Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional
association football
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club based in
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...
,
Worcestershire
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, England. The team compete in the
National League North
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, at the sixth tier of the
English football league system. Formed in 1886, Kidderminster have spent their entire history at
Aggborough Stadium
Aggborough Stadium is a football stadium in Kidderminster, England. It is the home ground of Kidderminster Harriers, and has a capacity of 7,000, of which 3,140 can be seated. The ground was also the home of Worcester City between 2013 and 2 ...
. They have won the
Worcestershire Senior Cup a record 27 times and are the only club from the county ever to have played in the
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...
.
Founder members of the
Birmingham & District League in 1889, they merged with Kidderminster Olympic the next year and entered the
Midland League
The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid.
History
T ...
as Kidderminster F.C., though folded due to financial difficulties in March 1891. Kidderminster Harriers reverted to amateur status and rejoined the Birmingham & District League, though it would take until 1937–38 for them to claim their first league title, which they retained the following year. They joined the
Southern League in 1948, though reverted to the Birmingham & District League in 1960. They won four further league titles: 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1970–71. Harriers switched to the Southern League Division One North in 1972 and were promoted to the
Alliance Premier League
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at the end of the 1982–83 season.
Kidderminster Harriers won the
FA Trophy in
1987
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and were crowned Conference champions in 1993–94, though
Graham Allner's team were denied a place in the Football League due to the state of Aggborough. The club improved the stadium and were admitted after winning the title again under
Jan Mølby
Jan Mølby (; born 4 July 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1982 to 1998. After starting his career with Kolding, he moved on to Ajax before spending twelve years playing in Engl ...
's stewardship in 1999–2000. They remained in the Football League for five seasons, finishing as high as tenth in the
Third Division in 2002, before being relegated out of
League Two
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three years later. They finished second in the Conference in 2012–13, but were beaten in the play-off semi-finals, and were relegated from the National League in 2016. They qualified for the National League North play-offs in 2017, 2018, and 2022.
History
Kidderminster Harriers were formed in 1886 from a highly successful
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
and
rugby union
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club that had existed since 1877. In July 1880 the Athletics club amalgamated with the local Clarence rugby club to become 'Kidderminster Harriers and Football Club'. Matches were played at White Wickets on the Franche Road in Kidderminster. 1885-6 was the last season played as a rugby club and the Harriers switched to Association rules for the next season.
Olympic and Kidderminster F.C.
Playing games at Chester Road (the current cricket ground) Harriers' first game was 18 September 1886, away to Wilden, winning 2–1. The town saw a rival team start up as Kidderminster Olympic in 1887, rapidly becoming one of the best sides in the area. In 1887–88 the club started playing its matches at Aggborough.
Both Olympic and Harriers were founder members of the
Birmingham and District League in
1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
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, Olympic won the league in 1890, with Harriers runners-up.
Both sides regularly attracted crowds of 2–4,000, with the local derbies seeing over 7,000 attending. Owing to their success soon after both Olympic and Harriers were subject to allegations of 'professionalism' and illegal payments to players, although the League Committee let off both clubs with a warning about future conduct.
In 1890 the two clubs amalgamated as Kidderminster F.C. on a full professional basis, the new club being admitted to the Midland League which had been formed in 1889.
The club became the first from the town to enter the
FA Cup
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and after winning 4 qualifying round games, reached the First Round Proper (last 32). They lost 3–1 away to Darwen but protested the result because of the poor state of the pitch. Their protest was upheld and the tie was replayed a week later, again at Darwen, where Darwen won 13–0. However the club found things difficult financially as a fully professional club, resigned from the league and were wound up in March 1891.
Birmingham League
The club reverted to amateur status in the
Birmingham and District League the following season as Kidderminster Harriers. The club again reached the 1st Round of the F.A Cup in 1906–07, losing to
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
away 5–0. In 1910 the then current England international full-back
Jesse Pennington
Jesse Pennington (23 August 1883 – 5 September 1970) was an English footballer in the early part of the 20th century. He was nicknamed "Peerless Pennington".
Career
Born in West Bromwich, Pennington was a left-back for West Bromwich Albion fo ...
signed for Harriers after a dispute with his then club
West Bromwich Albion
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. He played one game before the dispute was resolved and he returned to Albion.
