Harborough Town F.C.
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| Full name | Harborough Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bees | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | Bowden Park, Market Harborough | ||
| Chairman | Laurence Jones | ||
| Manager | Stuart Spencer | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division Central | ||
| 2023–24 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, 3rd of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | http://www.harboroughtownfc.org/ | ||
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Harborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and plays at Bowden Park.
History
The club was established in 1975 as a youth team under the name Harborough Town Juniors,[1] with the modern club formed by a merger with adult team Spencer United in 2008.[2] Spencer United joined Division Five of the Leicester & District Mutual League in 1976.[3] They were Division Five champions in 1977–78 and were promoted to Division Two.[3] A third-place finish the following season saw them promoted to Division One. Although the club were relegated back to Division Two three seasons later, they were Division Two runners-up in 1987–88 and promoted to the Premier Division.[3] In 1996 they joined Division One of the Northamptonshire Combination.[3]
Spencer United were Northamptonshire Combination Division One champions in 1997–98,[4] earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2002 the club were renamed Harborough Spencer United.[3] They were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2004–05, and were subsequently renamed Harborough Town Spencers in 2006.[3] During the 2007–08 season, the club were amalgamated into Harborough Town, adopting their name. They ended the season as Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5]
In 2009–10 Harborough were Premier Division champions,[5] earning promotion to Division One of the United Counties League.[6] Although they finished bottom of Division One in their first season in the league, the club were Division One runners-up in 2011–12 and were promoted to the Premier Division.[6]
Honours
- Northamptonshire Combination
- Premier Division champions 2009–10
- Leicester & District Mutual League
- Division Five champions 1977–78
Veterans honours
Veterans County Cup Winners 2016/17 & 2018/19
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19[6]
- Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2019–20[6]
See also
References
- ^ About Us Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Harborough Town F.C.
- ^ Harborough Town United Counties League
- ^ a b c d e f Harborough Town Spencer Leics Football
- ^ Season 1997-1998 Northamptonshire Combination
- ^ a b Northamptonshire Combination 2003–2012 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c d Harborough Town at the Football Club History Database