List of Pickering Town F.C. seasons

Pickering Town Football Club were first established in 1888 and for many years the club competed in local football leagues. Pickering eventually joining the Yorkshire Football League Division Three in 1972. When the Football League introduced the step system for non-league teams, the club were in the Northern Counties East Football League Division 1 at Step 6 of the non-league system (Level 10 overall).

Key

Key to league record

• Lvl = Level of the league in the current league system
• S = Numbers of seasons
• 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
• Overall position = Overall club position in the English league system

Key to cup records

• Res = Final reached round
• Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
• EP= Extra Preliminary round
• PR = Premilinary round
• QR1 = Qualifying round 1
• QR2 = Qualifying round 2
• QR3 = Qualifying round 3
• QR4 = Qualifying round 4
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3
• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5
• R6 = Round 6
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

In the non-league system where there is promotion and relegation there is the necessity for those in charge of scheduling matches to move some teams between different regional leagues at the same level to ensure as even a geographical spread as possible.

Timeline notes

Of the available records, it shows the club joining the York League in the 1953–54 season. From those records, only the final positions have been recorded.
Despite joining the Yorkshire League in the 1972–73 season, records show the club continued to compete in the York League until the end of the 1976–77 season.
The 1984–85 season saw the introduction of 3 points for a win.
The club's FA Vase 1st round 2nd replay win was played at a neutral venue in Ryhope, Sunderland.
The club lost their 2007–08 FA Vase 3 round tie against Winterton Rangers, but progressed when their opponents were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player.
The club's 2009–10 FA Vase 3 round replay against Dunkirk was a 2–2 draw in regulation play. The club won the tie 5–4 on penalties.
The club's 2011–12 FA Cup preliminary round replay against Liversedge was drawn 3–3 in regulation play. The club won the tie 5–4 on penalties.
The club's 2016–17 FA Cup Extra Preliminary round replay Sunderland Ryhope Colliery Welfare was drawn 3–3 in regulation play. The club won the tie 3–1 on penalties.
The club's 2018–19 FA Cup Preliminary round tie against Clitheroe was a home tie, but was actually played at Selby Town F.C.
The club's 2018–19 FA Cup Preliminary round tie against Colne was a home tie, but was actually played at Scarborough Athletic F.C.
The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were abandoned due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year	League	Position
1953–54	York League Division 2A	1st of 15 Promoted
1954–55	York League Division 1	7th of 15
1956–57		1st of 15 Champions
1957–58		7th of 15
1958–59		8th of 15
1959–60		2nd of 15
1960–61		6th of 15
1961–62		11th of 15
1962–63		6th of 15
1963–64		4th of 15
1964–65		4th of 12
1965–66		2nd of 12
1966–67		1st of 13 Champions
1967–68		4th of 12
1968–69		7th of 12
1969–70		1st of 12 Champions
1970–71		Not recorded
1971–72		11th of 12 Relegated
1972–73	York League Division 2	7th of 12
1973–74		7th of 13
1974–75		4th of 13 Moved to Div 1
1975–76	York League Division 1	12th of 13

