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Brighouse Town
Full nameBrighouse Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Town
Founded1963
GroundSt Giles Road, Brighouse
Capacity1,000 (100 seated)[1]
ChairmanChris Lister
ManagerGrant Black
LeagueNorthern Premier League Division One East
2023–24Northern Premier League Division One East, 19th of 20

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.

History

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The club was established in 1963 as the works team of the Blakeborough Valve Company.[2] They joined the Huddersfield Works League in the same year,[1] going on to win the league title in 1966–67, 1968–69, 1973–74 and 1974–75, as well as winning the League Cup and Halifax District Cup in 1968–69.[2] In 1975 they moved up to the West Riding County Amateur League.

In 1988 the club adopted its current name after the company closed down.[2] They won Division One in 1988–89 and went on to win the Premier Division in 1990–91 and the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 1991–92, before winning back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1994–95 and 1995–96, also winning the League Cup and Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy in the latter season.[2] They went on to win the Premier Division again in 2000–01 and 2001–02.[3] Despite only finishing eighth in 2007–08,[3] the club were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[4] After finishing as Division One runners-up in 2009–10, they were promoted to the Premier Division.[4]

Brighouse won the Premier Division in 2013–14, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League.[4] Prior to the 2018–19 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 3–1 in the semi-finals, they beat Pontefract Collieries 3–0 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.[5]

Ground

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The club initially played at Woodhouse Recreation Ground, before moving to Green Lane in Hove Edge.[2] When Green Lane was used for housing, the club moved to St Giles Road.[2] The ground currently has a capacity of 1,000, of which 100 is seated and 200 covered.[1]

Non-playing staff

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  • Chairman: Chris Lister
  • Vice Chairman: Charlie Tolley
  • Secretary: Dave Parker
  • Matchday Secretary: Darrell Hadala
  • Manager: Grant Black
  • Assistant Manager: Mick Norbury
  • Physio: Charlotte Biggs
  • Kitman: Will Armitage & Darrell Hadala
  • Media Manager: Freddie Edkins
  • Women's Manager: Cara Mahoney

Honours

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  • Northern Counties East League
    • Premier Division champions 2013–14
  • West Riding County Amateur League
    • Premier Division champions 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02
    • Division One champions 1988–89
    • Premier Cup winners 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01
    • Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy winners 1995–96
  • West Riding County Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1991–92
  • Halifax FA Cup
    • Winners 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Huddersfield Works League
    • Champions 1966–67, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1974–75
    • League Cup winners 1968–69

Records

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  • Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2013–14[4]
  • Best FA Trophy performance: First qualifying round, 2015–16[4]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2012–13[4]
  • Record attendance: 1,059 vs Scarborough Athletic, Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 13 April 2013[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p728 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. ^ a b c d e f History Brighouse Town F.C.
  3. ^ a b West Riding County Amateur League 2000-2012 Non-League Matters
  4. ^ a b c d e f Brighouse Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. ^ Why non-league Brighouse Town won't be promoted despite play-off final success Halifax Courier, 8 May 2019
  6. ^ Brighouse suffer title setback in front of record attendance Brighouse Echo, 18 April 2013
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