Buxton Football Club is a football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Silverlands.
Early history The club was established in autumn 1877 as an offshoot of the local cricket club, playing their first match on 27 October 1877.Club History Buxton F.C. In 1891 they joined the Combination. They finished bottom of the league in 1895–96 and left at the end of the 1898–99 season, when they switched to the Manchester League.Manchester League 1893-1912 Non-League Matters They were runners-up in 1904–05 but spent most of the next seven seasons in lower mid-table, finishing second-from-bottom on three occasions, before the league was disbanded in 1912.
Buxton rejoined the Manchester League when it was re-established in 1920, and considered applying to join the new Football League Third Division North when it was formed in 1921, although they did not submit a bid."Peak performers" When Saturday Comes, No. 358, December 2016 They were Manchester League runners-up in 1928–29 and 1929–30 and League Cup winners in 1925–26 and 1926–27.Club Honours Buxton F.C. After winning the league in 1931–32,Manchester League 1920-1960 Non-League Matters they joined the Cheshire County League.Cheshire County League 1919-1940 Non-League Matters
Key Key to league record
Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
Key to cup records
Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A(QF,SF,F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners
Seasons Year League Cup competitions Manager Division Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer Averageattendance FA Cup FA Trophy FA Vase Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec 1932–33 Cheshire County League 42 16 5 21 81 92 -11 37 16th of 22 1933–34 42 14 11 17 81 95 -14 39 15th of 22 1934–35 42 19 5 18 95 95 0 43 9th of 22 1935–36 42 18 7 17 95 90 +5 43 11th of 22 1936–37 42 22 6 14 107 89 +18 50 6th of 22 1937–38 42 14 5 23 87 108 -21 33 18th of 22 1938–39 42 12 11 19 71 93 -22 35 16th of 22No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II. 1945–46 Cheshire County League 38 21 8 9 131 72 +59 50 3rd of 20 1946–47 42 24 8 10 117 79 +38 56 2nd of 22PR 1–1–0 1947–48 42 13 6 23 89 113 -24 32 19th of 22 QR2 2–0–1 1948–49 42 15 6 21 77 104 -27 36 17th of 22QR1 1–0–1 1949–50 42 11 16 15 78 88 -10 38 13th of 22QR2 3–0–1 1950–51 42 14 9 19 55 69 -14 37 15th of 22PR 0–0–1 1951–52 42 10 11 21 73 84 -11 31 19th of 22R3 7–2–1 1952–53 42 17 10 15 76 81 -5 44 9th of 22QR4 0–0–1 1953–54 42 10 7 25 58 98 -40 27 22nd of 22QR4 0–0–1 1954–55 42 7 10 25 59 124 -65 24 22nd of 22QR1 0–0–1 1955–56 42 19 6 17 94 78 +16 44 11th of 22QR2 1–0–1 1956–57 42 19 7 16 94 78 +16 45 9th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1957–58 42 20 9 13 86 66 +20 49 7th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1958–59 38 16 8 14 87 71 +16 40 9th of 20R2 5–1–1 1959–60 38 21 7 10 85 56 +29 49 4th of 20QR2 1–0–1 1960–61 42 21 7 14 96 76 +20 49 8th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1961–62 42 21 6 15 98 79 +19 48 7th of 22QR2 1–1–1 1962–63 42 24 7 11 104 71 +33 55 2nd of 22R1 4–2–1 1963–64 42 18 11 13 92 77 +15 47 9th of 22QR1 0–1–1 1964–65 42 15 7 20 77 99 -22 37 15th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1965–66 42 15 8 19 74 82 -8 38 12th of 22QR2 1–1–1 1966–67 42 13 10 19 69 78 -9 36 16th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1967–68 42 14 8 20 71 86 -15 36 15th of 22QR1 0–0–1 1968–69 38 16 8 14 71 53 +18 40 8th of 20QR3 2–0–1 1969–70 38 19 8 11 64 59 +5 46 5th of 20PR 0–0–1R2 2–2–1 1970–71 42 18 8 16 69 72 -3 44 8th of 22PR 0–0–1QF 3–1–1 1971–72 42 21 12 9 81 47 +34 54 4th of 22QR1 0–1–1QF 3–2–1 1972–73 42 28 8 6 89 32 +57 66 1st of 22QR1 0–1–1R3 2–0–1 1973–74 Northern Premier League 5 46 14 10 22 45 71 -26 38 18th of 24 QR43-1-1R32-0-1— 1974–75 46 11 17 18 50 77 -27 39 16th of 24QR10-0-1R10-1-1 1975–76 46 11 13 22 37 62 -25 35 17th of 24 QR11-0-1R10-1-1 1976–77 44 11 13 20 48 63 -15 35 18th of 23QR21-0-1QR30-0-1 1977–78 46 13 6 27 60 95 -35 32 23rd of 24QR21-0-1QR21-1-1Peter Swan 1978–7944119245084 -343122nd of 23QR32-1-1QR32-2-1Colin WhitakerLevel of the league decreased after the Alliance Premier League creation. 