Gainsborough Trinity end their 145-year run in the same division | OneFootball

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Alex Mott·22 April 2018

Gainsborough Trinity end their 145-year run in the same division

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This must surely be one of the most remarkable statistics in football history?

Founded in 1873, Gainsborough Trinity have been in the same division – the English National League North – for their entire history.


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That’s 145 years of never having been relegated or promoted.

But on Saturday, that run finally came to an end.

Lee Sinnott’s side lost 3-2 to Telford United, which saw them officially sent down to the EvoStik Northern Premier League.

Here’s hoping they can bounce straight back up.