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. Bath City came runners up in the Southern League in 1930, and again in 1933. The club was discussed as a potential entrant to the Football League Third Division South during the 1930s, but missed out on election to the Football League on multiple occasions, including 1935, 1978 and 1985. During the Second World War, the club won the Football League North - competing against the likes of Aston Villa and Bristol City, though wartime trophies were deemed unofficial.

Bath reached the third round of the FA Cup six times, beating league sides such as Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992). The club were crowned Southern League champions in 1960 and 1978, one of the highest levels of non-League football at the time. After a period of relative decline in the 1990s while in the Conference, Bath were demoted to the seventh tier in 2004. They were promoted in 2007, and then again in 2010, and played in the Conference for the first time since 1997, though the club were relegated in 2012 and have played in the National League South since. The list details the team's achievements, top goal scorer and attendances in senior first-team competitions from their first in the Wiltshire League during the 1901–02 season to the end of the most recently completed season. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.

Key

Key to divisions: APL = Alliance Premier League BDL = Bath and District League BRI 1 = Bristol and District League Division 1 Conf = Conference CP = Conference Premier CS = Conference South NLS = National League South SLP = Southern League Premier Division SL 1 = Southern League First Division WIL 1 = Wiltshire League Division 1 WL 1 = Western League Division 1

Key to league record: Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to rounds: F = Final QF = Quarter-finals QR1 = First qualifying round QR2 = Second qualifying round QR3 = Third qualifying round QR4 = Fourth qualifying round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 SF = Semi-finals

