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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1889 | Club formed | |
| 1889 | Started playing home matches at Clifden Road | |
| 1891 | Started playing home matches at Benns Field | |
| 1895 | Started playing home matches at Shotters Field | |
| 1898 | Started playing home matches at Cross Road, South Ealing | |
| 1899 | Turned professional | |
| 1900 | Will Lewis became the first manager | |
| 1900 | Started playing home matches at Boston Park | |
| 1901 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1902 | Dick Molyneux became new manager | |
| 1904 | Started playing home matches at Griffin Park | |
| 1906 | W G Brown became new manager | |
| 1908 | Fred Halliday became new manager | |
| 1912 | Ephraim Rhodes became new manager | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League in Division 3 | |
| 1921 | Archie Mitchell became new manager | |
| 1924 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Swansea 7-0 in Division 3 (S) | |
| 1926 | Harry Curtis became new manager | |
| 1929 | 1930 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1932 | 1933 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1932 | 1933 | Jack Holliday set record for most League goals in a season with 38 |
| 1934 | 1935 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1946 | 1947 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1949 | Record home attendance of 38,678 against Leicester in FA Cup | |
| 1949 | Jackie Gibbons became new manager | |
| 1952 | Jimmy Bain became new manager | |
| 1953 | Tommy Lawton became new manager | |
| 1953 | Bill Dodgin Senior became new manager | |
| 1953 | 1954 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1957 | 1958 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1957 | Malcolm Macdonald became new manager | |
| 1957 | Equalled record heaviest defeat, losing to Walsall 7-0 in Division 3 (S) | |
| 1958 | 1959 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1961 | Jim Towers became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 153 goals | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1962 | 1963 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1963 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Wrexham 9-0 in Division 3 | |
| 1964 | Ken Coote played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 514 | |
| 1965 | Tommy Cavanagh became new manager | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1966 | Billy Grey became new manager | |
| 1967 | Jimmy Sirrel became new manager | |
| 1969 | Frank Blunstone became new manager | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1972 | 1973 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1973 | Mike Everitt became new manager | |
| 1975 | John Docherty became new manager | |
| 1975 | Danis Salman became club's youngest player at 15 years and 243 days | |
| 1976 | Bill Dodgin Junior became new manager | |
| 1977 | 1978 | Finished 4th in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1980 | Fred Callaghan became new manager | |
| 1982 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Windsor & Eton 7-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1984 | Frank McLintock became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Runners-up in Freight Rover Trophy final losing to Wigan 3-1 |
| 1987 | Steve Perryman became new manager | |
| 1990 | Phil Holder became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Barclays Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1992 | 1993 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 1993 | David Webb became new manager | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Runners-up in Endsleigh Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 1997 | 1998 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1997 | Eddie May became new manager | |
| 1997 | Micky Adams became new manager | |
| 1998 | Ron Noades became new manager | |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Herman Hreidarsson for £750,000 from Crystal Palace | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1999 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Herman Hreidarsson for £2.5-million to Wimbledon | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Runners-up in LDV Vans Trophy final losing to Port Vale 2-1 |
| 2001 | Ray Lewington became new manager | |
| 2001 | Steve Coppell became new manager | |
| 2002 | Wally Downes became new manager | |
| 2004 | Martin Allen became new manager | |
| 2005 | 2006 | Finished 3rd in Coca Cola Football League 1 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 2006 | Leroy Rosenior became new manager | |
| 2006 | Scott Fitzgerald became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Relegated at end of season to Coca-Cola F/L Division 2 (originally Division 4) |
| 2007 | Terry Butcher became new manager | |
| 2007 | Andy Scott became new manager | |