List of Ebbsfleet United F.C. seasons

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Ebbsfleet United Football Club is an English association football club based in Northfleet, Kent. The team compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system as of the 2023–24 season.

Founded in 1946 from the merger of Gravesend United and Northfleet United, they were known as Gravesend & Northfleet until changing to their current name in 2007.[1][2] Gravesend & Northfleet started in the Southern League, which they won in the 1957–58 season.[2] In 1974–75, they were promoted to the Southern League Premier Division before becoming founding members of the Alliance Premier League ahead of the 1979–80 season.[2] They rejoined the Southern League in 1982.[2] Ahead of the 1997–98 season, they joined the Isthmian League.[2] They won the league in 2001–02 to again reach the top level of the non-League system.[2] After having changed their name to Ebbsfleet United in 2007, they won the FA Trophy in 2007–08.[2] They were relegated to the Conference South in 2010, but would return immediately, before being relegated again in 2012–13.[2] After two unsuccessful play-off attempts, Ebbsfleet were successful at the third, defeating Chelmsford City in the play-off final.[2] In their first season back in the fifth tier, Ebbsfleet reached the play-offs but were unsuccessful.[2] They were relegated back to the National League South in 2019–20, before returning to the re-named National League as champions in 2022–23.[2]

Seasons

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Season[2] League P W D L F A Pts GD Pos P/R FA Cup FA Trophy Kent Senior Cup Notes
1946–47 5 South 32 17 4 11 82 58 38 24 6/17 1R First season after GUFC and NUFC merged
1947–48 5 South 34 11 6 17 52 81 28 −29 13/18 2Q RU
1948–49 5 South 42 20 9 13 60 46 49 14 7/22 3Q Winner
1949–50 5 South 46 16 9 21 88 81 41 7 15/24 1R
1950–51 5 South 44 12 14 18 65 83 38 −18 18/23 1Q
1951–52 5 South 42 12 7 23 68 88 31 −20 21/22 1Q
1952–53 5 South 42 19 7 16 83 76 45 7 9/22 4Q Winner
1953–54 5 South 42 16 8 18 76 77 40 −1 15/22 Pre
1954–55 5 South 42 9 9 24 62 98 27 −36 22/22 1Q
1955–56 5 South 42 17 8 17 79 75 42 4 12/22 1Q
1956–57 5 South 42 21 11 10 74 58 53 16 5/22 2Q
1957–58 5 South 42 27 5 10 109 71 59 38 1/22 4Q Southern League champions
1958–59 5 South-SE 32 21 2 9 79 54 44 25 2/17 4Q
1959–60 5 South-P 42 14 8 20 71 87 36 −16 17/22 4Q
1960–61 5 South-P 42 15 7 20 75 101 37 −26 18/22 1Q
1961–62 5 South-P 42 17 4 21 59 92 38 −33 14/22 1Q
1962–63 5 South-P 40 10 3 27 62 91 23 −29 20/21 R 4R Best FA Cup run
1963–64 6 South-1 42 7 9 26 43 96 23 −53 20/22 2R
1964–65 6 South-1 42 9 7 26 57 101 25 −44 21/22 1R
1965–66 6 South-1 46 16 9 21 84 86 41 −2 17/24 1R
1966–67 6 South-1 46 11 9 26 63 106 31 −43 21/24 4Q
1967–68 6 South-1 42 6 7 29 28 112 19 −84 22/22 1Q
1968–69 6 South-1 42 8 9 25 51 79 25 −28 21/22 1Q
1969–70 6 South-1 42 13 11 18 62 71 37 −9 16/22 1Q 2R
1970–71 6 South-1 38 19 10 9 74 42 48 32 3/20 P 2Q 3Q
1971–72 5 South-P 42 5 6 31 30 110 16 −80 22/22 R 1Q 3Q
1972–73 6 South-1S 42 22 7 13 81 55 51 26 6/22 1Q 1R
1973–74 6 South-1S 38 13 13 12 58 52 39 6 10/20 2Q 3Q
1974–75 6 South-1S 38 24 12 2 70 30 60 40 1/20 P 1Q 3Q Southern League First Division South Champions
1975–76 5 South-P 42 16 18 8 49 47 50 2 6/22 1Q 3Q
1976–77 5 South-P 42 13 13 16 38 43 39 −5 11/22 1Q 1Q RU
