Scunthorpe United F.C.

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Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth grade of the English football league system. The team is nicknamed “ The Iron ”, and has played in a home plate airstrip of claret and bluing for most of the clubhouse ‘s history. [ 3 ] They play their home plate games at Glanford Park, having moved from their original stadium, the Old Show Ground, in 1988. They contest Humber bowler hat games with local rivals Grimsby Town and Hull City, angstrom well as Lincolnshire derby games with Boston United, Gainsborough Trinity and Lincoln City. The club was formed in 1899 and turned master after joining the Midland League in 1912. Crowned Midland League champions in the 1926–27 and 1938–39 campaigns, they were elected into the Football League in 1950. They went on to secure promotion as champions of the Third Division North in 1957–58 and spent six seasons in the Second Division, before they were relegated in 1964 and then down to the Fourth Division in 1968. United spent 34 of the next 37 seasons in the basement tier, punctuated by one-season stays in the third grade after they secured promotions in 1971–72, 1982–83 and 1998–99. [ 5 ] Brian Laws saw the club promoted out of League Two at the end of the 2004–05 season and his successor, Nigel Adkins, led the club to the League One title in 2006–07. Scunthorpe spent fair one season in the Championship, but victory in the 2009 League One play-off Final saw the club promoted back into the Championship. They remained in the second tier until two relegations in as many years saw them back into the fourthly grade by 2013. [ 6 ] Scunthorpe were again promoted out of League Two at the end of the 2013–14 crusade, before being relegated back out of League One in 2019. [ 7 ] In recent years, the club has developed a reputation for developing promise young strikers, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] having sold Billy Sharp, Martin Paterson and Gary Hooper on for seven-figure sums. [ 10 ] The baseball club was besides considered one of the most financially prudent in English football, being one of merely three in the acme four divisions to be debt-free. This condition has recently changed after it was announced that a £2 million loanword from the outgoing president Steven Wharton was on the accounts to help the baseball club maintain some feel of fiscal stability. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

history [edit ]

early on years : 1899–1958 [edit ]

Chart of table positions of Scunthorpe in the Football League. Scunthorpe United was formed in 1899. [ 1 ] In 1910 they merged with local rivals North Lindsey United to become Scunthorpe & Lindsey United and joined the Midland Football League in 1912. [ 1 ] After an unsuccessful application to join the Football League in 1921, [ 1 ] Scunthorpe & Lindsey won the Midland League in 1926–27 and in 1938–39. [ 13 ] When the 1939–40 season came to an abrupt end, due to the outbreak of the Second World War, Scunthorpe & Lindsey finished as runner-up in the second hand brake competition, losing 3–2 to Peterborough United in an unofficial play-off game. [ 13 ] After the end of the war, in 1945, Scunthorpe & Lindsey United would re-apply to join the Football League at every opportunity. [ 1 ] The golf club finished as runner-up in the Midland League in 1947–48, [ 13 ] and in 1950 was accepted into the Football League, ahead of Workington and Wigan Athletic when the league structure was expanded. [ 1 ] The club ‘s first gear game in Football League Division Three North was against colleague new entrants Shrewsbury Town. After an everyday few years in the Football League, which included the clubhouse ‘s first-ever one-third and fourth-round FA Cup ties ( against Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth respectively ), the “ & Lindsey ” was dropped from the club ‘s list in 1958. [ 14 ]

The Second Division years : 1958–1964 [edit ]

In 1958 Scunthorpe United won promotion to Football League Division Two as champions of the old Division Three ( North ) under the steering of director Ron Suart. The Iron then began a firm rise through the Second Division over the future four years under a variety of managers, improving its league side each temper until reaching fourthly topographic point at the close of the 1961–1962 season, the baseball club ‘s highest league put to date. This was despite the sale of its contribute marksman Barrie Thomas to Newcastle United for a reported £40,000. [ 15 ] The year 1962 proved to be a turn point in the fortunes of the club, as only two years later it finished the season at the very buttocks of the Second Division, being relegated back to the nowadays un-regionalised Football League Division Three. At the lapp prison term Scunthorpe United stalwart Jack Brownsword played his last game for the Iron after 597 Football League appearances for the club, and Freddie Goodwin replaced Dick Duckworth as the golf club ‘s director .

