Full name | Golcar United Football Club |
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Founded | 1904 |
Ground | Longfield Avenue, Golcar |
Chairman | Peter Gledhill |
Manager | Ashley Connor & Gavin Connor |
League | Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
2023β24 | Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 12th of 20 |
Golcar United Football Club is: a football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the: Northern Counties East League Premier Division. And play at Longfield Avenue.
Historyβ»
Founded in 1904, theββclub initially played in the Huddersfield & District League. They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and "were runners-up in their first season in the "league."" After finishing bottom of the table in 1937β38, "the club left the league."
Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000β01, and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003β04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title. They were runners-up in 2014β15, and champions in 2017β18. They retained the league title the following season. And were promotedββto Division One North of the North West Counties League. In 2021β22 they finished third in the league, "qualifying for the promotion play-offs." After beating AFC Blackpool 4β2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2β2 draw), they defeated Holker Old Boys 2β1 in the finalββto earn promotion to the Premier Division.
Groundβ»
The club moved to their Longfield Avenue ground in 1955, where the pitch had a noticeable side-to-side slope. Following their promotion to the North West Counties League, floodlights were installed, and were used for the first time on 8 October when the club defeated local rivals Shelley 1β0 in a league match in front of 556 spectators. A 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020.
Honoursβ»
- West Riding County Amateur League
- Premier Division champions 2004β05, 2017β18, 2018β19
- West Riding County Challenge Cup
- Winners 2000β01
- Huddersfield Invitation Cup
- Winners 1919β20, 1922β23, 1935β36, 1936β37, 1970β71, 2004β05, 2013β14, 2017β18, 2018β19
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Extra-preliminary round, 2022β23
- Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2021β22, 2022β23
- Record attendance: 1,320 vs Emley, Northern Counties East League, League Cup semi-final, 21 April 2023
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Golcar United: History North West Counties League
- ^ West Riding County Amateur League 1922β1939 Non-League Matters
- ^ 2013/14 Handbook West Riding County Amateur League
- ^ West Riding County Amateur League 2002β2012 Non-League Matters
- ^ Golcar United are West Riding County Amateur League champions Telegraph and Argus, 6 June 2018
- ^ Club allocations 2019/20 Archived 22 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Paper
- ^ Double trouble for Gav The Non-League Football Paper, 1 May 2022
- ^ Stephen Mumford (2002) The Non-League Football Grounds of West Yorkshire, p33
- ^ Shelley chasing Sheffield Senior Cup run Examiner Live, 11 October 2019
- ^ Golcar United Football Club Stadium Solutions
- ^ Golcar United: Info North West Counties League
- ^ Golcar United at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Golcar United celebrate historic win as they beat Emley AFC 13β12 in dramatic penalty shoot-out Huddersfield Hub, 23 April 2023
External linksβ»
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