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.

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 +CompetitionsTitlesSeasonsSouthern League31959–60, 1977–78, 2006–07Southern League Cup11978–79

Player records

Top 10 all-time appearances

RankPlayerYearsAppearances1 Dave Mogg1982–1988, 1992–19975152 Tony Ricketts1979–19965063 Tony Gough1956–1957, 1961–1970, 1972–19745024 Jim Rollo2002–20164845 Dave Palmer1980–19934456 Dave Singleton1981–19934157 Paul Gover1971–19823988 Keith Brown1981–1986, 1989–19933949 Tony Book1956–196438710 Sekani Simpson2006–2017383

Goalscorers Most goals scored (in a season)  – 51, Paul Randall (1989–90) Most League goals scored (in a season)  – 37, Charlie Fleming

To all-time scorers

RankPlayerYearsGoals1 Charlie Fleming1958–19652162 William Hyman1900–19111343 Martin Paul1996–2001, 2007–20081154 Paul Randall1989–19931125 Graham Withey1980–1982, 1986–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–19971096 Len Pickard1955–1958957 Dave Singleton1981–1993938 Dave McCulloch1944–1949889 Ernie Coombs1933–193584

Notable former players

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

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. The table is in chronological order and begins from the 1984–85 season. SeasonPlayer of the seasonGolden BootGoalsRef.1984–85 Dave Mogg Garry Smith161985–86 Jeff Sherwood Dave Singleton161986–87 Paul Bodin Paul Bodin271987–88 David Craig Paul Bodin141988–89 Micky Smith John Freegard271989–90 Chris Banks Paul Randall511990–91 Paul Randall Paul Randall221991–92 Ian Hedges Paul Randall261992–93 Richard Crowley Richard Crowley131993–94 Dave Mogg Paul Adcock231994–95 Dave Mogg Dean Birkby191995–96 Rob Cousins Graham Withey131996–97 Mark Harrington Mike Davis211997–98 Ian Hedges Mike Davis231998–99 Mike Davis Martin Paul301999–00 Colin Towler Martin Paul302000–01 Jon Holloway Martin Paul192001–02 Gary Thorne Adrian Foster212002–03 Andy Williams Jason Eaton162003–04 Matt Coupe Scott Partridge18SeasonPlayer of the seasonGolden BootGoalsRef.2004–05 Jim Rollo John Williams192005–06 Gethin Jones Scott Partridge232006–07 Chris Holland Scott Partridge182007–08 Matt Coupe Dave Gilroy262008–09 Chris Holland Dave Gilroy222009–10 Adam Connolly Lewis Hogg Darren Edwards252010–11 Sido Jombati Lee Phillips162011–12 Sekani Simpson Sean Canham112012–13 Jason Mellor Charlie Griffin202013–14 Dave Pratt Dave Pratt182014–15 Dave Pratt Dave Pratt222015–16 Dan Ball Dave Pratt102016–17 Andy Watkins Andy Watkins142017–18 Luke Southwood Jack Compton122018–19 Robbie Cundy Ross Stearn142019–20 Tom Smith Tom Smith172020–212021–22 Alex Fletcher Cody Cooke202022–23 Jack Battern Scott Wilson232023–24 Luke Russe Cody Cooke182024–25 Harvey Wiles-Richards Scott Wilson10

Club captains

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.

NamePeriod Charlie Fleming 1958–1961 Ian MacFarlane 1961–1962 Tony Book1962–1964 Ian MacFarlane1964–1966 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 Palmer1981–1991 Chris Banks1991–1993NamePeriod Nicky Brooks 1993–1999 Colin Tower 1999–2002 Gary Thorne2003–2004 Steve Jones2003–2004 Bobby Ford2004–2005 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 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 +Record transfer fees paid by Bath City F.C.RankPlayerFromFeeDate1 Micky Tanner Bristol City£16,0001988

Record transfer fees received +Record transfer fees received by Bath City F.C.RankPlayerToFeeDate1 Jason Dodd Southampton£80,0001989

Managerial records

Manager with highest win% ratio: Malcolm Allison with 54% of games won from 1963 to 1964. 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).

Team records

Cup runs Best FA Cup performance – Third Round (6 times):

vs Brentford (1931–32)Miller, p. 67. vs Norwich City (1934–35)Miller, p. 76. vs Brighton & Hove Albion (1959–60) vs Bolton Wanderers (1963–64)Miller, p. 152. vs Mansfield Town (1987–88) vs Stoke City (1993–94)

Best FA Trophy performance – Semi-finals vs North Ferriby United (2014–15)

Points

Most points in a season:

Two points for a win: 67 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1959–60Miller, p. 140. Three points for a win: 91 in 42 matches, Southern League, 2007–08

Fewest points in a season:

Two points for a win: 26 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1971–72 Three points for a win: 31 in 46 matches, National League, 2011–12

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

Goals Most goals scored in a season: 116: 1959–60 Southern League Fewest goals scored in a season: 18: 1934–35 Southern League Most goals conceded in a season: 107: 1955–56 Southern LeagueMiller, p. 128.

Attendance

Record home gate – 18,020 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, (FA Cup third round, 9 January 1960) Record League gate – 17,000 vs Aston Villa, (Football League North, 14 April 1944) Record away gate – 26,983 vs Bolton Wanderers, (FA Cup third round, 8 January 1964) Record National League South gate – 3,639 vs Yeovil Town (6 December 2023) Lowest average attendance – 500 (National League South, 2014–15) Highest (recorded) average attendance – 4,940 (Southern League Premier, 1959–60)

European record

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

SeasonCompetitionRoundDateOppositionHomeAway1976–77Anglo-Italian CupFirst stage27 April 1977 Bari2–130 April 1977 Turris2–0Second stage22 June 1977 Parma1–025 June 1977 Teramo0–4Final29 June 1977 Lecco0–31977–78First stage22 March 1978 Arezzo5–025 March 1978 Paganese2–0Second stage20 June 1978 Udinese1–325 June 1978 Treviso2–0Final28 June 1978 Udinese0–5

Season-by-season performance

References

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External links

Official website Bath City Youth FC website Bath City F.C. on BBC Sport: results and fixtures Vanarama National League Official website Supporters' Society