List of Scarborough F.C. seasons explained

Scarborough Football Club started competing in English football from 1887, when the club first competed in the FA Cup, to 2007, when it was liquidated. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

The club was formed in 1879 and during the early 1880s the club participated in the Scarborough & East Riding County Cup, but took no part in any league.[1] They went on to compete in the Cleveland Amateur League but left after one season, gaining admission to play in the Northern League Second Division for the 1898–99 season.[2] [3] They played in the Yorkshire Combination from 1910 to 1914, but were made to return to the Northern League after the league collapsed.[4] After turning professional, the club competed in the Yorkshire League but after one season there they joined the Midland League, which fielded stronger teams.[5]

Scarborough competed in the Midland League for 26 seasons, which were disrupted by a seven-year absence from 1939 to 1946 due to the Second World War. In 1960 they joined the Northern Counties League.[3] After two seasons, they joined the re-formed North Eastern League for the 1962–63 season, which Scarborough finished as champions.[3] Following this season, Scarborough rejoined the Midland League for five seasons before becoming founder members of the Northern Premier League.[3] The 1972–73 season saw Scarborough finish as runners-up in the league and as winners of the FA Trophy, a competition which the club won on a further two occasions, in 1976 and 1977.[3]

The club became founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979, and were the division's champions for the 1986–87 season, when it was renamed the Football Conference.[3] This ensured the club's entry to the Football League Fourth Division as the first non-league team to gain automatic promotion to The Football League. In their second season in the Fourth Division Scarborough reached the play-offs, where they were beaten by Leyton Orient 2–1 on aggregate.[3] The play-offs were again reached in 1998, but a 7–2 aggregate defeat by Torquay United meant elimination in the semi-final. The following season the club finished bottom of the Football League, and endured relegation to the Conference.[3] They played there until falling to the Conference North for the 2006–07 season.[3] This was Scarborough's final season, as they folded in June 2007.[6]

Key

bgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=silverRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.

