Harrow Borough FC
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| Full name | Harrow Borough Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Boro, The Reds |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Ground | Earlsmead Stadium, South Harrow |
| Capacity | 3,070 |
| Chairman | Peter Rogers |
| Manager | Steve Baker |
| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 21st of 24 |
Harrow Borough Football Club is an English football club based in Harrow, London. They were founded in 1933 and compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division, the seventh tier of English football. Harrow Borough’s home ground is Earlsmead Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,070. Harrow Borough moved into Earlsmead Stadium in 1934 and have kept it as their home stadium since then. Harrow Borough's colour is red, which is the colour of their home kit. Their crest depicts the coat of arms of the London Borough of Harrow.
Harrow Borough have rejected the chance to join the Football Conference, now known as the National League, twice due to financial reasons. Harrow have won the Isthmian League Premier Division once, in 1983-84. They have won the Middlesex Senior Cup, Middlesex Charity Cup, Harrow Senior Cup and George Ruffell Memorial Shield. Their most recent cup achievements have been winning the Middlesex Senior Cup and Middlesex Charity Cup, both in 2015 and reaching the first round of the FA Cup in 2016-17, for the fourth time in their history, when they lost to Northampton Town. Their most recent league achievement has been reaching the Isthmian League Premier Division Playoffs in 2010-11.
The club was originally formed in 1933 under the name Roxonian F.C. and played their first season in the Harrow and District League finishing runners up. The next season saw the club move into a new ground, Earlsmead Stadium, and a new league. They started in the Spartan League Division Two West and in 1938 they would finish second. As only the Champions were promoted they would have to wait till the following season when they finished top under their new name of Harrow Town F.C. to progress. The eruption of war in the 1940s saw Harrow Town’s ascent cut short, relegating the team to Middlesex Leagues until the war finished. The war years saw Harrow Town compete in the West Middlesex Combination and then the Middlesex Senior League. After the end of the war, the club finally made its rightful position at the top level of the Spartan League. They remained in the Spartan League until finishing runners up in 1958 and being promoted to the Delphian League.
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