Margate Football Club is an English association football club based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent. The club was founded in 1896 and played only friendlies and cup matches until 1909, when the team joined the Thanet and District League.[1] Two years later Margate joined the Kent League, initially also playing in the Thanet League due to the county league's small fixture list, before stepping up to the Southern League in 1933.[1] After four seasons at this level, however, the club was forced to resign on financial grounds and return to the Kent League.[1] Margate returned to the Southern League in 1959 and remained there until 2001 when they gained promotion to the Football Conference, the highest level of English non-League football.[2][3] During their stay at this level they were forced to groundshare with other clubs due to drawn-out and problematic redevelopment work at their Hartsdown Park ground.[1] This led to the club being expelled from the Conference National in 2004 for failing to meet the division's stadium requirements.[1] After one season in the Conference South the club was relegated to the Isthmian League.[2]
The team, nicknamed "The Gate", have to date reached the third round proper of England's premier cup competition, the FA Cup, on two occasions. The club's best performance in the FA Trophy, the main cup competition specifically for non-League clubs, was a run to the quarter-final stage in 2001–02.[2][3]
Seasons
| Season | League | FA Cup | FA Amateur Cup/ FA Trophy[A] | Other competitions | Top scorer | Refs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |||||||
| 1896–97 | Margate played only friendly matches[B] | [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1897–98 | Margate did not enter any league competitions | -- | -- | KJC SF[C] | Pearce | 6 | [4] | ||||||||
| 1898–99 | -- | -- | KJC R4 | Taylor-Jones Wells | 2 | [5] | |||||||||
| 1899–1900 | -- | -- | KJC SF | Pearce Croseor | 4[D] | [6] | |||||||||
| 1900–01 | -- | -- | KJC R4 | Pearce Wells Barrow | 2 | [7] | |||||||||
| 1901–02 | -- | -- | KJC Winners | Barrow | 4 | [8] | |||||||||
| 1902–03 | -- | -- | KJC QF | Phillips | 1 | [9] | |||||||||
| 1903–04 | -- | -- | KJC QF | Matthews | 8 | [10] | |||||||||
| 1904–05 | -- | -- | KJC R2 | Sharpe | 1 | [11] | |||||||||
| 1905–06 | -- | -- | KSC R1 MDCC Runners-up | Matthews Short | 2 | [12] | |||||||||
| 1906–07 | -- | RP | KAC R3 MDCC Winners | Dowson | 8 | [13] | |||||||||
| 1907–08 | -- | R3Q | KSC R2Q KAC R2 MDCC Winners | Pearce | 9 | [14] | |||||||||
| 1908–09 | -- | R3Q | KSC R3Q KAC R1 MDCC SF | Bi. Bowden | 3 | [15] | |||||||||
| 1909–10 | TDL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 4th | -- | R3Q | KSC R1Q KAC R1Q MDCC SF | Randall | 4 | [16] |
| 1910–11 | TDL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 6th | -- | R3Q | KSC R1Q KAC R4Q MDCC R1 | Bi. Bowden | 3 | [17] |
| 1911–12 | KL2E | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 7th | -- | R2Q | KSC R1 KAC R2Q MDCC QF | Fordham | 12[E] | [18] |
| TDL[F] | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1912–13 | KL2E | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 6th | -- | R2Q | KAC R3Q MDCC Winners | Dow | 10 | [19] |
| TDL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1913–14 | KL2E | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 4th | R1Q | R1Q | KSC R1 KAC R1Q MDCC Winners | Dow | 16 | [20] |
| TDL | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1st | |||||||
| 1914–15 | Margate did not enter any league competitions | R1Q | -- | None | No goals scored | [21] | |||||||||
| No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | [1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | KL | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 51 | 22 | 7th | R2Q | -- | KSC QF | Sparrow | 27[G] | [22] |
