Garforth Town
Full name	Garforth Town Association Football Club
Founded	1964, as Miners Arms
Ground	Wheatley Park, Garforth
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Cllr Tom Murray
Manager	Simon Clifford
League	NPL Division One North
2006-07	NCEL Premier Division, 4th
Home colours Away colours

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History

The club was formed during 1964 by people from the Yorkshire town of Garforth, as a local pub team called Miners Arms. At the time Garforth had no pitch to play on, so their home games were playing in nearby Swillington. The team stepped up to the West Yorkshire League, a Saturday football league, in 1976. At the same time they acquired their own ground in Garforth, a former rubbish dump on Brierlands Lane. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... Swillington is a small village located in Leeds which is in West Yorkshire, England. ... The West Yorkshire League is a football competition based in England. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...

The team were forced to change their name to Garforth Miners to gain election into the Yorkshire League in 1978, pub teams not being allowed in the league. They changed their name again in 1985 to their current name. Two years later Garforth reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, their best ever cup performance. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ...

Garforth moved to their current stadium, Wheatley Park, in 1998. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Clifford era

During the 2003 season Simon Clifford bought the club, eliminating the club's previous £100,000 debts and made clear that he had strong ambitions for the club's future with hopes of climing up the league pyramid^[1]. Clifford's is known for his strong connections to Brazilian football; he has brought Brazilian coaching methods to the United Kingdom with his string of ICFDS (International Confederation of Futebol de Salão) footballing academies. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simon Milton Clifford is an English football coach and businessman known for introducing Brazilian training techniques into the UK. If he knows as much about football as he thinks he does, why is he at a basic non-league club like Garforth? Steve McLaren (England Manager 2006-present). ...

Despite the Yorkshire club's low level in terms of leagues, they gained massive press attention, both national and international, at the start of the 2004-05 season with the signing of Brazil legend Sócrates on a one month deal as a player-coach^[1], he played for Garforth against Tadcaster Albion. The same season, former England and Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe also played for the club^[1]. Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... Sócrates. ... Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. are a football club based in Tadcaster, in North Yorkshire, England. ... First international 1st international match  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Lee Stuart Sharpe, (born May 27, 1971 in Halesowen, West Midlands), is an English football player currently playing for Garforth Town. ...

Garforth confirmed the arrival of another former Brazil international, Careca, who came out of retirement and spent time at the club during the 2005-06 season. There have also been negotiations with Zico and rumours that Romário could be joining the club in the future. Antonio de Oliveira Filho Careca, (born October 5, 1960), is a legendary Brazillian association football (soccer) player. ... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico, is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the best midfielders in the world and possibly the worlds best player in the early 80s[2] He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest... Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29, 1966), better known simply as Romário, is a Brazilian legendary football center forward who helped the Brazil national team win the 1994 FIFA World Cup and has been one of the most prolific strikers in the world since the 1990s, having...

Clifford's rumoured ambition is to make Garforth EPL Champions by 2025. The abbreviation EPL may stand for: English Premier League, another name for the Premier League (used outside England) The English Premier Ice Hockey League is sometimes abbreviated as the EPL. Popular Liberation Army (Colombia) in English, the Ejército Popular de Liberación, a Colombian guerrilla group Esoteric programming language...

Current Squad

• Jason St Juste
• Nathan Kamara

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Notable players

• Sócrates
• Careca
• Lee Sharpe

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Honours

• NCEL Division One
  • Champions: 1997-98
  • Runners-up: 1996-97, 2004-05

• NCEL Division Two
  • Runners-up: 1985-86

• Northern Counties East League League Cup
  • Winners: 1999-00
  • Runners-up: 2006-07

• Yorkshire League Division Three
  • Runners-up: 1979-80^[2]

• FA Vase
  • Quarter-finalists: 1986-87

• West Riding County Cup
  • Winners: 1997-98, 1999-00

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References

External links

• Garforth Town Official website
• BBC article