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The Margate team display the Margate and District Charity Cup in 1907.

This is a list of seasons played by Margate F.C. (known as Thanet United F.C. between 1981 and 1989) in English football, from the club's formation to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Margate F.C. was founded in 1896 and played only friendlies and cup matches until 1909, when the club joined the Thanet and District League. Two years later Margate joined the Kent League, initially also playing in the Thanet League due to the county league's small fixture list, before stepping up to the Southern League in 1933. After four seasons at this level, however, the club was forced to resign on financial grounds and return to the Kent League. Margate returned to the Southern League in 1959 and remained there until 2001 when they gained promotion to the Football Conference, the highest level of English non-league football. During their stay at this level they were forced to groundshare with other clubs due to drawn-out and problematic redevelopment work at their Hartsdown Park ground. This led to the club being expelled from the Conference National in 2004 for failing to meet the division's stadium requirements. After one season in the Conference South the club was relegated to the Isthmian League.

The team, nicknamed "The Gate", have to date reached the third round proper of England's premier cup competition, the FA Cup, on two occasions. The club's best performance in the FA Trophy, the main cup competition specifically for non-league clubs, was a run to the quarter-final stage in 2001–02.

Seasons

Season League FA Cup FA Amateur Cup/
FA Trophy[1] 		Other competitions Top scorer[2]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1896–97 Margate played only friendly matches[3]
1897–98 Margate did not enter any league competitions -- -- KJC SF[4] Pearce 6
1898–99 -- -- KJC R4 Taylor-Jones
Stockdale 		2
1899–00 -- -- KJC SF Pearce
Croseor 		4[5]
1900–01 -- -- KJC R4 Pearce
Wells
Barrow 		2
1901–02 -- -- KJC Winners Barrow 4
1902–03 -- -- KJC QF Phillips 1
1903–04 -- -- KJC QF Matthews 8
1904–05 -- -- KJC R2 Sharpe 1
1905–06 -- -- KSC R1
MDCC Runners-up 		Matthews
Short 		2
1906–07 -- RP[6] KAC R3
MDCC Winners 		Dowson 8
1907–08 -- R3Q KSC R2Q
KAC R2
MDCC Winners 		Pearce 9
1908–09 -- R3Q KSC R3Q
KAC R1
MDCC SF 		Bi. Bowden 3
1909–10 TDL 8 2 1 5 10 22 5 4th -- R3Q KSC R1Q
KAC R1Q
MDCC SF 		Randall 4
