List of Nelson F.C. seasons

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The Nelson team who won the Football League Third Division North in the 1922–23 season

Nelson Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club based in the town of Nelson, Lancashire. Founded in 1882, the club played friendly matches for its first eight years, before becoming one of the founder members of the Lancashire League in 1889. [1] The team won the Lancashire League title in 1896, however, after enduring a month-long Football Association suspension,the club left the league during the 1898–99 season following the 3–2 home defeat by Ashton North End on January 12 and their record for that season was subsequently expunged when they were expelled by the Lancashire FA. Having completed the North-East Lancashire Combination League and Shield double in 1900, Nelson were accepted back into the Lancashire League the following season and in 1901, they joined the Lancashire Combination. Between 1915 and 1918, the team ceased play for the First World War. When competitive football restarted in England in 1919, they joined the Central League. [1] Two seasons later, the club was invited to be one of the founder teams of the Football League Third Division North. They won the league in 1923, gaining promotion to the Football League Second Division. [2] However, they stayed there for just one season, finishing second-bottom of the league and being relegated back to the Third Division. [3]

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After finishing bottom of the division for the second time, Nelson left the Football League in 1931 after failing re-election. [3] They rejoined the Lancashire Combination, and played in the league for the next five seasons, before, following reformation in the summer of 1934, ceasing all football activities in August 1936. [4] The club returned to action following the Second World War, and won the Lancashire Combination title in 1950 and 1952. Nelson continued to play in the same league until 1982, when the side achieved a third-placed finish. [4] In the same year, the non-league football system was re-organised, resulting in the formation of the North West Counties Football League. The club was accepted into the league's Third Division, and was transferred to the Second Division in 1987, as a result of the abolition of the third tier. However, the following season the team was forced to leave the league after their ground was deemed to be unfit. [5] They joined the West Lancashire League in 1988 and stayed there until 1992, never finishing higher than 15th in four seasons. That year, the club was accepted back into the North West Counties League Second Division after improving the stadium. The club played in the same division for the next 15 years, until they won promotion to the First Division, where they played until the end of the 2009–10 season. [5] On 16 July 2010, it was announced that Nelson had resigned from the North West Counties Football League with immediate effect. [6]

The side first played in the FA Cup in 1893 and have reached the Second Round three times, in 1926–27, 1930–31 and 1950–51. In the 1970s, the club entered the FA Trophy on a number of occasions, but never progressed past the Second Qualifying Round. Since the club's first entry into the FA Vase in 1978, the side have reached the Second Round twice, in the 2001–02 and 2005–06 seasons.

