Buxton Football Club is a football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the National League North and play at the Silverlands.
The club was established in autumn 1877 as an offshoot of the local cricket club, playing their first match on 27 October 1877. [1] In 1891 they joined the Combination. They finished bottom of the league in 1895–96 and left at the end of the 1898–99 season, [2] when they switched to the Manchester League. [3] They were runners-up in 1904–05 but spent most of the next seven seasons in lower mid-table, finishing second-from-bottom on three occasions, before the league was disbanded in 1912. [3]
Buxton rejoined the Manchester League when it was re-established in 1920, and considered applying to join the new Football League Third Division North when it was formed in 1921, although they did not submit a bid. [4] They were Manchester League runners-up in 1928–29 and 1929–30 and League Cup winners in 1925–26 and 1926–27. [5] After winning the league in 1931–32, [6] they joined the Cheshire County League. [7]
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Year | League | Cup competitions | Manager | ||||||||||||||||||
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Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Average [8] attendance | FA Cup [9] | FA Trophy | FA Vase | ||||||
Name | Goals | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | ||||||||||||||
1932–33 | Cheshire County League | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 81 | 92 | -11 | 37 | 16th of 22 | |||||||||||
1933–34 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 95 | -14 | 39 | 15th of 22 | ||||||||||||
1934–35 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 43 | 9th of 22 | ||||||||||||
1935–36 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 95 | 90 | +5 | 43 | 11th of 22 | ||||||||||||
1936–37 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 89 | +18 | 50 | 6th of 22 | ||||||||||||
1937–38 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 108 | -21 | 33 | 18th of 22 | ||||||||||||
1938–39 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 71 | 93 | -22 | 35 | 16th of 22 | ||||||||||||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1945–46 | Cheshire County League | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 131 | 72 | +59 | 50 | 3rd of 20 | |||||||||||
1946–47 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 117 | 79 | +38 | 56 | 2nd of 22 | PR | 1–1–0 | ||||||||||
1947–48 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 89 | 113 | -24 | 32 | 19th of 22 | QR2 | 2–0–1 | ||||||||||
1948–49 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 104 | -27 | 36 | 17th of 22 | QR1 | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
1949–50 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 78 | 88 | -10 | 38 | 13th of 22 | QR2 | 3–0–1 | ||||||||||
1950–51 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 37 | 15th of 22 | PR | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1951–52 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 73 | 84 | -11 | 31 | 19th of 22 | R3 | 7–2–1 | ||||||||||
1952–53 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 81 | -5 | 44 | 9th of 22 | QR4 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1953–54 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 58 | 98 | -40 | 27 | 22nd of 22 | QR4 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1954–55 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 59 | 124 | -65 | 24 | 22nd of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1955–56 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 94 | 78 | +16 | 44 | 11th of 22 | QR2 | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
1956–57 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 94 | 78 | +16 | 45 | 9th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1957–58 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 66 | +20 | 49 | 7th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1958–59 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 40 | 9th of 20 | R2 | 5–1–1 | ||||||||||
1959–60 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 49 | 4th of 20 | QR2 | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
1960–61 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 76 | +20 | 49 | 8th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1961–62 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 98 | 79 | +19 | 48 | 7th of 22 | QR2 | 1–1–1 | ||||||||||
1962–63 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 104 | 71 | +33 | 55 | 2nd of 22 | R1 | 4–2–1 | ||||||||||
1963–64 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 92 | 77 | +15 | 47 | 9th of 22 | QR1 | 0–1–1 | ||||||||||
1964–65 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 99 | -22 | 37 | 15th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1965–66 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 82 | -8 | 38 | 12th of 22 | QR2 | 1–1–1 | ||||||||||
1966–67 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 78 | -9 | 36 | 16th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1967–68 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 86 | -15 | 36 | 15th of 22 | QR1 | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
1968–69 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 40 | 8th of 20 | QR3 | 2–0–1 | ||||||||||
1969–70 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 46 | 5th of 20 | PR | 0–0–1 | R2 | 2–2–1 | ||||||||
1970–71 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 69 | 72 | -3 | 44 | 8th of 22 | PR | 0–0–1 | QF | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
1971–72 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 54 | 4th of 22 | QR1 | 0–1–1 | QF | 3–2–1 | ||||||||
1972–73 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 32 | +57 | 66 | 1st of 22 | QR1 | 0–1–1 | R3 | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
1973–74 | Northern Premier League | 5 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 38 | 18th of 24 | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R3 | 2-0-1 | — | |||||
1974–75 | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 77 | -27 | 39 | 16th of 24 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
1975–76 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 35 | 17th of 24 | QR1 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
1976–77 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 35 | 18th of 23 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1977–78 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 60 | 95 | -35 | 32 | 23rd of 24 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | Peter Swan | |||||||
1978–79 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 50 | 84 | -34 | 31 | 22nd of 23 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR3 | 2-2-1 | Colin Whitaker | |||||||
Level of the league decreased after the Alliance Premier League creation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1979–80 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 51 | 6th of 22 | QR2 | 1-3-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | |||||||
1980–81 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 49 | 4th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
1981–82 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 39 | 8th of 20 | QR4 | 4-1-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | ||||||||
