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Harrogate Town F.C. is a semi-professional English football club from Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1914 and continues on today, they currently compete in the Conference North league. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Wetherby Road Ground is a multi-use stadium in Harrogate, England. ... Image File history File links Harrogatetownlogo. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wetherby Road Ground is a multi-use stadium in Harrogate, England. ... , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, 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_England. ... Neil Aspin (born 12 April 1965 in Gateshead) was a former English football defender. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... 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. ... kit_body. ... 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. ... Image File history File links body of kit template - modified to include white stripes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Statistics Population: 85,128 (with Knaresborough) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE306553 Administration District: Harrogate Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...

History

The club was founded as Harrogate AFC in 1914. Previously the town of Harrogate had tried to put together a football team as far back as 1907 but nothing emerged until 1914. They were entered into the Northern League upon their year of founding, and were set to play their home fixtures at the County Ground. However, due to World War I all fixtures were postponed. , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Official logo The Northern League (currently sponsored by the Arngrove Insurance and known as the Arngrove Northern League) is a football league in North East England for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ...

After World War I ended, a meeting was held around the idea of putting the club back together. A man named Robert Ackrill Breare instigated this, he later became the Secretary of the club. Harrogate were entered into the West Riding League. The West Riding League is a football competition based in England. ...

Early years

Harrogate AFC finally played in their first competitive fixture on 30 August 1919 at Starbeck Lane Ground against Horsforth. They won the name 1-0 and the scorer was L. Craven with a headed goal. They were entered into the FA Cup the same year. Harrogate also won their first trophy; the Whitworth Cup with a 4-0 victory against Ripon City. is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Town Street,Horsforth Horsforth is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. ...

For the 1920/21 season they were one of the founding teams in the new Yorkshire League, yet they also continued to field a team in the West Riding League. The club had relocated to a new ground; Wetherby Lane. Around the holiday periods, they took part in friendlies against higher league opposition including Liverpool at their Anfield ground, and another at fellow Yorkshire side Sheffield United in front of 15,000 fans. The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... The West Riding League is a football competition based in England. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Anfield is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ...

They moved league once again for their third season, leaving the West Riding League and moving into the Midland Football League. It included the reserve teams of Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley F.C.. The club remained in the Yorkshire League, fielding a reserve team. However, the club resigned from the Midland's league after only one season and reverting to fielding a first team in the Yorkshire League. The West Riding County Challenge Cup was won by Harrogate in 1925, with their 3-1 victory against Fryston Colliery at Elland Road. The Midland Football League is a football competition based in England. ... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Sheffield Wednesday are a football club in the English Football League. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes (a Tyke is a traditional Yorkshire character rugged, hardworking and with great pride in their roots). ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. ...

League victory was secured in 1926/27, as Harrogate became the Yorkshire League champions, with Bob Morphet scoring 44 goals. The club then moved into the Northern League. Their second West Riding County Challenge Cup was won the same season against against Selby Town. The team disbanded in 1932. The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... Official logo The Northern League (currently sponsored by the Arngrove Insurance and known as the Arngrove Northern League) is a football league in North East England for semi-professional and amateur teams. ... Selby Abbey Selby is a town in North Yorkshire, England. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Climbing the Pyramid

The town's club was brought back in 1935 as Harrogate Hotspurs. After World War II, the club was renamed as Harrogate Town and played in the West Yorkshire League. Harrogate Town joined the Yorkshire League again in 1957. They spent many years in the Yorkshire Leagues, through the 1960s and 1970s. They became a founding member of the new Northern Counties East Football League in 1982. The club looking to climb the newly instated football pyramid began to improve their ground, installing flood lights. Under them they played a friendly against Leeds United, Eddie Gray was the first to switch on the lights. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The West Yorkshire League is a football competition based in England. ... The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. ... The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... 15 kW Xenon short-arc lamp used in IMAX projectors High-intensity discharge (HID) lamps include these types of electrical lamps: mercury vapor, metal halide (also HQI), high-pressure sodium, low-pressure sodium and less common, xenon short-arc lamps. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Edwin Gray (born January 17, 1948 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a cultured winger who was an integral member of the legendary Leeds United football team of the 1960s and 1970s, later twice becoming the clubs manager. ...

After gaining promotion from the Northern Counties East league, they became founding members of the Northern Premier League First Division in 1987-88. In 1990 the club became a Limited Company in order to fund the construction of a new main stand, and in the same year the club won the Northern Premier League First Division Cup. They would spend many years in this league, all through the 1990s, and on two occasions the club only narrowly avoided relegation back to the Northern Counties East Football League. Finally being promoted after the 2001-02 season, they joined the Northern Premier League Premier Division. During their first season in that division they finished sixth, they also won the West Riding County Cup for the first time since 1986. Also for the first time in the clubs history they reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup. The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 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. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

They became founders of the newly established Conference North league in 2004. During the first seaon they finished an impressive sixth, the following season in 2005-06 they finished fifth winning entry into the Conference North play-offs; they lost the play-off semi-final 1-0 to the eventual play-off winners Stafford Rangers. The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Stafford Rangers Football Club are a semi-professional English football team from Stafford who play in the Conference National. ...

During their FA Cup run in the 2005-06 season, Harrogate were drawn to play away at Torquay United, their first ever cup game against Football League opposition. The game was played on Saturday 5 November and Harrogate achieved a 1-1 draw to reach the 2nd round draw for the first ever time. In the replay on Tuesday 15 November, Torquay United won 6-5 on penalties after the game finished 0-0 after extra-time. The crowd was a record with 3,300 packing into the ground. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football team based in Torquay. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent times

The current manager of Harrogate Town is Neil Aspin, formerly a player with extensive league experience with Leeds United, Port Vale and Darlington. The 1st team coach is Lee Philpott, another player with substantial football league experience including spells at Leicester City and Cambridge United. The current chairman of Harrogate Town is Bill Fotherby, the former chairman of Leeds United. Neil Aspin (born 12 April 1965 in Gateshead) was a former English football defender. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Port Vale are an English association football club who currently play in Football League One. ... Darlington Football Club are an English football team based in the English town of Darlington, currently playing in Football League Two. ... Leicester City F.C., nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ...

Players

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Current squad

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Current staff

Board of Directors

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Coaches

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Notable former players

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Honours

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External links

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