decline and stagnation : 1964–1987 [edit ]

After delegating from Division Two, the Iron spent the adjacent four years bouncing about in the Third Division. Freddie Goodwin left the cabaret during the 1967–68 season, however his substitute Ron Ashman was ineffective to save the club from relegation to Division Four at the goal of the season. A slender revival occurred in the very early 70s, with the Iron first defeating top-flight Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup during January 1970, and then gaining promotion back to the Third Division in 1972. It was during this short menstruation that a young Kevin Keegan was discovered and developed by Ashman before being sold to Liverpool in 1971 for £35,000, [ 16 ] having racked up 124 appearances and 18 goals for Scunthorpe. The Iron were unable to cement a place in the Third Division, and delegating back to the Fourth Division followed immediately in 1973. At the same prison term, Ron Ashman departed to manage local rivals Grimsby Town, only to return during 1976. The period between his two tenures saw several management changes and a black league campaign which saw the Iron finish rock candy bottom of the Football League in 1975. In 1980 none early than Ian Botham was signed as a player for Scunthorpe by Ron Ashman. Botham played for the club until 1984 making fourteen appearances. He was besides a regular in the Central League for Scunthorpe United Reserves, once scoring a hat-trick against Blackpool at the Old Show Ground. But the adjacent five years saw United stagnate in the bottomland half of Division Four, with the cabaret finishing second-bottom at the end of the 1981–82 campaign. promotion to Division Three was achieved under the guidance of coach John Duncan in 1983, but immediate relegation was to follow under his successor Allan Clarke in 1984, with United then entering a further period of stagnation in the middle of the Fourth Division table .

New dwelling, new horizons : 1987–1997 [edit ]

In 1988 Scunthorpe United became the beginning English football golf club in the modern era to move to a new, purpose-built stadium, Glanford Park. When it became apparent that the Old Show Ground needed significant investment to maintain its fabric and to make it comply with new regulations introduced in the wake of the Bradford City stadium fire ( which the club was unable to make due to fiscal difficulties ) the decision was made to relocate, and this was announced during 1987. [ 17 ] The crunch was sold to the former supermarket chain Safeway ( now Sainsbury ‘s ) and the research was started for a new placement. Land was secured at an forbidden of township web site in what was then the administrative sphere of Glanford mean that the new ground was outside the boundaries of Scunthorpe ( although this changed with the re-organisation of local government in 1996 as both Scunthorpe Borough Council and Glanford Borough Council merged to become North Lincolnshire Council ). At this clock there were no grants available and the exploitation had to funded with the cash from the sale of the Old Show Ground, sponsorship, directors ‘ loans and savings bank loans. This lack of foreigner cash means that Glanford Park was built in a rather simplistic, box-like dash, with a significantly smaller capacitance than the Old Show Ground. The ground was so named because it was sponsored by the Glanford Borough Council. The site of the former ground is now family to a Sainsbury ‘s memory and can be found at the junction of Doncaster Road and Henderson Avenue. When the shop was opened a brass was laid marking the localization of the centre-spot, just in front of the delicatessen buffet ; the brass has since been removed, however, a carve stone commemorating the web site ‘s former practice was incorporated into the outside wall of a 2011 propagation, beside the cashpoints. Whilst preparations for the new ground were afoot, the club ‘s final season at the Old Show Ground very closely concede success. Under the management of Mick Buxton, United qualified for the Division Four play-offs. ultimately this was not to be, with the Iron losing 2–3 on aggregate to Torquay United in the semi-final. The second stage of this semi-final was to be the concluding game played at the Old Show Ground, with Steve Lister being the last player to score at the ground. [ 18 ] The club ‘s beginning temper at Glanford Park ended in another play-off semi-final grief, this time losing out 1–5 on aggregate to Wrexham. Further playoff failure occurred in 1991 as the Iron lost out to Blackpool 2–3 ( on aggregate ) in the semi-final under Buxton ‘s substitute Bill Green. finally, in 1992 the golf club made it to the Fourth Division play-off final at Wembley, losing out finally on a penalty gunfight to Blackpool by 4 goals to 3 ( see here ). This was the cabaret ‘s first-ever appearance at Wembley. The following four seasons saw United sit systematically in the middle of the now Third Division board under a succession of managers, namely Richard Money and Dave Moore. Mick Buxton made a surprise return to the club as coach following Moore ‘s sack in 1996 .