The twenties were hard going for the club as poor form on the pitch and financial problems off it took their toll. Harriers did manage a League runners-up place in 1924–25. In this season Harriers made national headlines by signing
Stanley Fazackerley, who had been the first £5,000 transfer in English football and scorer of the FA Cup Final winning goal for
Sheffield United
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in 1915. After a pay dispute, he had been given 14 days notice by his then club
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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and had returned to the public house he managed in the city, where a Harriers fan drinking there overheard the news and quickly contacted the Harriers Secretary. The then Wolves captain
George Getgood
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Playing career
Getgood was born in Coylton, Ayrshire. He jo ...
, also in contractual dispute at the time, also signed for Harriers in a double swoop.
The 1927–28 season saw another accusation of bribery, this time against secretary Pat Davis by
Cradley Heath
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. During an investigation Davis admitted he had offered
Burton Town players a ten shillings bonus if they managed to beat
Worcester City
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Worcester City's ...
in the last match of the season. The match was drawn so the bonus was never paid. The case made the national newspapers and Pat Davis was temporarily suspended from all duties.
Harriers proved a rich source of young quality players picked up by professional football clubs at this time, those moving to bigger clubs including full back
Billy Blake
William H. Blake (1902 – ) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, as a defender. He also played non-league football for Kidderminster Harriers.
Playing career
Blake was born in Worceste ...
(Crystal Palace), winger
Fred Leedham (transferred to
West Bromwich Albion
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for £300),
Dennis Jennings (to
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
for £600) and forward Norman Brookes (to Walsall for £70). In 1935–36 a new scoring record for the club was set, with
Billy Boswell scoring 64 goals in a single season.
Southern League
Harriers did not win the West Midlands League until
1938, finishing the season undefeated. They moved to the
Southern League the following year, but played just two games because of the onset of
World War II
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.
[Club History]
Kidderminster Harriers FC
They rejoined the Southern League in
1948.
Their first game was a 1–1 draw with
Chingford Town in front of 3,889. Future
Football Association General Secretary
Ted Croker
Edgar Alfred Croker (13 February 1924 – 25 December 1992) was an English football player and administrator. He was Secretary of the Football Association from 1973 to 1989.
Life and career
Born in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1924, Croker joined th ...
was a Harriers player during the early 1950s, as was future England international striker
Gerry Hitchens(1953–55). Harriers became the first team to host a
floodlit
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FA Cup
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match, when on 14 September 1955 they played
Brierley Hill Alliance in a preliminary round replay, which Harriers won 4–2.
By 1956–57 the club was again in financial difficulties and after several seasons of struggle in
1960
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Events
January
* Jan ...
the club voluntarily dropped back down to the Birmingham League.
During the 1964–72 era Harriers won the West Midland League four times (including three years running 1968–70), and the various County Senior Cups eight times.
Brendan Wassall arrived at Aggborough and debuted on 17 October 1962 against Banbury Spencer. He went on to make 686 appearances up until 1975, and scored 269 goals. His son, Darren, played for Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Derby County.
In 1963 Peter Wassall joined the Harriers on the advice of his brother Brendan after spells with Wolves, Aston Villa and Atherstone Utd.
After a season in midfield he switched to play up front and went on to score a total of 448 goals in 621 games for the Harriers.
He joined Hereford Utd briefly in 1971 but returned to Aggborough a year later.
They were back to the Southern League by 1972–73 as part of Division One North, one level under the Southern League Premier.
Conference
Under player-manager Jon Chambers (ex Aston Villa) in 1983, Harriers were promoted to the
Alliance Premier League
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(now the Conference) after finishing second to
AP Leamington
Leamington Football Club is a football club based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of and play at the New Windmill Ground near Bishop's Tachbrook.
History
The club was established in 1933 as the works te ...
, who were refused entry on ground facility issues.
After a poor start to the first season in the Alliance, AP Leamington manager Graham Allner was appointed manager, marking the start of a 16-year association with the club. Despite not playing in Wales, they were invited to play in the
Welsh Cup
The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mos ...
through the 1970s and 1980s, reaching the final in 1986 and again in 1989.
In July 1985, Allner signed striker Kim Casey from
Gloucester City for £2,500. He previously played for Sutton Coldfield and AP Leamington. In his first season for the Harriers, Casey scored 73 goals in 69 games, a club record, and netted 47 the following season. He was transferred to
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...
in August 1990 for £25,000 before re-joining Harriers briefly in July 1995. For much of the eighties and nineties Casey partnered Paul Davies up front, Davies eventually logging 307 career goals in 656 games over 13 years for the club, while Casey hit nearly 200 goals in six seasons.
