Sutton United Football Club, an association football club based in Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton, England, was founded in 1898 as a merger between Sutton Guild Rovers and Sutton Association Football Clubs. They were elected to play in the Athenian League for the 1921–22 season. They won the Athenian League title on three occasions and were runners-up once. After thirty-seven seasons in the Athenian League, they joined the Isthmian League (given the subtitle First Division in 1973 and then Premier Division in 1977). The club spent twenty-three seasons in the league, during that spell they won the title twice, reached the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup, and reached the 1981 FA Trophy Final losing 1–0 to Bishop's Stortford. In 1986 they won the first promotion in their history as champions of the Isthmian League, moving up to the Football Conference.

United's third season in the Conference saw them reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the second time in their history during the 1988–89 edition; their third round tie was a 2–1 victory over First Division side Coventry City, one of the biggest shocks in the competition. In 1991 United's spell in the conference was ended with relegation back to the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club finished the 1998–99 Isthmian League season as champions returning to the Conference after an eight-year absence. United's second spell in the Conference lasted a single season finishing the 1999–2000 Football Conference in last place. Up to 2004 the Conference was one division, but restructuring of the National League System saw two new divisions added, Conference North and Conference South, with many Isthmian League members transferred to these new divisions; for the 2004–05 season Sutton United were transferred to the South division.

After four seasons United experienced the third relegation of their history, rejoining the Isthmian Premier League. Their first season back saw them qualify for their first play-offs losing 3–0 in the semi-final to Staines Town. United reached the play-offs in the following season losing in the semi-finals again, this time 4–2 to Kingstonian. United's ended their third season as champions of the Isthmian Premier League and were promoted to the Conference South. Their five-season spell in the Conference South included two more failed play-off attempts. For the 2015–16 season the division was renamed National League South (with Conference Premier and Conference North also renamed) and United finished as champions with promotion to the National League. The 2016–17 season saw Sutton reach the fifth round of the FA Cup which is their furthest run in the competition and they became the ninth non-league team to reach this stage; they were drawn at home to Premier League side Arsenal and were defeated 2–0. The club finished the 2020–21 National League season as champions and were promoted into the English Football League for the first time in their history and played in EFL League Two for three seasons before being relegated back into the National League. As members of the English Football League Sutton were eligible to enter the EFL Cup, their furthest run so far in the competition saw them reach the third round in the 2023–24 season.

Key

Key to divisions Athenian League Isthmian League Isthmian First Division = Isthmian League First Division Isthmian Prem = Isthmian Premier Division Conference = Football Conference Conference South = Football Conference South National South = National League South National League EFL League Two

Key to positions and symbols = Champions = Runners-up = Promoted = Relegated

Key to rounds EPR = Extra preliminary round PRE = Preliminary round QR1 = First qualifying round, etc. Group = Group stage R1 = First round, etc. QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up