Seasons

SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague
Cup[7] 		Other competitionsTop scorer
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
1887–88Scarborough did not compete in league football until 1898.R1
1888–89QR2
1889–90QR1
1890–91QR1
1891–92QR2
1892–93
1893–94FA Amateur CupQR2
1894–95
1895–96
1896–97
1897–98FA Amateur CupQR3
1898–99North 21651102137118thFA Amateur CupQR3
1899–1900North 2144372734116thFA Amateur CupQR3F Jefferson11
1900–01North209382528216thFA Amateur CupR1Lionel Charlwood9
1901–02North1853102035139thPRFA Amateur CupR1Alf Duke10
1902–03North24541523691411thQR1FA Amateur CupR1Allan8
1903–04North24721536701611thQR2FA Amateur CupR2Billy Todd21
1904–05North24451522601312thQR1FA Amateur CupQR2Sims7
1905–06North26721724931613thFA Amateur CupR2Renwick11
1906–07North22711434501512thFA Amateur CupQR3George Blades14
1907–08North22501744701012thQR1FA Amateur CupQR4Ocky Johnson31
1908–09North2291124556198thQR1FA Amateur CupR1Ocky Johnson31
1909–10North2284104349207thPRFA Amateur CupR3Ocky Johnson20
1910–11Yorks Comb181215533625bgcolor=silver2ndQR1FA Amateur CupR2Ocky Johnson24
1911–12Yorks Comb2816466946364thQR1FA Amateur CupR2Ocky Johnson25
1912–13Yorks Comb24104105751246thQR2FA Amateur CupR1Ocky Johnson15
1913–14Yorks Comb188194142175thPRFA Amateur CupQR2Ocky Johnson20
1914–15North166192349137thPRFA Amateur CupR1W Renwick7
League football and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20North26531830941314thPRFA Amateur CupR2Ocky Johnson15
1920–21North26431928601114thQR2FA Amateur CupR2Ocky Johnson22
1921–22North26481439711612thQR2FA Amateur CupQR3Spaven14
1922–23North261011551522112thQR1FA Amateur CupQR3Ocky Johnson19
1923–24North28891155552510thQR1FA Amateur CupQR2A Coulson20
1924–25North281121550452410thPRFA Amateur CupQR2A Coulson14
1925–26North261021453722211thQR4FA Amateur CupR3Wade18
1926–27Yorks Lge301071374692710thEllis20
1927–28Mid44267111086159bgcolor=silver2ndQR2Harry Lovatt40
1928–29Mid502581711591587thR2Billy Clayson46
1929–30Mid5036951434481bgcolor=gold1stQR4Billy Clayson48
1930–31Mid4616921931104116thR3Jack Rand24
1931–32Mid46227178183516thQR4Fred Wallbanks34
1932–33Mid442591013781595thR2Billy Clayson58
1933–34Mid32128125767328thR1Walter Camidge
John Nock		24
1934–35Mid3821125321131520thBilly Clayson12
1935–36Mid401591661703913thR2Albert Smithson53
1936–37Mid421062655992621stWilliam Varty27
1937–38Mid42237127046533rdR3Alf Agar24
1938–39Mid421810147981469thR1Alf Agar18
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War.
1945–46n/a[8] QR4
1946–47Mid421591873833914thQR4Peter Cook13
1947–48Mid421292167853317thQR4Peter Cook14
1948–49Mid421192249903119thR2Peter Cook22
1949–50Mid4618820106964414thQR4George Murphy31
1950–51Mid4214141470704211thR1Roy Cooling17
1951–52Mid421910139276486thQR4Geoff Redhead21
1952–53Mid4614725741083520thR1Geoff Redhead14
1953–54Mid4614102280973819thR1Ellis Stafford23
1954–55Mid4612826621223222ndR1Geoff Redhead13
1955–56Mid46131023901133618thR1Alan Parkinson38
1956–57Mid4613726861283323rdR1Alan Parkinson29
1957–58Mid462010168070507thR1Jim Scarborough19
1958–59Mid36139146379359thQR4Ernie Whittle13
1959–60Mid32981548652613thR1Ernie Whittle14
1960–61NCL189183230195thR1John Powell15
1961–62NCL2411584831276thQR4Eddy Brown16
1962–63NE221444713432bgcolor=gold1stR1Cliff Jones24
1963–64Mid42261151074563bgcolor=silver2ndQR3Alan Franks
John Powell		25
1964–65Mid4222101011667545thR2Johnny Edgar26
1965–66Mid421971689804511thR1Alan Franks25
1966–67Mid42227138959516thQR1Alan Franks29
1967–68Mid40214156752467thQR1Keith Adamson24
1968–69NPL389101949682817thQR2Alan Wilcockson15
1969–70NPL38201087439504thQR4FA TrophyR2Alan Franks36
1970–71NPL42231278340583rdR1FA TrophyR2Jeff Barmby29
1971–72NPL462115107546574thR1FA TrophyR2Malcolm Thompson31
1972–73NPL4626911723961bgcolor=silver2ndR2FA Trophybgcolor=goldWMalcolm Leask25
1973–74NPL462214106243585thR2FA TrophyR2Jeff Barmby
Malcolm Leask		15
1974–75NPL462412107545605thQR4FA Trophybgcolor=silverRUJeff Barmby31
1975–76NPL462610108443623rdR3FA Trophybgcolor=goldWJohn Woodall30
1976–77NPL442112117766545thR1Anglo-Italian CupR4John Woodall24
FA Trophybgcolor=goldW
1977–78NPL462610108039624thR3Anglo-Italian CupR4Dave Smith28
FA TrophyR1
1978–79NPL441914116144524thR2FA TrophyR2Derek Abbey15
1979–80All Prem3812151147383911thR1FA TrophyR1Bob Gauden17
1980–81All Prem38171384929473rdR1FA TrophyR1Bob Gauden16
1981–82All Prem421911126552687thQR4FA TrophyQFColin Williams33
1982–83All Prem421712137158639thR1FA TrophyR3John Hanson21
1983–84All Prem4214161252554813thQR4FA TrophyR1John Hanson17
1984–85All Prem421713126962546thQR4FA TrophyR2Marshall Burke14
1985–86All Prem4213111854664015thR1FA TrophyR2David Bowman10
1986–87Conf[9] 4227105643391bgcolor=gold1stQR1FA TrophyR3Stewart Mell18
1987–88Div 44617141556486512thR1R1Associate Members CupGrpStewart Mell10
1988–89Div 4462114116752775th[10] R2R3Associate Members CupSFNGary Brook18
1989–90Div 44615102160735518thR1R3Associate Members CupGrpPaul Dobson16
1990–91Div 4461912155956699thR1R1Associate Members CupGrpGeorge Oghani16
1991–92Div 44215121564685712thR1R2Associate Members CupR1NTommy Mooney11
1992–93Div 3[11] 421591866715413thR1R4Associate Members CupR2NDarren Foreman31
1993–94Div 3421581955615314thR2R1Associate Members CupR2NCraig Whitington
Stuart Young		10
1994–95Div 3428102449703421stR3R2Associate Members CupR2NJason White12
1995–96Div 3468162239694023rdR1R1Associate Members CupGrpAndy Ritchie8
1996–97Div 34616151565686312thR2R2Associate Members CupR1NAndy Ritchie14
1997–98Div 3461915126758726th[12] R1R1Associate Members CupR1NGareth Williams16
1998–99Div 3461462650774824thR1R1Associate Members CupR2NSteve Brodie13
1999–2000Conf421912116035694thQR4FA TrophyR5Steve Brodie16
2000–01Conf4214161256545810thQR4Football League TrophyR1NDavid Pounder12
FA TrophyR4
2001–02Conf42141414556355[13] 12thQR4Football League TrophyR1NDarryn Stamp14
FA TrophyR5
2002–03Conf421810146354647thR1Football League TrophyR1NKeith Scott12
FA TrophyR4
2003–04Conf4212151551545115thR4Football League TrophyR2NMark Quayle16
FA TrophyR3
2004–05Conf Nat[14] 4214141460465613thQR4Football League TrophyR1NNeil Redfearn14
FA TrophyR3
2005–06Conf Nat429102340663721stQR4FA TrophyR1Michael Coulson7
2006–07Conf Nor42131613504545[15] 20thQR4FA TrophyR1Chris Thompson15

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adamson , Steve . Scarborough Football Club: The Official History, 1879–1998 . Yore . 1998 . 8 . 1-874427-92-5 .
  2. Book: Adamson . Scarborough Football Club: The Official History, 1879–1998 . 15 .
  3. Web site: SCARBOROUGH. Football Club History Database. 25 May 2008.
  4. Book: Adamson . Scarborough Football Club: The Official History, 1879–1998 . 28 .
  5. Book: Adamson . Scarborough Football Club: The Official History, 1879–1998 . 36 .
  6. News: Scarborough FC go out of business. BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. 6 June 2008.
  7. The League Cup commenced in 1961.
  8. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46, but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  9. The Alliance Premier League was renamed the Football Conference in 1986.
  10. Lost in play-off semi-finals to Leyton Orient.
  11. Division Four re-designated Division Three on formation of the FA Premier League.
  12. Lost in play-off semi-finals to Torquay United.
  13. Scarborough were deducted one point.
  14. The Football Conference became the Conference National in 2004, upon the formation of Conference North and South.
  15. Scarborough were deducted ten points for entering administration.

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