In 1989, Kidderminster Harriers launched their first Youth training scheme (YTS) – a first, because the club were still playing non-league football in the Conference.
The first crop of players included Ian Clarke, Ryan Rankin, Willie Bache, Alan Knott, Richard Congrave, Russel Dodd, Craig Gillett and Justin Taylor.
In 1994, Harriers were Conference champions, but were controversially refused promotion due to
the Football League
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's tightened
fire safety regulations for stadiums after the
Bradford City stadium fire. Aggborough's main stand was of wooden construction and, despite assurances a new cantilever stand would be ready for the new season (which was completed on time), and considerable West Midlands media support, the Football League rejected Harriers' promotion.
Ironically, the ground hosted an 8,000 crowd without any problems for the visit of
West Ham United
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in that year's 5th round
FA Cup
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.
Kidderminster finished second to
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 ...
in 1997, but then finished in the bottom half in each of the next two seasons.
Harriers received the biggest sell-on fee for a former non-league club, picking up £700,000 when
Lee Hughes
Lee Hughes (born 22 May 1976) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Stourport Swifts.
A strong striker with excellent finishing abilities, Hughes represented the England semi-professional team once in 1996. ...
joined
Coventry City
Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed t ...
in August 2001. Kidderminster had sold Hughes to
West Bromwich Albion
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in 1998 and under the sell-on clause negotiated by manager Allner at the time received 15% of any further transfer fee. This was activated when Hughes moved to
Coventry City
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for a reported £5 million.
Football League
Backed by retired retail millionaire Chairman Lionel Newton, former
Liverpool
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star
Jan Mølby
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was appointed as manager for the
1999–2000 season. He signed
Mike Marsh in November 1999 as a midfield general. He then led the club to the Conference title at the first attempt, beating
Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...
by nine points.
Thereafter, low attendances (the town is close to several large Championship and Premier League sides) and lack of revenue following the
ITV Digital
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collapse meant the club struggled to make a mark in the Football League, and after five seasons they were relegated back to the
Conference National division.
Back to Conference
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A close-season boardroom takeover battle disrupted preparations for their first season back in the Conference; consequently the club struggled to maintain efforts towards a quick return to the Football League, ending up with a 15th-place finish in the Conference National. Ex-Harriers captain and former
Doncaster Rovers
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,
Cheltenham Town
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player and
Burnley
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assistant coach
Mark Yates took over as Manager from the sacked
Stuart Watkiss
Stuart Watkiss (born 8 May 1966) is an English football coach and former professional player who is the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
As a player, he was a defender and notably played in the Football League with Wolv ...
during the season. He steered the club away from minor danger of relegation in the 2005–06 season and during his first full campaign, took the side to the
FA Trophy final at
Wembley Stadium
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for the first time in 12 years. They however lost 3–2 to
Stevenage Borough
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in front of 53,262. Their league form however was less impressive, resulting in mid-table finishes for three consecutive seasons.
In December 2009
Mark Yates and his number two coach
Neil Howarth
Neil Howarth (born 15 November 1971) is an English football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a defender in the Football League with Macclesfield Town and Cheltenham Town.
Career
Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield To ...
left the club to take over as coaches at
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...
.
After a month of speculation and a number of names such as
Jim Harvey and
Jeff Kenna being mentioned as possible replacements for Mark Yates,
Stalybridge Celtic Manager
Steve Burr took over on an initial two and a half year contract, which was extended to 2014 in March 2011. The club finished sixth in Burr's first season in charge. Burr's second season in charge was largely similar to his first. Harriers again finished sixth, just one place outside the play off places. Harriers were given a 5-point deduction for submitting misleading financial information.