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer
SeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos FA Cup FA Trophy [A] FA Vase [B]
1882–89Nelson played only friendly matches
1889–90 LL2412485544284th
1890–91 LL2010466854244th
1891–92 LL2210488263246th
1892–93 LL22421654731011th
1893–94 LL2210667055265thQ1
1894–95 LL2614577548333rdQ2
1895–96 LL30224410539481stPR
1896–97 LL28135106638316thQ4
1897–98 LL2617367233372ndQ3
1898–99 LL10523252112N/AQ3 [C]
1899-1900 NELC1814316423311stQ1-
1900–01 LL208483335206thQ3
1901–02 LC34137146064339thQ1
1902–03 LC34772043802117thQ3
1903–04 LC134164146661368thQ2
1904–05 LC1341371457433310thQ5 [V]
1905–06 LC1381641866763614thPR
1906–07 LC13810523531132518th‡PR
1907–08 LC238263912448554th†Q1
1908–09 LC138159146263398thQ1
1909–10 LC1381410146159388thQ1
1910–11 LC138158156463388thQ5
1911–12 LC132971658662514thQ2
1912–13 LC134194118259423rdQ4
1913–14 LC1341441647643210thQ3
1914–15 LC1321341566643011thQ1
1915–19No competitive matches due to the First World War
1919–20 CL421681863714013thQ1
1920–21 CL421491971703717thQ2
1921–22 FL3N381371848663316thQ6
1922–23 FL3N38243116141511st [D] Q5
1923–24 FL24210131940743321st‡ [E] Q5
1924–25 FL3N42237127950532ndQ6
1925–26 FL3N421611158971438thR1
1926–27 FL3N422271310475515thR2 [F]
1927–28 FL3N421062676136 [L] 2622nd [G] R1
1928–29 FL3N421752077903915th
1929–30 FL3N421372251803319thR1
1930–31 FL3N426729431131922nd‡ [H] [K] R2
1931–32 LC36196117453445thQ4
1932–33 LC381481683813611thR1
1933–34 LC38168149786408th
1934–35 LC381710118861446thQ1
1935–36 LC401691586844110thQ2
1936–46Nelson inactive [I]
1946–47 LC4218717100854311thPR
1947–48 LC14224998462572ndQ4
1948–49 LC142209138768494thQ1
1949–50 LC142304812563641stQ2
1950–51 LC1422931012064612ndR2
1951–52 LC1423039139 [J] 59631stR1
1952–53 LC142208148672485thQ4
1953–54 LC140216139168483rdR1
1954–55 LC1421482082843616thQ2
1955–56 LC1381281860893215thQ1
1956–57 LC1381551853593513thQ1
1957–58 LC1421761965714011thQ1
1958–59 LC142199148274479thQ2
1959–60 LC142224167868487thQ1
1960–61 LC142297610647652ndQ4
1961–62 LC1422051786714511thQ2
1962–63 LC142224169581488thQ1
1963–64 LC142233168473498thQ2
1964–65 LC14215720681083713thQ3
1965–66 LC14210527561212521st‡Q1
1966–67 LC230851744732113thQ2
1967–68 LC2321251563672912thQ1
1968–69 LC4212822661103218thPR
1969–70 LC388525601062516th
1970–71 LC30981355592610th
1971–72 LC28135106949317th
1972–73 LC381271960763112thQ1
1973–74 LC386626361111820thQ1
1974–75 LC38198117750466thPR
1975–76 LC34185115935415thQ2 [M]
1976–77 LC34153164846338thPR
1977–78 LC34452533941318thQ1
1978–79 LC28710113133248thR1
1979–80 LC32781746672214thPR
1980–81 LC34732429601717th
1981–82 LC3419786644453rd
1982–83 NWC3 [N] 347161149563010th
1983–84 NWC3348101649552614thPR
1984–85 NWC334942143802217thPR
1985–86 NWC3287714366519*14thR1
1986–87 NWC32412663729304thEP
1987–88 NWC24212102049763416thPR
1988–89 WLL2 [O] 347522591042616thEP
1989–90 WLL23474235810223*15thEP
1990–91 WLL2383629391031519th
1991–92 WLL234672161952516th
1992–93 NWC2 [P] 34772047822817th
1993–94 NWC234168107552566th
1994–95 NWC23013896444476th
1995–96 NWC23417987855605th
1996–97 NWC23814101464725211thQ2
1997–98 NWC2401751869765613th
1998–99 NWC23611111451494413th
1999–2000 NWC23421857731713rdQ1
2000–01 NWC238211168944744th [Q] Q2
2001–02 NWC240189137363639thR2 [R]
2002–03 NWC234131295040517thPRR1
2003–04 NWC23814111354645310thPRR1
2004–05 NWC236161197552596thEPQ2
2005–06 NWC23623588253743rd† [S] EPR2
2006–07 NWC1427629411132720thEPR1
2007–08 NWC138582542902320th [T] EPQ2
2008–09 NWCP [U] 4211121968864517th
2009–10 NWCP421282247874417thR3
2010–11 Nelson resigned from North West Counties League
2011–12 NWC134952040833215th
2012–13 NWC1341191464764210thQ2
2013–14 NWC136292513551891stR1
2014–15 NWCP401671769645511thEPQ2
2015–16 NWCP421392069704816thEPQ2
2016–17 NWCP4251126558725* [W] 21st‡PRQ1
2017–18 NWC1427102550913121st [X] EPQ2
2018–19 NWC1N381291760664514thR1
2019–20 NWC1N281051347573514th [Y] Q1
2020–21 NWC1N51041116317th [Z] Q2
2021–22 NWC1N36177127865585th [AA]
2022–23 NWC1N341341756644311th
2023–24 NWC1N348521447926* [AB] 18th [AC] Q2

Key

WinnersRunners up Promoted Relegated

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.
League record shown in italics when season was abandoned.

