List of Bath City F.C. records and statistics

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.

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.

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	Dave Mogg	1982–1988, 1992–1997	515[2]
2	Tony Ricketts	1979–1996	506
3	Tony Gough	1956–1957, 1961–1970, 1972–1974	502
4	Jim Rollo	2002–2016	484
5	Dave Palmer	1980–1993	445
6	Dave Singleton	1981–1993	415
7	Paul Gover	1971–1982	398
8	Keith Brown	1981–1986, 1989–1993	394
9	Tony Book	1956–1964	387
10	Sekani Simpson	2006–2017	383

Charlie Fleming is the clubs all time record goal scorer.

Goalscorers

• Most goals scored (in a season)  – 51, Paul Randall (1989–90)^[3]
• Most League goals scored (in a season)  – 37, Charlie Fleming

To all-time scorers

As of 21 December 2020

Rank	Player	Years	Goals
1	Charlie Fleming	1958–1965	216
2	William Hyman	1900–1911	134
3	Martin Paul	1996–2001, 2007–2008	115
4	Paul Randall	1989–1993	112
5	Graham Withey	1980–1982, 1986–1988, 1991–1993, 1995–1997	109
6	Len Pickard	1955–1958	95
7	Dave Singleton	1981–1993	93
8	Dave McCulloch	1944–1949	88
9	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 Dave Mogg Garry Smith 16 [6] 1985–86 Jeff Sherwood Dave Singleton 16 [7] 1986–87 Paul Bodin Paul Bodin 27 [8] 1987–88 David Craig Paul Bodin 14 [9] 1988–89 Micky Smith John Freegard 27 [10] 1989–90 Chris Banks Paul Randall 51 [3] 1990–91 Paul Randall Paul Randall 22 [11] 1991–92 Ian Hedges Paul Randall 26 [12] 1992–93 Richard Crowley Richard Crowley 13 [13] 1993–94 Dave Mogg Paul Adcock 23 [14] 1994–95 Dave Mogg Dean Birkby 19 [15] 1995–96 Rob Cousins Graham Withey 13 [16] 1996–97 Mark Harrington Mike Davis 21 [17] 1997–98 Ian Hedges Mike Davis 23 [18] 1998–99 Mike Davis Martin Paul 30 [19] 1999–00 Colin Towler Martin Paul 30 [20] 2000–01 Jon Holloway Martin Paul 19 [21] 2001–02 Gary Thorne Adrian Foster 21 [22] 2002–03 Andy Williams Jason Eaton 16 [23] 2003–04 Matt Coupe Scott Partridge 18 [24]

Season Player of the season Golden Boot Goals Ref. 2004–05 Jim Rollo John Williams 19 [25] 2005–06 Gethin Jones Scott Partridge 23 [26] 2006–07 Chris Holland Scott Partridge 18 [27] 2007–08 Matt Coupe Dave Gilroy 26 [28] 2008–09 Chris Holland Dave Gilroy 22 [29] 2009–10 Adam Connolly Lewis Hogg Darren Edwards 25 [30] 2010–11 Sido Jombati Lee Phillips 16 [31] 2011–12 Sekani Simpson Sean Canham 11 [32] 2012–13 Jason Mellor Charlie Griffin 20 [33] 2013–14 Dave Pratt Dave Pratt 18 [34] 2014–15 Dave Pratt Dave Pratt 22 [35] 2015–16 Dan Ball Dave Pratt 10 [36] 2016–17 Andy Watkins Andy Watkins 14 [37] 2017–18 Luke Southwood Jack Compton 12 [38] 2018–19 Robbie Cundy Ross Stearn 14 [39] 2019–20 Tom Smith Tom Smith 17 [40] 2020–21 — — — [41] 2021–22 Alex Fletcher Cody Cooke 20 [42] 2022–23 Jack Battern Scott Wilson 23 [43] 2023–24 Luke Russe 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 Charlie Fleming 1958–1961 Ian MacFarlane 1961–1962 Tony Book 1962–1964 Ian MacFarlane 1964–1966 Roger Swift 1966–1967 Wilf Carter 1967–1969 Tommy Taylor 1969–1970 Terry Burt 1970–1972 Tony Gough 1972–1974 Paul Gover 1974–1975 Colin Tavener 1975–1981 Dave Palmer 1981–1991 Chris Banks 1991–1993

Name Period Nicky Brooks 1993–1999 Colin Tower 1999–2002 Gary Thorne 2003–2004 Steve Jones 2003–2004 Bobby Ford 2004–2005 Jim Rollo 2005–2010 Lewis Hogg 2010–2011 Gethin Jones 2011–2013 Andy Gallinagh 2013–2016 Frankie Artus 2016–2017 Anthony Straker 2017–2019 Ryan Clarke 2019–2022 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	Micky Tanner	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	Jason Dodd	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]

• Best FA Trophy performance – Semi-finals

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

• Most goals scored in a season: 116: 1959–60 Southern League^[56]
• Fewest goals scored in a season: 18: 1934–35 Southern League^[55]
• Most goals conceded in a season: 107: 1955–56 Southern League^[65]

Attendance

• Record home gate – 18,020 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, (FA Cup third round, 9 January 1960)^[66][67]
• Record League gate – 17,000 vs Aston Villa, (Football League North, 14 April 1944)^[68]
• Record away gate – 26,983 vs Bolton Wanderers, (FA Cup third round, 8 January 1964)
• Record National League South gate – 3,639 vs Yeovil Town (6 December 2023)^[69]
• Lowest average attendance – 500 (National League South, 2014–15)^[35]
• Highest (recorded) average attendance – 4,940 (Southern League Premier, 1959–60)^[56]

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	Bari	2–1	—
			30 April 1977	Turris	2–0	—
		Second stage	22 June 1977	Parma	—	1–0
			25 June 1977	Teramo	—	0–4
		Final	29 June 1977	Lecco	—	0–3
1977–78		First stage	22 March 1978	Arezzo	5–0	—
			25 March 1978	Paganese	2–0	—
		Second stage	20 June 1978	Udinese	—	1–3
			25 June 1978	Treviso	—	2–0
		Final	28 June 1978	Udinese	—	0–5

Season-by-season performance

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