Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL TrophyFA Trophy Average homeattendance Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec 1884–85 R4 1 0 1 1885–86R3 0 0 1 1886–87R2 1 1 1 1887–88R4 1 0 1 1888–89R2 2 0 1 1889–90Football Alliance2 22 12 2 8 58 47 +11 26 4th of 12 R2 1 0 1 1890–91 22 11 5 6 43 27 +16 27 3rd of 12 QR1 0 0 1 1891–92 22 6 6 10 40 39 +1 16 10th of 12 QR3 2 0 1Football League Second Division created, the club elected to the newly created division. 1892–93Second Division2 22 11 1 10 42 41 +1 23 4th of 12 R2 2 0 1 2,435 1893–94 28 15 2 11 71 58 +13 32 5th of 15 R1 1 0 1 2,800 1894–95 30 18 1 11 79 52 +27 37 5th of 16 3,530 1895–96 30 20 2 8 82 38 +44 42 3rd of 16 R2 3 1 1 3,500 1896–97 30 17 4 9 66 45 +21 38 3rd of 16 R1 0 2 1 4,345 1897–98 30 10 4 16 52 62 10 24 12th of 16 R1 0 0 1 3,465 1898–99 34 15 5 14 71 60 +11 35 10th of 18 R1 1 1 1 3,545 1899–1900 34 17 6 11 67 46 +21 40 6th of 18 R1 1 0 1 3,800 1900–01 34 20 9 5 60 33 +27 49 1st of 18Promoted INT 0 0 1 5,125 1901–02First Division1 34 13 6 15 44 60 16 32 15th of 18 R1 0 1 1 5,955 1902–03 34 8 9 17 43 62 19 25 17th of 18Relegated R2 1 0 1 5,055 1903–04Second Division2 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 36 6th of 18 R1 1 0 1 4,400 1904–05 34 11 8 15 33 46 13 30 13th of 18 R1 1 0 1 3,875 1905–06 38 15 10 13 46 46 0 40 8th of 20 R1 0 0 1 4,230 1906–07 38 16 3 19 57 62 5 35 11th of 20 R1 0 1 1 5,100 1907–08 38 11 8 19 43 71 28 30 18th of 20 QF 3 1 1 4,575 1908–09 38 14 7 17 41 54 13 35 13th of 20 R1 0 0 1 5,235 1909–10 38 9 6 23 50 77 27 24 19th of 20 R1 0 0 1 4,405The club voted out of the Football League. 1910–11Midland League 38 25 7 6 93 32 +61 57 1st of 20 R3 2 0 1 The club elected to the Football League. 1911–12Second Division2 38 15 9 14 48 55 7 39 9th of 20 5,250 1912–13 38 15 10 13 51 50 +1 40 7th of 20 R1 0 0 1 5,790 1913–14 38 13 8 17 42 58 16 34 15th of 20 R1 0 0 1 8,345 1914–15 38 11 9 18 48 76 28 31 17th of 20 R1 0 0 1 5,900No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I. 1919–20Second Division2 42 10 5 27 34 75 41 25 22nd of 22Relegated R1 0 0 1 6,200 1920–21Third Division South3 42 15 9 18 49 59 10 39 13th of 22Transferred R2 2 0 1 9,790 1921–22Third Division North 38 21 8 9 72 47 +25 50 3rd of 20 R1 2 3 1 8,750 1922–23 38 14 5 19 55 52 +3 33 14th of 20 QR5 0 0 1 8,445 1923–24 42 14 13 15 49 47 +2 41 11th of 22 R1 2 1 1 7,590 1924–25 42 15 9 18 60 60 0 39 12th of 22 QR5 0 0 1 6,315 1925–26 42 26 9 7 91 40 +51 61 1st of 22Promoted R3 2 1 1 9,418 1926–27Second Division2 42 11 12 19 74 91 17 34 17th of 22 R3 2 0 1 12,558 1927–28 