"As a crowd of more than 20,000 people heard the final whistle bring an end to Oldham Athletic's final Premier League game of the 1993-1994 season, Bromley were wrapping up their season 88 miles away in front of 235 fans. A Latics team containing Andy Ritchie, which had been one of the Premier League's founding member clubs two years previously, had been relegated to Division One with a 1-1 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road."
"Bromley, meanwhile, lost 3-2 at Grays Athletic's Recreation Ground to finish 15th in English football's seventh tier, the Isthmian League Premier Division. This was 31 years ago and in the years since the two clubs have experienced the most contrasting stories, with Oldham becoming the first ever Premier League club to drop down four tiers into non-league football in 2022, and Bromley reaching the English Football League for the first time in their 133-year history last year."
"Oldham have a storied history in professional football, joining the EFL as early as 1907 and finishing as Division One runners-up to Everton in 1914-15. The Latics have reached three FA Cup semi-finals and in 1989-90 got to their first League Cup final under Joe Royle, where they were beaten 1-0 by Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest at Wembley. Altogether, the Greater Manchester club has spent 12 seasons in the top tier."
Oldham Athletic joined the EFL in 1907 and achieved a Division One runners-up finish in 1914-15, three FA Cup semi-finals, and a 1989-90 League Cup final appearance. The club spent 12 seasons in the top tier but was relegated from the Premier League in 1993-94 and dropped into the National League in 2022, ending a 116-year EFL stay amid fan unrest and ownership turmoil. Frank Rothwell completed a takeover and the club returned to the EFL after three seasons outside it. Bromley finished 15th in the seventh tier in 1993-94 and reached the English Football League for the first time in their 133-year history.
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