Wikipedia - Harborough Town F.C.

Harborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and plays at Bowden Park.

History

The club was established in 1975 as a youth team under the name Harborough Town Juniors, with the modern club formed by a merger with adult team Spencer United in 2008. Spencer United joined Division Five of the Leicester & District Mutual League in 1976. They were Division Five champions in 1977–78 and were promoted to Division Two. A third-place finish the following season saw them promoted to Division One. Although the club were relegated back to Division Two three seasons later, they were Division Two runners-up in 1987–88 and promoted to the Premier Division. In 1996 they joined Division One of the Northamptonshire Combination.

Spencer United were Northamptonshire Combination Division One champions in 1997–98, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2002 the club were renamed Harborough Spencer United. They were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2004–05, and were subsequently renamed Harborough Town Spencers in 2006. During the 2007–08 season, the club were amalgamated into Harborough Town, adopting their name. They ended the season as Division One runners-up, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

In 2009–10 Harborough were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to Division One of the United Counties League. Although they finished bottom of Division One in their first season in the league, the club were Division One runners-up in 2011–12 and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 2021–22 they were Premier Division South champions, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.

**Harborough Town Football Club**

Fondé en 1884, Harborough Town Football Club est un club de football semi-professionnel anglais basé à Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Le club participe à la Southern League Premier Division Central, la septième division du système des ligues de football anglais.

Harborough Town joue ses matchs à domicile au Harborough Town Community Stadium, qui a une capacité de 3 000 places. Les couleurs traditionnelles du club sont le rouge et le blanc.

Le surnom de Harborough Town est "les Bees" (les abeilles). Le club possède une rivalité locale avec Rushden & Diamonds.

Harborough Town a remporté la Southern League Cup en 2008 et 2014. Le club a également atteint le deuxième tour de la FA Cup en 2007 et 2012.