List of Millwall F.C. seasons
This is a list of all seasons played by Millwall Football Club from their early beginnings in the Southern League, to their inaugural season in the English Football League and up to their last completed season. It details their record in the FA Cup, the League Cup and other major competitions entered, as well as managers, top goalscorers and average home attendance for each season.
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List of Millwall F.C. seasons
Millwall Rovers in 1887, the first season they entered the FA Cup.
This is a list of all seasons played by Millwall Football Club from their early beginnings in the Southern League, to their inaugural season in the English Football League and up to their last completed season. It details their record in the FA Cup, the League Cup and other major competitions entered, as well as managers, top goalscorers and average home attendance for each season.
Millwall were founded in (/wiki/1885–86MillwallRoversF.C.season) and for the first nine years of their existence did not compete in league football. They first entered the FA Cup in (/wiki/1896–97FACup), turning full-time professional as a club in 1893. They were founding members of the Southern League in 1894, which they competed in for 22 seasons, claiming the title twice in (/wiki/1894–95SouthernFootballLeague) and (/wiki/1895–96SouthernFootballLeague). They left to join the Football League in the 1920–21 season. Millwall have played in all four divisions during their 99 consecutive seasons in the league, including the Third Division South, which they won twice, in (/wiki/1927–28inEnglishfootball) and (/wiki/1937–38inEnglishfootball). They were Fourth Division champions in (/wiki/1961–62inEnglishfootball). The 1988–89 season stands as The Lions most successful when Millwall reached the top tier of English football, where they finished 10th in their first ever season in the First Division, after being promoted as champions of the Second Division in (/wiki/1987–88inEnglishfootball). Their lowest league finish is 9th in the founding season of the Fourth Division in 1958–59. Millwall were Second Division champions in the 2000–01 season, when they finished with their highest ever points total of 93.
Millwall Performances from 1920 until 2023
Millwall have been promoted eleven times (five as champions) and relegated nine times. Millwall have reached the Football League play-offs eight times. They were play-off semi-finalists in (/wiki/1991FootballLeagueplay-offs#SecondDivision), (/wiki/1994FootballLeagueplay-offs#FirstDivision), (/wiki/2000FootballLeagueplay-offs#SecondDivision), (/wiki/2002FootballLeagueplay-offs#FirstDivision), finalists in (/wiki/2009FootballLeagueOneplay-offfinal) and (/wiki/2016FootballLeagueOneplay-offfinal), and they were promoted as winners in (/wiki/2010FootballLeagueOneplay-offfinal) and (/wiki/2017FootballLeagueOneplay-offfinal).
They reached the 2004 FA Cup Final, losing to Manchester United, but still qualified for the UEFA Europa League the following season, playing in Europe for the first time in their history. They have also reached the FA Cup quarter-finals on eleven occasions, and the semi-finals four times; in (/wiki/1899–1900FACup#Semifinals), (/wiki/1903–04FACup#Semi-finals), (/wiki/1936–37FACup#Semi-Finals) and (/wiki/2012–13FACup). Millwall have reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup on three occasions, in (/wiki/1973–74FootballLeagueCup), (/wiki/1976–77FootballLeagueCup) and (/wiki/1994–95FootballLeagueCup). The Lions won the Football League Group Cup in 1983 and were runners up in the Football League Trophy in 1999.
Teddy Sheringham, Peter Burridge, and Richard Parker hold the record for most goals scored in a season with 38, which they set in the 1990-91 season, 1960–61 season, and 1926–27 season respectively. Millwall's highest average home attendance is 27,373, which they set in the 1938–39 season just before the Second World War broke out.
Seasons
Overall
As of the 2025–26 season, Millwall have spent 99 consecutive seasons in the Football League.
• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 2 • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 49 • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 43 • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 5
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>∆</th><th>Division</th><th>Pos</th><th>∆</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>League Cup</th><th>FA Cup</th><th>Other competitions</th><th>Manager(s)</th><th>Top goalscorer(s)</th><th>Att.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1885–86</td><td></td><td></td><td>East London FA Cup</td><td>W</td><td>Committee / Captain</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1886–87</td><td></td><td>East London Senior Cup</td><td>W</td></tr><tr><td>1887–88</td><td>2Q</td><td>East London Senior Cup</td><td>W</td></tr><tr><td>1888–89</td><td>1Q</td><td>East London Senior Cup</td><td>W</td></tr><tr><td>1889–90</td><td>1Q</td><td></td><td>Fred Kidd(s)</td></tr><tr><td>1890–91</td><td>1Q</td></tr><tr><td>1891–92</td><td>2Q</td></tr><tr><td>1892–93</td><td>3Q</td></tr><tr><td>1893–94</td><td>3Q</td></tr><tr><td>1894–95</td><td></td><td>SL</td><td>1st</td><td></td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>68</td><td>29</td><td>+39</td><td>28</td><td></td><td>1R</td><td>Archibald McKenzie</td><td>21</td><td>5,375</td></tr><tr><td>1895–96</td><td>1st</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>75</td><td>16</td><td>+59</td><td>33</td><td>1R</td><td>Charlie Leatherbarrow</td><td>20</td><td>3,444</td></tr><tr><td>1896–97</td><td>2nd</td><td>20</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>63</td><td>24</td><td>+39</td><td>31</td><td>1R</td><td>United League</td><td>1st</td><td>John Calvey</td><td>33</td><td>3,350</td></tr><tr><td>1897–98</td><td>9th</td><td>22</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>48</td><td>45</td><td>+3</td><td>18</td><td>3Q</td><td>United League</td><td>7th</td><td>18</td><td>3,454</td></tr><tr><td>1898–99</td><td>3rd</td><td>24</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>59</td><td>35</td><td>+24</td><td>30</td><td>4Q</td><td>United League</td><td>1st</td><td>33</td><td>5,292</td></tr><tr><td>1899–1900</td><td>7th</td><td>28</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>36</td><td>37</td><td>-1</td><td>27</td><td>SF</td><td>Southern Combination</td><td>1st</td><td>Edward Stopher(s)</td><td>Herbert Banks</td><td>26</td><td>6,821</td></tr><tr><td>1900–01</td><td>4th</td><td>28</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>55</td><td>32</td><td>+23</td><td>36</td><td>1R</td><td>Western League</td><td>7th</td><td>George Saunders(s)</td><td>25</td><td>6,286</td></tr><tr><td>1901–02</td><td>6th</td><td>30</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>11</td><td>48</td><td>31</td><td>+17</td><td>32</td><td>Int</td><td>Western League</td><td>4th</td><td>Ben Hulse</td><td>22</td><td>5,167</td></tr><tr><td>1902–03</td><td>7th</td><td>30</td><td>14</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>52</td><td>37</td><td>+15</td><td>31</td><td>SF</td><td>Western League</td><td>5th</td><td>32</td><td>6,533</td></tr><tr><td>1903–04</td><td>7th</td><td>34</td><td>16</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>64</td><td>42</td><td>+22</td><td>40</td><td>1R</td><td>London League</td><td>1st</td><td>William Maxwell</td><td>34</td><td>6,882</td></tr><tr><td>1904–05</td><td>15th</td><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>38</td><td>47</td><td>-9</td><td>29</td><td>1R</td><td>Western League</td><td>6th</td><td>23</td><td>5,941</td></tr><tr><td>1905–06</td><td>12th</td><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>38</td><td>41</td><td>-3</td><td>33</td><td>2R</td><td>Western League</td><td>6th</td><td>Percy Milsom</td><td>17</td><td>6,588</td></tr><tr><td>1906–07</td><td>7th</td><td>38</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>71</td><td>50</td><td>+21</td><td>42</td><td>2R</td><td>Western League</td><td>6th</td><td>Alf Twigg</td><td>28</td><td>6,632</td></tr><tr><td>1907–08</td><td>3rd</td><td>38</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>11</td><td>49</td><td>32</td><td>+17</td><td>46</td><td>1R</td><td>Western League</td><td>1st</td><td>30</td><td>7,368</td></tr><tr><td>1908–09</td><td>12th</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>59</td><td>62</td><td>-3</td><td>38</td><td>3R</td><td>Western League</td><td>1st</td><td>17</td><td>7,000</td></tr><tr><td>1909–10</td><td>16th</td><td>42</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>20</td><td>45</td><td>59</td><td>-14</td><td>37</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Jack