1982–83 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 36 | 12th of 20 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1983–84 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 47 | 5th of 20 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR1 | 0-2-1 | ||||||||
1984–85 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 48 | 6th of 20 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR2 | 2-3-0 | ||||||||
1985–86 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 45 | 8th of 20 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
1986–87 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 78 | -43 | 20 | 19th of 20 | QR2 | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
Northern Premier League added a new Division One. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1987–88 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 47 | 16th of 22 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | — | |||||
1988–89 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 50 | 15th of 22 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 3-0-1 | ||||||||
1989–90 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 72 | -13 | 53 | 16th of 22 | QR3 | 2-3-1 | QR3 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
1990–91 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 59 [a] | 8th of 21 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1991–92 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 72 | 5th of 22 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||
1992–93 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 49 | 14th of 22 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||
1993–94 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 73 | -6 | 49 | 15th of 22 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | ||||||||
1994–95 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 63 | 7th of 22 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1995–96 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 72 | -29 | 38 | 20th of 22 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||
1996–97 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 86 | -53 | 27 | 23rd of 23 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | ||||||||
1997–98 | Northern Premier League Division One | 7 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 87 | -46 | 24 | 22nd of 22 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | Wayne Goodison | |||||
1998–99 | Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division | 8 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 52 | 10th of 20 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | — | R2 | 0-0-1 | Derek Hall | ||||
1999–2000 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 36 [b] | 18th of 20 | - | - | R1 | 0-0-1 | ? Mark Smith | |||||||
2000–01 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 45 | 12th of 20 | PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Mark Smith | |||||||
2001–02 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 37 | 19th of 20 | PR | 0-0-1 | R2 | 2-0-1 | ||||||||
2002–03 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 70 | 4th of 20 | PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Kenny Johnson & Ronnie Wright | |||||||
2003–04 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 63 | 7th of 20 | QR4 | 4-2-1 | R3 | 3-2-1 | ||||||||
Level of the league decreased after the Conference North and South creation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004–05 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 55 | 9th of 20 | PR | 0-2-0 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Kenny Johnson & Ronnie Wright Nicky Law | ||||||
2005–06 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 102 | 27 | +75 | 95 | 1st of 20 | PR | 0-1-1 | R5 | 6-0-1 | Nicky Law | |||||||
2006–07 | Northern Premier League Division One | 8 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 37 | +57 | 101 | 1st of 24 | 480 | QR2 | 2-1-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | — | ||||
2007–08 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 7 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 68 | 5th of 21 | 461 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | John Reed | ||||
Lost in the play-off final. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008–09 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 49 | 14th of 22 | 442 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | |||||||
2009–10 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 60 | 8th of 20 | 361 | QR4 | 3-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | |||||||
2010–11 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 70 | 6th of 22 | 409 | QR4 | 2-2-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | |||||||
2011–12 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 77 | -13 | 53 | 13th of 22 | 327 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | John Reed Martin McIntosh | ||||||
2012–13 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 67 | 7th of 22 | 311 | QR4 | 3-1-1 | R1 | 3-1-1 | Martin McIntosh | ||||||
2013–14 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 62 | 13th of 24 | 347 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 0-2-1 | |||||||
2014–15 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 71 | 10th of 24 | 315 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | |||||||
2015–16 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 67 | 11th of 24 | 253 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | |||||||
2016–17 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 78 | 7th of 24 | 355 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 1-0-1 | |||||||
2017–18 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 64 | 9th of 24 | Liam Hardy | 34 | 305 | QR4 | 3-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | Martin McIntosh Steve Halford & Paul Phillips | ||||
2018–19 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 66 | 5th of 21 | Liam Hardy | 16 | 476 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | Steve Halford & Paul Phillips Paul Phillips | ||||
Lost in the play-off semifinal. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019–20 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 35 | 18th of 22 | Diego De Girolamo | 18 | 443 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | Paul Phillips Gary Hayward | ||||
The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020–21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 17 | 3rd of 22 | Diego De Girolamo | 8 | – [c] | QR2 | 1-1-0 | R1 | 1-0-1 | Gary Hayward | ||||
The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–22 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 | 1st of 22 | Diego De Girolamo | 20 | 737 | R2 | 5–2–1 | QR3 | 0–0–1 | Gary Hayward Steve Cunningham | ||||
2022–23 | National League North | 6 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 67 | 11th of 24 | Diego De Girolamo | 9 | 717 | R2 | 4–0–1 | R2 | 0–0–1 | Jamie Vermiglio Craig Elliott | ||
2023–24 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 62 | 14th of 24 | Diego De Girolamo | 16 | 739 | QR2 | 0–0–1 | R2 | 0–0–1 | Craig Elliott | ||||
2024–25 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 76 | 52 | +24 | 77 | 7th of 24 | Luke Brennan | 11 | 783 | QR3 | 1–2–1 | R2 | 0–0–1 | John McGrath | ||||
Lost in the play-off quarterfinal. |