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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 to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "Romans", the club was founded in 1889 as Bath AFC, and changed its name to Bath City in 1905. The team have played their home matches at Twerton Park since 1932. The club spent the first three years of its history in the early 1890s as Bath association football club.

Sekani Simpson made over 380 appearances for Bath City between 2006 and 2017, rising as the tenth most capped player in the clubs entire history.

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Bath City F.C. seasons.

The club was discussed for entry into the Football League Third Division during the 1930s, though Bath has missed out on election to the Football League on multiple occasions, including 1935, 1978 and 1985. 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.

Honours

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Competitions Titles Seasons
Southern League 3 1959–60, 1977–78, 2006–07
Southern League Cup 1 1978–79

Player records

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Top 10 all-time appearances

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As of 21 December 2020[1]
Rank Player Years Appearances
1   Dave Mogg 1982–1988, 1992–1997 515[2]
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
 
Charlie Fleming is the clubs all time record goal scorer.

Goalscorers

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To all-time scorers

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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

Notable former players

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Stan Mortensen statue

Bath City have a long list of notable former players. Players in recent times include the likes of; Bobby Zamora. During the 1950s and 1960s, many players that established themselves in the First Division (now Premier League), stepped out onto the Twerton Park pitch in black and white over 100 times, such players include:

Alan Skirton

Winger, Alan Skirton was born in Bath in 1939. Skirton made 144 appearances for the club between 1956 and 1959, scoring 44 goals. After winning the Southern League with Bath City in 1960, Skirton went on to play for Arsenal, playing for the Gunners over 145 times between 1960 and 1966, scoring 53 goals.

Charle Fleming

Scottish-born striker Charlie Fleming made 107 appearances for the then First Division Sunderland between 1955 and 1958 scoring 60 goals. Known as "Cannonball" for his shooting ability. Fleming moved to Bath in 1958 and scored 206 goals for the Romans until his departure in 1966, making him the club's records goal scorer. After his death in 1997, the bar outside of Twerton Park was renamed; "Charlie's" in his honour.

Ian Black

Goalkeeper Ian Black was born in Scotland in 1924. He joined the then Second Division Southampton in 1947, and played 97 games for them until 1950 – in which year he joined Fulham, playing 263 matches for the Cottagers in both the Second and the First Division in the nine years he was with them. In 1959, Black joined the Romans and helped the club win the 1959–60 Southern League title, Black made over 143 appearances for Bath City until he left in 1962.

Stan Mortensen

Arguably the greatest player to ever play for the club, Stan Mortensen was born in 1921. In 1941, Mortensen joined Blackpool who were one of the best teams in England at the time. He went on to make over 352 appearances for the tangerines, scoring 227 goals, making him Blackpool's second highest goal scorer of all time. In the 1953 FA Cup final Mortensen became the first ever player to score a hat-trick in a FA Cup final at Wembley. Internationally, Mortensen won 25 caps for England, scoring 23 goals. He signed for The Romans for the 1958–59 season, in which he made 40 appearances and scored 27 goals.

Tony Book

Right-back Tony Book was born in Bath in 1938. Book went on to make 385 appearances for the club, captaining Bath to the 1960 Southern League. At the age of 31, he moved to Manchester City and captained them to a First Division, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup title, making him their second most decorated captain of all time, after Vincent Kompany.

Player of the Season and Golden Boot winners

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Scott Partridge won the golden boot three times between 2003 and 2007

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.[4][5] The table is in chronological order and begins from the 1984–85 season.

