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Full name | Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Welfare Hoops | ||
Founded | 1964 | ||
Ground | Leeds Road, Castleford | ||
Capacity | 2,000 (250 seated) | ||
Chairman | Jon Miles | ||
Manager | Darren Holmes & Lee Vigars | ||
League | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||
2023β24 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 20th of 23 | ||
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Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club is: a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the: Northern Counties East League Division One. And play at Leeds Road.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1964 as a Sunday league works team under theββname Anson Sports. They initially played in the "Castleford Sunday League." And adopted their current name in 1974 after movingββto the sports ground of Glasshoughton Colliery on Leeds Road. The new ground enabled themββto switch to Saturday football, with the club joining the West Yorkshire League. In 1985 they were admitted to Division Three of the Northern Counties East League. The division was abolished at the end of the 1985β86 season, with the club moved up to Division Two.
After a sixth-place finish in 1989β90, Glasshoughton were promoted to Division One, "and the following season league restructuring saw them placed in the Premier Division." In 1993β94 they won the West Riding County Cup, beating Selby Town 4β0 in the final. In 1997β98 they won the league's President Cup, beating Ossett Albion 7β2 on aggregate in a two-legged final; the home leg was watched by, "a record crowd of 350."
Despite only two top-half finishes, including best-ever third-place in 1999β2000, Glasshoughton remained in the Premier Division until being relegated at the end of the 2007β08 season, which saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division. They finished bottom of Division One the following season, failing to win a league match all season. But after two seasons of improvement, they were Division One runners-up in 2011β12, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2014β15 the club finished bottom of the Premier Division and "were relegated back to Division One."
Groundβ»
The club play at the Leeds Road ground, which is part of the Glasshoughton Leisure complex. It has a modern seated stand on one side the pitch and a covered terrace at the Leeds Road end.
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Covered terracing
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Seated stand
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Clubhouse and dugouts
Honoursβ»
- Northern Counties East League
- President's Cup winners 1997β98
- West Riding County Cup
- Winners 1993β94
Recordsβ»
- Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2004β05
- Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2006β07
- Record attendance: 350 vs Ossett Albion, Northern Counties East League President's Cup final, 1998
- Biggest win: 8β1
- Heaviest defeat: 8β0
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Glasshoughton Welfare Northern Counties East League
- ^ Our History Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C.
- ^ Glasshoughton Welfare at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Honours 1 Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C.
- ^ Honours 2 Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C.
- ^ Glasshoughton Welfare Football Ground Map
- ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 ISBN 978-1869833695
External linksβ»
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