| 1920–21 | KL | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 8th | R1Q | -- | KSC R2 KSS Winners | Copp | 26[H] | [23] |
| 1921–22 | KL | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 7th | R1Q | -- | KSC SF KSS R1 | Reay | 13 | [24] |
| 1922–23 | KL | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 72 | 20 | 16th | RP | -- | KSC R1 KSS R1 | Hobby | 9 | [25] |
| 1923–24 | Margate did not play any matches[I] | [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1924–25 | KL | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 92 | 23 | 14th | -- | -- | KSC R1 KSS R1 | Arnold | 22 | [26] |
| 1925–26 | KL | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 60 | 38 | 7th | -- | -- | KSC R1 KLC R1[J] | Stennings | 34 | [27] |
| 1926–27 | KL | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 33 | 40 | 3rd | RP | -- | KSC R3Q KLC SF KSS R1 | Stennings | 35[K] | [28] |
| 1927–28 | KL | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 43 | 34 | 2nd | RP | -- | KSC R2 KLC R2 | Brookes | 25 | [29] |
| 1928–29 | Margate did not play any matches[L] | [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1929–30 | KL | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 103 | 33 | 49 | 2nd | R2 | -- | KSC Runners-up KSS SF KLC QF | Wade | 46 | [30] |
| 1930–31 | KL | 36 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 99 | 27 | 58 | 3rd | R4Q | -- | KSC R2 KSS Winners | Wade | 24 | [31] |
| 1931–32 | KL | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 129 | 38 | 54 | 4th | R4Q | -- | KSC R2 KSS R1 | Stennings | 38 | [32] |
| 1932–33 | KL | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 34 | 57 | 1st | R2 | -- | KSC SF KLC SF | Billy Mays | 60 | [33] |
| 1933–34 | SLE[M] | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 2nd | R1 | -- | KSC runners-up KSS SF SLC R1 | Frank Keetley | 30 | [34] |
| KL | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 94 | 68 | 49 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1934–35 | SLE | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 20 | 3rd | R4Q[N] | -- | KSC R1 KSS R1 SLC R2 | Reg Tricker | 38 | [35] |
| SLC | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 6th | |||||||
| KL | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 110 | 51 | 50 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1935–36 | SLE | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 28 | 1st | R3 | -- | KSC Winners KSS Winners SLC R1 | Jock Davie | 35 | [36] |
| SLC | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 31 | 1st[O] | |||||||
| 1936–37 | SL | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 4th | R4Q | -- | KSC Winners KSS Winners SLC R1 | Eddie Carr | 30 | [37] |
| SLMW | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 25 | 1st | |||||||
| 1937–38 | KL[P] | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 31 | 52 | 1st | -- | -- | KSC SF KSS Runners-up | Wilf Walsh | 31 | [38] |
| 1938–39 | Margate did not play any matches[Q] | [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1939–40 | KL[R] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | n/a | REP[S] | -- | KSC R2Q KSS SF[T] | Watkins | 2 | [39] |
| No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | [1] | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | Competitive football resumed but Margate did not reform until a year later | [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | KL1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 89 | 46 | 41 | 1st | RP | -- | KSC R2 KSS SF | Ted Bensley | 25 | [40] |
