Halesowen F.C.
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| Full name | Halesowen Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Yeltz |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Ground | The Grove, Halesowen |
| Capacity | 3,150 (525 seated) |
| Owner | Tammy Lynch |
| Chairman | Colin Brookes |
| Manager | John Hill |
| League | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 19th of 24 |
Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and play at the Grove.
The club was established in 1873 and joined the Birmingham & District League in 1892, finishing bottom of the league in their first season. They finished bottom of the league again in 1904–05 and dropped out of the league, before returning in 1906. After another last-place finish in 1910–11 the club transferred to the Birmingham Combination. They finished bottom of the new league for the next two seasons and left after finishing second-from-bottom in 1913–14.
Halesowen rejoined the Birmingham Combination in 1919 and were renamed Halesowen Town in 1926. They finished bottom of the league in 1926–27 but remained members of the competition until 1939. In 1946 they rejoined the Birmingham & District League and won their first-ever league title in 1946–47. In 1954 the league split into Northern and Southern divisions, with Halesowen placed in the Southern section. Further league reorganisation saw them become members of Division One the following season. In 1955–56 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–2 at home to Hendon in front of a record crowd of 5,000. However, after finishing in the bottom three the following season, they were relegated to Division Two.
A third-place finish in 1957–58 saw Halesowen promoted back to Division One. In 1960 the league reverted to a single division and in 1962 it was renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League. The club were runners-up in 1964–65, and when the league gained a second division at the end of the season, they were placed in the Premier Division. In 1982–83 they were Premier Division champions, also reaching the FA Vase final, losing 1–0 to VS Rugby at Wembley. They went on to retain the title for the next three seasons, and reached the final of the FA Vase again in 1985 and 1986, winning on both occasions; in the 1984–85 final they beat Fleetwood Town 3–1 and in 1985–86 they won 3–0 against Southall. The 1985–86 season also saw the club reach the first round of the FA Cup for the second time, eventually losing 3–1 to Frickley Athletic in a replay. After their fourth consecutive title in 1985–86 the club moved up to the Midland Division of the Southern League.
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