Harrow Hill A.F.C. is an English football club which is based in the village of Harrow Hill, Gloucestershire, nearby Drybrook. The club are currently members of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two and play at Larksfield Road. The club also have two other senior men's teams that play in the North Gloucestershire Football League and are affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
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| Full name | Harrow Hill Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Harry Hill The Hillmen The Hill | |
| Founded | 1932 | |
| Ground | Larksfield Road, Harrow Hill | |
| Capacity | Approx. 500 | |
| Chairman | Andy Davies | |
| Manager | Scott Morgan and Andy Reid | |
| League | Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 16th (relegated) | |
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History
editEstablished in 1932, the club joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1982.[1] After finishing runners up in 1994–95, they were promoted to Division One of the Hellenic League.[1] They finished third in 1994–95, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[1] Despite finishing in the bottom three every season, the club avoided relegation until 2001–02, when they went back down to Division One West.[1]
The club finished runners up in 2005–06,[1] earning promotion back to the Premier Division.
The club resigned from the Hellenic League in November 2009 due to financial problems, and took their Reserve Team's place in Division Two of the Gloucester Northern Senior League. In the season of 2010–11 the club were very likely to be promoted and did so, just being pipped as champions by Frampton FC. The club went on to play in Division One of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League for the season of 2011–12.
After the premiership of Steve Boseley in charge of the first team, the club has struggled to gain a foothold in local football as they had done during the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries. Many former players have taken charge since including Martin Reid and Darren Weyman but without any major success.
The current first team manager's are Jamie Addis and Ryan Pendrey who took charge in October 2017, taking over from Darren Gwilliam. The club successfully runs three men's teams. A famous fan of the club is comedian Harry Hill, whose name is also a nickname of the club (Harry Hill being a former name of Harrow Hill).[2][3] Harry was presented with a club badge in 2008, and has worn it on his programme Harry Hill's TV Burp.
First XI Honours
edit- Hellenic Football League Division One West, Runners Up – 1994–1995
- Hellenic Football League Division One West, Runners Up – 2005–2006
- GFA County Cup, Winners – 2010–11
- Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two, Runners Up – 2010–11
Records
edit- Best Club performance: Hellenic Football League Premier Division, 21st – 2007–08
- Record Gate: 268 vs Slimbridge A.F.C. – Sunday, 27 August 2006
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Harrow Hill at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Drybrook, Towns in the Forest of Dean ForestWeb (Fweb) - Virtual guide to the Royal Forest of Dean". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ OS One inch Series Sheet 143 1968 edition