LEAGUE STATISTICS AT-A-GLANCE FROM 1888

GOLD highlights a league or cup championship win.
GREEN highlights automatic promotion seasons.
CYAN highlights play-off seasons.
RED highlights relegation seasons.

Season
Div
Pos
Manager(s)
 FA LC Avg Att
1888/89
FL
12
Harry Lockett
 1Q  
3,450
1889/90
FL
12
Harry Lockett
 QF  
3,275
1890 - failed with re-election (played in Football Alliance)
1890/91
FA
1
Joseph Bradshaw
 QF   2,136

1891 - re-election successful

1891/92
FL
13
Joseph Bradshaw
Arthur Reeves

QF

  
3,950
1892/93
1
7
Arthur Reeves
 1  
5,070
1893/94
1
11
Arthur Reeves
 2  
5,075
1894/95
1
14
Arthur Reeves
 2  
3,875
1895/96
1
6
William Rowley
 QF  
7,600
1896/97
1
13
William Rowley
 2  
5,400
1897/98
1
16
Horace Austerberry
 2  
7,350
1898/99
1
12
Horace Austerberry
 SF  
7,600
1899/00
1
9
Horace Austerberry
 1  
7,250
1900/01
1
16
Horace Austerberry
 1  
7,650
1901/02
1
16
Horace Austerberry
 QF  
7,280
1902/03
1
6
Horace Austerberry
 QF  
8,050
1903/04
1
16
Horace Austerberry
 1  
8,610
1904/05
1
12
Horace Austerberry
 2  
7,470
1905/06
1
10
Horace Austerberry
 2  
8,610
1906/07
1
20
Horace Austerberry
 1  
5,605
1907/08
2
10
Horace Austerberry

QF

  
5,825

1908 - resigned from Football League
(joined Birmingham & District League)

1908/09
BD
8
Alfred Barker

1

  

5,117

1909 - also joined Southern League

1909/10
 BD 7 Alfred Barker 1  

4,411

1909/10 2A 1 Alfred Barker

3,500

1910/11 BD 1 Alfred Barker 1  

6,882

1910/11 S2 2 Alfred Barker

3,636

1911 - left Birmingham & District League
1911/12 S1 10 Alfred Barker -  

8,789

1912/13 S1 20 Alfred Barker 1  

5,947

1913/14 S2 5 Alfred Barker 1  

6,566

1914/15 S2 1 Peter Hodge -  

4,625

1915- elected to Division Two but league football
was then cancelled due to the First World War
1919/20
2
10
Arthur Shallcross
 1  
12,145
1920/21
2
20
Arthur Shallcross
 1  
13,315
1921/22
2
2
Arthur Shallcross
 3  
15,200
1922/23
1
21
Arthur Shallcross
 2  
19,450
1923/24
2
6
John Rutherford
Tom Mather
 1  
11,765
1924/25
2
20
Tom Mather
 1  
11,030
1925/26
2
21
Tom Mather
 4  
12,144
1926/27
3N
1
Tom Mather
 1  
10,311
1927/28
2
5
Tom Mather
 QF  
14,395
1928/29
2
6
Tom Mather
 3  
13,666
1929/30
2
11
Tom Mather
 3  
11,523
1930/31
2
11
Tom Mather
 3  
11,434
1931/32
2
3
Tom Mather
 5  
12,278
1932/33
2
1
Tom Mather
 4  
15,858
1933/34
1
12
Tom Mather
 QF  
23,087
1934/35
1
10
Tom Mather
 3  
22,349
1935/36
1
4
Bob McGrory
 5  
21,586
1936/37
1
10
Bob McGrory
 4  
22,261
1937/38
1
17
Bob McGrory
 4  
24,970
1938/39
1
7
Bob McGrory

