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LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
1892-93 1st 22 10 0 1 44 7 7 2 2 22 12 36 Miller 20
DIVISION 2
1893-94 1st 28 14 0 0 46 6 8 6 0 31 12 50 Stott 14
DIVISION 1
1894-95 16th 30 6 4 5 38 28 1 4 10 13 42 22 Ross 12
DIVISION 2
1895-96 1st 30 14 1 0 65 11 8 1 6 41 21 46 Allan 25
DIVISION 1
1896-97 5th 30 7 6 2 25 10 5 3 7 21 28 33 Allan 17
1897-98 9th 30 7 4 4 27 16 4 2 9 21 29 28 Becton 11
1898-99 2nd 34 12 3 2 29 10 7 2 8 20 23 43 Morgan R 10
1899-1900 10th 34 9 4 4 31 19 5 1 11 18 26 33 Walker 10
1900-01 1st * 34 12 2 3 36 13 7 5 5 23 22 45 Raybould 16
1901-02 11th 34 8 3 6 28 16 2 9 6 14 22 32 Raybould 16
1902-03 5th 34 11 3 3 48 21 6 1 10 20 28 38 Raybould 31
1903-04 17th 34 7 5 5 24 20 2 3 12 25 42 26 Cox 10
DIVISION 2
1904-05 1st 34 13 3 0 60 12 13 1 3 33 13 58 Robinson 23
DIVISION 1
1905-06 1st * 38 14 3 2 49 15 9 2 8 30 31 51 Hewitt 23
1906-07 15th 38 9 2 8 45 32 4 5 10 19 33 33 Raybould 15
1907-08 8th 38 11 2 6 43 24 5 4 10 25 37 38 J. Hewitt 21
1908-09 16th 38 9 5 5 36 25 6 1 12 21 40 36 Orr 20
1909-10 2nd 38 13 3 3 47 23 8 3 8 31 34 48 Orr 20
1910-11 13th 38 11 3 5 38 19 4 4 11 15 34 37 Parkinson 19
1911-12 17th 38 8 4 7 27 23 4 6 9 22 32 34 Parkinson 12
1912-13 12th 38 12 2 5 40 24 4 3 12 21 47 37 Metcalfe 15
1913-14 16th 38 8 4 7 27 25 6 3 10 19 37 35 Miller 16
1914-15 14th 38 11 5 3 45 34 3 4 12 20 41 37 Pagnam 24
WORLD WAR 1 LEAGUE COMPETITION
a = Lancashire Section Principal Tournament
b = Lancashire Section Supplementary Competition
c = Lancashire Section (Subsidiary Tournament)
1915-16a 6th 26 6 3 4 23 18 5 4 4 25 24 29 Pagnam 21
1915-16b 4th 10 4 0 1 18 7 0 2 3 3 6 10 Pagnam 9
1916-17a 1st 30 12 3 0 44 14 7 5 3 18 12 46 Bennett 17
1916-17c 9th 6 1 0 2 6 6 1 1 1 7 4 5 McKinlay 4
1917-18a 2nd 30 12 3 0 61 10 9 3 3 40 16 48 Bennett 41
1917-18b 1st 6 3 0 0 10 3 2 0 1 14 4 10 Green 9
1918-19a 3rd 30 12 2 1 56 9 7 2 6 26 24 42 Lewis 16
1918-19b 1st 6 2 1 0 8 4 2 1 0 5 2 10 Lewis,
J.Miller,
McKinlay,
Wadsworth 2
Note : The matches in these seasons were largely played for reasons of morale
(normal league play was suspended due to the war),
and they are notcounted towards official career/club records.
