List of Watford F.C. seasons
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Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. Formed as Watford Rovers in 1881, the club entered the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
for the first time in 1886. In the same year, they also entered the county-wide Herts Senior Cup, reaching the final six times over the next ten years. Watford Rovers became West Hertfordshire in 1893, and joined the Southern League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
for the 1896–97 season. The team started to change from one entirely comprised of amateurs, to one including paid professionals. In 1898, West Hertfordshire merged with Watford St Mary's to form Watford Football Club.
The club participated in the Southern League from 1896 until 1920, experiencing considerable success. They won six league titles in this period, including the Southern League First Division in 1914–15. After the resumption of Southern League football following a four-year hiatus due to the First World War, Watford missed out on a second consecutive title in 1919–20 on goal average. They joined the Football League Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
in the 1920–21 season, and following its subsequent reorganisation became founder members of the Third Division South
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
in 1921.
Watford competed in the Third Division South for the next 37 years, with little success. Fred Pagnam
Fred Pagnam
Frederick "Fred" Pagnam was an English footballer and manager.Pagnam was born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and started at Blackpool Wednesday before having spells at Huddersfield Town and Southport Central. He joined Blackpool in 1913 and after a season there moved to Liverpool in 1914...
finished as the Division's top scorer in 1922–23, the club reached the final of the Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
in 1935 and 1937 (winning on the latter occasion), and Len Dunderdale
Len Dunderdale
William Leonard "Len" Dunderdale was an English association footballer who played as a centre forward.-Playing career:...
scored 21 goals for Watford in 1938–39 despite leaving mid-way through the season. The team started to progress after the reorganisation of the Football League into four national divisions in 1958. They won promotion to the Third Division in 1960, the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
in 1969, and reached the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
semi-final in 1970. However, the league progress was reversed with two relegations over the next five years, and in 1976–77 Watford were briefly bottom of the entire Football League.
A turning point in the club's history came in the late 1970s. Singer, shareholder and lifelong Watford supporter Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
became chairman in 1976, and appointed Graham Taylor as manager in 1977. The club achieved consecutive promotions between 1977 and 1979, and reached the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
for the first time in their history in 1982. Furthermore, in 1982–83 Watford finished second in the First Division, and Luther Blissett
Luther Blissett
Luther Loide Blissett is a former professional footballer and manager, who is currently a first-team coach at Hemel Hempstead Town. Blissett played as a striker, and is best known for his time at Watford, whom he helped win promotion from the Fourth Division to the First Division...
was the division's top scorer with 27 goals. Consequently, Watford qualified for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
in 1983–84. They also reached their first FA Cup final
1984 FA Cup Final
The 1984 FA Cup Final was contested by Everton and Watford at Wembley. Everton won 2–0, with one goal by Graeme Sharp and a particularly memorable goal from Andy Gray. He was adjudged by many to have fouled the Watford goalkeeper Steve Sherwood by heading the ball from Sherwood's hands....
, losing 2–0 to Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at Wembley Stadium. Following Taylor's departure in 1987, Watford were relegated in 1988.
Watford remained in English football's second tier for eight seasons, until they were relegated in 1995–96. Taylor returned as manager in 1997, and for the second time in his career led Watford to consecutive promotions, although he was unable to prevent relegation from the Premier League in 1999–2000. In the 21st century Watford have reached two FA Cup semi-finals, one League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
semi-final, and spent a further season in the Premier League after winning the 2006 Football League Championship play-off final under the management of Aidy Boothroyd.
