Northallerton Town F.C.

History

The club was founded in 1895. They originally played in the Allertonshire League, before moving onto the Vale of Mowbray League and the Ripon & District League, before then becoming members of the Teesside League in 1972. However, they left the Teesside League in 1974, transferring to the North Yorkshire League. The club later joined the Darlington & District League and then the Harrogate & District League. In 1982 they moved up to the newly-formed Division Two of the Northern League. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1989–90, the club were promoted to Division One. In 1993–94 they won the Northern League Cup.

Northallerton Town folded during the summer of 1994 and were reformed as Northallerton Football Club. However, they were Division Two champions in 1996–97 and were promoted back to Division One.

In 2018–19 Northallerton finished third in Division Two and were promoted to Division One.

Ground

The club played at the Bluestone Ground until 1974 when it was compulsorily purchased by North Yorkshire County Council. The council provided the club with a new ground on Ainderby Road, which was later renamed the Calvert Stadium. In the early 1990s a 150-seat stand and a covered terrace with a capacity of 400 were built, with terracing also installed behind both goals.

In 2019 the club signed a 25-year lease on the ground, allowing them to invest in new facilities and floodlighting.

Honours

• Northern League
  • Division Two champions 1996–97
  • Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup winners 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19

Records

• Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1992–93, 1993–94
• Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 1992–93
• Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2002–03
• Record attendance: 710 vs Darlington 1883, friendly match, 16 July 2012

References

References

1. (10 May 2019). "Club bids for £250,000 of improvements in plan". Darlington & Stockton Times.
2. [http://www.northernleague.org/league/view_club_details.php?type=3&submit=Go%21 Northallerton Town] Northern League
3. [http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N/Atees19.html Teesside League 1919–1978] Non-League Matters
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5. The [[1994–95 Northern Football League
6. In 1998 the club reverted to their previous name after being relegated back to Division Two at the end of the [[1997–98 Northern Football League. 2011–12]], and went on to win the trophy again in [[2015–16 Northern Football League. 2015–16]], [[2016–17 Northern Football League. 2016–17]] and [[2018–19 Northern Football League
7. [https://issuu.com/northallertontownfc/docs/ryhope_eprog History of Northallerton Town] Northallerton Town F.C.