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Seasons Correct as of the end of the 2025–26 season. + Seasons of Bath City F.C.SeasonLeagueFA CupFA TrophyLeague CupTop goalscorer(s)Average attendanceDivisionTierPlayer(s)Goals1901–02WIL–165292137127th––––––Miller, p. 9.1902–03BDL–––––––––––––––Miller, p. 10.1903–04WIL–2041152189910th––––––Miller, p. 11.1904–05WIL 1–2010194941215th––––––Miller, p. 13.1905–06WIL 1–2273123547179th––––––Miller, p. 14.1906–07BRI 1–228583627198th––––––Miller, p. 15.1907–08BRI 1–––––––––––––––Miller, p. 16.1908–09WL 2–226793945198thQR3–––––Miller, p. 18.1909–10WL 1–2456133166159thQR1–––––Miller, p. 20.1910–11WL 1–189453830223rdQR1––13–Miller, p. 22.1911–12WL 1–2010283127229thQR1––12–Miller, p. 24.1912–13WL 1–2213185235274thQR1––23–Miller, p. 25.1913–14WL 1–2217236734362ndQR4––23–Miller, p. 28.Competitive football suspended for the duration of World War I 1919–20WL 1–188284829185thQR4––19–Miller, p. 30.1920–21WL 1–30127114545318thQR1––31–Miller, p. 34.1921–22SL–361651555533711thQR5––32–Miller, p. 38.1922–23SL–381082044712815thR1––16–Miller, p. 40.1923–24SL–34691932172116thQR1––Jim Lawson10–Miller, p. 41.1924–25SL–38882228852418thQR1––7–Miller, p. 44.1925–26SL–26711838861514thR2––13–Miller, p. 47.1926–27SL–26791044522311thQR1––25–Miller, p. 53.1927–28SL–301231564682711thQR1––29–Miller, p. 55.1928–29SL–2613496159306thQR1––46–Miller, p. 57.1929–30SL–2816668552381stR2––31–Miller, p. 61.1930–31SL–2210664739265thQR3––28–Miller, p. 64.1931–32SL–2412755033313rdR3––37–Miller, p. 67.1932–33SL–2013436234301stQR4–SF26–Miller, p. 70.1933–34SL–2011364325253rdR1–QRTrotman44–Miller, p. 73.1934–35SL–166463532165thR3–R126–Miller, p. 76.1935–36SL–165561826155thQR4–R237–Miller, p. 82.1936–37SL–30155106652354thR1–R228–Miller, p. 84.1937–38SL–32991645652714thQR4–R213–Miller, p. 88.1938–39SL–4416121658744411thQR4–R232–Miller, p. 91.Competitive football suspended for the duration of World War II 1945–46SL–2012266232343rdQR2–R320–Miller, p. 104.1946–47SL–32771852932116thQR4–R3222,126Miller, p. 105.1947–48SL–341281455623211thQR4–R3272,932Miller, p. 108.1948–49SL–421581972873813thQR4–R248–Miller, p. 110.1949–50SL–461672361783917thQR1–RUKelly 19–Miller, p. 114.1950–51SL–4415101966734015thQR1–QR22–Miller, p. 118.1951–52SL–421961775674410thQR4–R1344,107Miller, p. 120.1952–53SL–422210107146545thR2–R127Miller, p. 122.1953–54SL–421712137367464thR1–R123–Miller, p. 124.1954–55SL–42189157380459thQR4–R121–Miller, p. 126.1955–56SL–4271025431072422ndQR2–QR12–Miller, p. 128.1956–57SL–421581956783817thQR1–R232–Miller, p. 131.1957–58SL–421392065643516thR2–R145–Miller, p. 133.1958–59SLP–34175128962396thR1–RU484,333Miller, p. 138.1959–60SLP–42323711650671stR3–R2474,940Miller, p. 140.1960–61SLP–421814107452506thR1–R2402,902Miller, p. 143.1961–62SLP–422571010270572ndQR4–R2313,095Miller, p. 146.1962–63SLP–401861658564210thQR4–R2162,316Miller, p. 149.1963–64SLP–4224998851573rdR3–R2322,993Miller, p. 152.1964–65SLP ↓–421332660862922ndR1–R2161,910Miller, p. 156.1965–66SL 1 ↑–46251388850634thR2–R4412,030Miller, p. 160.1966–67SLP ↓–4211121951743019thR2–R3182,191Miller, p. 162.1967–68SL 1–42211297851546thQR4–R2342,0761968–69SLP ↑–42261069640622ndQR4–R2342,1511969–70SLP–421881663554411thQR3R1 QR341,8311970–71SLP–4213121748683815thQR3QR3R3161,2391971–72SLP ↓–421142745862620thQR2QR2R1191,3081972–73SL 1–421811135654477thQR1R1R2331,2291973–74 SL 1 ↑–38208105535482ndQR2QR3R2131,3091974–75SLP–42208146350486thR1QR3R319–1975–76SLP–4211161562573816thQR1QR1R1418671976–77SLP–42201575130554thQR4R1R2161,1341977–78SLP–42221828332621stR1QR3R1211,6111978–79SLP–42171965535535thQR4R1W111,0601979–80APL53810121643693216thQR1R3R1129701980–81APL5381610126132426thQR4R1R3188981981–82APL54215101750575512thQR2R1R1168881982–83APL5421791651426010thQR3R1R2227381983–84APL5421712136048536thQR2R2R1166351984–85APL542219126347574thQR3R3R1166511985–86APL54213111853544512thR2R1R1165491986–87Conf54217121363626310thR2R2R1275011987–88Conf ↓5429102348763720thR3R2R3145961988–89SLP6421513146651589thR2R1R2275601989–90SLP ↑64230848128982ndR1R1R3516601990–91Conf54210122055614220thQR4R3R1228821991–92Conf5421612145451609thQR3R3R1267061992–93Conf5421514136356597thR2R1R1136371993–94Conf54213171247385612thR3R2R2236531994–95Conf54215121555565712thR1R1R2196461995–96Conf5421372445664618thQR4R1R1135151996–97Conf ↓54212111939534720thQR4R2R1216891997–98SLP6421912117251696thQR4R2R2236701998–99SLP6421811137044654thQR4R3R2307931999–00SLP642191587049724thR1R1QR309932000–01SLP64215131467685515thQR4R2R2198122001–02SLP64213111856655017thQR2R2R3218502002–03SLP64213131650615214thQR4R3R1168662003–04SLP64213121749575116thQR3R3R4187142004–05SLP7421912115743696thR2R3R3196162005–06SLP74225896633832ndQR3QR3R4237322006–07SLP ↑742271058429911stQR2R1R4189302007–08CS64210833059368thQR4R1R2268512008–09CS642208145645688thQR3R1R3226182009–10CS ↑6422012106646724thR1QR3–259652010–11CP54616151564686310thQR4R2–161,0532011–12CP ↓ 5467102943893123rdR1R3–118482012–13NLS64215101760585511thQR3R1–205832013–14NLS6421812126338667thQR4QR3–185992014–15NLS6401581759575314thQR4SF–225002015–16NLS64214111750615314thQR3R1–107272016–17NLS642188167152629thQR3QR3–146122017–18NLS6421712136448639thQR4R1–127022018–19NLS6422011115836715thQR4R1–141,1422019–20NLS63518985037634thQR4R1–171,0812020–21NLS613412115231318thQR3R1–9– 2021–22NLS6401362145684518thQR4R4–201,2042022–23NLS64619101764576711th QR3R3–231,1162023–24NLS6462013136951736thQR4R4–181,4952024–25NLS64615121947485715thQR4R2–101,2652025–26NLS ↓ 64610132350774321stQR2R4–91,142

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