Here's the research I did for my Happy League picks. It's the teams that finished 22nd or lower in Division Three/League Two and survived relegation, going back the past 30 years. 2022/23 Crawley Town (46) 2021/22 Barrow (44) 2020/21 Scunthorpe United (48) 2019/20 Morecambe (Covid) 2018/19 Macclesfield Town (44) 2017/18 Morecambe (46) 2016/17 Newport County (48) 2015/16 Newport County (43) 2014/15 Hartlepool United (45) 2013/14 Wycombe Wanderers (50) 2012/13 Dagenham & Redbridge (51) 2011/12 Barnet (46) 2010/11 Barnet (48) 2009/10 Cheltenham Town (48) 2008/09 Grimsby Town (41) 2007/08 Chester City (47) 2006/07 Macclesfield Town (48) 2005/06 Stockport County (52) 2004/05 Rushden & Diamonds (44) 2003/04 Scunthorpe United (49) 2002/03 Carlisle United (49) 2001/02 Bristol Rovers (23rd, 45), Lincoln City 22nd, 46) 2000/01 Halifax Town (23rd, 47), Carlisle United (22nd, 48) 1999/00 Carlisle United (23rd, 39), Shrewsbury Town (22nd, 40) 1998/99 Carlisle United (23rd, 49), Hartlepool United (22nd, 51) 1997/98 Brighton & Hove Albion (23rd, 35), Hull City (22nd, 41) 1996/97 Brighton & Hove Albion (23rd, 47), Exeter City (22nd, 48) 1995/96 Torquay (24th, 29 reprieved), Scarborough (23rd, 40), Cardiff City (22nd, 45) 1994/95 Exeter City (34 reprieved) 1993/94 Northampton Town (38 reprieved) | |