1910–11 TDL 10 1 1 8 4 33 4 6th -- R3Q KSC R1Q
KAC R4Q
MDCC R1 		Bi. Bowden 3
1911–12 KL2E 14 3 2 9 18 41 8 7th -- R2Q KSC R1
KAC R2Q
MDCC QF 		Fordham 12[7]
TDL[8] 6 2 1 3 5 17 5 3rd
1912–13 KL2E 12 2 2 8 14 26 6 6th -- R2Q KAC R3Q
MDCC Winners 		Dow 10
TDL[8] 8 5 0 3 23 15 10 2nd
1913–14 KL2E 18 7 5 6 36 34 19 4th R1Q R1Q KSC R1
KAC R1Q
MDCC Winners 		Dow 16
TDL[8] 8 5 1 2 15 7 11 1st
1914–15 Margate did not enter any league competitions R??[9] -- None No goals scored
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.
1919–20 KL[10] 24 8 6 10 48 51 22 7th R2Q -- KSC QF Sparrow 27[11]
1920–21 KL 32 14 7 11 41 41 35 8th R1Q -- KSC R2
KSS Winners 		Copp 26[12]
1921–22 KL 28 11 8 9 43 36 30 7th R1Q -- KSC SF
KSS R1 		Reay 13
1922–23 KL 32 7 6 19 36 72 20 16th RP -- KSC R1
KSS R1 		Hobby 9
1923–24 Margate did not play any matches[13]
1924–25 KL 34 9 5 20 50 92 23 14th -- -- KSC R1
KSS R1 		Arnold 22
1925–26 KL 36 15 8 13 81 60 38 7th -- -- KSC R1
KLC R1[14] 		Stennings 34
1926–27 KL 26 18 4 4 70 33 40 3rd RP -- KSC R3Q
KLC SF
KSS R1 		Stennings 35[15]
1927–28 KL 26 14 6 6 68 43 34 2nd RP -- KSC R2
KLC R2 		Brookes 25
1928–29 Margate did not play any matches[16]
1929–30 KL 32 23 3 6 103 33 49 2nd R2 -- KSC Runners-up
KSS SF
KLC QF 		Wade 46
1930–31 KL 36 24 10 2 99 27 58 3rd R4Q -- KSC R2
KSS Winners 		Wade 24
1931–32 KL 36 25 4 7 129 38 54 4th R4Q -- KSC R2
KSS R1 		Stennings 38
1932–33 KL 34 28 1 5 112 34 57 1st R2 -- KSC SF
KLC SF 		Billy Mays 58
1933–34 SLE[17] 16 8 3 5 23 20 19 2nd R1 -- KSC runners-up
KSS SF
SLC R1 		Frank Keetley 30
KL 36 23 3 10 94 68 49 3rd
1934–35 SLE 18 7 6 5 38 30 20 3rd R4Q[18] -- KSC R1
KSS R1
SLC R2 		Reg Tricker 38
SLC 20 8 3 9 40 34 19 6th
KL 36 23 4 9 110 51 50 3rd[19]
1935–36 SLE 18 13 2 3 49 16 28 1st R3 -- KSC Winners
KSS Winners
SLC R1 		Jock Davie 35
SLC 20 14 3 3 57 18 31 1st[20]
1936–37 SL[21] 30 15 4 11 64 49 34 4th R4Q -- KSC Winners
KSS Winners
SLC R1 		Eddie Carr 30
SLMW[22] 18 12 1 5 48 24 25 1st
1937–38 KL[23] 32 24 4 4 103 31 52 1st -- -- KSC SF
KSS Runners-up 		Wilf Walsh 31
1938–39 Margate did not play any matches[24]
1939–40 KL[25] 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 n/a REP[26] -- KSC R2Q
KSS SF[27] 		Watkins 2
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 Competitive football resumed but Margate did not play any matches[28]
1946–47 KL1[29] 30 16 9 5 89 46 41 1st RP -- KSC R2
KSS SF 		Ted Bensley 25
1947–48 KL1 34 24 1 9 103 44 49 1st R1Q -- KSC R1
KSS Winners
KLC Winners 		Frank Johnson 29
