List of Welling United F.C. seasons

Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. The club was founded in 1963 and began as a youth team playing in the Eltham & District Sunday League on a park pitch from 1963-64 to 1970-71. From 1971-72 to 1974-75 they played in the Metropolitan-London League (Intermediate/Reserves) Division. In 1975-76 they played in the London Spartan League- Reserve Division 1. They gained senior status in the London Spartan League in 1976 at Butterfly Lane, Eltham. They finished 6th in Division 2 in 1976-77 and were promoted to the Premier Division. 1977-78 was their first season at Park View Road. Welling United currently play in the National League South.

Seasons

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Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FA Trophy Average home
attendance[1][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec
1977–78 London Spartan
League
30 15 4 11 45 39 6 34 6th of 16[2]
Transferred
- - - -
1978–79 Athenian
League
7 36 17 9 10 60 46 14 43 7th of 19[3] QR1 0-0-1 - -
1979–80 Athenian
League
7 38 20 7 11 86 46 40 47 5th of 20[4] QR4 4-1-1 - -
1980–81 Athenian
League
7 38 19 8 11 62 48 14 46 7th of 20[5]
Promoted
QR2 1-0-1 - -
1981–82 Southern Football League
Southern Division
6 46 19 13 14 70 48 22 51 8th of 24
Transferred[b]
QR2 1-3-1 - -
1982–83 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 38 21 6 11 63 40 23 69 3rd of 20 QR2 1-0-1 QR1 0-0-1
1983–84 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 38 15 7 16 61 61 0 52 12th of 20 QR1 0-0-1 R2 2-1-1
1984–85 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 38 18 11 9 55 38 17 65 6th of 20 QR3 2-0-1 R3 3-2-1
1985–86 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 38 29 6 3 95 31 64 93 1st of 20
Promoted
QR3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1
1986–87 Football
Conference
5 42 10 10 22 61 94 -22 40 20th of 22
Reprieved[c]
Gary Abbott 23 R1 4-1-1 R2 1-0-1 704
1987–88 Football
Conference
5 42 11 9 22 50 72 -22 42 19th of 22 R2 5-1-1 R1 1-0-1 873
1988–89 Football
Conference
5 40 14 11 15 45 46 -1 53 11th of 21 R3 3-2-1 QF 4-2-1 1,017
1989–90 Football
Conference
5 42 18 10 14 62 50 12 64 6th of 22 Terry Robbins 17 R2 2-4-1 R2 1-1-1 1,107
1990–91 Football
Conference
5 42 13 15 14 55 57 -2 54 11th of 22 Terry Robbins 18 R1 1-0-1 R3 2-0-1 986
1991–92 Football
Conference
5 42 14 12 16 69 79 -10 54 12th of 22 Terry Robbins 29 R1 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 840
1992–93 Football
Conference
5 42 12 12 18 57 72 -15 48 20th of 22 Terry Robbins 19 QR4 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 947
1993–94 Football
Conference
5 42 13 12 17 47 49 -2 51 16th of 22 Terry Robbins 17 QR1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 967
1994–95 Football
Conference
5 42 13 10 19 57 74 -17 49 17th of 22 QR2 1-0-1 R2 1-2-1 739
1995–96 Football
Conference
5 42 10 15 17 42 53 -11 45 19th of 22 QR2 1-2-1 R2 1-1-1 615
1996–97 Football
Conference
5 42 13 9 20 50 60 -10 48 18th of 22 Lennie Dennis 21 R1 4-0-1 R2 1-1-1 714
1997–98 Football
Conference
5 42 17 9 16 64 62 2 60 10th of 22 Mark Cooper 18 QR2 1-1-1 R2 0-1-1 709
1998–99 Football
Conference
5 42 9 14 19 44 65 -21 41 20th of 22
Reprieved[d]
R1 2-0-1 R2 0-0-1 682
1999–2000 Football
Conference
5 42 13 8 21 54 66 -12 47 20th of 22
Relegated
Ritchie Hanlon 12 R1 1-0-1 R3 1-0-1 737
2000–01 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 42 17 13 12 59 55 4 64 4th of 22 QR4 2-1-1 R1 0-0-1 546
2001–02 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 42 13 12 17 69 66 3 51 15th of 22 R1 3-1-1 R4 2-0-1 516
2002–03 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 42 13 12 17 55 58 −3 51 15th of 22 QR3 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 570
2003–04 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 42 16 8 18 56 58 −2 56 9th of 22
Transferred[e]
QR4 1-3-1 R2 1-0-1 597
2004–05 Conference
South
6 42 15 7 20 64 68 −4 52 16th of 22 Paul Booth 19 QR2 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 567
2005–06 Conference
South
6 42 16 17 9 58 44 +14 65 9th of 22 Danny Kedwell 19 R1 3-0-1 R3 3-0-1 606
2006–07 Conference
South
6 42 21 6 15 65 51 +14 69 8th of 22 Danny Kedwell 19 QR4 2-2-1 QF 4-2-1 566
2007–08 Conference
South
6 42 13 7 22 41 64 −23 46 16th of 22 Omari Coleman 8 QR3 1-0-1 QR3 0-0-1 526
2008–09 Conference
South
6 42 19 11 12 61 44 +17 68 7th of 22 Charlie Sheringham 19 QR2 0-1-1 R2 2-1-1 640
2009–10 Conference
South
6 42 18 9 15 66 51 +15 63 9th of 22 Lee Clarke 16 QR3 1-0-1 R1 1-0-1 538
2010–11 Conference
South
6 42 24 8 10 81 47 +34 75[f] 6th of 22 Andy Pugh 17 QR2 0-0-1 R1 1-1-1 651
2011–12 Conference
South
6 42 24 9 9 79 47 +32 81 3rd of 22
Lost in PO Final
Andy Pugh 15 QR2 0-0-1 R1 1-1-1 676
2012–13 Conference
South
6 42 26 8 8 90 44 +46 86 1st of 22
Promoted
Ross Lafayette 19 QR4 2-2-1 R3 3-0-1 615
2013–14 Conference
Premier
5 46 16 12 18 59 61 −2 60 16th of 24 Ross Lafayette 16 R2 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 811
2014–15 Conference
Premier
5 46 11 12 23 52 73 −21 45 20th of 24 Harry Beautyman 10 QR4 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 727
2015–16 National
League
[g]
5 46 8 11 27 35 73 -38 35 24 of 24

