Harleston Town F.C.

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Harleston Town
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Full nameHarleston Town Football Club
Founded1885
GroundWilderness Lane, Harleston
ChairmanAdam Mullin
Manager Matthew Halliday
League Eastern Counties League Premier Division
2024–25 Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 13th of 20

Harleston Town Football Club is a football club based in Harleston, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Wilderness Lane.

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History

The club was established in 1885. [1] They became members of the top division of the East Anglian League in 1952. [2] In 1963–64 the club won the league's Knockout Cup, beating Norman Old Boys in the final. [3] At the end of the season the league merged with the Norfolk & Suffolk League to form the Anglian Combination, with Harleston placed in Section A. [4] However, they were subsequently relegated several divisions.

In 1980–81 Harleston were Division Three champions. They went on to win Division Two the following season, earning promotion to Division One. Following two relegations, in 2005–06 the club finished bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four. A third-place finish in Division Four in 2008–09 saw them promoted back to Division Three. The club were champions of Division Three again in 2010–11 before winning the Division Two title in 2011–12. [5]

After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 2013–14, Harleston were promoted to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division runners-up in 2016–17 and won the division the following season, earning promotion to Division One North of the Eastern Counties League. The 2018–19 season saw the club win the Division One Knock-out Cup, beating Holland 6–0 in the final, and finished as runners-up in Division One North. [6] However, the club were relegated back to the Anglian Combination Premier Division as their ground failed the grading criteria by not having floodlights. [7] [8] However, at the end of the 2020–21 season they were promoted back into Division One North of the Eastern Counties League. [8]

In their first season back in Division One North Harleston were runners-up, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Framlingham Town 2–1 in the semi-finals, they defeated Downham Town 3–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.

Current squad

As of 18 July 2025 [9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Sutton
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie Bell
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shaun Cox
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Ebbage
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Huckerby
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Hitch
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Connor Delaney
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Durham
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Manning
Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Panashe Mundawarara
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Page
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brandon Pickess
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Archie Gilmour
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rob Turner
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Spencer Cawcutt
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Stone
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Willet

The Eastern Counties Football League does not use a squad numbering system.

Honours

Records

See also

References

  1. A brief history Harleston Town F.C.
  2. East Anglian League 1908–1964 Non-League Matters
  3. Handbook Anglian Combination
  4. Anglian Combination 1964–2003 Non-League Matters
  5. Anglian Combination 2003–2012 Non-League Matters
  6. "Big win secures Harleston Town the First Division Knockout Cup after missing out on title". Diss Express. 3 May 2019.
  7. Harleston to appeal over ground grading ‘failure’ Eastern Daily Press, 19 May 2019
  8. 1 2 Harleston Town promoted to Thurlow Nunn League First Division North as part of restructure Diss Express, 18 May 2021
  9. "The team". Harleston Town FC. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 Harleston Town at the Football Club History Database

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