The 2012–13 season started badly for Harriers as they lost the first five games, drew the next five games. However, Harriers went on a run that saw them win 22 out of their last 23 games, including a run of 12 wins, putting them in contention for the title and promotion. In January, Harriers received a club record fee of £300,000 from
Fleetwood Town
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for striker
Jamille Matt. Following the departure of Matt, Harriers signed eventual top scorer
Michael Gash from
Cambridge United
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on loan till the end of the season with a clause that Harriers could make the deal permanent at the end of the season. The title race with
Mansfield Town
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went down to the last day with Mansfield 2 points ahead. Harriers in front of a sold out 6,453 Aggborough beat
Stockport County
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4–0 which confirmed their relegation. Mansfield beat a weakened Wrexham side who were already guaranteed the play-offs 1–0. Harriers finished 2nd and played 5th place
Wrexham
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in the play off semi final. Harriers lost the first leg at the
Racecourse Ground
The Racecourse Ground ( cy, Y Cae Ras) is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C.
It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home ...
2–1, Michael Gash scoring Harriers goal from the penalty spot. Harriers also lost the second leg, again in front of a sell out crowd 3–1, confirming a 5–2 aggregate loss and Conference football for another season.
After such a fantastic season, Harriers had 3 players in the Conference Team of the Year for the 2012–13 season, they were
Anthony Malbon,
Josh Gowling and
Lee Vaughan.
Strong early form in the 2013–14 season found them in 2nd place which could not be sustained. In November 2013,
Steve Burr walked out on Harriers to speak to
Forest Green Rovers
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. The talks broke down and Burr returned to Harriers where the league form dipped rapidly. Harriers enjoyed a fine cup run beating League Two side
Newport County in the second round and holding League One side
Peterborough United
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0–0 at Aggborough in the third round.
However, Burr did not get chance to see the replay as a heavy 6–0 defeat away to
Luton Town
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saw him sacked as Harriers manager on 7 January 2014. On 8 January,
Andy Thorn was appointed manager, winning his first game in charge 3–0 at home to Salisbury,
Joe Lolley
Joseph Lolley (born 25 August 1992) is an English winger who plays for Sydney FC. He has also represented his country at England C level and University level.
Club career Early career
Born in Redditch, Lolley was part of Birmingham City's acad ...
's first hat trick for the club and last league game as a move to
Huddersfield Town
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was looming. Having agreed to let
Lolley stay for the FA Cup replay,
Lolley then netted the winning goal in a famous 3–2 win away to
Peterborough United
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.
The next day,
Lolley moved to
Huddersfield Town
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for a fee in the region of £250,000 having only been at the club for 6 months. Harriers league form dipped after the departure of
Lolley and strain of the FA Cup run as Thorn was sacked after 54 days in charge following a run of only 3 wins in 10 games which also included the 1–0
FA Cup
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Fourth Round loss to Premier League
Sunderland. On 5 March, Burr's former number two Gary Whild was appointed Harriers manager for the final 13 games until the end of the season. Under Whild, Harriers lost only 1 of the last 13 games, but 6 draws meant that Harriers fell just short of the play-offs finishing the season in 7th.
In April 2014, it was announced Gary Whild would stay on as Harriers manager after signing a one-year rolling contract. The 2014/15 season started strongly for the Harriers, as they remained unbeaten in their first 7 games which propelled them into the play-offs. From September till December, Harriers went on a 15 games run where no result was the same back to back. Harriers inconsistent form left them outside the play-offs approaching the Christmas period. In November it was announced that Kidderminster were having money troubles and that the wage budget would have to be decreased. This led to key players
Chey Dunkley and Nathan Blissett being loaned to
Oxford United
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and
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...
respectively, both moves being made permanent in January. One other key influence on Harriers' declining league form was the state of the deteriorating pitch. The signs of two teams playing on the pitch was showing and grass was turning to mud. This showed through December and January, Harriers winning all 4 away matches but losing all 4 at home. Reducing the budget further in January, several players were released including key striker Michael Gash and instrumental midfielder Kyle Storer after just reaching 150 appearances for the club. However, this created the chance for former West Brom goal machine
Lee Hughes
Lee Hughes (born 22 May 1976) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Stourport Swifts.
A strong striker with excellent finishing abilities, Hughes represented the England semi-professional team once in 1996. ...
to rejoin Kidderminster Harriers some 18 years after leaving the club, now 38, Hughes' contract at Forest Green Rovers was cancelled by mutual consent, allowing him to sign again at Aggborough. He began his career at Aggborough in 1994 and scored 70 goals in 139 games for Harriers before moving to West Brom in 1997. Hughes went on to score on his second debut for the Harriers in a 1–1 home draw against Woking. Harriers were sitting 6th after boxing day, with a game in hand to go into the playoffs. However, Harriers only won three of the last twenty games, losing twelve of those as they finished 16th in a tale of two halves season. At the end of the season, it was announced that Harriers only had five players contracted for next season and that the wage budget would be significantly reduced.
