Kidderminster Harriers are a Worcestershire club with a distinctive red-and-white identity and a long-standing home at Aggborough Stadium. Known locally as the Harriers, the Reds and the Carpetmen, the club connects football with the town’s industrial heritage and a deeply rooted non-League culture. This team page brings together the latest recorded playing group, coaching chronology, player movement, competition participation and durable club background, giving a concise picture of the organisation as it stands.
Kidderminster Harriers Upcoming matches by league
National League
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- Regular Season - 8
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Gateshead
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- Regular Season - 9
Woking
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- Regular Season - 10
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Yeovil Town
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- Regular Season - 11
Boreham Wood
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Kidderminster Harriers Last matches by league
National League
Friendlies Clubs
National League - North
FA Trophy
FA Cup
Kidderminster Harriers Team Roster
Kidderminster Harriers’ recorded squad contains 17 players: three attackers, eight defenders, four midfielders and two goalkeepers. The group includes attackers E. Moore, L. Amantchi and Sebastian Blake Thompson, with A. MacDonald, Ben Crompton and C. Harries among the defensive options. Kamran Kandola, Oliver Tipton and Owen Evans add further cover at the back, while C. Dolan, D. Davis, J. Clarke and Z. Brown provide the listed midfield contingent. D. Richards and J. Bishop are the named goalkeepers. The roster presents a compact, defence-weighted group with representation across every listed playing position.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Reece Daniel Hall
Luey Giles
Cian William Thomas Harries
Angus Lees MacDonald
R. Faakye
Ben Crompton
Oliver Tipton
Owen Evans
Z. Willis
Reece Devine
position Midfielder
Max Brogan
Callum Dolan
Zak Brown
Cameron Hargreaves
David Lowell Davis
position Attacker
Lewis Walker
Sebastian Blake Thompson
Hanani Levi Micael Amantchi
E. Moore
C. Stewart
Last Kidderminster Harriers Coachs
Phil Brown is the current coach and latest recorded appointment, following his appointment on 1 January 2024. The English manager, born on 30 May 1959, succeeded Russell Penn, whose spell ran from February 2020 to January 2024 and included a brief earlier return in late 2019. James Shan held the role from December 2019 to February 2020, while John Pemberton preceded him from July to November 2019. This sequence places Brown at the head of the club’s recent coaching timeline, with Penn the only earlier figure to appear twice.
Phil Brown
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Brown | England | 1 January 2024 | |
| Russell Penn | England | 1 February 2020 | 1 January 2024 |
| James Shan | England | 1 December 2019 | 1 February 2020 |
| Russell Penn | England | 1 November 2019 | 1 December 2019 |
| John Pemberton | England | 1 July 2019 | 1 November 2019 |
| Mark Yates | England | 1 January 2019 | 1 April 2019 |
| Neil MacFarlane | Scotland | 1 May 2018 | 1 January 2019 |
| John Mark Eustace | England | 1 April 2016 | 1 May 2018 |
| Tim Flowers | England | 1 September 2015 | 1 September 2015 |
| Steve Burr | Scotland | 1 January 2010 | 1 January 2014 |
Kidderminster Harriers Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a mixture of permanent recruitment, loans and temporary returns. Ben Crompton joined from Ross County as a free agent on 29 June 2026, while Layton Love arrived from West Brom in March. The recent loan additions include B. Johnson from Middlesbrough U21, K. Donnelly from Boston United, D. Waldron from Brackley Town and T. Onanaye from Leicester. T. Sho-Silva and L. Spokes are recorded as returning from loan in May 2026, and J. Clarke arrived from Eastbourne Borough on a free transfer in July 2025. These listed movements do not represent a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Giles |
Cardiff
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Loan | 1 September 2026 |
| C. Stewart |
Shrewsbury
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Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| A. MacDonald |
Barrow
|
Free agent | 5 August 2026 |
| A. MacDonald |
Barrow
|
Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| Jack Wint |
Manchester City U21
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Loan | 31 July 2026 |
| L. Amantchi |
Gateshead
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| D. Richards |
Dundee Utd
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| L. Amantchi |
Gateshead
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Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
| Z. Willis |
Birmingham
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Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| Z. Willis |
Birmingham
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| E. Moore |
Sunderland
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Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| E. Moore |
Sunderland U21
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Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| E. Moore |
Sunderland
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Free agent | 15 July 2026 |
| L. Walker |
Braintree
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Z. Brown |
Brackley Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
The departures record is led by J. Foulkes, who left for Grimsby as a free agent on 30 June 2026. Several temporary arrangements ended with players returning to their parent clubs: Ryley Reynolds to Notts County, C. Cooper to Yeovil Town, D. Waldron to Brackley Town, K. Donnelly to Boston United and B. Johnson to Middlesbrough U21 in May 2026. T. Onanaye returned to Leicester in March, while L. Spokes moved to Weston-super-Mare on loan in January. Other listed exits include Z. Siziba to Bedford Town as a free agent and L. Summerfield to Chorley. The listed movements are not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layton Love |
Stourbridge
