Guiseley Association Football Club is a

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club based in

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds. It sits in th ...

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, England. They are currently members of and play at

Nethermoor Park Nethermoor Park is a football stadium in Guiseley, West Yorkshire and the home ground of Guiseley A.F.C. Opened in 1909, the stadium has a capacity of 4,000. Following the club's promotion to the National division of the National League in 20 ...

History

The club was established in 1909 and initially played in the Wharfedale League.History
Guiseley A.F.C. They were league champions in 1912–13, and after

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the club transferred to the Leeds League. In 1924 they moved leagues again, this time joining the

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.The West Riding County Amateur League 1922–1939
Non-League Matters They went on to win three consecutive league titles between 1932–33 and 1934–35, before finishing as runners-up in 1937–38 and then winning the league again in 1938–39. When the league was split into two divisions in 1953, Guiseley became members of Section A.
Non-League Matters They were runners-up in 1954–55 and won the division in 1955–56. In 1960 they switched back to the Leeds League, joining Division One of the league, now known as the

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.The West Yorkshire League 1950 and after
Non-League Matters They were Division One champions in their first season, and after finishing as runners-up in 1963–64, they won the league again in 1964–65. In 1968 Guiseley joined Division Two of the Yorkshire League. League restructuring saw them demoted to Division Three in 1970, but a fourth-place finish in 1970–71 resulted in an immediate promotion back to Division Two. Another fourth-place finish in 1973–74 earned the club promotion to Division One. Although they were relegated at the end of the following season, they won Division Two in 1975–76, earning an immediate promotion back to Division One. The club went on to finish as Division One runners-up in 1979–80 and 1980–81. In 1981 the league merged with the

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to form the

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, with Guiseley placed in the Premier Division. The late 1980s and early 1990s was another successful period for Guiseley. In 1989–90 they reached the semi-finals of the

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for the first time, losing 4–0 on aggregate to

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. They reached the final the following season, beating Gresley Rovers 3–1 in a replay at

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after the first match at

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had ended in a 4–4 draw. They also won the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One of the

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. They had the opportunity to retain the FA Vase in 1992–93 when they reached the final again, but lost 5–3 to Wimborne Town. The season also saw them reach the first round of the

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for the first time, losing 1–0 to Third Division Chester City. In 1993–94 Guiseley won Division One of the Northern Premier League, earning promotion to the Premier Division. They also reached the semi-finals of the

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, losing 2–1 on aggregate to

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, as well as becoming the first Division One team to win the league's President's Cup. They reached the first round of the FA Cup again in 1994–95 and lost 4–1 at home to Carlisle United in a match that was moved to

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. A ninth-place finish in 2003–04 was enough to earn a return to the Premier Division due to league restructuring caused by the creation of the

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and

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. In 2008–09 the club won the league's Challenge Cup and finished fourth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. However, they were beaten 2–1 by

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in the semi-finals. The following season saw the club win the Premier Division, earning promotion to the Conference North. Nethermoor Park, Guiseley

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on penalties in the semi-finals after a 1–0 win in the home leg was cancelled out by losing 3–2 away, but were then beaten 3–2 by

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in the play-off semi-finals in 2011–12 and 3–1 on aggregate to Halifax in the 2012–13 semi-finals, a season that also saw another FA Cup first round appearance, losing 1–0 in a replay to Barrow. In 2013–14 they reached the final after beating

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3–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals, but lost 2–1 to

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in the final. In 2014–15 the club defeated

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3–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals before winning 3–2 against

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in the final to finally earn promotion to the Conference National, which was subsequently renamed the National League. The 2017–18 season saw the club reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time after defeating

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4–3 on penalties in a first round replay, before losing 3–0 to

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in the second round. They were relegated back to the (renamed) National League North at the end of the season, having finished bottom of the National League. In 2018–19 the club reached the second round of the FA Cup again after beating

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4–3 in the first round.

Ground

The club has played at

since its establishment.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p453 It currently has a capacity of 4,000.

Current squad

Honours

*Northern Premier League **Premier Division champions 2009–10 **Division One champions 1993–94 **Challenge Cup winners 2008–09 **President's Cup winners 1993–94 *Northern Counties East League **Premier Division champions 1990–91 *Yorkshire League **Division Two champions 1975–76 *West Riding County Amateur League **Champions 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1955–56 *West Yorkshire League **Division One champions 1960–61, 1964–65 *Wharfedale League **Champions 1912–13 *

**Winners 1990–91 * West Riding County Cup **Winners 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12

Records

*Best

performance: Second round, 2017–18, 2018–19 *Best

performance: Semi-finals, 1993–94 *Best

performance: Winners, 1990–91 *Record attendance: **At

: 6,548 vs Carlisle United, 1994–95 **At Nethermoor Park: 3,000 vs

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

, friendly, 8 July 2017Guiseley open at home to Ebbsfleet as Preston and Walton move on
Ilkley Gazette, 5 July 2017

References

External links

Official website
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