1948–49 KL1 34 14 5 15 84 64 33 10th RP -- KSC R2
KSS R1 		Alfred Hope 30
1949–50 KL1 32 17 5 10 67 39 39 6th REP -- KSC R1
KSS SF
KLC R2 		Frank Johnson
Ronnie Martell 		18
1950–51 KL1 32 16 9 7 93 57 41 6th REP -- KSC R1
KSS Runners-up
KLC R2 		Almer Hall 24
1951–52 KL1 32 16 7 9 77 49 39 4th R1Q -- KSC R2
KLC R1 		Jock Flannigan 21
1952–53 KL1 32 19 5 8 75 46 43 4th RP -- KSC R2
KSS Winners (joint)[30]
KLC Runners-up 		Jock Flannigan 25
1953–54 KL1 30 19 6 5 74 36 44 2nd R2Q -- KSC R1
KSS R1
KLC Winners 		Peter Vandepeer 34
1954–55 KL1 32 17 6 9 82 48 40 5th R2Q -- KSC R2
KSS Runners-up
KLC Runners-up 		Peter Vandepeer 46
1955–56 KL1 32 19 6 7 93 45 44 2nd R1 -- KSC R1
KSS R1
KLC Runners-up 		Peter Vandepeer 30
1956–57 KL1 32 16 2 14 64 65 34 8th R2 -- KSC R1
KSS SF
KLC SF 		Johnny Roche 20
1957–58 KL1 34 20 9 5 80 34 49 2nd R1 -- KSC SF
KSS SF
KLC Runners-up 		Dennis Yeomans 32
1958–59 KL1 34 18 5 11 101 72 41 5th R1 -- KSC R3
KLC Runners-up
TMC Grp 		Freddie Kearns
Tony Spink 		27
1959–60 SL1 42 20 6 16 88 77 46 7th R2 -- KSC Runners-up
SLC R1
KSS SF 		Freddie Kearns 40
1960–61 SL1 40 11 12 17 62 75 34 15th R4Q -- KSC R2
SLC R2
KSS R1 		Alan Brown 28
1961–62 SL1 38 20 6 12 74 55 46 5th R2 -- KSC SF
SLC Runners-up
KSS Winners
KFC Grp 		Alan Blackburn 30
1962–63 SL1 38 21 13 4 86 47 55 1st R1 -- KSC Runners-up
SLC SF
KSS Winners
KFC Winners 		Alan Blackburn 37
1963–64 SLP 42 12 13 17 68 81 37 17th R1 -- KSC R2
SLC R2
KSS R1
KFC Grp 		Alan Blackburn 28
1964–65 SLP 42 20 9 13 88 79 49 6th R4Q -- KSC R3
SLC R2
KFL Grp 		John Ballagher 50
1965–66 SLP 42 8 10 24 66 111 26 22nd R1Q -- KSC SF
SLC R2
KSS SF
KFC Runners-up 		Dennis Randall 21
1966–67 SL1 46 31 7 8 127 54 69 2nd R3Q -- KSC Runners-up
SLC QF
KSS R2
KFC Grp 		Dennis Randall 54
1967–68 SLP 42 19 8 15 80 71 46 8th R2 -- KSC R??[31]
SLC Winners
KFL Grp 		John Fahy 53
1968–69 SLP 42 14 7 21 79 90 35 18th R1 -- KSC Runners-up
SLC R3
KFC Winners
SLCH Winners[32] 		Phil Amato 32
1969–70 SLP 42 17 8 17 70 64 42 13th R1 R3Q KSC Runners-up
SLC R3
KFC Runners-up
KSS Grp 		Johnny Ray 30
1970–71 SLP 42 15 10 17 64 70 40 13th R1 R1 KSC QF
SLC SF
KFC Grp 		John Baber
Gerry Baker
Hughie Cochrane 		11
1971–72 SLP 42 19 8 15 80 71 46 9th R1 R1 KSC R2
SLC SF
KFC Grp 		Barry Brown 20
1972–73 SLP 42 17 15 10 80 60 49 7th R3 R3Q KSC R2
SLC R1
KFC Grp 		Barry Brown 23
1973–74 SLP 42 15 8 19 56 63 38 17th R4Q R2 KSC Winners
SLC SF
KMT Grp 		Barry Brown
John Hold 		19
1974–75 SLP 42 17 12 13 64 64 46 7th R4Q R2 KSC R2
