Harrogate Town F.C.
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| Full name | Harrogate Town Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Town / The Sulphurites |
| Founded | 1914 (as Harrogate AFC) |
| Ground | The CNG Stadium (Wetherby Road), Harrogate |
| Capacity | 4,000 (500 seated) |
| Chairman | Irving Weaver |
| Manager | Simon Weaver |
| League | National League North |
| 2015–16 | National League North, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Harrogate Town Association Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the spa town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The club's colours are black and yellow and they play their home games at The CNG Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000. Formed in 1914 and nicknamed Town and the "Sulphurites" due to Harrogate' fame as a spa town for its sulphur waters and hence Town's yellow and black kit. They currently compete in the National League North. Harrogate Town have made vast improvements over the years, one improvement been their new 3G pitch that was installed after the 2015–16 season. Another improvement has been two new stand on the north and west sides of the ground. A new department was also added over the past couple of years which is the youth academy and a training camp like course for young kids in the area from ages 7–16. In 2016, half way through the clubs 2016–17 season, the club announced they were planning to make the first team squad full-time by the end of the season. This is so the team can develop their players everyday of the week and hopefully get promoted by the end of 2018 into the National League
The club was founded as Harrogate A.F.C. 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 the First World War all fixtures were postponed.
After the First World War ended, a meeting was held around the idea of putting the club back together. A man named Robert Ackrill Breare instigated this, and he later became the secretary of the club. Harrogate were entered into the West Riding League.
Harrogate finally played in their first competitive fixture on 30 August 1919 at Starbeck Lane Ground against Horsforth. They won the game 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.
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