2008–09 Football League One

Football league season

Football League OneSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| Leicester City
Promoted| Leicester City
Peterborough United
Scunthorpe United
Relegated| Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra
Cheltenham Town
Hereford United

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

Brighton

Bristol Rovers

Carlisle

Cheltenham

Colchester

Crewe

Hartlepool

Hereford

Huddersfield

Leeds

Leicester

Leyton Orient

Millwall

MK Dons

Northampton

Oldham

Peterborough

Scunthorpe

Southend

Stockport

Swindon

Tranmere

Walsall

Yeovil

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Locations of the League One 2008–09 teams

The Football League 2008–09 (named Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), was the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The second division of these is League One. The winner and the runner up of League One will be automatically promoted to the Football League Championship and they will be joined by the winner of the League One playoff. The bottom four teams in the league will be relegated to the third division, League Two.

Leicester City played at this level for the first time in their history having spent all their time in the top two divisions. In the opposite direction, Hereford United made their first appearance in the third tier since 1978, after many seasons in non-league and lower-league football.

## Changes from last season

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### From League One

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Promoted to Championship

* Swansea City
* Nottingham Forest
* Doncaster Rovers

Relegated to League Two

* Bournemouth
* Gillingham
* Port Vale
* Luton Town

### To League One

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Relegated from Championship

* Leicester City
* Colchester United
* Scunthorpe United

Promoted from League Two

* Milton Keynes Dons
* Peterborough United
* Hereford United
* Stockport County

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Leicester City (C, P) | 46  | 27  | 15  | 4  | 84  | 39  | +45  | 96  | Promotion to Football League Championship
2  | Peterborough United (P) | 46  | 26  | 11  | 9  | 78  | 54  | +24  | 89
3  | Milton Keynes Dons | 46  | 26  | 9  | 11  | 83  | 47  | +36  | 87  | Qualification for League One play-offs
4  | Leeds United | 46  | 26  | 6  | 14  | 77  | 49  | +28  | 84
5  | Millwall | 46  | 25  | 7  | 14  | 63  | 53  | +10  | 82
6  | Scunthorpe United (O, P) | 46  | 22  | 10  | 14  | 82  | 63  | +19  | 76
7  | Tranmere Rovers | 46  | 21  | 11  | 14  | 62  | 49  | +13  | 74  |
8  | Southend United | 46  | 21  | 8  | 17  | 58  | 61  | −3  | 71
9  | Huddersfield Town | 46  | 18  | 14  | 14  | 62  | 65  | −3  | 68
10  | Oldham Athletic | 46  | 16  | 17  | 13  | 66  | 65  | +1  | 65
11  | Bristol Rovers | 46  | 17  | 12  | 17  | 79  | 61  | +18  | 63
12  | Colchester United | 46  | 18  | 9  | 19  | 58  | 58  | 0  | 63
13  | Walsall | 46  | 17  | 10  | 19  | 61  | 66  | −5  | 61
14  | Leyton Orient | 46  | 15  | 11  | 20  | 45  | 57  | −12  | 56
15  | Swindon Town | 46  | 12  | 17  | 17  | 68  | 71  | −3  | 53
16  | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46  | 13  | 13  | 20  | 55  | 70  | −15  | 52
17  | Yeovil Town | 46  | 12  | 15  | 19  | 41  | 66  | −25  | 51
18  | Stockport County | 46  | 16  | 12  | 18  | 59  | 57  | +2  | 50[a]
19  | Hartlepool United | 46  | 13  | 11  | 22  | 66  | 79  | −13  | 50
20  | Carlisle United | 46  | 12  | 14  | 20  | 56  | 69  | −13  | 50
21  | Northampton Town (R) | 46  | 12  | 13  | 21  | 61  | 65  | −4  | 49  | Relegation to Football League Two
22  | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46  | 12  | 10  | 24  | 59  | 82  | −23  | 46
23  | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46  | 9  | 12  | 25  | 51  | 91  | −40  | 39
24  | Hereford United (R) | 46  | 9  | 7  | 30  | 42  | 79  | −37  | 34

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Stockport County deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1]

### Play-offs

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 (6) | 1 |
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| 5 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 2 |

| 4 | Leeds United | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Results

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Home \ Away  | B&HA | BRR | CRL | CHL | COL | CRE | HAR | HER | HUD | LEE | LEI | LEY | MIL | MKD | NOR | OLD | PET | SCU | STD | STP | SWI | TRA | WAL | YEO

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Brighton & Hove Albion |  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–4  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 5–0
Bristol Rovers | 1–2  |  | 2–3  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–0
Carlisle United | 3–1  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 4–1
Cheltenham Town | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  |  | 4–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 3–5  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–6  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0
Colchester United | 0–1  | 0–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0
Crewe Alexandra | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  |  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 3–4  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0
Hartlepool United | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 1–4  |  | 4–2  | 5–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–0
Hereford United | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–2
Huddersfield Town | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–0
Leeds United | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0 | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 4–0
Leicester City | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  |  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–0
Leyton Orient | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  |  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1
Millwall | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–1 | 0–1  | 2–1  |  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 6–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0
Northampton Town | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 3–4  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–0
Oldham Athletic | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 2–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 0–2
Peterborough United | 0–0  | 5–4  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–3
Scunthorpe United | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 4–4  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Southend United | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–1
Stockport County | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 3–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0
Swindon Town | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  |  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 2–3
Tranmere Rovers | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 3–4  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1
Walsall | 3–0  | 0–5  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–0
Yeovil Town | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  |

Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top scorers

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Correct as of 8 May 2009[2]

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1  | Rickie Lambert | Bristol Rovers | 29
Simon Cox | Swindon Town
3  | Matty Fryatt | Leicester City | 27
Jermaine Beckford | Leeds United
5  | Gary Hooper | Scunthorpe United | 24
6  | Craig Mackail-Smith | Peterborough United | 23
7  | Lee Hughes | Oldham Athletic | 18
Aaron McLean | Peterborough United
Joel Porter | Hartlepool United
10  | Paul Hayes | Scunthorpe United | 17

## Dubious goals panel

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* On 30 August 2008 Leeds drew 2–2 with Bristol Rovers. The first goal was a Jermaine Beckford shot which deflected off Steven Elliot. The goal was originally an Elliot own goal, but was later awarded to Beckford.
* On 7 April 2009 Leyton Orient drew 2–2 with Leeds United. Leyton Orient's first goal was from a Sean Thornton Free Kick but it took a slight deflection from Simon Church on its way in. BBC Sport awarded the goal to Sean Thornton but it is still unclear what the final decision will be regarding the actual scorer. Church later claimed the goal and stated that he definitely got a vital touch on the ball.
* On 11 April 2009 Leyton Orient beat Colchester United 2–1. Leyton Orient's second goal was credited to Jimmy Smith, but it looked to have been put over the line by Scott McGleish, but it is unclear what the decision on the goalscorer will be at present.

## Key events

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30 April 2009 – Stockport County are docked 10 points by the FA for entering administration

## Stadiums

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Leeds United | Elland Road | 39,460
Leicester City | Walkers Stadium | 32,500
Huddersfield Town | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500
Milton Keynes Dons | stadium:mk | 22,000
Millwall | The Den | 20,146
Carlisle United | Brunton Park Stadium | 16,981
Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 16,567
Swindon Town | The County Ground | 15,728
Peterborough United | London Road Stadium | 15,460
Southend United | Roots Hall | 12,306
Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 11,916
Walsall | Bescot Stadium | 11,300
Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,651
Oldham Athletic | Boundary Park | 10,638
Crewe Alexandra | Alexandra Stadium | 10,046
Colchester United | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,000
Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 9,978
Leyton Orient | Brisbane Road | 9,271
Scunthorpe United | Glanford Park | 9,183
Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 8,850
Hartlepool United | Victoria Park | 7,691
Northampton Town | Sixfields Stadium | 7,653
Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | 7,408
Hereford United | Edgar Street | 7,100

## Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Replaced by  | Date of appointment  | Position in table

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Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Ince | Signed by Blackburn Rovers (mutual consent)  | 22 June 2008[3] | Roberto Di Matteo | 2 July 2008[4] | Pre-season
Cheltenham Town | Keith Downing | Mutual consent  | 13 September 2008[5] | Martin Allen | 15 September 2008[6] | 24th
Colchester United | Geraint Williams | Mutual consent  | 22 September 2008[7] | Paul Lambert | 24 September 2008[8] | 23rd
Carlisle United | John Ward | Mutual consent  | 3 November 2008[9] | Greg Abbott | 5 December 2008[10] | 20th
Huddersfield Town | Stan Ternent | Mutual consent  | 4 November 2008[11] | Lee Clark | 11 December 2008[12] | 16th
Swindon Town | Maurice Malpas | Mutual consent  | 14 November 2008[13] | Danny Wilson | 26 December 2008[14] | 16th
Crewe Alexandra | Steve Holland | Contract terminated[15] | 18 November 2008[16] | Guðjón Þórðarson | 24 December 2008[17] | 24th
Hartlepool United | Danny Wilson | Contract terminated  | 15 December 2008[18] | Chris Turner | 15 December 2008[18] | 13th
Leeds United | Gary McAllister | Contract terminated  | 21 December 2008[19] | Simon Grayson | 23 December 2008[20] | 9th
Walsall | Jimmy Mullen | Contract terminated  | 10 January 2009[21] | Chris Hutchings | 20 January 2009[22] | 12th
Leyton Orient | Martin Ling | Mutual Consent  | 18 January 2009[23] | Geraint Williams | 5 February 2009[24] | 21st
Yeovil Town | Russell Slade | Contract terminated  | 16 February 2009[25] | Terry Skiverton | 18 February 2009[26] | 16th
Brighton & Hove Albion | Micky Adams | Contract terminated  | 21 February 2009[27] | Russell Slade | 6 March 2009[28] | 21st
Oldham Athletic | John Sheridan | Mutual Consent  | 15 March 2009[29] | Joe Royle | 15 March 2009[30] | 8th

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National teams|

* 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6)
* Fabio Capello

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* Football Conference (Premier, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)
* Southern Football League (Premier, Midlands, South & West)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* Kent League (level 9 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

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Football League cups|

* Football League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions|

* FA Youth Cup
* Academy
* Reserve

Club seasons

Premier
League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Portsmouth
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wigan Athletic

Championship|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Swansea City
* Watford
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One|

* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Millwall
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Peterborough United
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Yeovil Town

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot Town
* Barnet
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Macclesfield Town
* Morecambe
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wycombe Wanderers

Non-League|

* Cambridge United
* Torquay United
* York City

* Summer 2008 transfers
* Winter 2008–09 transfers
* Summer 2009 transfers

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Third level English football league seasons

Football League Third Division|

* 1920–21

Football League Third Division North|

* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58

Football League Third Division South|

* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58

Football League Third Division|

* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92

Football League Second Division|

* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04

Football League One|

* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

See also|

Southern Football League
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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