Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Full name | Kidderminster Harriers Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Kiddy, Harriers, Carpetmen, The Reds | ||
Founded | 1886[1] | ||
Ground | Aggborough | ||
Capacity | 6,444[2] | ||
Chairman | Richard Lane | ||
Manager | Phil Brown | ||
League | National League | ||
2023–24 | National League, 22nd of 24 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, but will play in the National League North in the 2024-25 season after suffering relegation.
Formed in 1886, Harriers have spent their entire history at Aggborough Stadium. They have won the Worcestershire Senior Cup a record 27 times and are the only club from the county ever to have played in the English Football League. Founder members of the Birmingham & District League in 1889, they merged with Kidderminster Olympic the next year and entered the Midland League as Kidderminster F.C., though folded due to financial difficulties in March 1891. Kidderminster Harriers reverted to amateur status and rejoined the Birmingham & District League, though it would take until 1937–38 for them to claim their first league title, which they retained the following year. They joined the Southern League in 1948, though reverted to the Birmingham & District League in 1960. They won four further league titles: 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1970–71. Harriers switched to the Southern League Division One North in 1972 and were promoted to the Alliance Premier League at the end of the 1982–83 season.
Kidderminster Harriers won the FA Trophy in 1987 and were crowned Conference champions in 1993–94, though Graham Allner's team were denied a place in the Football League due to the state of Aggborough. The club improved the stadium and were admitted after winning the title again under Jan Mølby's stewardship in 1999–2000. They remained in the Football League for five seasons, finishing as high as tenth in the Third Division in 2002, before being relegated out of League Two three years later. They finished second in the Conference in 2012–13, but were beaten in the play-off semi-finals, and were relegated from the National League in 2016. They qualified for the National League North play-offs in 2017, 2018 and 2022 before winning the play-off final in 2023 to return to the National League after seven years.
History
Kidderminster Harriers were formed in 1886 from a highly successful
Olympic and Kidderminster F.C.
Playing games at Chester Road (the current cricket ground) Harriers' first game was 18 September 1886, away to Wilden, winning 2–1. The town saw a rival team start up as Kidderminster Olympic in 1887, rapidly becoming one of the best sides in the area. In 1887–88 the club started playing its matches at Aggborough.
Both Olympic and Harriers were founder members of the Birmingham and District League in 1889, Olympic won the league in 1890, with Harriers runners-up.[1] Both sides regularly attracted crowds of 2–4,000, with the local derbies seeing over 7,000 attending. Owing to their success soon after both Olympic and Harriers were subject to allegations of 'professionalism' and illegal payments to players, although the League Committee let off both clubs with a warning about future conduct.
In 1890 the two clubs amalgamated as Kidderminster F.C. on a full professional basis, the new club being admitted to the Midland League which had been formed in 1889.[1] The club became the first from the town to enter the FA Cup and after winning 4 qualifying-round games, reached the first round proper (last 32). They lost 3–1 away to Darwen but protested the result because of the poor state of the pitch. Their protest was upheld and the tie was replayed a week later, again at Darwen, where Darwen won 13–0. However the club found things difficult financially as a fully professional club, and, with debts of £369, resigned from the league and was wound up in March 1891.[3]
Birmingham League
The club reverted to amateur status in the
The twenties were hard going for the club as poor form on the pitch and financial problems off it took their toll. Harriers did manage a League runners-up place in 1924–25. In this season Harriers made national headlines by signing
The 1927–28 season saw another accusation of bribery, this time against secretary Pat Davis by
Harriers proved a rich source of young quality players picked up by professional football clubs at this time, those moving to bigger clubs including full back
Southern League
Harriers did not win the West Midlands League until 1938, finishing the season undefeated. They moved to the Southern League the following year, but played just two games because of the onset of World War II.[4]
They rejoined the Southern League in
During the 1964–72 era Harriers won the West Midland League four times (including three years running 1968–70), and the various County Senior Cups eight times.[1] Brendan Wassall arrived at Aggborough and debuted on 17 October 1962 against Banbury Spencer. He went on to make 686 appearances up until 1975, and scored 269 goals. His son, Darren, played for Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Derby County.
In 1963 Peter Wassall joined the Harriers on the advice of his brother Brendan after spells with Wolves, Aston Villa and Atherstone Utd. After a season in midfield he switched to play up front and went on to score a total of 448 goals in 621 games for the Harriers. He joined Hereford Utd briefly in 1971 but returned to Aggborough a year later.
They were back to the Southern League by 1972–73 as part of Division One North, one level under the Southern League Premier.
