List of Harrogate Town A.F.C. seasons

Harrogate Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in the spa town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The club competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, after winning the 2019–20 National League play-offs. The club is nicknamed "Town" and also the "Sulphurites" due to Harrogate's famous sulphur springs. The club's colours are black and yellow, and they play their home games at Wetherby Road, though for a short period at the start of the 2020–21 season, the club shared Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium while a new pitch was laid.

Harrogate Hotspurs were founded in 1935 and changed their name to Harrogate Town after football returned at the end of World War II, joining the West Yorkshire Association League. They entered the Yorkshire League again in 1957 before becoming founder members of the Northern Counties East League in 1982 and a founding member of the Northern Premier League's First Division in 1987. They won the Northern Premier League Division One title in 2001–02 and became founder members of the Conference North in 2004. They won the National League North play-offs in 2018 and then secured a place in the Football League for the first time with victory in the 2020 National League play-off final.

Key

Key to league record:

P – Played
W – Games won
D – Games drawn
L – Games lost
F – Goals for
A – Goals against
Pts – Points
Pos – Final position

Key to colours and symbols:
Symbol	Meaning
1st or W	Winners
2nd or F	Runners-up
*	Play-offs
↑	Promoted
↓	Relegated

Key to rounds:

Prelim – Preliminary round
QR1 – First qualifying round
QR2 – Second qualifying round, etc.
R1 – First round
R2 – Second round, etc.
QF – Quarter-final
SF – Semi-final
F – Final
W – Winners

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics and cup results
Season^[1]	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Other
Season^[1]	Division^[a]	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	League Cup	Competition	Result
1957–58	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	26	4	7	15	43	62	15	13th	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	24	12	4	8	71	61	28	6th	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	28	15	6	7	62	34	36	5th	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Yorkshire Football League Division Two↑	36	24	6	6	96	42	54	3rd	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Yorkshire Football League Division One	30	13	6	11	56	45	32	6th	QR2	—	—	—
1962–63	Yorkshire Football League Division One	30	18	4	8	70	34	40	2nd	QR2	—	—	—
1963–64	Yorkshire Football League Division One	30	15	6	9	53	29	36	3rd	QR1	—	—	—
1964–65	Yorkshire Football League Division One	30	9	7	14	46	55	25	12th	QR1	—	—	—
1965–66	Yorkshire Football League Division One	30	8	3	19	49	65	19	14th	QR2	—	—	—
1966–67	Yorkshire Football League Division One↓	32	1	6	25	34	110	8	17th	QR1	—	—	—
1967–68	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	32	5	4	23	31	83	14	17th	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	32	7	2	23	42	85	16	16th	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Yorkshire Football League Division Two↓	34	12	10	12	40	54	34	10th	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Yorkshire Football League Division Three	28	8	6	14	34	45	22	12th	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Yorkshire Football League Division Three↑	26	15	6	5	54	27	36	2nd	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	30	16	3	11	55	44	35	6th	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	30	9	9	12	37	43	27	9th	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	28	8	8	12	41	37	24	10th	—	—	FA Trophy	QR1
1975–76	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	28	5	8	15	30	51	18	12th	—	—	FA Vase	R3
1976–77	Yorkshire Football League Division Two	30	9	12	9	45	50	30	10th	—	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1977–78	Yorkshire Football League Division Two↓	28	7	6	15	38	55	20	13th	—	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1978–79	Yorkshire Football League Division Three	28	7	6	15	27	55	20	13th	—	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1979–80	Yorkshire Football League Division Three	26	11	6	9	44	36	28	6th	—	—	FA Vase	R1
1980–81	Yorkshire Football League Division Three↑	30	20	4	6	64	31	44	2nd	—	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1981–82	Yorkshire Football League Division Two↑	30	16	8	6	56	29	40	1st	—	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1982–83	Northern Counties East Football League Division One North	26	12	10	4	42	23	34	4th	QR2	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1983–84	Northern Counties East Football League Division One North	26	12	4	10	43	31	28	7th	QR1	—	FA Vase	R3
1984–85	Northern Counties East Football League Division One North	32	17	9	6	61	35	60	2nd	Prelim	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1985–86	Northern Counties East Football League Division One↑	30	16	6	8	65	42	54	3rd	QR1	—	FA Vase	R1
1986–87	Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division↑	36	14	10	12	48	48	52	9th	QR2	—	FA Vase	R3
1987–88	Northern Premier League Division One	36	13	9	14	51	50	48	10th	QR3	—	FA Vase	R1
1988–89	Northern Premier League Division One	42	19	7	16	68	61	64	8th	QR1	—	FA Vase	R1
1989–90	Northern Premier League Division One	42	17	9	16	68	62	60	9th	Prelim	—	FA Vase	R4
1990–91	Northern Premier League Division One	42	11	13	18	55	73	46	19th	QR1	—	FA Vase	R2
1991–92	Northern Premier League Division One	42	14	16	12	73	69	58	10th	QR1	—	FA Vase	R2
1992–93	Northern Premier League Division One	40	14	12	14	77	81	54	10th	QR1	—	FA Vase	Prelim
1993–94	Northern Premier League Division One	40	8	9	23	40	86	33	20th	QR2	—	FA Trophy	QR3
1994–95	Northern Premier League Division One	42	14	8	20	57	78	50	13th	QR3	—	FA Trophy	QR2
1995–96	Northern Premier League Division One	40	7	10	23	54	96	31	21st	QR1	—	FA Trophy	QR1
1996–97	Northern Premier League Division One	42	13	8	21	55	76	47	17th	QR1	—	FA Trophy	QR1
1997–98	Northern Premier League Division One	42	8	14	20	57	80	38	19th	QR1	—	FA Trophy	QR3
1998–99	Northern Premier League Division One	42	17	7	18	75	77	58	11th	Prelim	—	FA Trophy	R2
1999–2000	Northern Premier League Division One	42	14	12	16	65	67	54	11th	Prelim	—	FA Trophy	R3
2000–01	Northern Premier League Division One	42	15	10	17	60	70	55	11th	QR1	—	FA Trophy	R1
2001–02	Northern Premier League Division One↑	42	25	11	6	80	35	86	1st	QR3	—	FA Trophy	R3
2002–03	Northern Premier League Premier Division	44	21	8	15	75	63	71	6th	R1	—	FA Trophy	R2
2003–04	Northern Premier League Premier Division↑	44	24	5	15	79	63	77	5th	QR2	—	FA Trophy	R1
2004–05	Football Conference North	42	19	11	12	62	49	68	6th	QR3	—	FA Trophy	R1
2005–06	Football Conference North*	42	22	5	15	66	56	71	5th^[b]	R1	—	FA Trophy	QR3
2006–07	Football Conference North	42	18	13	11	58	41	67	6th	QR4	—	FA Trophy	R1
2007–08	Football Conference North	42	21	11	10	55	41	74	6th	QR4	—	FA Trophy	QR3
2008–09	Football Conference North	42	17	10	15	66	57	61	9th	QR3	—	FA Trophy	R1
2009–10	Football Conference North	40	8	6	26	41	80	30	21st	QR2	—	FA Trophy	R1
2010–11	Football Conference North	40	13	11	16	53	66	50	12th	QR3	—	FA Trophy	R1
2011–12	Football Conference North	42	14	10	18	59	69	52	15th	QR2	—	FA Trophy	R1
2012–13	Football Conference North	42	20	9	13	72	50	69	6th	R2	—	FA Trophy	R1
2013–14	Football Conference North	42	19	9	14	75	59	63	9th	QR2	—	FA Trophy	QR3
2014–15	Football Conference North	42	14	10	18	50	62	52	15th	QR2	—	FA Trophy	R1
2015–16	National League North*	42	21	9	12	73	46	72	4th^[c]	QR4	—	FA Trophy	QR3
2016–17	National League North	42	16	11	15	71	63	59	11th	QR4	—	FA Trophy	R1
2017–18	National League North*↑	42	26	7	9	100	49	85	2nd^[d]	QR4	—	FA Trophy	R3
2018–19	National League*	46	21	11	14	78	57	74	6th^[e]	QR4	—	FA Trophy	R3
2019–20	National League*↑	37	19	9	9	61	44	66	2nd^[f]^[g]	R1	—	FA Trophy	W^[h]
2020–21	League Two	46	16	9	21	52	61	57	17th	R2	R2	EFL Trophy	Group (H)
2021–22	League Two	46	14	11	21	64	75	53	19th	R3	R1^[i]	EFL Trophy	QF
2022–23	League Two	46	12	16	18	59	68	52	19th	R2	R1	EFL Trophy	Group (A)
2023–24	League Two	46	17	12	17	60	69	63	13th	R2	R2	EFL Trophy	Group (C)

