Seasons
edit- Table correct as of 9 January 2022.
Champions | Runners-up | Division winners | Division runners-up | Promoted | Relegated | Current Season |
Season | League | FAC | LC | CS | UEFA | Other | Top scorer(s)[a] | Goals | ||||||||||||
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League | Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | CL | EL | CW | ||||||||
1891–92 | Alln | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 18 | 8th | QR | Morris | 10 | ||||||||
1892–93 | Div 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 5th | QR | Weir | 8 | |||||||
1893–94 | Div 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 18 | 13th | QR | Morris | 7 | |||||||
1894–95 | Div 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 31 | 9th | DNE[b] | Finnerhan | 15 | |||||||
1895–96 | Div 2 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 46 | 2nd[c] | WD[d] | Meredith | 13 | |||||||
1896–97 | Div 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 32 | 6th | R1 | Meredith | 10 | |||||||
1897–98 | Div 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 36 | 39 | 3rd | R2 | Gillespie | 19 | |||||||
1898–99 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 52 | 1st | R1 | Meredith | 30 | |||||||
1899–1900 | Div 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 7th | R1 | Meredith | 14 | |||||||
1900–01 | Div 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 32 | 11th | R1 | Cassidy | 15 | |||||||
1901–02 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 28 | 18th | R2 | Gillespie | 15 | |||||||
1902–03 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 54 | 1st | R1 | Gillespie | 30 | |||||||
1903–04 | Div 1 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 2nd | W | Gillespie / Turnbull | 21 | |||||||
1904–05 | Div 1 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 46 | 3rd | R2 | Turnbull | 20 | |||||||
1905–06 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 43 | 5th | R1 | Thornley | 21 | |||||||
1906–07 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 77 | 32 | 17th | R1 | Thornley | 14 | |||||||
1907–08 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 3rd | R3 | Thornley | 14 | |||||||
1908–09 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 34 | 19th | R1 | Thornley | 18 | |||||||
1909–10 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 54 | 1st | R4 | Dorsett / Jones | 14 | |||||||
1910–11 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 58 | 31 | 17th | R2 | Wynn | 9 | |||||||
1911–12 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 35 | 15th | R2 | Wynn | 18 | |||||||
1912–13 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 44 | 6th | R2 | Wynn | 16 | |||||||
1913–14 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 53 | 36 | 13th | R4 | Browell | 14 | |||||||
1914–15 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 5th | R3 | Howard | 18 | |||||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. During the war the club played in the Lancashire section of the non-competitive War Leagues. | ||||||||||||||||||||
1915–16 | War | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 1st | n/a | Sub Tnmt[e] | 1st | Barnes | 36 | ||||||
1916–17 | War | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 37 | 4th | n/a | Sub Tnmt | 4th | Barnes | 16 | ||||||
1917–18 | War | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 28 | 38 | 4th | n/a | Sub Tnmt | 1st | Lomas | 22 | ||||||
1918–19 | War | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 36 | 33 | 5th | n/a | Sub Tnmt | 1st | Barnes | 20 | ||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 45 | 7th | R2 | Barnes | 23 | |||||||
1920–21 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 54 | 2nd | R1 | Browell | 32 | |||||||
1921–22 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 10th | R3 | Browell | 26 | |||||||
1922–23 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 8th | R1 | Barnes | 21 | |||||||
1923–24 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 42 | 11th | SF | Barnes | 22 | |||||||
1924–25 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 43 | 10th | R1 | Roberts | 32 | |||||||
1925–26 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 35 | 21st | RU | Roberts | 30 | |||||||
1926–27 | Div 2 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | Johnson | 25 | |||||||
1927–28 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 59 | 1st | R5 | Johnson / Roberts | 20 | |||||||
1928–29 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 86 | 45 | 8th | R3 | Johnson | 38 | |||||||
1929–30 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 47 | 3rd | R5 | Tait | 31 | |||||||
1930–31 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 70 | 46 | 8th | R3 | Brook | 17 | |||||||
1931–32 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 83 | 73 | 38 | 14th | SF | Halliday | 32 | |||||||
1932–33 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 71 | 37 | 16th | RU | Tilson | 23 | |||||||
1933–34 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 45 | 5th | W | Herd | 21 | |||||||
1934–35 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 67 | 48 | 4th | R3 | RU | Tilson | 18 | ||||||
1935–36 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 60 | 42 | 9th | R5 | Brook | 16 | |||||||
1936–37 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 107 | 61 | 57 | 1st | QF | Doherty | 32 | |||||||
1937–38 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 77 | 36 | 21st | QF | W | Doherty | 26 | ||||||
1938–39 | Div 2 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 72 | 49 | 5th | R4 | Herd | 22 | |||||||
1939–40 | Div 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | —[f] | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||