SLC Runners-up
KMT Grp 		Carl Gilbert 23
1975–76 SLP 42 15 12 15 62 60 42 11th R3Q R2 KSC SF
SLC R1
KFT Runners-up 		Brian Gregory 43
1976–77 SLP 42 9 10 23 47 85 28 22nd R3Q R1 KSC R1
SLC R2 		Ray Summers 15
1977–78 SL1S 38 24 10 4 92 32 58 1st R1Q R3Q KSC R1
SLC R1
KSS R??[33] 		Ray Summers
Vic Pain 		20
1978–79 SLP 42 10 9 23 44 75 29 19th[34] R4Q R3 KSC R2
SLC R1 		Ricky Fusco
George Putman 		10
1979–80 SLS 46 17 8 21 51 62 42 17th R4Q R3Q KSC R2
SLC R2 		Lennie Lee 14
1980–81 SLS 46 11 7 28 65 117 29 22nd R2Q R3Q KSC R2
SLC R1 		Lennie Lee
Vic Pain 		14
1981–82 SLS 46 5 7 34 37 110 17 24th R1Q R1Q KSC R1
SLC R1 		Dave Clay 11
1982–83 SLS[35] 34 10 5 19 30 61 35[36] 14th R3Q R1Q KSC R2
SLC R1 		Lennie Lee 10
1983–84 SLS 38 9 8 21 40 65 35 18th R2Q R1Q KSC R2
SLC R3 		Steve Dudley 12
1984–85 SLS 38 19 9 10 63 47 66 5th R1Q R1Q KSC SF
SLC Grp
EFC Runners-up 		Vic Medus 24
1985–86 SLS 40 13 7 20 58 63 46 15th R1Q RP KSC R1
SLC Grp
EFC Grp 		Gary Doe 14
1986–87 SLS 38 14 14 10 56 50 56 10th RP R1Q KSC R1
SLC Grp
EFC Grp
ITGC Winners[37] 		Gary Doe 13
1987–88 SLS 40 17 13 10 60 38 64 5th R4Q R2Q KSC R1
SLC Grp 		Neil Cugley 27
1988–89 SLS 42 7 15 20 47 95 36 20th R2Q R2Q KSC R1
SLC R2
ITGC Winners (joint)[38] 		Garry Aldous
Mark Munday 		10
1989–90 SLS 42 12 15 15 46 45 51 16th R2Q R2Q ITGC Winners[39] Ronnie Murrock
Andy Sawyer 		8
1990–91 SLS 40 14 11 15 52 55 53 10th R3Q R3Q Paul Underwood 26
1991–92 SLS 42 13 16 13 49 56 55 14th R1Q R3Q Martin Buglione 18
1992–93 SLS 42 18 7 16 65 58 64 10th R2Q R2Q Martin Buglione 38
1993–94 SLS 42 20 8 14 76 58 68 9th R3Q R1Q Joe Brayne 25
1994–95 SLS 42 15 7 20 60 72 52 13th R3Q R1Q Steve Cuggy 40
1995–96 SLS 42 18 5 19 68 62 59 11th R2Q R1Q Martin Buglione 38
1996–97 SLS 42 21 9 12 70 47 72 5th RP R1Q Martin Buglione 27
1997–98 SLS 42 23 8 11 71 42 77 6th R1 R2 KSC Winners
SLC Winners 		Paul Sykes 33
1998–99 SLS 42 27 8 7 84 33 89 2nd RP R2 Paul Sykes 23
1999–00 SLP 42 23 8 11 64 43 77 3rd R4Q R2 Phil Collins 28
2000–01 SLP 42 28 7 7 75 27 91 1st R2Q R4 Phil Collins 34
2001–02 Conf 42 14 16 12 59 53 58 8th[40] R4Q QF KSC Runners-up Leon Braithwaite 15
2002–03 Conf 42 15 11 16 60 66 56 10th R2 R5 KSC Winners Leon Braithwaite 13
2003–04 Conf 42 14 9 19 56 64 51 16th[41] R4Q R5 KSC Winners Adrian Clarke 9
2004–05 ConfS 46 12 8 22 54 75 34[42] 21st R3Q R1 KSC Winners Che Stadhart 21
2005–06 IsP 42 11 17 14 49 55 50 14th R3Q R2Q KSC SF Danny Hockton 16
2006–07 IsP 42 20 11 11 79 48 71 6th R3Q R2Q KSC R1 Danny Hockton 40

