Harborough Town F.C.

The club was established in 1975 as a youth team under the name Harborough Town Juniors,[1] with the modern club formed by a merger with adult team Spencer United in 2008.[2] Spencer United joined Division Five of the Leicester & District Mutual League in 1976.[3] They were Division Five champions in 1977–78 and were promoted to Division Two.[3] 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.[3] In 1996 they joined Division One of the Northamptonshire Combination.[3]

Spencer United were Northamptonshire Combination Division One champions in 1997–98,[4] earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2002 the club were renamed Harborough Spencer United.[3] 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.[3] 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.[5]

In 2009–10 Harborough were Premier Division champions,[5] earning promotion to Division One of the United Counties League.[6] 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.[6]

• Northamptonshire Combination
  • Premier Division champions 2009–10
• Leicester & District Mutual League
  • Division Five champions 1977–78

• Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21[6]
• Best FA Vase performance: Second round, 2019–20[6]

• Harborough Town F.C. players

• Official website