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Congratulations to Huddersfield on their promotion. The Terriers become the 49th club to taste Premier League action following on from Brighton, who will debut in England's revamped top tier for the first time next season too.

So with almost 50 English (and the odd Welsh) clubs getting to dine at the top table, does that now mean that Bristol City are the biggest club to have never had a shot at the big time? We say yes.

We recently reported that Sky Sports believe that Bristol City are 37th in an ultimate league table of football clubs. That places City well inside the top 50 English and Welsh clubs.

(Image: Sky Sports 2017)

Only one team above City in Sky Sports' table has likewise never appeared in the Premier League: Millwall.

However, we argue that with the Lions only just returning to the Championship, and having an average attendance currently of 8,732 the side from the Den trail behind Bristol City who now average 20,117 fans per game. That's some increase.

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Historically, there have been few honours won between the two, although City, of course, were promoted from League 1 as Champions, and Neil Harris' side had to do it last week via the League One play-off final.

Millwall, to be fair, do boast that 2004 FA Cup final appearance on the CV, however, whereas the Robins have to go right back to 1909 for such an honour.

Average league positions don't help City's cause over the last 50 years, but City have finished above Millwall in the football pyramid for the last two seasons.

And with teams such as Swindon Town (one season: 1993-94), Oldham Athletic (from 1992-94), Barnsley (one season: 1997-98) and Bradford City (1999-2001) having spent time in the top division recently, then it's right to wonder if the club from Ashton Gate will ever be promoted there.

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Other clubs to have never made it to the Premier League - like City - include Preston North End, Notts County, Luton Town, Grimsby, Bury and Brentford.

Hopefully the Robins' day will come in the near future and they can return to England's top division for the first time since 1980.