Northallerton Town F.C.
association football club in Northallerton, England
Northallerton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division One and play at the Calvert Stadium.
History
The club was founded in 1895. They originally played in the Allertonshire League, before moving onto the Vale of Mowbray League and the Ripon & District League, before then becoming members of the Teesside League in 1972. However, they left the Teesside League in 1974, transferring to the North Yorkshire League. The club later joined the Darlington & District League and then the Harrogate & District League. In 1982 they moved up to the newly-formed Division Two of the Northern League. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in 1989–90, the club were promoted to Division One. In 1993–94 they won the Northern League Cup.
Northallerton Town folded during the summer of 1994 and were reformed as Northallerton Football Club.
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