 BEDFORD
TOWN
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| Formed: 1908 Dissolved: 1982 Reformed: 1989 Ground: The New Eyrie, Cardington, Bedford. |
League Record (original)
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1945/46 | 9th | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 15* | Southern League |
| 1946/47 | 12th | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 98 | 24 | Southern League |
| 1947/48 | 18th | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 41 | 104 | 15 | Southern League |
| 1948/49 | 22nd | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 101 | 18 | Southern League |
| 1949/50 | 22nd | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 63 | 79 | 35 | Southern League |
| 1950/51 | 17th | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 94 | 39 | Southern League |
| 1951/52 | 12th | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 64 | 42 | Southern League |
| 1952/53 | 3rd | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 91 | 61 | 56 | Southern League |
| 1953/54 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 84 | 43 | Southern League |
| 1954/55 | 18th | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 103 | 35 | Southern League |
| 1955/56 | 4th | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 99 | 69 | 51 | Southern League |
| 1956/57 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 52 | 58 | Southern League |
| 1957/58 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 112 | 64 | 57 | Southern League |
| 1958/59 | 1st | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 41 | 48 | Southern League South East Division |
| 1959/60 | 7th | 42 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 97 | 85 | 45 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1960/61 | 9th | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 94 | 97 | 43 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1961/62 | 15th | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 73 | 79 | 37 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1962/63 | 9th | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 45 | 44 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1963/64 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 47 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1964/65 | 10th | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 43 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1965/66 | 4th | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 57 | 52 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1966/67 | ▼21st | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 29 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1967/68 | ▲3rd | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 40 | 55 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1968/69 | ▼20th | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 34 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1969/70 | ▲1st | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 92 | 37 | 61 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1970/71 | 7th | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 50 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1971/72 | 15th | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 66 | 41 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1972/73 | 8th | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 47 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1973/74 | ▼20th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 51 | 36 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1974/75 | ▲1st | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 33 | 65 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1975/76 | 9th | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 43 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1976/77 | 6th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 47 | 48 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1977/78 | ▼21st | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 75 | 29 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1978/79 | 4th | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 74 | 49 | 47 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| The Southern Football League reorganised its Divisions removing the Premier Division and Bedford Town were placed in the new Midland Division | |||||||||
| 1979/80 | 3rd | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 42 | 52 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1980/81 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 61 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1981/82 | ▼15th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 54 | 37 | Southern League Midland Division |
| Bedford Town Folded in 1982 following their lease at the Queens Park ground was terminated, they reformed in 1989 | |||||||||
League Record (modern)
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1991/92 | 4th | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 32 | 84 | South Midlands League Division 1 |
| 1992/93 | ▲1st | 42 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 163 | 40 | 112 | South Midlands League Division 1 |
| 1993/94 | ▲1st | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 26 | 71 | South Midlands League Premier Division |
| 1994/95 | ▲3rd | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 50 | 77 | Isthmian League Division 3 |
| 1995/96 | 8th | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 59 | 64 | Isthmian League Division 2 |
| 1996/97 | 7th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 43 | 71 | Isthmian League Division 2 |
| 1997/98 | 4th | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 25 | 78 | Isthmian League Division 2 |
| 1998/99 | ▲1st | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 89 | 31 | 94 | Isthmian League Division 2 |
| 1999/00 | 8th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 63 | Isthmian League Division 1 |
| 2000/01 | ▲2nd | 42 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 81 | 40 | 82 | Isthmian League Division 1 |
| 2001/02 | 17th | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 69 | 48 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2002/03 | 9th | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 58 | 72 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2003/04 | ►15th | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 63 | 55 | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2004/05 | 5th | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 52 | 69 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2005/06 | ♦▲5th | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 53 | 76 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2006/07 | ▼22nd | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 43 | 82 | 31 | Football Conference South |
| 2007/08 | 19th | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 73 | 45 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2008/09 | 15th | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 55 | 50 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2009/10 | 18th | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 88 | 37 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2010/11 | 17th | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 37 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2011/12 | 10th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 69 | 55 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2012/13 | 10th | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 56 | 61 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2013/14 | ▼22nd | 44 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 46 | 114 | 24 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 2014/15 | 17th | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 72 | 47 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2015/16 | 14th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 49 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2016/17 | 8th | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 76 | 58 | 67 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2017/18 | 8th | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 48 | 72 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2018/19 | 4th | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 84 | 52 | 65 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2019/20 | ABANDONED | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 54 | 40 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2020/21 | ABANDONED | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2021/22 | ▲1st | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 28 | 91 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2022/23 | ▼22nd | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 93 | 30 | Southern League Premier Division Central |
| 2023/24 | ♦▲2nd | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 37 | 69 | Southern League Division 1 Central |
| 2024/25 | ▲1st | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 58 | 82 | Southern League Premier Division Central |
| 2025/26 | 18th | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 66 | 77 | 53 | National League North |
| 2026/27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | National League North |
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1945/46 - Awarded 6 Points for unplayed fixtures |