The murky depths of League Two was the unlikely setting for a significant piece of football history last weekend when Oldham Athletic became the first former Premier League club to drop out of the Football League.
It prompted ugly scenes at the club's Boundary Park stadium with fans invading the pitch and holding up the game against Salford City in protest against the owner.
In contrast, much happier history was being made at the top of the division when Forest Green Rovers became the "smallest" club to win promotion to the third tier of English football.
Relegation to the National League is a bitter blow for Oldham and their fans after 116 years in the Football League.
It is sometimes forgotten that Oldham are founder members of the Premier League having played in the top flight from 1991-94.
Those successful times under manager Joe Royle are just a distant memory now.
The big question is how did the Latics get in such a mess?
It's been a long slow decline since the top flight days as they slipped down the divisions to League Two.
There are familiar tales of financial mismanagement and ownership problems.
Current owner Abdallah Lemsagam is not the most popular person at the club as was made clear by the fans.
Since the Moroccan took over in 2018, Oldham have changed managers an astonishing 10 times, one of them being Paul Scholes who lasted just 31 days before quitting.
A large turnover of players also contributed to increasingly poor performances on the pitch.
There was a glimmer of hope in January when club legend John Sheridan, a former midfielder, was appointed manager for the sixth time.
Things began promisingly with seven games without a loss but a poor run saw the gloom quickly return.
After a recent home defeat, Sheridan admitted: "Life is very difficult. I've just got to lift the players, but I'm down myself."
Also suffering relegation are Scunthorpe United after 72 years in the Football League.
Known as "The Iron" because of the local steel industry, the Lincolnshire club will finish rock bottom.
Club mascot "Scunny Bunny" was even said to have gone off its carrots.
Scunthorpe have never been in the top flight, spending most of their time in the lower divisions apart from four seasons in the Championship from 2007-11.
Among well-known players who have appeared for Scunthorpe are England stars Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence.
England cricket star Sir Ian Botham also played 11 times as centre-half between 1980-85.
Forest Green are not exactly a household name in English football having only been promoted to the Football League in 2017 after 19 years in the Conference.
The Rovers are a unique club. They are based in the Gloucestershire town of Nailsworth, which, with a population of just 5,800, is the smallest town in England to support a Football League team.
They play at the wonderfully named New Lawn stadium which has a capacity of just over 5,000.
The nearest "big town" is Stroud but their main rivals are Cheltenham with whom they will renew their rivalry next season in League One. The locals dub their matches "El Glosico".
Known for years as "the little club up on the hill," Forest Green are the world's first vegan football club, inspired by owner Dale Vince.
In an era characterised by woeful ownership of many clubs, Forest Green are an example of how a new owner has turned fortunes around to good effect.
In 2010, the club was in desperate financial trouble and on the brink of folding. They were rescued by Vince, a "green energy" industrialist and founder of an electricity company utilising wind and solar power.
In addition to making Forest Green financially sound, Vince introduced his vegan philosophy to the club.
From 2011, the players were banned from eating red meat and on match days only vegetarian food is available for spectators.
No more meat pies or hot dogs -- now it's veggie burgers.
After clinching promotion last Saturday, the team were rewarded in the dressing room with 12 pizzas, all vegan of course.
Under the guidance of manager Rob Edwards, a former Wales centre-back, their next target is the Championship.
The "little club on the hill" has come a long way.