List of Bath City F.C. records and statistics
Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional Football Club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated with the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South. Bath have played their home matches at Twerton Park since 1932. This list encompasses the major honours won by Bath City, records set by the club, and awards achieved by the players and managers.
The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. The club's record appearance maker is Dave Mogg, who made 515 appearances between 1982 and 1997. Charlie Fleming is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 216 goals in all competitions.[1]
Honours
Honour | Titles | Years |
---|---|---|
Southern League (Western section) | 2 | 1929–30, 1932–33 |
Southern League | 2 | 1959–60, 1977–78[3] |
Football League North | 1 | 1943–44 |
Southern League Cup | 1 | 1977–78 |
Somerset Cup | 25 | 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2007–08, 2022–23 |
Player records
Top 10 all-time appearances
- As of 21 December 2020[4]
Rank | Player | Years | Appearances |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dave Mogg | 1982–1988, 1992–1997 | 515[5] |
2 | Tony Ricketts | 1979–1996 | 506 |
3 | Tony Gough | 1956–1957, 1961–1970, 1972–1974 | 502 |
4 | Jim Rollo | 2002–2016 | 484 |
5 | Dave Palmer | 1980–1993 | 445 |
6 | Dave Singleton | 1981–1993 | 415 |
7 | Paul Gover | 1971–1982 | 398 |
8 | Keith Brown | 1981–1986, 1989–1993 | 394 |
9 | Tony Book | 1956–1964 | 387 |
10 | Sekani Simpson | 2006–2017 | 383 |
Goalscorers
- Most goals scored (in a season) – 51, Paul Randall (1989–90)
- Most League goals scored (in a season) – 37, Charlie Fleming
Top 10 all-time scorers
- As of 21 December 2020
Rank | Player | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Charlie Fleming | 1958–1965 | 216 |
2 | William Hyman | 1900–1911 | 134 |
3 | Martin Paul | 1996–2001, 2007–2008 | 115 |
4 | Paul Randall | 1989–1993 | 112 |
5 | Graham Withey | 1980–1982, 1986–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–1997 | 109 |
6 | Len Pickard | 1955–1958 | 95 |
7 | Dave Singleton | 1981–1993 | 93 |
8 | Dave McCulloch | 1944–1949 | 88 |
9 | Ernie Coombs | 1933–1935 | 84 |
10 | Jimmy Newman | 1950–?? | 83 |
Player of the Season and Golden Boot winners
The following table shows players who have been named the Supporters' Player of the Season and have received the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals (all competitions) in a season.[6][7] The table is in chronological order and begins from the 1984–85 season:
Season | Player of the season | Golden Boot | Goals |
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1984–85 | Dave Mogg | Garry Smith | 16 |
1985–86 | Jeff Sherwood | Dave Singleton | 16 |
1986–87 | Paul Bodin | Paul Bodin | 27 |
1987–88 | David Craig | Paul Bodin | 14 |
1988–89 | Micky Smith | John Freegard | 27 |
1989–90 | Chris Banks | Paul Randall | 51 |
1990–91 | Paul Randall | Paul Randall | 22 |
1991–92 | Ian Hedges | Paul Randall | 26 |
1992–93 | Richard Crowley | Richard Crowley | 13 |
1993–94 | Dave Mogg | Paul Adcock | 23 |
1994–95 | Dave Mogg | Dean Birkby | 19 |
1995–96 | Rob Cousins | Graham Withey | 13 |
1996–97 | Mark Harrington | Mike Davis | 21 |
1997–98 | Ian Hedges | Mike Davis | 23 |
1998–99 | Mike Davis | Martin Paul | 30 |
1999–00 | Colin Towler | Martin Paul | 30 |
2000–01 | Jon Holloway | Martin Paul | 19 |
2001–02 | Gary Thorne | Adrian Foster | 21 |
2002–03 | Andy Williams | Jason Eaton | 16 |
2003–04 | Matt Coupe | Scott Partridge | 18 |
2004–05 | Jim Rollo | John Williams | 19 |
2005–06 | Gethin Jones | Scott Partridge | 23 |
2006–07 | Chris Holland | Scott Partridge | 18 |
2007–08 | Matt Coupe | Dave Gilroy | 26 |
2008–09 | Chris Holland | Dave Gilroy | 22 |
2009–10 | Adam Connolly, Lewis Hogg | Darren Edwards | 25 |
2010–11 | Sido Jombati | Lee Phillips | 16 |
2011–12 | Sekani Simpson | Sean Canham | 11 |
2012–13 | Jason Mellor | Charlie Griffin | 20 |
2013–14 | Dave Pratt | Dave Pratt | 18 |
2014–15 | Dave Pratt | Dave Pratt | 22 |
2015–16 | Dan Ball | Dave Pratt | 10 |
2016–17 | Andy Watkins | Andy Watkins | 14 |
2017–18 | Luke Southwood | Jack Compton | 12 |
2018–19 | Robbie Cundy | Ross Stearn | 14 |
2019–20 | Tom Smith | Tom Smith | 17 |
2020–21 | — | — | — |
2021-22 | Alex Fletcher | Cody Cooke | 20 |
Transfers
For consistency, fees in the record transfer tables below are all sourced from BBC Sport's contemporary reports of each transfer.