Conference
Under player-manager Jon Chambers (ex Aston Villa) in 1983, Harriers were promoted to the
After a poor start to the first season in the Alliance, AP Leamington manager Graham Allner was appointed manager, marking the start of a 16-year association with the club. Despite not playing in Wales, they were invited to play in the Welsh Cup through the 1970s and 1980s, reaching the final in 1986 and again in 1989.[4]
In July 1985, Allner signed striker Kim Casey from Gloucester City for £2,500. He previously played for Sutton Coldfield and AP Leamington. In his first season for the Harriers, Casey scored 73 goals in 69 games, a club record, and netted 47 the following season. He was transferred to Cheltenham Town in August 1990 for £25,000 before re-joining Harriers briefly in July 1995. For much of the eighties and nineties Casey partnered Paul Davies up front, Davies eventually logging 307 career goals in 656 games over 13 years for the club, while Casey hit nearly 200 goals in six seasons.
In 1989, Kidderminster Harriers launched their first Youth training scheme (YTS) – a first, because the club was still playing non-league football in the Vauxhall Conference.[1] The first crop of players were Ian Clarke (Midfield/Defender), Ryan Rankin (Defender), Willie Bache (Midfield), Alan Knott (Forward), Richard Congrave (Forward), Russel Dodds (Midfield/Defender), Craig Gillett (Midfield) and Justin Taylor (Forward). The intake was coached by Graeme McKenzie and gained instance success finishing runners-up in their first season in the Midlands Floodlit league behind Hereford United.
In 1994, Harriers were Conference champions but were controversially refused promotion due to
Harriers finished second to Macclesfield Town in 1997, but then finished in the bottom half in each of the next two seasons.
Harriers received the biggest sell-on fee for a former non-league club, picking up £700,000 when
Football League
Backed by retired retail millionaire Chairman Lionel Newton, former
Back to the Conference
A close-season boardroom takeover battle disrupted preparations for their first season back in the Conference; consequently the club struggled to maintain efforts towards a quick return to the Football League, ending up with a 15th-place finish in the Conference National. Ex-Harriers captain and former Doncaster Rovers, Cheltenham Town player and Burnley assistant coach Mark Yates took over as Manager from the sacked Stuart Watkiss during the season.[5] He steered the club away from minor danger of relegation in the 2005–06 season and during his first full campaign, took the side to the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium for the first time in 12 years. They however lost 3–2 to Stevenage Borough in front of 53,262.[6] Their league form however was less impressive, resulting in mid-table finishes for three consecutive seasons.
In December 2009 Mark Yates and his number two coach Neil Howarth left the club to take over as coaches at Cheltenham Town.[7]
After a month of speculation and a number of names such as Jim Harvey and Jeff Kenna being mentioned as possible replacements for Mark Yates, Stalybridge Celtic Manager Steve Burr took over on an initial two and a half year contract,[8] which was extended to 2014 in March 2011. The club finished sixth in Burr's first season in charge. Burr's second season in charge was largely similar to his first. Harriers again finished sixth, just one place outside the play off places. Harriers were given a 5-point deduction for submitting misleading financial information.[9]
The 2012–13 season started badly for Harriers as they lost the first five games, drew the next five games. However, Harriers went on a run that saw them win 22 out of their last 23 games, including a run of 12 wins, putting them in contention for the title and promotion.
Strong early form in the 2013–14 season found them in 2nd place which could not be sustained. In November 2013,
In April 2014, it was announced Gary Whild would stay on as Harriers manager after signing a one-year rolling contract.[27] The 2014/15 season started strongly for the Harriers, as they remained unbeaten in their first 7 games which propelled them into the play-offs. From September till December, Harriers went on a 15 games run where no result was the same back to back. Harriers inconsistent form left them outside the play-offs approaching the Christmas period. In November it was announced that Harriers were having money troubles and that the wage budget would have to be decreased. This led to key players Chey Dunkley and Nathan Blissett being loaned to Oxford United[28] and Bristol Rovers[29] respectively, both moves being made permanent in January. One other key influence on Harriers' declining league form was the state of the deteriorating pitch.[30] The signs of two teams playing on the pitch was showing and grass was turning to mud.[31] This showed through December and January, Harriers winning all 4 away matches but losing all 4 at home. Reducing the budget further in January, several players were released including key striker Michael Gash[32] and instrumental midfielder Kyle Storer after just reaching 150 appearances for the club.[33] However, this created the chance for former West Brom goal machine Lee Hughes to rejoin Kidderminster Harriers some 18 years after leaving the club, now 38, Hughes' contract at Forest Green Rovers was cancelled by mutual consent, allowing him to sign again at Aggborough. He began his career at Aggborough in 1994 and scored 70 goals in 139 games for Harriers before moving to West Brom in 1997.[34] Hughes went on to score on his second debut for the Harriers in a 1–1 home draw against Woking.[35] Harriers were sitting 6th after boxing day, with a game in hand to go into the playoffs.[36] However, Harriers only won three of the last twenty games, losing twelve of those as they finished 16th in a tale of two halves season. At the end of the season, it was announced that Harriers only had five players contracted for next season and that the wage budget would be significantly reduced.
