Counting since their first top-flight game, August 20, 1949. 43,854 packed Craven Cottage for their 1949 First Division debut and watched Wolves win 2–1; seventh place remains the Cottagers' top-flight ceiling.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Cottagers have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first top-flight game.
They have never even reached the title race.
That's 77 top-flight seasons of waiting.
Since then: Disneyland opened, Friends premiered, and ChatGPT launched.
14 U.S. presidencies have started.
Alan Shearer wouldn't be born for another 21 years.