Key
- South 1 = Southern LeagueSouthern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
First Division - South 2 = Southern League Second Division
- South 2L = Southern League Second London Division
- Premier League = Premier League
- Championship = Football League ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
- Division 1 = Football League First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
- Division 2 = Football League Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
- Division 3 = Football League Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
- Division 3S = Football League Third Division SouthFootball League Third Division SouthThe Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
- Division 4 = Football League Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
- BCCL = Bucks & Contiguous Counties League
- United = United League
- P = Games played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- F = Goals for
- A = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Final position
- PR = Preliminary Round
- QR1 = First Qualifying Round
- QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
- QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
- QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
- QR5 = Fifth Qualifying Round
- QR6 = Sixth Qualifying Round
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- R3 = Round 3
- R4 = Round 4
- R5 = Round 5
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- F = Final
- W = Winners
| Champions | Runners-up | Play-offs* | Promoted Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Relegated Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... |
Top scorer in Watford's division ♦ |
Early history
The club was formed as Watford Rovers in 1881, when George Devereux de Vere Capell, Earl of EssexEarl of Essex
Earl of Essex is a title that has been held by several families and individuals. The earldom was first created in the 12th century for Geoffrey II de Mandeville . Upon the death of the third earl in 1189, the title became dormant or extinct...
and owner of Cassiobury Park
Cassiobury Park
Cassiobury Park is the principal public open space in Watford, Hertfordshire, in England. It comprises over and extends from the A412 Rickmansworth Road in the east to the Grand Union Canal in the west....
, gave a group of boys permission to use the grounds for football. However, the agreement stipulated that the team could not play organised competitive matches on the estate. Members of the group included Henry Grover, the man later recognised as the club's founder, and Charlie Peacock, who played for Hertfordshire, became involved with board meetings at the club, and became the proprietor of the Watford Observer, the local newspaper. Over the next five years the team participated exclusively in friendly matches against schools and local clubs. Matches played when the club was not entering competitions included the first recorded fixture against future rivals
Luton Town F.C. and Watford F.C. rivalry
South-eastern English association football clubs Luton Town and Watford have been rivals since their respective formations in the late 19th century. Both clubs are based near to the M1 motorway, which has led to the match sometimes being referred to as the "M1 Derby" by the press. The clubs, which...
Luton Town; a 1–0 home win to Watford on 5 December 1885. In the 1886–87 season, Watford Rovers entered the FA Cup for the first time, although they were eliminated in their opening game. They have competed in at least one competition in every season since. From 1886 Rovers participated in the Herts Senior Cup, a competition open to all clubs in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, winning it on four occasions. They also participated in the Hennessey Cup—open to clubs within a 10 miles (16.1 km) radius of Uxbridge
Uxbridge
Uxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
—between 1888 and 1891. Rovers' first match against Watford St Mary's was a 7–4 home win on 17 January 1891. The teams met on eleven further occasions prior to their merge in 1898. In total, Rovers and their successors West Hertfordshire won six times, St Mary's four times, and the remaining two matches ended in draws.
| Season | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
FA Amateur Cup FA Amateur Cup The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition for amateur clubs. It commenced in 1893 and ended in 1974 when The Football Association abolished official amateur status.-History:... |
Herts Senior Cup Herts Senior Cup The Herts Senior Cup, officially titled the Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, UK. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every... |
Hennessey Cup | Top scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886–87 | R1 | |||||
| 1887–88 | R2 | 12 | ||||
| 1888–89 | QR3 | W | SF | |||
| 1889–90 | QR3 | SF | SF | |||
| 1890–91 | QR2 | W | R2 | 10 | ||
| 1891–92 | QR2 | W | 13 | |||
| 1892–93 | QR1 | |||||
| 1893 | ||||||
| 1893–94 | R3 | W | ||||
| 1894–95 | QR1 | R3 | SF | & Richard Wright | ||
| 1895–96 | QR2 | R2 |
League history
From 1896–97 until 1919–20, the Football League and Southern LeagueSouthern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
ran in parallel, and were organised by separate bodies. The Southern League was therefore not part of the English football league pyramid. In 1920–21, the Southern League First Division was absorbed by the Football League, thus becoming part of the English football pyramid
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
, initially as the Football League Third Division. From 1921–22 until 1957–58, the Third Division South
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
operated as the third highest level of English football, running in parallel with the Third Division North
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
. From 1958–59 until 1991–92, Division 1 was the highest level of English football, Division 2 the second highest, Division 3 the third highest and Division 4 the fourth highest. The Premier League was formed in 1992–93, and since then has been the highest level of English football. Division 1 became the second level, and Division 2 the third level. In 2004–05, Division 1 was renamed as the Football League Championship.
