Chesterfield's best ever finish is fourth place in the Second Division (second tier) in the 1946–47 season.placeholder image
Chesterfield's best ever finish is fourth place in the Second Division (second tier) in the 1946–47 season.

How the League Two table would look if it was based on every club's BEST EVER finish in the football pyramid - where Chesterfield, Swindon Town, Gillingham and Walsall rank

One of the many beauties of football is the league system which allows for fairytale rises up the ladder and depressing spirals the other way.

Unlike American sports our clubs can rise all the way to the big leagues with hard work, good management and investment, a good youth academy or perhaps a bit of all the ingredients.

Of course neglect or a change in fortunes can result in a fall back down. It is perhaps hard to imagine for the younger generation that the likes of Swindon Town and Notts County once played top flight football.

In fact there are four current League Two sides who once played top flight football, with another 11 clubs once reaching what is now the Championship and just four never playing higher than League Two.

Here is how the league would look based on every club’s highest ever finish.

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