THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS by Phil Harrison Club Historian
In 2016 Town went down 4-3 at FC United of Manchester despite leading 3-0 at one stage through goals from Brendan Daniels, Lloyd Kerry and Joe Colbeck in front of a crowd of 3,362 - the largest Town played in front of that season. JANUARY
30
In 1948 Town entertained Leeds University in a West Yorkshire League Cup first round tie and won 8-3 thanks to goals from Liggins (3,) Hardy (2), Smith, Hewitt and Lund. Geoff Lund was with the club from 1939-59 making 324 appearances captaining the side from 1947-57.
Joe Colbeck
JANUARY
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In 1957 Town came away with a 4-2 win from Yorkshire Amateur Reserves in a West Yorkshire League game with goals from Cooper, Harrison and Derek Passman (2) who finished top scorer that season with 19 goals from 26 games. FEBRUARY
2
Geoff Lund
In 1951 in another West Yorkshire League Division One game at home to East End Park, Town thrashed the visitors 10-1 with goals from Ross (4), Hardy (4) and Balmforth (2). FEBRUARY
3
Dom Balmforth made 116 appearances for Town between 1949-57, scoring 42 goals. In 1984 Town returned from Garforth Miners with a 2-1 victory in the Northern Counties East League Division One (North) thanks to goals from Ferebee and Mick Margis who finished top scorer with 13 goals for the third consecutive season. This was a fifth successive win in a run of nine games undefeated.
Dom Balmforth
FEBRUARY
4
Jack Atha
In 1947 Town won 5-1 at East End Park in a West Yorkshire League game, courtesy of goals from Liggins (2), Annakin, Soullier and Jack Atha, who spent two seasons at Town playing 40 games. FEBRUARY
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In 2013 Town’s home game against Workington in the Conference North was played at York City’s Bootham Crescent, due to pitch problems at Wetherby Road. Town won the game 3-1 with two goals from Dominic Knowles and one from Lee Elam.
FEBRUARY
5
Dom Knowles
Mick Margis
