From the late 1950s until the early 1970s, Charlton remained a mainstay of the Second Division before relegation to the Third Division in 1972 caused the team's support to drop, and even a promotion in 1975 back to the second division did little to re-invigorate the team's support and finances.

The decline culminated in the War of Spanish Succession, which ended with the relegation of Spain to the status of a second rate western power, although it remained, with Russia, the leading colonial power of the 18th century.

However, Marseille would be stripped of their domestic title, though not of the Champions League crown, due to their involvement in a domestic match fixing scandal, and a year later ( 1994 ) would suffer a forced relegation to the second division due to a related financial bankruptcy.

During the following decades, the club bounced back between the first ( 38 seasons ) and second levels ( 32 ), the high point being qualifying for the UEFA Cup after finishing a best-ever third in 1962 – 63 ( ranking joint-first with Real Madrid after the first 15 rounds ), while the lowest was the side's first relegation to Segunda División B, in 1978 ( for a single season ).

After Jupp Heynckes second cycle ( 2001 – 2003 ) and Ernesto Valverde ( 2003 – 2005 ), the club was embroiled in a relegation battle during the 2005 – 06 and 2006 – 07 seasons.

Southampton's off-the-field controversy affected their on-the-field fortunes substantially during 2005 – 06, and at one point they were in real danger of a second successive relegation.

It battled bravely against relegation, but eventually returned to level two after just one year, as second from bottom ; the season started on a high note, however, with a 1 – 0 home win against eventual champions Barcelona.

This relegation, however, was followed by two consecutive promotions, and thanks to an excellent second place finish in the Serie B 1949-50, the Friulani won a historic promotion to Serie A.

This had to be done in order to stabilize their financial situation, which was so poor that the Norwegian Football Association threatened to not give the team their playing license for next season, which would have resulted disastrously in forced relegation to the second division.

After a second place in 1990 – 91 the club finished just five points above the relegation places in 1991 – 92.

In the third round of 2003 Norwegian Cup Molde was eliminated by the second tier team Skeid, Despite the change in the coaching staff, Molde was struggling in the relegation zone throughout the season, but after a 3-2 win away against Sogndal in the last match of the season, Molde avoided the relegation-playoffs.

The relegation became final after losing 8-0 against Stabæk at Nadderud, in the second last round of the season.

Manchester United went on to finish second in the First Division to Manchester City that season, while Wednesday just avoided relegation, finishing 19th.

In the 2007 Brazilian Football Championship, Flamengo surprised all the other teams at the half of the season winning many games at home, leaving the relegation zone and reaching the second place and then being defeated the last match in Recife, Pernambuco by Náutico 1 – 0.

A 3 – 1 home win over Gillingham the weekend after the FA Cup exit raised hopes that survival might be achieved, but Wolves never managed to put together a good run in the league and their relegation to the Fourth Division – for the first time in their history – was confirmed on 26 April 1986 despite a 3 – 1 home win over Cardiff City, who had gone down with them the previous season and would also suffer a second successive relegation.

Their second consecutive Premier League campaign saw a closer brush with relegation, as they finished only one place above the drop zone.

They were 49 and out when they lost to Manchester United ; Vieira's and Arsenal's form then decreased with draws against relegation candidates Southampton, Crystal Palace, and West Bromwich Albion which saw them fall to second place.

Aldershot finished 22nd in the Fourth Division that season, and were in danger of a second successive relegation right up to the end of April.

Holdsworth succeeded in removing the threat of relegation, eventually guiding the club to 14th position in a run which included only 4 defeats in the second half of the season.

Brown's second season at the helm, 1977 – 78, ended with the club's relegation to the Division Three for the first time in their history.

To Old Trafford they went, and despite leading twelve minutes into the second half, the hosts, who were crowned champions a week earlier, took control and condemned 19th-placed Blackpool to relegation, along with Birmingham City and West Ham.

The club then had a poor start to the second half of the season – dropping into the relegation zone for several weeks – but managed to coalesce and eventually earned seven victories in their last 10 matches against only two defeats and one draw.

