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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1879 | Club formed | |
| 1880 | Started playing home matches at Intake Ground | |
| 1885 | Turned professional | |
| 1901 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1903 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Small Heath 12-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1905 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1920 | Arthur Porter became the first manager | |
| 1920 | Started playing home matches at Benetthorpe Ground | |
| 1921 | Harry Tufnell became new manager | |
| 1922 | Arthur Porter became new manager | |
| 1922 | Started playing home matches at Belle View | |
| 1923 | Dick Ray became new manager | |
| 1928 | David Menzies became new manager | |
| 1929 | Tom Keetley became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 180 goals | |
| 1934 | 1935 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1936 | 1937 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1936 | Fred Emery played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 417 | |
| 1936 | Fred Emery became new manager | |
| 1937 | 1938 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 North (not promoted) |
| 1938 | 1939 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 North (not promoted) |
| 1944 | Bill Marsden became new manager | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Football League Division 3 North Champions |
| 1946 | Jackie Bestall became new manager | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Clarrie Jordan set record for most League goals in a season scoring times 42 |
| 1947 | 1948 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 North |
| 1948 | Record home attendance of 37,149 against Hull in Division 3(N) | |
| 1949 | Peter Doherty became new manager | |
| 1949 | 1950 | Promoted as Football League Division 3 North Champions |
| 1954 | Alick Jeffrey became club's youngest player at 15 years and 229 days | |
| 1957 | 1958 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1958 | Jack Hodgson & Sid Bycroft became joint managers | |
| 1958 | 1959 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1958 | Jack Crayston became new manager | |
| 1959 | Jackie Bestall became manager for second time | |
| 1959 | Len Graham became club's most-capped player, with 14 caps for N.Ireland | |
| 1960 | Norman Curtis became new manager | |
| 1961 | Danny Malloy became new manager | |
| 1962 | Oscar Hold became new manager | |
| 1964 | Bill Leivers became new manager | |
| 1964 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Darlington 12-0 in Division 4 | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1966 | 1967 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1966 | Keith Kettleborough became new manager | |
| 1967 | George Raynor became new manager | |
| 1968 | Lawrie McMenemy became new manager | |
| 1968 | 1969 | Football League Division 4 Champions |
| 1970 | 1971 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1971 | Maurice Setters became new manager | |
| 1975 | Stan Anderson became new manager | |
| 1978 | Billy Bremner became new manager | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1982 | 1983 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1983 | 1984 | Runners-up in Canon Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1985 | Dave Cusack became new manager | |
| 1987 | 1988 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1987 | Dave Mackay became new manager | |
| 1989 | Billy Bremner became manager for second time | |
| 1991 | Steve Beaglehole became new manager | |
| 1991 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Rufus Brevett for £275,000 to QPR | |
| 1994 | Ian Atkins became new manager | |
| 1994 | Sammy Chung became new manager | |
| 1996 | Kerry Dixon became new player-manager | |
| 1997 | Dave Cowling became new manager | |
| 1997 | Mark Weaver became new manager | |
| 1998 | Ian Snodin became new manager | |
| 1999 | Steve Wignall became new manager | |
| 2000 | Dave Penney became new manager | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2005 | Club broke transfer record when buying Sean Thornton for £175,000 from Sunderland | |
| 2006 | Sean O'Driscoll became new manager | |
| 2006 | 2007 | Winners of Johnstone's Paint Trophy final beating Bristol Rovers 3-2 aet |
| 2007 | Started playing home matches at Keepmoat Stadium | |