This is a list of seasons played by Dover Athletic F.C. in English football, from the club's formation to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major and some minor competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.

Dover Athletic F.C. was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover F.C., whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club. In the 1989–90 season Dover Athletic won the Southern League championship, but failed to gain promotion to the Football Conference due to ground grading issues. Three seasons later the team won this title again and this time gained promotion to the Conference, where they spent nine seasons before being relegated.

The club's best performance in the FA Cup was an appearance in the Third Round proper in both the 2010–11 and the 2014–15 season, while the best performance registered in the FA Trophy, the national competition for higher-level non-league clubs, was a run to the semi-finals in the 1997–98 season.

Seasons SeasonLeagueFA CupFA TrophyOther competitionsTop scorerIncludes all competitive first-team matches.DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos1983–84SLS 3812 9 17 51 74 45 13th R1QRPSLC R11984–85SLS38 7 7 24 39 78 28 19th R2QRPSLC R?Dover Athletic participated in the group stage of the Southern League Cup but it is unknown if they progressed further in the competition.1985–86SLS40 23 6 11 89 53 75 4th RPR1QEFC R?Dover Athletic participated in the group stage of the Eastern Floodlit Cup but it is unknown if they progressed further in the competition.1986–87SLS38 20 6 12 66 43 66 5th R4QR2QSLC R2Official Football Association Non-League Club Directory 1988, , p. 3541987–88SLS40 28 10 2 81 28 94 1st R1QR1Q1988–89SLP42 19 12 11 65 47 69 6th R4QR2SLC R4Official Football Association Non-league Directory 1990, , p. 3821989–90SLP42 32 6 4 87 27 102 1stAlthough Dover Athletic won the Southern League championship, they were not promoted to the Conference as their stadium did not meet the required standard. R3QR3SLC R2Vauxhall Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 1991, , p. 3971990–91SLP42 21 11 10 56 37 74 4th R4QR2KSC Winners1991–92SLP42 23 15 4 66 30 84 2nd R4QR11992–93SLP40 25 11 4 65 23 86 1st R3QR21993–94Conf42 17 7 18 48 49 58 8th R1QR3KSC Runners-up1994–95Conf42 11 16 15 48 55 49 16th R4QR11995–96Conf 4211 7 24 51 74 40 20th R1QR21996–97Conf42 12 14 16 57 68 50 17th R3QR11997–98Conf42 15 10 17 60 70 55 13th R3QSF1998–99Conf42 15 13 14 54 48 58 11th R4QR31999–00Conf42 18 12 12 65 56 66 6th R4QR5CLC R1KSC SFJoff Vansittart192000–01Conf42 14 11 17 54 56 53 15th R4QR3FLT R1SCLC R2KSC Runners-upJoff Vansittart142001–02Conf42 11 6 25 41 65 39 22nd R4QR3KSC QFKeith Scott142002–03SLP42 19 14 9 42 35 71 3rd R1R5SLC R3KSC R1Jamie DayTommy Tyne112003–04SLP42 12 13 17 50 59 49 19th R3QR5SLC QFKSC SFCraig Wilkins202004–05IsPDover Athletic were moved from the Southern League to the Isthmian League due to re-organisation of the English football league system.42 10 9 23 50 66 39 21st R1QR1ILC R3KSC Runners-upCraig Cloke92005–06Is144 21 14 9 69 46 77 5thDover Athletic qualified for a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier Division, but lost in the final to Tonbridge Angels. R2QR1QILC R4KSC QFCraig Wilkins192006–07Is1SAt the start of the 2006–07 season the Isthmian League First Division was split into two regionalised sections. Dover Athletic were placed in the southern section. 42 22 11 9 77 41 77 3rd R4QR1QILC Runners-upKSC QFJimmy Dryden172007–08Is1S42 30 8 4 84 29 98 1st R2QR3QILC R2KSC R1Francis Collin212008–09IsP 42 33 5 4 91 34 104 1st R3QR2QILC QFKSC R1Francis Collin242009–10ConfS 42 22 9 11 66 47 75 2ndDover qualified for the play-offs for promotion to the Conference Premier but lost to Woking in the semi-final.R4QR3KSC tbcAdam Birchall182010–11ConfS42 22 8 12 80 51 74 7thR3R3QKSC tbcAdam Birchall452011–12ConfS 42 17 15 10 62 49 66 7thR4QR3QKSC SFBilly Bricknell162012–13ConfS 42 22 10 10 69 44 76 3rdDover qualified for the play-offs for promotion to the Conference Premier but lost to Salisbury City in the final.R3QR3QKSC 2013–14ConfS 42 20 9 13 63 38 69 5thDover qualified for the play-offs for promotion to the Conference Premier and won.R2R3KSC 2014–15ConfP 46 19 11 16 69 58 68 8thR3R4KSC R2Stefan Payne202015–16Natl 46 23 11 12 75 53 80 5thR1R42016–17Natl46 24 7 15 85 63 79 6thR1R1KSC WinnersRicky Miller452017–18Natl46 20 13 13 62 44 73 8thR4QR3KSC R2Ryan Bird202018–19Natl46 16 12 18 58 64 60 14thR1R2KSC R2Inih Effiong112019–20Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the season was ended in March with positions being decided on a points-per-game basis.Natl38 15 9 14 49 49 54 11thR2R1KSC QFInih Effiong162020–21Due to refusing to play matches on account of a lack of promised funding, Dover were to play no more part in the season as announced on 26 March 2021 with all results being expunged.Natl0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/AR4QR3N/A2021–22The club started the seasons with a 12-point deduction after refusing to complete fixtures the previous season.Natl42 2 7 35 37 101 1 23rdR4QR3KSC R2Alfie Pavey62022–23NatlS46 12 12 22 42 68 48 20thR2QR2KSC R2Luke Wanadio102023–24NatlS 46 4 15 27 40 77 27 24thR4QR2KSC R2The club were dismissed from the competition having fielded an ineligible player in their second round victoryZidan Sutherland52024–25IsP 42 23 7 12 83 48 76 5thDover qualified for the play-offs for promotion to the National League South and won.R1QR1KSC SFGeorge Nikaj252025–26NatlS 46 13 11 22 60 75 50 20thR2QR3KSC SFGeorge Nikaj15

Key WinnersRunners upPromotedRelegated

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.

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 Grp – group stage R1Q – first qualifying round R2Q – second qualifying round, etc. RP – preliminary round R1 – first round R2 – second round, etc. R1S – first round (south) QF – quarter-final SF – semi-final n/a – not applicable

Key to divisions Conf/ConfP/Natl – National League (known as Football Conference until 2004 and Conference Premier 2004–2016) ConfS/NatlS – National League South (known as Conference South until 2016) IsP – Isthmian League Premier Division Is1 – Isthmian League First Division Is1S – Isthmian League Division One South SLP – Southern League Premier Division SLS – Southern League Southern Division

Key to cups CLC – Conference League Cup EFC – Eastern Floodlit Cup FLT – Football League Trophy ILC – Isthmian League Cup KSC – Kent Senior Cup SLC – Southern League Cup

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