List of Bath City F.C. records and statistics

Sekani Simpson made over 380 appearances for Bath City between 2006 and 2017, rising as the tenth most capped player in the clubs entire history.

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Bath City F.C. seasons.

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

Competitions Titles Seasons
Southern League 3 1959–60, 1977–78, 2006–07
Southern League Cup 1 1978–79

Player records

Top 10 all-time appearances

As of 21 December 2020[1]
Rank Player Years Appearances
1 England Dave Mogg 1982–1988, 1992–1997 515[2]
2 England Tony Ricketts 1979–1996 506
3 England Tony Gough 1956–1957, 1961–1970, 1972–1974 502
4 England Jim Rollo 2002–2016 484
5 England Dave Palmer 1980–1993 445
6 England Dave Singleton 1981–1993 415
7 England Paul Gover 1971–1982 398
8 England Keith Brown 1981–1986, 1989–1993 394
9 England Tony Book 1956–1964 387
10 England Sekani Simpson 2006–2017 383
Ex Sunderland player, Charlie Fleming for Bath City in 1961
Charlie Fleming is the clubs all time record goal scorer.

Goalscorers

To all-time scorers

As of 21 December 2020
Rank Player Years Goals
1 Scotland Charlie Fleming 1958–1965 216
2 England William Hyman 1900–1911 134
3 England Martin Paul 1996–2001, 2007–2008 115
4 England Paul Randall 1989–1993 112
5 England Graham Withey 1980–1982, 1986–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–1997 109
6 England Len Pickard 1955–1958 95
7 England Dave Singleton 1981–1993 93
8 Scotland Dave McCulloch 1944–1949 88
9 England Ernie Coombs 1933–1935 84

Notable former players

Stan Mortensen statue

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

Scott Partridge won the golden boot three times between 2003 and 2007

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.[4][5] The table is in chronological order and begins from the 1984–85 season.

Season Player of the season Golden Boot Goals Ref.
1984–85 England Dave Mogg England Garry Smith 16 [6]
1985–86 England Jeff Sherwood England Dave Singleton 16 [7]
1986–87 Wales Paul Bodin Wales Paul Bodin 27 [8]
1987–88 England David Craig Wales Paul Bodin 14 [9]
1988–89 England Micky Smith England John Freegard 27 [10]
1989–90 England Chris Banks England Paul Randall 51 [3]
1990–91 England Paul Randall England Paul Randall 22 [11]
1991–92 England Ian Hedges England Paul Randall 26 [12]
1992–93 England Richard Crowley England Richard Crowley 13 [13]
1993–94 England Dave Mogg England Paul Adcock 23 [14]
1994–95 England Dave Mogg England Dean Birkby 19 [15]
1995–96 England Rob Cousins England Graham Withey 13 [16]
1996–97 England Mark Harrington England Mike Davis 21 [17]
1997–98 England Ian Hedges England Mike Davis 23 [18]
1998–99 England Mike Davis England Martin Paul 30 [19]
1999–00 England Colin Towler England Martin Paul 30 [20]
2000–01 England Jon Holloway England Martin Paul 19 [21]
2001–02 England Gary Thorne England Adrian Foster 21 [22]
2002–03 Wales Andy Williams England Jason Eaton 16 [23]
2003–04 England Matt Coupe England Scott Partridge 18 [24]
Season Player of the season Golden Boot Goals Ref.
2004–05 England Jim Rollo England John Williams 19 [25]
2005–06 Wales Gethin Jones England Scott Partridge 23 [26]
2006–07 England Chris Holland England Scott Partridge 18 [27]
2007–08 England Matt Coupe England Dave Gilroy 26 [28]
2008–09 England Chris Holland England Dave Gilroy 22 [29]
2009–10 England Adam Connolly
England Lewis Hogg 		England Darren Edwards 25 [30]
2010–11 Portugal Sido Jombati England Lee Phillips 16 [31]
2011–12 England Sekani Simpson England Sean Canham 11 [32]
2012–13 England Jason Mellor England Charlie Griffin 20 [33]
2013–14 England Dave Pratt England Dave Pratt 18 [34]
2014–15 England Dave Pratt England Dave Pratt 22 [35]
2015–16 England Dan Ball England Dave Pratt 10 [36]
2016–17 England Andy Watkins England Andy Watkins 14 [37]
2017–18 England Luke Southwood Wales Jack Compton 12 [38]
2018–19 England Robbie Cundy England Ross Stearn 14 [39]
2019–20 England Tom Smith England Tom Smith 17 [40]
2020–21 — — — [41]
2021–22 England Alex Fletcher England Cody Cooke 20 [42]
2022–23 England Jack Battern England Scott Wilson 23 [43]
2023–24 England Luke Russe England Cody Cooke 18 [44]