Key

Winners Runners up Promoted Relegated

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Margate entered the FA Amateur Cup until the First World War. The club entered the FA Trophy from its creation in 1969.
  2. ^ Includes all competitive first-team matches. Forenames of some players prior to the Second World War are not known.
  3. ^ Margate's first ever match was a friendly against Wye F.C. on 28 October 1896.
  4. ^ Margate's first round match against Folkestone Post Office was the club's first ever competitive match. It was ordered to be replayed as Margate had fielded an ineligible player.
  5. ^ Pearce also scored twice in a match against Broadstairs Town which was abandoned due to fog and ordered to be replayed.
  6. ^ Margate's first ever entry to a national competition.
  7. ^ Fordham also scored one goal in a match against Ramsgate Town which was declared void and ordered to be replayed for unknown reasons.
  8. ^ a b c Matches in both leagues are considered to have been first team matches.
  9. ^ Margate played one FA Cup match in this season, but it is unclear at which round they entered the competition.
  10. ^ The Kent League consisted of one division after the First World War.
  11. ^ Sparrow also scored three goals in a match against Royal Army Service Corps which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.
  12. ^ Copp also scored one goal in a match against 1st Middlesex Regiment which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.
  13. ^ At the end of the 1922–23 season Margate were suspended from the league for financial irregularities and subsequently folded. The club reformed a year later and re-entered the league.
  14. ^ Margate were knocked out of the Kent League Cup after losing 3–0 to Ashford Railway Works in a league match which it was agreed would also count as a League Cup match.
  15. ^ Stennings also scored one goal in a match against Catford Southend which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.
  16. ^ Margate folded for a second time at the end of the 1927–28 due to heavue debts. The club reformed a year later and returned to the league.
  17. ^ Following their Kent League title win, Margate successfully applied for membership of the Southern League and were placed in the Eastern Section.
  18. ^ Margate's FA Cup fourth round qualifying match against Folkestone was abandoned due to fog, but as it was subsequently discovered that Margate had fielded an ineligible player, the tie was awarded to Folkestone rather than a replay ordered.
  19. ^ Although Margate were involved in both Southern League and Kent League matches on the same day on several occasions during this season, all matches were considered to be first team matches, with the same pool of players used in both leagues. It is unclear why Margate played in both the Eastern and Central sections of the Southern League.
  20. ^ It is unclear why Margate played in both the Eastern and Central sections of the Southern League. Margate won the overall Southern League championship by defeating Western Section winners Plymouth Argyle Reserves 3–1 in a play-off match, which was held over until September 1936.
  21. ^ The Southern League's regional divisions were merged into a single division for the 1936–37 season.
  22. ^ The Southern League Midweek Section was separate from the main Southern League competition, but was also considered a first team competition.
  23. ^ Margate resigned from the Southern League in 1937 for financial reasons and returned to the Kent League.
  24. ^ Margate folded for a third time after the 1937–38 season due to debt. Once again, the club reformed a year later.
  25. ^ The Kent League was abandoned after Margate's first match due to the outbreak of the Second World War and replaced with the Kent Regional League, which is not generally included in official statistics. This league was itself abandoned before the end of the season, although Margate had already played all their matches, with a record of P20 W7 D5 L8 F47 A44 Pts19.
  26. ^ Margate drew 2–2 with Erith & Belvedere but the competition was abandoned before the replay took place.
  27. ^ The Kent Senior Cup and Senior Shield competitions continued throughout the season. Margate reached the semi-final of the Shield but failed to turn up for the match and were expelled from the competition.
  28. ^ The club had been inactive during the Second World War and was not reformed until 1946.
  29. ^ A second division was added to the Kent League after the Second World War.
  30. ^ Margate and Folkestone were declared joint winners of the Kent Senior Shield after a 1–1 draw in the final.
  31. ^ Margate played one match in the Kent Senior Cup, but it is unclear which round this represented.
  32. ^ The Southern League Championship Match was a one-off challenge match between the previous season's league champions and league cup winners, in the style of the Charity Shield. Margate defeated league champions Chelmsford City 4–1.
  33. ^ Margate played three matches in the Kent Senior Shield, but it is unclear which rounds these represented.
  34. ^ Margate were technically not relegated as the Southern League Premier Division was scrapped in 1979 due to the formation of the Alliance Premier League. The league was instead reorganised into two parallel divisions, the Southern Division and the Midland Division, with Margate playing in the Southern Division.
  35. ^ Having finished bottom of the table, Margate did not qualify for a place in the Southern League Premier Division, which was reformed for the 1982–83 season. They remained in the Southern Division, which became the second tier of the league.
  36. ^ From 1982–83, points were allocated on the basis of three for a win and one for a draw; previously only two points had been given for a win.
  37. ^ The Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup was a one-off challenge match between Margate and the Isle of Thanet's other senior non-league team, Ramsgate.
  38. ^ Margate and Ramsgate were declared joint winners of the Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup after the match finished 1–1.
  39. ^ Other than where shown, details of Margate's performances in other competitions from 1989 onwards are not available.
  40. ^ Margate's highest-ever finish in the English football league system.
  41. ^ Although Margate finished in 16th position, the club was relegated to the newly-formed Conference South due to not being able to meet the stadium requirements of what was now designated the Conference National.
  42. ^ Margate were deducted 10 points for entering administrative receivership.

References

  • "Margate". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  • "Thanet United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  • "Kent County Cups 2006–07". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  • "Kent County Cups 2005–06". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
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  • "Results 1919/20–1939/40". margatefchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  • "Results 1946/47–present". margatefchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  • "Leading Goalscorers 1946/47–2006/07 (goals per season)". margatefchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  • "The History of Margate Football Club". margatefchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
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