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Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| A. Morgan-Smith |
FC Halifax Town
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- | 31 July 2026 |
| T. Sho-Silva |
Hampton & Richmond
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Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
| E. Obi |
Forest Green
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- | 2 July 2026 |
| George Walker |
Barrow
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Foulkes |
Grimsby
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Clarke |
Gloucester City
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Kamran Kandola |
Hereford
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| C. Dibble |
Macclesfield
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Waldron |
Brackley Town
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| B. Johnson |
Middlesbrough U21
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| K. Donnelly |
Boston United
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| D. Waldron |
Brackley Town
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| C. Cooper |
Yeovil Town
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| Ryley Reynolds |
Notts County
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The movement picture recorded is defined by regular short-term circulation rather than a single type of transaction. Arrivals include free-agent and free-transfer entries, a group of loans from clubs such as Middlesbrough U21, Boston United, Brackley Town and Leicester, and returns from loan involving T. Sho-Silva and L. Spokes. Departures show the matching mechanics of non-permanent recruitment: several loanees returned to their parent clubs, while others left as free agents or moved temporarily to new clubs. Ben Crompton’s free-agent arrival and J. Foulkes’s free-agent departure are the latest movements that were not recorded as loans in the period covered here. The records also show repeated movement involving T. Sho-Silva, Ryley Reynolds and other loan players, reflecting changing availability across the 2025-26 cycle. The listed arrivals and departures are not complete totals, so this pattern does not establish a full transfer balance or net movement.
Leagues Kidderminster Harriers has participated in
Kidderminster Harriers’ recent recorded competition set includes the FA Cup, FA Trophy, club friendlies and National League North, each appearing through 2025 in the available history. The club also has recorded National League North play-off participation from 2022 to 2024, now historical in this timeline, while its National League record runs from 2011 to 2023 and is likewise historical. The FA Cup and FA Trophy entries begin in 2011, Friendlies Clubs in 2021, and National League North in 2019. Together, these competitions trace the club’s recent cup, league and playoff presence without confirming a 2026 campaign.
More about Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers, officially Kidderminster Harriers Football Club, is an English club founded in 1886 and based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The Harriers, also known as the Reds and the Carpetmen, carry the town’s industrial story into their football identity: the carpet-making heritage is reflected in the nickname, while red and white remain the defining club colours. The badge’s harrier clutching a football reinforces that local and sporting symbolism.
The club’s home is Aggborough Stadium, where it has played since 1890. The ground combines seated stands and traditional terracing, holds roughly 6,400 spectators, and stands beside the Severn Valley railway line. Its setting and long use have made Aggborough a central part of the club’s non-League character, with a sense of continuity that links matchday life to the town around it.
Kidderminster’s most significant modern milestone came in 2000, when promotion into the English Football League delivered a historic five-year spell in the fourth tier. The club remains associated with memorable FA Cup giant-killings, a notable floodlit first in the competition’s history, and a strong FA Trophy tradition. It is also widely recognised as the only Worcestershire club to have reached the professional English league structure, a distinction that gives its history regional importance.
In the modern football ecosystem, the club’s recorded competitions include the FA Cup, FA Trophy, National League, National League North, the National League North play-offs and club friendlies. The available recent timeline places National League North among its latest recorded league settings, while the National League and play-off entries belong to earlier phases. Under private ownership with a local stewardship emphasis, Kidderminster Harriers represents the resilient provincial model of English football, combining historic ambition with sustainable non-League roots. That blend of history, community and developmental pathways keeps the club connected to both Aggborough and the wider English football pyramid.
Last matches statistics for Kidderminster Harriers
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Stratford Town
0 - 5
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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0 - 0
Alvechurch
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Stourbridge
0 - 5
Kidderminster Harriers
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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AFC Hornchurch
3 - 0
Kidderminster Harriers
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Kidderminster Harriers
1 - 0
Eastleigh
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Kidderminster Harriers
1 - 1
Aldershot Town
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Southend
1 - 3
Kidderminster Harriers
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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1 - 1
Barrow
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Wealdstone
1 - 4
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
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2 - 0
Hartlepool
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Kidderminster Harriers
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