Harrogate Railway Athletic

Last updated : 20/08/2023 18:52:21

Introduction

Harrogate Railway Athletic are a Grassroots football team.

The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the West Yorkshire Association Football League Premier.

Team Details

Harrogate Railway Athletic Football Club

Harrogate Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Station View.

The club was established in 1935 by employees of the London and North Eastern Railway depot in the Starbeck area of Harrogate. They joined the Harrogate & District League, and as a railways team, they entered the British Railways National Cup, winning it in 1945–46.

The club moved up to the West Yorkshire League, and were runners-up in 1951–52. They won the league in 1953–54, and after a third-place finish in 1954–55, the club joined Division Two of the Yorkshire League, with the reserves taking over in the West Yorkshire League. In 1957–58 Harrogate finished third in Division Two, earning promotion to Division One.

The club remained in the Yorkshire League until 1979, when they were relegated to Division Two. They won promotion back to Division One in 1981, and remained there until 1989, when they were relegated again.

The club has since played in the Northern Counties East League, winning the league in 2005–06 and 2013–14. They have also reached the second round of the FA Cup on two occasions, in 2002–03 and 2007–08.

The club's home ground is Station View, which has a capacity of 3,500 (300 seated).

Sources

West Yorkshire Association Football League

The West Yorkshire Association Football League is a football league based in West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 and currently consists of three divisions: Premier Division, Division One, and Division Two.

The league's current champions are Thackley, who won the Premier Division in 2022–23.