Club captains

Former club captain, Jim Rollo acted as assistant manager from 2016 to 2021.[45]

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.[46]

Name Period
Scotland Charlie Fleming 1958–1961
Scotland Ian MacFarlane 1961–1962
England Tony Book 1962–1964
Scotland Ian MacFarlane 1964–1966
England Roger Swift 1966–1967
England Wilf Carter 1967–1969
England Tommy Taylor 1969–1970
England Terry Burt 1970–1972
England Tony Gough 1972–1974
England Paul Gover 1974–1975
England Colin Tavener 1975–1981
England Dave Palmer 1981–1991
England Chris Banks 1991–1993
Name Period
England Nicky Brooks 1993–1999
Scotland Colin Tower 1999–2002
England Gary Thorne 2003–2004
England Steve Jones 2003–2004
England Bobby Ford 2004–2005
England Jim Rollo 2005–2010
England Lewis Hogg 2010–2011
England Gethin Jones 2011–2013
England Andy Gallinagh 2013–2016
England Frankie Artus 2016–2017
Grenada Anthony Straker 2017–2019
England Ryan Clarke 2019–2022
England 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.[47]
Rank Player From Fee Date
1 England Micky Tanner England Bristol City £16,000 1988

Record transfer fees received

Record transfer fees received by Bath City F.C.[48]
Rank Player To Fee Date
1 England Jason Dodd England Southampton £80,000 1989
Current manager, Jerry Gill, has been head coach since 2017

Managerial records

Main article: List of Bath City F.C. managers
  • Manager with highest win% ratio: Malcolm Allison with 54% of games won from 1963 to 1964.[49][50]
  • 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).[51][52][53]

Team records

Cup runs

  • Best FA Cup performance – Third Round (6 times):
vs Brentford (1931–32)[54]
vs Norwich City (1934–35)[55]
vs Brighton & Hove Albion (1959–60)[56]
vs Bolton Wanderers (1963–64)[57]
vs Mansfield Town (1987–88)[9]
vs Stoke City (1993–94)[58]
vs North Ferriby United (2014–15)[59][60]

Points

  • Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 67 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1959–60[56]
Three points for a win: 91 in 42 matches, Southern League, 2007–08[61]
  • Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win: 26 in 42 matches, Southern League, 1971–72[62]
Three points for a win: 31 in 46 matches, National League, 2011–12[63]

League position

  • Highest League position:
4th in the Alliance Premier League (1984–85) (level 5)[6]
  • Lowest League position:
6th in the Southern League, (2004–05) (level 7)[64]

Goals

Attendance

European record

The Bath City team in the late 1970s was the club's only time in competitive European Football.

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)[70] and Udinese (1978)[71] respectively. During the group stage of the 1977 tournament, the club recorded impressive victories over Parma and Bari.[72]

Season Competition Round Date Opposition Home Away
1976–77 Anglo-Italian Cup First stage 27 April 1977 Italy Bari 2–1 —
30 April 1977 Italy Turris 2–0 —
Second stage 22 June 1977 Italy Parma — 1–0
25 June 1977 Italy Teramo — 0–4
Final 29 June 1977 Italy Lecco — 0–3
1977–78 First stage 22 March 1978 Italy Arezzo 5–0 —
25 March 1978 Italy Paganese 2–0 —
Second stage 20 June 1978 Italy Udinese — 1–3
25 June 1978 Italy Treviso — 2–0
Final 28 June 1978 Italy Udinese — 0–5

Season-by-season performance

Main article: List of Bath City F.C. seasons

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