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
|
