Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "Romans", the club was founded in 1889 as Bath AFC, and changed its name to Bath City in 1905. Bath City came runners up in the Southern League in 1930, and again in 1933. The club was discussed as a potential entrant to the Football League Third Division South during the 1930s, [1] [2] but missed out on election to the Football League on multiple occasions, including 1935, 1978 and 1985. [3] During the Second World War, the club won the Football League North - competing against the likes of Aston Villa and Bristol City, though wartime trophies were deemed unofficial. [4]
Bath reached the third round of the FA Cup six times, beating league sides such as Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992). [5] The club were crowned Southern League champions in 1960 and 1978, one of the highest levels of non-League football at the time. After a period of relative decline in the 1990s while in the Conference, Bath were demoted to the seventh tier in 2004. They were promoted in 2007, [6] and then again in 2010, [7] and played in the Conference for the first time since 1997, though the club were relegated in 2012 and have played in the National League South since. [5] The list details the team's achievements, top goal scorer and attendances in senior first-team competitions from their first in the Wiltshire League during the 1901–02 season to the end of the most recently completed season. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.
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Correct as of the end of the 2023–24 season.
Season | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy [a] | League Cup [b] | Top goalscorer(s) [c] | Average attendance [d] | Ref | ||||||||||
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Division | Tier | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
1901–02 | WIL | – | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | [10] |
1902–03 | BDL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | [11] |
1903–04 | WIL | – | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 89 | 9 | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | [12] |
1904–05 | WIL 1 | – | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 41 | 21 | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | [13] |
1905–06 | WIL 1 | – | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 17 | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | [14] |
1906–07 | BRI 1 | – | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | [15] |
1907–08 | BRI 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | [16] |
1908–09 | WL 2 | – | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 19 | 8th | QR3 | – | – | – | – | – | [17] |
1909–10 | WL 1 | – | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 9th | QR1 | – | – | – | – | – | [18] |
1910–11 | WL 1 | – | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 3rd | QR1 | – | – | Tom Allen | 13 | – | [19] |
1911–12 | WL 1 | – | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 9th | QR1 | – | – | Tom Allen | 12 | – | [20] |
1912–13 | WL 1 | – | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 35 | 27 | 4th | QR1 | – | – | Bert Lovell | 23 | – | [21] |
1913–14 | WL 1 | – | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 36 | 2nd | QR4 | – | – | Charlie Gould | 23 | – | [22] |
Competitive football suspended for the duration of World War I | |||||||||||||||||
1919–20 | WL 1 | – | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 5th | QR4 | – | – | Jack Hill | 19 | – | [23] |
1920–21 | WL 1 | – | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 8th | QR1 | – | – | Joe Dailmore | 31 | – | [24] |
1921–22 | SL [e] | – | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 11th | QR5 | – | – | Percy Dore | 32 | – | [26] |
1922–23 | SL | – | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 71 | 28 | 15th | R1 | – | – | Percy Bolston | 16 | – | [27] |
1923–24 | SL | – | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 16th | QR1 | – | – | Jim Lawson | 10 | – | [28] |
1924–25 | SL | – | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 85 | 24 | 18th | QR1 | – | – | Percy Bolston | 7 | – | [29] |