| 1947–48 | KL1 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 103 | 44 | 49 | 1st | R1Q | -- | KSC R1 KSS Winners KLC Winners | Frank Johnson | 29 | [41] |
| 1948–49 | KL1 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 84 | 64 | 33 | 10th | RP | -- | KSC R2 KSS R1 | Alfred Hope | 30 | [42] |
| 1949–50 | KL1 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 6th | REP | -- | KSC R1 KSS SF KLC R2 | Frank Johnson Ronnie Martell | 18 | [43] |
| 1950–51 | KL1 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 57 | 41 | 6th | REP | -- | KSC R1 KSS Runners-up KLC R2 | Almer Hall | 24 | [44] |
| 1951–52 | KL1 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 4th | R1Q | -- | KSC R2 KLC R1 | Jock Flannigan | 21 | [45] |
| 1952–53 | KL1 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 46 | 43 | 4th | RP | -- | KSC R2 KSS Winners (joint)[U] KLC Runners-up | Jock Flannigan | 25 | [46] |
| 1953–54 | KL1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 36 | 44 | 2nd | R2Q | -- | KSC R1 KSS R1 KLC Winners | Peter Vandepeer | 34 | [47] |
| 1954–55 | KL1 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 82 | 48 | 40 | 5th | R2Q | -- | KSC R2 KSS Runners-up KLC Runners-up | Peter Vandepeer | 46 | [48] |
| 1955–56 | KL1 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 93 | 45 | 44 | 2nd | R1 | -- | KSC R1 KSS R1 KLC Runners-up | Peter Vandepeer | 30 | [49] |
| 1956–57 | KL1 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 34 | 8th | R2 | -- | KSC R1 KSS SF KLC SF | Johnny Roche | 20 | [50] |
| 1957–58 | KL1 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 34 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | -- | KSC SF KSS SF KLC Runners-up | Dennis Yeomans | 32 | [51] |
| 1958–59 | KL1 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 101 | 72 | 41 | 5th | R1 | -- | KSC R3 KLC Runners-up TMC Grp | Freddie Kearns Tony Spink | 27 | [52] |
| 1959–60 | SL1 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 77 | 46 | 7th | R2 | -- | KSC Runners-up SLC R1 KSS SF | Freddie Kearns | 40 | [53] |
| 1960–61 | SL1 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 34 | 15th | R4Q | -- | KSC R2 SLC R2 KSS R1 | Alan Brown | 28 | [54] |
| 1961–62 | SL1 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 46 | 5th | R2 | -- | KSC SF SLC Runners-up KSS Winners KFC Grp | Alan Blackburn | 30 | [55] |
| 1962–63 | SL1 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 86 | 47 | 55 | 1st | R1 | -- | KSC Runners-up SLC SF KSS Winners KFC Winners | Alan Blackburn | 37 | [56] |
| 1963–64 | SLP | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 81 | 37 | 17th | R1 | -- | KSC R2 SLC R2 KSS R1 KFC Grp | Alan Blackburn | 28 | [57] |
| 1964–65 | SLP | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 79 | 49 | 6th | R4Q | -- | KSC R3 SLC R2 KFL Grp | John Ballagher | 50 | [58] |
| 1965–66 | SLP | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 66 | 111 | 26 | 22nd | R1Q | -- | KSC SF SLC R2 KSS SF KFC Runners-up | Dennis Randall | 21 | [59] |
| 1966–67 | SL1 | 46 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 127 | 54 | 69 | 2nd | R3Q | -- | KSC Runners-up SLC QF KSS R2 KFC Grp | Dennis Randall | 54 | [60] |
| 1967–68 | SLP | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 71 | 46 | 8th | R2 | -- | KSC[V] SLC Winners KFL Grp | John Fahy | 53 | [61] |
| 1968–69 | SLP | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 79 | 90 | 35 | 18th | R1 | -- | KSC Runners-up SLC R3 KFC Winners SLCH Winners | Phil Amato | 32 | [62] |
| 1969–70 | SLP | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 13th | R1 | R3Q | KSC Runners-up SLC R3 KFC Runners-up KSS Grp | Johnny Ray | 30 | [63] |
| 1970–71 | SLP | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 70 | 40 | 13th | R1 | R1 | KSC QF SLC SF KFC Grp | John Baber Gerry Baker Hughie Cochrane | 11 | [64] |