The Harriers began the 2014–15 in the same poor form they had finished on the last. Harriers were winless after 11 games, and in September 2015 it was announced Head Coach Gary Whild would be leaving the club. First team coaches Mark Creighton and Tim Flowers also left the club.[37] The club was relegated from the National League at the end of the season.[38]
National League North
On 21 April 2016, former
In the
Cup success
Welsh Cup
Harriers reached the Welsh Cup final in 1986, losing to Wrexham (2–1) in the replay after drawing the first game (1–1)[54] and again reaching the final 1989, losing to Swansea City (5–0).[55]
FA Trophy
In 1987 Harriers went to
FA Cup
Kidderminster have also had some success in the FA Cup. Brighton & Hove Albion were entertained in the late 1960s as were Blackburn Rovers & Millwall (first round) in successive seasons 1981 & 1982. They reached the fifth round in 1994 (a feat not again equalled by a non-league team until Crawley Town F.C. achieved it in 2011, although Crawley were fully professional), shooting to national fame after defeating Birmingham City 2–1 away[58] and Preston North End 1–0 at home in the previous two rounds.[59] They then lost narrowly 0–1 at home in front of nearly 8,000 to West Ham United.[60]
In 2004 Kidderminster again reached the third round to face
In the
In
Players
Current squad
- As of 21 April 2024[66]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Rivals
Harriers fans consider local teams
Seasons
Statistics from the previous decade, for a full history see List of Kidderminster Harriers F.C. seasons[45]
Year | League | Level | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position | Top League Scorer(s) | Goals | FA Cup | League Cup | FA Trophy | Average attendance |
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2012–13 | Conference National
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5 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 93 | 2nd of 24 Lost in PO semi-final |
Michael Gash | 20 | R1 | - | R2 | 2,193[71] |
2013–14 | Conference National
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5 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 72 | 7th of 24 |
Michael Gash | 11 | R4 | - | R1 | 2,020[72] |
2014–15 | Conference National
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5 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 57 | 16th of 24 | Marvin Johnson[73] | 9 | QR4 | - | R2 | 1,909[74] |
2015–16
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National League | 5 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 40 | 23rd of 24 | James McQuilkin Ben Whitfield |
6 | QR4 | - | R1 | 1,804[75] |
2016–17 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 82 | 2nd of 22 | Arthur Gnahoua[76] | 15 | R1 | - | R3 | 1,837[74] |
2017–18 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 72 | 4th of 22 | Joe Ironside[77] | 23 | R1 | - | R2 | 1,683[74] |
2018–19 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 60 | 10th of 22 | Arthur Gnahoua[77] | 21 | QR3 | - | QR3 | 1,683[74] |
2019–20* | National League North | 6 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 38 | 15th of 22 | Ashley Chambers[78] | 13 | QR2 | - | QR3 | 1,364 |
2020–21 *
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National League North | Season expunged due to the COVID-19 pandemic | QR2 | - | R2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2021–22 | National League North | 6 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 74 | 4th of 22 | Ashley Hemmings | 16 | R4 | - | R3 | 2,478 |
2022–23 | National League North | 6 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 69 | 6th of 24 Promoted |
Ashley Hemmings | 11 | QR4 | - | R4 | 2,280 |
† – deducted 5 points for submitting misleading financial information.