Notes

^ Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.
^ Lost to Stafford Rangers 1-0 in playoffs.
^ Lost to AFC Fylde 2-1 in playoffs.
^ Promoted through playoffs defeating Brackley Town 3-0.
^ Lost to AFC Fylde 3-1 in playoffs.
^ The season was suspended in March 2020 and later concluded prematurely in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions and promotions decided on a points-per-game basis.
^ Promoted through playoffs defeating Notts County 3-1.
^ Defeated Concord Rangers 1-0 in final.
^ Harrogate Town were drawn against Rochdale A.F.C. in the first round, however Rochdale received a bye following the postponement of the match due to COVID-19 cases in the Harrogate squad.

References

^ "HARROGATE TOWN". fchd. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

External links

Official website
Harrogate Town at the Football Club History Database

[2] Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.

[3] Lost to Stafford Rangers 1-0 in playoffs.

[4] Lost to AFC Fylde 2-1 in playoffs.

[5] Promoted through playoffs defeating Brackley Town 3-0.

[6] Lost to AFC Fylde 3-1 in playoffs.

[COVID-19-7] The season was suspended in March 2020 and later concluded prematurely in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions and promotions decided on a points-per-game basis.

[8] Promoted through playoffs defeating Notts County 3-1.

[9] Defeated Concord Rangers 1-0 in final.

[10] Harrogate Town were drawn against Rochdale A.F.C. in the first round, however Rochdale received a bye following the postponement of the match due to COVID-19 cases in the Harrogate squad.

[1] "HARROGATE TOWN". fchd. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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