Relegated

R2 2-1-1 R2 1-0-1
2016-17 National League South 6 42 12 7 23 64 69 -5 43 16th of 22
2017-18 National League South 6 42 17 10 15 68 59 +9 61 10th of 22
2018-19 National League South 6 42 23 7 12 70 47 +23 76 3rd of 22

Lost in PO final

2019-2020 National League South 6 34 12 6 16 38 46 -8 42 13th - League Table decided by Points Per Game due to Covid
2020-21 National League South 6 14 2 6 6 18 30 -12 21 20th - Season abandoned due to Covid
2021-22 National League South 6 40 10 8 22 46 87 -41 38 Dipo Akinyemi 18
  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ At the end of the season a single Premier Division was formed at the top of the Southern Football League with regionalized Midland and Southern divisions below. Welling United qualified to get a place in the Premier Division.
  3. ^ Club reprieved after Nuneaton Borough were relegated due to financial irregularities.
  4. ^ Club reprieved after Barrow were relegated due to entering administration.
  5. ^ At the end of the season Conference North and South were formed above the Southern Football League. Welling United qualified to get a place in newly created divisions.
  6. ^ Deducted 5 points for financial irregularities.
  7. ^ At the end of the previous season Conference was renamed as the National League.

References

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  1. ^ "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ "FCHD archive". Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "1978–79 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "1979–80 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "1980–81 Athenian League season". FCHD. Retrieved 3 March 2016.