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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1866 | Club formed | |
| 1867 | Started playing home matches at Drill Field | |
| 1871 | Started playing home matches at Recreation Ground, Saltergate | |
| 1891 | E.Russell Timmeus became the first manager | |
| 1891 | Turned professional | |
| 1895 | Gilbert Gillies became new manager | |
| 1899 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1901 | E F Hind became new manager | |
| 1902 | Jack Hoskin became new manager | |
| 1903 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Glossop N E 10-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1906 | W Furness became new manager | |
| 1907 | George Swift became new manager | |
| 1911 | G H Jones became new manager | |
| 1913 | R L Weston became new manager | |
| 1919 | T Callaghan became new manager | |
| 1920 | J J Caffrey became new manager | |
| 1922 | Harry Hadley became new manager | |
| 1922 | Harry Parkes became new manager | |
| 1925 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Wath Ath 5-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Jimmy Cookson set record for most League goals in a season scoring 44 times |
| 1927 | Alec Campbell became new manager | |
| 1927 | Ted Davison became new manager | |
| 1930 | 1931 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1932 | Bill Harvey became new manager | |
| 1932 | 1933 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1933 | 1934 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1935 | 1936 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1938 | Norman Bullock became new manager | |
| 1939 | Record home attendance of 30,968 against Newcastle in League Division 2 | |
| 1939 | Walter McMillen became club's most-capped player, with 4 caps for N.Ireland | |
| 1945 | Bob Brocklebank became new manager | |
| 1948 | Bobby Marshall became new manager | |
| 1950 | Dennis Thompson became club's youngest player at 16 years and 160 days | |
| 1950 | 1951 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1952 | Ted Davison became manager for second time | |
| 1958 | Duggie Livingstone became new manager | |
| 1960 | 1961 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1962 | Tony McShane became new manager | |
| 1967 | Jimmy McGuigan became new manager | |
| 1967 | Dave Blakey played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 613 | |
| 1969 | 1970 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1973 | Joe Shaw became new manager | |
| 1976 | Arthur Cox became new manager | |
| 1980 | Frank Barlow became new manager | |
| 1981 | Won the Anglo-Scottish Cup | |
| 1982 | 1983 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1983 | John Duncan became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Canon Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1986 | Ernie Moss became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 161 goals | |
| 1987 | Kevin Randall became new manager | |
| 1987 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Gillingham 10-0 in Division 3 | |
| 1988 | Paul Hart became new manager | |
| 1988 | 1989 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1991 | Chris McMenemy became new manager | |
| 1993 | John Duncan became manager for second time | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1997 | Reached the semi-final of FA Cup | |
| 1997 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Kevin Davies for £750,000 to Southampton | |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Jason Lee for £250,000 from Watford | |
| 1999 | 2000 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2000 | Nicky Law became new manager | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Finished 3rd in Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 2002 | Dave Rushbury became new manager | |
| 2003 | Roy McFarland became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Relegated at end of season to Coca-Cola F/L Division 2 (originally Division 4) |
| 2007 | Lee Richardson became new manager | |