List of Wrexham A.F.C. seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Wrexham Association Football Club from the 1877–78 season, when the club began playing in competitive fixtures following the founding of the Welsh Cup, to the most recent current season.
Wrexham Football Club was founded on 28 September 1872 by members of Wrexham Cricket Club. In 1878, they won the inaugural Welsh Cup, beating Druids 1–0,[1] and the club went on to win the competition a further 23 times, still the most wins by any team, until they were barred entry during the 1990s, along with other Welsh clubs playing in the English football league system.[2] Through winning the Welsh Cup, Wrexham also qualified several times for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the quarter-finals during the 1975–76 campaign.
In 1890, the club were founding members of the second incarnation of The Combination.[3] Apart from a brief two-year spell in the Welsh Senior League between 1894 and 1896, Wrexham spent the following fifteen seasons in The Combination, winning the competition on four occasions, before moving into the Birmingham & District League in 1905. Two years after the end of the First World War, Wrexham joined The Football League, where they spent eighty consecutive seasons,[4] before being relegated to the Conference National in 2008.
Wrexham's highest position in the Football League was 15th in the old Second Division (now Football League Championship) in 1978–79. Their lowest position in the League was 24th in the Football League Fourth Division in 1965–66 (at a time where League membership maintenance was by election) and in 1990–91 (when the League decided to suspend relegation due to expansion of the First Division to 22 clubs). The feat was repeated for a third time in Football League Two in 2007–08 and this time they were relegated to Conference National. Their lowest position in the Conference, and thus overall, was 11th in the 2009–10 season.
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Welsh Cup[5] | Europe[6] | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||||
1877–78 | N/A | W | ||||||||||||
1878–79 | RU | |||||||||||||
1879–80 | 2R | |||||||||||||
1880–81 | 2R | |||||||||||||
1881–82 | 3R | |||||||||||||
1882–83 | W | |||||||||||||
1883–84 | 2R | 4R | ||||||||||||
1884–85 | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||
1885–86 | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
1886–87 | 1R | 3R | ||||||||||||
1887–88 | 2R | |||||||||||||
1888–89 | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
1889–90 | RU | |||||||||||||
1890–91 | Combination | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 10^1 | 8th | RU | ||||
1891–92 | Combination | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 65 | 20 | 6th | SF | ||||
1892–93 | Combination | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 66 | 19 | 8th | W | ||||
1893–94 | Combination | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 8th | SF | ||||
1894–95 | Welsh Senior League | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 20 | 28 | 1st | RU | ||||
1895–96 | Welsh Senior League | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 1st | RU | ||||
1896–97 | Combination | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 6th | W | ||||
1897–98 | Combination | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 4th | RU | ||||
1898–99 | Combination | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 48 | 33 | 5th | RU | ||||
1899–1900 | Combination | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 25 | 23 | 2nd | 3R | ||||
1900–01 | Combination | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 35 | 1st | |||||
1901–02 | Combination | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 21 | 41 | 1st | RU | ||||
1902–03 | Combination | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 23 | 43 | 1st | W | ||||
1903–04 | Combination | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 5th | 3R | ||||
1904–05 | Combination | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 16 | 43 | 1st | W | ||||
1905–06 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 55 | 39 | 6th | SF | ||||
1906–07 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 76 | 34 | 10th | 4QR | SF | |||
1907–08 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 56 | 37 | 6th | 4R | ||||
1908–09 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 76 | 31 | 11th | 1R | W | |||
1909–10 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 62 | 33 | 10th | W | ||||
1910–11 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 41 | 4th | W | ||||
1911–12 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 6th | 4R | ||||
1912–13 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 6th | 3R | ||||
1913–14 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 38 | 7th | W | ||||
1914–15 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 40 | 6th | W | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 to 1919 due to the First World War. | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 73 | 45 | 39 | 3rd | RU | ||||
1920–21 | Birmingham & District League | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 77 | 32 | 49 | 3rd | W | ||||
1921–22 | Division Three North | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 37 | 12th | 6QR | SF | |||
1922–23 | Division Three North | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 10th | 1R | 7R | |||
1923–24 | Division Three North | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 38 | 16th | 6QR | W | |||
