List of Notts County F.C. seasons
Notts County Football Club were formed in 1862 and were one of the founder members of The Football League in 1888. Their victory in the 1894 FA Cup Final represents their only major honour to date. Their highest league finish in the top division is third place, which they achieved in 1890–91 and 1900–01, while in the League Cup the club has never progressed beyond the quarter-final stage. The table details the club's achievements in all national and European first team competitions, and records their top goalscorer, for each completed season.
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
Other | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
1877–78 | R1 | Harry Cursham | 1 | ||||||||||||
1878–79 | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1879–80 | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1880–81 | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1881–82 | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1882–83 | SF | ||||||||||||||
1883–84 | SF | ||||||||||||||
1884–85 | QF | ||||||||||||||
1885–86 | R5 | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 | QF | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 | FL[A] | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 12 | 11th | R2 | DNE | Bob Jardine | 9 | ||
1889–90 | FL | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 17 | 10th | QF | DNE | Jimmy Oswald | 16 | ||
1890–91 | FL | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 26 | 3rd | RU | DNE | Jimmy Oswald | 20 | ||
1891–92 | FL | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 26 | 8th | R1 | DNE | Jimmy Oswald | 15 | ||
1892–93 | Div 1[B] | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 24 | 14th | R2 | DNE | Jimmy Oswald | 14 | ||
1893–94 | Div 2 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 31 | 39 | 3rd | W | DNE | Failed to gain promotion after test matches | James Logan | 27 | |
1894–95 | Div 2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 39 | 2nd | R1 | DNE | Failed to gain promotion after test matches | Elijah Allsopp | 17 | |
1895–96 | Div 2 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 10th | R1 | DNE | Walter Bull | 18 | ||
1896–97 | Div 2 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 42 | 1st | R2 | DNE | Promoted after test matches | Tom Boucher | 24 | |
1897–98 | Div 1 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 24 | 13th | R1 | DNE | Tom Boucher | 7 | ||
1898–99 | Div 1 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 5th | R2 | DNE | Alex Maconnachie | 12 | ||
1899–1900 | Div 1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 29 | 15th | R2 | DNE | Joe McMain | 15 | ||
1900–01 | Div 1 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 40 | 3rd | R2 | DNE | Jack Morris | 19 | ||
1901–02 | Div 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 57 | 32 | 13th | R1 | DNE | Percy Humphreys | 14 | ||
1902–03 | Div 1 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 31 | 15th | QF | DNE | Arthur Green Percy Humphreys |
16 | ||
1903–04 | Div 1 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 61 | 29 | 13th | R1 | DNE | Arthur Green | 20 | ||
1904–05 | Div 1 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 18 | 18th | R1 | DNE | Jerry Dean Arthur Green |
8 | ||
1905–06 | Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 71 | 34 | 16th | R1 | DNE | Arthur Green Walter Tarplin |
13 | ||
1906–07 | Div 1 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 31 | 18th | QF | DNE | Percy Humphreys | 16 | ||
1907–08 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 34 | 18th | R2 | DNE | Fred Jones | 8 | ||
1908–09 | Div 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 15th | R1 | DNE | Jimmy Cantrell | 18 | ||
1909–10 | Div 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 59 | 40 | 9th | R1 | DNE | Jimmy Cantrell | 22 | ||
1910–11 | Div 1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 11th | R1 | DNE | Jimmy Cantrell | 13 | ||
1911–12 | Div 1 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 35 | 16th | R2 | DNE | Sam Richards | 14 | ||
1912–13 | Div 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 56 | 23 | 19th | R1 | DNE | Jack Peart | 7 | ||
1913–14 | Div 2 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 53 | 1st | R1 | DNE | Jack Peart | 29 | ||
1914–15 | Div 1 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 31 | 16th | R1 | DNE | Jack Peart | 11 | ||
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 74 | 36 | 21st | R3 | DNE | Harold Hill | 13 | ||
1920–21 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 47 | 6th | R2 | DNE | Harold Hill Sammy Stevens |
11 | ||
1921–22 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 39 | 13th | SF | DNE | Harold Hill | 11 | ||
1922–23 | Div 2 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 53 | 1st | R1 | DNE | Donald Cock | 13 | ||
1923–24 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 10th | R2 | DNE | Donald Cock | 11 | ||
1924–25 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 45 | 9th | R3 | DNE | Arthur Davis | 13 | ||
1925–26 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 33 | 22nd | R5 | DNE | Arthur Davis | 14 | ||
1926–27 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 96 | 35 | 16th | R3 | DNE | Arthur Davis Neil Harris |
16 | ||
1927–28 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 38 | 15th | R3 | DNE | Paddy Mills | 21 | ||
1928–29 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 65 | 47 | 5th | R3 | DNE | Harold Andrews | 21 | ||
1929–30 | Div 2 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 70 | 33 | 22nd | R3 | DNE | Harold Andrews | 17 | ||
1930–31 | Div 3S | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 46 | 59 | 1st | R4 | DNE | Tom Keetley | 41 | ||
1931–32 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 38 | 16th | R3 | DNE | Tom Keetley | 30 | ||
1932–33 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 78 | 40 | 15th | R3 | DNE | Tom Keetley | 15 | ||