No league football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War. During the war the club played in the non-competitive War Leagues. | ||||||||||||||||||||
1939–40 | War | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 41 | 26 | 4th | n/a | War Cup | R1 | Herd | 19 | ||||||
1940–41 | War | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 104 | 55 | 46 | 3rd | n/a | War Cup | QF | Currier | 47 | ||||||
1941–42 | War | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 54 | 21 | 17th | n/a | Boothway | 22 | ||||||||
War | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 19 | n/a[g] | n/a | War Cup | R3 | Boothway | 12 | |||||||
1942–43 | War | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 30th | n/a | Currier | 11 | ||||||||
War | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 27 | 3rd | n/a | War Cup | R3 | Currier | 15 | |||||||
1943–44 | War | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 20 | 17th | n/a | Doherty | 12 | ||||||||
War | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 36 | 25 | 19th | n/a | War Cup | SF | Heale | 13 | |||||||
1944–45 | War | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 10th | n/a | Smith | 14 | ||||||||
War | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 16 | 47th | n/a | War Cup | R1 | Williamson | 10 | |||||||
1945–46 | War[h] | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 78 | 75 | 42 | 10th | R4 | Constantine | 29[i] | ||||||||
1946–47 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | 62 | 1st | R5 | Smith | 23 | |||||||
1947–48 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 10th | R5 | Black | 17 | |||||||
1948–49 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 45 | 7th | R3 | Smith | 13 | |||||||
1949–50 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 68 | 29 | 21st | R3 | Clarke | 10 | |||||||
1950–51 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 | 52 | 2nd | R3 | Westcott | 26 | |||||||
1951–52 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | 39 | 15th | R3 | Hart / Westcott | 11 | |||||||
1952–53 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 35 | 20th | R4 | Spurdle / Williamson | 12 | |||||||
1953–54 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 37 | 17th | R4 | Revie | 13 | |||||||
1954–55 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 69 | 46 | 7th | RU | Hart / Hayes | 15 | |||||||
1955–56 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 69 | 46 | 4th | W | Hayes | 27 | |||||||
1956–57 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 78 | 88 | 35 | 18th | R3 | RU | Johnstone | 19 | ||||||
1957–58 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 100 | 49 | 5th | R3 | Hayes | 26 | |||||||
1958–59 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 95 | 31 | 20th | R3 | Barlow | 18 | |||||||
1959–60 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 37 | 16th | R3 | McAdams | 22 | |||||||
1960–61 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 37 | 13th | R4 | R3 | Law | 23 | ||||||
1961–62 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 41 | 12th | R4 | R1 | Dobing | 22 | ||||||
1962–63 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | 31 | 21st | R5 | QF | Harley | 32 | ||||||
1963–64 | Div 2 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 66 | 46 | 6th | R3 | SF | Kevan | 36 | ||||||
1964–65 | Div 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 62 | 41 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Kevan | 20 | ||||||
1965–66 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 59 | 1st | QF | R3 | Young | 17 | ||||||
1966–67 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 39 | 15th | QF | R3 | Bell | 14 | ||||||
1967–68 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | 58 | 1st | R4 | R4 | Young | 21 | ||||||
1968–69 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 13th | W | R3 | W | R1 | Lee | 18 | ||||
1969–70 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 10th | R4 | W | RU | W | Bell / Lee | 22 | ||||
1970–71 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 11th | R5 | R2 | SF | A–I LC | RU | Bell / Lee | 19 | |||
1971–72 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 57 | 4th | R3 | R3 | Tex Cup | R1 | Lee | 35 | ||||
1972–73 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 41 | 11th | R5 | R3 | W | R1 | Marsh | 19 | ||||
1973–74 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 40 | 14th | R4 | RU | RU | Lee | 18 | |||||
1974–75 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Tex Cup | GS | Bell | 18 | ||||
1975–76 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 46 | 43 | 8th | R4 | W | A–S Cup | GS | Tueart | 24 | ||||
1976–77 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | 56 | 2nd | R5 | R2 | R1 | TCC | 3rd | Kidd | 23 | |||
1977–78 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 52 | 4th | R4 | QF | R1 | Kidd | 20 | |||||
1978–79 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 39 | 15th | R4 | QF | QF | Channon | 15 | |||||
1979–80 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | 37 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Robinson | 9 | ||||||
1980–81 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 59 | 39 | 12th | RU | SF | Reeves | 17 | ||||||
1981–82 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 50 | 58[j] | 10th | R4 | R4 | Francis | 14 | ||||||
1982–83 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 70 | 47 | 20th | R4 | R3 | Cross | 13 | ||||||
1983–84 | Div 2 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 70 | 4th | R3 | R3 | Parlane | 19 | ||||||
1984–85 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 40 | 74 | 3rd | R3 | R4 | Smith | 14 | ||||||
