# List of Banbury United F.C. seasons

Banbury United is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, who play in the Southern League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium. They were originally named Spencer Villa.

## Key

Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.
* Average home attendance = for league games only

## Seasons

| Year | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Cup competitions | Manager |
| Year | Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Leading league scorer | Leading league scorer | Average attendance | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Trophy | FA Vase | FA Vase | | Manager |
| Year | Division | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Name | Goals | Average attendance | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Res | Rec | Manager |
| No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | Birmingham Combination | | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 79 | -23 | 27 | 13th of 17 | | | | QR2 | 3-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1946–47 | Birmingham Combination | | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 86 | 65 | 21 | 36 | 10th of 19 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1947–48 | Birmingham Combination | | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 42 | 64 | 61 | 2nd of 20 | | | | R1 | 6-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1948–49 | Birmingham Combination | | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 68 | 7 | 40 | 10th of 20 | | | | QR3 | 3-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1949–50 | Birmingham Combination | | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 43 | 8th of 20 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1950–51 | Birmingham Combination | | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 34 | 12th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 3-2-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1951–52 | Birmingham Combination | | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 76 | 87 | -11 | 33 | 15th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1952–53 | Birmingham Combination | | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 30 | 13th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-1-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1953–54 | Birmingham Combination | | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 32 | 4th of 14 | | | | QR2 | 2-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| Joined the Birmingham & District League ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 51 | 4th of 20 | | | | QR1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1955–56 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 40 | 28 | 52 | 3rd of 20 | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1956–57 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 87 | 71 | 16 | 41 | 7th of 20 | | | | QR1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1957–58 | Birmingham & District League | | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 76 | 63 | 13 | 40 | 9th of 20 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1958–59 | Birmingham & District League | | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 36 | 7th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1959–60 | Birmingham & District League | | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 27 | 14th of 18 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1960–61 | Birmingham & District League | | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 108 | 92 | 16 | 47 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Jimmy Cringan |
| 1961–62 | Birmingham & District League | | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 107 | 84 | 23 | 44 | 10th of 21 | | | | R1 | 5-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| The league renamed ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | West Midlands (Regional) League | | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 34 | 13th of 20 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1963–64 | West Midlands (Regional) League | | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 38 | 9th of 19 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1964–65 | West Midlands (Regional) League | | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 79 | 99 | -20 | 25 | 15th of 20 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Club renamed Banbury United ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–66 | West Midlands (Regional) League | | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 91 | 55 | 36 | 55 | 3rd of 21 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Len Goulden |
| Joined the Southern Football League ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Southern Football League Division One | 6 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 88 | 100 | -12 | 40 | 17th of 24 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | – | – | Len Goulden |
| 1967–68 | Southern Football League Division One | 6 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 20 | 53 | 7th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1968–69 | Southern Football League Division One | 6 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 44 | 11th of 22 | | | | QR2 | 2-0-1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1969–70 | Southern Football League Division One | 6 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 72 | 14 | 46 | 9th of 22 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | – | – | |
| 1970–71 | Southern Football League Division One | 6 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 37 | 12th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R3 | 5-2-1 | – | – | |
| Division One split into two sections ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 33 | 10th of 18 | | | | QR1 | 0-1-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1972–73 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 41 | 12th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-2-1 | R1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | |
| 1973–74 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 57 | 12 | 49 | 8th of 22 | | | | R1 | 4-3-1 | R3 | 3-3-1 | – | – | |
| 1974–75 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 46 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-2-1 | – | – | |
| 1975–76 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 38 | 12th of 22 | | | | QR2 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1976–77 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 40 | 9th of 20 | | | | QR3 | 2-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1977–78 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 5 | 44 | 6th of 20 | | | | QR4 | 4-2-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1978–79 | Southern Football League Division One North | 6 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 33 | 15th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 2-0-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | |
| Alliance Premier League created, The Premier Division was disbanded as most of the clubs left to join the new league, while the divisions One were renamed ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 6 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 13th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | – | – | |
| 1980–81 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 33 | 16th of 22 | | | | QR4 | 3-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1981–82 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 63 | 91 | -28 | 30 | 18th of 22 | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | |
| Southern Football League Premier Division recreated, the club did not qualified to be placed to the Premier Division ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 48 | 7th of 17 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1983–84 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 78 | -41 | 29 | 18th of 20 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | Phil Lines |
