"After the club were found guilty of breaking league rules relating to match-fee incentives and signing-on bonuses, a Football League management committee confirmed in mid-November of 1968 that Posh would be relegated, whatever their final league placing or points tally. Despite finishing ninth with 50 points, Peterborough were docked 19 of them, rendering them bottom."
"The club were relegated having scored 79 goals that season, which made them more prolific than all but one of the other teams in Division Three, including champions Oxford United."
"There is no other example in English football that can beat Sheffield Wednesday's February relegation with 13 matches to go, but if we remove points deductions and only include seasons where three teams are relegated, Cambridge United are the next best/worst example, relegated from the third tier in 1984-85 with eight games to spare."
Peterborough United achieved the earliest confirmed relegation in English football history during the 1967-68 season, with 27 games remaining. After being found guilty of breaking league rules regarding match-fee incentives and signing-on bonuses, the Football League management committee confirmed their relegation in mid-November 1968, regardless of final standings. Despite finishing ninth with 50 points and scoring 79 goals—more than all but one other Division Three team—Peterborough were docked 19 points, placing them bottom. Sheffield Wednesday's February relegation with 13 matches remaining is the earliest in modern records without points deductions. Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers both achieved relegation with eight games spare in their respective seasons.
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