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

Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup[a]		 Other Top league scorer(s)
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Competition Result Player(s) Goals
1927–28[1] Southern League34175128566397th R2N/A——
1928–29[2] Southern League36185136852416th QR2——
1929–30[3] Southern League3221658439481st R1——
1930–31[4] Southern League1610335028232nd R3London CombinationW
1931–32[5] Southern League1835101730119th R2London Combination6th
1932–33[6] Division 3S[b]4213101961723617th R5—— Fred Gamble15
1933–34[7] Division 3S4213121752713814th R3Third Division South CupR3 John Nicol11
1934–35[8] Division 3S4213101950753618th R3Third Division South CupR2 Jack Oakes16
1935–36[9] Division 3S4214121653613811th R1Third Division South CupR2 Bert Lutterloch
Len Williams		13
1936–37[10] Division 3S42792650892322nd R1Third Division South CupR2 Cecil Ray13
1937–38[11] Division 3S421552239593518th R3Third Division South CupR1 Harry Egan13
1938–39[12] Division 3S4216121453664410th R2Third Division South CupR2 Cecil Ray22
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 3S4210122048783220th R2—— H Brooks14
1947–48[14] Division 3S4210151745673519th R2—— RG Hood
J White		8
1948–49[15] Division 3S4211112048593321st R3—— F Rawcliffe14
1949–50[16] Division 3S421382148603420th R1—— CT Mortimore15
1950–51[17] Division 3S4615102156884018th R3—— K Flint11
1951–52[18] Division 3S461882078894412th R2—— RR Raine13
1952–53[19] Division 3S4612151961773919th R1—— N Menzies14
1953–54[20] Division 3S461792074863917th R2—— ABR McCulloch19
1954–55 Division 3S4616131775714514th R2——
1955–56 Division 3S4612161870904015th R3——
1956–57 Division 3S4615121979924219th R1——
1957–58 Division 3S4612161859894018th R3——
1958–59 Division 4[e]461472563973522nd R1——
1959–60 Division 4461891977744513th R1——
1960–61 Division 4461891979694510th R4R2——
1961–62 Division 444225178160497th R2R1——
1962–63 Division 44615171473694711th R2R2——
1963–64 Division 4461910178378489th R4R2——
1964–65 Division 4461572464843718th R2R1——
1965–66 Division 44615102175844017th R2R2——
1966–67 Division 44618121672574810th R3R2——
1967–68 Division 4461817117055539th R1R1——
1968–69 Division 4461972066664515th R1R1——
1969–70 Division 4462013137865536th R4R1——
1970–71 Division 44614171566714513th R3R2Watney CupR1
1971–72 Division 4469221548544017th R2R2——
1972–73 Division 4 ↑462212126038564th R2R1——
1973–74 Division 3461911166552498th R2R1——
1974–75 Division 346141121536338[f]20th R1R1——
1975–76 Division 3 ↓4613132059753921st R3R1——
1976–77 Division 44616111949594317th R1R1——
1977–78 Division 4461916116747555th R1R1——
1978–79 Division 446201796347575th R5R1—— John Dungworth26
1979–80 Division 44616131762534510th R3R1——
1980–81 Division 4461814144341506th R1R1——
1981–82 Division 44613151857685416th R2R2Football League Group CupR1
1982–83 Division 44612151961825118th R3R1Football League TrophyR1
1983–84 Division 446229157669755th R1R2Associate Members' CupR1(S)
1984–85 Division 4461782156635913th R2R3Associate Members' CupR1(S)
1985–86 Division 4461772266745816th R1R1Associate Members' CupPR(S)
1986–87 Division 4 ↑462010166457706th[g] R4R1Associate Members' CupF(S)
1987–88 Division 3461582364745320th R1R1Associate Members' CupQF(S)
1988–89 Division 3 ↓468132548783724th R2R1Associate Members' CupPR(S)
1989–90 Division 44612142049695022nd R1R2Associate Members' CupR1(S)
1990–91 Division 446101125611014123rd R3R1Associate Members' CupR1(S)
1991–92 Division 4N/A[h] R1R1Associate Members' CupPR(S)

Notes

  1. ↑ The Football League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.
  2. ↑ Aldershot were elected to the Football League Third Division South for the 1932–33 season.
  3. ↑ The FA Cup returned this season but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  4. ↑ From the first round to the sixth round of the 1945–46 FA Cup, matches were played over two legs.
  5. ↑ Aldershot were placed in the Football League Fourth Division on League reorganisation.
  6. ↑ Aldershot were deducted one point for fielding an illegible player.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Aldershot were expelled from the Football League but were re-founded as Aldershot Town.

References

  1. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 76. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  2. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 77. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 78. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 79. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  5. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 80. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  6. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 11. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  7. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 12. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  8. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 13. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  9. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 14. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  10. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 15. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  11. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 16. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  12. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 17. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  13. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 18. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  14. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 19. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  15. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 20. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  16. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 21. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  17. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 22. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  18. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 23. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  19. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 24. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
  20. ↑ Elliott, Mark (1997). The Definitive Aldershot F.C. unknown. p. 25. ISBN 1-899468-08-0.
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