if this counts. However, 15/16 season, Rovers had a sequence which went;

24 Nov: Chesterfield (H) W 3-0
28 Nov: Coventry (a) D 2-2
06 Dec: Cambridge (a) W 3-1 (FAC)
12 Dec: Crewe (H) W 3-2

[scawsby steve]

Not sure if this counts. However, 15/16 season, Rovers had a sequence which went;

24 Nov: Chesterfield (H) W 3-0
28 Nov: Coventry (a) D 2-2
06 Dec: Cambridge (a) W 3-1 (FAC)
12 Dec: Crewe (H) W 3-2

I'm pretty sure the Crewe game was the one where we were 1-2 down with just 3 minutes of injury time announced.

Then Cameron Stewart and Andy Williams struck.

[Silkscarf]

Not sure if this counts. However, 15/16 season, Rovers had a sequence which went;

24 Nov: Chesterfield (H) W 3-0
28 Nov: Coventry (a) D 2-2
06 Dec: Cambridge (a) W 3-1 (FAC)
12 Dec: Crewe (H) W 3-2

Good work DM! Definitely different clubs starting with same letter. But as a tiebreaker I’m ruling out the first one due to a ‘Ch’ sound.

Thanks also to Dutch. Great stuff. I’d say it’s got to be separate clubs though.

[IDM]

Not sure if this counts. However, 15/16 season, Rovers had a sequence which went;

24 Nov: Chesterfield (H) W 3-0
28 Nov: Coventry (a) D 2-2
06 Dec: Cambridge (a) W 3-1 (FAC)
12 Dec: Crewe (H) W 3-2

I'm pretty sure the Crewe game was the one where we were 1-2 down with just 3 minutes of injury time announced.

Then Cameron Stewart and Andy Williams struck.

It was, and if memory serves it was close to the 90 when we went 1-2 down..

I’d gone down to the front, just behind the side of the goal to allow a quick getaway at full time..

[drfchound]

Not sure if this counts. However, 15/16 season, Rovers had a sequence which went;

24 Nov: Chesterfield (H) W 3-0
28 Nov: Coventry (a) D 2-2
06 Dec: Cambridge (a) W 3-1 (FAC)
12 Dec: Crewe (H) W 3-2

I'm pretty sure the Crewe game was the one where we were 1-2 down with just 3 minutes of injury time announced.

Then Cameron Stewart and Andy Williams struck.

It was, and if memory serves it was close to the 90 when we went 1-2 down..

I’d gone down to the front, just behind the side of the goal to allow a quick getaway at full time..

Crewe did indeed score on 90 minutes IDM and there was a mass exodus from the ground.
Not many of us were left to see us snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.