List of Banbury United F.C. seasons

Banbury United is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, who play in the Southern League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium. They were originally named Spencer Villa.

## Key

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Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to league record

* Lvl = Level of the league in the current league system
* S = Numbers of seasons
* Pld = Games played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* GF = Goals for
* GA = Goals against
* GD = Goals difference
* Pts = Points
* Position = Position in the final league table
* Overall position = Overall club position in the English league system

Key to cup records

* Res = Final reached round
* Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
* PR = Premilinary round
* QR1 = Qualifying round 1
* QR2 = Qualifying round 2
* QR3 = Qualifying round 3
* QR4 = Qualifying round 4
* R1 = Round 1
* R2 = Round 2
* R3 = Round 3
* R4 = Round 4
* R5 = Round 5
* R6 = Round 6
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* RU = Runners-up
* W = Winners

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* Average home attendance = for league games only

## Seasons

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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[1]
attendance  | FA Cup[2] | FA Trophy | FA Vase
Name  | Goals  | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II
1945–46 | Birmingham Combination |  | 32  | 10  | 7  | 15  | 56  | 79  | -23  | 27  | 13th of 17 |  |  |  | QR2 | 3-0-1  | –  | –  | Jimmy Cringan
1946–47 | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 86  | 65  | 21  | 36  | 10th of 19 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1
1947–48 | 38  | 29  | 3  | 6  | 106  | 42  | 64  | 61  | 2nd of 20 |  |  |  | R1 | 6-0-1
1948–49 | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 75  | 68  | 7  | 40  | 10th of 20 |  |  |  | QR3 | 3-0-1
1949–50 | 38  | 19  | 5  | 14  | 63  | 52  | 11  | 43  | 8th of 20 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1
1950–51 | 38  | 13  | 8  | 17  | 64  | 75  | -11  | 34  | 12th of 20 |  |  |  | QR2 | 3-2-1
1951–52 | 38  | 13  | 7  | 18  | 76  | 87  | -11  | 33  | 15th of 20 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1
1952–53 | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 73  | 65  | 8  | 30  | 13th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-1-1
1953–54 | 26  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 49  | 36  | 13  | 32  | 4th of 14 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-0-1
Joined the Birmingham & District League
1954–55 | Birmingham & District League |  | 38  | 20  | 11  | 7  | 84  | 42  | 42  | 51  | 4th of 20 |  |  |  | QR1 | 1-0-1  | –  | –  | Jimmy Cringan
1955–56 | 38  | 23  | 6  | 9  | 68  | 40  | 28  | 52  | 3rd of 20 |  |  |  | QR3 | 2-0-1
1956–57 | 38  | 17  | 7  | 14  | 87  | 71  | 16  | 41  | 7th of 20 |  |  |  | QR1 | 1-0-1
1957–58 | 38  | 18  | 4  | 16  | 76  | 63  | 13  | 40  | 9th of 20 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1
1958–59 | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 59  | 55  | 4  | 36  | 7th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1
1959–60 | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 60  | 71  | -11  | 27  | 14th of 18 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1
1960–61 | 42  | 21  | 5  | 16  | 108  | 92  | 16  | 47  | 10th of 22 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1
1961–62 | 40  | 18  | 8  | 14  | 107  | 84  | 23  | 44  | 10th of 21 |  |  |  | R1 | 5-0-1  |
The league renamed
1962–63 | West Midlands (Regional) League |  | 38  | 15  | 4  | 19  | 86  | 86  | 0  | 34  | 13th of 20 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | –  | –  |
1963–64 | 36  | 16  | 6  | 14  | 65  | 69  | -4  | 38  | 9th of 19 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1
1964–65 | 38  | 11  | 3  | 24  | 79  | 99  | -20  | 25  | 15th of 20 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1
Club renamed Banbury United
1965–66 | West Midlands (Regional) League |  | 40  | 23  | 9  | 8  | 91  | 55  | 36  | 55  | 3rd of 21 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | –  | –  | Len Goulden
Joined the Southern Football League
1966–67 | Southern Football League
Division One | 6  | 46  | 13  | 14  | 19  | 88  | 100  | -12  | 40  | 17th of 24 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | –  | –  | Len Goulden
1967–68 | 42  | 22  | 9  | 11  | 79  | 59  | 20  | 53  | 7th of 22 |  |  |  | QR4 | 3-0-1  |
1968–69 | 42  | 16  | 12  | 14  | 67  | 72  | -5  | 44  | 11th of 22 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-0-1
1969–70 | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 86  | 72  | 14  | 46  | 9th of 22 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | QR2 | 1-1-1