| 1971–72 | SLP | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 80 | 71 | 46 | 9th | R1 | R1 | KSC R2 SLC SF KFC Grp | Barry Brown | 20 | [65] |
| 1972–73 | SLP | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 49 | 7th | R3 | R3Q | KSC R2 SLC R1 KFC Grp | Barry Brown | 23 | [66] |
| 1973–74 | SLP | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 63 | 38 | 17th | R4Q | R2 | KSC Winners SLC SF KMT Grp | Barry Brown John Hold | 19 | [67] |
| 1974–75 | SLP | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 7th | R4Q | R2 | KSC R2 SLC Runners-up KMT Grp | Carl Gilbert | 23 | [68] |
| 1975–76 | SLP | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 60 | 42 | 11th | R3Q | R2 | KSC SF SLC R1 KFT Runners-up | Brian Gregory | 43 | [69] |
| 1976–77 | SLP | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 85 | 28 | 22nd | R3Q | R1 | KSC R1 SLC R2 | Ray Summers | 15 | [70] |
| 1977–78 | SL1S | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 32 | 58 | 1st | R1Q | R3Q | KSC R1 SLC R1 KSS[W] | Ray Summers Vic Pain | 20 | [71] |
| 1978–79 | SLP | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 75 | 29 | 19th[X] | R4Q | R3 | KSC R2 SLC R1 | Ricky Fusco George Putman | 10 | [72] |
| 1979–80 | SLS | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 17th | R4Q | R3Q | KSC R2 SLC R2 | Lennie Lee | 14 | [73] |
| 1980–81 | SLS | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 65 | 117 | 29 | 22nd | R2Q | R3Q | KSC R2 SLC R1 | Lennie Lee Vic Pain | 14 | [74] |
| 1981–82 | SLS | 46 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 110 | 17 | 24th | R1Q | R1Q | KSC R1 SLC R1 | Dave Clay | 11 | [75] |
| 1982–83 | SLS[Y] | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 35 | 14th | R3Q | R1Q | KSC R2 SLC R1 | Lennie Lee | 10 | [76] |
| 1983–84 | SLS | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 65 | 35 | 18th | R2Q | R1Q | KSC R2 SLC R3 | Steve Dudley | 12 | [77] |
| 1984–85 | SLS | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 47 | 66 | 5th | R1Q | R1Q | KSC SF SLC Grp EFC Runners-up | Vic Medus | 24 | [78] |
| 1985–86 | SLS | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 63 | 46 | 15th | R1Q | RP | KSC R1 SLC Grp EFC Grp | Gary Doe | 14 | [79] |
| 1986–87 | SLS | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 10th | RP | R1Q | KSC R1 SLC Grp EFC Grp ITGC Winners | Gary Doe | 13 | [80] |
| 1987–88 | SLS | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 38 | 64 | 5th | R4Q | R2Q | KSC R1 SLC Grp | Neil Cugley | 27 | [81] |
| 1988–89 | SLS | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 95 | 36 | 20th | R2Q | R2Q | KSC R1 SLC R2 ITGC Winners (joint)[Z] | Garry Aldous Mark Munday | 10 | [82] |
| 1989–90 | SLS | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 51 | 16th | R2Q | R2Q | ITGC Winners KSC R1 SLC R3 | Ronnie Murrock Andy Sawyer | 8 | [83] |
| 1990–91 | SLS | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 10th | R3Q | R3Q | KSC R1 SLC R2 ITGC Losers | Paul Underwood | 26 | [84] |
| 1991–92 | SLS | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 14th | R1Q | R3Q | KSC R1 SLC R1 ITGC Losers | Martin Buglione | 18 | [85] |
| 1992–93 | SLS | 42 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 65 | 58 | 64 | 10th | R2Q | R2Q | KSC R1 SLC R1 | Martin Buglione | 38 | [86] |
| 1993–94 | SLS | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 76 | 58 | 68 | 9th | R3Q | R1Q | KSC Winners SLC R3 | Joe Brayne | 25 | [87] |
| 1994–95 | SLS | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 52 | 13th | R3Q | R1Q | KSC R2 SLC R3 | Steve Cuggy | 40 | [88] |
| 1995–96 | SLS | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 11th | R2Q | R1Q | KSC R1 SLC R2 | Martin Buglione | 38 | [89] |
