List of Aldershot F.C. seasons
Aldershot Football Club, a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, was founded in 1926 and dissolved in 1992. They were elected to play in the Southern Football League for the 1927–28 season. After five seasons in the Southern League, Aldershot were elected to play in the Football League in 1932 and were placed in the Third Division South. In their first season in the Football League the team reached the fifth round of the 1932–33 FA Cup, which is the joint-furthest the club have reached in the competition along with the 1978–79 edition. Aldershot played in the Third Division South until the 1958–59 season, when they were placed in the Fourth Division on league reorganisation. They won the first promotion in their history in the 1972–73 season, after finishing fourth in the Fourth Division. They were relegated from the Third Division after three seasons in 1976. Their final promotion came in 1987 when they won the Football League Fourth Division play-off final, but were relegated two years later finishing bottom of the 1988–89 Football League Third Division. In 1992 the club were dissolved after bankruptcy and their record for the 1991–92 season was expunged, in response to the bankruptcy a group of supporters set up a new club, Aldershot Town.
Key
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Seasons
[edit]Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup[a] |
Other | Top league scorer(s) | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Player(s) | Goals | |||
1927–28[1] | Southern League | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 66 | 39 | 7th | R2 | N/A | — | — | ||
1928–29[2] | Southern League | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 52 | 41 | 6th | QR2 | — | — | |||
1929–30[3] | Southern League | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 39 | 48 | 1st | R1 | — | — | |||
1930–31[4] | Southern League | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 2nd | R3 | London Combination | W | |||
1931–32[5] | Southern League | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 9th | R2 | London Combination | 6th | |||
1932–33[6] | Division 3S[b] | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 36 | 17th | R5 | — | — | Fred Gamble | 15 | |
1933–34[7] | Division 3S | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 71 | 38 | 14th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R3 | John Nicol | 11 | |
1934–35[8] | Division 3S | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 75 | 36 | 18th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Jack Oakes | 16 | |
1935–36[9] | Division 3S | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 38 | 11th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Bert Lutterloch Len Williams |
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1936–37[10] | Division 3S | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 23 | 22nd | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Cecil Ray | 13 | |
1937–38[11] | Division 3S | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 35 | 18th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | Harry Egan | 13 | |
1938–39[12] | Division 3S | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 66 | 44 | 10th | R2 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Cecil Ray | 22 | |
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | N/A[c] | R4[d] | N/A | — | — | N/A | |||||||||
1946–47[13] | Division 3S | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 78 | 32 | 20th | R2 | — | — | H Brooks | 14 | |
1947–48[14] | Division 3S | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 67 | 35 | 19th | R2 | — | — | RG Hood J White |
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1948–49[15] | Division 3S | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 59 | 33 | 21st | R3 | — | — | F Rawcliffe | 14 | |
1949–50[16] | Division 3S | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 60 | 34 | 20th | R1 | — | — | CT Mortimore | 15 | |
1950–51[17] | Division 3S | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 88 | 40 | 18th | R3 | — | — | K Flint | 11 | |
1951–52[18] | Division 3S | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 89 | 44 | 12th | R2 | — | — | RR Raine | 13 | |
1952–53[19] | Division 3S | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 39 | 19th | R1 | — | — | N Menzies | 14 | |
1953–54[20] | Division 3S | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 86 | 39 | 17th | R2 | — | — | ABR McCulloch | 19 | |
1954–55 | Division 3S | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 75 | 71 | 45 | 14th | R2 | — | — | |||
1955–56 | Division 3S | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 40 | 15th | R3 | — | — | |||
1956–57 | Division 3S | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 79 | 92 | 42 | 19th | R1 | — | — | |||
1957–58 | Division 3S | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 40 | 18th | R3 | — | — | |||
1958–59 | Division 4[e] | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 63 | 97 | 35 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | |||
1959–60 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 77 | 74 | 45 | 13th | R1 | — | — | |||
1960–61 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 69 | 45 | 10th | R4 | R2 | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Division 4 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 60 | 49 | 7th | R2 | R1 | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Division 4 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 11th | R2 | R2 | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Division 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 78 | 48 | 9th | R4 | R2 | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Division 4 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 84 | 37 | 18th | R2 | R1 | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Division 4 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 84 | 40 | 17th | R2 | R2 | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 10th | R3 | R2 | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 9th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Division 4 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 45 | 15th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Division 4 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 78 | 65 | 53 | 6th | R4 | R1 | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Division 4 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 66 | 71 | 45 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Watney Cup | R1 | ||
1971–72 | Division 4 | 46 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 48 | 54 | 40 | 17th | R2 | R2 | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Division 4 ↑ | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 38 | 56 | 4th | R2 | R1 | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 8th | R2 | R1 | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 63 | 38[f] | 20th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Division 3 ↓ | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 39 | 21st | R3 | R1 | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 59 | 43 | 17th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Division 4 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 67 | 47 | 55 | 5th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Division 4 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 47 | 57 | 5th | R5 | R1 | — | — | John Dungworth | 26 |
1979–80 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 10th | R3 | R1 | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 50 | 6th | R1 | R1 | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Division 4 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 68 | 54 | 16th | R2 | R2 | Football League Group Cup | R1 | ||
1982–83 | Division 4 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 51 | 18th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1 | ||
1983–84 | Division 4 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 5th | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | ||
1984–85 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 63 | 59 | 13th | R2 | R3 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | ||
1985–86 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 58 | 16th | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(S) | ||
1986–87 | Division 4 ↑ | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 6th[g] | R4 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | F(S) | ||
1987–88 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 74 | 53 | 20th | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | QF(S) | ||
1988–89 | Division 3 ↓ | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 78 | 37 | 24th | R2 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(S) | ||
1989–90 | Division 4 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 50 | 22nd | R1 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | ||
1990–91 | Division 4 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 101 | 41 | 23rd | R3 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | ||
1991–92 | Division 4 | N/A[h] | R1 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | PR(S) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Football League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.
- ^ Aldershot were elected to the Football League Third Division South for the 1932–33 season.
- ^ The FA Cup returned this season but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
- ^ From the first round to the sixth round of the 1945–46 FA Cup, matches were played over two legs.
- ^ Aldershot were placed in the Football League Fourth Division on League reorganisation.
- ^ Aldershot were deducted one point for fielding an illegible player.
- ^ Promoted to the Football League Third Division via the play-offs, beating Bolton Wanderers 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 on aggregate in the final.
- ^ Aldershot were expelled from the Football League but were re-founded as Aldershot Town.
References
[edit]- ^ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 76. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
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