Harborough Town
Also written as Harborough.
The club
Harborough Town Football Club are a club from Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, nicknamed the Bees. They are not a Harborough Town side from any other country. Wikipedia says the club was established in 1975 as a youth side, Harborough Town Juniors, and that the modern club formed by merger with the adult team Spencer United in 2008, the amalgamation happening during 2007-08. They play at Bowden Park; capacity was not established from the sources read here, though in 2024 the club received planning permission to expand the ground, including a new 154-seat stand. Their colours were not established from the sources read here.
Mitch Austin is listed as manager and Pete Dougan as chairman. A fan-site page read for 2026-27 did not name a manager, so Austin still being in charge was not independently confirmed.
Recent seasons
Harborough won the United Counties League Premier Division South in 2021-22 and were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. In 2023-24 they were third and won the play-offs to reach the Southern League Premier Division Central. In 2024-25 they were fifth and lost on penalties to Kettering Town in the play-off semi-finals. In 2025-26 they won the Premier Division Central and were promoted to the National League North.
Honours and landmarks
Southern League Premier Division Central champions in 2025-26; United Counties League Premier Division South champions in 2021-22; Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division champions in 2009-10; Leicester and District Mutual League Division Five champions in 1977-78. Their best FA Trophy run is the third round in 2025-26 and best FA Vase run the fourth round in 2021-22. The record attendance is 1,726 against Carlisle United in the FA Trophy third round on 13 December 2025.
Notable scorelines
In 2024-25, their first FA Cup campaign from the first qualifying round, they beat Tonbridge Angels 4-1 in the first round proper and lost 5-3 to Reading after extra time in the second round, their best FA Cup performance. The club's record win and defeat were not established from the sources read here.
European record
None. Harborough Town have never played in a European competition, as far as the sources read here show.
Quotes
No directly quoted material was confirmed from the sources read here.
Right now (2026-27 season)
Harborough play in the National League North. A fan-site page showed them 17th with 17 points from 14 games and a goal difference of minus four, after a 1-1 draw at Hebburn Town on 31 October 2026, a 3-0 defeat at Buxton on 27 October, a 1-1 draw with Worksop Town on 24 October and a 1-0 win over Southport on 10 October. Their average home crowd was listed as 1,021.
In the FA Cup, the fan site lists a 3-1 home win over Spennymoor Town on 17 October 2026 without giving the round. They are drawn away at Leyton Orient, then of the third tier, in the first round proper on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 15:00 at Brisbane Road. Next are a league match at South Shields on 17 November and an FA Trophy tie with Merthyr Town on 14 November. The earlier qualifying rounds and summer transfers were not established from the sources read here.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harborough_Town_F.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026-27_FA_Cup https://fanbanter.co.uk/national-league-north/harborough-town/
Researched and written for not4quarters. Where a fact could not be established from the sources read, this page says so rather than guessing.