The club finished in 18th place, on a relegation rank but was saved from having step down to the Regionalliga for second time by filing of Rot Weiss Ahlen.

A second relegation in three years saw Barry Town drop to the third tier in Welsh domestic football – their lowest ever league status.

In the ninth, Robinson led off with his second double of the night, a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left.

The second generation was led by Fernand Braudel ( 1902 – 1985 ) and included Georges Duby ( 1919 – 1996 ), Pierre Goubert ( 1915 – 2012 ), Robert Mandrou ( 1921 – 1984 ), Pierre Chaunu ( 1923 – 2009 ), Jacques Le Goff ( 1924 – ) and Ernest Labrousse ( 1895 – 1988 ).

The need for a male heir led him to contract a second marriage to Yolande de Dreux on 1 November 1285.

The second and much more formidable host of crusaders gradually made its way to Constantinople, led in sections by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemond of Taranto, Raymond IV of Toulouse and other important members of the western nobility.

* 1809 – The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: the Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.

In the second half of 1231, Andrew led his armies to Halych and managed to ensure his youngest son's rule in the principality.

He led two embassies to the Mongols: the first carried letters from Pope Innocent IV and the second bore gifts and letters from Louis IX of France to Güyük Khan.

Xerxes then personally led a second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, taking an enormous ( although oft-exaggerated ) army and navy to Greece.

Briefly, the first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and eponymous founder of the Aeolian race ; the second was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea ; and the third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in Odyssey book 10 as Keeper of the Winds who gives Odysseus a tightly closed bag full of the captured winds so he could sail easily home to Ithaca on the gentle West Wind.

* 1809 – Two Austrian army corps in Bavaria are defeated by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Abensberg on the second day of a four day campaign that ended in a French victory.

After rallying his troops near Schwennenbach – well beyond their starting point – Eugene prepared to launch a second attack, led by the second-line squadrons under the Duke of Württemberg-Teck.

This led to a second recording session in March 1926.

After his success at Chancellorsville in Virginia in May 1863, Lee led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his second invasion of the North — the Gettysburg Campaign.

In the second scene of the play, King Duncan describes the brave manner in which Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, and Banquo bravely led his army against invaders, fighting side by side.

The second study lasted 411 days in 2000 – 2001, in Ahmedabad, India, under the direction of a 21 member team of medical doctors and scientists led by doctors Sudhir Shah and K. K. Shah, a past President of the Indian Medical Association and current Chairman of the Jainist Doctors ' Federation ( the latter group aims to " Promote scientific research and medical education based on principles of Jainism ").

In the second half of 20th century, combinatorics enjoyed a rapid growth, which led to establishment of dozens of new journals and conferences in the subject.

* On May 18, 1996, a second mutiny was led by 500 soldiers who refused to be disarmed and denounced the agreement reached in April.

Walker came very close to winning the Triple Crown that year, leading the league in home runs but finishing second to Tony Gwynn in batting average and third in RBI ( teammate Galarraga led the league.

Young led his league in wins five times ( 1892, 1895, and 1901 – 1903 ), finishing second twice.

Young led his league in fewest walks per nine innings thirteen times and finished second one season.

This led to an emotional celebration on the infield with driver Michael Waltrip ( who finished in second place ), whose victory at the Daytona 500 was vastly overshadowed.

# Quarterback Troy Aikman – Super Bowl XXVII – Aikman became the second Cowboys quarterback to earn the MVP honor as he led the Cowboys to victory against the Buffalo Bills.

Her popularity as a radio performer and vocalist, which included a second hit record " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ", led directly to a career in films.

The first sermon recapitulates the forty years of wilderness wanderings which have led to this moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law ( or teachings ); the second reminds the Israelites of the need for exclusive allegiance to one God and observance of the laws he has given them, on which their possession of the land depends ; and the third offers the comfort that even should Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored.

The second, began in western Pennsylvania and Virginia ( now West Virginia ), led by Thomas Campbell and his son, Alexander Campbell.