Golcar United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Longfield Avenue.
History Founded in 1904, the club initially played in the Huddersfield & District League.Golcar United: History North West Counties League They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and were runners-up in their first season in the league.West Riding County Amateur League 1922–1939 Non-League Matters After finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38, the club left the league.
Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000–01,2013/14 Handbook West Riding County Amateur League and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title.West Riding County Amateur League 2002–2012 Non-League Matters They were runners-up in 2014–15, and champions in 2017–18.Golcar United are West Riding County Amateur League champions Telegraph and Argus, 6 June 2018 They retained the league title the following season, and were promoted to Division One North of the North West Counties League.Club allocations 2019/20 Non-League Paper In 2021–22 they finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating AFC Blackpool 4–2 on penalties in the semi-finals (after a 2–2 draw), they defeated Holker Old Boys 2–1 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League.Double trouble for Gav The Non-League Football Paper, 1 May 2022
Ground The club moved to their Longfield Avenue ground in 1955, where the pitch had a noticeable side-to-side slope.Stephen Mumford (2002) The Non-League Football Grounds of West Yorkshire, p33 Following their promotion to the North West Counties League, floodlights were installed, and were used for the first time on 8 October when the club defeated local rivals Shelley 1–0 in a league match in front of 556 spectators.Shelley chasing Sheffield Senior Cup run Examiner Live, 11 October 2019 A 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020.Golcar United Football Club Stadium Solutions A record attendance of 1,320 was set for a League Cup semi-final match against local rivals Emley on 21 April 2023.Golcar United celebrate historic win as they beat Emley AFC 13–12 in dramatic penalty shoot-out Huddersfield Hub, 23 April 2023
Honours West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division champions 2004–05, 2017–18, 2018–19 West Riding County Challenge Cup Winners 2000–01 Huddersfield Invitation Cup Winners 1919–20, 1922–23, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1970–71, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19Golcar United: Info North West Counties League
Records Best FA Cup performance: Preliminary round, 2024–25 Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2021–22, 2022–23 Record attendance: 1,320 vs Emley, Northern Counties East League League Cup semi-final, 21 April 2023
See also Golcar United F.C. players
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