However, premiership success did not follow, and the club contested only three Grand Finals for just one premiership during this period, and endured the longest premiership drought ( 23 years ) in the club's history.

Kernahan went on to become the club's longest serving captain and leading career goalkicker ( 738 goals ), and Bradley became the club games record holder ( 375 games ); Motley's career was unfortunately cut short by a non-fatal car accident in 1987.

He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972 before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history.

The club's longest cup run came when they reached the FA Cup semi-final in the 1954 – 55 season, a campaign in which Arthur Bottom scored eight goals, and the team eliminated a Blackpool side, featuring Stanley Matthews, who had won the competition eighteen months earlier.

2006 saw club stalwarts Simon Woolford, Clinton Schifcofske and the club's longest serving player, Jason Croker, leave the club, going to St George Illawarra, the Queensland Reds rugby union team and the European Super League club Catalans Dragons respectively.

He became the club's longest serving post-war manager, almost leading them to an elusive ' double ' in 1954 when they won the FA Cup and finished second in the league.

Prior to the 2006 season kick-off it was announced that the club's longest serving coach, Michael Hagan would depart the club following the 2006 season to begin a three year contract with the Parramatta Eels.

It was capped off with a win over the Brisbane Lions which broke the club's longest streak without a win in its history, when he took a spectacular mark and also kicked a magnificent goal on the run.

He was the longest serving manager in the club's history, in office until 2010.

He was the club's longest serving player in terms of unbroken service, although Ian Rush had joined the club more than a year before him his service had been disrupted by a year-long spell at Juventus.

Between 1 June and 4 August, Drogheda went on an eight-game winning run in the league and cup-the longest winning run in the club's history.

By the time of his departure from Old Trafford after nine years, he was the only player to have collected winner's medals in all of the club's successes under Alex Ferguson's management, and second only to Brian McClair ( who left United at the same time ) he was the club's longest serving player.

Watson was an integral part of the Everton side throughout the 1990s, and following the departure of goalkeeper Neville Southall in 1998 he became the club's oldest and longest serving player.

He spent the final 12 years of his playing career at Old Trafford, and at the time of his retirement he was the club's longest serving player and the last player remaining from their European Cup triumph of 1968.

This FA Cup triumph meant that Mancini joined five other City managers who have all won major honours, and it has finally ended the club's longest trophy drought in its history.

Sabean's 13 years as the Giants ' general manager is the longest run by a general manager in the club's history, surpassing Spec Richardson ( seven seasons, 1975 – 81 ), Al Rosen ( seven seasons, 1986 – 92 ) and Tom Haller ( five seasons, 1981 – 85 ).

The following season the club were champions again, again beating Aston Villa into second place, this time by just one point ; that would be club's last league championship for over 40 years – its longest ever run without a league title.

Martin, for decades the club's longest serving player, spent three more years with the team in the Premier League before finally departing at the end of the 1995 – 96 season after 21 years service, aged 37.

He is the club's longest serving player, having signed professional terms in 1999.

The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of 22, 546, all seated.

By the end of his term at North Melbourne, he had established an impeccable reputation as a senior AFL coach and the longest serving coach in the club's history.

He became the Tykes first England international and the club's second longest serving player after Mike Shelley.

In 1993, the club won its first league title since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, it won a second consecutive title – alongside the FA Cup – to complete the first " Double " in the club's history.

The club's glory period of 1974 – 78 featured two consecutive promotions.

Butragueño contributed to the side's transformation, and was a prominent member of the team during the 1980s, winning numerous honours: he received the European Bronze award for best footballer in two consecutive years, and won the Pichichi Trophy in 1991, while also being instrumental in the capital club's five national leagues, two domestic cups and two ( consecutive ) UEFA Cups.

The club's second consecutive top flight campaign was a dramatic one.

He was replaced by former player Brian Horton, who spent big to secure the club's a second – consecutive final – day escape.

The club was acquired at this dark juncture by the now infamous Bhatti brothers, who did not invest in the club, and three consecutive relegations in 1984, 1985 and 1986 saw a financially moribund Wolves slide into the Fourth Division for the first time in the club's history.

The 2008 – 09 season saw the club's strongest start since 1949 – 50, as an opening day draw preceded a run of seven consecutive wins.

His first season saw Blackpool finish 21st, with Dave Bamber topping the club's goalscoring chart for the second consecutive season with ten strikes.

One of the club's few consolations of the season on the pitch was winning the MLS Reserve Division Championship for the second consecutive year.

The club's league position subsequently worsened, and on the back of a run of six consecutive defeats Wigan plummeted into the relegation zone.

Three weeks later, United took advantage of the fact that he was still eligible for the youth team to select him for the club's third consecutive FA Youth Cup final.

He was the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons, and was the First Division's top scorer in the 1967 – 68 season.

1987 – 88 saw Grimsby suffer a second consecutive relegation, placing them in the Fourth Division. The club's financial situation was also dismal, and as the 1988 – 89 season began, the task at Grimsby was to avoid relegation to the Football Conference, avoid expulsion from the F. A.

In the 2010 NRL season, Bennett guided the Dragons to their second consecutive minor premiership and on to the 2010 NRL Grand Final, the joint venture club's second.

After winning 8 out of 9 games in the middle of the season and climbing to near the top of the ladder, the team experienced the worst losing streak in the club's history, losing their last 10 consecutive games.

Despite a run of seven consecutive top-three finishes they remained in that league, being denied promotion after winning the title in 1995 because the Football Conference were not satisfied with the club's financial credentials.

He also led the club's defencemen in scoring four consecutive years.

Although Barcelona failed to win a third consecutive league title, Kluivert finished the season as the club's top scorer with 15 league goals.

Playing almost exclusively at full-forward, Coventry first led Collingwood's goalkicking in 1922, and would go on to lead the club's goalkicking for 16 consecutive seasons, until his retirement in 1937.

On 27 January 2009, Van der Sar helped Manchester United set a new club and Premier League record for consecutive clean sheets – the club's 5 – 0 win over West Bromwich Albion meant that they had gone 11 games and 1, 032 minutes without conceding a goal, beating the previous record of 10 matches and 1, 025 minutes set by Petr Čech in the 2004 – 05 season.

One of the club's most notable players of the modern time is Marek Mintál, the captain and top scorer in club's two consecutive winning seasons 2001 – 02 and 2002 – 03 netting 21 and 20 goals respectively who currently plays for Hansa Rostock.

The club's eight titles span five consecutive decades.