Brighouse Town FC
Encyclopedia
Brighouse Town F.C. are a football club based in Brighouse
, West Yorkshire
, England
, and are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season.
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At the end of 2007–08 they applied to join the NCEL Division One and their application was successful.
After consolidating their position in their first season at the higher level they finished an impressive second place in the 2009–10 season and gained promotion to the NCEL Premier Division where they will face local rivals Liversedge
from whom they have signed many of their playing squad since the arrival of manager Mark Brier who was previously the Chairman at Liversedge.
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season.
History
They were established in 1963 and played in the Huddersfield Works League until 1975 when they joined the West Riding County Amateur LeagueWest Riding County Amateur Football League
The West Riding County Amateur Football League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1922, it has three main divisions and a reserves division, although a number of reserve teams play in the main senior divisions....
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At the end of 2007–08 they applied to join the NCEL Division One and their application was successful.
After consolidating their position in their first season at the higher level they finished an impressive second place in the 2009–10 season and gained promotion to the NCEL Premier Division where they will face local rivals Liversedge
Liversedge F.C.
Liversedge F.C. are a football club based in Cleckheaton, England, on the border with Hightown in Liversedge and members of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season....
from whom they have signed many of their playing squad since the arrival of manager Mark Brier who was previously the Chairman at Liversedge.
Honours
- West Riding County Cup: 1991–92
- Halifax FA Cup: 1998–99 2001–02 2002–03
- Huddersfield Works League: 1966–67 1968–69 1973–74 1974–75
- League Cup: 1968–69
- West Riding County Amateur League:
- Premier Division - 1990–91 1994–95 1995–96 2000–01 2001–02
- Premier Cup - 1993–94 1995–96 1998–99 2000–01
- Division 1 - 1988–89