Halifax Town A.F.C.
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| Full name | Halifax Town Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Shaymen |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Ground |
The Shay Halifax |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| 2007–08 | Conference National, 20th |
Halifax Town Association Football Club was an English football club, which played in the Football League from 1921–1993 and 1998–2002.
The club was dissolved in 2008, but reformed that July under the name of F.C. Halifax Town.
The club's stadium was The Shay.
The club was formed on 24 May 1911 at the Saddle Hotel. It initially played in the Yorkshire Combination and the Midland League. It was one of the founder members of Football League Third Division North in 1921, and remained in that division until restructuring in 1958, when it became a member of the Football League Third Division. Its highest league position prior to World War II was second in 1934–35.
They finished one place off promotion from the Football League Third Division in 1971.
In 1993 they were relegated to the Football Conference.
The club found the Conference no easier than the fourth division. After several poor seasons with severe financial constraints, the club was demoralised as there seemed to be no way out. However, previous manager George Mulhall returned towards the end of the 1996–97 and avoided relegation from the Conference. The next season Mulhall and Kieran O'Regan made a number of additions to the squad including Jamie Paterson, Mark Bradshaw and Lee Martin to put together a title-winning team. The Shaymen were crowned champions of the Conference and thus regained Football League status. Free scoring Geoff Horsfield was also the top scorer in the Conference that season, scoring 30 goals.
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