Here is a link to a list of UK cities in order of decreasing population: http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/
I don't recall Wakefield (316,000) ever having a team in the top flight...
It's also interesting to look at which large cities currently don't have a top flight team. Working down the list we have:
Leeds
Sheffield
Bradford
Bristol
Wakefield
Cardiff
Coventry
Nottingham
Brighton
all bigger than Plymouth (which is 21st in the list) and all without a current top flight team.
I guess that by the time Manchester and Liverpool have each bagged two of the 20 spaces and London has bagged six spaces that only leaves 10 slots to be filled.
I don't recall Wakefield (316,000) ever having a team in the top flight...
It's also interesting to look at which large cities currently don't have a top flight team. Working down the list we have:
Leeds
Sheffield
Bradford
Bristol
Wakefield
Cardiff
Coventry
Nottingham
Brighton
all bigger than Plymouth (which is 21st in the list) and all without a current top flight team.
I guess that by the time Manchester and Liverpool have each bagged two of the 20 spaces and London has bagged six spaces that only leaves 10 slots to be filled.