HARROGATE TOWN
("The Town'', "The Sulphurites")
Year formed | 1914 |
Turned professional | 2017 |
Limited company | 1990 |
Previous names | Harrogate AFC: 1914 - 1932 (original club folded) Harrogate Hotspurs: 1935 - 1948 Harrogate Town: 1948 - |
Ground | CBG Stadium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 7SA (for pictures of the stadium click here) |
Club's ground since | 1939 |
Pitch measurements | 109 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) |
Ground capacity | 5,000 (1,000 seated) |
Record attendance at present ground | 4,280 v Harrogate Railway Athletic, Whitworth Cup final, 1950 (won 3-0) |
First game at present ground | 2-1 v York YMCA, Yorkshire League, 28th August 1920 |
Previous grounds | County Ground: 1914 to 1920 Wetherby Road; 1920 to 1932 (original club folded) Christ Church Stray: 1935 to 1937 Old Show Ground, Knaresborough Road: 1937 - 1939 Wetherby Road: 1939 to date |
League career | First club Yorkshire League: 1920 - 1921 Midland League: 1921 - 1922 Yorkshire League: 1922 - 1931 Northern League: 1931 - 1932
Second club Harrogate League: 1935 - 1937 West Riding County Amateur League: 1937 - 1946 West Yorkshire League: 1946 - 1957 Yorkshire League Division Two: 1957 - 1961 Yorkshire League Division One: 1961 - 1967 Yorkshire League Division Two: 1967 - 1970 Yorkshire League Division Three: 1970 - 1972 Yorkshire League Division Two: 1972 - 1978 Yorkshire League Division Three: 1978 - 1981 Yorkshire League Division Two: 1981 - 1982 Northern Counties Eastern League Division One North: 1982 - 1985 Northern Counties Eastern League Division One: 1985 - 1986 Northern Counties Eastern League Premier Division: 1986 - 1987 Northern Premier League Division One: 1987 - 2002 Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2002 - 2004 Conference / National League North: 2004 - 2018 National League: 2018 - 2020 League Two: 2020 - . |
First Football League game | 20 September 2020 v Southend United, League Two (won 4-0) |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | National League runners-up: 2019-20 National League North runners-up: 2017-18 Northern Premier League Division One champions: 2001-02 Northern Counties Eastern League Division One North runners-up: 1984-85 Yorkshire League champions: 1926-27 Yorkshire League runners-up: 1962-63 Yorkshire League Division Two champions: 1981-82 Yorkshire League Division Three runners-up: 1971-72, 1980-81 |
Domestic - Cup | Northern Premier League Division One Cup winners: 1989-90 West Riding County Cup winners: 1924-25, 1926-27, 1962-63, 1972-73, 1985-86, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08 Whitworth Cup winners: 1919-20 |
Best League position | 13th, League Two, 2023-24 |
Lowest League position | 19th, League Two, 2021-22, 2022-23 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 2nd round, 2012-13 |
Furthest in League Cup | 2nd round, 2020-21, 2024-25 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 63, League Two, 2023-24 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 52, League Two, 2022-23 |
Most League goals scored | 64, League Two, 2021-22 |
Most League goals conceded | 75, League Two, 2021-22 |
Fewest League goals scored | 52, League Two, 2020-21 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 61, League Two, 2020-21 |
Most wins in a League season | 17, League Two, 2023-24 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 12, League Two, 2022-23 |
Most draws in a League season | 16, League Two, 2022-23 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 9, League Two, 2020-21 |
Most losses in a League season | 21, League Two, 2020-21, 2021-22 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 17, League Two, 2023-24 |
Record League win | tbc |
Record Cup win | tbc |
Record League Cup win | 2-1 v Lincoln City, Carabao Cup 1st round, 13 August 2024 |
Record defeat | tbc |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-8 v Blackburn Rovers, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 29 August 2023 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | tbc |
in total | tbc |
Most League goals in one season | tbc |
Most League appearances | tbc |
Most capped player | tbc |
Youngest League player | tbc |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | tbc |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | tbc |