Golcar United F.C.

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Golcar United
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Full nameGolcar United Football Club
Founded1904
GroundLongfield Avenue, Golcar
ChairmanPeter Gledhill
ManagerAshley Connor & Gavin Connor
League Northern Counties East League Premier Division
2022–23 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 9th of 20

Golcar United Football Club is a football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at Longfield Avenue.

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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. [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. [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 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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