Season Player of the season Golden Boot Goals Ref.
1984–85   Dave Mogg   Garry Smith 16 [6]
1985–86   Jeff Sherwood   Dave Singleton 16 [7]
1986–87   Paul Bodin   Paul Bodin 27 [8]
1987–88   David Craig   Paul Bodin 14 [9]
1988–89   Micky Smith   John Freegard 27 [10]
1989–90   Chris Banks   Paul Randall 51 [3]
1990–91   Paul Randall   Paul Randall 22 [11]
1991–92   Ian Hedges   Paul Randall 26 [12]
1992–93   Richard Crowley   Richard Crowley 13 [13]
1993–94   Dave Mogg   Paul Adcock 23 [14]
1994–95   Dave Mogg   Dean Birkby 19 [15]
1995–96   Rob Cousins   Graham Withey 13 [16]
1996–97   Mark Harrington   Mike Davis 21 [17]
1997–98   Ian Hedges   Mike Davis 23 [18]
1998–99   Mike Davis   Martin Paul 30 [19]
1999–00   Colin Towler   Martin Paul 30 [20]
2000–01   Jon Holloway   Martin Paul 19 [21]
2001–02   Gary Thorne   Adrian Foster 21 [22]
2002–03   Andy Williams   Jason Eaton 16 [23]
2003–04   Matt Coupe   Scott Partridge 18 [24]
Season Player of the season Golden Boot Goals Ref.
2004–05   Jim Rollo   John Williams 19 [25]
2005–06   Gethin Jones   Scott Partridge 23 [26]
2006–07   Chris Holland   Scott Partridge 18 [27]
2007–08   Matt Coupe   Dave Gilroy 26 [28]
2008–09   Chris Holland   Dave Gilroy 22 [29]
2009–10   Adam Connolly
  Lewis Hogg 		  Darren Edwards 25 [30]
2010–11   Sido Jombati   Lee Phillips 16 [31]
2011–12   Sekani Simpson   Sean Canham 11 [32]
2012–13   Jason Mellor   Charlie Griffin 20 [33]
2013–14   Dave Pratt   Dave Pratt 18 [34]
2014–15   Dave Pratt   Dave Pratt 22 [35]
2015–16   Dan Ball   Dave Pratt 10 [36]
2016–17   Andy Watkins   Andy Watkins 14 [37]
2017–18   Luke Southwood   Jack Compton 12 [38]
2018–19   Robbie Cundy   Ross Stearn 14 [39]
2019–20   Tom Smith   Tom Smith 17 [40]
2020–21 — — — [41]
2021–22   Alex Fletcher   Cody Cooke 20 [42]
2022–23   Jack Battern   Scott Wilson 23 [43]
2023–24   Luke Russe   Cody Cooke 18 [44]

Club captains

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Former club captain, Jim Rollo acted as assistant manager from 2016 to 2021.[45]

The following table shows players who have previously been selected to be club captain. The table is in chronological order and begins from 1958 onwards.[46]

Name Period
  Charlie Fleming 1958–1961
  Ian MacFarlane 1961–1962
  Tony Book 1962–1964
  Ian MacFarlane 1964–1966
  Roger Swift 1966–1967
  Wilf Carter 1967–1969
  Tommy Taylor 1969–1970
  Terry Burt 1970–1972
  Tony Gough 1972–1974
  Paul Gover 1974–1975
  Colin Tavener 1975–1981
  Dave Palmer 1981–1991
  Chris Banks 1991–1993
Name Period
  Nicky Brooks 1993–1999
  Colin Tower 1999–2002
  Gary Thorne 2003–2004
  Steve Jones 2003–2004
  Bobby Ford 2004–2005
  Jim Rollo 2005–2010
  Lewis Hogg 2010–2011
  Gethin Jones 2011–2013
  Andy Gallinagh 2013–2016
  Frankie Artus 2016–2017
  Anthony Straker 2017–2019
  Ryan Clarke 2019–2022
  Kieran Parselle 2022–

Transfers

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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

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Record transfer fees paid by Bath City F.C.[47]
Rank Player From Fee Date
1   Micky Tanner   Bristol City £16,000 1988

Record transfer fees received

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Record transfer fees received by Bath City F.C.[48]
Rank Player To Fee Date
1   Jason Dodd   Southampton £80,000 1989
 
Current manager, Jerry Gill, has been head coach since 2017

Managerial records

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Main article: List of Bath City F.C. managers
  • Manager with highest win% ratio: Malcolm Allison with 54% of games won from 1963 to 1964.[49][50]
  • 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).[51][52][53]

Team records

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Cup runs

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  • Best FA Cup performance – Third Round (6 times):
vs Brentford (1931–32)[54]
vs Norwich City (1934–35)[55]
vs Brighton & Hove Albion (1959–60)[56]
vs Bolton Wanderers (1963–64)[57]
vs Mansfield Town (1987–88)[9]
vs Stoke City (1993–94)[58]
vs North Ferriby United (2014–15)[59][60]

Points

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  • Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 67 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1959–60[56]
Three points for a win: 91 in 42 matches, Southern League, 2007–08[61]
  • Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win: 26 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1971–72[62]
Three points for a win: 31 in 46 matches, National League, 2011–12[63]

League position

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  • Highest League position:
4th in the Alliance Premier League (1984–85) (level 5)[6]
  • Lowest League position:
6th in the Southern League, (2004–05) (level 7)[64]

Goals

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Attendance

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European record

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The Bath City team in the late 1970s was the club's only time in competitive European Football.

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)[70] and Udinese (1978)[71] respectively. During the group stage of the 1977 tournament, the club recorded impressive victories over Parma and Bari.[72]

Season Competition Round Date Opposition Home Away
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

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Main article: List of Bath City F.C. seasons

References

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General

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  • Miller, Kerry., ed. (2003). Stars in Stripes: The Official History of Bath City Football Club. Chippenham: Antony Rowe Ltd.

Specific

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