3

 
22,535
1939/40
1
9*
Bob McGrory
 -  
14,667
1939-1945 - league football suspended after 3 games
to due Second World War
1945/46
-
-
Bob McGrory
 QF  
-
1946/47
1
4
Bob McGrory
 5  
30,863
1947/48
1
15
Bob McGrory
 4  
31,590
1948/49
1
11
Bob McGrory
 5  
29,943
1949/50
1
19
Bob McGrory
 3  
27,215
1950/51
1
13
Bob McGrory
 5  
25,791
1951/52
1
20
Bob McGrory
 4  
25,222
1952/53
1
21
Frank Taylor
 4  
27,883
1953/54
2
11
Frank Taylor
 4  
18,009
1954/55
2
5
Frank Taylor
 4  
21,131
1955/56
2
13
Frank Taylor
 5  
19,850
1956/57
2
5
Frank Taylor
 3  
22,146
1957/58
2
11
Frank Taylor
 5  
20,511
1958/59
2
5
Frank Taylor
 4  
17,249
1959/60
2
17
Frank Taylor
 3  
14,506
1960/61
2
18
Tony Waddington
 5 2
9,252
1961/62
2
8
Tony Waddington
 4 2
15,751
1962/63
2
1
Tony Waddington
 3 2
25,426
1963/64
1
17
Tony Waddington
 5 RU
30,315
1964/65
1
11
Tony Waddington
 4 4
25,787
1965/66
1
10
Tony Waddington
 3 3
22,503
1966/67
1
12
Tony Waddington
 3 2
25,933
1967/68
1
18
Tony Waddington
 4 QF
21,949
1968/69
1
19
Tony Waddington
 5 2
18,984
1969/70
1
9
Tony Waddington
 4 2
24,165
1970/71
1
13
Tony Waddington
 SF 2
19,905
1971/72
1
17
Tony Waddington
 SF W
24,204
1972/73
1
15
Tony Waddington
 3 4
23,800
1973/74
1
5
Tony Waddington
 3 4
21,587
1974/75
1
5
Tony Waddington
 3 4
27,011
1975/76
1
12
Tony Waddington
 5 2
22,314
1976/77
1
21
Tony Waddington
George Eastham
 3 3
19,027
1977/78
2
7
George Eastham
Alan A'Court (c)
Alan Durban
 4 2
15,038
1978/79
2
3
Alan Durban
 3 QF
19,125
1979/80
1
18
Alan Durban
 3 3
20,176
1980/81
1
11
Alan Durban
 3 2
15,580
1981/82
1
18
Richie Barker
 3 2
14,635
1982/83
1
13
Richie Barker
 4 2
16,622
1983/84
1
18
Richie Barker
Bill Asprey
 3 4
13,900
1984/85
1
22
Bill Asprey
Tony Lacey (c)
 3 2
10,700
1985/86
2
10
Mick Mills
 3 3
8,288
1986/87
2
8
Mick Mills
 5 2
9,987
1987/88
2
11
Mick Mills
 3 4
9,607
1988/89
2
13
Mick Mills
 4 2
9,817
1989/90
2
24
Mick Mills
Alan Ball
 3 2
12,449
1990/91
3
14
Alan Ball
Graham Paddon (c)
 2 2
11,565
1991/92
3
4
Lou Macari
 1 1
13,007
1992/93
2
1
Lou Macari
 1 2
16,556
1993/94
1
10
Lou Macari,
Chic Bates
Joe Jordan
 4 2
15,968
1994/95
1
11
Joe Jordan,
Asa Hartford
Lou Macari
 3 3
12,839
1995/96
1
4
Lou Macari
 3 3
12,279
1996/97
1
12
Lou Macari
 3 3
12,751
1997/98
1
23
Chic Bates
Chris Kamara
Alan Durban (c)
 3 3
15,015
1998/99
2
8
Brian Little
 2 1
12,732
1999/00
2
6
Gary Megson
Gudjon Thordarson
 1 2
11,246
2000/01
2
5
Gudjon Thordarson
 1 4
13,767
2001/02
2
5
Gudjon Thordarson
 3 1
13,996
2002/03
1
21
Steve Cotterill
Dave Kevan (c)
Tony Pulis
 5 1
14,532
2003/04
1
11
Tony Pulis
 3 2
14,424
2004/05
C
12
Tony Pulis
 3 1
16,455
2005/06
C
13
Johan Boskamp
 5 1
14,738
2006/07
C
8
Tony Pulis
 4 1
15,749
2007/08
C
2
Tony Pulis
 3 1
16,823
2008/09
PL
12
Tony Pulis
 3 QF
26,954

* At first there was only one league, the Football League, until a second was introduced for the 1892/93 season. They were then renamed Division One and Division Two.

* Following the formation of the Premier League in 1992, the Football League was restructured with the Premier League, plus the Football League First, Second and Third Divisions replacing the former League Divisions One, Two, Three and Four respectively.

* From 2004/05, the Football League underwent further changes and the former Divisions One, Two and Three were respectively renamed as Championship, League One and League Two.

* (c) after a manager's name means temporary or caretaker manager.

GOLD highlights a league or cup championship win.
GREEN highlights automatic promotion seasons.
CYAN highlights play-off seasons.
RED highlights relegation seasons.

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