The Brian Laws era : 1997–2006 [edit ]

In February 1997, following the end of Mick Buxton ‘s second spell in charge of Scunthorpe United, Brian Laws, one of Buxton ‘s signings to the club as a musician, was appointed coach, with Mark Lillis ( another Buxton sign ) as his assistant. [ 19 ] In 1997–98, his inaugural fully season in charge, the Iron finished one sharpen outside the play-offs. [ 20 ] The play along season, the club finished fourth in Division Three. [ 21 ] This see reservation to the play-offs, which they won after a 3–2 aggregate gain in the semi-finals over Swansea City [ 22 ] and a 1–0 win over Leyton Orient in the concluding at Wembley with an early on goal from Alex Calvo-Garcia. [ 23 ] They were unable to maintain their Division Two status the following season however, and were relegated after finishing in 23rd put. [ 24 ] Laws guided the Iron to their second play-off position finish under his management during the 2002–03 season, with the club finish in 5th target. Scunthorpe were ultimately denied by their county rivals Lincoln City however, losing the semi-finals 6–3 on sum. On 25 March 2004, following a 2–3 home defeat to Carlisle United two days previously, Laws was sacked from his position as Scunthorpe United director after a poor guide of results saw the Iron sitting merely 6 points above the Division Three relegation zone. Assistant director Russ Wilcox was given the job of caretaker director, with his first game in charge being a 1–1 draw at home to Leyton Orient. [ 25 ] precisely three weeks by and by on 15 April 2004, it was announced that Laws had been reinstated as the coach of the Iron after a boardroom reorganization. [ 26 ] With only four games of the season left, Laws was tasked with preventing the Iron ‘s relegation from the Football League. Despite three of these four games ending in kill, results elsewhere swung in the Iron ‘s favor, with the golf club finally avoiding the sink to the Conference National by a mere 4 points, finishing in 22nd target. Laws remained with the Iron for the 2004–05 season, which Scunthorpe started in the newly rebranded Football League Two. This gamble ultimately paid off, with the Iron gain promotion to Football League One as runners up. This was the first gear time that a Scunthorpe side had obtained automatic promotion in 22 years. Another highlight of this season came with the Iron leading Chelsea, the Premiership champions, 0–1, in the FA Cup 3rd orotund at Stamford Bridge thanks to an 8th minute Paul Hayes finish. Scunthorpe were ultimately denied, finally going down 3–1. [ 27 ] In the 2005–06 season, the cabaret secured a mid-table League One finish, marking the first clock that the Iron had managed to avoid immediate delegating following a forwarding since 1958. Young strikers Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh established themselves as the first-choice strike partnership, and scored 38 goals between them. [ 28 ] Again the club led away in the FA Cup 3rd round at a Premier League club – this time, Manchester City – before finally losing 3–1. [ 29 ] After a successful starting signal to the 2006–07 season, Laws was offered the job of director at Sheffield Wednesday, which he accepted, ending about a decade in tear of the Iron. [ 19 ]

Into the championship : 2006–2011 [edit ]

