NICKNAME: The Lions

FOUNDED: 1885

HEAD COACH: Nigel Spackman

GROUND: The New Den

LAST SEASON:

League 10th UEFA Cup First Round FA Cup Third Round Carling Cup Third Round

HONOURS:

Division Two Champions (1) 1987-88

Nationwide Two Champions (1) 2000-01

Division Three South Champions (2) 1927-28, 1937-38

Division Four Champions (1) 1961-62

Football League Trophy Winners (1) 1982-83

RECORD VICTORY: League 9-1 v Torquay, Division Three South 1927-28, 9-1 v Coventry, Division Three South 1927-28 Cup 7-0 v Gateshead FA Cup Second Round, 12-12-1936

RECORD DEFEAT: 1-9 v Aston Villa, FA Cup Fourth Round, 28-1-1946

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 20,093 v Arsenal, FA Cup Round Three, 10-01-1994

RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £800,000, Paul Goddard from Derby County, 1989

RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £2.3m, Mark Kennedy to Liverpool, 1995

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season: Richard Parker, 37, 1926-27 All-time: Teddy Sheringham, 93, 1984-91

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Barry Kitchener, 523, 1967-82