| 1996–97 | SLS | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 47 | 72 | 5th | RP | R1Q | KSC R1 SLC R2 | Martin Buglione | 27 | [2][90][91] |
| 1997–98 | SLS | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 42 | 77 | 6th | R1 | R2 | KSC Winners SLC Winners | Paul Sykes | 33 | [2][90][91] |
| 1998–99 | SLS | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 33 | 89 | 2nd | RP | R2 | SLCH Losers KSC SF SLC R1 | Paul Sykes | 23 | [2][90][92] |
| 1999–2000 | SLP | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 77 | 3rd | R4Q | R2 | KSC R2 SLC R4 | Phil Collins | 28 | [2][90][92] |
| 2000–01 | SLP | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 27 | 91 | 1st | R2Q | R4 | KSC R2 SLC R2 | Phil Collins | 34 | [2][90][92] |
| 2001–02 | Conf | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 8th | R4Q | QF | SLCH Winners KSC Runners-up | Leon Braithwaite | 15 | [2][90][93] |
| 2002–03 | Conf | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 66 | 56 | 10th | R2 | R5 | KSC Winners | Leon Braithwaite | 13 | [2][90][93] |
| 2003–04 | Conf | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 64 | 51 | 16th[AA] | R4Q | R5 | KSC Winners | Adrian Clarke | 9 | [2][90][94] |
| 2004–05 | ConfS | 46 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 75 | 34[AB] | 21st | R3Q | R1 | KSC Winners CLC R4 | Che Stadhart | 21 | [2][90][94] |
| 2005–06 | IsP | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 49 | 55 | 50 | 14th | R3Q | R2Q | KSC SF ILC R3 | Danny Hockton | 16 | [2][90][95][96] |
| 2006–07 | IsP | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 71 | 6th | R3Q | R2Q | KSC R1 ILC R2 | Danny Hockton | 40 | [2][90][97][98] |
| 2007–08 | IsP | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 9th | R3Q | R2Q | KSC SF ILC R2 | James Pinnock | 27 | [2][90][99][100] |
| 2008–09 | IsP | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 64 | 46 | 19th | R1Q | R1Q | KSC R1 ILC R2 | Kenny Pratt | 10 | [101][102] |
| 2009–10 | IsP | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 71 | 45 | 19th | R1Q | R1Q | KSC R3 ILC R3 | Lloyd Blackman | 14 | [99] |
| 2010–11 | IsP | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 64 | 45 | 16th | R2Q | R2Q | KSC R2 ILC R2 | Shaun Welford | 12 | [103][104][105] |
| 2011–12 | IsP | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 53 | 15th | R3Q | R2Q | KSC R3 ILC R3 | Kwesi Appiah | 35 | [106][107][108] |
| 2012–13 | IsP | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 62 | 9th | R3Q | R1Q | KSC QF ILC R2 | Tommy Whitnell | 11 | [109][110] |
| 2013–14 | IsP | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 11th | R2Q | R3Q | ||||
| 2014–15 | IsP | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 94 | 58 | 85 | 3rd | R2Q | R1Q | ||||
| 2015–16 | NLS | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 73 | 47 | 19th | R4Q | R3Q | ||||
| 2016–17 | NLS | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 81 | 25 | 22nd | R4Q | R3Q | ||||
| 2017–18 | IsP | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 77 | 7th | R4Q | R3Q | ||||
| 2018–19 | IsP | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 59 | 12th | R2Q | R1Q | ||||
| 2019–20 | IsP | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 54 | 43 | n/a[AC] | R2Q | R2Q | ||||
| 2020–21 | IsP | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | n/a[AC] | R1Q | R1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | IsP | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 8th | R2Q | R1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | IsP | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 65 | 44 | 17th | R2Q | R3Q | ||||
Key
| Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.