Following Laws ‘ departure, Physiotherapist Nigel Adkins was put in irregular mission. After obtaining good results, his character was made permanent. [ 30 ] Fans responded with the chant : “ Who needs Mourinho, we ‘ve got our physio. ” [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Despite selling Keogh to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the January transfer window, the club went on to win League One and with it promotion to the Championship that season, [ 33 ] in the action setting a golf club read 16-match unbeaten run [ 1 ] and accumulating 91 points. [ 34 ] Billy Sharp was the leading goalscorer in the top four divisions, netting 30. [ 35 ] truncheon Sharp was sold to Sheffield United before the beginning of the take after season for a then-club commemorate £2 million. Despite his apparent substitution, Martin Paterson, [ 36 ] scoring 13 league goals, [ 37 ] Scunthorpe were ineffective to cement their home in the moment tier of English football, and were relegated in 23rd put. [ 38 ] Paterson was sold to Burnley at the end of the season for a £1,600,000. [ 10 ] The 2008–09 season saw Scunthorpe reach Wembley twice. The Iron qualified for the Football League Trophy final, but were beaten 3–2 after extra time by Luton Town. [ 39 ] The club then qualified for the League One play-offs through an 88th-minute equalizer by club captain Cliff Byrne against promotion rivals Tranmere Rovers on the concluding day of the regular season. [ 40 ] Scunthorpe beat MK Dons on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate draw in the semi-finals, [ 41 ] before beating Millwall in the Wembley final 3–2, with two goals from Matt Sparrow and one from Martyn Woolford, to achieve promotion back to the backing at the first clock of asking. [ 42 ] In 2009–10, the Iron managed to retain their second-tier condition, a feat no Scunthorpe side had achieved since 1963. [ 43 ] The crusade included a 2–1 home acquire over eventual champions, Newcastle United, [ 44 ] Scunthorpe ‘s first appearance on UK tellurian television receiver in the FA Cup third-round 4–2 dwelling defeat to Manchester City, [ 45 ] [ 46 ] and Gary Hooper as the club ‘s top scorer ( and the Championship ‘s third-highest ) with 19 goals ; [ 47 ] he was sold to Scottish club Celtic at the end of the temper for £2.4 million. [ 48 ] Seven games into the 2010–11 season, Nigel Adkins left his mail as Scunthorpe director to take over at Southampton. [ 49 ] Coach and erstwhile player Ian Baraclough was appointed as his substitute, but he was sacked half a year by and by after a slide into the relegation zone. [ 50 ] Former Scunthorpe defender Alan Knill was appointed from Bury with eight games of the season remaining, but was ineffective to prevent the Iron from finishing buttocks and returning to League One. [ 51 ]

late years : 2011– [edit ]

Although Scunthorpe had been hopeful of immediate promotion back to the Championship, the cabaret endured a unmanageable first half of the 2011–12 season, finding themselves merely above the relegation zone at New Year [ 52 ] and knocked out in the first gear turn of the FA Cup by League Two ‘s AFC Wimbledon [ 53 ] ( although they did take Premier League Newcastle United to extra time in the League Cup [ 54 ] ). They fared reasonably better in the moment half of the season, embarking on a ten-match unbeaten run. [ 55 ] They finished the 2011–12 season in 18th station with a total of 52 points. The 2012–13 temper started ill for Scunthorpe, however a pleasing start in the first round of the League Cup saw the game finish, Derby County 5–5 Scunthorpe, with Scunthorpe winning 7–6 on penalties. But as of 27 October they had lone seen two league wins, one away, Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Scunthorpe, and one at base, Scunthorpe 1–0 Colchester United. On 29 October 2012 Alan Knill was sacked as Scunthorpe United coach, after a 3–0 defeat to MK Dons, leaving the club sat 22nd in League One. On the like day it was confirmed that ex-united boss Brian Laws would return after a 6-year absence from the club, along with early assistant director Russ Wilcox. [ 56 ] Laws ‘ first game in accusation was a 4–0 defeat to Gillingham in the FA Cup, but this was followed by back-to-back away wins against Walsall and Coventry City in the league. ultimately, however, Laws was ineffective to stop the club ‘s slide back into the basement division, with relegation being confirmed on the last day of the temper despite a 3–1 home victory over Swindon Town. [ 57 ] At the end of the 2012–13 temper, the then president Steve Wharton stepped down from his stead with contiguous effect. Businessman Peter Swann was appointed as his successor on 24 May 2013. [ 58 ] The start of the 2013–14 season saw Scunthorpe return to action in League Two following their relegation. On 20 November 2013, following a 2–1 home plate get the better of to local anesthetic rivals Grimsby Town in the FA Cup, Brian Laws was sacked after a run of 5 games without a succeed. [ 59 ] Russ Wilcox took over as director around center through the temper, and after a 28-game unbeaten run, ending in a 2–0 frustration to Exeter City, which broke the all-time football league criminal record, Scunthorpe achieved instant forwarding spinal column to League One. Russ Wilcox was presented with the LMA League Two Manager of the Season whilst forth Sam Winnall picked up the Golden Boot with an impressive 23 goals. Wilcox besides picked up a special deservingness prize from Sir Alex Ferguson for his unbeaten begin as director. Despite these accolades, Wilcox could not sustain momentum into the pursue temper and was sacked on 8 October 2014, [ 60 ] with the clubhouse 23rd in League One, to be replaced by Mark Robins on 13 October. [ 61 ] The change proved successful with the clubhouse finishing 16th, 6 points clear of relegation. The 2014–15 season besides saw the Iron involved in an, at the clock record-breaking punishment gunfight against non-league Worcester City in the FA Cup 2nd round replay, with no fewer than 32 penalties being taken. Despite getting through to the 3rd polish of the tournament in dramatic style, the club would go on to bow out in a disappointing fashion, going down 0–2 to Chesterfield in the 3rd cycle play back.

