Harrogate Town brings a distinctive North Yorkshire identity to the English football landscape. Founded in 1914 and known as the Sulphurites, the club combines black-and-yellow traditions with a modern professional outlook. Its home at Wetherby Road remains an intimate setting in the spa town, while the team’s rise through the football pyramid has given Harrogate a notable place in the national game. This page presents the club’s current squad, coaching timeline, recent movement, recorded competitions and enduring story.
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Harrogate Town Team Roster
The latest recorded Harrogate Town squad contains 27 players: seven attackers, nine defenders, nine midfielders and two goalkeepers. The group includes attacking options such as J. Muldoon, M. Bennett and C. McAleny, with Cathal Heffernan, T. Lees and L. Payne among the defensive choices. Midfield depth features B. Hobson, G. Thomson and R. Vaughan, while M. Oxley and R. Watson provide the listed goalkeeping cover. Shirt numbers run from 1 to 37, with number 14 appearing for two players in the recorded roster.
position Goalkeeper
Mark Thomas Oxley
Rory Watson
position Defender
Lewis James Payne
A. Baptiste
Thomas Bradbury
Warren Matthew Burrell
Thomas James Lees
S. Dreyer
Lewis Graham Cass
Grant Dean Horton
position Midfielder
Ethan Bristow
George Henry Thomson
Bryn Andrew Morris
Will McGowan
Morgan Charles Williams
Bailey Hobson
J. Hmami
Rohan Vaughan
Ellis Taylor
Oliver Pimlott
B. Johnson
Lucas Barnes
position Attacker
Shawn Fitzgerald Joseph McCoulsky
Mason Kane Bennett
Jonathan Jack Muldoon
Brad Dolaghan
Ciaran Reece McGuckin
Last Harrogate Town Coachs
Simon Weaver is Harrogate Town’s current coach. Born on 20 December 1977, he began his recorded tenure with the club on 1 May 2009. His long association with Town spans its climb from regional and non-league football into the English Football League, making continuity a defining feature of the modern Harrogate story.
Simon Daniel Weaver
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Daniel Weaver | England | 1 May 2009 |
Harrogate Town Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals show a mixed recruitment pattern. Free-agent entries include T. Lees from Peterborough, A. Baptiste from Middlesbrough, B. Hobson from Chesterfield, R. Watson from York and A. Marsh from Truro City. Harrogate Town also recorded a return from loan for C. McAleny from AFC Fylde, while R. Vaughan arrived from QPR without a stated type. Earlier entries include loans from Wigan, QPR, Dundee and Ipswich, alongside transfer entries involving Burnley and Newcastle. These are selected recent records, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Pimlott |
Burnley
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Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| B. Johnson |
Middlesbrough U21
|
Loan | 19 August 2026 |
| E. Bristow |
Tranmere
|
Free agent | 7 August 2026 |
| B. Dolaghan |
Worthing
|
Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| B. Dolaghan |
Worthing
|
Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
FC Halifax Town
|
- | 3 August 2026 | |
| T. Lees |
Peterborough
|
Free agent | 29 July 2026 |
| A. Baptiste |
Middlesbrough
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| R. Vaughan |
QPR
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| R. Vaughan |
QPR
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| A. Baptiste |
Middlesbrough
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| R. Vaughan |
QPR
|
- | 21 July 2026 |
| L. Payne |
Morecambe
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| R. Watson |
York
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| B. Hobson |
Chesterfield
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
Recent recorded departures include R. Smith to Walsall and J. Evans to Notts County as transfer moves, while C. Headman left for Bromley in another recorded transfer. S. Waller moved to Rochdale as a free agent, and S. Duke-McKenna left for Crawley Town under the same designation. Several departures were loan returns, including E. Acquah to Dundee, J. Slater to Brighton, H. Gray to Ipswich, E. Sutton to QPR and T. Brenan to Wigan. The selection represents part of the recorded departures rather than a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathal Heffernan |
Cambridge United
|
Transfer | 26 August 2026 |
| A. O'Connor |
Galway United
|
Free agent | 12 August 2026 |
| A. O'Connor |
Galway United
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Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| Thomas Daniel Hill |
Oldham
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Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| Thomas Daniel Hill |
Oldham
|
Free agent | 2 August 2026 |
| R. Smith |
Walsall
|
Transfer | 27 July 2026 |
| Sam William John Waller |
Rochdale
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Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| J. Evans |
Notts County
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| S. Waller |
