List of Annan Athletic F.C. seasons

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This is a list of Annan Athletic Football Club seasons from 1945 to 1946, when Annan Athletic became a founding member of the Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League, to the present day. The list details Annan's record in league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season.

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The club was founded in 1942 and first competed in the Dumfries and District Youth League during the Second World War. In 1945 the club joined the Dumfries and District Junior League. From 1952 to 1977 Annan competed in the Carlisle and District League in England before returning to Scottish football in the South of Scotland Football League. In 2008, following the demise of local rivals Gretna, the club applied to play in the Scottish Football League and were successful. Annan's largest success since joining the Scottish Football League is reaching the semi-finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup on three separate occasions in 2009–10, 2011–12 and 2013–14. The club also reached the Second Division play-off final in 2010–11 losing 4–3 on aggregate to Albion Rovers and the League One play-off final in 2018–19 to Clyde.

Seasons

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SeasonLeague [1] Scottish Cup SoS League Cup
EoS League Cup
Scottish League Cup 		Challenge Cup OtherTop league goalscorer [1]
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals
1945–46Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League2nd–N/AN/A
1946–47Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League24182410746381st
1947–48Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League1815128125311st
1948–49Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League1510326226233rd
1949–50Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League1814137529291st
195051Dumfries & District Amateur Junior League129035418181st
1951–52––
1952–53Carlisle and District League1st– Cumberland Senior Cup

Winners

1953–54Carlisle and District League
1954–55Carlisle and District LeagueCumberland Senior Cup

Runners-up

1955–56Carlisle and District League
1956–57Carlisle and District League
1957–58Carlisle and District League
1958–59Carlisle and District League
1959–60Carlisle and District League
1960–61Carlisle and District League
1961–62Carlisle and District League
1962–63Carlisle and District League
1963–64Carlisle and District League
1964–65Carlisle and District League
1965–66Carlisle and District League
1966–67Carlisle and District League
1967–68Carlisle and District League
1968–69Carlisle and District LeagueCumberland Senior Cup

Winners

1969–70Carlisle and District League
1970–71Carlisle and District League
1971–72Carlisle and District LeagueCumberland Senior Cup

Winners

1972–73Carlisle and District League
1973–74Carlisle and District League
1974–75Carlisle and District League
1975–76Carlisle and District League
1976–77Carlisle and District League
1977–78SoS League189365439215th–
1978–79SoS League1811164434234th–
1979–80SoS League191216253rd R1
1980–81SoS League1812245228263rd–
1981–82SoS League1813236522282nd–Detroit Trophy

Winners (shared)

1982–83SoS League1811346138253rd–WCree Lodge Cup

Winners

1983–84SoS League1813417423301st–
Haig Gordon Memorial Trophy

Winners

Detroit Trophy

Winners (shared)

Tweedie Cup

Winners

1984–85SoS League1812156017252nd–W
1985–86SoS League189814923264th–Haig Gordon Memorial Trophy

Winners

1986–87SoS League1815037318301st R1 Detroit Trophy

Winners

1987–88EoS League First Division1812515733291st Up-arrow-14.png–N/A
1988–89EoS League Premier Division185492935148th R2
1989–90EoS League Premier Division1811523824271st–
1990–91EoS League Premier Division185583545157th––
1991–92EoS League Premier Division161312174359thDown-arrow-14.png–
1992–93EoS League First Division1812243827262nd–
1993–94EoS League Premier Division187563134195th–
1994–95EoS League Premier Division1810173429213rd–
1995–96EoS League Premier Division189634130333rd R2
1996–97EoS League Premier Division187473129255th–
1997–98EoS League Premier Division188464428284th R3
1998–99EoS League Premier Division1811433926373rd–
1999–2000EoS League Premier Division2215616221511st R3 W
2000–01EoS League Premier Division2213634826451st–
2001–02EoS League Premier Division2211385340363rd–
2002–03EoS League Premier Division2214265932442nd–
2003–04EoS League Premier Division2211474945374th–
2004–05EoS League Premier Division2015146629462nd–
2005–06EoS League Premier Division2211473731376th–
2006–07EoS League Premier Division2217326418541st R2 Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)

Winners

2007–08EoS League Premier Division227784033287th R2 South Region Challenge Cup

Winners

2008–09 SFL 3 36148145645507th R2 R1 R1 N/AMike Jack15
2009–10 SFL 3 361110154142438th R2 R1 SF Graeme Bell9
2010–11 SFL 3 36161195845594th R3 R1 R1 Ian Harty 14
2011–12 SFL 3 361310135353496th R3 R1 SF Scott Gibson
Aaron Muirhead
Sean O'Connor 		7
2012–13 SFL 3 361110155465438th R2 R1 R2 Ally Love 12
2013–14 SPFL L2 36196116949632nd R3 R1 SF Kenneth Mackay13
2014–15 SPFL L2 36148145656505th R4 R1 R1 Peter Weatherson 21
2015–16 SPFL L2 36168126957565th R5 R1 R2 Peter Weatherson 16
2016–17 SPFL L2 36184146158583rd R3 Group R1 David McKenna 11
2017–18 SPFL L2 361211134941477th R2 Group R2 Blair Henderson16
2018–19 SPFL L2 36206107039664th R3 Group R2 Tommy Muir
Tony Wallace 		12
2019–20 SPFL L2 2794143354317th [lower-alpha 1] R3 Group R2 Tommy Muir7
2020-21 SPFL L2 2257102527228th R2 Group N/ATony Wallace5
2021-22 SPFL L2

Key

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2019–20 Scottish League Two was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions, promotions and relegations decided on a points-per-game basis.

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