FC Halifax Town

F.C. Halifax Town is a professional[1] association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season.

F.C. Halifax Town

Full name	Football Club Halifax Town
Nickname(s)	The Shaymen
Founded	2008
Ground	The Shay
Capacity	14,061 (5,830 seated)
Chairman	David Bosomworth
Manager	Pete Wild
League	National League
2019–20	National League, 6th of 24
Website	Club website
Alternative colours Alternative colours

History

Formation

The Shay, the home ground of Halifax Town

Huge tax debts buried Halifax Town A.F.C. after almost 100 years as a football club. In May 2008, it was revealed that Halifax owed over £814,000 to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.[2] It was originally thought the club owed the taxman around £500,000, which might have left scope for a deal.[3] At a meeting of the FA, discussing the makeup of the football pyramid for the 2008–09 season, it was decided that FC Halifax Town would be placed in the Northern Premier League Division One North (the eighth tier of English football) despite various appeals.[4]

Northern Premier League (2008–2011)

The club's first game under the new name FC Halifax Town was a friendly defeat against Tamworth on 19 July 2008.[5] The Shaymen's first competitive match came in a 3–0 loss to Bamber Bridge.[6] FC Halifax's first ever season was filled with inconsistency: ending outside the play-off positions in 8th place.

In April 2009, Neil Aspin was appointed as the new manager, which would prove to be an excellent appointment.[7] His first season in charge was a successful one; winning the league with 100 points (scoring 108 goals in the process). Halifax reached the FA Cup 4th qualifying round that season: eventually losing to Wrexham in front of a record crowd of 2,843.[8] The title was sealed with a 2–2 home draw against Clitheroe.

Halifax started the 2010–11 season in the Northern Premier League, (the 7th tier of English football). New-signing Jamie Vardy (who would later play for Leicester City and the England National Team) helped fire Halifax to back-to-back promotions to the Conference North as top scorer with 22 goals. Once again, Halifax would lose in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup to a fifth tier side; this time it would be a narrow defeat to Mansfield Town. On New Year's Day 2011, Town beat FC United of Manchester 4–1 at the Shay which attracted a crowd of 4,023, an attendance that at the time held the record crowd for the Northern Premier League.[9] They finally won the title after winning 2–0 at Retford United and gained automatic promotion to the Conference North.

Conference North Years (2011–2013)

During pre-season, star-striker Jamie Vardy signed for Fleetwood Town. Vardy was replaced as Halifax's main striker by Lee Gregory (who would later play for Millwall and Stoke City in the EFL Championship). Halifax had a sluggish start to their first ever season in the 6th tier. For the first ever time, Halifax reached the 1st round of the FA Cup: a televised home tie against League 1 leaders Charlton Athletic.[10] The result was a 4–0 defeat in front of 4,601 supporters.The club rose from 13th at the start of the match to 3rd by the end of the season. Halifax lost in the play-offs to Gainsborough Trinity (3–2 on aggregate).[11]

The 2012–13 season was the club's second consecutive season in the 6th tier. The season was defined by successful cup-runs and another promotion. In the FA Cup, Halifax took Conference Premier side Lincoln City to a replay in the 4th qualifying round. In the FA Trophy Halifax reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, eventually losing out to 5th tier side Dartford. Due to Town's cup-runs and postponements from poor weather caused a huge back-log in fixtures. By February, Halifax had ten games in hand on certain teams. Halifax had a difficult run at the end of the season (despite playing 12 games in 27 days), reaching the play-offs in 5th. In the play-off semi-final, Halifax won 3–1 (on aggregate) against local side Guiseley.[12] The play-off final was won 1–0 against Brackley Town with a solitary goal by Lee Gregory.[13]

National League Years (2013–)

The National League (5th tier) was the highest level that the newly formed FC Halifax Town side had played at since formation. Neil Aspin started the 2013–14 season by signing a two-year contract.[14] Their first season in the 5th tier started with a disappointing 5–1 defeat to Cambridge United.[15] Town's first win in the 5th tier was against Wrexham.[16] From March onwards, the Shaymen won 9 of 10 matches (keeping 7 clean-sheets) Halifax finished their first season in the Conference play-off positions (the highest placed semi-professional team in the country). Halifax lost 2–1 to Cambridge United in the play-off semi-final, rounding off a sensational first season in the 5th tier.[17]

During pre-season, Lee Gregory was sold for £250,000 to Millwall after being Halifax's top scorer for three consecutive seasons (scoring 18, 20 and 29 goals respectively).[18] Halifax started the new season with five consecutive wins, placing the Shaymen at the top of the league. In the 1st round of the FA Cup, Halifax were drawn against old rivals Bradford City. The televised match attracted 8,042 spectators (FC Halifax Town's record attendance): which Town lost 2–1.[19] Eventually, form dropped off in the league with too many draws (15), leaving Halifax Town in 9th place at the end of the season.[20]

The Shaymen's third season in the National League was a poor one, culminating in relegation back to the 6th tier. Neil Aspin was sacked[21] and replaced by Darren Kelly. Kelly oversaw disastrous results against Grimsby Town[22] (7–0), Cheltenham Town (7–1)[23] and Braintree Town (6–3).[24] The Braintree defeat forced the hand of the board who sacked him after less than two months in charge.[25] Jim Harvey became caretaker manager, he turned the club's fortunes around but couldn't prevent Halifax's relegation back to the National League North following a draw against Macclesfield Town.[26] Meanwhile, Halifax reached the 2016 FA Trophy Final, defeating Grimsby Town 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.[27]

