This Week in Town’s History

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S PAST...

by Phil Harrison Club Historian

In 1982 in John Campbell 27 FEBRUARY our last season in Yorkshire League Division Two, Town visited Fryston C.W. and came away with a 1-0 win courtesy of a John Campbell goal, his fourth in four games and the eleventh game in an unbeaten run of 21 league games – a club record which stood until the 2001/02 season.

28 FEBRUARY In 1984 Town hosted Dave Ballantyne Ossett Albion in a Northern Counties East League Division One (North) game and won 2-0 thanks to goals from Dave Ballantyne and John Campbell - a ninth game undefeated.

MARCH In 1952

1Town met Alexandra Club & Institute from Wortley in a West Yorkshire League Division One match and won 10-2 with Maurice Hardy bagging six, Les Liggins three and one from Alan Smith.

Maurice Hardy

4MARCH In 2008 Town from the Blue Square Conference North hosted Harrogate Railway Athletic in the West Riding County cup - a first ever meeting of these two teams in the semi-final of Tony Hackworth this competition - and Town won 2-0 with goals from Danny Holland and Tony Hackworth, who played for Leeds United in the Champions League against Barcelona and Lazio. Town won the Final 6-0 against Bradford Park Ave.

In 2005

In 1974 5 MARCH Town beat 2 MARCH Town visited Redditch United 4-2 at Ossett home in the Town in Yorkshire Conference North League Division Two with goals from and returned with Marc Smith (2), a 2-1 win thanks to Alan Milburn Leigh Wood and a brace from Alan Lee Nogan. Smith Milburn, related to the Jackie Milburn dynasty. top scored with 15 Milburn top scored with 17 goals that season. goals that season.

Jack Muldoon scores the last-minute winner at the Proact Stadium

In 2020 Town travelled to Chesterfield on a 3 MARCH Tuesday night in the National League and returned home with a memorable 4-3 victory in front of 2,912 supporters with goals from Jon Stead (2), George Thomson and a last-minute winner from Jack Muldoon. This was to be our last away league game before COVID-19 struck and consolidated second place in the table.

Lee Morris congratulates Marc Smith on scoring Town’s second