NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C.

Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1935 and continues on today. It currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One North. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Vince Brockie (born February 2, 1969 in Greenock, Scotland) is a former professional footballer. ... The Northern Premier League First Division North is a football league planned to cover the north of England from the 2006-07 season. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football is the unofficial national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Northern Premier League First Division North is a football league planned to cover the north of England from the 2006-07 season. ...

History

Origins

The club was founded in 1935 when workers from Starbeck LNER locomotive shed formed an adult team to play in the Harrogate & District League. In 1946 the side consisted entirely of railway men and reached the British Railways National Cup Final. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Harrogate and District League is a football competition based in England. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This success prompted the club to go in search of a ground of their own but they stayed at Station View when the LNER said that they would lend the club the £1,500 necessary to purchase the site, providing 300 rail workers would agree to having 1d a week stopped from their wages to finance the repayments. More than sufficient volunteers signed up and they did not have long to wait for their faith to be repaid on the pitch. The symbol Â£ represents the pound currency which Britain uses. ...

In 1949 both of the clubs sides won their respective league championships plus a full set of local cups. The first team winning all 24 league matches with a goal tally of 150 goals to 29 against. Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

FA Cup run

In the 2002–03 season, they won eight games and reached the Second Round of the FA Cup. Eventually Harrogate Railway lost to Bristol City 3–1.^[1] This run was the crowning achievement in the club's history to date. The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being rivals Bristol Rovers). ...

Recent times

In recent years the club has reached its highest ever league position, under the management of Martin Haresign who took over in October 2003; the club were at the bottom of the NCEL Premier Division at the time. He steadied the ship at the club and lead Railway to a promotion in 2005–06, into the Northern Premier League First Division. In 2007, Harrogate will play in the inaugural season of the Northern Premier League Division One North. The Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division is the top level of the Northern Counties East League, it is at the 9th tier of the football pyramid, and it acts as a feeder league into the NPL Division One. ... The 2005â€“06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division North is a football league planned to cover the north of England from the 2006-07 season. ...

This will be the highest the club had ever reached in the league pyramid system. In early 2007, Harseign resigned to focus on his business. Vince Brockie who had served as assistant manager during Harseign's reign took over as manager. A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. ...

In 2007–08 Railway have once again reached the second round proper of the FA Cup after beating Harrogate rivals Harrogate Town 2–1 in the fourth preliminary round followed by a 2–0 win over Droylsden. Railway lost 3–2 to Mansfield Town in the second round live on Match of the Day. The 2007â€“08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ... It has been suggested that Wetherby Road Ground be merged into this article or section. ... Droylsden Football Club of Conference North are based in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, only a few miles from neighbours, FA Premier League side Manchester City. ... Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club who currently play in League Two of the Football League. ... For the Doctor Who novel, see Match of the Day (Doctor Who). ...

Honours

Northern Counties East Premier Division The Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division is a feeder league into the Northern Premier League Division 1. ...

Northern Counties East Division One The Northern Counties East Football League Division One is a football competition based in England. ...

Northern Counties East Division Two North The Northern Counties East League is an English association football league that was founded in 1982 by the merger of the former Yorkshire League and Midland Counties League. ...

Yorkshire League Division 2 The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ...

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