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Founded: 1935

Years in NCEL: 1982-2006, 2016-

Nickname: The Rail

Status: West Riding FA

Home Colours: Red & Green/Green/Red

Alternate Colours: All Turquoise

Sponsors: Metcalfe Fencing Contractors

Midweek Matchday: Tuesday

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Personnel

Manager:
Fraser Lancaster
Rob Youhill
Assistant Manager:
Lee Parker
Sports Therapist:
Liam Chapman
Nelson Makiwa

President:
Dave Cartledge
Chairman:
Michael Edwards
Secretary:
Andy Young
Match Secretary:
David Shepherd
Programme Editor:
David Shepherd

Registered Players

Harry Atkinson

Harry Bandeira

Alister Banks

Alex Burton

Sam Clothier

Samuel Drake

James Gore

Nathan Heaton

Elliot Holmes

Oliver Holt

Harry Lee

Harry Lynn

Will Mitchell

Daniel Mutch

Joseph Navier

Benjamin Parkes

Joseph Taylor

Bradley Walker

Toby Wells

Robert Youhill

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Ground Details

Station View
Station View, Harrogate, HG2 7JA. Tel: (01423) 883104
General Ground Directions:
From A1, exit at J47 (A59) west towards Knaresborough and Harrogate. 1st roundabout, 2nd exit continuing on the A59 to the 2nd roundabout and take the 3rd exit continuing on the A59 towards Knaresborough. Continue along the A59 for approx 6 miles driving through Knaresborough town centre and on towards Harrogate. Keep going until you get to the railway level crossing at Starbeck. Drive over the level crossing and Station View is the 1st road on your right. Drive to the far end of Station View and the ground is on your left.

Public Transport:
Station: Starbeck 1/4 mile. Right out of station into High Street, right into Station View and ground is on left.
Public transport directions courtesy of Andy Edwards. Click here for more details.

Pitch Surface: Grass
Admission Price: Adults: £6, Concessions: £4, Under 16s: Free. Dogs allowed on a lead.
Capacity: 3500, Cover: 600, Seats: 300
Clubhouse: Games room, TV room, lounge. Open normal pub hours. Food available.
Club Shop: Yes.

Club History

League History:
West Yorkshire; Harrogate District; Yorkshire League 1955-73 1980-82; NCEL 1982-2006; Northern Premier League 2006-16; NCEL 2016-.
Honours:
NCEL - Div Two North 1983/84; Div One 1998/99; League Cup 1986/87; Presidents Cup 2002/03.
Records:
Attendance: 3500, FA Cup 2nd Rd Proper, Bristol City, 2002.
NCEL History Pld W D L F A Pts +/- Pos
1982/83 NCEL Division Two (North)Div2N 26 2 3 21 19 62 7 -43 (14/14)
1983/84 NCEL Division Two (North)Div2N 26 19 6 1 72 23 44 49 (1/14)
1984/85 NCEL Division One (North)Div1N 32 17 7 8 65 41 58 24 (4/17)
1985/86 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 30 6 6 18 47 70 23 -23 (14/16)
1986/87 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 34 19 7 8 65 44 64 21 (4/18)
1987/88 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 32 9 9 14 40 56 36 -16 (12/17)
1988/89 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 32 10 11 11 41 43 41 -2 (8/17)
1989/90 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 34 17 9 8 59 50 60 9 (5/18)
1990/91 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 30 12 9 9 49 40 45 9 (7/16)
1991/92 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 36 5 8 23 31 60 23 -29 (18/19)
1992/93 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 3 9 26 49 115 18 -66 (20/20)
1993/94 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 28 10 5 13 47 56 35 -9 (9/15)
1994/95 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 30 16 4 10 64 52 52 12 (7/16)
1995/96 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 30 12 5 13 48 52 41 -4 (8/16)
1996/97 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 28 15 7 6 54 32 52 22 (3/15)
1997/98 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 28 10 4 14 58 52 34 6 (11/15)
1998/99 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 24 15 6 3 58 29 51 29 (1/13)
1999/00 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 11 6 21 54 95 39 -41 (16/20)
2000/01 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 11 9 18 59 65 42 -6 (13/20)
2001/02 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 17 10 11 83 61 61 22 (5/20)
2002/03 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 15 7 16 87 71 52 16 (10/20)
2003/04 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 12 13 13 63 64 49 -1 (12/20)
2004/05 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 24 4 10 92 54 76 38 (3/20)
2005/06 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 22 7 9 92 49 73 43 (3/20)
2016/17 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 11 5 26 60 130 38 -70 (19/22)
2017/18 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 9 4 29 70 132 31 -62 (20/22)
2018/19 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 4 10 24 44 103 22 -59 (19/20)
2019/20 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 25 5 1 19 33 68 16 -35 (19/20)
2020/21 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 8 2 3 3 16 25 9 -9 (17/20)
2021/22 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 40 26 5 9 89 48 83 41 (4/21)
2022/23 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 38 26 8 4 82 31 86 51 (2/20)
2023/24 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 44 18 10 16 83 76 64 7 (11/23)
2024/25 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 17 9 16 71 63 60 8 (12/22)
2025/26 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 28 7 7 108 46 91 62 (4/22)

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