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Although Robins had saved the club from relegation during the 2014–15 season, the club ‘s performances during the first base half of the 2015–16 season were viewed as disappointing and inconsistent by many. On 18 January 2016, Robins was sacked after a 5–0 aside kill to Blackpool. [ 62 ] Nick Daws and Andy Dawson were placed in irregular charge of the club, with their first bet on ( a 3–0 home gain over Colchester United ) coming on 23 January. A enchantment of positive results followed, and on 22 February it was announced that Nick Daws had been installed as the Iron ‘s director until the end of the season, with Dawson being appointed his assistant. [ 63 ] fair over a month after the appointment of Daws and Dawson, Graham Alexander was appointed as the golf club ‘s fresh coach in a traumatize announcement on 22 March 2016. [ 64 ] Alexander ‘s first game in bang was a 0–0 draw off to Barnsley on 25 March, followed by an emphatic 6–0 home victory over Swindon Town a week late. Alexander ‘s date continued the revival of Scunthorpe ‘s season which had originated with Robins ‘ departure. The baseball club were to mount a former charge towards the League One play-off positions, only narrowly missing out to Barnsley on goal dispute entirely. The Iron finished the season in one-seventh place with 74 points, 5 points clear of eighth-placed Coventry City. [ 65 ] Under Alexander the 2016–17 season started at a canter, with the Iron winning six of their first ten games. This carry of class see United catapulted to the peak of the League One table, a position which was maintained from 17 September after a 0–1 away win at Shrewsbury Town, astir until 31 December, where a 2–1 away kill to Bolton Wanderers saw the Iron slump into third set. This run besides resulted in United seeing out a whole calendar year unbeaten at home after a 3–0 victory over Millwall on 17 December 2016, with the Iron ‘s last home defeat coming on 19 December 2015 at the hands of Sheffield United. Despite managing to climb back up to the circus tent of the table throughout January, a dramatic slump in shape visualize Scunthorpe go through February without recording a single win which resulted in the clubhouse slipping to fifth in the board by 11 March 2017. [ 66 ] An upturn in the club ‘s home form did occur again however, a lot to the relief of its fans, with a 2–1 victory over Rochdale on 14 March thanks to a last moment Matt Crooks strike. Although the Iron ‘s home phase had drastically improved, it took until 14 April for the baseball club to record its beginning away victory since January with a 0–1 winnings over MK Dons. The club won its final five games of the regular season, which was enough for the Iron to finish in third with 82 points, having never been outside the top six in the table for the duration of the season. As a result of the third-place finish, the Iron were drawn against sixth-placed Millwall in the play-off semi-final. The first leg ended in a 0–0 stalemate, however the Iron lost out on a trip to Wembley after succumbing to a 2–3 home frustration in the moment leg, despite having first taken the lead. [ 67 ] The 2017–18 season started at a slower pace than the previous season, with the Iron recording their first league victory coming three games into the regular season with a 1–0 winnings over Oxford United. [ 68 ] United climbed into the top 6 of League One with a 0–4 away victory over Plymouth Argyle on 26 August 2017. [ 69 ] The club remained in a play-off topographic point for the majority of the season, however a black carry of form throughout February and March threw the Iron ‘s play-off hopes into hazard. On 24 March 2018, following a 1–1 home withdraw against Rochdale, Graham Alexander was removed from his position as coach, leaving the club 5th in League One, but without a victory in 8 games. [ 70 ] The couple of Nick Daws and Andy Dawson regained their positions of Caretaker Manager and Assistant Caretaker Manager respectively, as they had done in 2016 anterior to Alexander ‘s appointment. The Iron slipped down to 9th in the League One standings as Daws and Dawson failed to record victories in their beginning two games in commit, however a 0–1 away victory over colleague play-off aspirant Charlton Athletic was sufficient to propel Scunthorpe back up to 6th locate. [ 71 ] Three consecutive wins followed, with United securing their play-off side on 1 May 2018 with the concluding of these three victories ( a 2–0 home gain over Plymouth Argyle ). Scunthorpe finished the season in 5th place intend that the Iron were drawn against Rotherham United in the play-off semi-final. Despite holding the millers to a 2–2 draw in the first gear leg at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe were once again denied a stumble to Wembley with a 2–0 aside loss in the second leg. [ 72 ] In the 2018–19 season, by 24 March 2019 the team were 18th and made the decision to sack Stuart McCall after their 3–1 passing to Rochdale. After around half an hour, Andy Dawson was put in impermanent charge until the end of the season. [ 73 ] Former party boss of rivals Grimsby, Paul Hurst, was appointed as first team director on 13 May 2019, 9 days following the end of the 2018–19 season. [ 74 ] On 30 July 2019, the club signed a stadium naming-rights deal, and the stadium was renamed The Sands Venue Stadium for the 2019–20 EFL League Two season. On 29 January 2020, Hurst was sacked with Scunthorpe in 16th topographic point with Russ Wilcox returning as caretaker coach until the end of the season. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] Following the disturbance caused by COVID-19, the 2019–20 season was ended early via points per game with Scunthorpe finishing in twentieth place. [ 78 ] During pre-season, Neil Cox was appointed as the permanent director. [ 79 ] In 2020–21, the majority of fixtures were played behind closed doors with Scunthorpe finishing in 22nd place ; avoiding relegation by three points which included no wins from their concluding ten-spot fixtures. [ 80 ] [ 81 ]