Notes
A. ^ Margate entered the FA Amateur Cup until the First World War. The club entered the FA Trophy from its creation in 1969.[2]
B. ^ Margate's first ever match was a friendly against Wye F.C. on 28 October 1896.[111]
C. ^ Margate's first round match against Folkestone Post Office was the club's first ever competitive match. It was ordered to be replayed as Margate had fielded an ineligible player.[4]
D. ^ Pearce also scored twice in a match against Broadstairs Town which was abandoned due to fog and ordered to be replayed.[6]
E. ^ Fordham also scored one goal in a match against Ramsgate Town which was declared void and ordered to be replayed for unknown reasons.[18]
F. ^ Matches in both leagues are considered to have been first team matches.[1]
G. ^ Sparrow also scored three goals in a match against Royal Army Service Corps which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.[22]
H. ^ Copp also scored one goal in a match against 1st Middlesex Regiment which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.[23]
I. ^ At the end of the 1922–23 season Margate were suspended from the league for financial irregularities and subsequently folded. The club reformed a year later and re-entered the league.[1]
J. ^ Margate were knocked out of the Kent League Cup after losing 3–0 to Ashford Railway Works in a league match which it was agreed would also count as a League Cup match.[27]
K. ^ Stennings also scored one goal in a match against Catford Southend which was later declared void when that team resigned from the league.[28]
L. ^ Margate folded for a second time at the end of the 1927–28 due to heavy debts. The club reformed a year later and returned to the league.[1]
M. ^ Following their Kent League title win, Margate successfully applied for membership of the Southern League and were placed in the Eastern Section. They continued to field a team in the Kent League, and that league placed a requirement on the club to field its strongest team, therefore both leagues are considered to have been first team competitions.[1]
N. ^ Margate's FA Cup fourth round qualifying match against Folkestone was abandoned due to fog, but as it was subsequently discovered that Margate had fielded an ineligible player, the tie was awarded to Folkestone rather than a replay ordered.[35]
O. ^ Margate won the overall Southern League championship by defeating Western Section winners Plymouth Argyle Reserves 3–1 in a play-off match, which was held over until September 1936.[2]
P. ^ Margate resigned from the Southern League in 1937 for financial reasons and returned to the Kent League.[1]
Q. ^ Margate folded for a third time after the 1937–38 season due to debt. Once again, the club reformed a year later.[1]
R. ^ The Kent League was abandoned after Margate's first match due to the outbreak of the Second World War and replaced with the Kent Regional League, which is not generally included in official statistics. This league was itself abandoned before the end of the season, although Margate had already played all their matches, with a record of P20 W7 D5 L8 F47 A44 Pts19.[39]
S. ^ Margate drew 2–2 with Erith & Belvedere but the competition was abandoned before the replay took place.[39]
T. ^ The Kent Senior Cup and Senior Shield competitions continued throughout the season. Margate reached the semi-final of the Shield but failed to turn up for the match and were expelled from the competition.[39]
U. ^ Margate and Folkestone were declared joint winners of the Kent Senior Shield after a 1–1 draw in the final.[46]
V. ^ Margate played one match in the Kent Senior Cup, but it is unclear which round this represented.[61]
W. ^ Margate played three matches in the Kent Senior Shield, but it is unclear which rounds these represented.[71]
X. ^ Margate were technically not relegated as the Southern League Premier Division was scrapped in 1979 due to the formation of the Alliance Premier League. The league was instead reorganised into two parallel divisions, the Southern Division and the Midland Division, with Margate playing in the Southern Division.[2]
Y. ^ Having finished bottom of the table, Margate did not qualify for a place in the Southern League Premier Division, which was reformed for the 1982–83 season. They remained in the Southern Division, which became the second tier of the league.[1]
Z. ^ Margate and Ramsgate were declared joint winners of the Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup after the match finished 1–1.[82]
AA. ^ Although Margate finished in 16th position, the club was relegated to the newly formed Conference South due to not being able to meet the stadium requirements of what was now designated the Conference National.[1]
AB. ^ Margate were deducted 10 points for entering administrative receivership.[1]
AC. ^ Season not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic