Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C.
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| Full name | Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Welfare, The Blues | ||
| Founded | 1964 (as Anson Sports) | ||
| Ground |
Leeds Road Castleford West Yorkshire | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (150 Seated) | ||
| Chairman | Phil Riding | ||
| Manager | John Miles | ||
| 2014–15 |
Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 21st | ||
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Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C. is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
History
Formed in 1964 and originally known as Anson Sports until changing their name to Glasshoughton Welfare in 1976. They played in the West Yorkshire Association Football League until they joined the Northern Counties East League Division Three in 1985. They finished 4th in their first season but the NCEL scrapped Division 3 and Glasshoughton moved up to Division 2. More league re-organisations saw Glasshoughton move up to Division 1 in 1990 and then the Premier Division in 1991. They remained in the top flight until relegation to Division One in the summer of 2008.
In the FA Cup, Glasshoughton's best performance came in 2004–05, reaching the 3rd Qualifying round, losing at Halesowen Town 1–4. In the FA Vase, they reached the 4th Round in 2006–07, losing 2–4 at Dorset side Wimborne Town.
In 1997–98, Glasshoughton won the President's Cup, beating Ossett Albion 7–2 on aggregate.
Glasshoughton won the West Riding County Cup in 1994, beating Selby 4–2 in the final.
In April 2007 the club signed former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, a local resident, for a one-off appearance which it was hoped would raise significant funds to alleviate the club's financial difficulties. Grobbelaar played the full ninety minutes and was just six minutes away from keeping a clean sheet.[1]
In 2007–08 they finished bottom of the Premier Division, and suffered relegation to Division One. The following season proved to be even more traumatic however, as they failed to win a single league game, conceding over 100 goals in the process. Unsurprisingly therefore, they finished bottom of Division One by a large margin.
The 2009–10 season started just as the last one finished with Glasshoughton not winning any of the opening 5 fixtures. In mid September the club appointed former Harrogate Railway assistant manager Stuart Waddington as manager and on 26 September in his first game in charge Glasshoughton won their first game in 52 games beating Brighouse Town 2–1. Shortly before the start of the following season Waddington left for Northern Counties East League side Liversedge and was replaced by Craig Elliot.
Records
- Record attendance
- 330 vs Scarborough Athletic NCEL Premier Division 27 April 2013
References
- ↑ White, Jim (14 April 2007), "Grobbelaar saves the day for cash-strapped minnows", The Daily Telegraph
- 1 2 Glasshoughton Welfare at the Football Club History Database
External links
Coordinates: 53°42′58.81″N 1°20′41.54″W / 53.7163361°N 1.3448722°W