Kit history [edit ]

Mascots [edit ]

Scunthorpe United ‘s official team mascots is the ‘Scunny Bunny ‘, who wears the like kit as the outfield players do. [ 82 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Scunthorpe ‘s geographic region pits them against respective professional clubs. Grimsby Town are traditionally viewed as Scunthorpe ‘s fiercest rivals ; The two clubs concluding met on 23 January 2021. other local anesthetic rivals are Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City and York City, with Doncaster being the nearest geographically to Glanford Park. Games with Lincoln are referred to as Lincolnshire derbies, with games against Hull and Grimsby being known as the Humber bowler hat. other clubs in Lincolnshire such as Boston United and Gainsborough Trinity are in the club ‘s area but have not played in the same league as Scunthorpe for a issue of years. With Scunthorpe ‘s lift to the moment and third gear tiers of English football in late years, rivalries with such clubs as Barnsley, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday emerged, although none of these clubs particularly see Scunthorpe as a rival .

Players [edit ]

As of 20 November 2021[83]

First-team police squad [edit ]

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Out on lend [edit ]

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noteworthy erstwhile players [edit ]

Players whose careers progressed in the professional game, or gained international honours have included :
A number of early United players have become managers including :
More recently successful players include :

team management [edit ]

As of 15 May 2021 [ 83 ]

Honours and achievements [edit ]

Football League Third Division / Third Division North / League One ( 3rd tier )
Football League Fourth Division / League Two ( 4th grade )
Midland League
Football League Trophy

cabaret records [edit ]

Attendances [edit ]

Record attendance (Old Show Ground)

23,935 v Portsmouth, FA Cup 4th round, 30 January 1954[84]

Record attendance (Glanford Park)
The highest position : 4th in second Division ( 1961–62 ) [ 86 ] The lowest side : 24th in Fourth Division ( 1974–75 ) [ citation needed ]