Seasons SeasonLeague recordFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyFA TrophyOtherDivisionCompetitionResult1921–22 Athenian League 26 11 3 12 57 56 25 8th QR1 —— — — —1922–23 Athenian League 24 10 6 8 46 39 26 7th PRE —— — — —1923–24 Athenian League 24 9 3 12 32 48 21 10th EPR —— — — —1924–25 Athenian League 26 5 8 13 37 64 18 13th — —— — — —1925–26 Athenian League 26 3 2 21 37 116 8 14th QR2 —— — — —1926–27 Athenian League 26 10 4 12 54 65 24 11th QR2 —— — — —1927–28 Athenian League 26 20 3 3 83 35 43 1st QR2 —— — — —1928–29 Athenian League 26 13 7 6 73 50 33 3rd QR1 —— — 1929–30 Athenian League 26 9 6 11 49 51 24 8th QR1 —— — — —1930–31 Athenian League 26 9 4 13 45 57 22 11th QR1 —— — — —1931–32 Athenian League 26 9 7 10 65 56 25 9th QR2 —— — — —1932–33 Athenian League 26 10 5 11 54 66 25 6th QR1 —— — — —1933–34 Athenian League 26 12 2 12 58 56 26 6th PRE —— — FA Amateur Cup R31934–35 Athenian League 26 10 3 13 69 63 23 9th QR2 —— — — —1935–36 Athenian League 26 9 5 12 40 61 23 10th QR2 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1936–37 Athenian League 26 11 5 10 47 45 27 4th PRE —— — FA Amateur Cup 1937–38 Athenian League 26 10 6 10 56 63 26 6th QR3 —— — — —1938–39 Athenian League 26 9 4 13 45 57 22 10th QR3 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1945–46 Athenian League 26 17 6 3 100 44 40 1st R1 —— — — —1946–47 Athenian League 26 15 4 7 59 37 34 2nd R1 —— — — —1947–48 Athenian League 26 9 7 10 32 38 25 8th QR1 —— — — —1948–49 Athenian League 26 9 8 9 32 33 26 5th QR2 —— — FA Amateur Cup R31949–50 Athenian League 26 9 2 15 37 48 20 12th PRE —— — — —1950–51 Athenian League 30 15 5 10 63 51 35 5th PRE —— — — —1951–52 Athenian League 30 15 8 7 70 53 38 4th QR4 —— — — —1952–53 Athenian League 26 7 4 15 44 60 18 13th QR2 —— — — —1953–54 Athenian League 26 8 7 11 35 42 23 8th PRE —— — — —1954–55 Athenian League 26 11 8 7 57 45 30 4th PRE —— — — —1955–56 Athenian League 28 9 4 15 56 64 22 12th PRE —— — — —1956–57 Athenian League 28 10 5 13 40 51 25 11th PRE —— — FA Amateur Cup R31957–58 Athenian League 30 18 7 5 64 37 43 1st QR1 —— — — —1958–59 Athenian League 30 10 6 14 49 60 26 10th QR3 —— — — —1959–60 Athenian League 30 16 1 13 66 60 33 6th QR4 —— — — —1960–61 Athenian League 30 17 3 10 71 55 37 4th R1 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1961–62 Athenian League 30 13 2 15 70 69 28 9th QR1 —— — — —1962–63 30 16 4 10 75 47 36 4th QR2 —— — FA Amateur CupRU1963–64 Isthmian League 38 23 5 10 99 64 51 4th R1 —— — FA Amateur Cup R31964–65 Isthmian League 38 17 11 10 74 57 45 7th QR2 —— — — —1965–66 Isthmian League 38 17 7 14 83 72 41 9th QR2 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1966–67 Isthmian League 38 26 7 5 89 33 59 1st R1 —— — — —1967–68 Isthmian League 38 22 11 5 89 27 55 2nd QR4 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1968–69 Isthmian League 38 22 9 7 83 29 53 3rd QR1 —— — FA Amateur Cup RU1969–70 Isthmian League 38 24 9 5 75 35 57 3rd R4 —— — FA Amateur Cup R21970–71 Isthmian League 38 29 3 6 76 35 61 2nd QR4 —— — — —1971–72 Isthmian League 40 21 10 9 77 43 52 6th QR4 —— — FA Amateur Cup R31972–73 Isthmian League 42 21 9 12 69 48 51 7th QR4 —— — — —1973–74Isthmian First