List of Scunthorpe United F.C. seasons

Scunthorpe United Football Club, an English association football club based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, was founded in 1899 as the result of a merger between Brumby Hall F.C. and another club.[1] The team first entered the national cup competition, the FA Cup, in 1909–10; they beat Withernsea 8–0 in the preliminary round before losing 4–0 to York City in the first qualifying round.[2] In 1910, after amalgamating with North Lindsey United, the club took the name Scunthorpe & Lindsey United,[1] and two years later, it became a member of the Midland League.[3] The first team finished that initial season in the lower reaches of the table, but when competitive football resumed after the First World War, they enjoyed consecutive top-seven finishes, culminating in their first Midland League title in 1926–27, a success fuelled by 52 goals from former England international Ernie Simms.[3][4] They again won the title in 1938–39,[3] and it seemed for much of the season as if Harry Johnson was sure to overtake Simms' total, but he missed several matches in the later part of the season and had to settle for 49.[4][5]

For details of the current season, see 2020–21 Scunthorpe United F.C. season.

Scunthorpe made their first application to join the Football League ahead of the formation of the Northern Section of the Third Division in 1921; they were not elected,[6] and their bids for election continued to fail until the League's next expansion, in 1950. The voting was tight, but Scunthorpe became one of two Midland League teams to join the Northern Section when each regional third-tier division grew from 22 to 24.[7] They finished the 1950–51 Football League season in mid-table, and seven years later won the Third Division North title – the last season of that league before the regional divisions were amalgamated into national Third and Fourth Divisions[8] – by a seven-point margin. They also reached the fifth round (last 16) of the FA Cup for the first time, defeating First Division club Newcastle United and holding Liverpool for 75 minutes before conceding the only goal of the match.[9]

Ahead of their Second Division debut, the club dropped the Lindsey from its name, becoming plain Scunthorpe United.[1] They spent six seasons at that level, and finished a club record fourth in 1961–62, five points behind the second promotion place. After four seasons in the Third Division, they dropped to the Fourth, in which they remained for the next 36 years, apart from three single-season ventures into the higher level; the last of those, in 1999–2000, came courtesy of their fifth attempt at promotion via the play-offs.[10][11] The Football League rebranded their divisions ahead of the 2004–05 season, so that the fourth tier became Football League Two,[8] and the change of name coincided with a change of fortune for Scunthorpe. Gaining promotion to League One as runners-up, ahead of Swansea City on goal difference, this time they not only stayed up but went on to win the League One title in 2006–07. Relegated in their first season in the Championship, they came straight back via the play-offs to spend another two seasons in the second tier.[10][12] In 2008–09, they lost to Luton Town in the final of the Football League Trophy, a cup competition open to teams from the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system,[13] and the following season, they reached the last 16 of the League Cup for the first time.[10] Two relegations in three years returned them to the fourth tier, from which they bounced straight back as 2013–14 runners-up. After twice reaching the play-offs, they were relegated to League Two in 2019.

