2024–25 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

111th season in existence of Harrogate Town AFC
Harrogate Town 2024–25 football season
Harrogate Town
2024–25 season
ChairmanIrving Weaver
ManagerSimon Weaver
StadiumWetherby Road
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The 2024–25 season is the 111th season in the history of Harrogate Town Association Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] RM Guyana Stephen Duke-McKenna England Queens Park Rangers Free [1]
8 July 2024 CB England Zico Asare England Maidenhead United Undisclosed [2]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Queens Park Rangers contract expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] LW England Abraham Odoh England Peterborough United Undisclosed [3]
24 June 2024 CB England Rod McDonald England Notts County Undisclosed [4]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Will Smith England FC Halifax Town 1 July 2024 [5][6]
30 June 2024 CM England George Horbury England Chorley 4 July 2024 [5][7]
30 June 2024 GK England Peter Jameson England Darlington 5 July 2024 [5][8]
30 June 2024 CF England Emmanuel Ilesanmi England Derby County 11 July 2024 [5][9]
30 June 2024 CF England Josh Brodella [5]
30 June 2024 CM England Alfie Lee [5]
30 June 2024 LB England Joe Mattock [5]
30 June 2024 GK England Jonathan Mitchell [5]
30 June 2024 GK England Alex Mooney [5]
30 June 2024 CB England Ollie Nicholson [5]
30 June 2024 RM England Finn O'Boyle [5]
30 June 2024 CF England Elijah Samuels [5]
30 June 2024 CB England Lewis Smalley [5]
30 June 2024 CB England Cadarn Taylor [5]
30 June 2024 GK England Lewis Thomas [5]
30 June 2024 RM England Bradley Williams [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Harrogate announced their first pre-season friendly against Lincoln City.[10] A day later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Huddersfield Town.[11] A further two matches were added to the schedule, against Sheffield United and Darlington.[12] On 7 June, two more home pre-season friendlies were announced against Middlesbrough and Leeds United.[13][14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Harrogate Town v Huddersfield Town
13 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town 2–3 Huddersfield Town Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Harrogate Town v Leeds United
19 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Leeds United Harrogate
19:30 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Harrogate Town v Sheffield United
23 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Sheffield United Harrogate
19:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Harrogate Town v Lincoln City
27 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Lincoln City Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Harrogate Town v Middlesbrough
31 July 2024 Friendly Harrogate Town v Middlesbrough Harrogate
19:30 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Darlington v Harrogate Town
3 August 2024 Friendly Darlington v Harrogate Town Darlington
15:00 BST Stadium: Blackwell Meadows

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[15]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Harrogate Town v Bromley
10 August 2024 1 Harrogate Town v Bromley Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Accrington Stanley v Harrogate Town
17 August 2024 2 Accrington Stanley v Harrogate Town Accrington
15:00 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
Colchester United v Harrogate Town
24 August 2024 3 Colchester United v Harrogate Town Colchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Harrogate Town v Barrow
31 August 2024 4 Harrogate Town v Barrow Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Cheltenham Town v Harrogate Town
7 September 2024 5 Cheltenham Town v Harrogate Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road
Harrogate Town v Doncaster Rovers
12 September 2024 6 Harrogate Town v Doncaster Rovers Harrogate
20:00 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[17]
Crewe Alexandra v Harrogate Town
21 September 2024 7 Crewe Alexandra v Harrogate Town Crewe
15:00 BST Stadium: Gresty Road
Harrogate Town v Bradford City
28 September 2024 8 Harrogate Town v Bradford City Harrogate
12:30 BST Stadium: Wetherby Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[17]

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Harrogate being drawn away against Lincoln City.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Lincoln City v Harrogate Town
13 August 2024 First round Lincoln City v Harrogate Town Lincoln
19:45 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Harrogate were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra and Liverpool U21.[19][20]

Pos Div Team
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Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Liverpool U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG James Belshaw 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Mark Oxley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Zico Asare 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Warren Burrell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Matty Foulds 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG James Moorby 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony O'Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Toby Sims 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF Scotland SCO Dean Cornelius 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Matty Daly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Stephen Dooley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Guyana GUY Stephen Duke-McKenna 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Josh Falkingham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Liam Gibson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Levi Sutton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG George Thomson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG James Daly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Sam Folarin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Josh March 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jack Muldoon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

  1. ^ "Duke-McKenna becomes first summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Zico Asare is our second Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Odoh to join Peterborough United for undisclosed fee". Harrogate Town AFC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Rod McDonald Departs for Notts County". Harrogate Town AFC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Released and retained list confirmed". Harrogate Town AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Will Smith Joins The Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "George Horbury is back for good!". Chorley FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Pete Jameson Returns To Quakers!". Darlington FC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Quartet Join Up With Rams Under-21s". Derby County FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Town to host Lincoln in pre-season". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Huddersfield are our first pre-season opponents". Harrogate Town AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Town to host Sheffield United in pre-season test". Harrogate Town AFC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Town to host Middlesbrough in pre-season test". Harrogate Town AFC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Town take on Leeds United in pre-season clash with first-team schedule now confirmed". Harrogate Town AFC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Doncaster and Bradford fixtures moved for live TV coverage". Harrogate Town AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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