Division 42 13 16 13 51 52 55 12th QR2 —— — FA Amateur Cup 1974–75 Isthmian First Division 42 17 6 19 68 63 57 10th QR4 —— R1 — —1975–76 Isthmian First Division 42 17 11 14 71 60 62 11th R1 —— R1 — —1976–77 Isthmian First Division 42 14 7 21 40 55 49 16th QR2 —— QR3 — —1977–78 Isthmian Prem 42 18 12 12 66 57 66 6th QR4 —— R1 — —1978–79 Isthmian Prem 42 17 9 16 62 51 60 11th QR4 —— R1 Anglo-Italian Cup W1979–80 Isthmian Prem 42 20 13 9 67 40 73 4th QR2 —— QR3 Anglo-Italian Cup RU1980–81 Isthmian Prem 42 19 12 11 82 65 69 5th QR4——RU — —1981–82 Isthmian Prem 42 22 9 11 72 49 75 2nd R2 —— R3 Anglo-Italian Cup RU1982–83 Isthmian Prem 42 20 8 14 96 71 68 5th QR4 —— R2 — —1983–84 Isthmian Prem 42 18 12 12 67 45 66 4th QR4 —— R1 — —1984–85 Isthmian Prem 42 23 15 4 115 55 84 1st QR2 —— R1 — —1985–86 42 29 8 5 109 39 95 1st QR2 —— R1 — —1986–87 Conference 42 19 11 12 81 51 68 7th QR2 —— R2 — —1987–88 Conference 42 16 18 8 77 54 66 8th R3 —— R1 — —1988–89 Conference 40 12 15 13 64 54 51 12th R4 —— R2 — —1989–90 Conference 42 19 6 17 68 64 63 8th R1 —— R1 — —1990–91 42 10 9 23 62 82 39 21st R1 —— R1 — —1991–92 Isthmian Prem 42 19 13 10 88 51 70 3rd R1 —— R1 — —1992–93 Isthmian Prem 42 18 14 10 74 57 68 5th R1 —— — —1993–94 Isthmian Prem 42 23 10 9 77 31 79 5th R3 —— — —1994–95 Isthmian Prem 42 13 12 17 74 69 51 15th QR4 —— R1 — —1995–96 Isthmian Prem 42 17 14 11 71 56 65 10th R2 —— QR3 — —1996–97 Isthmian Prem 42 18 13 11 87 70 67 3rd QR4 —— QR3 — —1997–98 Isthmian Prem 42 22 12 8 83 56 78 3rd QR4 —— QR3 — —1998–99 42 27 7 8 89 39 88 1st QR4 —— R3 — — 42 8 10 24 39 75 34 22nd QR4 —— — —2000–01 Isthmian Prem 41 14 11 16 74 70 53 13th QR3 —— R1 — —2001–02 Isthmian Prem 42 13 15 14 62 63 54 12th QR3 —— R1 — —2002–03 Isthmian Prem 46 22 9 15 77 62 75 6th QR2 —— R3 — —2003–04 46 25 10 11 94 56 85 2nd QR2 —— R3 — —2004–05 Conference South 42 14 11 17 60 71 53 15th QR3 —— R3 Conference League Cup R32005–06 Conference South 42 13 10 19 48 61 49 13th QR3 —— QR3 — —2006–07 Conference South 42 14 9 19 58 63 51 14th QR2 —— QR3 — —2007–08 42 5 9 28 32 86 24 22nd QR3 —— R1 Conference League Cup R12008–09 Isthmian Prem 42 18 13 11 57 53 67 5thR1 — — QR3 — —2009–10 Isthmian Prem 42 22 9 11 65 45 75 2ndR1 — — QR1 — —2010–11 42 26 9 7 76 33 87 1st QR1 —— R1 — —2011–12 Conference South 42 20 14 8 68 53 74 4thR2 — — QR3 — —2012–13 Conference South 42 20 10 12 66 49 70 6th QR2 —— R3 — —2013–14 Conference South 42 23 12 7 77 39 81 2nd R1 — — QR3 — —2014–15 Conference South 40 13 11 16 50 54 50 15th QR3 —— R1 — —2015–16National South 42 26 12 4 83 32 901stQR4 —— R3 — —2016–17National League 46 15 13 18 61 63 5812th R5 —— R3 — —2017–18National League 46 23 10 13 67 53 793rd R1 — — R3 — —2018–19National League 46 17 14 15 55 60 659th R1 —— R2 Scottish Challenge Cup R32019–20National League 38 12 14 12 47 42 5015th QR4 —— R1 — —2020–21 42 25 9 8 72 36 841st QR4 —— R5 — —2021–22EFL League Two462210146953768thR2R1RU———2022–23EFL League Two4615131846585814thR1R1R2———2023–24469152259844223rdR3R3Group———2024–25National League4615151659646012thR1—— QF National League CupRU2025–26National League4611142159794719thR2 — — R3National League Cup Group

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