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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1877 | Club formed | |
| 1892 | W.C. McNeill became the first manager | |
| 1892 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1893 | Turned professional | |
| 1895 | J G Hall became new manager | |
| 1897 | R Roberts became new manager | |
| 1898 | J B Blomerley became new manager | |
| 1898 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1898 | Started playing home matches at Gresty Road | |
| 1925 | Tom Bailey became new manager | |
| 1932 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Rotherham 8-0 in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1937 | Bert Swindells became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 126 goals | |
| 1938 | George Lillycrop became new manager | |
| 1944 | Frank Hill became new manager | |
| 1948 | Arthur Turner became new manager | |
| 1951 | Harry Catterick became new manager | |
| 1953 | Ralph Ward became new manager | |
| 1956 | Maurice Lindley became new manager | |
| 1957 | Willie Cook became new manager | |
| 1958 | Harry Ware became new manager | |
| 1960 | Jimmy McGuigan became new manager | |
| 1960 | Record home attendance of 20,000 against Tottenham in FA Cup 4th round | |
| 1960 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Tottenham 13-2 in FA Cup 4th replay | |
| 1962 | 1963 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1963 | 1964 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1964 | Ernie Tagg became new manager | |
| 1964 | 1965 | Terry Harkin set record for most League goals in a season scoring 35 times |
| 1967 | 1968 | Finished 4th in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1968 | 1969 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1971 | Dennis Viollet became new manager | |
| 1972 | Jimmy Melia became new manager | |
| 1974 | Ernie Tagg became manager for second time | |
| 1975 | Harry Gregg became new manager | |
| 1978 | Warwick Rimmer became new manager | |
| 1978 | Tommy Lowry played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 436 | |
| 1979 | Tony Waddington became new manager | |
| 1981 | Arfon Griffiths became new manager | |
| 1982 | Peter Morris became new manager | |
| 1983 | Dario Gradi became new manager | |
| 1988 | Steve Walters became club's youngest player at 16 years and 119 days | |
| 1988 | 1989 | Finished 3rd in Barclays Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1990 | 1991 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1993 | 1994 | Finished 3rd in Endsleigh Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1995 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Hartlepool 8-0 in Auto Windshields Shield | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Rodney Jack for £650,000 from Torquay | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 2002 | 2003 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 2005 | Clayton Ince became club's most-capped player, with 38 caps for Trinidad & Tobago | |
| 2005 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Dean Ashton for £3.4-million to Norwich | |
| 2005 | 2006 | Relegated at end of season to League Championship 1 (originally Division3) |
| 2007 | Steve Holland became new manager | |