42 14 12 16 69 83 14 40 11th of 22 R3 0 0 1 11,237 1928–29 42 24 5 13 82 61 +21 53 2nd of 22Promoted R3 0 1 1 12,295 1929–30First Division1 42 15 7 20 73 89 16 37 18th of 22 R3 0 1 1 14,724 1930–31 42 17 5 20 82 87 5 39 13th of 22 R5 2 0 1 13,082 1931–32 42 13 6 23 67 98 31 32 21st of 22Relegated R5 2 0 1 11,968 1932–33Second Division2 42 14 13 15 79 84 5 41 13th of 22 R4 1 0 1 8,357 1933–34 42 27 5 10 103 59 +44 59 1st of 22Promoted R4 1 0 1 10,852 1934–35First Division1 42 17 11 14 78 60 +18 45 5th of 22 R3 0 0 1 13,706 1935–36 42 17 5 20 65 73 8 39 17th of 22 SF 4 1 1 11,496 1936–37 42 17 7 18 86 81 +5 41 12th of 22 R5 2 1 1 11,514 1937–38 42 13 12 17 51 68 17 38 20th of 22 R3 0 1 1 12,288 1938–39 42 16 11 15 61 69 8 43 10th of 22 SF 4 2 1 12,064No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II. 1945–46 R3 0 0 2 1946–47First Division1 42 13 12 17 61 82 21 38 16th of 22 R4 1 1 1 16,220 1947–48 42 8 6 28 45 111 66 22 22nd of 22Relegated R3 0 0 1 16,031 1948–49Second Division2 42 15 10 17 72 76 4 40 11th of 22 R4 1 0 1 16,602 1949–50 42 16 8 18 74 73 +1 40 11th of 22 R4 1 0 1 18,056 1950–51 42 8 12 22 61 95 34 28 22nd of 22Relegated R3 0 1 1 15,939 1951–52Third Division North3 46 29 8 9 96 45 +51 66 2nd of 24 R2 1 0 1 14,909 1952–53 46 21 10 15 75 59 +16 52 5th of 24 R3 2 0 1 14,298 1953–54 46 16 9 21 51 77 26 41 17th of 24 R3 2 2 1 9,578 1954–55 46 13 8 25 47 78 31 34 23rd of 24 R3 2 0 1 8,261 1955–56 46 31 6 9 76 29 +47 68 1st of 24Promoted R3 2 1 1 15,934 1956–57Second Division2 42 17 5 20 61 62 1 39 16th of 22 R3 0 0 1 15,331 1957–58 42 17 6 19 86 83 +3 40 13th of 22 R3 0 0 1 14,166 1958–59 42 9 10 23 62 90 28 28 21st of 22Relegated R4 1 1 1 13,108 1959–60Third Division3 46 18 16 12 87 70 +17 52 4th of 24 R2 1 0 1 10,540 1960–61 46 20 10 16 77 69 +8 50 6th of 24 R1 0 0 1R2 0 0 1 9,295 1961–62 46 28 6 12 80 56 +24 62 2nd of 24Promoted R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1 9,469 1962–63Second Division2 42 11 13 18 55 66 11 35 19th of 22 R3 0 0 1R2 0 0 1 11,216 1963–64 42 9 14 19 47 75 28 32 21st of 22Relegated R3 0 0 1R2 0 0 1 9,515 1964–65Third Division3 46 16 17 13 68 67 +1 49 10th of 24 R2 1 2 1R3 1 0 1 7,144 1965–66 46 17 13 16 68 62 +6 47 11th of 24 R4 3 2 1QF 3 1 1 7,239 1966–67 46 17 9 20 61 68 7 43 17th of 24 R1 0 1 1R4 3 1 1 5,965 1967–68 46 14 9 23 52 69 17 37 21st of 24Relegated R1 0 0 1R2 1 1 1 4,301 1968–69Fourth Division4 46 9 15 22 47 69 22 33 23rd of 24 R1 0 0 1R2 1 2 1 3,984 1969–70 46 14 15 17 54 58 4 43 16th of 24 R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1 4,112 1970–71 46 18 7 21 57 71 14 43 19th