Martin</td><td>12</td><td>5,857</td></tr><tr><td>1910–11</td><td>15th</td><td>38</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>42</td><td>54</td><td>-12</td><td>31</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Bert Lipsham</td><td>14</td><td>10,611</td></tr><tr><td>1911–12</td><td>8th</td><td>38</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>60</td><td>57</td><td>+3</td><td>40</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Wally Davis</td><td>15</td><td>12,021</td></tr><tr><td>1912–13</td><td>6th</td><td>38</td><td>19</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>62</td><td>43</td><td>+19</td><td>45</td><td>1R</td><td>Southern Alliance</td><td>4th</td><td>33</td><td>15,684</td></tr><tr><td>1913–14</td><td>15th</td><td>38</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>51</td><td>56</td><td>-5</td><td>34</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>28</td><td>15,642</td></tr><tr><td>1914–15</td><td>8th</td><td>38</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>12</td><td>50</td><td>51</td><td>-1</td><td>42</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>23</td><td>7,789</td></tr><tr><td>The Football League and FA Cup were suspended between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.</td></tr><tr><td>1919–20</td><td></td><td>SL</td><td>14th</td><td></td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>52</td><td>55</td><td>-3</td><td>40</td><td></td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Bob Hunter</td><td>Jimmy Broad</td><td>33</td><td>12,952</td></tr><tr><td>1920–21</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3</td><td>7th</td><td>51st</td><td>42</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>42</td><td>30</td><td>+12</td><td>47</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>William J. Keen</td><td>10</td><td>18,762</td></tr><tr><td>1921–22</td><td>Div 3(S)</td><td>12th</td><td>56th</td><td>42</td><td>10</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>38</td><td>42</td><td>-4</td><td>38</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td>16</td><td>17,524</td></tr><tr><td>1922–23</td><td>6th</td><td>50th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>45</td><td>40</td><td>+5</td><td>46</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Harry Morris</td><td>17</td><td>17,238</td></tr><tr><td>1923–24</td><td>3rd</td><td>47th</td><td>42</td><td>22</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>64</td><td>38</td><td>+26</td><td>54</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>19</td><td>16,671</td></tr><tr><td>1924–25</td><td>5th</td><td>49th</td><td>42</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>11</td><td>58</td><td>38</td><td>+20</td><td>49</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Alf Moule</td><td>18</td><td>15,286</td></tr><tr><td>1925–26</td><td>3rd</td><td>47th</td><td>42</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>73</td><td>39</td><td>+24</td><td>53</td><td>5R</td><td></td><td></td><td>19</td><td>14,953</td></tr><tr><td>1926–27</td><td>3rd</td><td>47th</td><td>42</td><td>23</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>89</td><td>51</td><td>+38</td><td>56</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Parker</td><td>38</td><td>14,173</td></tr><tr><td>1927–28</td><td>1st ↑</td><td>45th</td><td>42</td><td>30</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>127</td><td>50</td><td>+77</td><td>65</td><td>3R</td><td>London Challenge Cup</td><td>W</td><td>Jack Landells</td><td>34</td><td>17,690</td></tr><tr><td>1928–29</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>14th</td><td>36th</td><td>42</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>71</td><td>86</td><td>-15</td><td>39</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Jack Cock</td><td>29</td><td>20,306</td></tr><tr><td>1929–30</td><td>14th</td><td>36th</td><td>42</td><td>12</td><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>57</td><td>73</td><td>-16</td><td>39</td><td>5R</td><td></td><td></td><td>18</td><td>18,685</td></tr><tr><td>1930–31</td><td>14th</td><td>36th</td><td>42</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>19</td><td>71</td><td>80</td><td>-9</td><td>39</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>15</td><td>14,455</td></tr><tr><td>1931–32</td><td>9th</td><td>31st</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>61</td><td>61</td><td>+0</td><td>43</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Leslie Smith</td><td>17</td><td>14,073</td></tr><tr><td>1932–33</td><td>7th</td><td>29th</td><td>42</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>59</td><td>57</td><td>+2</td><td>43</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>George Bond</td><td>17</td><td>13,807</td></tr><tr><td>1933–34</td><td>21st ↓</td><td>43rd</td><td>42</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td>39</td><td>68</td><td>-29</td><td>33</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Billy McCracken</td><td>Jimmy Yardley</td><td>9</td><td>14,377</td></tr><tr><td>1934–35</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3(S)</td><td>12th</td><td>56th</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>57</td><td>62</td><td>-5</td><td>41</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>18</td><td>11,021</td></tr><tr><td>1935–36</td><td>12th</td><td>56th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>58</td><td>71</td><td>-13</td><td>40</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Jimmy McCartney</td><td>13</td><td>10,561</td></tr><tr><td>1936–37</td><td>8th</td><td>52nd</td><td>42</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>64</td><td>65</td><td>+10</td><td>46</td><td>SF</td><td></td><td></td><td>Charlie Hewitt</td><td>Ken Burditt</td><td>25</td><td>19,010</td></tr><tr><td>1937–38</td><td>1st ↑</td><td>45th</td><td>42</td><td>23</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>83</td><td>37</td><td>+46</td><td>56</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Dave Mangnall</td><td>20</td><td>22,756</td></tr><tr><td>1938–39</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>13th</td><td>35th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>64</td><td>53</td><td>+11</td><td>42</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Sid Rawlings</td><td>14</td><td>27,373</td></tr><tr><td>The Football League and FA Cup were suspended during the Second World War. The FA Cup returned in 1945 and League football in 1946.</td></tr><tr><td>1945–46</td><td></td><td></td><td>4R</td><td></td><td>Jack Cock</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1946–47</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>18th</td><td>40th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>56</td><td>79</td><td>-23</td><td>36</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Johnny Johnson</td><td>10</td><td>22,211</td></tr><tr><td>1947–48</td><td>22nd ↓</td><td>44th</td><td>42</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>22</td><td>44</td><td>74</td><td>-30</td><td>29</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Willie Hurrell</td><td>7</td><td>21,748</td></tr><tr><td>1948–49</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3(S)</td><td>8th</td><td>52nd</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>14</td><td>63</td><td>64</td><td>-1</td><td>45</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Charlie Hewitt</td><td>Jimmy Constantine</td><td>25</td><td>24,644</td></tr><tr><td>1949–50</td><td>22nd</td><td>66th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>24</td><td>55</td><td>63</td><td>-8</td><td>32</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>14</td><td>20,883</td></tr><tr><td>1950–51</td><td>5th</td><td>49th</td><td>46</td><td>23</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>80</td><td>57</td><td>+23</td><td>56</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>28</td><td>20,078</td></tr><tr><td>1951–52</td><td>4th</td><td>48th</td><td>46</td><td>23</td><td>12</td><td>11</td><td>74</td><td>53</td><td>+21</td><td>58</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Frank Neary</td><td>15</td><td>20,184</td></tr><tr><td>1952–53</td><td>2nd</td><td>46th</td><td>46</td><td>24</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>82</td><td>44</td><td>+38</td><td>62</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Johnny Shepherd</td><td>21</td><td>19,114</td></tr><tr><td>1953–54</td><td>12th</td><td>56th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>74</td><td>77</td><td>-3</td><td>47</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>George Stobbart</td><td>20</td><td>13,484</td></tr><tr><td>1954–55</td><td>5th</td><td>49th</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>72</td><td>68</td><td>+4</td><td>51</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Dennis Pacey</td><td>15</td><td>13,921</td></tr><tr><td>1955–56</td><td>22nd</td><td>66th</td><td>46</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>25</td><td>83</td><td>100</td><td>-17</td><td>36</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Charlie Hewitt, Ron Gray</td><td>Johnny Summers</td><td>24</td><td>9,191</td></tr><tr><td>1956–57</td><td>17th</td><td>61st</td><td>46</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>18</td><td>64</td><td>84</td><td>-20</td><td>44</td><td>5R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Ron Gray</td><td>Johnny Shepherd</td><td>24</td><td>11,443</td></tr><tr><td>1957–58</td><td>23rd</td><td>67th</td><td>46</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>26</td><td>63</td><td>91</td><td>-28</td><td>31</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Ron