1979–80 642219126148 +13516th of 22 QR21-3-1QR10-1-1 1980–8142217146450+14494th of 22PR0-0-1QR21-0-1 1981–82381215115750+7398th of 20QR44-1-1R13-0-1 1982–8338148164647 -13612th of 20QR10-0-1QR10-0-1 1983–8438215127451 +23475th of 20QR21-0-1QR10-2-1 1984–8538216118560+25486th of 20QR10-1-1QR22-3-0 1985–8638189115250 +2458th of 20QR21-1-1QR21-0-1 1986–8738412223578 -4320 19th of 20QR20-1-1QR10-0-1 Northern Premier League added a new Division One. 1987–88 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division 6421114177276 -44716th of 22QR21-1-1R13-0-1— 1988–89421214166163-25015th of 22QR21-0-1R13-0-1 1989–9042158195972 -135316th of 22QR32-3-1QR30-1-1 1990–91401711126661 +559The club was deducted three points.8th of 21QR21-0-1QR10-0-1 1991–9242219126547+18725th of 22QR21-0-1QR21-0-1 1992–93421310196075-154914th of 22QR10-1-1QR20-1-1 1993–94421310196773-64915th of 22QR32-0-1QR21-1-1 1994–9542189156562+3637th of 22QR10-0-1QR10-0-1 1995–96 42 9 11 22 43 72 -29 38 20th of 22QR10-0-1QR30-0-1 1996–97 44 5 12 27 33 86 -53 27 23rd of 23 QR10-0-1QR32-1-1 1997–98Northern Premier LeagueDivision One 7 42 7 3 32 41 87 -46 24 22nd of 22 PR0-0-1QR10-0-1Wayne Goodison 1998–99 Northern Counties EastFootball LeaguePremier Division 8381410145453 +15210th of 20QR32-1-1—R20-0-1Derek Hall 1999–200038116213567 -3236The club was deducted three points.18th of 20 - -R10-0-1 ?Mark Smith 2000–0138129173857-194512th of 20 PR0-0-1R11-0-1Mark Smith 2001–02 38 8 13 17 43 61 -18 37 19th of 20PR0-0-1R22-0-1 2002–03 38 21 7 10 84 56 +28 70 4th of 20PR0-0-1R11-0-1Kenny Johnson & Ronnie Wright 2003–0438171296950 +19637th of 20QR44-2-1R33-2-1Level of the league decreased after the Conference North and South creation.2004–05 9381413115957 +2559th of 20 PR0-2-0R11-0-1Kenny Johnson & Ronnie WrightNicky Law 2005–06 38 30 5 3 102 27 +75 95 1st of 20 PR0-1-1R56-0-1Nicky Law 2006–07Northern Premier LeagueDivision One 8 46 30 11 5 94 37 +57 101 1st of 24 480QR22-1-1QR10-0-1— 2007–08 Northern Premier LeaguePremier Division 740208126050+10685th of 21 461QR21-0-1QR32-0-1John ReedLost in the play-off final. 2008–09421310195658-24914th of 22 442QR32-0-1QR21-0-1 2009–10381612106643+23608th of 20 361QR43-1-1QR21-0-1 2010–11 42 20 10 12 71 52 +19 70 6th of 22 409QR42-2-1QR10-0-1 2011–12 42 15 8 19 64 77 -13 53 13th of 22 327QR21-0-1QR21-0-1John ReedMartin McIntosh 2012–13421813117256+16677th of 22 311QR43-1-1R13-1-1Martin McIntosh 2013–14461614166360 +36213th of 24 347QR21-0-1QR20-2-1 2014–15 46 18 17 11 70 57 +13 71 10th of 24 315QR32-0-1QR21-0-1 2015–1646214217174-36711th of 24 253QR32-1-1QR32-0-1 2016–17462212128154+27787th of 24 355QR10-0-1QR31-0-1 2017–18461713167166+5649th of 24 Liam Hardy 34 305QR43-0-1QR10-0-1Martin McIntoshSteve Halford & Paul Phillips 2018–19401810126045+15665th of 21 Liam Hardy 16 476QR21-1-1QR21-2-1Steve Halford & Paul PhillipsPaul PhillipsLost in the play-off semifinal. 2019–2032811135652+43518th of 22 Diego De Girolamo 18 443QR32-0-1QR21-0-1 Paul PhillipsGary HaywardThe season was declared null and void due to COVID-19. 2020–2185212211+11173rd of 22 Diego De Girolamo 8– COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games.QR21-1-0R11-0-1Gary HaywardThe season was declared null and void due to COVID-19. 2021–22 42 23 12 7 80 38 +42 81 1st of 22 Diego De Girolamo 20 737R2 5–2–1QR3 0–0–1 Gary HaywardSteve Cunningham 2022–23 National League North 6 46 18 13 15 55 54 +1 6711th of 24 Diego De Girolamo 9 717R2 4–0–1R2 0–0–1 Jamie VermiglioCraig Elliott 2023–24 46 17 11 18 70 63 +7 62 14th of 24 Diego De Girolamo 16 739QR2 0–0–1R2 0–0–1 Craig Elliott 2024–25 46 24 5 17 76 52 +24 77 7th of 24 Luke Brennan 11 783QR3 1–2–1R2 0–0–1 John McGrathLost in the play-off quarterfinal.
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