of 24 R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1 4,143 1971–72 46 28 7 11 88 56 +32 63 1st of 24Promoted R1 0 0 1R4 3 2 1 11,164 1972–73Third Division3 46 20 8 18 67 61 +6 48 9th of 24 R4 3 2 1R2 1 1 1 10,657 1973–74 46 18 15 13 67 50 +17 51 6th of 24 R3 2 1 1R2 1 2 1 7,240 1974–75 46 15 13 18 55 64 9 43 16th of 24 R2 1 1 1R1 0 0 1 5,619 1975–76 46 15 10 21 62 74 12 40 18th of 24 R1 0 0 1R1 0 1 1 5,380 1976–77 46 12 9 25 45 69 24 33 23rd of 24Relegated R2 1 1 1R1 0 1 1 4,359 1977–78Fourth Division4 46 21 11 14 57 51 +6 53 6th of 24 R3 2 2 1R2 2 0 1 4,463 1978–79 46 26 9 11 82 49 +23 61 2nd of 24Promoted R1 0 0 1R2 2 0 1 6,290 1979–80Third Division3 46 26 10 10 73 42 +31 62 1st of 24Promoted Kevin Drinkell 16R3 2 1 1QF 5 3 1 10,498 1980–81Second Division2 42 15 15 12 44 42 +2 45 7th of 22 R3 0 0 1R1 1 0 1 10,960 1981–82 42 11 13 18 53 65 12 46 17th of 22 R5 2 0 1R2 1 0 1 8,409 1982–83 42 12 11 19 45 70 25 47 19th of 22 R4 1 1 1R2 1 2 1 7,751 1983–84 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70 5th of 22 R3 0 0 1R2 1 1 2 7,579 1984–85 42 18 8 16 72 64 +8 62 10th of 22 R4 1 1 1QF 3 2 1 6,466 1985–86 42 14 10 18 58 62 4 52 15th of 22 R3 0 0 1R3 1 1 1 5,160 1986–87 42 10 14 18 39 59 20 44 21st of 22Relegated R3 0 2 1R2 1 1 2 5,145 1987–88Third Division3 46 12 14 20 48 58 10 50 22nd of 24Relegated R2 1 1 1R1 1 0 1G 1 0 2 3,336 1988–89Fourth Division4 46 17 15 14 65 59 +6 66 9th of 24 R5 4 1 1R1 0 0 2R1 1 1 1 4,267 1989–90 46 22 13 11 70 47 +23 79 2nd of 24Promoted R3 2 0 1R2 2 0 2G 0 1 1 5,991 1990–91Third Division3 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83 3rd of 24Promoted R1 0 0 1R1 1 0 1G 0 0 2 7,237 1991–92Second Division2 46 14 11 21 47 62 15 53 19th of 24 R1 0 0 1R3 2 2 1 6,898Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation. 1992–93First Division2 46 19 7 20 58 57 +1 64 9th of 24 R5 2 1 1R2 1 2 1 6,091 1993–94 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59 16th of 24 R4 1 0 1R3 2 0 1 6,075 1994–95 46 17 14 15 62 56 +6 65 10th of 24 R3 0 0 1R1 0 0 2 5,921 1995–96 46 14 14 18 55 69 14 56 17th of 24 R5 2 2 1R1 0 1 1 5,865 1996–97 46 11 13 22 60 81 21 46 22nd of 24Relegated Clive Mendonca 18R3 0 0 1R1 1 0 1 5,640 1997–98Second Division3 46 19 15 12 55 37 +18 72 3rd of 24Promoted Kevin Donovan 16R4 3 2 1R4 3 0 3W 6 1 0 5,271Promoted after winning the play offs. 1998–99First Division2 46 17 10 19 40 52 12 61 11th of 24 Paul Groves 14R1 0 0 1R3 1 2 2 6,698 1999–2000 46 13 12 21 41 67 26 51 20th of 24 Lee Ashcroft 12R4 1 0 1R3 2 1 2 6,157 2000–01 46 14 10 22 43 62 19 52 18th of 24 Steve Livingstone 7R3 0 1 1R2 2 1 1 5,646 2001–02 46 12 14 20 50 72 22 50 19th of 24 Michael Boulding 11R3 0 1 1R4 2 1 1 6,431 2002–03 46 9 12 25 48 85 37 39 24th of 24Relegated Stuart CampbellSteve KabbaJohn Oster 6R3 0 1 1R1 0 0 1 5,700 2003–04Second Division3 46 13 11 22 55 81 26 50 21st of 24Relegated Michael BouldingPhil Jevons 12R2 1 0 1R1 0 0 1R1 0 1 0 4,730Football League divisions renamed. 