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		FA Cup		FA Trophy		FA Vase
												Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Res	Rec
1972–73	Yorkshire League Division 3	N/A	30	15	7	8	61	45	+16	37	5th of 16
1973–74			30	22	4	4	96	34	+62	48	1st of 16 Champions Promoted
1974–75	Yorkshire League Division 2	N/A	28	14	9	5	55	32	+23	37	2nd of 15 Promoted
1975–76	Yorkshire League Division 1	N/A	30	9	8	13	36	49	−13	26	12th of 16							2R	1–0–1
1976–77			30	4	1	25	23	85	-62	9	16th of 16 Relegated							PR	0–0–1
1977–78	Yorkshire League Division 2	N/A	28	8	3	17	38	73	-35	19	14th of 15 Relegated							PR	0–1–1
1978–79	Yorkshire Division 3	N/A	28	13	7	8	67	47	+20	33	6th of 15							PR	0–0–1
1979–80			26	11	2	13	44	34	+10	24	10th of 14							PR	0–0–1
1980–81			30	12	10	8	43	34	+9	34	9th of 16							2R	2–0–1
1981–82			28	11	4	13	38	41	−3	26	9th of 15 League Amalgamation							1R	1–1–1
1982–83	North Counties East League Division 2 North	N/A	26	7	6	13	26	40	−14	20	13th of 14							PR	0–0–1
1983–84			26	13	2	11	36	34	+2	28	6th of 14 League Re-organisation
1984–85	North Counties East Division 1 North	N/A	32	11	8	13	37	43	−6	41	11th of 17 League Re-organisation
1985–86	Northern Counties East Division 2	N/A	30	5	10	15	33	52	−19	24	15th of 16 Deducted 1 point
1986–87			34	8	15	11	39	57	−18	39	14th of 18
1987–88			28	18	6	4	66	33	+33	60	1st of 15 Champions Promoted
1988–89	Northern Counties East Division 1	N/A	30	16	4	10	58	54	+4	52	5th of 16							PR	1–0–1
1989–90			28	6	5	17	39	64	−25	23	14th of 15							PR	1–0–1
1990–91			24	15	2	7	54	41	+13	47	4th of 13							EP	0–1–1
1991–92		10	30	19	4	7	84	46	+38	61	2nd of 16 Promoted							PR	1―0―1
1992–93	Northern Counties East Premier Division	9	38	27	4	7	90	48	+42	85	2nd of 20							2R	2–3–1
1993–94			38	17	10	11	76	61	+15	61	6th of 20			1Q	1–0–1			2R	2–0–1
1994–95			38	18	8	12	68	60	+8	62	7th of 20			1Q	1–0–1			3R	3–1–1
1995–96			38	14	5	19	73	88	−15	47	12th of 20			1Q	1–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
1996–97			38	11	8	19	45	72	−27	41	15th of 20			1Q	1–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
1997–98			38	12	8	18	56	68	−12	44	16th of 20			PR	0–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
1998–99			38	5	7	26	44	107	-63	22	20th of 20 Relegated			1Q	0–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
1999–2000	Northern Counties East Division 1	10	30	11	5	14	46	36	+8	38	11th of 16			2Q	2–1–1			2R	2–0–2
2000–01			30	21	6	3	67	24	+43	69	2nd of 16 Promoted			PR	0–0–1			2R	2–0–1
2001–02	Northern Counties East Premier Division	9	38	20	8	10	70	38	+32	68	4th of 20			2Q	2–1–1			4R	5–0–1
2002–03			38	14	5	19	49	51	−2	47	13th of 20			PR	0–1–1			4R	2–1–1
2003–04			38	19	10	9	67	44	+23	67	5th of 20			2Q	3–0–1			2R	0–0–1
2004–05			38	18	13	7	62	35	+27	67	5th of 20			1Q	1–0–1			4R	4–1–1
2005–06			38	19	9	10	63	42	+21	66	6th of 20			1Q	2–1–1			QF	4–0–1
2006–07			38	16	8	14	61	54	+7	56	9th of 20			PR	1–0–1			2R	0–0–1
2007–08			38	22	7	9	68	42	+26	73	3rd of 20			PR	1–0–1			4R	4–1–1
2008–09			38	17	7	14	81	64	+17	58	9th of 20			1Q	2–0–1			3R	1–0–1
2009–10			38	20	5	13	82	58	+24	65	7th of 20			PR	0–0–1			4R	4–1–1
2010–11			38	18	7	13	81	71	+10	61	7th of 20			EP	0–0–1			2R	0–0–1
2011–12			38	15	6	17	74	75	−1	51	12th of 20			1Q	2–2–1			2Q	0–0–1
2012-3			42	24	5	13	89	49	+40	77	5th of 22			EP	0–1–1			2R	3–0–1
2013–14			44	25	4	15	126	78	+48	79	7th of 23			EP	0–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
2014–15			40	17	8	15	79	82	−3	59	11th of 21			EP	0–0–1			2Q	0–0–1
2015–16			42	24	5	13	94	69	+23	77	6th of 22			PR	1–0–1			1Q	0–0–1
2016–17			42	30	7	5	111	39	+72	97	2nd of 22			PR	1–2–1			2R	3–0–1
2017–18			42	29	9	4	127	52	+75	96	2nd of 22 Promoted			PR	1–0–1			1R	0–0–1
2018–19	Northern Premier League Division 1 East	8	38	8	11	19	45	72	−27	35	16th of 20			1Q	1–0–1	3Q	3–3–1
2019–20	Northern Premier League Division 1 North West		30	4	4	22	37	77	−40	16	Season Abandoned			EP	0–0–1	1Q	1–2–1
2020–21			9	2	1	6	8	19	−8	7	Season Abandoned			PR	0–0–1	3Q	1–0–1