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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1883 | Club formed | |
| 1891 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1902 | Tom McIntosh became the first manager | |
| 1908 | Turned professional | |
| 1911 | W L Lane became new manager | |
| 1912 | Dick Jackson became new manager | |
| 1918 | Started playing home matches at Feethams Ground | |
| 1919 | Jack English became new manager | |
| 1921 | Elected to Football League as originl members of Division 3 North | |
| 1921 | 1922 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 North (not promoted) |
| 1922 | Jack Fairless became new manager | |
| 1924 | 1925 | Football League Division 3 North Champions |
| 1925 | 1925 | David Brown set record for most League goals in a season scoring 39 times |
| 1926 | 1927 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 North |
| 1928 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Lincoln 9-2 in Division 3 (N) | |
| 1933 | George Collins became new manager | |
| 1936 | George Brown became new manager | |
| 1938 | Jackie Carr became new manager | |
| 1942 | Jack Surtees became new manager | |
| 1945 | Jack English became manager for second time | |
| 1946 | Bill Forrest became new manager | |
| 1950 | George Irwin became new manager | |
| 1952 | Bob Gurney became new manager | |
| 1957 | Dick Duckworth became new manager | |
| 1960 | Eddie Carr became new manager | |
| 1960 | Record home attendance of 20,023 against Bolton in Football League Cup 3rd round | |
| 1964 | Lol Morgan became new manager | |
| 1964 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Doncaster 10-0 in Division 4 | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1966 | 1967 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1966 | Jimmy Greenhalgh became new manager | |
| 1968 | Ray Yeoman became new manager | |
| 1968 | Ron Greener played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 442 | |
| 1970 | Len Richley became new manager | |
| 1971 | Frank Brennan became new manager | |
| 1971 | Ken Hale became new manager | |
| 1972 | Allan Jones became new manager | |
| 1972 | Ralph Brand became new manager | |
| 1973 | Dick Connor became new manager | |
| 1974 | Billy Horner became new manager | |
| 1976 | Peter Madden became new manager | |
| 1978 | Len Walker became new manager | |
| 1979 | Billy Elliott became new manager | |
| 1983 | Cyril Knowles became new manager | |
| 1984 | Alan Walsh became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 90 goals | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Finished 3rd in Canon Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1987 | Dave Booth became new manager | |
| 1987 | Dale Anderson became club's youngest player at 16 years and 254 days | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1989 | Brian Little became new manager | |
| 1990 | 1991 | Barclays Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1991 | Frank Gray became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1992 | Ray Hankin became new manager | |
| 1992 | Billy McEwan became new manager | |
| 1993 | Alan Murray became new manager | |
| 1995 | Paul Futcher became new manager | |
| 1995 | David Hodgson & Jim Platt became joint managers | |
| 1995 | Jim Platt became new manager | |
| 1996 | David Hodgson became new manager | |
| 1998 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Jason De Vos for £400,000 to Dundee Utd | |
| 2000 | Gary Bennett became new manager | |
| 2001 | Tommy Taylor became new manager | |
| 2003 | Mick Tait became new manager | |
| 2003 | David Hodgson returned as manager | |
| 2003 | Started playing home matches at Reynolds Arena | |
| 2006 | Dave Penney became new manager | |
| 2006 | Club broke transfer record when buying Julian Joachim for £100,000 from Boston | |