Harworth Colliery Football Club is an English football club based in Harworth and Bircotes, Nottinghamshire. The club are currently members of the .
History The club was formed as Harworth Colliery Athletic in 1931 and initially played in local leagues before joining the Yorkshire League as Harworth Colliery Institute after the Second World War, remaining in that League until the Northern Counties East League was formed in 1982. Harworth spent four years in that league before joining the Central Midlands League as a founder member of the Supreme Division. Runners-up in the first season, Harworth Colliery was top in the following season. The club was relegated to the Premier Division in 2001 before being placed back in the Supreme Division when the League was reorganised.
In the 1979–80 season, the club reached the third round of the FA Vase competition. Harworth has also competed in the FA Cup but has never progressed past the second qualifying round.Harworth Colliery Official Website HistoryFootball Club History database
After a few shaky years in the Central Midlands Division One finishing in the lower regions of the league the club took the opportunity to be promoted to the Supreme Division for the 2008–09 season. The team was top of the league for the majority of the season, but with injuries and suspensions towards the end of the season the team finished in seventh place. After the season, the manager Mark Brogan stepped down after two years in charge.
Season-by-season record SeasonDivisionLevelPositionFA CupFA VaseNotes 1930–31 Doncaster Red Triangle League Division Two – – – 1931–32 Doncaster Red Triangle League Division Two – – – 1932–33 Doncaster Red Triangle League Division Two – – – 1933–34Club did not enter any competitions 1934–35Club did not enter any competitions 1935–36Club did not enter any competitions 1936–37 Doncaster Red Triangle League – Withdrew – – 1937–38Club did not enter any competitions 1938–39 Doncaster Senior League – 1st/11 – – League champions 1939–40 Doncaster Senior League – 1st/9 – – League champions 1940–41 Doncaster Senior League – 1st/11 – – League champions 1941–42 Doncaster Senior League – – – 1942–43Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1943–44Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1944–45Club did not enter any competitions due to World War II 1945–46 Sheffield Association League – 1946–47 Yorkshire League – 12th/20 1QR – 1947–48 Yorkshire League – 4th/20 1QR – 1948–49 Yorkshire League – 15th/20 3QR – 1949–50 Doncaster Senior League Division Two – 1st/14 PR – 1950–51 Doncaster Senior League Division One – – – 1951–52 Doncaster Senior League Division One – – – 1952–53 Sheffield Association League – – – 1953–54 Sheffield Association League – – – 1954–55 Sheffield Association League – 12th/17 – – 1955–56 Sheffield Association League – – – 1956–57 Sheffield Association League – 16th/16 – – 1957–58 Sheffield Association League – – – 1958–59 Sheffield Association League – – – 1959–60 Sheffield Association League – – – 1960–61 Sheffield Association League – – – 1961–62 Sheffield Association League – – – 1962–63 Sheffield Association League Division One – – – 1963–64 Sheffield Association League Division One – 12th/16 – – 1964–65 Sheffield Association League Division One – 1st/16 – – League champions 1965–66 Sheffield Association League Division One – 3rd/16 – – 1966–67 Sheffield Association League Division One – 14th/18 – – 1967–68 Sheffield Association League Division One – 8th/16 – – 1968–69 Sheffield Association League Division One – – – 1969–70 Sheffield Association League Division One – – – 1970–71 Sheffield Association League Division One – – – 1971–72 Sheffield Association League Division One – 4th/15 – – 1972–73 Sheffield Association League Division One – 5th/16 – – 1973–74 Sheffield Association League Division One – 3rd/16 – – 1974–75 Sheffield Association League Division One – – – 1975–76 Sheffield Association League Division One – 1st/16 – – League champions 1976–77 Sheffield Association League Division One – 2nd/16 – – 1977–78 Yorkshire League Division Three – 10th/16 – – 1978–79 Yorkshire League Division Three – 3rd/15 – – Promoted1979–80 Yorkshire League Division Two – 11th/16 – 3R1980–81 Yorkshire League Division Two – 8th/16 – 1R1981–82 Yorkshire League Division Two – 10th/16 – PR1982–83 Northern Counties East League Division One South – 11th/14 – –1983–84 Northern Counties East League Division One South – 14th/14 – – 1984–85 Northern Counties East League Division One South – 5th/16 – – 1985–86 Northern Counties East League Division One – 8th/16 – EPR1986–87Central Midlands League Supreme Division-2nd/13-1R1987–88Central Midlands League Supreme Division-1st/17-1R League champions1988–89Central Midlands League Supreme Division-5th/172QR1R1989–90Central Midlands League Supreme Division-4th/20PRPR1990–91Central Midlands League Supreme Division-6th/171QR1R1991–92Central Midlands League Supreme Division-4th/181QR2R1992–93Central Midlands League Supreme Division-4th/16PRPR1993–94Central Midlands League Supreme Division-14th/17PRPR1994–95Central Midlands League Supreme Division-8th/17-PR1995–96Central Midlands League Supreme Division-11th/17PR2QR1996–97Central Midlands League Supreme Division-15th/16PR2QR1997–98Central Midlands League Supreme Division-13th/16-2QR1998–99Central Midlands League Supreme Division-19th/19--1999–00Central Midlands League Supreme Division-18th/19--2000–01Central Midlands League Supreme Division-20th/20--Relegated2001–02Central Midlands League Premier Division-19th/20--2002–03Central Midlands League Premier Division-9th/17--2003–04Central Midlands League Premier Division-10th/19--2004–05Central Midlands League Premier Division1219th/19--2005–06Central Midlands League Premier Division1220th/20--2006–07Central Midlands League Premier Division1215th/19--2007–08Central Midlands League Premier Division1217th/20--Promoted2008–09Central Midlands League Supreme Division117th/18--2009–10Central Midlands League Supreme Division1112th/18--2010–11Central Midlands League Supreme Division1111th/18--2011–12Central Midlands League North Division1111th/17--2012–13Central Midlands League North Division115th/17--2013–14Central Midlands League North Division114th/17--2014–15Central Midlands League North Division118th/18--2015–16Central Midlands League North Division115th/15-2QR2016–17Central Midlands League North Division1110th/16-1QR2017–18Central Midlands League North Division111st/18--League champions, promoted2018–19Northern Counties East League Division One1020th/20–1QRRelegated2019–20Central Midlands League North Division11--1QRLeague season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Central Midlands League North Division11---League season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22Central Midlands League North Division116th/18--2022–23Central Midlands League North Division116th/15--2023–24Central Midlands League Premier Division North1110th/16--2023–24Central Midlands League Premier Division North116th/16-- Season Division Level Position FA Cup FA Vase NotesSource: FCHD
Honours Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup Winners 1947–48 Runners-up 1948–49, 1996–97 Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division Champions 1987–88 Runners-up 1986–87 Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior Football League Champions 1964–65, 1976–77 Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup Runners Up 2024/25
Records FA Cup Second qualifying round 1988–89 FA Vase Third round 1979–80
References
External links Harworth Colliery Institute official website