Gray Jimmy Seed</td><td>12</td><td>12,257</td></tr><tr><td>1958–59</td><td>4</td><td>Div 4</td><td>9th</td><td>77th</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>10</td><td>16</td><td>76</td><td>69</td><td>+7</td><td>50</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Jimmy Seed</td><td>Ron Heckman</td><td>12</td><td>11,647</td></tr><tr><td>1959–60</td><td>5th</td><td>73rd</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>84</td><td>61</td><td>+23</td><td>53</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Reg Smith</td><td>Alf Ackerman</td><td>18</td><td>14,447</td></tr><tr><td>1960–61</td><td>6th</td><td>74th</td><td>46</td><td>21</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>97</td><td>86</td><td>+11</td><td>50</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Reg Smith, Ron Gray</td><td>Peter Burridge</td><td>38</td><td>9,544</td></tr><tr><td>1961–62</td><td>1st ↑</td><td>69th</td><td>44</td><td>23</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>87</td><td>62</td><td>+25</td><td>56</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Ron Gray</td><td>24</td><td>11,583</td></tr><tr><td>1962–63</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3</td><td>16th</td><td>60th</td><td>46</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>18</td><td>82</td><td>87</td><td>-5</td><td>43</td><td>1R</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Pat Terry</td><td>19</td><td>13,206</td></tr><tr><td>1963–64</td><td>21st ↓</td><td>65th</td><td>46</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>22</td><td>53</td><td>67</td><td>-14</td><td>38</td><td>4R</td><td>1R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Ron Gray, Billy Gray</td><td>13</td><td>10,443</td></tr><tr><td>1964–65</td><td>4</td><td>Div 4</td><td>2nd ↑</td><td>70th</td><td>46</td><td>23</td><td>16</td><td>7</td><td>78</td><td>45</td><td>+33</td><td>62</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Billy Gray</td><td>Hugh Curran</td><td>19</td><td>9,178</td></tr><tr><td>1965–66</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3</td><td>2nd ↑</td><td>46th</td><td>46</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>76</td><td>43</td><td>+33</td><td>65</td><td>4R</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Len Julians</td><td>24</td><td>13,919</td></tr><tr><td>1966–67</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>8th</td><td>30th</td><td>42</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>49</td><td>58</td><td>-9</td><td>45</td><td>1R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Benny Fenton</td><td>17</td><td>16,112</td></tr><tr><td>1967–68</td><td>7th</td><td>29th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>62</td><td>50</td><td>+12</td><td>45</td><td>4R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Keith Weller</td><td>14</td><td>13,474</td></tr><tr><td>1968–69</td><td>10th</td><td>32nd</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>57</td><td>49</td><td>+8</td><td>43</td><td>3R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Derek Possee</td><td>16</td><td>16,343</td></tr><tr><td>1969–70</td><td>10th</td><td>32nd</td><td>42</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>56</td><td>56</td><td>+0</td><td>44</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>19</td><td>11,672</td></tr><tr><td>1970–71</td><td>8th</td><td>30th</td><td>42</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>59</td><td>42</td><td>+17</td><td>47</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>17</td><td>9,835</td></tr><tr><td>1971–72</td><td>3rd</td><td>25th</td><td>42</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>64</td><td>46</td><td>+18</td><td>55</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>17</td><td>16,210</td></tr><tr><td>1972–73</td><td>11th</td><td>33rd</td><td>42</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>16</td><td>55</td><td>47</td><td>+8</td><td>42</td><td>4R</td><td>5R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Gordon Bolland Alf Wood</td><td>19</td><td>10,258</td></tr><tr><td>1973–74</td><td>12th</td><td>34th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>51</td><td>51</td><td>+0</td><td>42</td><td>QF</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Alf Wood</td><td>23</td><td>9,486</td></tr><tr><td>1974–75</td><td>20th ↓</td><td>42nd</td><td>42</td><td>10</td><td>12</td><td>20</td><td>44</td><td>56</td><td>-12</td><td>32</td><td>1R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Benny Fenton, Gordon Jago</td><td>Phil Summerill</td><td>7</td><td>8,550</td></tr><tr><td>1975–76</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3</td><td>3rd ↑</td><td>47th</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>16</td><td>10</td><td>54</td><td>43</td><td>+11</td><td>56</td><td>2R</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Gordon Jago</td><td>10</td><td>7,667</td></tr><tr><td>1976–77</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>10th</td><td>32nd</td><td>42</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>57</td><td>53</td><td>+4</td><td>43</td><td>QF</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>John Seasman</td><td>16</td><td>10,590</td></tr><tr><td>1977–78</td><td>16th</td><td>38th</td><td>42</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>49</td><td>57</td><td>-8</td><td>38</td><td>3R</td><td>QF</td><td></td><td></td><td>Gordon Jago, Theo Foley(c), George Petchey</td><td>Ian Pearson</td><td>13</td><td>8,096</td></tr><tr><td>1978–79</td><td>21st ↓</td><td>43rd</td><td>42</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>21</td><td>42</td><td>61</td><td>-19</td><td>32</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>George Petchey</td><td>John Seasman</td><td>10</td><td>7,021</td></tr><tr><td>1979–80</td><td>3</td><td>Div 3</td><td>14th</td><td>58th</td><td>46</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>17</td><td>65</td><td>59</td><td>+6</td><td>45</td><td>1R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td></td><td>John Lyons</td><td>21</td><td>6,000</td></tr><tr><td>1980–81</td><td>16th</td><td>60th</td><td>46</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>18</td><td>43</td><td>60</td><td>-17</td><td>42</td><td>1R</td><td>2R</td><td></td><td></td><td>George Petchey, Terry Long(c), Peter Anderson</td><td>Nicky Chatterton</td><td>9</td><td>4,495</td></tr><tr><td>1981–82</td><td>9th</td><td>53rd</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>62</td><td>62</td><td>+0</td><td>67</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td></td><td>Peter Anderson</td><td>Dean Horrix</td><td>18</td><td>4,625</td></tr><tr><td>1982–83</td><td>17th</td><td>61st</td><td>46</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>19</td><td>64</td><td>77</td><td>-13</td><td>55</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td>Football League Group Cup</td><td>W</td><td>Peter Anderson, Barry Kitchener(c), George Graham</td><td>Dean Neal</td><td>25</td><td>4,010</td></tr><tr><td>1983–84</td><td>9th</td><td>53rd</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>71</td><td>65</td><td>+6</td><td>67</td><td>2R</td><td>2R</td><td>Associate Members Cup</td><td>RU</td><td>George Graham</td><td>19</td><td>4,384</td></tr><tr><td>1984–85</td><td>2nd ↑</td><td>46th</td><td>46</td><td>26</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>73</td><td>42</td><td>+31</td><td>90</td><td>2R</td><td>QF</td><td>Associate Members Cup</td><td>3R</td><td>Steve Lovell</td><td>27</td><td>6,467</td></tr><tr><td>1985–86</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>9th</td><td>31st</td><td>42</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>64</td><td>65</td><td>-1</td><td>59</td><td>2R</td><td>5R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>2R</td><td>19</td><td>5,474</td></tr><tr><td>1986–87</td><td>16th</td><td>38th</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>19</td><td>39</td><td>45</td><td>-6</td><td>51</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>2R</td><td>John Docherty</td><td>Teddy Sheringham</td><td>16</td><td>4,460</td></tr><tr><td>1987–88</td><td>1st ↑</td><td>22nd</td><td>44</td><td>25</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>72</td><td>52</td><td>+20</td><td>82</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>3R</td><td>24</td><td>8,433</td></tr><tr><td>1988–89</td><td>1</td><td>Div 1</td><td>10th</td><td>10th</td><td>38</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>47</td><td>52</td><td>-5</td><td>53</td><td>3R</td><td>4R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>3R</td><td>Tony Cascarino Teddy Sheringham</td><td>15</td><td>15,468</td></tr><tr><td>1989–90</td><td>20th ↓</td><td>20th</td><td>38</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>22</td><td>39</td><td>65</td><td>-26</td><td>26</td><td>3R</td><td>4R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>2R</td><td>John Docherty, Bob Pearson(c), Bruce Rioch</td><td>Teddy Sheringham</td><td>12</td><td>12,427</td></tr><tr><td>1990–91</td><td>2</td><td>Div 2</td><td>5th</td><td>25th</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>70</td><td>51</td><td>+19</td><td>73</td><td>3R</td><td>4R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>2R</td><td>Bruce Rioch</td><td>Teddy Sheringham</td><td>38</td><td>10,841</td></tr><tr><td>1991–92</td><td>15th</td><td>37th</td><td>46</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td>64</td><td>71</td><td>-7</td><td>61</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td>Full