Correct as of the end of the 2010–11 season. For information on the season in progress, see 2011–12 Watford F.C. season.Goal tallies are for the competitions listed only; friendly matches
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
are not included. Divisions are not sorted alphabetically, but based on their placing in the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
at that time.
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1896–97
|South 2
|24
|11
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|12
|41
|49
|23
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|QR3
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|align=left|Herts Senior Cup
Herts Senior Cup
The Herts Senior Cup, officially titled the Hertfordshire County Football Association Senior Challenge Cup, is the oldest County-based football Cup competition based exclusively in Hertfordshire, UK. It was first contested in the 1886-87 season and won by Hoddesdon Town. It has been contested every...
|bgcolor=gold|W
|align=left|
|15
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1897–98
|South 2
|22
|11
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|50
|48
|28
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|PR
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|align=left|
|11
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1898–99
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|QR3
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|22
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1899–1900
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|bgcolor=gold|
|QR4
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|align="left"|
|32
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1900–01
|South 1
|28
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|18
|24
|52
|16
|14th
|QR4
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|align="left"|
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1901–02
|South 1
|30
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|17
|36
|60
|22
|13th
|QR4
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|align="left"|
|14
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1902–03
|bgcolor=MistyRose|South 1
|30
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|20
|35
|87
|16
|15th
|QR3
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|align="left"|
Jimmy Tennant
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1903–04
|bgcolor=Honeydew|South 2
|20
|18
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|0
|70
|15
|38
|bgcolor=gold|
|QR4
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|align="left"|
|22
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1904–05
|South 1
|34
|14
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|17
|41
|44
|31
|13th
|QR6
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|align="left"|
|12
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1905–06
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|R2
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|align="left"|
|15
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1906–07
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|R1
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|align="left"|
|16
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1907–08
|South 1
|38
|12
|10
|16
|47
|59
|34
|14th
|R1
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|align="left"|
|12
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1908–09
|South 1
|40
|14
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|17
|51
|64
|37
|14th
|R1
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|align="left"|
|16
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1909–10
|South 1
|42
|10
|13
|19
|51
|76
|33
|19th
|R1
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|bgcolor=silver|
|align="left"|
|15
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1910–11
|South 1
|38
|13
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|16
|49
|65
|35
|14th
|R1
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|SF
|align="left"|
|12
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1911–12
|South 1
|38
|13
|10
|15
|56
|58
|36
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|R1
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1912–13
|South 1
|38
|12
|10
|16
|43
|50
|34
|14th
|QR5
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|SF
|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1913–14
|South 1
|38
|10
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|19
|50
|56
|29
|18th
|QR5
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
|14
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1914–15
|South 1
|38
|22
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|68
|46
|52
|bgcolor=gold|
|QR6
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|align=left|Southern Charity Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
|17
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1919–20
|South 1
|42
|26
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|10
|69
|42
|58
|bgcolor=silver|
|QR6
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|align="left"|
|19
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1920–21
|Division 3
|42
|20
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|14
|59
|44
|48
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|R2
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|align="left"|
|25
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1921–22
|Division 3S
|42
|13
|18
|11
|54
|48
|44
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|R2
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|align="left"|
|17
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1922–23
|Division 3S
|42
|17
|10
|15
|57
|54
|44
|10th
|R1
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|bgcolor=Yellow|32 ♦
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1923–24
|Division 3S
|42
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|15
|18
|45
|54
|33
|20th
|R3
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|align="left"|
|12
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1924–25
|Division 3S
|42
|17
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|16
|38
|47
|43
|11th
|R1
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|align="left"|
Fred Pagnam
Fred Pagnam
Frederick "Fred" Pagnam was an English footballer and manager.Pagnam was born in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and started at Blackpool Wednesday before having spells at Huddersfield Town and Southport Central. He joined Blackpool in 1913 and after a season there moved to Liverpool in 1914...
