Harrow Hill F.C.

Harrow Hill
Full name Harrow Hill Football Club
Nickname(s) Harry Hill, The Hillmen, The Hill
Founded 1932 (84 years ago)
Ground Larksfield Road, Harrow Hill, Gloucestershire, GL17 9JP
Ground Capacity Approx. 500
Chairman Reg Taylor
Manager Darren Weyman
League Gloucester Northern Senior League Division One
2014-15 Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One, 12th

Harrow Hill A.F.C. is an English football club based in the village of Harrow Hill, Gloucestershire. The club are currently members of Division One of the Gloucester Northern Senior League and play at Larksfield Road. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Established in 1932, the club joined the Gloucestershire County League in 1982.[1] After finishing runners-up in 1994–95, they were promoted to Division One of the Hellenic League.[1] They finished third in 1994–95, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[1] Despite finishing in the bottom three every season, the club avoided relegation until 2001–02, when they were demoted to Division One West.[1] In 2005–06 the club finished runners-up,[1] earning promotion back to the Premier Division.

In November 2009 the club resigned from the Hellenic League due to financial problems, and took their Reserve Team's place in Division Two of the Gloucester Northern Senior League. In the 2010–11 season the club were very likely to be promoted and did so, just being pipped as champions by Frampton FC. The club went onto play in Division One of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League for the 2011–12 season.

A famous fan of the club is comedian Harry Hill whose name is also a nickname of the club (Harry Hill being a former name of Harrow Hill).[2][3] Harry was presented with a club badge in 2008, and has worn it on his TV Burp programme.

Honours

Records

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Harrow Hill at the Football Club History Database
  2. http://www.fweb.org.uk/towns/5-Drybrook
  3. OS One inch Series Sheet 143 1968 edition

External links

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