As of the end of the 2019–20 season, the team have spent 36 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system, 25 in the third, and 9 in the second.[3][10] The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions and the top league goalscorer, where known, from their debut season in the FA Cup in 1909–10 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons
List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results, and top league scorer(s)
Season League[3][10] FA Cup[2] League Cup[10][14][lower-alpha 1] Other[3][10][14][15] Top league scorer(s)[lower-alpha 2]
Division[lower-alpha 3] P W D L F A Pts Pos Competition Result Name Goals
1909–10 — ——————— — QR1— —— Not known—
1910–11 — ——————— — Prelim— —— Not known—
1911–12 — ——————— — QR1— —— Not known—
1912–13 Mid381381755783415th QR2— —— Not known—
1913–14 Mid34164145555367th QR1— —— Not known—
1914–15 Mid381391670793513th QR3— —— Not known—
1915–19
The Midland League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20 Mid3418797139433rd QR2— —— Not known—
1920–21 Mid38189116443454th QR4— —— Not known—
1921–22 Mid42228128760524th QR3— —— Not known—
1922–23 Mid421813116558496th QR4— —— Not known—
1923–24 Mid42217145549496th QR5— —— Not known—
1924–25 Mid28125114541297th QR1— —— Not known—
1925–26 Mid40199128678477th QR2— —— Not known—
1926–27 Mid38284612144601st QR4— —— Ernie Simms[4]52
1927–28 Mid442341711885509th QR1— —— Not known—
1928–29 Mid5020141698965411th QR4— —— Not known—
1929–30 Mid502661812498587th R2— —— Not known—
1930–31 Mid46191116981014911th R1— —— Not known—
1931–32 Mid46189198399459th R2— —— Not known—
1932–33 Mid4423516104100518th R1— —— Not known—
1933–34 Mid32145137673337th R1— —— Not known—
1934–35 Mid381731867823711th R1— —— Not known—
1935–36 Mid401681673774011th R2— —— Not known—
1936–37 Mid421932077864114th R1— —— Not known—
1937–38 Mid422251510978496th R1— —— Harry Johnson[19]38
1938–39 Mid42288613357641st R2— —— Harry Johnson[5]49
1939–40 Mid[20]3201854— — — —— Johnny Campbell[20]4
1939–45
The Midland League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
1945–46 Mid36176138265406th QR4[lower-alpha 4] — —— Not known—
1946–47 Mid42249912161574th R2— —— Not known—
1947–48 Mid42239108957552nd R1— —— Not known—
1948–49 Mid422461210456544th R2— —— Not known—
1949–50 Mid46296119944643rd QR4— —— Not known—
1950–51 Div 3N4613181558574412th QR4— —— Ted Gorin[21]12
1951–52 Div 3N4614161665744414th R3— —— Ray Powell[21]14
1952–53 Div 3N4616141662564615th R3— —— Jack Haigh12
1953–54 Div 3N462115107756573rd R4— —— Jack Gregory16
1954–55 Div 3N462312118153583rd R2— —— Gordon Brown23
1955–56 Div 3N46208187563489th R4— —— Gordon Brown21
1956–57 Div 3N4615151671694514th R2— —— Gordon Brown14
1957–58 Div 3N 4629898850661st R5— —— Ronnie Waldock[1]21
1958–59 Div 2421292155843318th R3— —— Ronnie Waldock[21]14
1959–60 Div 24213101957713615th R4— —— Peter Donnelly15
1960–61 Div 2421415136964439th R4R1—— Barrie Thomas26
1961–62 Div 242217148671494th R3R1—— Barrie Thomas[lower-alpha 5]31
1962–63 Div 2421612145759449th R3R3—— John Kaye13
1963–64 Div 2 ↓4210102252823022nd R3R2—— Ken Hodgson11
1964–65 Div 34614122065724018th R1R2——
13
1965–66 Div 3462111148067534th R1R1—— Brian Bedford[21]22
1966–67 Div 3461782158734218th R2R1—— Frank Barton11
1967–68 Div 3 ↓4610122456873223rd R2R2—— David Sloan[21]10
1968–69 Div 4461882061604416th R1R3—— Terry Heath15
1969–70 Div 44618101867654612th R5R1—— Nigel Cassidy21
1970–71 Div 44615131856614317th R3R1—— Terry Heath10
1971–72 Div 4 462213115637574th R1R1—— Rod Fletcher19
1972–73 Div 3 ↓4610102633723024th R3R1—— Rod Fletcher[21]10
1973–74 Div 445141219476442[lower-alpha 6]18th R4R2—— Nolan Keeley[21]9
1974–75 Div 4467152441782924th[lower-alpha 7] R1R2—— Dudley Roberts17
1975–76 Div 44614102250593819th R1R1—— Rick Green[25]15
1976–77 Div 44613112249733720th R1R2—— Nolan Keeley12
1977–78 Div 44614161650554414th R1R2—— Jim Lumby21
1978–79 Div 44617111854604512th R1R1—— Kevin Kilmore17
1979–80 Div 44614151758754314th R1R1—— Malcolm Partridge13
1980–81 Div 44611201560694216th R2R1—— Steve Cammack[16][26]15
1981–82 Div 44691522437942[lower-alpha 8]23rd[lower-alpha 7] R3R1—— George Telfer9
1982–83 Div 4 46231497142834th R3R1Football League Group CupGroup Steve Cammack[27]25 ♦
1983–84 Div 3 ↓469191854734621st R4R1 Associate Members' CupQF(N) Steve Cammack[16][26]18
1984–85 Div 4461914138362719th R2R2 Associate Members' CupR1(N) Steve Cammack[16][26]24
1985–86 Div 44615141750555915th R2R1 Associate Members' CupQF(N) Steve Cammack[16][26]12
1986–87 Div 4461812167357668th R3R2 Associate Members' CupR1(N) Steve Johnson16
1987–88 Div 446201797651774th[lower-alpha 9] R3R2 Associate Members' CupR1(N) Andy Flounders24
1988–89 Div 4462114117757774th[lower-alpha 10] R1R3 Associate Members' CupPrelim(N) Tony Daws24
1989–90 Div 44217151469546611th R2R1 Associate Members' CupR1(N) Andy Flounders[30]18
1990–91 Div 4462011157162718th[lower-alpha 11] R3R1 Associate Members' CupQF(N) Andy Flounders[16][30]23
1991–92 Div 442219126459725th[lower-alpha 12] R1R2 Associate Members' CupR1(N) Jason White[21]11
1992–93 Div 3[lower-alpha 13] 4214121657545414th R1R2 Football League TrophyQF(N) Ian Helliwell13
1993–94 Div 34215141364565911th R3R1 Football League TrophyQF(N) Matt Carmichael18
1994–95 Div 342188166863627th R2R1 Football League TrophyR1(N)
8
1995–96 Div 34615151667616012th R2R1 Football League TrophyR2(N) Andy McFarlane16
1996–97 Div 3461891959626313th R2R1 Football League TrophyQF(N) Phil Clarkson13
1997–98 Div 3461912155652698th R3R2 Football League TrophyQF(N) Jamie Forrester11
1998–99 Div 3 46228166958744th[lower-alpha 14] R3R1 Football League TrophyR2(N) Jamie Forrester20
1999–2000 Div 2 ↓469122540743923rd R1R1 [[AssPFootball League Trophy]]QF(N) Guy Ipoua9
2000–01 Div 34618111762526510th R4R1 Football League TrophyR1(N) Guy Ipoua14
2001–02 Div 3461914137456718th R3R1 Football League TrophyQF(N) Martin Carruthers13
2002–03 Div 3461915126849725th[lower-alpha 15] R3R1 Football League TrophyR1(N) Martin Carruthers20
2003–04 Div 34611161969724922nd R4R2 Football League TrophySF(N) Steven MacLean[27]23 ♦
2004–05 League 2[lower-alpha 16] 462214106942802nd R3R1 Football League TrophyR1(N) Paul Hayes17
2005–06 League 14615151668736012th R3R2 Football League TrophyQF(N) Billy Sharp[27]23 ♦
2006–07 League 1 46261377335911st R2R2 Football League TrophyR2(N) Billy Sharp[27]30 ♦
2007–08 Champ ↓4611132246694623rd R3R1—— Martin Paterson13
2008–09 League 1 462210148263766th[lower-alpha 17] R3R1 Football League TrophyF Gary Hooper24
2009–10 Champ4614102262845220th R4R4—— Gary Hooper19
2010–11 Champ ↓461262843874224th R3R3—— Michael O'Connor8
2011–12 League 14610221455595218th R1R2 Football League TrophyR2(N)
7
2012–13 League 1 ↓461392449734821st R1R2 Football League TrophyR1(N)
11
2013–14 League 2 46202156844812nd R1R1 Football League TrophyR1(N) Sam Winnall[33]23 ♦
2014–15 League 14614141862755616th R3R2 Football League TrophyR1(N) Paddy Madden14
2015–16 League 1462111146047747th R3R1 Football League TrophyR2(N) Paddy Madden20
2016–17 League 1462410128054823rd[lower-alpha 18] R1R2 EFL TrophyR3 Josh Morris19
2017–18 League 1461917106550745th[lower-alpha 19] R2R2 EFL TrophyR2(N) Josh Morris11
2018–19 League 1 ↓4612102453834623rd R2R1 EFL TrophyR2(N) Lee Novak12
2019–20 League 23710101744564020th[lower-alpha 20] R1R1 EFL TrophyQF Kevin van Veen10

