1880-81 F.A. Cup semi-finalists
1889-90 Founder member of Football Alliance
1891-92 Elected into Football League
1892-93 Not re-elected into First Division, but elected as a founder
member of Football League Division Two
Promoted after Test Match (Darwen 3 Notts County 2)
1893-94 Relegated after Test Match (Small Heath 3 Darwen 1)
1899 Did not seek re-election to Football League
1899-00 Joined Lancashire League
1901-02 Lancashire League Champions
1902-03 Lancashire League runner-up (on goal average)
1903-04 Joined Lancashire Combination Division One
1905-06 Lancashire Combination runner-up
1909 Relegated to Division Two
1914 Left Lancashire Combination
1920-21 Rejoined Lancashire Combination
1930-31 Lancashire Combination Champions
1931-32 Lancashire Combination Champions (2nd time)
1963 Relegated to Division Two
1965-66 Promoted to Division One
1967 Relegated to Division Two
1967-68 Lancashire Combination Division Two runner-up
1971-72 Lancashire Combination Champions (3rd time)
1973-74 Lancashire Combination runner-up (on goal average)
1974-75 Lancashire Combination Champions (4th time)
1975-76 Joined Cheshire County League
1981-82 Two points deducted
1982-83 Founder members of North West Counties League
1984 Relegated to Division Two
1984-85 Escaped relegation thanks to Padiham having 2 points deducted
1986-87 Promoted to Division One
1998 Demoted to Division Two due to ground gradings
2003-04 Three points deducted
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1889-90 F ALL 22 10 2 10 70 75 22 6/12
1890-91 F ALL 22 10 3 9 64 59 23 6/12
1891-92 FL 26 4 3 19 38 112 11 14/14
1892-93 FL-2 22 14 2 6 60 36 30 3/12
1893-94 FL-1 30 7 5 18 37 83 19 15/16
1894-95 FL-2 30 16 4 10 74 43 36 6/16
1895-96 FL-2 30 12 6 12 72 67 30 9/16
1896-97 FL-2 30 14 0 16 67 61 28 11/16
1897-98 FL-2 30 6 2 22 31 76 14 15/16
1898-99 FL-2 34 2 5 27 22 141 9 18/18
1899-00 LANCS 28 13 10 5 56 31 36 5/15
1900-01 LANCS 20 10 3 7 40 25 23 4/11
1901-02 LANCS 24 18 6 0 78 16 42 1/13
1902-03 LANCS 22 15 1 6 68 21 31 2/12
1903-04 LAN C-1 34 19 7 8 79 45 45 5/18
1904-05 LAN C-1 34 14 10 10 55 49 38 5/18
1905-06 LAN C-1 38 19 9 10 81 64 47 2/20
1906-07 LAN C-1 38 17 8 13 60 55 42 7/20
1907-08 LAN C-1 38 11 8 19 52 85 30 16/20
1908-09 LAN C-1 38 13 5 20 41 85 31 17/20
1909-10 LAN C-2 38 15 6 17 71 68 36 11/20
1910-11 LAN C-2 38 13 3 22 59 91 29 17/20
1911-12 LAN C-2 30 9 3 18 34 84 21 13/16
1912-13 LAN C-2 34 9 5 20 53 85 23 14/18
1913-14 LAN C-2 34 15 6 13 66 65 36 8/18
1920-21 LAN C 34 17 10 7 79 51 44 4/18
1921-22 LAN C 34 21 3 10 75 51 45 4/18
1922-23 LAN C 34 19 3 12 77 60 43 4/18
1923-24 LAN C 38 19 8 11 84 63 46 3/20
1924-25 LAN C 36 17 11 8 64 35 45 3/19
1925-26 LAN C 38 18 4 16 93 75 40 9/20
1926-27 LAN C 38 15 6 17 89 98 36 11/20
1927-28 LAN C 38 10 6 22 68 104 26 19/20
1928-29 LAN C 38 17 5 16 84 82 39 11/20
1929-30 LAN C 38 22 4 12 93 62 48 4/20
1930-31 LAN C 38 23 7 8 116 55 53 1/20
1931-32 LAN C 36 24 7 5 104 43 55 1/19
1932-33 LAN C 38 22 5 11 119 67 49 4/20
1933-34 LAN C 38 20 7 11 122 72 47 5/20
1934-35 LAN C 38 19 6 13 119 83 44 7/20
1935-36 LAN C 40 21 3 16 104 77 45 8/21
1936-37 LAN C 40 24 7 9 106 63 55 3/21
1937-38 LAN C 42 19 9 14 103 85 47 7/22
1938-39 LAN C
42 18 6 18 116 87
42 13/22