* – season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistics
- Record Attendance: 9,155 vs. Hereford United, FA CupRound 1, 27 November 1948
- Record Attendance (Conference): 6,453 vs. Stockport County, 20 April 2013
- Record win: 25–0 v Hereford Club (H), Birmingham Senior Cup Round 1, 12 October 1889
- Record defeat: 0–13 v Darwen (A), FA Cup Round 1, 24 January 1891
- Record transfer fee paid: £80,000, Nuneaton Borough), 2000
- Record transfer fee received: £300,000 (estimate) Jamille Matt (to Fleetwood Town), 2013
- Club record goalscorer: Peter Wassall; 448 (all competitions), 1963–1974
- Record goalscorer in one season: Kim Casey; 73 goals in 68 games, 1985–86
- Record appearances: Brendan Wassall; 686, 1962–1974
Shirt sponsors
- Fair Discount 1983–84
- Severn Valley Railway 1984–85
- Trustees Savings Bank (now Lloyds-TSB) 1986–90
- Westbury Homes 1990–92
- Ansells Brewery 1992–93
- Walkers Timber 1992–94
- Clarkes (car dealership) 1994–95
- Holsten1995–97
- OGL 1997–2004
- Hire-It 2004–08
- Tim Rose Electrical 2008–10
- OGL 2010–2012
- Hire-It 2012–18
- Kidderminster Harriers In The Community 2018–19
- Hire-It 2019–20
- Kaleidoscope Plus Group 2020–21
- Adam Hewitt Ltd 2021–
Managerial statistics
Information correct as of 6 January 2024. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of
Image | Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Honours | Notes |
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Harold Cox | England | 1970 | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
John Chambers | England | 1979 | 1983 | 324 | 167 | 70 | 87 | 553 | 391 | +162 | 51.5 | |||
Graham Allner | England | 1983 | November 1998 | 911 | 409 | 205 | 297 | 1,627 | 1,322 | +305 | 44.9 | 1 Football Conference
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Phil Mullen | England | November 1998 | May 1999 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 37.0 | |||
Jan Mølby | Denmark | May 1999 | March 2002 | 151 | 66 | 31 | 54 | 204 | 172 | +32 | 43.7 | 1 Football Conference
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Ian Britton | England | March 2002 | October 2003 | 75 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 92 | 106 | −14 | 32.0 | |||
Jan Mølby | Denmark | October 2003 | October 2004 | 53 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 30.2 | |||
Shaun Cunnington* | England | October 2004 | November 2004 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0.0 | |||
Stuart Watkiss | England | November 2004 | 1 January 2006 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 30.0 | |||
Martin O'Connor* | England | 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 33.3 | |||
Mark Yates | England | 1 January 2006 | 22 December 2009 | 213 | 92 | 49 | 72 | 296 | 247 | +49 | 43.2 | |||
John Finnigan* | England | 22 December 2009 | 1 January 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 50.0 | |||
Steve Burr | England | 1 January 2010 | 7 January 2014 | 206 | 96 | 52 | 58 | 343 | 264 | +79 | 46.6 | |||
Andy Thorn | England | 8 January 2014 | 5 March 2014 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 30.0 | |||
Gary Whild | England | 5 March 2014 | 21 September 2015 | 73 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 80 | 90 | −10 | 28.8 | |||
Colin Gordon* | England | 21 September 2015 | 9 October 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0.0 | |||
Dave Hockaday | England | 9 October 2015 | 7 January 2016 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 15.4 | |||
Colin Gordon* | England | 7 January 2016 | 31 May 2016 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 35.0 | |||
John Eustace | England | 1 June 2016 | 25 May 2018 | 104 | 56 | 22 | 26 | 193 | 114 | +79 | 53.8 | |||
Neil MacFarlane | Scotland | 25 May 2018 | 7 January 2019 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 44.4 | |||
Colin Gordon* | England | 7 January 2019 | 29 January 2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 25.0 | |||
Mark Yates | England | 29 January 2019 | 21 April 2019 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 50.0 | |||
James O'Connor* | England | 21 April 2019 | 29 May 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.0 | |||
John Pemberton | England | 29 May 2019 | 27 November 2019 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 26.3 | |||
Russell Penn* | England | 27 November 2019 | 6 December 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.0 | |||
James Shan | England | 6 December 2019 | 11 February 2020 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 27.3 | |||
Russell Penn | England | 11 February 2020 | 7 January 2024 | 161 | 67 | 41 | 53 | − | − | — | 41.6 | |||
Phil Brown† | England | 10 January 2024- Present | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | − | − | — | — |
- Key
- * Served as caretaker manager.
- † Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
Honours
League
- Football Conference (level 5)
- National League North (level 6)
- Play-off winners: 2023
- West Midlands League
- Champions: 1937–38, 1938–39, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
Cup
- FA Trophy
- Conference League Cup
- Winners: 1996–97
- Southern League Cup
- Winners: 1979–80
- Worcestershire Senior Cup
- Winners (27): 1895–96, 1903–04, 1920–21, 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners: 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1945–46, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
- Staffordshire Senior Cup
- Winners: 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
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External links
- Kidderminster Harriers at the Football Club History Database