1925–26 | SL | – | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 86 | 15 | 14th | R2 | – | – | Bill Graydon | 13 | – | [30] |
1926–27 | SL | – | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 52 | 23 | 11th | QR1 | – | – | Bill Graydon | 25 | – | [31] |
1927–28 | SL | – | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 68 | 27 | 11th | QR1 | – | – | Bill Graydon | 29 | – | [32] |
1928–29 | SL | – | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 59 | 30 | 6th | QR1 | – | – | Charlie Brittain | 46 | – | [33] |
1929–30 | SL | – | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 52 | 38 | 1st [f] | R2 | – | – | Charlie Brittain | 31 | – | [35] |
1930–31 | SL | – | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 39 | 26 | 5th | QR3 | – | – | Jim McCartney | 28 | – | [36] |
1931–32 | SL | – | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 3rd | R3 | – | – | Ernie Coombs | 37 | – | [37] |
1932–33 | SL | – | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 34 | 30 | 1st [g] | QR4 | – | SF | Wilf Lewis | 26 | – | [38] |
1933–34 | SL | – | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 3rd | R1 | – | QR | Trotman | 44 | – | [39] |
1934–35 | SL | – | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 5th | R3 | – | R1 | Ernie Coombs | 26 | – | [40] |
1935–36 | SL | – | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 5th | QR4 | – | R2 | Reg Weaver | 37 | – | [41] |
1936–37 | SL | – | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 4th | R1 | – | R2 | Ted Buckley | 28 | – | [42] |
1937–38 | SL | – | 32 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 65 | 27 | 14th | QR4 | – | R2 | Bill Brown | 13 | – | [43] |
1938–39 | SL | – | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 74 | 44 | 11th | QR4 | – | R2 | Bill Chambers | 32 | – | [44] |
Competitive football suspended for the duration of World War II | |||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | SL | – | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 32 | 34 | 3rd | QR2 | – | R3 | Bob Farrington | 20 | – | [45] |
1946–47 | SL | – | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 93 | 21 | 16th | QR4 | – | R3 | Stan Merrit | 22 | 2,126 | [46] |
1947–48 | SL | – | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 62 | 32 | 11th | QR4 | – | R3 | Dave McCulloch | 27 | 2,932 | [47] |
1948–49 | SL | – | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 87 | 38 | 13th | QR4 | – | R2 | Dave McCulloch | 48 | – | [48] |
1949–50 | SL | – | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 78 | 39 | 17th | QR1 | – | RU | Kelly | 19 | – | [49] |
1950–51 | SL | – | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 73 | 40 | 15th | QR1 | – | QR | Bert Hawkins | 22 | – | [50] |
1951–52 | SL | – | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 67 | 44 | 10th | QR4 | – | R1 | Ray Snook | 34 | 4,107 | [51] |
1952–53 | SL | – | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 46 | 54 | 5th | R2 | – | R1 | Jackie Boyd | 27 | [52] | |
1953–54 | SL | – | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 67 | 46 | 4th | R1 | – | R1 | Cliff Pinchbeck | 23 | – | [53] |
1954–55 | SL | – | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 45 | 9th | QR4 | – | R1 | Eric Marsden | 21 | – | [54] |
1955–56 | SL | – | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 107 | 24 | 22nd | QR2 | – | QR | Selwyn Watkins | 12 | – | [55] |
1956–57 | SL | – | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 78 | 38 | 17th | QR1 | – | R2 | Len Pickard | 32 | – | [56] |
1957–58 | SL | – | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 16th | R2 | – | R1 | Len Pickard | 45 | – | [57] |
1958–59 | SLP | – | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 89 | 62 | 39 | 6th | R1 | – | RU | Charlie Fleming | 48 | 4,333 | [58] |
1959–60 | SLP | – | 42 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 116 | 50 | 67 | 1st [h] | R3 | – | R2 | Charlie Fleming | 47 | 4,940 | [60] |
1960–61 | SLP | – | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 50 | 6th | R1 | – | R2 | Charlie Fleming | 40 | 2,902 | [61] |
1961–62 | SLP | – | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 102 | 70 | 57 | 2nd | QR4 | – | R2 | Neil Langman | 31 | 3,095 | [62] |
