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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1901 | John Jackson became the first manager | |
| 1901 | Club formed | |
| 1901 | Turned professional | |
| 1901 | Started playing home matches at County Ground | |
| 1902 | Started playing home matches at Goldstone Ground | |
| 1904 | Club became a Limited Company | |
| 1905 | Frank Scott-Walford became new manager | |
| 1908 | John Robson became new manager | |
| 1919 | Charles Webb became new manager | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League in Division 3 | |
| 1929 | Tommy Cook became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 114 goals | |
| 1936 | Tug Wilson played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 509 | |
| 1947 | Tommy Cook became new manager | |
| 1947 | Don Welsh became new manager | |
| 1951 | Billy Lane became new manager | |
| 1951 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Newport County 9-1 in Division 3 (S) | |
| 1953 | 1954 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1955 | 1956 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1957 | 1958 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1958 | Record home attendance of 36,747 against Fulham in League Division 2 | |
| 1958 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Middlesbrough 9-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1961 | George Curtis became new manager | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1962 | 1963 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1963 | Archie Macaulay became new manager | |
| 1964 | 1965 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1965 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Wisbech 10-1 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1968 | Fred Goodwin became new manager | |
| 1970 | Pat Saward became new manager | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1972 | 1973 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1973 | Brian Clough became new manager | |
| 1974 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 1976 | Alan Mullery became new manager | |
| 1976 | 1977 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1976 | 1977 | Peter Ward set record for most League goals in a season with 32 |
| 1978 | 1979 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1980 | Club broke transfer record when buying Andy Ritchie from Man Utd for £500,000 | |
| 1981 | Mike Bailey became new manager | |
| 1982 | Jimmy Melia became new manager | |
| 1982 | 1983 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1983 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man Utd 4-0 (after 2-2 draw, aet) | |
| 1983 | Chris Cattlin became new manager | |
| 1986 | Alan Mullery became manager for second time | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1987 | Barry Lloyd became new manager | |
| 1987 | Ian Chapman became club's youngest player at 16 years and 259 days | |
| 1987 | 1988 | Runners-up in Barclays Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1989 | Steve Penney became club's most-capped player, with 17 caps for N.Ireland | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1993 | Liam Brady became new manager | |
| 1995 | Jimmy Case became new manager | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1996 | Steve Gritt became new manager | |
| 1998 | Brian Horton became new manager | |
| 1999 | Jeff Wood became new manager | |
| 1999 | Micky Adams became new manager | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2001 | 2002 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) |
| 2001 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Relegated at end of season from Nationwide Division 1 to Nationwide Division 2 (originally Division 3) |
| 2002 | Martin Hinshelwood became new manager | |
| 2002 | Steve Coppell became new manager | |
| 2003 | Mark McGhee became new manager | |
| 2003 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Bobby Zamora to Spurs for £1.5-million | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 2005 | Equalled highest fee received for a player when selling Adam Virgo to Celtic for £1.5-million | |
| 2005 | 2006 | Relegated at end of season to League Championship 1 (originally Division3) |
| 2006 | Dean Wilkins became new manager | |