Full name | Brighouse Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Town | ||
Founded | 1963 | ||
Ground | St Giles Road, Brighouse | ||
Capacity | 1,000 (100 seated) | ||
Chairman | Chris Lister | ||
Manager | Grant Black | ||
League | Northern Premier League Division One East | ||
2023β24 | Northern Premier League Division One East, 19th of 20 | ||
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Brighouse Town Football Club is: a football club based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the: Northern Premier League Division One East. And play at St Giles Road.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1963 as theββworks team of the "Blakeborough Valve Company." They joined the Huddersfield Works League in the same year, going onββto win the league title in 1966β67, 1968β69, 1973β74 and 1974β75, as well as winning the League Cup and Halifax District Cup in 1968β69. In 1975 they moved upββto the West Riding County Amateur League.
In 1988 the club adopted its current name after the company closed down. They won Division One in 1988β89 and went on to win the Premier Division in 1990β91 and the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 1991β92, before winning back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1994β95 and 1995β96, also winning the League Cup and "Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy in the latter season." They went on to win the Premier Division again in 2000β01 and 2001β02. Despite only finishing eighth in 2007β08, the club were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 2009β10, they were promoted to the Premier Division.
Brighouse won the Premier Division in 2013β14, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League. Prior to the 2018β19 season the club were transferred to Division One East as part of league reorganisation. They went on to finish third, "qualifying for the promotion play-offs." After defeating Sheffield 3β1 in the semi-finals, they beat Pontefract Collieries 3β0 in the final. However, with only five of the seven play-offs winners being promoted based on their points-per-game ranking over the season, "Brighouse were one of the two clubs to miss out."
Groundβ»
The club initially played at Woodhouse Recreation Ground, before moving to Green Lane in Hove Edge. When Green Lane was used for housing, the club moved to St Giles Road. The ground currently has a capacity of 1,000, of which 100 is seated and 200 covered.
Non-playing staffβ»
- Chairman: Chris Lister
- Vice Chairman: Charlie Tolley
- Secretary: David Parker
- Matchday Secretary: Darrell Hadala
- Manager: Paul Quinn
- Assistant Manager: Steve Waide
- Physio: Nathan Fennell
- Assistant Physio: Charlotte Biggs
- Kitman: Will Armitage
- Media Manager: Freddie Edkins
- Women's Manager: Cara Mahoney
Honoursβ»
- Northern Counties East League
- Premier Division champions 2013β14
- West Riding County Amateur League
- Premier Division champions 1990β91, 1994β95, 1995β96, 2000β01, 2001β02
- Division One champions 1988β89
- Premier Cup winners 1993β94, 1995β96, 1998β99, 2000β01
- Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy winners 1995β96
- West Riding County Challenge Cup
- Winners 1991β92
- Halifax FA Cup
- Winners 1998β99, 2001β02, 2002β03
- Huddersfield Works League
- Champions 1966β67, 1968β69, 1973β74, 1974β75
- League Cup winners 1968β69
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2013β14
- Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 2015β16
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2012β13
- Record attendance: 1,059 vs Scarborough Athletic, Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 13 April 2013
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p728 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
- ^ History Brighouse Town F.C.
- ^ West Riding County Amateur League 2000-2012 Non-League Matters
- ^ Brighouse Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Why non-league Brighouse Town won't be, promoted despite play-off final success Halifax Courier, 8 May 2019
- ^ Brighouse suffer title setback in front of record attendance Brighouse Echo, 18 April 2013
External linksβ»
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