1924–25 | Division Three North | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 61 | 38 | 13th | 5QR | W | |||
1925–26 | Division Three North | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 92 | 32 | 19th | 1R | 6R | |||
1926–27 | Division Three North | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 38 | 13th | 2R | SF | |||
1927–28 | Division Three North | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 42 | 11th | 4R | 6R | |||
1928–29 | Division Three North | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 52 | 3rd | 1R | 5R | |||
1929–30 | Division Three North | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 34 | 17th | 4R | SF | |||
1930–31 | Division Three North | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 94 | 62 | 54 | 3rd | 3R | W | |||
1931–32 | Division Three North | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 69 | 43 | 10th | 1R | RU | |||
1932–33 | Division Three North | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 106 | 51 | 57 | 2nd | 2R | RU | |||
1933–34 | Division Three North | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 102 | 73 | 51 | 6th | 1R | 6R | |||
1934–35 | Division Three North | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 69 | 43 | 11th | 2R | 7R | |||
1935–36 | Division Three North | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 37 | 18th | 1R | 6R | |||
1936–37 | Division Three North | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 8th | 3R | 6R | |||
1937–38 | Division Three North | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 43 | 10th | 2R | 6R | |||
1938–39 | Division Three North | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 41 | 14th | 1R | 6R | |||
1939–40 | N/A^2 | 4R | ||||||||||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 to 1945 due to the Second World War. | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | N/A^3 | 3R | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | Division Three North | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 65 | 51 | 46 | 7th | 2R | SF | |||
1947–48 | Division Three North | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 54 | 50 | 3rd | 2R | 7R | |||
1948–49 | Division Three North | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 43 | 9th | 1R | 7R | |||
1949–50 | Division Three North | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 54 | 32 | 20th | 2R | RU | |||
1950–51 | Division Three North | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 71 | 42 | 14th | 2R | SF | |||
1951–52 | Division Three North | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 73 | 39 | 18th | 2R | SF | |||
1952–53 | Division Three North | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 66 | 56 | 3rd | 3R | 5R | |||
1953–54 | Division Three North | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 8th | 3R | 7R | |||
1954–55 | Division Three North | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 65 | 77 | 38 | 18th | 2R | SF | |||
1955–56 | Division Three North | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 73 | 42 | 14th | 1R | 6R | |||
1956–57 | Division Three North | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 97 | 74 | 48 | 12th | 4R | W | |||
1957–58 | Division Three North | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 46 | 12th | 1R | W | |||
1958–59 | Division Three | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 77 | 42 | 18th | 1R | SF | |||
1959–60 | Division Three | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 36 | 23rd | 3R | W | |||
1960–61 | Division Four | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 56 | 42 | 16th | 1R | QF | SF | ||
1961–62 | Division Four | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 96 | 56 | 53 | 3rd | 3R | 1R | RU | ||
1962–63 | Division Three | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 83 | 49 | 9th | 3R | 1R | 6R | ||
1963–64 | Division Three | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 75 | 107 | 32 | 23rd | 2R | 3R | SF | ||
1964–65 | Division Four | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 92 | 43 | 14th | 2R | 1R | RU | ||
1965–66 | Division Four | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 72 | 104 | 35 | 24th | 2R | 2R | 5R | ||
1966–67 | Division Four | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 76 | 62 | 52 | 7th | 2R | 1R | RU | ||
1967–68 | Division Four | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 8th | 1R | 1R | 6R | ||
1968–69 | Division Four | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 450 | 9th | 2R | 2R | 6R | ||
1969–70 | Division Four | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 49 | 61 | 2nd | 4R | 3R | 6R | ||
1970–71 | Division Three | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 49 | 9th | 1R | 1R | RU | ||
1971–72 | Division Three | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 63 | 40 | 16th | 3R | 1R | W | ||
1972–73 | Division Three | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 12th | 2R | 2R | 4R | Cup Winners' Cup | 2R |
1973–74 | Division Three | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 43 | 56 | 4th | QF | 2R | SF | ||
1974–75 | Division Three | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 13th | 1R | 1R | W | ||
1975–76 | Division Three | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 52 | 6th | 1R | 2R | 5R | Cup Winners' Cup | QF |
1976–77 | Division Three | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | 58 | 5th | 4R | 4R | SF | ||
1977–78 | Division Three | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 45 | 61 | 1st | QF | QF | W | ||
