Harleston Town F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Harleston Town

Full name	Harleston Town Football Club
Founded	1885
Ground	Wilderness Lane, Harleston
Chairman	Adam Mullin
Manager	Danny Crow
League	Eastern Counties League Premier Division
2022–23	Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 3rd of 20

Harleston Town Football Club is a football club based in Harleston, Norfolk, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division and play at Wilderness Lane.

History

The club was established in 1885.^[1] They became members of the top division of the East Anglian League in 1952.^[2] In 1963–64 the club won the league's Knockout Cup, beating Norman Old Boys in the final.^[3] At the end of the season the league merged with the Norfolk & Suffolk League to form the Anglian Combination, with Harleston placed in Section A.^[4] However, they were subsequently relegated several divisions.

In 1980–81 Harleston were Division Three champions. They went on to win Division Two the following season, earning promotion to Division One. Following two relegations, in 2005–06 the club finished bottom of Division Three and were relegated to Division Four. A third-place finish in Division Four in 2008–09 saw them promoted back to Division Three. The club were champions of Division Three again in 2010–11 before winning the Division Two title in 2011–12.^[5]

After finishing as runners-up in Division One in 2013–14, Harleston were promoted to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division runners-up in 2016–17 and won the division the following season, earning promotion to Division One North of the Eastern Counties League. Despite finishing as runners-up in Division One North in 2018–19, the club were relegated back to the Anglian Combination Premier Division as their ground failed the grading criteria by not having floodlights.^[6]^[7] However, at the end of the 2020–21 season they were promoted back into Division One North of the Eastern Counties League.^[7]

Current squad

As of 8 August 2023 ^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


Pos.	Nation	Player
GK	ENG	Elliot Pride
DF	ENG	Jake Anema
DF	ENG	Matt Cook
DF	ENG	Ollie Ebbage
DF	ENG	Harrison Hide
DF	ENG	Charlie Hitch
DF	ENG	Brandon Pickess
DF	ENG	Aedan Oliver
DF	ENG	Nathan Russell (captain)
DF	ENG	Mark Shadrack
DF	ENG	Kieran Nunn
MF	ENG	George Barber


Pos.	Nation	Player
MF	ENG	Sam Borrer
MF	ENG	Josh Durham
MF	ENG	Jeremiah Dassalou
MF	ENG	Joe Manning
MF	ENG	Nathan Page
MF	ENG	Rob Turner
FW	ENG	Ryan Crisp
FW	ENG	Natty Jamba
FW	ENG	Asa McGeachy
FW	ENG	Sam Aldous
FW	ENG	Nathan Stone

The Eastern Counties Football League does not use a squad numbering system.

Honours

Anglian Combination
- Premier Division champions 2017–18
- Division Two champions 1981–82, 2011–12
- Division Three champions 1980–81, 2010–11
East Anglian League
- Knockout Cup winners 1963–64

References

^ A brief history Harleston Town F.C.
^ East Anglian League 1908–1964 Non-League Matters
^ Handbook Anglian Combination
^ Anglian Combination 1964–2003 Non-League Matters
^ Anglian Combination 2003–2012 Non-League Matters
^ Harleston to appeal over ground grading ‘failure’ Eastern Daily Press, 19 May 2019
^ ^a ^b Harleston Town promoted to Thurlow Nunn League First Division North as part of restructure Diss Express, 18 May 2021
^ "Harleston Town F.C." www.harlestontownfc.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

External links

Official website

Eastern Counties League

2023–24
clubs

Premier Division	Brantham Athletic Dereham Town Downham Town Ely City Fakenham Town Hadleigh United Harleston Town Heacham Kirkley & Pakefield Lakenheath Long Melford Mildenhall Town Mulbarton Wanderers Newmarket Town ~~Norwich United~~ Sheringham Soham Town Rangers Thetford Town Walsham-le-Willows Woodbridge Town
Division One North	AFC Sudbury Reserves Cornard United Diss Town Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers FC Peterborough Framlingham Town Great Yarmouth Town Harwich & Parkeston Haverhill Borough Haverhill Rovers Holbeach United Holland Leiston Reserves Needham Market Reserves Norwich CBS Parson Drove Stanway Pegasus Swaffham Town Whittlesey Athletic Whitton United Wivenhoe Town
Division One South	Barkingside Basildon Town Benfleet Brimsdown Burnham Ramblers Cannons Wood Clapton Clapton Community Dunmow Town Enfield Borough Hackney Wick Harlow Town Hoddesdon Town Hutton May & Baker Newbury Forest NW London Park View Southend Manor St Margaretsbury Tower Hamlets Wormley Rovers

Seasons

as Eastern Counties League	1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
as Town & Country League	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
as Eastern Counties League	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24