Harrowby United F.C.

Harrowby United

Full name

Harrowby United Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Arrows

Founded

1949

Ground

Dickens Road, Grantham

Chairman

Mick Atter

Manager

Paul Rawden & Russel Cousins

League

United Counties League Division One

2016–17

United Counties League Premier Division, 21st of 22 (relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Harrowby United Football Club is a football club representing the hamlet of Harrowby in Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Dickens Road.

History

The club was established in 1949 and initially played in the Grantham & District League.^[1] They remained in the Grantham League until joining Division One of the Central Alliance in 1967.^[1]^[2] However, after a single season in the Central Alliance the club transferred to Division One of the East Midlands Regional League.^[3]

A fifth-place finish in 1973–74 saw Harrowby promoted to the Premier Division.^[3] The league became the Midlands Regional Alliance in 1985, and the club won the Premier Division and Challenge Cup double in 1989–90.^[4]^[5] The club subsequently moved up to Division One of the United Counties League. Although they won the division in 1991–92, they were unable to take promotion to the Premier Division. However, after finishing as Division One runners-up in 2002–03, the club were promoted to the Premier Division.^[6]

The 2005–06 season saw Harrowby finish bottom of the Premier Division, after which they dropped back into the Grantham & District League. They spent the 2007–08 season in the Lincolnshire League, finishing bottom of the table, before joining the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League. In 2009 the club was renamed Grantham Rangers, but folded at the end of the 2009–10 season, which had seen them finish bottom of the Supreme Division.^[7]^[8]

A new Harrowby United was established in 2012 when Grantham & District League champions Beehive United changed their name to Harrowby United when taking promotion to Division One of the United Counties League.^[9]^[6] In 2013–14 a third-place finish saw the club promoted to the Premier Division. They were relegated back to Division One after finishing second-from-bottom of the Premier Division in 2016–17.

Club officials

Chairman: Mick Atter
Vice Chairman: Craig Whyley
General Manager: Simon Jackson
Managers: Paul Rawden & Russel Cousins
Physio: Suzanne Pullen

Honours

United Counties League
- Division One champions 1991–92
Midlands Regional Alliance
- Premier Division champions 1989–90
- Challenge Cup winners 1989–90

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2016–17^[6]
Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2016–17^[6]

References

1 2 Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p536 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
↑ Central Alliance 1962–1976 Non-League Matters
1 2 East Midlands Regional League 1967–1983 Non-League Matters
↑ MRA Roll of Honours: Premier Division Midlands Regional Alliance
↑ MRA Roll of Honours: Challenge Cup Midlands Regional Alliance
1 2 3 4 Harrowby United at the Football Club History Database
↑ Grantham Rangers at the Football Club History Database
↑ Rangers fold as manager Baker goes to Shepshed Dynamo in staff exodus Grantham Journal, 4 June 2010
↑ Peterborough League: Pinchbeck aiming to move to higher level Peterborough Telegraph, 14 February 2012

External links

Official website

2017–18 United Counties League
Premier Division	Boston Town Cogenhoe United Daventry Town Deeping Rangers Desborough Town Eynesbury Rovers Harborough Town Holbeach United Kirby Muxloe Leicester Nirvana Newport Pagnell Town Northampton ON Chenecks Northampton Sileby Rangers Oadby Town Peterborough Northern Star Rothwell Corinthians Sleaford Town St Andrews Wellingborough Town Wellingborough Whitworth Wisbech Town Yaxley
Division One	Blackstones Bourne Town Buckingham Town Bugbrooke St. Michaels Burton Park Wanderers Harrowby United Huntingdon Town Irchester United Long Buckby Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Town Melton Town Oakham United Olney Town Pinchbeck United Potton United Raunds Town Rushden & Higham United Stewarts & Lloyds Corby Thrapston Town
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Coordinates: 52°55′16″N 0°36′52″W / 52.920977°N 0.61437339°W / 52.920977; -0.61437339

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