1977–78 5 South-P 42 19 11 12 57 42 49 15 5/22 2Q 2R
1978–79 5 South-P 42 15 12 15 56 55 42 1 12/22 1R 3Q
1979–80 5 APL 38 17 10 11 49 44 44 5 5/20 1R 2Q Alliance Premier League founder club. Highest ranked position in English league system (97th)
1980–81 5 APL 38 13 8 17 48 55 34 −7 15/20 1R 1R Winner
1981–82 5 APL 42 10 10 22 51 69 40 −18 20/22 R 4Q 3Q
1982–83 6 South-P 38 14 12 12 49 50 54 −1 10/20 4Q 3Q
1983–84 6 South-P 38 18 9 11 50 38 63 12 4/20 3Q 2Q
1984–85 6 South-P 38 12 12 14 46 46 48 0 13/20 2Q 3Q
1985–86 6 South-P 38 9 9 20 29 55 36 −26 20/20 R 3Q 1Q
1986–87 7 South-S 38 18 7 13 67 46 61 21 6/20 1Q 1Q Lowest ranked position in English league system (142nd)
1987–88 7 South-S 40 20 12 8 60 32 72 28 4/21 3Q 2Q
1988–89 7 South-S 42 27 6 9 70 40 87 30 2/22 P 1Q 3R
1989–90 6 South-P 42 18 12 12 44 50 66 −6 7/22 3Q 1R
1990–91 6 South-P 42 9 7 26 46 91 34 −45 21/22 1Q 1R RU
1991–92 6 South-P 42 8 9 25 39 87 33 −48 22/22 R 4Q 3Q
1992–93 7 South-S 42 25 4 13 99 63 79 36 4/22 1Q 2Q
1993–94 7 South-S 42 27 11 4 87 24 92 63 1/22 P 1R 2Q Southern League Southern Division champions.
1994–95 6 South-P 42 13 13 16 38 55 52 −17 14/22 3Q 2Q
1995–96 6 South-P 42 15 10 17 60 62 55 −2 11/22 3R 2Q
1996–97 6 South-P 42 16 7 19 63 73 55 −10 14/22 1Q 1Q
1997–98 6 Isth-P 42 15 8 19 65 67 53 −2 13/22 1Q 2Q Switched to Isthmian League
1998–99 6 Isth-P 42 18 6 18 54 53 60 1 10/22 3Q 2R
1999–2000 6 Isth-P 42 15 10 17 66 67 55 −1 11/22 2Q 3R Winner
2000–01 6 Isth-P 42 22 5 15 63 46 71 17 6/22 1R 1R Winner
2001–02 6 Isth-P 42 31 6 5 90 33 99 57 1/22 P 1R 5R Winner Isthmian League Premier Division champions
2002–03 5 Conf 42 12 12 18 62 73 48 −11 17/22 4Q 3R
2003–04 5 Conf 42 14 15 13 69 66 57 3 11/22 2R 3R
2004–05 5 Conf-Nat 42 13 11 18 58 64 50 −6 14/22 4Q QF
2005–06 5 Conf-Nat 42 13 10 19 45 57 49 −12 16/22 4Q 2R RU
2006–07 5 Conf-Nat 46 21 11 14 63 56 74 7 7/24 4Q QF
2007–08 5 Conf-Nat 46 19 12 15 65 61 69 4 11/24 4Q Champion Winner Renamed as Ebbsfleet United
2008–09 5 Conf-Nat 46 16 10 20 52 60 58 −8 14/24 1R SF MyFootballClub takeover
2009–10 5 Conf-Nat 44 12 8 24 50 82 44 −32 22/23 R 4Q 1R
2010–11 6 Conf-Sth 42 22 12 8 75 51 78 24 3/22 P 1R 2R Promoted via play-offs
2011–12 5 Conf-Nat 46 14 12 20 69 84 54 −15 14/24 4Q 3R
2012–13 5 Conf-Nat 46 8 15 23 55 89 39 −34 23/24 R 1R 1R
2013–14 6 Conf-Sth 42 21 11 10 67 40 74 27 4/22 4Q 3R Winner Lost promotion final
2014–15 6 Conf-Sth 40 17 9 14 60 41 60 19 8/22 3Q QF 2R
2015–16 6 Conf-Sth 42 24 12 6 60 41 73 36 2/22 2Q 1R SF Lost promotion final
2016–17 6 Conf-Sth 42 29 9 4 96 30 96 66 2/22 P 4Q 2R 2R Won promotion final
2017–18 5 Nat-L 46 19 17 10 64 50 74 14 6/24 1R 2R 2R Playoffs
2018–19 5 Nat-L 46 18 13 15 64 50 67 14 8/24 1R 1R QF
2019–20 5 Nat-L 39 10 12 17 47 68 42 -21 22/24 R 1R 3R 2R Finished 21st, relegated in 22nd place on points per game
2020–21 6 Nat-L Sth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/21 TBC TBC TBC
2021–22 6 Nat-L Sth 40 24 4 12 78 53 76 25 3/21 1R 2R QF Lost promotion final
2022–23 6 Nat-L Sth 46 32 7 7 110 47 103 63 1/24 P 2R 2R
2023–24 5 Nat-L 46 14 12 20 59 74 54 -15 19/24 4Q 3R

References

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  1. ^ "Gravesend & Northfleet". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Football Club History Database - Ebbsfleet United". www.fchd.info. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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