There is one club in the English Football League that holds the proud record of never having been relegated in its more than 100 years of existence. The club's identity may come as a surprise.
Although the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have never been relegated from the Premier League, they have all suffered the drop in their earlier days.
So which is the club that holds this unique record? The unlikely location is a small Lancashire seaside town on the Irish Sea -- unfashionable League One strugglers Morecambe FC.
The club, nicknamed the Shrimps, was founded in 1920. Over the years they played primarily in the Lancashire Combination and Northern Premier league but eventually in 1995 won promotion to the old Conference, now the National League.
After losing in the play-offs a couple of times, Morecambe's big moment came at Wembley in 2007 when they beat Exeter City 2-1 in the play-off final to win promotion to League Two.
For the Shrimps who had spent so long in non-league football, that was like reaching the Holy Grail.
Much of their success was put down to the work of former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star Sammy McIlroy who was manager from 2005-2011.
Morecambe's immediate concern was staying in the league but they did better than that, finishing their first two seasons in League Two in a creditable 11th place.
In 2010, Morecambe moved from their old ground of Christie Park, which had been their home for 89 years, to the new Globe Arena, now called the Mazuma Stadium, which has a capacity of about 6,500.
For the next decade, they played in League Two, often only just escaping relegation and on two occasions, in 2018 and 2020, finishing in nerve-wracking 22nd place.
The 2020-21 season proved a memorable one for Morecambe which included a League Cup match against Newcastle and FA Cup third round loss to Chelsea, a team they would have only dreamed about playing in their earlier days.
More importantly, their league performance had been impressive and to everyone's surprise, they reached the play-off final at Wembley where they edged Newport County 1-0 to win promotion to League One for the first time. It was a marvellous achievement for such a small club.
Manager Derek Adams, a former Motherwell player, left the club with Stephen Robinson taking over. However, after 32 games Robinson departed for St Mirren and Adams returned.
It has been hard-going in League One with gates of just 4,300, but they just survived their first season finishing in 19th place.
Their last game of the season drew a record crowd of 5,831 and despite losing 1-0 to Sunderland, they once again just escaped relegation.
Survival is the name of the game again this season and at the moment it is not looking great with the club in the relegation zone in 21st place.
Matters weren't helped with a mid-week 3-0 loss at high-flying Sheffield Wednesday.
"Home form is going to be crucial," Adams said recently. "We have played so well here and created a lot of opportunities."
He admitted some away wins would also come in handy.
The club has a mascot, Christie the Cat, whose main claim to fame was getting sent off in a match after having a "friendly dispute" with the Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Tony Roberts.
Morecambe also face long-term problems off the pitch.
They are in deep financial difficulties and the owners are looking to sell.
Two potential new owners have emerged, one of them being former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury. However, the boxer's bid has run into difficulties.
The other potential owner is a wealthy 20 year-old businessmen but there is considerable confusion over his actual financial status.
The last thing the club needs is instability as regards ownership.
Morecambe's proud record of never being relegated is certainly under threat this season.
But the manager's immediate concern is trying to pick up three points today at home to ninth-placed Peterborough United.
It's going to be a nail-biting couple of months for the Shrimps.