1962–63 | SLP | – | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 10th | QR4 | – | R2 | Ken Owens | 16 | 2,316 | [63] |
1963–64 | SLP | – | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 88 | 51 | 57 | 3rd | R3 | – | R2 | Charlie Fleming | 32 | 2,993 | [64] |
1964–65 | SLP ↓ | – | 42 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 29 | 22nd | R1 | – | R2 | Mike Denton | 16 | 1,910 | [65] |
1965–66 | SL 1 ↑ | – | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 88 | 50 | 63 | 4th | R2 | – | R4 | Mike Denton | 41 | 2,030 | [66] |
1966–67 | SLP ↓ | – | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 30 | 19th | R2 | – | R3 | Mike Denton | 18 | 2,191 | [67] |
1967–68 | SL 1 | – | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 51 | 54 | 6th | QR4 | – | R2 | Ian Henderson | 34 | 2,076 | [68] |
1968–69 | SLP ↑ | – | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 96 | 40 | 62 | 2nd | QR4 | – | R2 | John Allen | 34 | 2,151 | [69] |
1969–70 | SLP | – | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 11th | QR3 | R1 | QR | Brian Owen | 34 | 1,831 | [70] |
1970–71 | SLP | – | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 38 | 15th | QR3 | QR3 | R3 | Dave Taylor | 16 | 1,239 | [71] |
1971–72 | SLP ↓ | – | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 45 | 86 | 26 | 20th | QR2 | QR2 | R1 | John Mitten | 19 | 1,308 | [72] |
1972–73 | SL 1 | – | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 7th | QR1 | R1 | R2 | Colin Norman | 33 | 1,229 | [73] |
1973–74 | SL 1 ↑ | – | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 48 | 2nd | QR2 | QR3 | R2 | Pete Harman | 13 | 1,309 | [74] |
1974–75 | SLP | – | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 50 | 48 | 6th | R1 | QR3 | R3 | John Fairbrother | 19 | – | [75] |
1975–76 | SLP | – | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 57 | 38 | 16th | QR1 | QR1 | R1 | John Fairbrother | 41 | 867 | [76] |
1976–77 | SLP | – | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 55 | 4th | QR4 | R1 | R2 | Kevin Griffin | 16 | 1,134 | [77] |
1977–78 | SLP | – | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 83 | 32 | 62 | 1st [i] | R1 | QR3 | R1 | George Gibbs | 21 | 1,611 | [79] |
1978–79 | SLP | – | 42 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 53 | 5th | QR4 | R1 | W | Peter Rodgers | 11 | 1,060 | [80] |
1979–80 | APL [j] | 5 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 69 | 32 | 16th | QR1 | R3 | R1 | Martin Wheeler | 12 | 970 | [81] |
1980–81 | APL | 5 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 32 | 42 | 6th | QR4 | R1 | R3 | Graham Withey | 18 | 898 | [82] |
1981–82 | APL | 5 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 55 [k] | 12th | QR2 | R1 | R1 | Graham Withey | 16 | 888 | [84] |
1982–83 | APL | 5 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 42 | 60 | 10th | QR3 | R1 | R2 | Dave Singleton | 22 | 738 | [85] |
1983–84 | APL | 5 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 48 | 53 | 6th | QR2 | R2 | R1 | Gary Smith | 16 | 635 | [86] |
1984–85 | APL | 5 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 47 | 57 | 4th [l] | QR3 | R3 | R1 | Gary Smith | 16 | 651 | [87] |
1985–86 | APL | 5 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 45 | 12th | R2 | R1 | R1 | Dave Singleton | 16 | 549 | [88] |
1986–87 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 10th | R2 | R2 | R1 | Paul Bodin | 27 | 501 | [89] |
1987–88 | Conf ↓ | 5 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 76 | 37 | 20th | R3 | R2 | R3 | Paul Bodin | 14 | 596 | [90] |
1988–89 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 58 | 9th | R2 | R1 | R2 | John Freegard | 27 | 560 | [91] |
1989–90 | SLP ↑ | 6 | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 28 | 98 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R3 | Paul Randall | 51 | 660 | [92] |
1990–91 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 61 | 42 | 20th | QR4 | R3 | R1 | Paul Randall | 22 | 882 | [93] |
1991–92 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 51 | 60 | 9th | QR3 | R3 | R1 | Paul Randall | 26 | 706 | [94] |
