Club Records
HONOURS
Division Two Runners-up 1964/65
Division Two Play-off Runners-up 1997/98
Division Three Champions 1962/63
Division Four Champions 1986/87
League Two Champions 2015/16
Division Four Runners-up 1975/76
League Two Runners-up 2005/06
League Two Play-off Winners 2019/20
Division Three Promotion (3rd Place) 1999/2000
Division Three Play-off Winners 1996/97
Division Three (South) Runners-up 1927/28 & 1949/50
Best in FA Cup - 5th Round 1933/34, 1949/50 & 1969/70
Best in League Cup - 5th Round 1964/65 & 1966/67
Best in Football League Trophy - Area Semi-Final 1996/97 and 2003/04
LEAGUE CAREER RECORD
Northants League 1897/98 - 1898/99
Midland League 1899/00 - 1900/01
Southern League 1901/02 - 1919/20
Division Three (South) 1920/21 - 1957/58
Division Four 1958/59 - 1960/61
Division Three 1961/62 - 1962/63
Division Two 1963/64 - 1964/65
Division One 1965/66
Division Two 1966/67
Division Three 1967/68 - 1968/69
Division Four 1969/70 - 1975/76
Division Three 1976/77
Division Four 1977/78 - 1986/87
Division Three 1987/88 - 1989/90
Division Four 1990/91 - 1991/92
*Division Three 1992/93 - 1996/97
Division Two 1997/98 - 1998/99
Division Three 1999/00
Division Two 2000/01 - 2002/03
*League Two 2003/04 - 2005/06
League One 2006/07 - 2008/09
League Two 2009/10 - 2015/16
League One 2016/17 - 2017/18
League Two 2018/19 - 2019/20
League One 2020/21
League Two 2021/22 - 2022/23
League One 2023/24
BIGGEST WINS
Southern League 11-1 vs Southend United (H) 1909/10
Division Three (South) 10-0 vs Walsall (H) 1927/28
Division Four 8-1 vs Oldham Athletic (H) 1959/60
Division Three 8-0 vs Wrexham (H) 1962/63
Division Two 5-1 vs Sunderland (H) 1963/64
Division One 4-1 vs Fulham (A) 1965/66
FA Cup 10-0 vs Sutton United (H) 1907/08
League Cup 8-0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 1966/67
Football League Trophy 5-0 vs Southampton U21s (H) 2020/21
HEAVIEST DEFEATS
Southern League 0-11 vs Southampton (A) 1901/02
Division Three (South) 0-10 vs Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (A) 1939/40
Division Four 0-8 vs Lincoln vs Lincoln City (A) 1980/81
Division Three 2-6 vs Swindon Town (H) 1968/69
Division Two 1-6 vs Hull City (A) & Ipswich Town (A), both 1966/67
Division One 1-6 vs Blackburn Rovers (A) & Leeds United (A), both 1965/66
FA Cup 2-8 vs Manchester United (H) 1969/70
League Cup 0-5 vs Fulham (A) 1965/66 & Ipswich Town (A) 1977/78
Football League Trophy 2-5 vs Peterborough United (A) 1982/83
HIGHEST SCORING DRAWS
Southern League 4-4 vs Coventry City (H) 1912/13
Division Three (South) 4-4 vs Torquay United (H) 1927/28, 4-4 vs Queens Park Rangers (H) 1946/47
Division Three 4-4 vs Aldershot (A) 1987/88
*Division Three 4-4 vs Fulham (A) 1994/95
FA Cup (Round Two) 4-4 vs Southend United 1986/87
MOST GOALS IN A SEASON
Southern League 30 - A Lewis 1908/09
Division Three South 34 - Edward Bowen 1928/29
Division Four 33 - Richard Hill 1986/87
Division Three 36 - Cliff Holton 1961/62
Division Two 13 - R Brown, D Martin, T Robson 1964/65 & D Martin 1966/67
Division One 9 - Robert Brown & Graham Moore 1965/66
MOST GOALS IN A CAREER
143 from 321 matches for Jack English 1947-59
120 from 172 matches for Eddie Bowen between 1927-31
109 from 282 matches for William Lockett between 1914-26
96 from 250 matches for Frank Large between 1962-63, 1966-67 & 1969-72
94 from 184 matches for Bert Dawes between 1929-33
