GAMES WITH UNCHANGED STARTING LINEUPS

It's pretty rare these days to have an unchanged starting lineup from one game to another but we have (surprisingly) done it in 1157 of the 5045 league games we've played. That's a quarter of the games!

The most recent game with an unchanged starting lineup was against Newcastle United on Nov 10, 2024.

THE LONGEST STREAK OF LEAGUE GAMES
The longest streak of League games that we went unchanged was an amazing 13 games that ended back on May 07, 1977. These were the last 13 games of the 1976-77 season; we finished in third place in the Second Division and were promoted to the top flight (which we won the next season).

The starting lineup for each of those 13 games was:
Num Player
1Image John Middleton
2Image Viv Anderson
3Image Frank Clark
4Image Sammy Chapman
5Image Larry Lloyd
6Image Ian Bowyer
7Image John McGovern
8Image Martin O'Neill
9Image Peter Withe
10Image Tony Woodcock
11Image John Robertson

The 13 games played by the lineup were:
Date Opponent Score
Mar 19, 1977Sheffield United0-2
Mar 22, 1977Southampton2-1
Mar 26, 1977Blackpool3-0
Mar 29, 1977Leyton Orient3-0
Apr 02, 1977Burnley1-0
Apr 06, 1977Bolton Wanderers3-1
Apr 09, 1977Notts County1-1
Apr 16, 1977Chelsea1-2
Apr 23, 1977Cardiff City0-1
Apr 27, 1977Oldham Athletic3-0
Apr 30, 1977Bristol Rovers1-1
May 02, 1977Plymouth Argyle2-1
May 07, 1977Millwall1-0


The lineup for the next game (which was the first game of the following season in Division 1 and a 3-1 win away at Everton on August 20, 1977) had only one change - Kenny Burns made his debut, replacing Sammy Chapman in defence.