 LANCASTER
CITY
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| Formed: 1911 Ground: Giant Axe, Lancaster |
League Record as Lancaster Town
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1911/12 | 16th | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 123 | 12 | Lancashire Combination League Division 2 |
| 1912/13 | 18th | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 100 | 12 | Lancashire Combination League Division 2 |
| 1913/14 | 7th | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 54 | 38 | Lancashire Combination League Division 2 |
| 1914/15 | 2nd | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 31 | 33 | Lancashire Combination League Division 2 |
| World War 1 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1919/20 | 2nd | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 83 | 38 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1920/21 | 5th | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 40 | 42 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1921/22 | 1st | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 51 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1922/23 | 2nd | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 30 | 44 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1923/24 | 8th | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 67 | 42 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1924/25 | 11th | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 34 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1925/26 | 8th | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 107 | 81 | 40 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1926/27 | 7th | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 96 | 76 | 47 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1927/28 | 2nd | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 148 | 85 | 55 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1928/29 | 5th | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 91 | 65 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1929/30 | 1st | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 138 | 49 | 60 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1930/31 | 4th | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 64 | 49 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1931/32 | 4th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 52 | 45 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1932/33 | 8th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 72 | 44 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1933/34 | 3rd | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 130 | 71 | 54 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1934/35 | 1st | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 143 | 60 | 60 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1935/36 | 1st | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 142 | 60 | 63 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1936/37 | 9th | 40 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 105 | 107 | 46 | Lancashire Combination League |
League Record as Lancaster City
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1937/38 | 5th | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 93 | 72 | 53 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1938/39 | 11th | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 95 | 103 | 44 | Lancashire Combination League |
| World War 2 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1945/46 | 11th | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 75 | 16 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1946/47 | 7th | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 104 | 66 | 47 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1947/48 | 8th | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 69 | 49 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1948/49 | 9th | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 50 | 44 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1949/50 | 14th | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 74 | 38 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1950/51 | 11th | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 89 | 43 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1951/52 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 89 | 69 | 55 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1952/53 | 6th | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 81 | 72 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1953/54 | 9th | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 79 | 84 | 39 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1954/55 | 14th | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 84 | 41 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1955/56 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 59 | 49 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1956/57 | 11th | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 91 | 36 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1957/58 | 13th | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 93 | 37 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1958/59 | 15th | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 95 | 38 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1959/60 | 17th | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 73 | 107 | 33 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1960/61 | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1961/62 | 9th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 65 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1962/63 | 6th | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 96 | 61 | 52 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1963/64 | 6th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 69 | 50 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1964/65 | 11th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 65 | 42 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1965/66 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 59 | 48 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1966/67 | 10th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 66 | 72 | 42 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1967/68 | 10th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 67 | 47 | Lancashire Combination League Division 1 |
| 1968/69 | 3rd | 42 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 120 | 58 | 59 | Lancashire Combination League |
| 1969/70 | 6th | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 43 | 50 | Lancashire Combination League |
| ▲Lancaster City left the Lancashire Combination League and joined the Northern Premier League | |||||||||
| 1970/71 | 15th | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 76 | 36 | Northern Premier League |
| 1971/72 | 14th | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 84 | 44 | Northern Premier League |
| 1972/73 | 22nd | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 31 | Northern Premier League |
| 1973/74 | 23rd | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 67 | 32 | Northern Premier League |
| 1974/75 | 18th | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 36 | Northern Premier League |
| 1975/76 | 12th | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 70 | 45 | Northern Premier League |
| 1976/77 | 7th | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 58 | 51 | Northern Premier League |
| 1977/78 | 11th | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 82 | 44 | Northern Premier League |
| 1978/79 | 11th | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 54 | 46 | Northern Premier League |
| 1979/80 | 12th | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 74 | 77 | 39 | Northern Premier League |
| 1980/81 | 16th | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 35 | Northern Premier League |
| 1981/82 | 17th | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 50 | 38 | Northern Premier League |
| Lancaster City left the Northern Premier League to the newly formed North West Counties League | |||||||||
| 1982/83 | 7th | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 54 | 45 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1983/84 | 6th | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 43* | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1984/85 | ▼19th | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 90 | 21 | North West Counties League Division 1 |
| 1985/86 | 12th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 66 | 29 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| 1986/87 | 13th | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 31 | North West Counties League Division 2 |
| ▲Lancaster City rejoined the Northern Premier League in its new Division 1 | |||||||||
| 1987/88 | 16th | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | 36 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1988/89 | 7th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 54 | 71 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1989/90 | 10th | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 73 | 54 | 59 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1990/91 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 56 | 61* | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1991/92 | 16th | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 55 | 62 | 49 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1992/93 | 18th | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 76 | 42 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1993/94 | 4th | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 46 | 70 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1994/95 | 5th | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 44 | 79 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1995/96 | ▲1st | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 38 | 83 | Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| 1996/97 | 17th | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 75 | 45 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 1997/98 | 17th | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 74 | 47 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 1998/99 | 19th | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 46 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 1999/00 | 6th | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 55 | 71 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2000/01 | 4th | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 60 | 81 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2001/02 | 3rd | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 57 | 78 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2002/03 | 17th | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 75 | 57 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2003/04 | ▲8th | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 49 | 69 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2004/05 | 13th | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 59 | 54 | Football Conference North |
| 2005/06 | 15th | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 66 | 47 | Football Conference North |
| 2006/07 | ▼22nd | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 110 | 1* | Football Conference North |
| Due to financial problems the club reformed and were accepted into the Northern Premier League Division 1 North | |||||||||
| 2007/08 | 11th | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 70 | 54 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2008/09 | 7th | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 65 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2009/10 | ♦►2nd | 42 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 95 | 45 | 96 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2010/11 | 8th | 44 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 61 | 68 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2011/12 | 6th | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 48 | 77 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2012/13 | 13th | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 73 | 50* | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2013/14 | 6th | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 52 | 80 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2014/15 | 11th | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 53 | 62 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2015/16 | 6th | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 74 | 57 | 69 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2016/17 | ▲1st | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 41 | 85 | Northern Premier League Division 1 North |
| 2017/18 | 17th | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 66 | 72 | 55 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2018/19 | 12th | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 61 | 49 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2019/20 | ABANDONED | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 53 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2020/21 | ABANDONED | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2021/22 | 11th | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 51 | 56 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2022/23 | 11th | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 58 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2023/24 | 9th | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 62 | 62 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2024/25 | 18th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 63 | 51 | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2025/26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
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Footnotes |
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| * | 1983/84 - Deducted 2 Points |
| * | 1990/91 - Deducted 4 Points |
| * | 2006/07 - Deducted 10 Points |
| * | 2012/13 - Deducted 3 Points |