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.
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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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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
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