Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Glasshoughton Welfare


fullname = Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club
nickname = "Welfare", "The Blues"
founded = 1964 (as Anson Sports)
ground = Glasshoughton Welfare,
Glasshoughton, Castleford
capacity = 2000 (250 Seated)
chairman = flagicon|England Mick Jacobson
manager = flagicon|England Wayne Day
league = Northern Counties East League
Division One
season = 2007-08
position = Northern Counties East League
Premier Division, 20th (relegated)
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Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C. is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England and currently are members of the Northern Counties East League Division One.

Formed in 1964 and originally known as Anson Sports until changing their name to Glasshoughton Welfare in 1976. They played in the West Yorkshire Association Football League until they joined the Northern Counties East League Division Three in 1985. They finished 4th in their first season but the NCEL scrapped Division 3 and Glasshoughton moved up to Division 2. More league re-organisations saw Glasshoughton move up to Division 1 in 1990 and then the Premier Division in 1991. They have remained in the top flight ever since and their best ever finish was 3rd in 2000.

In the FA Cup, Glasshoughton's best performance came in 2004-05, reaching the 3rd Qualifying round, losing at Halesowen Town 1-4. In the FA Vase, they reached the 4th Round in 2006-07, losing 2-4 at Dorset side Wimborne Town.

In 1997-98, Glasshoughton won the President's Cup, beating Ossett Albion 7-2 on aggregate.

Glasshoughton won the West Riding County Cup in 1994, beating Selby 4-2 in the final.

In April 2007 the club signed former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, a local resident, for a one-off appearance which it was hoped would raise significant funds to alleviate the club's financial difficulties. Grobbelaar played the full ninety minutes and was just six minutes away from keeping a clean sheet. [Citation
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title = Grobbelaar saves the day for cash-strapped minnows
newspaper = The Daily Telegraph
date = 14 April 2007
year = 2007
url = ]

In 2007-08 they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and suffered relegation to Division One.

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