1933–34 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 62 | 35 | 18th | R3 | DNE | Charlie MacCartney | 15 | ||
1934–35 | Div 2 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 97 | 25 | 22nd | R3 | DNE | Fred Shaw | 12 | ||
1935–36 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 9th | R3 | DNE | Third Division (South) Cup | R2 | Tom 'Tex' Rickards | 11 |
1936–37 | Div 3S | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 52 | 56 | 2nd | R1 | DNE | Third Division (South) Cup | SF | Hughie Gallacher | 25 |
1937–38 | Div 3S | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 11th | R4 | DNE | Third Division (South) Cup | SF | Willie Chalmers | 9 |
1938–39 | Div 3S | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 54 | 43 | 11th | R4 | DNE | Third Division (South) Cup | R1 | Davy 'Boy' Martin | 16 |
1939–40[C] | Div 3S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | DNE | Davy 'Boy' Martin | 3 | ||
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[D] | R2 | DNE | Ian McPherson | 3 | ||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 12th | R3 | DNE | Jackie Sewell | 22 | ||
1947–48 | Div 3S | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 6th | R4 | DNE | Tommy Lawton | 24 | ||
1948–49 | Div 3S | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 102 | 68 | 43 | 11th | R4 | DNE | Jackie Sewell | 27 | ||
1949–50 | Div 3S | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 95 | 50 | 51 | 1st | R3 | DNE | Tommy Lawton | 33 | ||
1950–51 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 17th | R3 | DNE | Tom Johnston Jackie Sewell |
14 | ||
1951–52 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 68 | 39 | 15th | R4 | DNE | Frank Broome Bobby Crookes |
15 | ||
1952–53 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 88 | 36 | 19th | R4 | DNE | Ken McPherson | 14 | ||
1953–54 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 39 | 14th | R3 | DNE | Tom Johnston | 16 | ||
1954–55 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 7th | QF | DNE | Jimmy Jackson | 18 | ||
1955–56 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 31 | 20th | R3 | DNE | Jimmy Jackson | 8 | ||
1956–57 | Div 2 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 86 | 30 | 20th | R3 | DNE | Gordon Wills | 19 | ||
1957–58 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 80 | 30 | 21st | R4 | DNE | Jackie Lane | 11 | ||
1958–59 | Div 3 | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 96 | 29 | 23rd | R1 | DNE | Don Roby | 13 | ||
1959–60 | Div 4 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 107 | 69 | 60 | 2nd | R2 | DNE | Stan Newsham | 23 | ||
1960–61 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 51 | 5th | R1 | R2 | Tony Hateley | 27 | ||
1961–62 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 74 | 43 | 13th | R3 | R1 | Tony Hateley | 21 | ||
1962–63 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 51 | 7th | R1 | R4 | Tony Hateley | 22 | ||
1963–64 | Div 3 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 92 | 27 | 24th | R2 | QF | Jeff Astle | 14 | ||
1964–65 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 44 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Jimmy Rayner | 14 | ||
1965–66 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 8th | R1 | R1 | Ron Still | 13 | ||
1966–67 | Div 4 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 72 | 37 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Stan Marshall | 13 | ||
1967–68 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 79 | 41 | 17th | R1 | R1 | Les Bradd | 10 | ||
1968–69 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 42 | 19th | R1 | R1 | Don Masson | 13 | ||
1969–70 | Div 4 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 7th | R1 | R1 | Don Masson | 23 | ||
1970–71 | Div 4 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 36 | 69 | 1st | R3 | R1 | Tony Hateley | 23 | ||
1971–72 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 62 | 4th | R4 | R2 | Les Bradd | 25 | ||
1972–73 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 47 | 57 | 2nd | R3 | QF | Watney Cup | R1 | Kevin Randall | 23 |
1973–74 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 60 | 43 | 10th | R3 | R1 | Kevin Randall | 14 | ||
1974–75 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 59 | 40 | 14th | R4 | R2 | Ian Scanlon | 14 | ||
1975–76 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 49 | 5th | R3 | QF | Les Bradd | 19 | ||
1976–77 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 48 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Group Phase | Mick Vinter | 13 |
1977–78 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 62 | 38 | 15th | R5 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | SF | Mick Vinter | 24 |
1978–79 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 44 | 6th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Group Phase | Mick Vinter | 14 |
1979–80 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 | 37 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Group Phase | Ray O'Brien | 11 |
1980–81 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 53 | 2nd | R4 | R4 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | RU | Trevor Christie | 21 |
1981–82 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 69 | 47[E] | 15th | R3 | R2 | Football League Group Cup | Group Phase | Iain McCulloch | 16 |
1982–83 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 55 | 71 | 52 | 15th | R4 | R4 | Iain McCulloch | 12 | ||
1983–84 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 72 | 41 | 21st | QF | R3 | Trevor Christie | 25 | ||
1984–85 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 73 | 37 | 20th | R3 | R4 | Rachid Harkouk | 20 | ||
1985–86 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 60 | 71 | 8th | R4 | R2 | Associate Members Cup | Group Phase Play-off | Ian McParland | 20 |
1986–87 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 56 | 76 | 7th | R2 | R1 | Associate Members Cup | Group Phase | Ian McParland | 27 |
