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unusual facts about Fourth Division



1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season

Following promotion from the Fourth Division in 1966–67, Luton consolidated under first Allan Brown, then Alec Stock before rising another division following a successful 1969–70 campaign in which Malcolm Macdonald scored 28 goals.

Andy Mutch

In the 1987-88 season, Mutch and Bull scored 53 league goals between them and helped Wolves win Fourth Division Championship.

Bob Hatton

Hatton's successful striking partnership with Keith Edwards was one of the main reasons why Sheffield United achieved promotion back up from the Fourth Division at the first attempt in 1981-82.

Gary McGuire

He took his chance to replace Terry Adlington when he was out of the side with a broken finger, and helped the club to promotion from the Fourth Division.

Kevan Brown

Aldershot finished the 1989–90 season third from bottom of Fourth Division, but were by now in serious financial difficulties, narrowly avoiding being wound up by the High Court in the summer of 1990.

Tony Diamond

He signed for Blackpool during the 1989-90 season, but made just three appearances for the club as Blackpool were relegated to the Fourth Division.


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1975–76 Football League

He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over at Elton John's Watford, who were still in the Fourth Division.

1976–77 Football League

The British pop star Elton John took over Fourth Division side Watford and installed Graham Taylor as manager.

1980–81 Football League

They were joined by Notts County and Swansea City, completing a meteoric rise under John Toshack, from the Fourth Division to the First in just four years.

Battle of Nanshan

On 24 May 1904, during a heavy thunderstorm, the Japanese Fourth Division attacked the walled town of Chinchou (modern-day Jinzhou District 金州), just north of Nanzan hill.

Benedikt Höwedes

Until October 2007, however, he only played for Schalke's second team in the Oberliga (fourth division).

Billy McGinley

In his first season the fourth division side reached the 1975–76 FA Cup quarter finals.

Championnat de France amateur 2

The current champions are the reserves of Metz who accumulated 107 points in Groupe C to earn promotion to the fourth division.

David Raine

He joined Neil Franklin's Colchester United on a free transfer in September 1965, and played 25 league and cup games in the 1965–66 season, as the "U's" won promotion out of the Fourth Division.

Flora Huayaquilensis

Dr. Eduardo Estrella was working and researching in the archives of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid Spain in 1985 when he found the documentary of the "Fourth Division," for the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon in Peru and Chile, Dr. Estrella found a large number of descriptions of plants whose origin corresponds to the places that belong to the Royal Audience of Quito.

George Burley

He played for Gillingham in the 1988–89 season, but was unable to prevent them from being relegated to the Fourth Division.

Jokelan Kisa

The men’s football team currently plays in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) and their home ground is at the Jokelan kenttä.

José Juan Vázquez

Vázquez began playing football professionally at the age of 19 in fourth and third divisions of Mexico with teams such as Atlético San Francisco and Atlético Comonfort in the fourth division, and for Cuervos Negros de Zapotlanejo, América Manzanillo, and finally his home town team Celaya in the third division.

Ken Beamish

He was voted Player of the Year for his 16 goals in 49 games in the 1977–78 season; he scored ten goals more than his closest rival Jeff Hemmerman, as the club were relegated into the Fourth Division.

Luvian Veto

However, since the club re-entered the league in 2003 they have made steady progress over the last 8 seasons gaining respective promotions from the Vitonen (Fifth Division) in 2004 and Nelonen (Fourth Division) in 2009.

Madison 56ers

The match against German Fourth Division side SC Wiedenbruck on June 23, 2007, was their first match against international competition.

Hohlbein had the 56ers' first hat trick in a 3-2 home victory over the St. Paul Twin Stars on May 20, 2006, then added another in a 4-1 home friendly win over German Fourth Division side SC Wiedenbruck on June 23, 2007.

Nicolás Olmedo

Olmedo started his career in 2002 with Godoy Cruz, while the team played in the Primer (regionalized fourth division) on its 2004–05 season.

Orimattilan Pedot

For much of the last decade OPedot has participated in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) but at the end of the 2007 the club gained promotion to the Kolmonen (Third Division) where they stayed for three seasons.

PEPO Lappeenranta

During the 1970s and 1980s PEPO played in the lower divisions of the Finnish football system in the Nelonen (Fourth Division) and Vitonen (Fifth Division).

SC Wiedenbrück 2000

That finish earned SC promotion to the fourth division Oberliga Westfalen alongside champions SV Schermbeck.

Selim Kaabi

Before signing with the Clementi Stars, Kaabi played for the now defunct Torredonjimeno CF in the Spanish fourth division, as well as clubs in Belgium and Finland.

Tony Norman

During his time at Boothferry Park, Hull completed a swift climb from the Fourth Division to the Second, and in 1986 finished sixth - their 2nd highest finish (they finished 5th in 1971) until they finally won promotion to the top flight 22 years later.