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Online since 23 December 1999

History and Info.

Ground: Millmoor (11,533)

Sponsor: one2one

Programme: £2

First League Game: 30th September 1919, Division 2, won 2-0 (h) v Nottingham Forest

Record Attendance: 25,170 v Sheffield United, Division 2, 13 December 1952

Record Victory: 8-0 v Oldham Athletic, Division 3 (North), 25th May 1947

Record Defeat: 1-11 v Bradford City, Division 3 (North), 25 August 1928

Highest League Position: Division 2 (old), 3rd place, 1954-55

Highest League Scorer (season): Wally Ardron, 1946-47

Highest League Scorer (aggregate): Gladstone Guest, 130, 1946-1956

Most league Appearances:Danny Williams, 459, 1946-1962

Most Capped Player: Shaun Goater, 18, Bermuda, 1989-1996

Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £150,000 to Millwall for Tony Towner, August 1980
£150,000 to Port Vale for Lee Glover, August 1996
£150,000 to Burnley for Alan Lee, November 2000

Highest Transfer Fee Recieved: £325,000 from Sheffield Wednesday for Matt Clarke, July 1996

Major Trophies: Division 3 (old) Champions 1980-81
Division 3 (North) Champions 1950-51
Division 4 Champions 1988-89


SeasonLeagueStatusFinishing Position
1893-94Division Two
1894-95Division Two12
1895-96Division TwoFailed Re-Election15
1919-20Division Two17
1920-21Division Two19
1921-22Division Two16
1922-23Division TwoRelegated21
1923-24Division Three (North)4
1924-25Division Three (North)22
1925-26Division Three (North)14
1926-27Division Three (North)19
1927-28Division Three (North)14
1928-29Division Three (North)16
1929-30Division Three (North)20
1930-31Division Three (North)14
1931-32Division Three (North)19
1932-33Division Three (North)17
1933-34Division Three (North)21
1934-35Division Three (North)9
1935-36Division Three (North)11
1936-37Division Three (North)17
1937-38Division Three (North)6
1938-39Division Three (North)11
1940-41Division Three (North)10(only 3 matches)
1941-42Division Three (North)NO COMPETITION
1942-43Division Three (North)NO COMPETITION
1943-44Division Three (North)NO COMPETITION
1944-45Division Three (North)NO COMPETITION
1945-46Division Three (North)NO COMPETITION
1946-47Division Three (North)Runners-up2
1947-48Division Three (North)Runners-up2
1948-49Division Three (North)Runners-up2
1949-50Division Three (North)6
1950-51Division Three (North)Champions and Promoted1
1951-52Division Two9
1952-53Division Two12
1953-54Division Two5
1954-55Division Two3
1955-56Division Two19
1956-57Division Two17
1957-58Division Two18
1958-59Division Two20
1959-60Division Two8
1960-61Division Two15
1961-62Division Two9
1962-63Division Two14
1963-64Division Two7
1964-65Division Two14
1965-66Division Two7
1966-67Division Two18
1967-68Division TwoRelegated21
1968-69Division Three11
1969-70Division Three14
1970-71Division Three8
1971-72Division Three5
1972-73Division ThreeRelegated21
1973-74Division Four15
1974-75Division FourPromoted3
1975-76Division Three16
1976-77Division Three4
1977-78Division Three20
1978-79Division Three17
1979-80Division Three3
1980-81Division ThreeChampions and Promoted1
1981-82Division Two7
1982-83Division TwoRelegated20
1983-84Division Three18
1984-85Division Three12
1985-86Division Three14
1986-87Division Three14
1987-88Division ThreeRelegated21
1988-89Division FourChampions And Promoted1
1989-90Division Three9
1990-91Division ThreeRelegated23
1991-92Division FourRunners-up and Promoted2
Div1 becomes Premier League, Div 2 becomes Div 1 etc.
1992-93Division Two11
1993-94Division Two15
1994-95Division Two17
1995-96Division Two16
1996-97Division TwoRelegated24
1997-98Division Three11
1998-99Division Three5
1999-00Division ThreeRunners-Up and Promoted2
2000-01Division TwoRunners-Up and Promoted2
2001-02Division One