Harborough Town F.C.

Harborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division and plays at Bowden Park.

Harborough Town
Full nameHarborough Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bees
Founded1975
GroundBowden Park, Market Harborough
ChairmanLaurence Jones
ManagerStuart Spencer
LeagueUnited Counties League Premier Division
2019–20United Counties League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website
Bowden Park
Clubhouse end and clubhouse
Main stand side

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
  • Harborough Town F.C. players

References
  1. About Us Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Harborough Town F.C.
  2. Harborough Town United Counties League
  3. Harborough Town Spencer Leics Football
  4. Season 1997-1998 Northamptonshire Combination
  5. Northamptonshire Combination 2003–2012 Non-League Matters
  6. Harborough Town at the Football Club History Database

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