DIVISION 1
1919-20 4th 42 12 5 4 35 18 7 5 9 24 26 48 Chambers 15
1920-21 4th 42 11 7 3 41 17 7 8 6 22 18 51 Chambers 22
1921-22 1st * 42 15 4 2 43 15 7 9 5 20 21 57 Chambers 19
1922-23 1st * 42 17 3 1 50 13 9 5 7 20 18 60 Chambers 22
1923-24 12th 42 11 5 5 35 20 4 6 11 14 28 41 Walsh 16
1924-25 4th 42 13 5 3 43 20 7 5 9 20 35 50 Forshaw 19
1925-26 7th 42 9 8 4 43 27 5 8 8 27 36 44 Forshaw 27
1926-27 9th 42 13 4 4 47 27 5 3 13 22 34 43 Chambers 17
1927-28 16th 42 10 6 5 54 36 3 7 11 30 51 39 Hodgson 23
1928-29 5th 42 11 4 6 53 28 6 8 7 37 36 46 Hodgson 30
1929-30 12th 42 11 5 5 33 29 5 4 12 30 50 41 Smith 23
1930-31 9th 42 11 6 4 48 28 4 6 11 38 57 42 Hodgson 36
1931-32 10th 42 13 4 4 56 38 6 2 13 25 55 44 Hodgson 26
1932-33 14th 42 10 6 5 53 33 4 5 12 26 51 39 Hodgson 24
1933-34 18th 42 10 6 5 52 37 4 4 13 27 50 38 Hodgson 23
1934-35 7th 42 13 4 4 53 29 6 3 12 32 59 45 Hodgson 27
1935-36 19th 42 11 4 6 43 23 2 8 11 17 41 38 Howe 17
1936-37 18th 42 9 8 4 38 26 3 3 15 24 58 35 Howe 16
1937-38 11th 42 9 5 7 40 30 6 6 9 24 41 41 Hanson 14
1938-39 11th 42 12 6 3 40 24 2 8 11 22 39 42 Fagan,
Taylor,
Nieuwenhuy 14
1939-40(abandoned)3 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 Taylor 2
WORLD WAR 2 LEAGUE COMPETITION
a = Western Divisionb = North Regional League
(figures include two Lancashire Senior Cup matches
which counted towards the league competition)
c = Football League, Northern Section (First Period)
d = Football League, Northern Section (Second Period)
- figures include both League War Cup and Lancashire
Cup matches which counted towards the league competition)
e = Football League, Northern Section(Second Period)
- figures include the League War Cup, Liverpool Cup and Lancashire Cup matches which
- with the exception of the Lancashire Cup Final
- counted towards the league competition)
f = Football League, Northern Section (Second Period)
- figures include the League War Cup, Liverpool Cup and Lancashire Cup matches which
- with the exception of the second leg of the Lancashire Cup Final
- counted towards the league competition)
g = Football League, Northern Section (Second Period)
- figures include both League War Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup matches which
counted towards the league competition)
h = Football League North
1939-40a 2nd 22 6 4 1 34 19 6 1 4 32 21 29 Nieuwenhuys 18
1940-41b 16th 37 8 4 5 51 35 7 2 11 40 47 36 Nieuwenhuys 15
1941-42c 8th 18 7 2 0 38 15 4 2 3 28 29 26 Done 19
1941-42d 4th 21 7 1 3 30 15 7 0 3 27 25 30 Done 21
1942-43c 2nd 18 9 0 0 40 12 5 1 3 30 22 29 Done 20
1942-43e 1st 20 9 1 1 34 13 6 1 2 30 19 32 Done 17
1943-44c 3rd 18 7 1 1 44 10 6 0 3 28 16 27 Done 22
1943-44f 3rd 21 10 1 1 49 15 4 1 4 22 23 30 Done 22
1944-45c 16th 18 5 2 2 20 12 4 1 4 21 18 21 Welsh 13
1944-45g 3rd 24 9 2 1 38 11 7 1 4 29 15 35 Welsh,
Taylor 13
1945-46h 11th 42 10 5 6 47 36 7 4 10 33 34 43 Fagan 20
Note : The matches in these seasons were largely played for reasons of morale
(normal league play was suspended due to the war), and they are notcounted
towards official career/club records.
