Nickname(s) The Bees Founded 1975 | Chairman Andrew Winston | |
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Full name Harborough Town Football Club Ground Bowden Park, Market Harborough Manager Nick Pollard & Chris Church 2015–16 United Counties League Premier Division, 11th League United Counties Football League Premier Division | ||
Harborough Town F.C are a football club based in the town of Market Harborough in the south of Leicestershire. The team currently plays in the United Counties League Premier Division and plays its home matches at Bowden Park.
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The club became an FA Charter Standard Club in 2004 and through consistent development has achieved FA Charter Standard Community Club status which is the highest accolade currently available and recognises best practice, on-going development and a positive impact within the local community. The club currently operates 36 teams including Minis, Girls, Junior, Youth, Ladies, Inclusive, Senior and Veteran sides.
History
The club was formed in 1975 at the start of the 1975–76 season as Harborough Town Juniors. The club has been based in its own facilities on Northampton Road since the early 1990s.
The 2007–08 season saw the club finish in second place in division one of the Northants Combination and earned promotion to the Premier Division. They also lifted the Division 1 League Cup, beating Welford Victoria 6–1. The club spent the next two seasons in the Premier Division, finishing fourth in 2008–09 before winning the league the following year, earning promotion to the United Counties League Division One. They had a disappointing first season in the United Counties Football League with Harborough finishing bottom of the division. In the 2011–12 season they made the first round proper of the FA Vase, losing 1–0 in a replay against local rivals, S & L Corby. That season also saw them finishing in second place, earning Harborough promotion to the Premier Division.
Notable players
Former players who have gone on to higher levels of sport include Richard Stearman who went on to play for Leicester City and currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers as well as playing for the England under 21 side, Chris Carruthers who later played for Northampton Town, Bristol Rovers and England under 20s, and Martin Johnson who went on to play rugby union for Leicester Tigers, England and the British Lions.
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