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Most relegated English football clubs
1 Notts County 12
2= Birmingham City 10
Bolton Wanderers 10
Grimsby Town 10
Preston North End 10
6= Cardiff City 9
Sheffield Wednesday 9
8= Bristol City 8
Burnley 8
Derby County 8
Doncaster Rovers 8
Leicester City 8
Manchester City 8
Sheffield United 8
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DISCIPLINES OF THE 39
BBC SPORTS PERSONALITIES
OF THE YEAR
1 Athletics 13
2 Motor Racing 5
3= Boxing 3
Ice Skating 3
Cricket 3
6= Football 2
Golf 2
Showjumping 2
Swimming 2
Tennis 2
11= Cycling 1
Snooker 1
SPORTS SHOWN ON CHANNEL 4
(year ending October 1993)
1 Horse racing 205hr 15min
2 Football 105hr 5min
3 American Football 69hr 10min
4 Golf 20hr 50min
5 Gaelic Football/Games 13hr 5min
6 Cycling 12hr 45min
7 Athletics 6hr 35min
8 Tennis 5hr 45min
9 Sumo wrestling 4hr 20min
10 Motor sports 3hr 20min
11= Basketball 2hr 20min
Ice Hockey 2hr 20min
13 Baseball 2hr
14 Boxing 45min
15 Cricket 35min
16= Diving 30min
Rugby Union 30min
Skiing 30min
Snooker 30min
20 Gymnastics 20min
21 Ice Skating 15min
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ANNIVERSARIES
Today: Births of Emerson Fittipaldi, the youngest-ever Formula One world drivers' champion (1946); Tracy Austin (1962).
Tomorrow: Births of John Francome (1952); of Archie Moore, world light- heavyweight champion between 1952 and 1961 (1913 or 1916, even Moore was unsure); Bryan Robson scored against Yugoslavia in 38 seconds, the fastest professional goal at Wembley (1989).
Tuesday: Births of Henri Cochet, one the France's 'Four Musketeers' of tennis (1901); Stan Smith (1946); Ted Drake scored seven goals in Arsenal's 7-1 victory over Aston Villa (1935).
Wednesday: Birth of Joe Jordan (1951); first Test match in India (1933).
Thursday: Birth of Sir Jack Hobbs, who scored a world-record 197 centuries for England (1882).
Friday: Births of Ray Wilson, England World Cup-winning full-back (1934); Kerry Packer, Australian media tycoon (1937).
Saturday: Stan Mellor became the first National Hunt jocket to ride 1,000 winners when Ouzo won at Nottingham (1971).
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