Members Cup</td><td>2R</td><td>Bruce Rioch, Mick McCarthy</td><td>Jamie Moralee</td><td>15</td><td>7,907</td></tr><tr><td>1992–93</td><td>Div 1</td><td>7th</td><td>29th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>65</td><td>53</td><td>+12</td><td>70</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Anglo-Italian Cup</td><td>Grp</td><td>Mick McCarthy</td><td>Alex Rae</td><td>10</td><td>9,189</td></tr><tr><td>1993–94</td><td>3rd</td><td>25th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>58</td><td>49</td><td>+9</td><td>74</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Anglo-Italian Cup</td><td>Grp</td><td>13</td><td>9,823</td></tr><tr><td>1994–95</td><td>13th</td><td>35th</td><td>46</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>16</td><td>60</td><td>60</td><td>+0</td><td>62</td><td>QF</td><td>5R</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>7,687</td></tr><tr><td>1995–96</td><td>22nd ↓</td><td>42nd</td><td>46</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>43</td><td>63</td><td>-20</td><td>52</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td>Mick McCarthy, Jimmy Nicholl</td><td>16</td><td>9,559</td></tr><tr><td>1996–97</td><td>3</td><td>Div 2</td><td>14th</td><td>58th</td><td>46</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>17</td><td>50</td><td>55</td><td>-5</td><td>61</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>2R</td><td>Jimmy Nicholl, John Docherty</td><td>Stephen Crawford</td><td>15</td><td>7,753</td></tr><tr><td>1997–98</td><td>18th</td><td>62nd</td><td>46</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>19</td><td>43</td><td>54</td><td>-11</td><td>55</td><td>2R</td><td>1R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>2R</td><td>Billy Bonds</td><td>Paul Shaw</td><td>13</td><td>7,022</td></tr><tr><td>1998–99</td><td>10th</td><td>54th</td><td>46</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>18</td><td>52</td><td>59</td><td>-7</td><td>62</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>RU</td><td>Keith Stevens</td><td>Neil Harris</td><td>18</td><td>6,958</td></tr><tr><td>1999–2000</td><td>5th</td><td>49th</td><td>46</td><td>23</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>76</td><td>50</td><td>+26</td><td>83</td><td>1R</td><td>1R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>1R</td><td>Keith Stevens & Alan McLeary</td><td>25</td><td>9,262</td></tr><tr><td>2000–01</td><td>1st ↑</td><td>45th</td><td>46</td><td>28</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>89</td><td>38</td><td>+51</td><td>93</td><td>2R</td><td>2R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>2R</td><td>Keith Stevens & Alan McLeary, Steve Gritt(c) & Ray Harford(c), Mark McGhee</td><td>28</td><td>11,442</td></tr><tr><td>2001–02</td><td>2</td><td>Div 1</td><td>4th</td><td>24th</td><td>46</td><td>22</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>69</td><td>48</td><td>+21</td><td>77</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td>Mark McGhee</td><td>Steve Claridge</td><td>18</td><td>13,380</td></tr><tr><td>2002–03</td><td>9th</td><td>29th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>59</td><td>69</td><td>-10</td><td>66</td><td>1R</td><td>4R</td><td>Steve Claridge Neil Harris</td><td>12</td><td>8,512</td></tr><tr><td>2003–04</td><td>10th</td><td>30th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>55</td><td>48</td><td>+7</td><td>69</td><td>1R</td><td>RU</td><td>Mark McGhee, Dennis Wise</td><td>Tim Cahill</td><td>12</td><td>10,500</td></tr><tr><td>2004–05</td><td>Champ</td><td>10th</td><td>30th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>51</td><td>45</td><td>+6</td><td>66</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td>UEFA Europa League</td><td>1R</td><td>Dennis Wise</td><td>Barry Hayles</td><td>12</td><td>11,656</td></tr><tr><td>2005–06</td><td>23rd ↓</td><td>43rd</td><td>46</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>22</td><td>35</td><td>62</td><td>-27</td><td>40</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td>Steve Claridge, Colin Lee, Dave Tuttle, Tony Burns(c) & Alan McLeary(c)</td><td>Ben May</td><td>11</td><td>9,529</td></tr><tr><td>2006–07</td><td>3</td><td>Lge 1</td><td>10th</td><td>54th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>59</td><td>62</td><td>-3</td><td>66</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>QF</td><td>Nigel Spackman, Willie Donachie</td><td>Darren Byfield</td><td>16</td><td>9,234</td></tr><tr><td>2007–08</td><td>17th</td><td>61st</td><td>46</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>22</td><td>45</td><td>61</td><td>-16</td><td>52</td><td>1R</td><td>4R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>1R</td><td>Willie Donachie, Richard