TEST YOUR MEMORY

[1953]

A bit of holiday fun to test your memory(or your Dad's/Grandad's.)
Name the 7 clubs who were booted out of the league (during the post-war years when you needed to receive votes to stay in the league) The system changed in 1987 to allow automatic promotion ftom the Conference.
Also name the 7 clubs that took their place!
Clue 1:-One team figures in both lists!!!
Clue 2:-All the teams that were voted out were from the NORTH
Clue 3:-5 of the7 that were voted in were from below the MIDLANDS
BEST OF LUCK

[Plain Peter]

Out:
Workington
Barrow
Gateshead
Scouseport
New Brighton
Bratfud PA
Accies

In:
Shrewsbury
Scunthorpe
Gillingham
Colchester
Workington
Posh
Oxford
Cambridge United
Hereford

Workington on both lists

[marky No.1]

Clue 1:-One team figures in both lists!!!
Clue 2:-All the teams that were voted out were from the NORTH

[1953]

Almost correct with the first list HEINZ. (South Shields not Gateshead)
Second list way out (only 3 correct from 7)

[Dragofly]

Teams not re-elected
New Brighton
Gateshead
Bradford Park Ave
Barrow
Workington
Southport

* Stanley failed to complete the season

Teams Elected
Workington
Peterborough United
Oxford United
Cambridge United
Hereford United
Wimbledon
Wigan Athletic

Admitted due to expansion 1950
Shrewsbury Town
Scunthorpe United
Gillingham
Colchester United

[Plain Peter]

Almost correct with the first list HEINZ. (South Shields not Gateshead)
Second list way out (only 3 correct from 7)

Definately Gateshead, not South Shields!
Don't think your second list will be right either. I had to cheat a bit with that, and change my selection as like what Dragonfly mentions above there was a league expansion in 1950. I meant to have Wigan on the In list too.

[1953]

Dragonfly---you are spot on, well done.