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.[2] They joined the Harrogate & District League, and as a railways team, they entered the British Railways National Cup, winning it in 1945–46.[2] The club moved up to the West Yorkshire League, and were runners-up in 1951–52.[3] 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.[3][4]
In 1957–58 Harrogate finished third in Division Two, earning promotion to Division One. However, they were relegated at the end of the following season. Another promotion following a third-place finish in 1963–64 was following by another immediate relegation the season after.[4] League restructuring in 1970 saw a Division Three created, which the club were relegated to, and in 1973 they left the league and dropped back into the Harrogate & District League.[4][2] However, they rejoined Division Three of the Yorkshire League in 1980. When the league merged with the Midland League in 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League, the club were placed in Division Two North. They won the division in 1983–84 and were promoted to Division One North.
League reorganisation in 1985 saw Harrogate placed in Division One, and a fourth-place finish in 1986–87 saw them promoted to the Premier Division, a season in which they also won the League Cup with a 5–0 win over Woolley Miners Welfare.[5] The club were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1992–93, but returned to the Premier Division after winning the Division One title in 1998–99. In 2002–03 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. After beating Slough Town 2–1 in the first round, they lost 3–1 at home to Bristol City in the second round in front of a record crowd of 3,500.[4][1] The season also saw the club win the league's Presidents Cup with a 7–2 aggregate win over Bridlington Town.[6] In 2005–06 the club finished third in the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League. In 2007 league restructuring saw them placed in Division One North.
In 2007–08 Harrogate reached the first round of the FA Cup again, defeating Droylsden 2–0 before losing 3–2 at home to Mansfield Town in the second round. They remained members of Division One North until being relegated back to the Northern Counties East League's Premier Division at the end of the 2015–16 season.[4] In 2018–19 the club finished second-from-bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One.
GroundEdit
Station View clubhouse
The club bought its Station View ground in the Starbeck area of Harrogate with a £1,500 loan from the London and North Eastern Railway, with employees paying it off at 1p per week.[2] Floodlights were erected in 1991 and inaugurated with a friendly match against Sheffield United.[2] The ground currently has a capacity of 3,500, of which 300 is seated and 600 covered.[1]
HonoursEdit
Northern Counties East League
Division One champions 1998–99
Division Two North champions 1983–84
League Cup winners 1986–87
Presidents Cup winners 2002–03
West Yorkshire League
Champions 1953–54
British Railways National Cup
Winners 1945–46
RecordsEdit
Best FA Cup performance: Second round, 2002–03, 2007–08
Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 2010–11
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Not to be confused with Harrogate Town AFC or Harrogate RUFC 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 Harrogate Railway AthleticFull nameHarrogate Railway AthleticFootball ClubNickname s The Rail The LocomotivesFounded1935GroundStation View HarrogateCapacity3 500 300 seated 1 ChairmanMick EdwardsManagerMick O ConnellLeagueNorthern Counties East League Division One2022 23Northern Counties East League Division One 2nd of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was established in 1935 by employees of the London and North Eastern Railway depot in the Starbeck area of Harrogate 2 They joined the Harrogate amp District League and as a railways team they entered the British Railways National Cup winning it in 1945 46 2 The club moved up to the West Yorkshire League and were runners up in 1951 52 3 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 3 4 In 1957 58 Harrogate finished third in Division Two earning promotion to Division One However they were relegated at the end of the following season Another promotion following a third place finish in 1963 64 was following by another immediate relegation the season after 4 League restructuring in 1970 saw a Division Three created which the club were relegated to and in 1973 they left the league and dropped back into the Harrogate amp District League 4 2 However they rejoined Division Three of the Yorkshire League in 1980 When the league merged with the Midland League in 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League the club were placed in Division Two North They won the division in 1983 84 and were promoted to Division One North League reorganisation in 1985 saw Harrogate placed in Division One and a fourth place finish in 1986 87 saw them promoted to the Premier Division a season in which they also won the League Cup with a 5 0 win over Woolley Miners Welfare 5 The club were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1992 93 but returned to the Premier Division after winning the Division One title in 1998 99 In 2002 03 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time After beating Slough Town 2 1 in the first round they lost 3 1 at home to Bristol City in the second round in front of a record crowd of 3 500 4 1 The season also saw the club win the league s Presidents Cup with a 7 2 aggregate win over Bridlington Town 6 In 2005 06 the club finished third in the Premier Division earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League In 2007 league restructuring saw them placed in Division One North In 2007 08 Harrogate reached the first round of the FA Cup again defeating Droylsden 2 0 before losing 3 2 at home to Mansfield Town in the second round They remained members of Division One North until being relegated back to the Northern Counties East League s Premier Division at the end of the 2015 16 season 4 In 2018 19 the club finished second from bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated to Division One Ground Edit nbsp Station View clubhouseThe club bought its Station View ground in the Starbeck area of Harrogate with a 1 500 loan from the London and North Eastern Railway with employees paying it off at 1p per week 2 Floodlights were erected in 1991 and inaugurated with a friendly match against Sheffield United 2 The ground currently has a capacity of 3 500 of which 300 is seated and 600 covered 1 Honours EditNorthern Counties East League Division One champions 1998 99 Division Two North champions 1983 84 League Cup winners 1986 87 Presidents Cup winners 2002 03 West Yorkshire League Champions 1953 54 British Railways National Cup Winners 1945 46Records EditBest FA Cup performance Second round 2002 03 2007 08 Best FA Trophy performance Third qualifying round 2010 11 Best FA Vase performance Fourth round 1988 89 Record attendance 3 500 vs Bristol City FA Cup second round 2002 1 See also EditHarrogate Railway Athletic F C players Harrogate Railway Athletic F C managersReferences Edit a b c d Harrogate Railway Athletic Northern Counties East League a b c d e History Harrogate Railway Athletic F C a b The West Yorkshire League 1950 and after Non League Matters a b c d e Harrogate Railway Athletic at the Football Club History Database Season 1986 87 Northern Counties East League Season 2002 03 Northern Counties East LeagueExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harrogate Railway Athletic F C Official website 54 00 02 N 1 30 18 W 54 000593 N 1 5050921 W 54 000593 1 5050921 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harrogate Railway Athletic F C amp oldid 1095487693, 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