Example sentences of "to the [adj] division in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark Bright joined the Palace from Leicester City in November 1986 in a £75,000 deal and it was the goals from this cultured striker , along with those from partner Ian Wright , which took the Palace back to the 1st Division in 1989 , while also helping to make the twosome Palace 's top scorers in the League 's higher divisions , as well as one of the most prolific striking partnerships in the country at that time . |
| 2 | Versatile midfielder ‘ super Alan Pardew ’ joined The Eagles from Yeovil Town for a mere £7,500 in 1987 and made tremendous progress with the Palace , so that he missed only one match during our 1988–89 promotion season , for which his drive , energy and cultured right foot provided an invaluable component , and just two games upon our return to the 1st Division in 1989–90 . |
| 3 | Wdowczyk , after only four competitive matches , looks one of the best players to have come to the Premier Division in years . |
| 4 | Now they are poised to step up their bid for promotion to the Premier Division in the New Year along with group winners Cheshire . |
| 5 | They elected Leeds United , formed shortly after the demise of City , to the Second Division in 1920 , less than a year later , a move popularly interpreted among supporters as gratitude . |
| 6 | It was , however , after Palace had acquired Cliff Holton and Dickie Dowsett that we saw Allen at his vintage best , spraying the passes and plying the crosses from which those big fellows scored the goals which first of all kept us in Division Three , and then took us up to the 2nd Division in 1963–64 . |
| 7 | Swindon promoted from 4th to 3rd and then to the 2nd division in consecutive seasons . |
| 8 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 9 | The irony that Charlton finally got back to the First Division in 1986 , the year their exile from The Valley began , is n't lost on Ufton . |
| 10 | After the club 's liquidation crisis in 1986 , he shared in the fairytale rise from the Third Division to the First Division in successive seasons . |
| 11 | Keegan , who guided United to the First Division in the twilight of his playing career , has put the terms he 'd want for a three-year contract to Sir John and his fellow directors . |
| 12 | Keegan , who guided United to the First Division in the twilight of his playing career , has put the terms he 'd want for a three-year contract to Sir John and his fellow directors . |
| 13 | Leicester went into the game inspired by four wins in five games , a run that had opened up the possibility of a hat-trick of promotion successes for manager Brian Little after taking Darlington from the Vauxhall Conference to the Third Division in the last two seasons . |
| 14 | Admission prices are to be increased by 10pc next season , even though the Tyneside club only narrowly escaped relegation to the Third Division in the worst season in their 100-year history . |
| 15 | Gray made more than 600 Football League appearances in his playing career and shared in Darlington 's double championship triumph which took them from the GM Vauxhall Conference to the Third Division in successive seasons . |