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| Full name | Harleston Town Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1885 | ||
| Ground | Wilderness Lane,Harleston | ||
| Chairman | Adam 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 afootball club based inHarleston, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of theEastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Wilderness Lane.
The club was established in 1885.[1] They became members of the top division of theEast 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 theNorfolk & Suffolk League to form theAnglian 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 theEastern Counties League. The2018–19 season saw the club win the Division One Knock-out Cup, beatingHolland 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 theirfirst season back in Division One North Harleston were runners-up, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beatingFramlingham Town 2–1 in the semi-finals, they defeatedDownham Town 3–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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TheEastern Counties Football League does not use a squad numbering system.
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