90 from 179 matches for Albert Lewis between 1908-13
90 from 378 matches for Sam Hoskins between 2015 and present
88 from 552 matches for Tommy Fowler between 1946-61
84 from 316 matches for Tommy Wells between 1926-34
84 from 213 matches for Ralph Hoten between 1924-29
81 from 252 matches for Don Martin between 1962-67 & 1975-77
79 from 249 matches for Fred Lessons between 1907-15
MOST APPEARANCES IN A CAREER
552 for Tommy Fowler scoring 88 goals between 1946-61
449 for Ian Sampson scoring 30 goals between 1993-2004
412 for Peter Gleasure (goalkeeper) between 1982-91
378 for Sam Hoskins scoring 90 goals between 2015 and present
363 for Edwin Freeman scoring 21 goals between 1905-21
352 for Joe Kiernan scoring 14 goals between 1963-71
352 for William Watson scoring 6 goals between 1920-28
330 for Phil Chard scoring 54 goals between 1985-87 & 1989-93
329 for Edwin Lloyd-Davies scoring 3 goals between 1907-1920
327 for Leonard Hammond (goalkeeper) scoring 1 goal between 1924-32
327 for Roly Mills scoring 33 goals between 1954-63
321 for Jack English scoring 143 goals between 1947-59
317 for Ron Patterson scoring 5 goals between 1952-61
316 for Tommy Wells scoring 94 goals between 1926-34
302 for Barry Tucker scoring 8 goals between 1971-77 & 1982-83
MOST CLEAN SHEETS (GOALKEEPERS)
112 from 412 matches for Peter Gleasure between 1982-91
110 from 295 matches for Thomas Thorpe between 1909-20
79 from 327 matches for Leonard Hammond between 1924-32
69 from 258 matches for Alan Starling between 1971-76
65 from 194 matches for Charles Smith between 1920-25
63 from 197 matches for Andy Woodman between 1995-99
59 from 182 matches for Lee Harper between 2002-06
MOST GOALS IN A MATCH
5 for Ralph Hoten vs Crystal Palace (H) won 8-1 Division Three South 1928/29
5 for Bert Dawes vs Lloyds Bank (H) won 8-1 FA Cup Round One 1932/33
MOST HAT TRICKS
7 - Albert Dawes, Albert Lewis
5 - Jack English, Cliff Holten, Ralph Hoten
4 - Ted Bowen, Harry King, Frank Large, Alan Woan, Richard Hill
MOST CAPPED PLAYER
Edwin Lloyd-Davies (Wales) 12
OLDEST PLAYER
Edwin Lloyd-Davies 42
YOUNGEST PLAYER
Josh Tomlinson, 15 years and 336 days, November 2021
RECORD ATTENDANCE
24,523 vs Fulham 1965/66 Division One (County Ground)
7,798 vs Manchester United 2016/17 EFL Cup and v Derby County 2019/20 Emirates FA Cup (Sixfields)
RECORD GATE RECEIPTS
£220,000 vs Manchester United 2003/04 FA Cup 4th Round
HIGHEST TOTAL OF POINTS 99 Division Four 1986/87 and League 2 2015/16
LOWEST TOTAL OF POINTS 19 Southern League 1906/07
MOST GOALS SCORED 109 Division Three (South) 1952/53, 109 Division Three 1962/63
MOST GOALS CONCEDED 103 Southern League 1919/20
FEWEST GOALS SCORED 29 Southern League 1919/20
FEWEST GOALS CONCEDED 27 Southern League 1910/11
MOST HOME WINS 20 Division Four 1986/87
MOST HOME DRAWS 12 Division Two 1998/99
MOST HOME DEFEATS 12 Division Four 1984/85
MOST HOME GOALS SCORED 75 Division Three (South) 1952/53
MOST HOME GOALS CONCEDED 40 Southern League 1919/20
MOST AWAY WINS 14 League 2 2015/16
MOST AWAY DEFEATS 18 Southern League 1906/07
18 Division Three (South) 1926/27
MOST AWAY GOALS SCORED 47 Division Four 1986/87
MOST AWAY GOALS CONCEDED 66 Division Three (South) 1935/36
LEAST HOME WINS 4 Division Two 1998/99
LEAST HOME DRAWS 1 Division Three (South) 1951/52 & 1957/58
1 Division Four 1984/85
LEAST HOME DEFEATS 0 Southern League 1913/14
0 Division Three (South) 1932/33
