Early season stats

[Mark Neal]

Had a little bit of spare time this afternoon so thought I’d look at where we were after 9 games over the last 10 seasons since promotion to Step 2. I took into account the points total after 9 games and the league placing at the time, I also looked at goals scored after 9 games too..

Conference North

2012/2013. 17 points. 4th

2013/2014- 4 points. 22nd

2014/2015- 15 points 5th

National League South

2015/2016- 18 points 3rd

2016/2017- 7 points 19th

2017/2018-7 points 19th

2018/2019- 11 points 15th

2019/2020- 9 points 17th

2020/2021- 12 points 11th

2021/2022- 16 points 3rd

Goals scored
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2012- 17 Goals
2013- 10 Goals
2014- 16 Goals
2015- 20 Goals
2016- 8 Goals
2017- 13 Goals
2018- 11 Goals
2019- 9 Goals
2020- 16 Goals
2021- 22 goals

Even more impressive is the last league away defeat was November 24th last year and was 324 days ago. ( I know season was cut short due to covid but still impressive!)

[ChrisB]

Thanks Mark: interesting figures, and good to see that we've been knocking in the goals this season when, back in July, it seemed to be felt that we would lack firepower.

Just for comparison, the end-of-season positions were:

12/13: 10th; 13/14: 20th; 14/15: 6th; 15/16: 12th; 16/17: 14th; 17/18: 16th; 18/19: 12th; 19/20: 13th.

[WhiteHorseWailer]

How many away league games is that unbeaten in a row now? Mustn't be far off of club record territory.

[Mark Neal]

Oct 20, 2021 17:26:50 GMT WhiteHorseWailer said:

How many away league games is that unbeaten in a row now? Mustn't be far off of club record territory.

330 days ago on November 24th. Current away unbeaten in the league is at 8 matches. The run isn’t massive due the covid stop start and then the season ending early again. Plus the long fa trophy run.

2020/2021
Hungerford won 4-1
Billiericay won 3-1
Braintree won 2-1
Hemel won 5-3

2021/2022
Braintree drew 1-1
Eastbourne drew 2-2
Havant won 2-1
Hemel won 4-0

[ChrisB]

Oct 20, 2021 17:26:50 GMT WhiteHorseWailer said:

How many away league games is that unbeaten in a row now? Mustn't be far off of club record territory.

In the 2005/2006 season City had an unbeaten away run in the league of 17 matches. That will certainly take some beating.

More recently. 9 in 2008/09, and 9 across the end of 2006/07 start of 2007/08.

[ChrisB]

Still, look on the bright side...

Between September 6th 1952 and February 5th 1955 City went 31 away league games without a win. Even worse, between March 4th 1922 and April 23rd 1925 they went 38 away league matches without a win!!!

[ChrisB]

...and to complete the 'records'. The best unbeaten run at home in the league was 23 matches from October 20th 1993 to November 15th 1994: 20 wins and just 3 draws.