1978–79 | Division Two | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 15th | 4R | 2R | RU | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
1979–80 | Division Two | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 16th | 5R | 2R | 5R | Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |
1980–81 | Division Two | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 16th | 5R | 1R | SF | ||
1981–82 | Division Two | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 56 | 44 | 21st | 4R | 3R | 5R | ||
1982–83 | Division Three | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 51 | 22nd | 2R | 1R | RU | ||
1983–84 | Division Four | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 74 | 48 | 20th | 1R | 1R | RU | ||
1984–85 | Division Four | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 70 | 54 | 15th | 1R | 1R | 5R | Cup Winners' Cup | 2R |
1985–86 | Division Four | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 80 | 60 | 13th | 2R | 2R | W | ||
1986–87 | Division Four | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 51 | 65 | 9th | 3R | 2R | SF | Cup Winners' Cup | 2R |
1987–88 | Division Four | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | 66 | 11th | 2R | 1R | RU | ||
1988–89 | Division Four | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 71 | 7th | 1R | 1R | 5R | ||
1989–90 | Division Four | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 67 | 51 | 21st | 1R | 1R | RU | ||
1990–91 | Division Four | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 40 | 24th | 1R | 2R | RU | Cup Winners' Cup | 2R |
1991–92 | Division Four | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 73 | 51 | 14th | 4R | 1R | 5R | ||
1992–93 | Division Three | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 52 | 80 | 2nd | 1R | 1R | SF | ||
1993–94 | Division Two | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 62 | 12th | 1R | 2R | 4R | ||
1994–95 | Division Two | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 13th | 4R | 2R | W | ||
1995–96 | Division Two | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 76 | 55 | 70 | 8th | 3R | 1R | |||
1996–97 | Division Two | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 69 | 8th | QF | 1R | |||
1997–98 | Division Two | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 70 | 7th | 3R | 1R | |||
1998–99 | Division Two | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 53 | 17th | 4R | 1R | |||
1999–2000 | Division Two | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 11th | 4R | 1R | |||
2000–01 | Division Two | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 71 | 63 | 10th | 1R | 1R | |||
2001–02 | Division Two | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 89 | 43 | 23rd | 1R | 1R | |||
2002–03 | Division Three | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 84 | 50 | 84 | 3rd | 1R | 2R | |||
2003–04 | Division Two | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 13th | 1R | 1R | |||
2004–05 | League One | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 62 | 80 | 43^4 | 22nd | 2R | 2R | |||
2005–06 | League Two | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 54 | 59 | 13th | 1R | 1R | |||
2006–07 | League Two | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 65 | 51 | 19th | 3R | 2R | |||
2007–08 | League Two | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 70 | 40 | 24th | 1R | 2R | |||
2008–09 | Conference National | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 48 | 64 | 10th | 4QR | ||||
2009–10 | Conference National | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 39 | 58 | 11th | 2R | ||||
2010–11 | Conference National | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 49 | 81 | 4th | 4QR | ||||
2011–12 | Conference National | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 33 | 98 | 2nd | 3R | 3R | |||
2012–13 | Conference National | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 45 | 80 | 5th | 1R | ||||
2013–14 | Conference National | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 17th | 2R | ||||
2014–15 | Conference National | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 52 | 66 | 11th | 3R | ||||
2015–16 | National League | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 56 | 69 | 8th | 4QR | ||||
Key
Key to league record:
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Key to divisions:
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Key to rounds:
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes
^1 Deducted two points
^2 The 1939–40 season was abandoned due to the outbreak of the Second World War
^3 Following the end of the Second World War, competitive league football did not resume until the 1946–47 season
^4 Deducted 10 points for entering administration
References
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- "FA Cup seasons". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- "Football League Cup seasons". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "Wrexham 1-0 Druids". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "UEFA rejects Welsh club' bid". BBC Sport. 2001-10-10. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "England - The Combination". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "The history of Wales' oldest team". Wrexham F.C. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "Welsh Cup - year-by-year". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ "Welsh clubs in Europe". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-09.