List of Derry City F.C. seasons

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List of Derry City Football Club seasons.

Seasons

SeasonLeague IFA
Cup 		Gold
Cup 		City
Cup 		Top Four
Cup		Top goalscorer(s)Avg.
Att.
DivisionTierPWDLFA+/-PtsPosNameGoals
1962–63 Irish League1228593438−4219thRU
1963–64 Irish League12213365933+26293rdW
1964–65 Irish League12215526232+30351stW
1965–66 Irish League12215256133+28322ndW
1966–67 Irish League12211565142+9273rd
1967–68 Irish League122111105154−3235th
1968–69 Irish League12215255730+20322nd
1969–70 Irish League12211563831+7275th
1970–71 Irish League12275104546−1199thRU
1971–72 Irish League12248104155−14169th

As a result of the Troubles in the 1970s Derry City were banned from playing home games at The Brandywell. Forced to play in front of dwindelling crowds and unable to continue financially Derry withdrew from the Irish League in 1972. Continuing as a Sunday league team the period was known as the Wilderness Years before they joined the League of Ireland in 1985.

Contents

SeasonLeague FAI Cup League
Cup 		Setanta
Cup 		Europe Top goalscorer(s)Avg.
Att.
DivisionTierPWDLFA+/-PtsPosNameGoals
1985–86 First2188643118+13224thQFFounded
2005
1986–87 First ↑21816114514+30331stQF
1987–88 Premier133135155944+15318thRU
1988–89 Premier13425547021+49531stWW Cup Winners' Cup R1 [1]
1989–90 Premier13320947218+54492ndSFRU European Cup R1 [2]
1990–91 Premier133139115128+28357thW UEFA Cup R1 [3]
1991–92 Premier1331715104921+28442ndW
1992–93 Premier132111562623+3375thSF UEFA Cup R1 [4]
1993–94 Premier1321210103735+2464thRUW
1994–95 Premier133161074530+15582ndW
1995–96 Premier133111395038+12466th Cup Winners' Cup QR1 [5]
1996–97 Premier133191045827+31671stRU
1997–98 Premier1331010133031−1409th Champions League QR1 [6]
1998–99 Premier133129123432+2455thQF
1999–2000 Premier1331210113238−6467thW
2000–01 Premier133129123138−7456th
2001–02 Premier133149104230+12515thSFRU
2002–03 Premier12787123137−6318thW [lower-alpha 1] N/A [lower-alpha 2]
2003 Premier136715143351−18369thR2 UEFA Cup QR [7] 2,265
2004 Premier1361111142332−9447thSFGS1,672
2005 Premier13322655625+31722ndSF W DNQ Mark Farren 182,698
2006 Premier13018844620+26622nd W W GS UEFA Cup R1 [8] Mark Farren 93,200
2007 Premier133813123031−1377th RU W SF Champions League QR1 [9] 2,913
2008 Premier133161074625+21583rdQF W GS Mark Farren 163,121
2009 Premier ↓136185134931+18594th [lower-alpha 3] R4R2disq. Europa League QR3 [10] Mark Farren 102,457
2010 First ↑23320946524+41691stR3QFDNQ Mark Farren 181,965
2011 Premier11814446323+40683rdR3 W DNQ Éamon Zayed 222,135
2012 Premier1301161336360395th W QFRU David McDaid 111,460
2013 Premier133175115739+18564thQFSFQF Europa League QR2 [11] Rory Patterson 181,446
2014 Premier133911134243−1388th RU QFDNQ Europa League QR2 [12] Michael Duffy 111,106
2015 [13] Premier13398163242−10357thQF [14] QF [15] Abolished Mark Timlin [16] 8 [16] 1,493 [17]
2016 Premier133171154829+19623rd SF SF Rory Patterson 171,613
2017 Premier133149104940+951 4th SF SF Europa League QR1 Barry McNamee 101,383
2018 Premier136133204770-2342 8th SF SF Europa League QR1 Aaron McEneff 102,072
2019 Premier136151295634+2257 4th R2 RU Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 142,861
2020 Premier1185581818020 7th QF Abolished Europa League QR1 Walter Figueira 40
2021 Premier1361412104942+754 4th 2R Jamie McGonigle 7726
2022 Premier136181265327+2666 2nd W Europa Conference League QR1 Jamie McGonigle 113,245
2023 Premier136181175724+3365 2nd 2R Europa Conference League QR3 Jordan McEneff 83,228
2024 Premier1 Europa Conference League

Notes

  1. ↑ Before the move from a winter to summer season, two FAI Cup competitions were held during 2002. The first won by Dundalk was part of the 2001–02 season and a second won by Derry City held during the 2002–03 interim season. The early finish allowed for 2003 season to begin in March.
  2. ↑ No League cup held during transitional season.
  3. ↑ Relegated in 2009 for breaking financial rules.

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