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1925–26
|Division 3S
|42
|15
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|18
|73
|89
|39
|15th
|R2
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|22
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1926–27
|Division 3S
|42
|12
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|22
|57
|87
|32
|21st
|R2
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|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1927–28
|Division 3S
|42
|14
|10
|18
|68
|78
|38
|15th
|R1
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|align="left"|
|25
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1928–29
|Division 3S
|42
|19
|10
|13
|79
|74
|48
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|R4
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|align="left"|
|35
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1929–30
|Division 3S
|42
|15
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|19
|60
|73
|38
|15th
|R2
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|align="left"|
|25
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1930–31
|Division 3S
|42
|14
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|21
|72
|75
|35
|18th
|R5
FA Cup 1930-31
The FA Cup 1930–31 was the 56th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup...
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|31
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1931–32
|Division 3S
|42
|19
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|15
|81
|79
|46
|11th
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|align="left"|
|26
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1932–33
|Division 3S
|42
|16
|12
|14
|66
|63
|44
|11th
|R3
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|align="left"|
|22
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1933–34
|Division 3S
|42
|15
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|20
|71
|63
|37
|15th
|R1
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|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|R2
|align="left"|
|17
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1934–35
|Division 3S
|42
|19
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|14
|76
|49
|47
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|R2
|
|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|bgcolor=silver|
|align="left"|
|35
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1935–36
|Division 3S
|42
|20
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|13
|80
|54
|49
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|R4
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|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|R1
|align="left"|
|17
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1936–37
|Division 3S
|42
|19
|11
|12
|85
|60
|49
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|R1
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|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|bgcolor=gold|W
|align="left"|
|22
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1937–38
|Division 3S
|42
|21
|11
|10
|73
|43
|53
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|R3
|
|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|SF
|align="left"|
|15
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1938–39
|Division 3S
|42
|17
|12
|13
|62
|51
|46
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|R3
|
|align=left|Third Division South Cup
Football League Third Division South Cup
The Football League Third Division South Cup was a football knockout competition open to teams competing in Football League Third Division South. The competition was first held in 1933–34 and ran until the 1938–39 season.-Format:...
|R1
|align="left"|
|21
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1939–40
|Division 3S
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|0
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|align="left"|Four players
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1945–46
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|R4
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1946–47
|Division 3S
|42
|17
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|20
|61
|76
|39
|16th
|R2
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|align="left"|
|19
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1947–48
|Division 3S
|42
|14
|10
|18
|57
|79
|38
|15th
|R1
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|align="left"|
|11
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1948–49
|Division 3S
|42
|10
|15
|17
|41
|54
|34
|17th
|R1
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|align="left"|
|14
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1949–50
|Division 3S
|42
|16
|13
|13
|45
|35
|45
|
|R4
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|align="left"|
|21
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1950–51
|Division 3S
|46
|
|11
|26
|54
|88
|29
|23rd
|R1
|
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|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1951–52
|Division 3S
|46
|13
|10
|23
|57
|81
|36
|21st
|R2
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|align="left"|
|25
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1952–53
|Division 3S
|46
|15
|17
|14
|62
|63
|47
|10th
|R2
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|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1953–54
|Division 3S
|46
|21
|10
|15
|85
|69
|52
|
|R1
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|align="left"|
|21
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1954–55
|Division 3S
|46
|18
|14
|14
|71
|62
|50
|
|R3
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|align="left"|
|31
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1955–56
|Division 3S
|46
|13
|11
|22
|52
|85
|37
|21st
|R2
|
|align=left|Southern Floodlit Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
|16
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1956–57
|Division 3S
|46
|18
|10
|18
|72
|75
|46
|11th
|R2
|
|align=left|Southern Floodlit Cup
|R2
|align="left"|
|17
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1957–58
|Division 3S
|46
|13
|16
|17
|59
|77
|42
|16th
|R1
|
|align=left|Southern Floodlit Cup
|SF
|align="left"|
|11
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1958–59
|Division 4
|46
|16
|10
|20
|81
|79
|42
|15th
|R2
|
|align=left|Southern Floodlit Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon (footballer)
Peter John Gordon was an English association footballer. He played as an inside forward in the Football League for Norwich City, Watford, Exeter City and Newport County. After retiring as a player, he coached at several Football League clubs.-Career:...