1970–71 | 38  | 13  | 11  | 14  | 58  | 53  | 5  | 37  | 12th of 20 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | R3 | 5-2-1
Division One split into two sections
1971–72 | Southern Football League
Division One North | 6  | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 54  | 46  | 8  | 33  | 10th of 18 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-1-1  | R1 | 1-0-1  | –  |
1972–73 | 42  | 18  | 5  | 19  | 60  | 53  | 7  | 41  | 12th of 22 |  |  |  | R1 | 4-2-1  | R1 | 1-1-1
1973–74 | 42  | 19  | 11  | 12  | 69  | 57  | 12  | 49  | 8th of 22 |  |  |  | R1 | 4-3-1  | R3 | 3-3-1
1974–75 | 42  | 18  | 10  | 14  | 52  | 51  | 1  | 46  | 10th of 22 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-2-1
1975–76 | 42  | 15  | 8  | 19  | 58  | 67  | -9  | 38  | 12th of 22 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
1976–77 | 38  | 15  | 10  | 13  | 51  | 47  | 4  | 40  | 9th of 20 |  |  |  | QR3 | 2-0-1  | R1 | 1-0-1
1977–78 | 38  | 17  | 10  | 11  | 52  | 47  | 5  | 44  | 6th of 20 |  |  |  | QR4 | 4-2-1  | R1 | 1-0-1
1978–79 | 38  | 10  | 13  | 15  | 42  | 58  | -16  | 33  | 15th of 20 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-0-1  | QR3 | 0-0-1
Alliance Premier League created, The Premier Division was disbanded as most of the clubs left to join the new league, while the divisions One were renamed
1979–80 | Southern Football League
Midland Division | 6  | 42  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 56  | 56  | 0  | 40  | 13th of 22 |  |  |  | QR1 | 2-0-1  | QR1 | 0-1-1  | –  |
1980–81 | 42  | 11  | 11  | 20  | 51  | 65  | -14  | 33  | 16th of 22 |  |  |  | QR4 | 3-1-1  | QR2 | 1-0-1
1981–82 | 42  | 11  | 8  | 23  | 63  | 91  | -28  | 30  | 18th of 22 |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-1-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
Southern Football League Premier Division recreated, the club did not qualified to be placed to the Premier Division
1982–83 | Southern Football League
Midland Division | 7  | 32  | 15  | 3  | 14  | 59  | 55  | 4  | 48  | 7th of 17 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | PR | 0-0-1  | –  |
1983–84 | 38  | 6  | 11  | 21  | 37  | 78  | -41  | 29  | 18th of 20 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 1-1-1  | Phil Lines
1984–85 | 34  | 9  | 5  | 20  | 33  | 59  | -26  | 32  | 17th of 18 |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | PR | 0-0-1
1985–86 | 40  | 13  | 8  | 19  | 38  | 55  | -17  | 47  | 17th of 21 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | QR2 | 1-0-1
1986–87 | 38  | 14  | 7  | 17  | 55  | 65  | -10  | 49  | 12th of 20 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
1987–88 | 42  | 17  | 7  | 18  | 48  | 46  | 2  | 58  | 10th of 22 |  |  |  | QR1 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 3-2-1
1988–89 | 42  | 10  | 14  | 18  | 53  | 74  | -21  | 44  | 16th of 22 |  |  |  | QR3 | 3-2-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1  |
1989–90 | 42  | 9  | 9  | 24  | 46  | 83  | -37  | 34[a] | 21st of 22
Relegated  |  |  |  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | Colin Holder
1990–91 | Hellenic Football League
Premier Division | 8  | 34  | 17  | 4  | 13  | 58  | 51  | 7  | 55  | 8th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-3-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
1991–92 | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 55  | 55  | 0  | 47  | 10th of 18 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-1-1  | –  | PR | 0-1-1  |
1992–93 | 34  | 10  | 10  | 14  | 50  | 66  | -16  | 40  | 11th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | R1 | 1-1-1
1993–94 | 34  | 18  | 9  | 7  | 74  | 44  | +30  | 63  | 3rd of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | PR | 0-0-1
1994–95 | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 44  | 44  | 0  | 43  | 8th of 16 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | R1 | 1-0-1
1995–96 | 34  | 8  | 6  | 20  | 40  | 66  | -26  | 30  | 15th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-1-1  | R1 | 1-1-1
1996–97 | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 51  | 46  | 5  | 47  | 8th of 18 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | QR2 | 0-0-1
1997–98 | 34  | 17  | 7  | 20  | 69  | 42  | 27  | 58  | 4th of 18 |  |  |  | QR1 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 1-0-1
1998–99 | 36  | 20  | 9  | 7  | 73  | 33  | 40  | 69  | 4th of 19 |  |  |  | QR3 | 2-1-1  | QR2 | 0-0-1
1999–2000 | 36  | 29  | 5  | 2  | 87  | 22  | 65  | 92  | 1st of 19
Promoted  |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-1-1  | R2 | 2-0-1  | Kevin Brock
2000–01 | Southern Football League
Eastern Division | 7  | 42  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 57  | 54  | 3  | 47  | 13th of 22 |  |  |  | PR | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | –
2001–02 | 42  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 53  | 66  | -13  | 47[b] | 15th of 22 |  |  | 290  | PR | 1-0-0  | R2 | 1-0-1
2002–03 | 42  | 21  | 11  | 10  | 75  | 50  | 25  | 74  | 8th of 22 |  |  | 410  | QR1 | 1-1-1  | R1 | 1-1-1
2003–04 | 42  | 19  | 10  | 13  | 65  | 57  | 8  | 67  | 8th of 22 |  |  | 290  | PR | 0-0-1  | PR | 0-0-1
Conference North, a new sixth tier league created, the club qualified to be transferred to the Premier Division
2004–05 | Southern Football League
Premier Division | 7  | 42  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 56  | 69  | -13  | 48  | 17th of 22 |  |  | 388  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-1-1  | –  | Kevin Brock
2005–06 | 42  | 17  | 11  | 14  | 66  | 61  | 5  | 62  | 7th of 22 |  |  | 415  | QR3 | 2-1-1  | QR3 | 2-2-1
2006–07 | 42  | 15  | 10  | 17  | 60  | 64  | -4  | 55  | 13th of 22 |  |  | 376  | QR2 | 1-1-1  | QR3 | 2-1-1
2007–08 | 42  | 14  | 16  | 12  | 55  | 57  | -2  | 58  | 9th of 22 | Nicholas Gordon  | 18  | 328  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | Kieran Sullivan
2008–09 | 42  | 11  | 8  | 23  | 43  | 83  | -40  | 41  | 19th of 22
Reprieved  | Nicholas Gordon  | 14  | 297  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
2009–10 | 42  | 14  | 13  | 15  | 53  | 67  | -14  | 55  | 12th of 22 | David Stone  | 17  | 312  | QR1 | 0-1-1  | QR2 | 1-2-1  | Billy Jeffrey
2010–11 | 40  | 11  | 8  | 21  | 44  | 67  | -23  | 40[c] | 16th of 21 | Nabil Shariff  | 6  | 274  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR2 | 1-1-1
2011–12 | 42  | 13  | 10  | 19  | 54  | 61  | -7  | 49  | 16th of 22 | Ricky Johnson  | 12  | 273  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR3 | 2-1-1  | Ady Fuller
2012–13 | 42  | 14  | 9  | 19  | 60  | 75  | -15  | 51  | 16th of 22 | Albi Skendi  | 10  | 220  | QR1 | 0-1-1  | QR1 | 0-2-0  | Ed Stein
2013–14 | 44  | 14  | 5  | 25  | 64  | 116  | -52  | 47  | 19th of 23 | Kynan Isaac  | 12  | 242  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
2014–15 | 44  | 9  | 10  | 25  | 53  | 86  | -33  | 37  | 21st of 23
Relegated  | Leam Howards  | 12  | 247  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | QR3 | 2-1-1  | Paul Davis
2015–16 | Southern Football League
Division One South & West | 8  | 42  | 28  | 10  | 4  | 97  | 38  | +59  | 94  | 2nd of 22
Promoted  | Ricky Johnson  | 26  | 327  | PR | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 1-1-1  | Mike Ford
Promoted after winning the play-offs
2016–17 | Southern Football League
Premier Division | 7  | 46  | 24  | 8  | 14  | 67  | 40  | +27  | 80  | 6th of 24 | Conor McDonagh  | 14  | 388  | QR3 | 2-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
2017–18 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 90 | 59 | +31 | 72  | 9th of 24 | Jefferson Louis | 13  | 385  | QR3 | 2-0-1  | QR2 | 1-2-1
The Premier Division of the Southern League divided into two sections
2018–19 | Southern Football League
Premier Division Central | 7  | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 49[d] | 17th of 24 | Ravi Shamsi  | 15  | 405  | QR2 | 1-1-1  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | –  | Mike Ford
2019–20 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 52 | 7th of 22 | Jaanai Gordon | 13  | 442  | QR1 | 0-1-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19
2020–21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 | 18th of 22 | three players  | 2  | – [e] | R1 | 3-1-1  | QR3 | 0-0-1  | Andy Whing
The season was declared null and void due to COVID-19
2021–22 | 40  | 32  | 6  | 2  | 92  | 32  | +60  | 102  | 1st of 21
Promoted  | Chris Wreh  | 21  | 796  | R1 | 4-0-1  | R1 | 1-0-1
2022–23 | National League North | 6  | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 54  | 17th of 24 | Giorgio Rasulo
Jack Stevens  | 9  | 878  | QR4 | 2-0-1  | R5 | 3-0-1
2023–24 | 46  | 10  | 8  | 28  | 38  | 86  | -48  | 38  | 22nd of 24
Relegated  | Ken Charles  | 12  | 617  | QR2 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Mark Jones
Kevin Wilson
2024–25 | Southern Football League
Premier Division Central | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | QR2 | 1-1-1  | QR3 | 0-0-1  | Simon Hollyhead

## Notes

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* Source: Banbury United at the Football Club History Database

1. ^ Banbury United were deducted two points.
2. ^ Banbury United were deducted one point.
3. ^ Banbury United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
4. ^ Banbury United were deducted four points for infringement of league rules.
5. ^ COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games.

## References

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1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
2. ^ "FA Cup past results". The FA. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

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