Rochdale
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| L. Gibson |
Hartlepool
|
Free agent | 13 July 2026 |
| C. Headman |
Bromley
|
Transfer | 9 July 2026 |
| Z. Asare |
Woking
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Duke-McKenna |
Crawley Town
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. McAleny |
Marine
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Marsh |
Spennymoor Town
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded arrivals and departures from August 2025 to August 2026 show active squad movement across several categories. Arrivals include free-agent agreements, loans, a return from loan and entries marked simply as transfers, while departures combine transfers, free-agent exits, loan returns and one outgoing loan. The incoming records feature links with Peterborough, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield and York, alongside temporary moves involving Wigan, QPR, Dundee and Ipswich. Outgoings include moves to Walsall, Notts County, Bromley, Rochdale and Crawley Town, as well as several returns to parent clubs. The pattern combines new additions with exits and loan-cycle changes across the domestic system. No fees are recorded, so the movement can be described by type and destination but not by financial value. The current roster includes several recent arrivals, including T. Lees, A. Baptiste, B. Hobson, R. Watson, R. Vaughan and C. McAleny.
Leagues Harrogate Town has participated in
Harrogate Town’s recent recorded competition set, with entries running through 2025, includes League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the EFL Trophy and club friendlies. These records span league, knockout and friendly football within England. Older participation places the club in the National League during 2018 and 2019, with a National League play-off entry in 2018, and in the FA Trophy through 2019. The competition history therefore traces a domestic pathway from non-league football into the EFL era, with no continental competition recorded.
More about Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town Association Football Club is an English club from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, founded in 1914. The organisation’s early history includes a re-formation after the First World War and its first competitive matches in 1919. It later appeared under names including Harrogate Hotspurs before settling permanently on Harrogate Town. That long passage through regional football gives the club an identity rooted in the English pyramid rather than in a single era of professional status.
Town’s home is Wetherby Road, an intimate traditional ground in the spa town that has served as the club’s permanent base since 1920. A blend of seating and terracing reinforces its community character, while the black-and-yellow palette connects the modern club with older amber-and-black traditions. The Sulphurites nickname reflects Harrogate’s famous medicinal sulphur springs and provides the clearest link between the team’s visual identity and its surroundings.
For most of its existence, Harrogate moved through regional and non-league competitions, including the Yorkshire League, Northern Counties East League, Northern Premier League and National League North. The club’s ascent reached a historic turning point with promotion into the English Football League through the National League play-offs, accompanied by an FA Trophy triumph. Its recorded competition ecosystem remains domestic, with no continental footprint.
Family-led stewardship is central to the club’s modern story. Irving Weaver has been identified as owner and chairman, while Simon Weaver’s unusually long coaching association has provided continuity through the rise from non-league football into the national professional divisions. This combination of local ownership, a close community ground, distinctive spa-town symbolism and sustained sporting progression defines Harrogate Town’s place in English football. The club’s story is less about inherited scale than about building a durable professional presence from regional roots.
Last matches statistics for Harrogate Town
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Harrogate Town
2 - 2
Doncaster
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
2 - 1
Scarborough Athletic
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
5 - 2
Solihull Moors
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Wealdstone
1 - 3
Harrogate Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
2 - 2
Barrow
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Aldershot Town
3 - 1
Harrogate Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
2 - 1
Gateshead
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Scunthorpe
0 - 2
Harrogate Town
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
3 - 1
Tamworth
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Harrogate Town
1 - 2
AFC Fylde
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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