The Harriers began the 2014–2015 in the same poor form they had finished on the last. Harriers were winless after 11 games, and in September 2015 it was announced Head Coach Gary Whild would be leaving the club. First team coaches Mark Creighton and
Tim Flowers
Timothy David Flowers (born 3 February 1967) is an English football manager and former player who recently was the manager of Stratford Town.
He played as a goalkeeper from 1984 until 2003, notably in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers w ...
also left the club. The club was relegated from the National League at the end of the season.
On 21 April 2016, former
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...
and
Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
midfielder
John Eustace
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During his playing car ...
was announced as the club's new manager. Eustace guided Kidderminster to a second place finished in their first season in the National League North, before they were beaten by
Chorley in the play-off semi-finals. After the culmination of the
2017-18 National League North season, where Harriers again lost in the first round of the play-offs, this time to
Bradford Park Avenue, manager John Eustace left the club to join
Queen's Park Rangers
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, and was replaced by
Neil MacFarlane. MacFarlane was replaced by former manager Mark Yates in January 2019, as Harriers struggled to a mid-table finish.
John Pemberton
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was installed as manager ahead of the
2019-20 season, although he too was replaced part-way through the season. After an early curtailing of the season, owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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,
Russ Penn and
Jimmy O'Connor
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were appointed manager and joint-manager, respectively. In the
2021-22 season, their first full season in charge, the pair led Harriers to a fourth placed league finish, as well as the fourth round of the
FA Cup
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, where they lost to
Premier League
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side
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
. In the play-offs, Kidderminster exited at the first round, as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
.
Cup success
Welsh Cup
Harriers reached the
Welsh Cup
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final in 1986, losing to
Wrexham
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(2–1) in the replay after drawing the first game (1–1) and again reaching the final 1989, losing to
Swansea City (5–0).
FA Trophy
In 1987 Harriers went to
Wembley Stadium
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for the
FA Trophy final against
Burton Albion
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. The game was a 0–0 draw after
extra time, but Kidderminster won 2–1 in the replay at
The Hawthorns
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. They have reached the final on three occasions since, losing 2–1 to
Wycombe Wanderers
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in 1991 in front of a crowd of 34,842 at the old Wembley and that remained the record attendance for a Trophy match until 2007 again when Kidderminster played Stevenage in another final.
Kidderminster also lost 2–1 to
Woking in 1995 final.
In 2007, Kidderminster again reached the final, losing 2–3 to
Stevenage Borough
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, despite being 2–0 up at half time through two
James Constable
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goals. Stevenage came back and scored the winner in the 88th minute in front of the new record trophy attendance of 53,262, which was also the very first competitive match to be held at the New Wembley.
FA Cup
Kidderminster have also had some success in the
FA Cup
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.
Brighton & Hove Albion
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were entertained in the late 1960s as were
Blackburn Rovers
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&
Millwall
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(first round) in successive seasons 1981 & 1982. They reached the fifth round in 1994 (a feat not again equalled by a non-league team until
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team com ...
achieved it in 2011, although Crawley were fully professional), shooting to national fame after defeating
Birmingham City
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2–1 away and
Preston North End 1–0 at home in the previous two rounds. They then lost narrowly (0–1) at home in front of nearly 8,000 to
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...
.
In 2004 Kidderminster again reached the third round to face
Premier League
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team and local rivals
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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, Harriers were one minute away from causing a massive shock before an 89th-minute equaliser forced a replay, the game finishing 1–1 at
Aggborough Harriers lost the replay 2–0 although video footage clearly showed that the second goal did not cross the line. In the 2008–09 season Harriers again reached the third round, losing away to
Coventry City
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2–0.
In the
2013–14 FA Cup Kidderminster beat League Two side
Newport County 4–2 in the Second Round In the third round, Harriers beat
Peterborough United
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from League One 3–2 at London Road in the 3rd round replay in front of 3,483 of which 660 were travelling Harriers fans,
after drawing 0–0 at Aggborough.
In the fourth round they lost away to Premier League
Sunderland 1–0 in front of 25,081, of which 4,000 were travelling Kidderminster fans, to end their run.