Shaw(c) & Colin West(c), Kenny Jackett</td><td>Gary Alexander Jay Simpson</td><td>8</td><td>8,669</td></tr><tr><td>2008–09</td><td>5th</td><td>49th</td><td>46</td><td>25</td><td>7</td><td>14</td><td>63</td><td>53</td><td>+10</td><td>82</td><td>1R</td><td>4R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>1R</td><td>Kenny Jackett</td><td>Gary Alexander</td><td>15</td><td>8,940</td></tr><tr><td>2009–10</td><td>3rd ↑</td><td>47th</td><td>46</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>76</td><td>44</td><td>+32</td><td>85</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>1R</td><td>Steve Morison</td><td>23</td><td>10,835</td></tr><tr><td>2010–11</td><td>2</td><td>Champ</td><td>9th</td><td>29th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>62</td><td>46</td><td>+14</td><td>67</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td></td><td>17</td><td>12,438</td></tr><tr><td>2011–12</td><td>16th</td><td>36th</td><td>46</td><td>15</td><td>12</td><td>19</td><td>55</td><td>57</td><td>-2</td><td>57</td><td>3R</td><td>5R</td><td>Darius Henderson</td><td>19</td><td>11,484</td></tr><tr><td>2012–13</td><td>20th</td><td>40th</td><td>46</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td>51</td><td>62</td><td>-11</td><td>56</td><td>1R</td><td>SF</td><td>Chris Wood</td><td>11</td><td>10,559</td></tr><tr><td>2013–14</td><td>19th</td><td>39th</td><td>46</td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>20</td><td>46</td><td>74</td><td>-28</td><td>48</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Steve Lomas, Neil Harris(c) & Scott Fitzgerald(c), Ian Holloway</td><td>Martyn Woolford</td><td>9</td><td>10,848</td></tr><tr><td>2014–15</td><td>22nd ↓</td><td>42nd</td><td>46</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>23</td><td>42</td><td>76</td><td>-34</td><td>41</td><td>2R</td><td>3R</td><td>Ian Holloway, Neil Harris</td><td>Lee Gregory</td><td>9</td><td>10,902</td></tr><tr><td>2015–16</td><td>3</td><td>Lge 1</td><td>4th</td><td>48th</td><td>46</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>73</td><td>49</td><td>+24</td><td>81</td><td>1R</td><td>3R</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>F(S)</td><td>Neil Harris</td><td>27</td><td>9,009</td></tr><tr><td>2016–17</td><td>6th ↑</td><td>50th</td><td>46</td><td>20</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>66</td><td>57</td><td>+9</td><td>73</td><td>2R</td><td>QF</td><td>Football League Trophy</td><td>2R</td><td>Steve Morison</td><td>19</td><td>9,339</td></tr><tr><td>2017–18</td><td>2</td><td>Champ</td><td>8th</td><td>28th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>15</td><td>12</td><td>56</td><td>45</td><td>+11</td><td>72</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td></td><td>Lee Gregory George Saville</td><td>10</td><td>13,368</td></tr><tr><td>2018–19</td><td>21st</td><td>41st</td><td>46</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>22</td><td>48</td><td>64</td><td>-16</td><td>44</td><td>3R</td><td>QF</td><td>Lee Gregory</td><td>13</td><td>13,624</td></tr><tr><td>2019–20</td><td>8th</td><td>28th</td><td>46</td><td>17</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>57</td><td>51</td><td>+5</td><td>68</td><td>2R</td><td>4R</td><td>Neil Harris, Gary Rowett</td><td>Matt Smith</td><td>14</td><td>13,734</td></tr><tr><td>2020–21</td><td>11th</td><td>31st</td><td>46</td><td>15</td><td>17</td><td>14</td><td>47</td><td>52</td><td>-5</td><td>62</td><td>3R</td><td>4R</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>Jed Wallace</td><td>11</td><td>2,000</td></tr><tr><td>2021–22</td><td>9th</td><td>29th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>53</td><td>45</td><td>+8</td><td>69</td><td>3R</td><td>3R</td><td>Benik Afobe</td><td>13</td><td>12,970</td></tr><tr><td>2022–23</td><td>8th</td><td>28th</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>57</td><td>50</td><td>+7</td><td>68</td><td>1R</td><td>3R</td><td>Tom Bradshaw</td><td>17</td><td>14,767</td></tr><tr><td>2023–24</td><td>13th</td><td>33rd</td><td>46</td><td>16</td><td>11</td><td>19</td><td>45</td><td>55</td><td>-10</td><td>59</td><td>1R</td><td>3R</td><td>Gary Rowett, Joe Edwards, Neil Harris</td><td>Zian Flemming</td><td>8</td><td>16,540</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>8th</td><td>28th</td><td>46</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>47</td><td>49</td><td>-2</td><td>66</td><td>2R</td><td>5R</td><td>Neil Harris, David Livermore, Alex Neil</td><td>Mihailo Ivanović</td><td>13</td><td>15,339</td></tr><tr><td>Season</td><td>∆</td><td>Division</td><td>Pos</td><td>∆</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>Pts</td><td>League Cup</td><td>FA Cup</td><td>Other competitions</td><td>Manager(s)</td><td>Top goalscorer(s)</td><td>Att.</td></tr></tbody></table>