Golcar United F.C.

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Golcar United AFC
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Full nameGolcar United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Weavers but also referred to as "The Village" by fans.
Founded1904
StadiumSkye Direct Stadium
Capacity1,500
ChairmanPeter Gledhill
ManagerAshley Connor & Gavin Connor
League Northern Counties East League Premier Division
2023–24 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 12th of 20
Website https://www.golcarunited.co.uk

Golcar United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at the Skye Direct Stadium, located at Longfield Avenue in Golcar. The club has a men's first team, a reserve team, a ladies team and a full junior section of both boys and girls' teams. The men's first team currently complete in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

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History

Founded in 1904, the club initially played in the Huddersfield & District League. [1] They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and were runners-up in their first season in the league. [2] After finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38, the club left the league. [2]

Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000–01, [3] and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title. [4] They were runners-up in 2014–15, and champions in 2017–18. [5] They retained the league title the following season, and were promoted to Division One North of the North West Counties League. [6] In 2021–22 they finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating AFC Blackpool 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2–2 draw), they defeated Holker Old Boys 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division. Due to the geographical location of Golcar itself, and a reorganisation of the football leagues, the Weavers were placed laterally into the Northern Counties East League. Golcar United have competed in this division since their promotion. [7]

Ground

The club moved to their Longfield Avenue ground in 1955, [1] where the pitch had a noticeable side-to-side slope. [8] Following their promotion to the North West Counties League, floodlights were installed, and were used for the first time on 8 October when the club defeated local rivals Shelley 1–0 in a league match in front of 556 spectators. [9] A 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020. The club has since achieved it's highest attendance of 1,320 in a NCEL League Cup semi-final against local rivals Emley AFC in 2023. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Golcar United: History North West Counties League
  2. 1 2 West Riding County Amateur League 1922–1939 Non-League Matters
  3. ↑ 2013/14 Handbook West Riding County Amateur League
  4. ↑ West Riding County Amateur League 2002–2012 Non-League Matters
  5. ↑ Golcar United are West Riding County Amateur League champions Telegraph and Argus, 6 June 2018
  6. ↑ Club allocations 2019/20 Archived 22 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Paper
  7. ↑ Double trouble for Gav The Non-League Football Paper, 1 May 2022
  8. ↑ Stephen Mumford (2002) The Non-League Football Grounds of West Yorkshire, p33
  9. ↑ Shelley chasing Sheffield Senior Cup run Examiner Live, 11 October 2019
  10. ↑ Golcar United Football Club Stadium Solutions
  11. ↑ Golcar United: Info North West Counties League
  12. 1 2 Golcar United at the Football Club History Database
  13. ↑ Golcar United celebrate historic win as they beat Emley AFC 13–12 in dramatic penalty shoot-out Huddersfield Hub, 23 April 2023

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