In
2022
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, Harriers reached the fourth round of the
FA Cup
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, whilst in the sixth-tier National League North, where they were drawn against
Premier League
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opponents
West Ham United
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. Harriers had beaten National League opposition in
Grimsby Town
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and
FC Halifax Town
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in the first and second round, respectively, before coming from behind to beat
Championship
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Title match system
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side
Reading
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in the third round. Harriers suffered a 2-1 defeat after extra time, however, courtesy of last-minute goals from
Declan Rice
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Rice began his professional career at West Ham United, having been re ...
and
Jarrod Bowen
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Early life
Bowe ...
.
Players
Current squad
As of 23 December 2022.
Out on loan
Rivals
Harriers fans consider local teams
Stourbridge
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,
Hereford (continued from the rivalry with the now defunct
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...
),
Bromsgrove Sporting and
Worcester City
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Worcester City's ...
to be the club's main rivals. They also share a less significant rivalry with near neighbours
AFC Telford United
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. There was also a healthy rivalry with the now defunct
Rushden & Diamonds
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, which stemmed from the 1999/2000 Conference title-winning campaign. During the club's stint in the Football League, they developed a rivalry with
Cheltenham Town
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.
Seasons
The following are the fifteen most recent Kidderminster Harriers seasons, for a full history see ''
List of Kidderminster Harriers F.C. seasons''
† – deducted 5 points for submitting misleading financial information.* – season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Honours
National League
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*Champions (2):
1993–94,
1999–2000
*Runners-up (2):
1996–97,
2012–13
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National League North
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*Runners-up:
2016-17
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Biography
16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first con ...
Southern League Premier Division
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*Runners-up:
1982–83
FA Trophy
*Winners:
1986–87
*Runners-up (3):
1990–91
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,
1994–95,
2006–07
Conference League Cup
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The competition was formed for t ...
*Winners: 1996–97
*Runners-up: 1988–89
Welsh Cup
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*Runners-up (2): 1985–86,
1988–89
Southern League Cup
*Winners:
1979–80
Worcestershire Senior Cup
*Winners (27): 1895–96, 1903–04, 1920–21, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
Birmingham Senior Cup
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*Winners (7): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1945–46, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
*Runners-up (2): 1929–30, 1965–66
Staffordshire Senior Cup
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*Winners (4): 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
*Runners-up (5): 1938–39, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1978–79
Birmingham & District League/West Midlands (Regional) League
*Champions (6): 1937–38, 1938–39, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
Statistics
![KHFC Progress](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/KHFC_Progress.png)
*Record Attendance: 9,155 vs.
Hereford United
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,
FA Cup
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Round 1, 27 November 1948
*Record Attendance (Conference): 6,453 vs.
Stockport County
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, 20 April 2013
*Record win: 25–0 v
Hereford Club (H),
Birmingham Senior Cup
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Round 1, 12 October 1889
*Record defeat: 0–13 v
Darwen
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(A),
FA Cup
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Round 1, 24 January 1891
*Record transfer fee paid: £80,000,
Andy Ducros (from
Nuneaton Borough), 2000
*Record transfer fee received: £300,000 (estimate)
Jamille Matt (to
Fleetwood Town
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), 2013
*Club record goalscorer: Peter Wassall; 448 (all competitions), 1963–1974
*Record goalscorer in one season: Kim Casey; 73 goals in 68 games, 1985–86
*Record appearances: Brendan Wassall; 686, 1962–1974
Shirt sponsors
*Fair Discount 1983–84
*
Severn Valley Railway
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1984–85
*Trustees Savings Bank (now Lloyds-TSB) 1986–90
*
Westbury Homes 1990–92
*
Ansells Brewery
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1992–93
*Walkers Timber 1992–94
*Clarkes (car dealership) 1994–95
*
Holsten
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1995–97
*OGL 1997–2004
*Hire-It 2004–08
*Tim Rose Electrical 2008–10
*OGL 2010–2012
*Hire-It 2012–18
*Kidderminster Harriers In The Community 2018-19
*Hire-It 2019-20
*Kaleidoscope Plus Group 2020-21
*Adam Hewitt Ltd 2021-
Managerial statistics
''Information correct as of 12 February 2020. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of
penalty shoot-outs are not counted.''
;Key
:
* Served as
caretaker manager.
:† Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
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