1987–88 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 49 | 81 | 4th | R2 | R1 | Associate Members Cup | RU | Ian McParland | 22 |
1988–89 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 54 | 67 | 9th | R2 | R2 | Associate Members Cup | R1S | Ian McParland | 9 |
1989–90 | Div 3 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 87 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | Associate Members Cup | RU | Tommy Johnson | 18 |
1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 55 | 80 | 4th | QF | R2 | Tommy Johnson | 19 | ||
1991–92 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 40 | 21st | R5 | R2 | Tommy Johnson | 12 | ||
1992–93 | Div 1[F] | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 55 | 70 | 52 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Group Phase | Mark Draper | 12 |
1993–94 | Div 1 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 7th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | RU | Gary McSwegan | 16 |
1994–95 | Div 1 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 40 | 24th | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Italian Cup | W | Paul Devlin | 10 |
1995–96 | Div 2 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 39 | 78 | 4th | R3 | R2 | Associate Members Cup | QFN | Devon White | 14 |
1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 59 | 35 | 24th | R3 | R1 | Associate Members Cup | R2N | Gary Martindale | 7 |
1997–98 | Div 3 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 43 | 99 | 1st | R2 | R2 | Associate Members Cup | R2N | Gary Jones | 28 |
1998–99 | Div 2 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 61 | 54 | 16th | R3 | R1 | Associate Members Cup | R1N | Gary Jones | 8 |
1999–2000 | Div 2 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 65 | 8th | R1 | R2 | Associate Members Cup | R1N | Mark Stallard | 14 |
2000–01 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Mark Stallard | 24 |
2001–02 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 71 | 50 | 19th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QFN | Daniel Allsopp | 28 |
2002–03 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 70 | 55 | 15th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Mark Stallard | 25 |
2003–04 | Div 2 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 78 | 42 | 23rd | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Paul Heffernan | 21 |
2004–05 | L2[G] | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 62 | 52 | 19th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Glynn Hurst | 15 |
2005–06 | L2 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 63 | 52 | 21st | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Glynn Hurst | 9 |
2006–07 | L2 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 13th | R1 | R4 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Jason Lee | 16 |
2007–08 | L2 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 53 | 48 | 21st | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1S | Richard Butcher | 12 |
2008–09 | L2 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 47 | 19th | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Delroy Facey | 9 |
2009–10 | L2 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 96 | 31 | 93 | 1st | R5 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2N | Lee Hughes | 30 |
2010–11 | L1 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 60 | 50 | 19th | R4 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R1N | Lee Hughes | 13 |
2011–12 | L1 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 63 | 73 | 7th | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2N | Jeff Hughes | 13 |
2012–13 | L1 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | 65 | 12th | R2 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2N | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 8 |
2013–14 | L1 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 64 | 77 | 50 | 20th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QFN | Callum McGregor | 12 |
2014–15 | L1 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 62 | 50 | 21th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | SFN | Garry Thompson | 12 |
Key
Key to league record:
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Key to divisions:
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Key to rounds:
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated | Play-offs (not promoted) |
Divisions in bold indicate a change in division.
Footnotes
- A. ^ Notts County were one of the 12 founding members of The Football League.
- B. ^ The Football League expanded to two divisions in 1892, absorbing most of the teams from the Football Alliance. The league previously known simply as The Football League became the Football League First Division.
- C. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled. Notts County's record is shown as of the time of the annulment.
- D. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
- E. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- F. ^ With the advent of the Premier League, the second tier of English football became known as the First Division.
- G. ^ In 2004–05 the fourth tier of English football was renamed from the Football League Third Division to Football League Two as part of a re-branding exercise by The Football League.
Ups and downs
The club has experienced thirteen promotions and fifteen relegations,[1]
Promotion year 1897 1914 1923 1931 1950 1960 1971 1973 1981 1990 1991 1998 2010
Relegation year 1893 1913 1920 1926 1930 1935 1958 1959 1964 1984 1985 1992 1995 1997 2004 2015
References
Sources
- "Notts County". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- "Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database". Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- The Official History Notts County. Tony Brown 1996 ISBN 1-874427-61-5
- The Magpies. Tony Warsop 1984 ISBN 0-86023-214-X
- Notts County FC And The Birth Of Modern Football Darrin Foss 2013 ISBN 1484816838