I think if you check you'll find it is Arsenal who hold the record. Everton spent two or three seasons in Division 2 in the early 50s.
Nope, says 'Everton have spent 110 years in the top flight, more than any other club' Arsenal may have spent less seasons outside, but were founded later.
Its a decision 1,000's have made over these past decades BonnyBobby, I wonder what our crowds would be if we had had even the same sort of success as or friends up the road, we missed our big chance with Cloughy and have never really cracked it, apart from Reads first couple of seasons, I am watching Chelsea v PSG and have just heard that Peter Chech is playing his 100th game for Chelsea in European competitions. Sunderland have played a grand total of two games. Makes you think. [/QUOTE]
Crossed purposes - I thought that we were talking about "unbroken" years in the top flight. That was the record that we held, even for a good few years after the '57 relegation, and that Arsenal now hold.