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1959–60
|bgcolor=Honeydew|Division 4
|46
|24
|
|13
|92
|67
|57
|
|R5
|
|align=left|Southern Floodlit Cup
|R2
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|48 ♦
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1960–61
|Division 3
|46
|20
|12
|14
|85
|72
|52
|
|R3
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|34
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1961–62
|Division 3
|46
|14
|13
|19
|63
|74
|41
|17th
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|13
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1962–63
|Division 3
|46
|17
|
|21
|82
|85
|42
|17th
|R4
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|30
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1963–64
|Division 3
|46
|23
|12
|11
|79
|59
|58
|
|R2
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|25
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1964–65
|Division 3
|46
|17
|16
|13
|71
|64
|50
|
|R1
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|21
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1965–66
|Division 3
|46
|17
|13
|16
|55
|51
|47
|12th
|R2
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|12
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1966–67
|Division 3
|46
|20
|14
|12
|61
|46
|54
|
|R3
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|18
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1967–68
|Division 3
|46
|21
|
|17
|74
|50
|50
|
|R3
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|15
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1968–69
|bgcolor=Honeydew|Division 3
|46
|27
|10
|
|74
|34
|64
|bgcolor=gold|
|R4
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|20
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1969–70
|
|42
|
|13
|20
|44
|57
|31
|19th
|SF
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|14
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1970–71
|
|42
|10
|13
|19
|38
|60
|33
|18th
|R4
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|17
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1971–72
|bgcolor=MistyRose|
|42
|
|
|28
|24
|75
|19
|22nd
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1972–73
|Division 3
|46
|12
|17
|17
|43
|48
|41
|19th
|R3
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|10
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1973–74
|Division 3
|46
|19
|12
|15
|64
|56
|50
|
|R2
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|29 ♦
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1974–75
|bgcolor=MistyRose|Division 3
|46
|10
|17
|19
|52
|75
|37
|23rd
|R1
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|11
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1975–76
|Division 4
|46
|22
|
|18
|62
|62
|50
|
|R1
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|19
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1976–77
|Division 4
|46
|18
|15
|13
|67
|50
|51
|
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|25
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1977–78
|bgcolor=Honeydew|Division 4
|46
|30
|11
|
|85
|38
|71
|bgcolor=gold|
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|18
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1978–79
|bgcolor=Honeydew|Division 3
|46
|24
|12
|10
|83
|52
|60
|bgcolor=silver|
|R2
|SF
|
|
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|37 ♦
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1979–80
|
|42
|12
|13
|17
|39
|46
|37
|18th
|
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|11
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1980–81
|
|42
|16
|11
|15
|50
|45
|43
|
|R4
|
|
|
|align="left"|
|21
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1981–82
|bgcolor=Honeydew|
|42
|23
|11
|
|76
|42
|80
|bgcolor=silver|
|R5
|
|align=left|Football League Group Cup
|
|align="left"|
|25
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1982–83
|
|42
|22
|
|15
|74
|57
|71
|bgcolor=silver|
|R5
|R3
|align=left|Football League Trophy
|
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|33 ♦
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1983–84
|
|42
|16
|
|17
|68
|77
|57
|11th
|bgcolor=silver|
|R2
|align=left|UEFA Cup
|R3
|align="left"|
|24
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1984–85
|
|42
|14
|13
|15
|81
|71
|55
|11th
|R5
|
|
|
|align="left"|
|28
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1985–86
|
|42
|16
|11
|15
|69
|62
|59
|12th
|
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|16
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1986–87
|
|42
|18
|
|15
|67
|54
|63
|
|SF
|R3
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|R3
|align="left"|
|16
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1987–88
|bgcolor=MistyRose|
|40
|
|11
|22
|27
|51
|32
|20th
|
|R4
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|R3
|align="left"|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1988–89
|
|46
|22
|12
|12
|74
|48
|78
|bgcolor=Orange|*
|R5
|R2
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|
|align="left"|
|21
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1989–90
|
|46
|14
|15
|17
|58
|60
|57
|15th
|R4
|R2
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|R2
|align="left"|
|16
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1990–91
|
|46
|12
|15
|19
|45
|59
|51
|20th
|R3
|R2
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|R1
|align="left"|
|18
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1991–92
|
|46
|18
|11
|17
|51
|48
|65
|10th
|R3
|R2
|align=left|Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
|R1
|align="left"|
|12
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1992–93
|
|46
|14
|13
|19
|57
|71
|55
|16th
|R3
|R4
|align=left|Anglo-Italian Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
The Anglo-Italian Cup is a defunct European football competition that was played intermittently between 1970 and 1996 between clubs from England and Italy. Founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup, it was played as a professional tournament until 1973...