1985–86 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | 45 | 15th | R4 | R3 | FMC | RU | Lillis | 12 | ||||
1986–87 | Div 1 ↓ | 1 | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 57 | 39 | 21st | R3 | R3 | FMC | QF | Varadi | 9 | ||||
1987–88 | Div 2 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | 65 | 9th | QF | QF | FMC | R2 | Stewart | 27 | ||||
1988–89 | Div 2 ↑ | 2 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 53 | 82 | 2nd | R4 | R4 | FMC | R1 | Moulden | 17 | ||||
1989–90 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 48 | 14th | R3 | R4 | FMC | R2 | Allen | 11 | ||||
1990–91 | Div 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 5th | R5 | R3 | FMC | QF | Quinn | 21 | ||||
1991–92 | Div 1 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 48 | 70 | 5th | R3 | R4 | FMC | R2 | White | 21 | ||||
1992–93 | Prem[k] | 1 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 57 | 9th | QF | R3 | White | 19 | ||||||
1993–94 | Prem | 1 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 38 | 49 | 45 | 16th | R4 | R4 | Quinn / Sheron | 6 | ||||||
1994–95 | Prem | 1 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 64 | 49 | 17th | R5 | QF | Rösler | 22 | ||||||
1995–96 | Prem ↓ | 1 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 38 | 18th | R5 | R3 | Rösler | 13 | ||||||
1996–97 | Div 1 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 14th | R5 | R2 | Rösler | 16 | ||||||
1997–98 | Div 1 ↓ | 2 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 57 | 48 | 22nd | R4 | R1 | Dickov | 9 | ||||||
1998–99 | Div 2 ↑ | 3 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 82 | 3rd[l][m] | R3 | R2 | FLT | R1 | Goater | 22 | ||||
1999–2000 | Div 1 ↑ | 2 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 40 | 89 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | Goater | 29 | ||||||
2000–01 | Prem ↓ | 1 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 34 | 18th | R5 | QF | Goater | 11 | ||||||
2001–02 | Div 1 ↑ | 2 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | 99 | 1st | R5 | R4 | Goater | 32 | ||||||
2002–03 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 51 | 9th | R3 | R3 | Anelka | 14 | ||||||
2003–04 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 16th | R5 | R4 | R2 | Anelka | 24 | |||||
2004–05 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 52 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Fowler / Wright-Phillips | 11 | ||||||
2005–06 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 48 | 43 | 15th | QF | R2 | Cole / Vassell | 10 | ||||||
2006–07 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 14th | QF | R2 | Barton | 7 | ||||||
2007–08 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | 55 | 9th | R4 | QF | Elano | 10 | ||||||
2008–09 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 10th | R3 | R2 | QF | Robinho | 15 | |||||
2009–10 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 45 | 67 | 5th | R5 | SF | Tevez | 29 | ||||||
2010–11 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 71 | 3rd | W | R3 | R16 | Tevez | 23 | |||||
2011–12 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 29 | 89 | 1st | R3 | SF | RU | GS | R16 | Agüero | 30 | |||
2012–13 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 34 | 78 | 2nd | RU | R3 | W | GS | Tevez / Agüero | 17 | ||||
2013–14 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 37 | 86 | 1st | QF | W | R16 | Agüero | 28 | |||||
2014–15 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 83 | 38 | 79 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | RU | R16 | Agüero | 32 | ||||
2015–16 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | 66 | 4th | R5 | W | SF | Agüero | 29 | |||||
2016–17 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 39 | 78 | 3rd | SF | R4 | R16 | Agüero | 33 | |||||
2017–18 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 27 | 100 | 1st | R5 | W | QF | Agüero | 30 | |||||
2018–19[n] | Prem | 1 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23 | 98 | 1st | W | W | W | QF | Agüero | 32 | ||||
2019–20 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | 81 | 2nd | SF | W | W | QF | Sterling | 31 | ||||
2020–21 | Prem | 1 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 32 | 86 | 1st | SF | W | RU | Gündoğan | 17 | |||||
2021–22 | Prem | 1 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 56 | 1st | R4 | R4 | RU | R16 | Mahrez | 13 | ||||
Season | Division | Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | FAC | LC | CS | CL | EL | CW | Other | Top scorer(s)[a] | Goals | |
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Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Figures include goals in league, FA Cup, League Cup, continental and international competitions, play-offs/test matches, and the Community Shield.
- ^ An administrative error meant the club did not enter the FA Cup in 1895.[1]
- ^ Failed to gain promotion after test matches.
- ^ The club withdrew from the FA Cup during the qualifying rounds in both 1890–91 and 1895–96. The reasons for withdrawal are unclear.
- ^ The Subsidiary Tournament was a round-robin competition played following the completion of league fixtures.
- ^ The 1939–40 English football season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played due to the Second World War.
- ^ Unplaced. 18 matches or more were required for a team to be placed.
- ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
- ^ Four of these goals were scored in the FA Cup.
- ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.
- ^ Promoted via play-offs.
- ^ Lowest league finish.
- ^ City became the first English side to win all the senior domestic competitions in a single season.
- ^ James, p. 274.