1992–93 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 7th | R2 | R1 | R1 | Richard Crowley | 13 | 637 | [95] |
1993–94 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 38 | 56 | 12th | R3 | R2 | R2 | Paul Adcock | 23 | 653 | [96] |
1994–95 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 12th | R1 | R1 | R2 | Dean Birky | 19 | 646 | [97] |
1995–96 | Conf | 5 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 66 | 46 | 18th | QR4 | R1 | R1 | Graham Withey | 13 | 515 | [98] |
1996–97 | Conf ↓ | 5 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 53 | 47 | 20th | QR4 | R2 | R1 | Mike Davis | 21 | 689 | [99] |
1997–98 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 72 | 51 | 69 | 6th | QR4 | R2 | R2 | Mike Davis | 23 | 670 | [100] |
1998–99 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 70 | 44 | 65 | 4th | QR4 | R3 | R2 | Martin Paul | 30 | 793 | [101] |
1999–00 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 49 | 72 | 4th | R1 | R1 | QR | Martin Paul | 30 | 993 | [102] |
2000–01 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 15th | QR4 | R2 | R2 | Martin Paul | 19 | 812 | [103] |
2001–02 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 65 | 50 | 17th | QR2 | R2 | R3 | Adrian Foster | 21 | 850 | [104] |
2002–03 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 52 | 14th | QR4 | R3 | R1 | Jason Eaton | 16 | 866 | [105] |
2003–04 | SLP | 6 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 57 | 51 | 16th [m] | QR3 | R3 | R4 | Scott Partridge | 18 | 714 | [107] |
2004–05 | SLP | 7 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 69 | 6th | R2 | R3 | R3 | John Williams | 19 | 616 | [108] |
2005–06 | SLP | 7 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 33 | 83 | 2nd | QR3 | QR3 | R4 | Scott Partridge | 23 | 732 | [109] |
2006–07 | SLP ↑ | 7 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 29 | 91 | 1st | QR2 | R1 | R4 | Scott Partridge | 18 | 930 | [110] |
2007–08 | CS | 6 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 59 | 36 | 8th | QR4 | R1 | R2 | Dave Gilroy | 26 | 851 | [111] |
2008–09 | CS | 6 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | 68 | 8th | QR3 | R1 | R3 | Dave Gilroy | 22 | 618 | [112] |
2009–10 | CS ↑ | 6 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 46 | 72 | 4th [113] | R1 | QR3 | – | Darren Edwards | 25 | 965 | [114] |
2010–11 | CP | 5 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 68 | 63 | 10th | QR4 | R2 | – | Lee Phillips | 16 | 1,053 | [115] |
2011–12 | CP ↓ | 5 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 89 | 31 | 23rd | R1 | R3 | – | Sean Canham | 11 | 848 | [116] |
2012–13 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 11th | QR3 | R1 | – | Charlie Griffin | 20 | 583 | [117] |
2013–14 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 38 | 66 | 7th | QR4 | QR3 | – | David Pratt | 18 | 599 | [118] |
2014–15 | NLS | 6 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 14th | QR4 | SF | – | David Pratt | 22 | 500 | [119] |
2015–16 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 61 | 53 | 14th | QR3 | R1 | – | David Pratt | 10 | 727 | [120] |
2016–17 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 9th | QR3 | QR3 | – | Andy Waltkins | 14 | 612 | [121] |
2017–18 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 48 | 63 | 9th | QR4 | R1 | – | Jack Compton | 12 | 702 | [122] |
2018–19 | NLS | 6 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 36 | 71 | 5th | QR4 | R1 | – | Ross Stearn | 14 | 1,142 | [123] |
2019–20 | NLS | 6 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 37 | 63 | 4th | QR4 | R1 | – | Tom Smith | 17 | 1,081 | [124] |
2020–21 | NLS | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 18th | QR3 | R1 | – | Tommy Conway | 9 | – | [125] |
2021–22 | NLS | 6 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 68 | 45 | 18th | QR4 | R4 | – | Cody Cooke | 20 | 1,204 | [126] |
2022–23 | NLS | 6 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 57 | 67 | 11th | QR3 | R3 | – | Scott Wilson | 23 | 1,116 | [127] |
2023–24 | NLS | 6 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 6th | QR4 | R4 | – | Cody Cooke | 18 | 1,495 | [128] |
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