2004–05FootballLeague Two4 46 14 16 16 51 52 1 58 18th of 24 Michael Reddy 9R1 0 0 1R2 1 0 1R1 0 0 1 4,943 2005–06 46 22 12 12 64 44 +20 78 4th of 24 Michael Reddy 14R1 0 0 1R3 2 0 1R1 0 1 0 5,151Lost in the play off final. 2006–07 46 17 8 21 57 73 16 59 15th of 24 Peter BoreGary JonesCiarán Toner 8R1 0 1 1R1 0 0 1R2 0 1 1 4,379 2007–08 46 15 10 21 55 66 11 55 16th of 24 Danny North 9R2 1 1 1R1 0 0 1F 3 3 1 4,115 2008–09 46 9 14 23 51 69 18 41 22nd of 24 Adam Proudlock 7R1 0 0 1R2 1 0 1R2 0 1 1 4,475 2009–10 46 9 17 20 45 71 26 44 23rd of 24Relegated four players 5R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1AQF 1 0 1 4,428 2010–11ConferenceNational5 46 15 17 14 72 62 +10 62 11th of 24 Alan Connell 25QR4 0 1 1R2 1 0 1 3,073 2011–12 46 19 13 14 79 60 +19 70 11th of 24 Liam Hearn 27R2 2 2 1QF 3 0 1 3,308 2012–13 46 23 14 9 70 38 +32 83 4th of 24 Andy Cook 11QR4 0 0 1F 5 3 0 3,813Lost in the play off semifinal. 2013–14 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78 4th of 24 Ross Hannah 13R3 3 1 1SF 4 2 1 3,568Lost in the play off semifinal. 2014–15 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86 3rd of 24 Lenell John Lewis 16R1 1 0 1R2 1 1 1 3,683Lost in the play off final. Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed. 2015–16NationalLeague5 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80 4th of 24Promoted Pádraig Amond 30R2 2 1 1F 6 1 1 4,357Promoted after winning the play offs. 2016–17FootballLeague Two 4 46 17 11 18 59 63 4 62 14th of 24 Omar Bogle 19R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1G 0 0 3 5,259 2017–18 46 13 12 21 42 66 24 51 18th of 24 Mitch Rose 8R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1G 0 2 1 4,658 2018–19 46 16 8 22 45 56 11 56 17th of 24 Wes Thomas 11R3 2 0 1R1 0 0 1G 1 0 2 4,430 2019–20 37 12 11 14 45 51 6 47 15th of 24 James Hanson 9R1 0 1 1R3 2 0 1G 0 0 3 4,599 2020–21 46 10 13 23 37 69 32 43 24th of 24Relegated Lenell John Lewis 4R1 0 0 1R1 0 0 1G 0 1 2 0 2021–22NationalLeague5 44 23 8 13 68 46 +22 77 6th of 23Promoted John McAtee 14R1 1 0 1R3 0 0 1 5,568Promoted after winning the play offs. 2022–23FootballLeague Two 4 46 16 13 17 49 56 7 61 11th of 24 Harry Clifton 7QF 5 1 1R2 1 0 1R2 1 1 2 6,279