Halesowen Harriers F.C. was founded by Derek Beasley and formed in 1961 as a Sunday league team, although as local laws at the time prohibited football from being played on Sundays, the team had to play all their matches away from home. In 1962 the club joined the Festival League, a Birmingham-based Sunday league, where they won a number of championships. In 1980 the team also reached the semi-final stage of the FA Sunday Cup.[1]
In 1984 the club opted to switch to Saturday football and joined the West Midlands (Regional) League, initially in Division Two, and won the league championship at the first attempt.[2] In the 1985–86 season, the Harriers gained a second consecutive championship, winning the Division One title to gain a place in the Premier Division.[2] The club spent eight seasons in the Premier Division, with a best finish of third place in the 1988–89 season, the same year in which the Harriers achieved their best ever run in the FA Vase, reaching the third round. In 1994 the club was selected to be one of the founder members of the Midland Football Alliance.[2] Financial problems dogged the club, however, and in 2003 it was forced to close down,[3] the last ever Halesowen Harriers match being a home game with Causeway United on 28 April 2003.[1]
Groundsedit
The Harriers' first home ground was a park pitch in Bartley Green, followed by a similar pitch in Kingstanding. In 1969 the club began a ground share arrangement at the home of Halesowen Town.[1] Coinciding with the switch from Sunday to Saturday play in 1984, the club opened a new ground at Park Road in Halesowen, which had a capacity of 4,000, with 350 seats. The highest attendance registered at the ground was 672 for a friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1988.[4]
Club recordsedit
Best league position: 6th in Midland Alliance, 1998–99
^ abc"Defunct clubs". Midlands Non-League Football. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^ abc"Halesowen Harriers". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^. Non-League Daily. 12 April 2003. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
^. Allsports International. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
April 11, 2024
halesowen, harriers, english, association, football, club, based, halesowen, club, played, west, midlands, regional, league, from, 1984, until, 1994, midland, football, alliance, from, 1994, until, financial, problems, club, closing, down, 2003, halesowen, har. Halesowen Harriers F C was an English association football club based in Halesowen The club played in the West Midlands Regional League from 1984 until 1994 and the Midland Football Alliance from 1994 until financial problems led to the club closing down in 2003 Halesowen HarriersFull nameHalesowen Harriers Football ClubFounded1961Dissolved2003GroundPark Road Halesowen2002 03Midland Football Alliance 21st Contents 1 History 2 Grounds 3 Club records 4 ReferencesHistory editHalesowen Harriers F C was founded by Derek Beasley and formed in 1961 as a Sunday league team although as local laws at the time prohibited football from being played on Sundays the team had to play all their matches away from home In 1962 the club joined the Festival League a Birmingham based Sunday league where they won a number of championships In 1980 the team also reached the semi final stage of the FA Sunday Cup 1 In 1984 the club opted to switch to Saturday football and joined the West Midlands Regional League initially in Division Two and won the league championship at the first attempt 2 In the 1985 86 season the Harriers gained a second consecutive championship winning the Division One title to gain a place in the Premier Division 2 The club spent eight seasons in the Premier Division with a best finish of third place in the 1988 89 season the same year in which the Harriers achieved their best ever run in the FA Vase reaching the third round In 1994 the club was selected to be one of the founder members of the Midland Football Alliance 2 Financial problems dogged the club however and in 2003 it was forced to close down 3 the last ever Halesowen Harriers match being a home game with Causeway United on 28 April 2003 1 Grounds editThe Harriers first home ground was a park pitch in Bartley Green followed by a similar pitch in Kingstanding In 1969 the club began a ground share arrangement at the home of Halesowen Town 1 Coinciding with the switch from Sunday to Saturday play in 1984 the club opened a new ground at Park Road in Halesowen which had a capacity of 4 000 with 350 seats The highest attendance registered at the ground was 672 for a friendly against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1988 4 Club records editBest league position 6th in Midland Alliance 1998 99 Best FA Cup run 2nd qualifying round 1992 93 Best FA Vase run 3rd round proper 1988 89References edit a b c Defunct clubs Midlands Non League Football Retrieved 9 July 2008 a b c Halesowen Harriers The Football Club History Database Retrieved 9 July 2008 Halesowen Harriers pull out of Midland Alliance Non League Daily 12 April 2003 Archived from the original on 12 June 2012 Retrieved 9 July 2008 Halesowen Harriers Allsports International Archived from the original on 26 October 2008 Retrieved 9 July 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halesowen Harriers F C amp oldid 1179895732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
