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Club records

Biggest league victory

  • 11-1 v Newport County, Division Three (South), 15 January 1949
    Team: Smith, Southwell, Purvis, Gannon, Baxter, Adamson, Houghton (1), Sewell (4), Lawton (4), Pimbley, Johnston (2)

Biggest cup victory

  • 15-0 v Rotherham Town, FA Cup first round, 24 October 1885
    Team: Sherwin, Snook, H T Moore, Dobson (1), Emmett (1), Chapman, Gunn (1), Albert Moore (2), Jackson (3), Daft (2), Cursham (4), (1 og)

Heaviest defeat

  • 1-9 v Blackburn Rovers, Division One, 16 November 1889; v Aston Villa, Division One, 29 September 1888; v Portsmouth, Division Two, 9 April 1927

Most league points

  • 69, Division Four, 1970-71 (two points per win)
  • 107, National League, 2022-23 (three points per win)

Most goals in a season (team)

  • 117, National League, 2022-23

Most goals in a season (player)

  • 42 (Macaulay Langstaff), National League, 2022-23

Most league goals scored for the club

  • 125 (Les Bradd), 1967-78

Most wins in a season

  • 32, National League, 2022-23

Most capped player

  • Kevin Wilson, 15 (42), Northern Ireland

Most league appearances

  • Albert Iremonger, 564, 1905-26

Record transfer fee paid

  • £685,000 to Sheffield United for Tony Agana, November 1991

Record transfer fee received

  • £2.5m from Derby County for Craig Short, September 1992

Highest attendance

  • 47,310 v York City, FA Cup sixth round, 12 March 1955

Highest gate receipts

  • £277,781.25 v Manchester City, FA Cup fourth round, January 2011
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