|PR
|align="left"|
|22
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1993–94
|
|46
|15
|
|22
|66
|80
|54
|19th
|R3
|R2
|align=left|Anglo-Italian Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
The Anglo-Italian Cup is a defunct European football competition that was played intermittently between 1970 and 1996 between clubs from England and Italy. Founded by Gigi Peronace in 1970, following the success of the Anglo-Italian League Cup, it was played as a professional tournament until 1973...
|PR
|align="left"|
|19
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!scope=row style=text-align:center|1994–95
|
|46
|19
|13
|14
|52
|46
|70
|
|R5
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|11
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1995–96
|bgcolor=MistyRose|
|46
|10
|18
|18
|62
|70
|48
|23rd
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|15
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1996–97
|
|46
|16
|19
|11
|45
|38
|67
|13th
|R4
|R2
|align=left|Associate Members Cup
|SF
|align="left"|
|12
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1997–98
|bgcolor=Honeydew|
|46
|24
|16
|
|67
|41
|88
|bgcolor=gold|
|R3
|R2
|align=left|Associate Members Cup
|R1
|align="left"|
|13
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1998–99
|bgcolor=Honeydew|
|46
|21
|14
|11
|65
|56
|77
|bgcolor=Orange|*
|R3
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|10
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1999–2000
|bgcolor=MistyRose|
|38
|
|
|26
|35
|77
|24
|20th
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2000–01
|
|46
|20
|
|17
|76
|67
|69
|
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|19
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2001–02
|
|46
|16
|11
|19
|62
|56
|59
|14th
|R3
|
|
|
|align="left"|
|11
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2002–03
|
|46
|17
|
|20
|54
|70
|60
|13th
|SF
|R1
|
|
|align="left"|
|11
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2003–04
|
|46
|15
|12
|19
|54
|68
|57
|16th
|R3
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|10
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2004–05
|
|46
|12
|16
|18
|52
|59
|52
|18th
|R3
|SF
|
|
|align="left"|
|20
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2005–06
|bgcolor=Honeydew|
|46
|22
|15
|
|77
|53
|81
|bgcolor=Orange|*
|R3
|R3
|
|
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|22 ♦
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2006–07
|bgcolor=MistyRose|
|38
|
|13
|20
|29
|59
|28
|20th
|SF
|R4
|
|
|align="left"|
|
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2007–08
|
|46
|18
|16
|12
|62
|56
|70
|bgcolor=Orange|*
|R4
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|12
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2008–09
|
|46
|16
|10
|20
|68
|72
|58
|13th
|R5
|R5
|
|
|align="left"|
|17
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2009–10
|
|46
|14
|12
|20
|61
|68
|54
|16th
|R3
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|14
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2010–11
|
|46
|16
|13
|17
|77
|71
|61
|14th
|R4
|R2
|
|
|align="left"|
|bgcolor=Yellow|27 ♦
|}