Footnotes

A.  ^ : The FA Trophy competition began in the 1969–70 season. [7]
B.  ^ : The FA Vase competition began in the 1974–75 season. [8]
C.  ^ : Following incidents involving fans during an FA Cup match, Nelson were suspended by the Lancashire County Football Association in late 1898 and subsequently disbanded until 1900. [1]
D.  ^ : Nelson finished four points ahead of second-placed Bradford Park Avenue. [9]
E.  ^ : This is Nelson's highest ever league finish.
F.  ^ : The 1926–27 season was the first time that Nelson reached the Second Round of the FA Cup. They beat Stockport County 4–1 in the First Round, before being knocked out by Ashington.
G.  ^ : Despite finishing bottom of the league, Nelson were re-elected into the Football League and were not relegated.
H.  ^ : Nelson lost each of their 21 away matches in the 1930–31 season. Including the final three games of the 1929–30 campaign, they lost 24 consecutive away matches—this is still a Football League record. [10]
I.  ^ : Following the disbanding of Nelson, a new club named Nelson Town was formed and briefly played in local leagues until the outbreak of the Second World War. [4]
J.  ^ : The total of 139 goals in 1950–51 is Nelson's most ever league goals in a season.
K.  ^ : Nelson failed to be re-elected to the Football League at the end of the 1930–31 season, instead being replaced by Chester City. [3]
L.  ^ : The total of 136 goals in 1927–28 is Nelson's most League goals conceded in a season.
M.  ^ : The Second Qualifying Round was Nelson's best performance in the FA Trophy—they defeated Clitheroe and Winterton Rangers before being knocked out by Emley.
N.  ^ : Nelson were one of 18 teams accepted into the Third Division of the newly formed North West Counties Football League. [11]
O.  ^ : After their Victoria Park ground was deemed unfit for the North West Counties League Second Division, Nelson were forced to join the West Lancashire League Second Division. [5]
P.  ^ : After improvements to their stadium, the club was accepted back into the North West Counties League. [5]
Q.  ^ : After the final match of the 2000–01 season, Nelson finished in the third promotion place ahead of Atherton Laburnum Rovers. However, Atherton LR were given the chance to replay their final game after their opponents had fielded an ineligible player. Atherton LR won the replayed tie and finished third ahead of Nelson. [5]
R.  ^ : The 2001–02 season saw Nelson reach the Second Round of the FA Vase for the first time. Nelson beat Norton & Stockton Ancients, Garforth Town and Louth United to reach that stage, before losing to Clitheroe in a Second Round replay.
S.  ^ : Nelson achieved promotion from the North West Counties Second Division in the 2005–06 season, finishing nine points clear of fourth-placed Winsford United. [5] [12]
T.  ^ : Nelson finished bottom of the division but were not relegated thanks to the division being increased to 22 teams for the following season. [13]
U.  ^ : For the 2008–09 season, the North West Counties League First Division was renamed to the North West Counties League Premier Division. [13]
V.  ^ : In the Third Qualifying Round, Nelson beat Carlisle Red Rose 9–0. This remains their biggest ever FA Cup victory.
W.  ^ : Deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player in their game against Atherton Collieries of 10 October. [14]
X.  ^ : Nelson finished in the relegation places but were not relegated thanks to the league being increased to 2 divisions of 20 teams, North and South, for the following season.
Y.  ^ : The season was declared null and void due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Z.  ^ : The season was curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
AA.  ^ : Nelson qualified for the North West Counties Division One North play-off semi-final by finishing in fifth place but were defeated by second-place Holker Old Boys 2–1 after extra time.
AB.  ^ : Nelson were deducted 3 points.
AC.  ^ : Nelson finished in the relegation places but were not relegated thanks to a reprieve for having the third best Points per game of all sides finishing bottom in Step 6. [15]

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