NELSON
1889-90 Founder member of Lancashire League
1895-96 Lancashire League Champions
1897-98 Lancashire League runner-up
1898-99 Disbanded, and record (10-5-2-3-25-21-12) expunged
1900-01 Rejoined Lancashire League
1901-02 Joined Lancashire Combination
1907 Relegated to Division Two
1907-08 Promoted to Division One
1919-20 Joined Central League
1921-22 Founder member of Football League Division Three North
1922-23 Football League Division Three North Champions
Promoted to Division Two
1924 Relegated to Division Three North
1924-25 Football League Division Three North runner-up
1931 Not re-elected to Football League
1931-32 Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1936 Left Lancashire Combination
1946-47 Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1947-48 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1949-50 Lancashire Combination Champions
1950-51 Lancashire Combination runner-up (lost title on goal average)
1951-52 Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)
1960-61 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1966 Relegated to Division Two
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1985-86 Two points deducted
1988-89 Joined West Lancashire League Division Two
1989-90 Two points deducted
1992-93 Rejoined North West Counties League, in Division Two
2005-06 Promoted to Division One
2008-09 Division One renamed Premier Division
2010 Left North West Counties League
2011-12 Rejoined North West Counties League
2013-14 North West Counties League Division One Champions
Promoted to Premier Division
2016-17 One point deducted
2017 Relegated to Division One
2021-22 Not promoted after play-offs (SF Holker Old Boys 2 Nelson 1)
2023-24 Three points deducted
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1889-90 LANCS 24 12 4 8 55 44 28 4/13
1890-91 LANCS 20 10 4 6 68 54 24 4/11
1891-92 LANCS 22 10 4 8 82 63 24 6/12
1892-93 LANCS 22 4 2 16 54 73 10 11/12
1893-94 LANCS 22 10 6 6 70 55 26 5/12
1894-95 LANCS 26 14 5 7 75 48 33 3/14
1895-96 LANCS 30 22 4 4 105 39 48 1/16
1896-97 LANCS 28 13 5 10 66 38 31 8/15
1897-98 LANCS 26 17 3 6 72 33 37 2/14
1898-99 LANCS RECORD EXPUNGED
1900-01 LANCS 20 8 4 8 33 35 20 6/11
1901-02 LAN C 34 13 7 14 60 64 33 9/18
1902-03 LAN C 34 7 7 20 43 80 21 17/18
1903-04 LAN C-1 34 16 4 14 66 61 36 8/18
1904-05 LAN C-1 34 13 7 14 57 43 33 10/18
1905-06 LAN C-1 38 16 4 18 66 76 36 14/20
1906-07 LAN C-1 38 10 5 23 53 113 25 18/20
1907-08 LAN C-2 38 26 3 9 124 48 55 4/20
1908-09 LAN C-1 38 15 9 14 62 63 39 8/20
1909-10 LAN C-1 38 14 10 14 61 59 37 8/20
1910-11 LAN C-1 38 15 8 15 64 63 38 8/20
1911-12 LAN C-1 32 9 7 16 58 66 25 14/17
1912-13 LAN C-1 34 19 4 11 82 59 42 3/18
1913-14 LAN C-1 34 14 4 16 47 64 32 10/18
1914-15 LAN C-1 32 13 4 15 66 64 30 11/17
1919-20 CENT 42 16 8 18 63 71 40 13/22
1920-21 CENT 42 14 9 19 71 70 37 17/22
1921-22 FL-3N 38 13 7 18 48 66 33 16/20
1922-23 FL-3N 38 24 3 11 61 41 51 1/20
1923-24 FL-2 42 10 13 19 40 74 33 21/22
1924-25 FL-3N 42 23 7 12 79 50 53 2/22
1925-26 FL-3N 42 16 11 15 89 71 43 8/22
1926-27 FL-3N 42 22 7 13 104 75 51 5/22
1927-28 FL-3N 42 10 6 26 76 136 26 22/22
1928-29 FL-3N 42 17 5 20 77 90 39 15/22
1929-30 FL-3N 42 13 7 22 51 80 33 19/22
1930-31 FL-3N 42 6 7 29 43 113 19 22/22
1931-32 LAN C 36 19 6 11 74 53 44 5/19
1932-33 LAN C 38 14 8 16 83 81 36 11/20
1933-34 LAN C 38 16 8 14 97 86 40 8/20
1934-35 LAN C 38 17 10 11 88 61 44 6/20
1935-36 LAN C 40 16 9 15 86 84 41 10/21
1946-47 LAN C 42 18 7 17 100 85 43 11/22
1947-48 LAN C-1 42 24 9 9 84 62 57 2/22
1948-49 LAN C-1 42 20 9 13 87 68 49 4/22
1949-50 LAN C-1 42 30 4 8 125 63 64 1/22
1950-51 LAN C-1 42 29 3 10 120 64 61 2/22
1951-52 LAN C-1 42 30 3 9 139 59 63 1/22
1952-53 LAN C-1 42 20 8 14 86 72 48 5/22
1953-54 LAN C-1 40 21 6 13 91 68 48 3/21
1954-55 LAN C-1 42 14 8 20 82 84 36 16/22
1955-56 LAN C-1 38 12 8 18 60 89 32 15/20
1956-57 LAN C-1 38 15 5 18 53 59 35 13/20
1957-58 LAN C-1 42 17 6 19 65 71 40 11/22
1958-59 LAN C-1 42 19 9 14 82 74 47 9/22
1959-60 LAN C-1 42 22 4 16 78 68 48 7/22
1960-61 LAN C-1 42 29 7 6 106 47 65 2/22
1961-62 LAN C-1 42 20 5 17 86 71 45 11/22
1962-63 LAN C-1 42 22 4 16 95 81 48 8/22
1963-64 LAN C-1 42 23 3 16 84 73 49 8/22
1964-65 LAN C-1 42 15 7 20 68 108 37 13/22
1965-66 LAN C-1 42 10 5 27 56 121 25 21/22
1966-67 LAN C-2 30 8 5 17 44 73 21 13/16
1967-68 LAN C-2 32 12 5 15 63 67 29 12/17
1968-69 LAN C 42 12 8 22 66 110 32 18/22
1969-70 LAN C 38 8 5 25 60 106 21 16/20
1970-71 LAN C 30 9 8 13 55 59 26 10/16
1971-72 LAN C 28 13 5 10 69 49 31 7/15
1972-73 LAN C 38 12 7 19 60 76 31 12/20
1973-74 LAN C 38 6 6 26 36 111 18 20/20
1974-75 LAN C 38 19 8 11 77 50 46 6/20
1975-76 LAN C 34 18 5 11 59 35 41 5/18
1976-77 LAN C 34 15 3 16 48 46 33 8/18
1977-78 LAN C 34 4 5 25 33 94 13 18/18
1978-79 LAN C 28 7 10 11 31 33 24 8/15
1979-80 LAN C 32 7 8 17 46 67 22 14/17
1980-81 LAN C 34 7 3 24 29 60 17 17/18
1981-82 LAN C 34 19 7 8 66 44 45 3/18
1982-83 NWC-3 34 7 16 11 49 56 30 10/18
1983-84 NWC-3 34 8 10 16 49 55 26 14/18
1984-85 NWC-3 34 9 4 21 43 80 22 17/18
1985-86 NWC-3 28 7 7 14 36 65 19 * 14/15
1986-87 NWC-3 24 12 6 6 37 29 30 4/13
1987-88 NWC-2 42 12 10 20 49 76 34 16/22
1988-89 W LAN-2 34 7 5 22 59 104 26 16/18
1989-90 W LAN-2 34 7 4 23 58 102 23 * 15/18
1990-91 W LAN-2 38 3 6 29 39 103 15 19/20
1991-92 W LAN-2 34 6 7 21 61 95 25 16/18
1992-93 NWC-2 34 7 7 20 47 82 28 17/18
1993-94 NWC-2 34 16 8 10 75 52 56 6/18
1994-95 NWC-2 30 13 8 9 64 44 47 6/16
1995-96 NWC-2 34 17 9 8 78 55 60 5/18
1996-97 NWC-2 38 14 10 14 64 72 52 11/20
1997-98 NWC-2 40 17 5 18 69 76 56 13/21
1998-99 NWC-2 36 11 11 14 51 49 44 13/19
1999-00 NWC-2 34 21 8 5 77 31 71 3/18
2000-01 NWC-2 38 21 11 6 89 44 74 4/20
2001-02 NWC-2 40 18 9 13 73 63 63 9/21
2002-03 NWC-2 34 13 12 9 50 40 51 7/18
2003-04 NWC-2 38 14 11 13 54 64 53 10/20
2004-05 NWC-2 36 16 11 9 75 52 59 6/19
2005-06 NWC-2 36 23 5 8 82 53 74 3/19
2006-07 NWC-1 42 7 6 29 41 113 27 20/22
2007-08 NWC-1 38 5 8 25 42 90 23 20/20
2008-09 NWC-P 42 11 12 19 68 86 45 17/22
2009-10 NWC-P 42 12 8 22 47 87 44 17/22
2011-12 NWC-1 34 9 5 20 40 83 32 15/18
2012-13 NWC-1 34 11 9 14 64 76 42 10/18
2013-14 NWC-1 36 29 2 5 135 51 89 1/19
2014-15 NWC-P 40 16 7 17 69 64 55 11/21
2015-16 NWC-P 42 13 9 20 69 70 48 16/22
2016-17 NWC-P 42 5 11 26 55 87 25 * 21/22
2017-18 NWC-1 42 7 10 25 50 91 31 21/22
2018-19 NWC-1N 38 12 9 17 60 66 45 14/20
2019-20 NWC-1N 28 10 5 13 47 57 35 ABAND
2020-21 NWC-1N 5 1 0 4 11 16 3 ABAND
2021-22 NWC-1N 36 17 7 12 78 65 58 5/19
2022-23 NWC-1N 34 13 4 17 56 64 43 11/18
2023-24 NWC-1N 34 8 5 21 44 79 26 * 18/18
2024-25 NWC-1N
F.A. CUP
1896-97 4Q NEWTON HEATH A 0-3
1910-11 5Q EXETER CITY H 3-4
1921-22 5Q ROCHDALE H 3-2
6Q WORKSOP TOWN A 1-2
1922-23 5Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 0-1
1923-24 5Q WIGAN BOROUGH A 1-1
5Qr WIGAN BOROUGH H 0-1
1924-25 5Q WINSFORD UNITED H 4-1
6Q COVENTRY CITY H 0-1
1925-26 1 WIGAN BOROUGH A 0-3
1926-27 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY H 4-1
2 ASHINGTON A 1-2
1927-28 1 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 0-3
1929-30 1 CREWE ALEXANDRA H 0-3
1930-31 1 WORKINGTON H 4-0
2 YORK CITY H 1-1
2r YORK CITY A 2-3
1931-32 4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1932-33 4Q LANCASTER TOWN H 6-0
1 SOUTHPORT A 3-3
1r SOUTHPORT H 0-4
1946-47 PRE MORECAMBE H 1-2
1947-48 1Q CHORLEY H 2-1
2Q HORWICH R M I H 4-1
3Q FLEETWOOD A 1-1
3Qr FLEETWOOD H 2-1
4Q LANCASTER CITY A 1-5
1948-49 PRE DE HAVILLAND (BOLTON) A 1-0
1Q FLEETWOOD A 0-1
1949-50 PRE BARNOLDSWICK & DISTRICT A 3-1
1Q DARWEN{1} A 5-0
2Q FLEETWOOD A 2-3
1950-51 1Q LANCASTER CITY H 5-2
2Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 4-1
3Q BACUP BOROUGH A 2-0
4Q HYDE UNITED A 2-2
4Qr HYDE UNITED H 3-0
1 WITTON ALBION A 2-1
2 PORT VALE A 2-3
1951-52 4Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 3-0
1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC H 0-4
1952-53 4Q RHYL H 1-3
1953-54 4Q WINSFORD UNITED H 1-0
1 WITTON ALBION A 1-4
1954-55 PRE LYTHAM H 3-0
1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 8-2
2Q CHORLEY A 2-4
1955-56 1Q ASHTON UNITED A 1-1
1Qr ASHTON UNITED H 1-4
1956-57 1Q CHORLEY A 1-4
1957-58 1Q CHORLEY A 1-5
1958-59 1Q BACUP BOROUGH A 3-2
2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 0-2
1959-60 PRE ASHTON UNITED H 0-0
PREr ASHTON UNITED A 2-1
1Q LYTHAM H 2-2
1Qr LYTHAM A 0-2
1960-61 1Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 6-2
2Q BACUP BOROUGH A 2-0
3Q CHORLEY H 7-4
4Q MACCLESFIELD{1} H 2-3
1961-62 1Q LEYLAND MOTORS H 4-0
2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 0-1
1962-63 1Q HYDE UNITED A 0-3
1963-64 1Q BACUP BOROUGH H 5-1
2Q CHORLEY A 1-6
1964-65 1Q LYTHAM H 2-1
2Q HYDE UNITED A 3-1
3Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC H 2-3
1965-66 1Q CHORLEY A 0-6
1966-67 1Q LYTHAM A 1-0
2Q MORECAMBE H 0-4
1967-68 1Q PENRITH A 0-4
1968-69 PRE NETHERFIELD H 0-4 @ ?
2002-03 EP NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS H 0-0
EPr NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS A 2-1
PRE BISHOP AUCKLAND H 2-3
2003-04 PRE WITTON ALBION A 1-4
2004-05 EP CHESTER-LE-STREET TOWN H 0-1
2005-06 EP RETFORD UNITED H 2-4
2006-07 EP LIVERSEDGE A 0-2
2007-08 EP HALLAM A 0-2 @ Nelson
2010-11 EP ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS H SCR
2014-15 EP WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 1-2
2015-16 EP NEWTON AYCLIFFE H 0-4
2016-17 EP ASHINGTON A 2-1
PRE BISHOP AUCKLAND H 1-4
2017-18 EP ALBION SPORTS A 0-2
F.A. TROPHY
1972-73 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 0-6
1973-74 1Q WORKSOP TOWN H 1-4
1974-75 PRE ROSSENDALE UNITED A 0-2
1975-76 PRE CLITHEROE A 1-0
1Q WINTERTON RANGERS H 5-1
2Q EMLEY A 1-2
1976-77 PRE ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 1-5
1977-78 1Q DROYLSDEN A 1-5
F.A. VASE
1978-79 PRE OLD BLACKBURNIANS H 6-2
1 SALFORD AMATEURS A 1-2
1979-80 PRE BRADLEY RANGERS H 0-4
1983-84 PRE BRADLEY RANGERS A 1-1
PREr BRADLEY RANGERS H 0-1
1984-85 PRE ATHERTON LABURNUM ROVERS A 3-4
1985-86 PRE FORD MOTORS A 2-1
1 KIRKBY TOWN H 1-8
1986-87 EP POULTON VICTORIA A 0-3
1987-88 PRE UNIASCO H 1-2
1988-89 EP EPPLETON COLLIERY WELFARE H 1-2
1989-90 EP POULTON VICTORIA A 0-13
1996-97 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 2-0
2Q EASINGTON COLLIERY H 2-4
1999-00 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 0-6
2000-01 2Q LIVERSEDGE A 2-4
2001-02 1Q NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS A 2-2
1Qr NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS H 3-0
2Q GARFORTH TOWN H 8-0
1 LOUTH UNITED A 3-1
2 CLITHEROE A 1-1
2r CLITHEROE H 1-3
2002-03 1Q CURZON ASHTON H 2-0
2Q EVENWOOD TOWN H 2-1
1 DUNSTON FEDERATION BREWERY H 0-1
2003-04 2Q MAINE ROAD H 3-1
1 SQUIRES GATE A 1-2
2004-05 2Q JARROW ROOFING BOLDON COMMUNITY ASS A 1-5
2005-06 2Q FLIXTON H 3-2
1 DAISY HILL A 1-0
2 ASHVILLE H 0-1
2006-07 2Q CASTLETON GABRIELS A 6-0
1 SHEFFIELD H 0-1
2007-08 2Q SQUIRES GATE A 2-4
2009-10 2Q ABBEY HEY H 5-1
1 SELBY TOWN H 2-0
2 MORPETH TOWN H 4-0
3 MARSKE UNITED A 0-5
2010-11 1Q ABBEY HEY H SCR
2012-13 1Q APPLEBY FRODINGHAM H 3-2
2Q WIGAN ROBIN PARK H 2-3
2013-14 2Q CONSETT A 4-3
1 JARROW ROOFING BOLDON COMMUNITY ASS A 0-2
2014-15 2Q WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC A 1-1
2Qr WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC H 1-2
2015-16 2Q TEAM NORTHUMBRIA H 1-3
2016-17 1Q HEATON STANNINGTON H 1-2
2017-18 2Q GARFORTH TOWN A 2-3
2018-19 2Q TOW LAW TOWN H 5-2
1 ASHINGTON H 0-5
2019-20 1Q SEAHAM RED STAR H 1-3
2020-21 1Q CARLISLE CITY A 5-3
2Q ASHINGTON H 1-4
2023-24 2Q NORTHALLERTON TOWN A 1-2
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