FIRST GAMES AFTER BEING PROMOTED

These are each of the first games we played in the new league, each season after being promoted, and it's pretty good reading with just a loss to Arsenal in 1997 and then Newcastle in the Premier League in 2022.
Promotion Season Next Season
Season Notes Season Division Date Opponent Score Result
1891-92 Promoted from the Alliance to the First Division. 1892-93 First Division Sat Sep 3, 1892 Everton 2-2 Draw
1906-07 Promoted from the Second division to the First Division 1907-08 First Division Sat Sep 2, 1907 Liverpool 3-1 Win
1921-22 Promoted from the Second division to the First Division 1922-23 First Division Sat Aug 26, 1923 Sunderland 1-0 Win
1950-51 Promoted from the Third Division(S) to the Second Division 1951-52 Second Division Sat Aug 18, 1951 Rotherham Utd 1-0 Win
1956-57 Promoted from the Second Division to the First Division 1957-58 First Division Sat Aug 24, 1957 Preston 2-1 Win
1976-77 Promoted from the Second Division to the First Division 1977-78 First Division Sat Aug 8, 1977 Everton 3-1 Win
1993-94 Promoted from the Second tier to the Premier League 1994-95 Premier League Sat Aug 20, 1994 Ipswich 1-0 Win
1997-98 Promoted from the Second tier to the Premier League 1998-99 Premier League Mon Aug 17, 1998 Arsenal 1-2 Loss
2007-08 Promoted from the Third tier to the Championship 2008-09 Championship Sat Aug 10, 2008 Reading 0-0 Draw
2021-22 Promoted from the Championship to the Premier League 2022-23 Premier League Sat Aug 6, 2022 Newcastle United 0-2 Loss