Record transfer fees paid
Rank | Player | From | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Micky Tanner | Bristol City | £16,000 | 1988 |
Record transfer fees received
Rank | Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Dodd | Southampton | £80,000 | 1989 |
Managerial records
- Manager with highest win% ratio: Malcolm Allison with 54% of games won from 1963 to 1964.
- Longest serving manager by time: Ted Davis, from 22 June 1927 to 10 June 1937 and from 4 May 1939 to 3 June 1947 (17 years).
- Most successful manager: Ted Davis, two Southern League western section titles, four Somerset Premier Cups and one Football League North.
Team records
Cup runs
- Best FA Cup performance – Third Round (6 times):
- vs Brentford (1931–32)
- vs Norwich City (1934–35)
- vs Brighton & Hove Albion (1959–60)
- vs Bolton Wanderers (1963–64)
- vs Mansfield Town (1987–88)
- vs Stoke City (1993–94)
- Best FA Trophy performance – Semi-finals
- vs North Ferriby United (2014–15)
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 67 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1959–60
- Three points for a win: 91 in 42 matches, Southern League, 2007–08
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 26 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1971–72
- Three points for a win: 31 in 46 matches, National League, 2011–12
League position
- Highest League position:
- 4th in the Alliance Premier League (1984–85) (level 5)
- Lowest League position:
- 6th in the Southern League, (2004–05) (level 7)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 116: 1959–60 Southern League
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 18: 1934–35 Southern League
- Most goals conceded in a season: 107: 1955–56 Southern League
Attendance
- Record home attendance – 18,020 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, (FA Cup third round, 9 January 1960)
- Record League attendance – 17,000 vs Aston Villa, (Football League North, 14 April 1944)[8]
- Record away attendance played in – 26,983 vs Bolton Wanderers, (FA Cup third round, 8 January 1964)
- Record National League South attendance – 3,492 vs Torquay United (19 January 2019)
- Lowest average attendance – 500 (National League South, 2014–15)
- Highest (recorded) average attendance – 4,940 (Southern League Premier, 1959–60)
European record
In 1977 and 1978, Bath City were one of six clubs to represent England in the Anglo-Italian Cup, a now defunct European football competition. They qualified as the English finalist in both tournaments but lost to Lecco (1977)[9] and Udinese (1978)[10] respectively. During the group stage of the 1977 tournament, the club recorded impressive victories over Parma and Bari.
Season | Competition | Round | Date | Opposition | Home | Away |
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1976–77 | Anglo-Italian Cup | First stage | 27 April 1977 | Bari | 2–1 | — |
30 April 1977 | Turris | 2–0 | — | |||
Second stage | 22 June 1977 | Parma | — | 1–0 | ||
25 June 1977 | Teramo | — | 0–4 | |||
Final | 29 June 1977 | Lecco | — | 0–3 | ||
1977–78 | First stage | 22 March 1978 | Arezzo | 5–0 | — | |
25 March 1978 | Paganese | 2–0 | — | |||
Second stage | 20 June 1978 | Udinese | — | 1–3 | ||
25 June 1978 | Treviso | — | 2–0 | |||
Final | 28 June 1978 | Udinese | — | 0–5 |
Season-by-season performance
References
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External links
- Official website
- Bath City Youth FC website Archived 14 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Bath City F.C. on BBC Sport: results and fixtures
- Vanarama National League Official website
- Supporters' Society