Margate F.C. seasons

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 major and minor 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.

easons

Key

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.

Key to league record
P - games played
W - games won
D - games drawn
L - games lost
F - goals for
A - goals against
Pts - points
Pos - final position
Key to rounds
-- indicates that Margate did not enter the competition in the given season
Grp - group stage
QR1 - first qualifying round
QR2 - second qualifying round, etc.
REP - extra-preliminary round
RP - preliminary round
R1 - first round
R2 - second round, etc.
QF - quarter-final
SF - semi-final
n/a - not applicableKey to divisions
Conf - Conference
ConfS - Conference South
IsP - Isthmian League Premier Division
KL - Kent League
KL1 - Kent League Division One
KL2E - Kent League Division Two East
SL - Southern League
SLP - Southern League Premier Division
SLS - Southern League Southern Division
SL1 - Southern League Division One
SL1S - Southern League Division One South
SLE - Southern League Eastern Section
SLC - Southern League Central Section
SLMW - Southern League Midweek Section
TDL - Thanet and District LeagueKey to cups
CLC - Conference League Cup
EFC - Eastern Floodlit Cup
ILC - Isthmian League Cup
ITGC - Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup
KAC - Kent Amateur Cup
KFC - Kent Floodlit Cup
KFL - Kent Floodlit League
KFT - Kent Floodlit Trophy
KJC - Kent Junior Cup
KLC - Kent League Cup
KMT - Kent Messenger Trophy
KSC - Kent Senior Cup
KSS - Kent Senior Shield
MDCC - Margate and District Charity Cup
SLC - Southern League Cup
SLCH - Southern League Championship Match
TMC - Thames and Medway Cup

Footnotes

References

*cite web | url=http://www.fchd.info/MARGATE.HTM| publisher=Football Club History Database | title=Margate
accessdate=2008-05-08
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publisher=Football Club History Database
title=Thanet United
accessdate=2007-11-22
*cite web
url=http://www.fchd.info/cups/kent2007-08.htm#cup
publisher=Football Club History Database
title=Kent County Cups 2007–08
accessdate=2008-05-08
*cite web
url=http://www.fchd.info/cups/kent2006-07.htm#cup
publisher=Football Club History Database
title=Kent County Cups 2006–07
accessdate=2007-11-24
*cite web
url=http://www.fchd.info/cups/kent2005-06.htm#cup
publisher=Football Club History Database
title=Kent County Cups 2005–06
accessdate=2007-11-24
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/preww1results.htm
title=Results 1897/98–1914/15
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/preww2results.htm
title=Results 1919/20–1939/40
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/postww2results.htm
title=Results 1946/47–present
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/goalscorers.htm
title=Leading Goalscorers 1946/47–2006/07 (goals per season)
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-23
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/clubhistory.htm
title=The History of Margate Football Club
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-24
*cite web
url=http://www.margatefchistory.co.uk/1896wye.htm
title=Margate's First Game
publisher=margatefchistory.co.uk
accessdate=2007-11-28
*cite web|url=http://www.margate-fc.com/archive/0102/results.htm|title=Archive: 2001–2002 Results|publisher=Margate F.C.|accessdate=2008-01-09
*cite web|url=http://www.margate-fc.com/archive/0405/results.htm|title=Archive: 2004–2005 Results|publisher=Margate F.C.|accessdate=2008-01-09
*cite web|url=http://www.margate-fc.com/archive/0607/results.htm|title=Archive: 2006–2007 Results|publisher=Margate F.C.|accessdate=2008-01-09
*cite web|url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/KOHist.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=3195&LeagueCode=ISTH2005|title=Westview League Cup|publisher=football.mitoo|accessdate=2008-01-09