DIVISION 1
1946-47 1st * 42 13 3 5 42 24 12 4 5 42 28 57 Balmer,
Stubbins 24
1947-48 11th 42 9 8 4 39 23 7 2 12 26 38 42 Stubbins 24
1948-49 12th 42 5 10 6 25 18 8 4 9 28 25 40 Balmer 14
1949-50 8th 42 10 7 4 37 23 7 7 7 27 31 48 Liddell 18
1950-51 9th 42 11 5 5 28 25 5 6 10 25 34 43 Liddell 15
1951-52 11th 42 6 11 4 31 25 6 8 7 26 36 43 Liddell 19
1952-53 17th 42 10 6 5 36 28 4 2 15 25 54 36 Liddell 13
1953-54 22nd 42 7 8 6 49 38 2 2 17 19 59 28 Bimpson,
Smith 13
DIVISION 2
1954-55 11th 42 11 7 3 55 37 5 3 16 37 59 42 Liddell 30
1955-56 3rd 42 14 3 4 52 25 7 3 11 33 38 48 Liddell 28
1956-57 3rd 42 16 1 4 53 26 5 10 6 29 28 53 Liddell 21
1957-58 4th 42 17 3 1 50 13 5 7 9 19 41 54 Liddell 24
1958-59 4th 42 15 3 3 57 25 9 2 10 30 37 53 Melia 21
1959-60 3rd 42 15 3 3 59 28 5 7 9 31 38 50 Hickson,
Hunt 21
1960-61 3rd 42 14 5 2 49 21 7 5 9 38 37 52 Lewis 19
1961-62 1st 42 18 3 0 68 19 9 5 7 31 24 62 Hunt 41
DIVISION 1
1962-63 8th 42 13 3 5 45 22 4 7 10 26 37 44 Hunt 24
1963-64 1st * 42 16 0 5 60 18 10 5 6 32 27 57 Hunt 31
1964-65 7th 42 12 5 4 42 33 5 5 11 25 40 44 Hunt 25
1965-66 1st * 42 17 2 2 52 15 9 7 5 27 19 61 Hunt 30
1966-67 5th 42 12 7 2 36 17 7 6 8 28 30 51 Hunt 14
1967-68 3rd 42 17 2 2 51 17 5 9 7 20 23 55 Hunt 25
1968-69 2nd 42 16 4 1 36 10 9 7 5 27 14 61 Hunt 13
1969-70 5th 42 10 7 4 34 20 10 4 7 31 22 51 Graham 13
1970-71 5th 42 11 10 0 30 10 6 7 8 12 14 51 A. Evans 10
1971-72 3rd 42 17 3 1 48 16 7 6 8 16 14 57 Toshack 13
1972-73 1st * 42 17 3 1 45 19 8 7 6 27 23 60 Toshack,
Keegan 13
1973-74 2nd 42 18 2 1 34 11 4 11 6 18 20 57 Keegan 12
1974-75 2nd 42 14 5 2 44 17 6 6 9 16 22 51 Toshack 12
1975-76 1st * 42 14 5 2 41 21 9 9 3 25 10 60 Toshack 16
1976-77 1st * 42 18 3 0 47 11 5 8 8 15 22 57 Keegan 16
1977-78 2nd 42 15 4 2 37 11 9 5 7 28 23 57 Dalglish 20
1978-79 1st * 42 19 2 0 51 4 11 6 4 34 12 68 Dalglish 21
1979-80 1st * 42 15 6 0 46 8 10 4 7 35 22 60 Johnson 21
1980-81 5th 42 13 5 3 38 15 4 12 5 24 27 51 McDermott 13
1981-82 1st * 42 14 3 4 39 14 12 6 3 41 18 87 Rush 17
1982-83 1st * 42 16 4 1 55 16 8 6 7 32 21 82 Rush 24
1983-84 1st * 42 14 5 2 50 12 8 9 4 23 20 80 Rush 32
1984-85 2nd 42 12 4 5 36 19 10 7 4 32 16 77 Wark 18
1985-86 1st * 42 16 4 1 58 14 10 6 5 31 23 88 Rush 22
1986-87 2nd 42 15 3 3 43 16 8 5 8 29 26 77 Rush 30
1987-88 1st * 40 15 5 0 49 9 11 7 2 38 15 90 Aldridge 26
1988-89 2nd 38 11 5 3 33 11 11 5 3 32 17 76 Aldridge 21
1989-90 1st * 38 13 5 1 38 15 10 5 4 40 22 79 Barnes 22
1990-91 2nd 38 14 3 2 42 13 9 4 6 35 27 76 Barnes,
Rush 16
1991-92 6th 42 13 5 3 34 17 3 11 7 13 23 64 Saunders 10
PREMIER LEAGUE
1992-93 6th 42 13 4 4 41 18 3 7 11 21 37 59 Rush 14
1993-94 8th 42 12 4 5 33 23 5 5 11 24 32 60 Rush 14
1994-95 4th 42 13 5 3 38 13 8 6 7 27 24 74 Fowler 25
1995-96 3rd 38 14 4 1 46 13 6 7 6 24 21 71 Fowler 28
1996-97 4th 38 10 6 3 38 19 9 5 5 24 18 68 Fowler 18
1997-98 3th 38
1998-99
1999-20 4th 38 67