Notes
  1. The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[8]
  2. Unless individually referenced, top scorers in the Football League era are sourced to The Iron Alphabet up to and including the 1995–96 season[16] – appearances and goals listed there are for League matches only, as confirmed at Neil Brown's site[17] – and to Soccerbase thereafter.[18]
  3. From the 1960–61 Football League season onwards, divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system, and separately from the pre-Football League division.
  4. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[2]
  5. Club's highest Football League scorer in a season.[22]
  6. Two points awarded for the home fixture against Exeter City, which remains the only match in the history of the Football League to remain unplayed. Injury and influenza left Exeter with only nine fit players, two of whom were goalkeepers, but the League refused their request for postponements. They played one game, at home to Peterborough United, but on medical advice refused to travel the 300 miles (480 km) to Scunthorpe. They were fined £5,000 and ordered to pay Scunthorpe £1,000 in compensation.[10][23]
  7. Successfully applied for re-election to the Football League.[24]
  8. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[8]
  9. Lost 3–2 on aggregate to Torquay United in the play-off semi-final; the second leg was the last match played at the Old Showground before Scunthorpe moved to Glanford Park.[28]
  10. Lost 5–1 on aggregate to Wrexham in the play-off semi-final.[29]
  11. Lost 3–2 on aggregate to Blackpool in the play-off semi-final.[10]
  12. After beating Crewe Alexandra 4–2 in the play-off semi-final,[10] Scunthorpe lost to Blackpool in the final on penalties.[6]
  13. The newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, and the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards.[8]
  14. After beating Swansea City 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[10] Scunthorpe won promotion to the Second Division by beating Leyton Orient on penalties in the final.[11]
  15. Lost 6–3 on aggregate to Lincoln City in the play-off semi-final.[31]
  16. From the 2004–05 season, the Football League divisions were rebranded: Division One was renamed the Football League Championship, and Divisions Two and Three became Football League One and Football League Two respectively.[32]
  17. After beating Milton Keynes Dons on penalties in the play-off semi-final,[10] Scunthorpe won promotion to the Championship by beating Millwall 3–2 in the final.[12]
  18. Lost 3–2 on aggregate to Millwall in the play-off semi-final.[34]
  19. Lost 4–2 on aggregate to Rotherham United in the play-off semi-final.[35]
  20. The 2019–20 football season was disrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EFL was suspended in March 2020 and in June, the League Two clubs voted to end the regular season programme early. Teams had not all played the same number of matches, so it was agreed to construct final league tables on a points-per-game basis. Scunthorpe United's 49.73 points per game placed them 20th.[36][37]

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