| 1984–85 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 59 | -26 | 32 | 17th of 18 | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | Phil Lines |
| 1985–86 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 47 | 17th of 21 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Phil Lines |
| 1986–87 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 49 | 12th of 20 | | | | QR2 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Phil Lines |
| 1987–88 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 58 | 10th of 22 | | | | QR1 | 1-0-1 | R1 | 3-2-1 | – | – | Phil Lines |
| 1988–89 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 44 | 16th of 22 | | | | QR3 | 3-2-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | |
| 1989–90 | Southern Football League Midland Division | 7 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 83 | -37 | 34 | 21st of 22 Relegated | | | | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Colin Holder |
| 1990–91 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 55 | 8th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-3-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Colin Holder |
| 1991–92 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 47 | 10th of 18 | | | | QR2 | 2-1-1 | – | – | PR | 0-1-1 | |
| 1992–93 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 40 | 11th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | R1 | 1-1-1 | |
| 1993–94 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 63 | 3rd of 18 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | PR | 0-0-1 | |
| 1994–95 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 8th of 16 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | R1 | 1-0-1 | |
| 1995–96 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 30 | 15th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-1-1 | – | – | R1 | 1-1-1 | |
| 1996–97 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 47 | 8th of 18 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | QR2 | 0-0-1 | |
| 1997–98 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 58 | 4th of 18 | | | | QR1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | R1 | 1-0-1 | |
| 1998–99 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 33 | 40 | 69 | 4th of 19 | | | | QR3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | QR2 | 0-0-1 | |
| 1999–2000 | Hellenic Football League Premier Division | 8 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 22 | 65 | 92 | 1st of 19 Promoted | | | | QR2 | 2-1-1 | – | – | R2 | 2-0-1 | Kevin Brock |
| 2000–01 | Southern Football League Eastern Division | 7 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 47 | 13th of 22 | | | | PR | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | | Kevin Brock |
| 2001–02 | Southern Football League Eastern Division | 7 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 47 | 15th of 22 | | | 290 | PR | 1-0-0 | R2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| 2002–03 | Southern Football League Eastern Division | 7 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 74 | 8th of 22 | | | 410 | QR1 | 1-1-1 | R1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| 2003–04 | Southern Football League Eastern Division | 7 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 8 | 67 | 8th of 22 | | | 290 | PR | 0-0-1 | PR | 0-0-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| Conference North, a new sixth tier league created, the club qualified to be transferred to the Premier Division ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 69 | -13 | 48 | 17th of 22 | | | 388 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | R1 | 0-1-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| 2005–06 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 61 | 5 | 62 | 7th of 22 | | | 415 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | QR3 | 2-2-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| 2006–07 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 55 | 13th of 22 | | | 376 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | Kevin Brock |
| 2007–08 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 58 | 9th of 22 | Nicholas Gordon | 18 | 328 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Kieran Sullivan |
| 2008–09 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 43 | 83 | -40 | 41 | 19th of 22 Reprieved | Nicholas Gordon | 14 | 297 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Kieran Sullivan |
| 2009–10 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 55 | 12th of 22 | David Stone | 17 | 312 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | – | – | Billy Jeffrey |
| 2010–11 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 40 | 16th of 21 | Nabil Shariff | 6 | 274 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | – | – | Billy Jeffrey |
| 2011–12 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 49 | 16th of 22 | Ricky Johnson | 12 | 273 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | Ady Fuller |
| 2012–13 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 51 | 16th of 22 | Albi Skendi | 10 | 220 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-2-0 | – | – | Ed Stein |
| 2013–14 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 116 | -52 | 47 | 19th of 23 | Kynan Isaac | 12 | 242 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Ed Stein |
| 2014–15 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 53 | 86 | -33 | 37 | 21st of 23 Relegated | Leam Howards | 12 | 247 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | QR3 | 2-1-1 | – | – | Paul Davis |
| 2015–16 | Southern Football League Division One South & West | 8 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 94 | 2nd of 22 Promoted | Ricky Johnson | 26 | 327 | PR | 0-0-1 | QR1 | 1-1-1 | – | – | Mike Ford |
| Mike Ford ||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 80 | 6th of 24 | Conor McDonagh | 14 | 388 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Mike Ford |
| 2017–18 | Southern Football League Premier Division | 7 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 90 | 59 | +31 | 72 | 9th of 24 | Jefferson Louis | 13 | 385 | QR3 | 2-0-1 | QR2 | 1-2-1 | – | – | Mike Ford |
| The Premier Division of the Southern League divided into two sections ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Southern Football League Premier Division Central | 7 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 49 | 17th of 24 | Ravi Shamsi | 15 | 405 | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR2 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Mike Ford |
| 2019–20 | Southern Football League Premier Division Central | 7 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 52 | 7th of 22 | Jaanai Gordon | 13 | 442 | QR1 | 0-1-1 | QR1 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Mike Ford |
| Mike Ford ||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Southern Football League Premier Division Central | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 | 18th of 22 | three players | 2 | – | R1 | 3-1-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Andy Whing |
| Andy Whing ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Southern Football League Premier Division Central | 7 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 32 | +60 | 102 | 1st of 21 Promoted | Chris Wreh | 21 | 796 | R1 | 4-0-1 | R1 | 1-0-1 | – | – | Andy Whing |
| 2022–23 | National League North | 6 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 54 | 17th of 24 | Giorgio Rasulo Jack Stevens | 9 | 878 | QR4 | 2-0-1 | R5 | 3-0-1 | – | – | Andy Whing |
| 2023–24 | National League North | 6 | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 86 | -48 | 38 | 22nd of 24 Relegated | Ken Charles | 12 | 617 | QR2 | 0-0-1 | R2 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Mark Jones Kevin Wilson |
| 2024–25 | Southern Football League Premier Division Central | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | QR2 | 1-1-1 | QR3 | 0-0-1 | – | – | Simon Hollyhead |