Knaresborough Town F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Knaresborough Town


fullname = Knaresborough Town Football Club
nickname =
founded = "prior to" 1902 (as Knaresborough)
ground = Manse Lane,
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
capacity = "Unknown"
chairman = flagicon|England Terry Hewlett
manager = flagicon|England Brian Davey
league = West Yorkshire Premier
season = 2006–07 | position = West Yorkshire Premier, 11th
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Knaresborough Town Football Club are an English football club from the North Yorkshire town of Knaresborough, their exact foundation date is unknown but records show that they were an active club prior to 1902.

Most notably the club featured in the Northern League for two seasons, during the early 1900s. They are currently performing in the West Yorkshire Premier.

History

The club were very successful in the York Football League during their early days under the name Knaresborough Football Club, winning the championship in 1902-03, 1903-04 and 1904-05, the latter of which was achieved with a 100% record. [ [http://www.fchd.info/KNARESBO.HTM Football Club History Database] ]

Due to their good form, they were invited into the Northern League, where they competed against teams such as York City and Scarborough. They finished 9th in their first season in the league, one place behind Scarborough, and above York City. [ [http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/YORKC-1.HTM Football Club History Database] ] The following season they were relegated and re-joined the York Football League in the 1911-12. Not long after the club fell into more problems and were suspended for the 1913-14 season.

Post-World War I

After World War I Knaresborough returned to the York League and won it by 1924-25, repeating the success the following season. For the rest of the 1920s, the club battled out for the championship with Selby Olympia and Northumberland Fusiliers; Knaresborough were able to win the league one more time before the end of the decade.

The club resigned in 1930, but were back two seasons later under the name Knaresborough Town Football Club, this is the name they use today. Their return was emphatic only a season after returning; they had undefeated season and won a clean sweep of everything they entered, including; the York League, the Faber Cup, the Whitworth Cup and the Harrogate Charity Cup. The following season they won the championship again, beating out York Railway Institute.

Reformation

The club was folded at the start of World War II, but reformed under their original name, the name of Knaresborough Football Club due to financial problems. Soon after the Town part of the club's name was restored. They didn't return to the York League however, in the following 25 years they played in the West Yorkshire League and the Harrogate and District League. They also moved to their current ground Manse Lane by the end of the 1950s.

For a long period from 1972 onwards, they were a part of the Harrogate League. Only to be accepted back into the West Yorkshire League as recently as 1993-94. They marked their return to the league in style, winning the Premier Division League Cup final against Sherburn White Rose 3-1 at Queen's Terrace; Ossett Albion's stadium.

In recent years trophies have been in less abundance for the club, they won the Whitworth Cup in 1995 and Hulme Cup victories in 1999 and 2004. They remained currently in the West Yorkshire League Premier Division.

Honours

*"'West Yorkshire Premier Division League Cup
**Winners: 1993-94

*"'West Yorkshire Division One League Cup
**Winners: 1970-71

*West Yorkshire League Division Two
**Champions: 1969-70

*"'West Yorkshire Division Two League Cup
**Winners: 1958-59, 1960-61
*York Football League
**Champions: 1902-03, 1903-04, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1928-29, 1933-34, 1934-35

*York Football League Division One
**Champions: 1952-53

*York Football League Division Two
**Champions: 1951-52

*Harrogate and District League
**Champions: 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67

*Harrogate and District League Cup
**Winners: 1965-66, 1967-68

*Whitworth Cup
**Winners: 1907-08, 1911-12, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1958-59, 1964-65, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1988-89, 1994-95, 2005-06, 2007-08

Club records

*Best league performance: 9th in Northern League, 1909-10

Notes

External links

* [http://www.knaresboroughtown.com/ Official website]