This is a list of seasons played by Dover Athletic F.C. in English football, from the club's formation to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major and some minor competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.
Dover Athletic F.C. was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover F.C., whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club. In the 1989–90 season Dover Athletic won the Southern League championship, but failed to gain promotion to the Football Conference due to ground grading issues. Three seasons later the team won this title again and this time gained promotion to the Conference, where they spent nine seasons before being relegated.
The club's best performance in the FA Cup was an appearance in the Third Round proper in both the 2010–11 and the 2014–15 season, while the best performance registered in the FA Trophy, the national competition for higher-level non-league clubs, was a run to the semi-finals in the 1997–98 season.
Seasons
Key
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.
Footnotes
References
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- "Kent County Cups 2006–07". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "Kent County Cups Summary". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "Westview League Cup 2005–2006". football.mitoo. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "Westview League Cup 2006–2007". football.mitoo. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2000/2001". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2001/2002". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2002/2003". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2003/2004". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2004/2005". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "DAFC Season 2005/2006". Dover Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
- "1983/84". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- "1984/85". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- "1985/86". margatefchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- "1986/87". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- "1988/89". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
