List of Pickering Town F.C. seasons

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Pickering Town Football Club were first established in 1888 and for many years the club competed in local football leagues. Pickering eventually joining the Yorkshire Football League Division Three in 1972.[1][2] When the Football League introduced the step system for non-league teams, the club were in the Northern Counties East Football League Division 1 at Step 6 of the non-league system (Level 10 overall).

Key[edit]

Seasons[edit]

In the non-league system where there is promotion and relegation there is the necessity for those in charge of scheduling matches to move some teams between different regional leagues at the same level to ensure as even a geographical spread as possible.

Timeline notes[edit]

Of the available records, it shows the club joining the York League in the 1953–54 season. From those records, only the final positions have been recorded.[3]
Despite joining the Yorkshire League in the 1972–73 season, records show the club continued to compete in the York League until the end of the 1976–77 season[4]
The 1984–85 season saw the introduction of 3 points for a win.
The club's FA Vase 1st round 2nd replay win was played at a neutral venue in Ryhope, Sunderland.
The club lost their 2007–08 FA Vase 3 round tie against Winterton Rangers, but progressed when their opponents were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player.
The club's 2009–10 FA Vase 3 round replay against Dunkirk was a 2–2 draw in regulation play. The club won the tie 5–4 on penalties.
The club's 2011–12 FA Cup preliminary round replay against Liversedge was drawn 3–3 in regulation play. The club won the tie 5–4 on penalties.
The club's 2016–17 FA Cup Extra Preliminary round replay Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare was drawn 3–3 in regulation play. The club won the tie 3–1 on penalties.
The club's 2018–19 FA Cup Preliminary round tie against Clitheroe was a home tie, but was actually played at Selby Town F.C.
The club's 2018–19 FA Cup Preliminary round tie against Colne was a home tie, but was actually played at Scarborough Athletic F.C.
The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were abandoned due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year League Position
1953–54 York League Division 2A 1st of 15
Promoted
1954–55 York League Division 1 7th of 15
1956–57 1st of 15
Champions
1957–58 7th of 15
1958–59 8th of 15
1959–60 2nd of 15
1960–61 6th of 15
1961–62 11th of 15
1962–63 6th of 15
1963–64 4th of 15
1964–65 4th of 12
1965–66 2nd of 12
1966–67 1st of 13
Champions
1967–68 4th of 12
1968–69 7th of 12
1969–70 1st of 12
Champions
1970–71 Not recorded
1971–72 11th of 12
Relegated
1972–73 York League Division 2 7th of 12
1973–74 7th of 13
1974–75 4th of 13
Moved to Div 1
1975–76 York League Division 1 12th of 13
Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1972–73 Yorkshire League Division 3 N/A 30 15 7 8 61 45 +16 37 5th of 16
1973–74 30 22 4 4 96 34 +62 48 1st of 16
Champions
Promoted
1974–75 Yorkshire League Division 2 N/A 28 14 9 5 55 32 +23 37 2nd of 15
Promoted
1975–76 Yorkshire League Division 1 N/A 30 9 8 13 36 49 −13 26 12th of 16 2R 1–0–1
1976–77 30 4 1 25 23 85 -62 9 16th of 16
Relegated
PR 0–0–1
1977–78 Yorkshire League Division 2 N/A 28 8 3 17 38 73 -35 19 14th of 15
Relegated
PR 0–1–1
1978–79 Yorkshire Division 3 N/A 28 13 7 8 67 47 +20 33 6th of 15 PR 0–0–1
1979–80 26 11 2 13 44 34 +10 24 10th of 14 PR 0–0–1
1980–81 30 12 10 8 43 34 +9 34 9th of 16 2R 2–0–1
1981–82 28 11 4 13 38 41 −3 26 9th of 15
League Amalgamation
1R 1–1–1
1982–83 North Counties East League Division 2 North N/A 26 7 6 13 26 40 −14 20 13th of 14 PR 0–0–1
1983–84 26 13 2 11 36 34 +2 28 6th of 14
League Re-organisation
1984–85 North Counties East Division 1 North N/A 32 11 8 13 37 43 −6 41 11th of 17
League Re-organisation
1985–86 Northern Counties East Division 2 N/A 30 5 10 15 33 52 −19 24 15th of 16
Deducted 1 point
1986–87 34 8 15 11 39 57 −18 39 14th of 18
1987–88 28 18 6 4 66 33 +33 60 1st of 15
Champions
Promoted
1988–89 Northern Counties East Division 1 N/A 30 16 4 10 58 54 +4 52 5th of 16 PR 1–0–1
1989–90 28 6 5 17 39 64 −25 23 14th of 15 PR 1–0–1
1990–91 24 15 2 7 54 41 +13 47 4th of 13 EP 0–1–1
1991–92 10 30 19 4 7 84 46 +38 61 2nd of 16
Promoted
PR 1―0―1
1992–93 Northern Counties East Premier Division 9 38 27 4 7 90 48 +42 85 2nd of 20 2R 2–3–1
1993–94 38 17 10 11 76 61 +15 61 6th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 2R 2–0–1
1994–95 38 18 8 12 68 60 +8 62 7th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 3R 3–1–1
1995–96 38 14 5 19 73 88 −15 47 12th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
1996–97 38 11 8 19 45 72 −27 41 15th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
1997–98 38 12 8 18 56 68 −12 44 16th of 20 PR 0–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
1998–99 38 5 7 26 44 107 -63 22 20th of 20
Relegated
1Q 0–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
1999–2000 Northern Counties East Division 1 10 30 11 5 14 46 36 +8 38 11th of 16 2Q 2–1–1 2R 2–0–2
2000–01 30 21 6 3 67 24 +43 69 2nd of 16
Promoted
PR 0–0–1 2R 2–0–1
2001–02 Northern Counties East Premier Division 9 38 20 8 10 70 38 +32 68 4th of 20 2Q 2–1–1 4R 5–0–1
2002–03 38 14 5 19 49 51 −2 47 13th of 20 PR 0–1–1 4R 2–1–1
2003–04 38 19 10 9 67 44 +23 67 5th of 20 2Q 3–0–1 2R 0–0–1
2004–05 38 18 13 7 62 35 +27 67 5th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 4R 4–1–1
2005–06 38 19 9 10 63 42 +21 66 6th of 20 1Q 2–1–1 QF 4–0–1
2006–07 38 16 8 14 61 54 +7 56 9th of 20 PR 1–0–1 2R 0–0–1
2007–08 38 22 7 9 68 42 +26 73 3rd of 20 PR 1–0–1 4R 4–1–1
2008–09 38 17 7 14 81 64 +17 58 9th of 20 1Q 2–0–1 3R 1–0–1
2009–10 38 20 5 13 82 58 +24 65 7th of 20 PR 0–0–1 4R 4–1–1
2010–11 38 18 7 13 81 71 +10 61 7th of 20 EP 0–0–1 2R 0–0–1
2011–12 38 15 6 17 74 75 −1 51 12th of 20 1Q 2–2–1 2Q 0–0–1
2012-3 42 24 5 13 89 49 +40 77 5th of 22 EP 0–1–1 2R 3–0–1
2013–14 44 25 4 15 126 78 +48 79 7th of 23 EP 0–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
2014–15 40 17 8 15 79 82 −3 59 11th of 21 EP 0–0–1 2Q 0–0–1
2015–16 42 24 5 13 94 69 +23 77 6th of 22 PR 1–0–1 1Q 0–0–1
2016–17 42 30 7 5 111 39 +72 97 2nd of 22 PR 1–2–1 2R 3–0–1
2017–18 42 29 9 4 127 52 +75 96 2nd of 22
Promoted
PR 1–0–1 1R 0–0–1
2018–19 Northern Premier League Division 1 East 8 38 8 11 19 45 72 −27 35 16th of 20 1Q 1–0–1 3Q 3–3–1
2019–20 Northern Premier League Division 1 North West 30 4 4 22 37 77 −40 16 Season Abandoned EP 0–0–1 1Q 1–2–1
2020–21 9 2 1 6 8 19 −8 7 Season Abandoned PR 0–0–1 3Q 1–0–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pickering Town FC Seasons History". Football Club History Dataabse.
  2. ^ "Yorkshire League 1969–1982". Non-league Matters.
  3. ^ "The York League 1939–1956". Non-league Matters.
  4. ^ "The York League 1957–1987". Non-League Matters.