0 Division Two 1964/65 & Division Four 1975/76
FEWEST HOME GOALS SCORED 17 Southern League 1905/06
FEWEST HOME GOALS CONCEDED 7 Southern League 1910/11
LEAST AWAY WINS 0 Southern League 1906/07
0 Division Three (South) 1921/22
LEAST AWAY DRAWS 0 Division Two 1966/67
LEAST AWAY DEFEATS 2 League Two 2015/16
LEAST AWAY GOALS SCORED 7 Southern League 1906/07
LEAST AWAY GOALS CONCEDED 20 Southern League 1910/11 and Division Two 1997/98
LEAGUE SEQUENCES
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT 31 (2015/16) 28.12.15 - 10.09.16
MATCHES WITHOUT A WIN 19 (1993/94) 16.10.93 - 05.02.94
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT, HOME 29 (1931/33) 06.02.32 - 26.08.33
29 (1975/76) 25.03.75 - 11.09.76
MATCHES WITHOUT DEFEAT, AWAY 19 (2015/16) 31.10.15 to 27.08.16
MATCHES WITHOUT HOME WIN 11 (1989/90) 01.01.90 - 28.04.90
MATCHES WITHOUT AWAY WIN 33 (1921/23) 25.12.20 - 06.09.22
CONSECUTIVE WINS 10 (2015/16) 28.12.15 - 23.02.16
CONSECUTIVE DEFEATS 8 (1935/36) 26.10.35 - 21.12.35
CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS 12 (1926/28) 16.04.27 - 03.12.27
CONSECUTIVE AWAY WINS 8 (2015/16) 21.11.15 - 23.02.16
CONSECUTIVE HOME DEFEATS 5 (1984/85) 02.03.85 - 30.03.85
5 (1998/99) 13.02.99 - 20.03.99
CONSECUTIVE AWAY DEFEATS 12 (1926/27) 01.09.26 - 08.01.27
12 (1934/36) 27.04.35 - 22.12.35
CLUB MANAGERS
YEAR: NATIONALITY: NAME
1897–1907: England Arthur Jones
1907–1912: England Herbert Chapman
1912–1913: England Walter Bull
1913–1919: England Fred Lessons
1920–1925: England Bob Hewison
1925–1930: England Jack Tresadern
1931–1935: England Jack English
1935–1937: England Syd Puddefoot
1937–1939: England Warney Cresswell
1939–1949: England Tom Smith
1949–1954: England Bob Dennison
1954–1959: England Dave Smith
1959–1967: Wales Dave Bowen
1967–1968: England Tony Marchi
1968–1969: England Ron Flowers
1969–1972: Wales Dave Bowen
1972–1973: Scotland Billy Baxter
1973–1976: England Bill Dodgin Jnr
1976–1977: Scotland Pat Crerand
1977–1978: England John Petts
1978–1979: England Mike Keen
1979–1980: England Clive Walker
1980–1982: England Bill Dodgin Jnr
1982–1984: England Clive Walker
1984–1985: England Tony Barton
1985–1990: England Graham Carr
1990–1992: Republic of Ireland Theo Foley
1992–1993: England Phil Chard
1993–1995: England John Barnwell
1995–1999: England Ian Atkins
1999–2001: England Kevin Wilson
2001–2003: England Kevan Broadhurst
2003: England Terry Fenwick
2003: England Martin Wilkinson
2003–2006: Scotland Colin Calderwood
2006: Scotland John Gorman
2007–2009: England Stuart Gray
2009–2011: England Ian Sampson
2011: England Gary Johnson
2011–2013: England Aidy Boothroyd
2014–2016: England Chris Wilder
2016–2017: Wales Rob Page
2017: England Justin Edinburgh
2017–2018: Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
2018: England Dean Austin
2018–2021: England Keith Curle
2021– Australia Jon Brady
CLUB CHAIRPERSON
YEAR: NAME
1922-35: Fred Parker
1935-39: Thomas Gillett
1939-46: Horace Lea
1946-55: EC Hawtin
1955-58: P Hutton
1958-61: Walter Penn
1961-65: Fred York
1965-68: Ted Fuller
1968-69: Bob Brett
1969-71: Eric Northover
1971-73: FCT Wilson
1973-77: Neville Ronson
1977-78: Bob Brett
1979-85: Neville Ronson
1985-89: Derek Banks
1989-91: Richard Underwood
1991-92: Michael McRitchie
1992-97 Barry Ward
1997-2003:Barry Stonhill
2003-2015: David Cardoza
2015-present: Kelvin Thomas