Harvey was replaced by North Ferriby United manager Billy Heath. Town made an immediate return to the National League, finishing in 3rd place. Halifax met Salford City in the play-off semi-final, drawing 1–1 (winning 3–0 on penalties).[28] In the play-off final, Halifax beat Chorley 2–1 after extra time in front of nearly 8000 fans.[29]

Halifax's return to the National League was largely uneventful. Despite mid-season doubts, Halifax were never in serious danger of relegation. Billy Heath was replaced by Jamie Fullarton[30] mid-season who guided them to 16th place.[31]

For the second consecutive season, Halifax finished the season in 16th place. Halifax were top of the league at the end of August having just switched to a hybrid full-time model. The highlight of the season was an impressive win against League Two side Morecambe.[32]

During pre-season, Jamie Fullarton was replaced with Pete Wild.[33] This time though, the positive start to the season didn't end like in previous seasons. By March, the COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the season.[34] The final league position was decided on a points per game decision, meaning Halifax would end up in the play-off positions. However, the Shaymen lost 2–1 in the play-offs to Boreham Wood.[35]

Kit

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Home Shirt Sponsor	Away Shirt Sponsor
2008–2009	Vandanel	Grand Union Railway	Halton Group
2009–2010		Doodson Broking Group
2010–2011			Polyframe
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014	Sondico		MBi Consulting
2014–2015	Adidas
2015–2016		MBi Consulting	Integro Doodson
2016–2017		Northern Powerhouse Developments	GB Architectural Cladding Products
2017–2018
2018–2019

Halifax Town's traditional colours are blue and white. The club doesn't have any particular, identifiable style and as such there can be quite a change of style season upon season. For the majority of Halifax Town's existence the club has opted for blue shirts, blue shorts and blue socks with various different styles on the shirt. This rhythm was interrupted between 2011 and 2014 as in the 2011–12 season the kit was blue with black trim as opposed to white, and between 2012 and 2014 the club wore blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks. As Halifax Town (AFC) the kit was also variable, including full blue, blue with white shorts, blue and white stripes and in the 1970s the kit included orange and even full white kits with orange.[36]

Rivals and local games

Club	Last Match	Season
Bradford City	L 2–1	2014–15
York City	D 2–2	2007–08
Huddersfield Town	D 0–0	2001–02
Rochdale	L 2–1	2001–02
Burnley	L 1–0	1991–92

According to a survey conducted in 2003, Halifax's three main rivals are Burnley, Rochdale and Huddersfield Town.[37] The rivalry with Burnley began in the 1980s when Burnley dropped into the Fourth Division and a number of intense affairs between the two clubs when the teams played sparked a rivalry. Despite not having met since and rarely beforehand, Halifax fans still view Burnley as being the club's biggest rival and make reference to it in several chants. Halifax have met Rochdale well over 100 times in the Football League[38] and like the Burnley rivalry has formed due to the Yorkshire-Lancashire connection and being one of the nearest towns to Halifax, albeit over the Pennines. Rochdale are the club's oldest traditional rival and many of the older generation of supporters still see them as the primary rival. The Huddersfield rivalry comes from the proximity between the two towns, being just 8 miles apart. Like Burnley, the two clubs have rarely met due to Huddersfield usually being in a higher division but the fans still see there as being a rivalry.

Other rivals include Bradford City and York City. Despite Bradford being a similar distance away from Halifax as Huddersfield is and having met each other far more times, isn't considered as fierce a rivalry. York, although around 35 miles away, have a competitive rivalry with Halifax, particularly as the two were the only Yorkshire representatives when playing in the Conference Premier in the mid-2000s. Barnsley and Oldham Athletic were both considered rivals in the past; neither have played Halifax in a league fixture since the 1970s.

When Halifax were demoted to the regional leagues some of the smaller local clubs tried to form competitive rivalries but none of them really took off. The biggest of these rivalries was arguably with Guiseley as the clubs met several times and during Halifax's time in the Conference North the two clubs were both pushing for the play-offs. The rivalry has since declined and has become more of a friendly one as several ex-Halifax players now play and manage there. A small rivalry formed with Chester during their season in the Conference North as the two clubs were the two big, ex-league clubs and had gone through an almost identical fate, having been liquidated and demoted three leagues. Smaller rivalries were also formed with Bradford Park Avenue and Harrogate Town.

Players

Current squad

As of 9 February 2021[39]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Sam Johnson 2 MF  ENG Jeff King 3 DF  ENG Jack Senior 4 DF  ENG Nathan Clarke 5 DF  IRL Neill Byrne 6 DF  ENG Tom Bradbury 7 FW  MSR Jamie Allen 8 MF  ENG Kieran Green 9 FW  ENG Jake Hyde 10 MF  ENG Jack Earing

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  ENG Danny Williams 14 FW  ENG Matty Stenson 16 FW  ENG Reuben Noble-Lazarus 18 DF  ENG Jay Benn 19 MF  ENG Luke Summerfield 20 MF  ENG Dom Tear 26 MF  SCO Martin Woods 31 MF  ENG Niall Maher 33 FW  ENG Tahvon Campbell (on loan from Cheltenham Town)

Current staff

Club officials

• Chairman: David Bosomworth
• Directors: Bobby Ham, Stuart Peacock
• Associate Directors: Pete Hemingway, Pete Stajic
• Club Secretary: Mike Sharman
• President: Robert Holmes
• Vice President: Geoff Cope & Lester
• Honorary Vice Presidents: Kemp & Queenie

First team staff

• Manager: Pete Wild
• Assistant Manager: Chris Millington
• Goalkeeping Coach: Paul Oakes
• Physiothreapist: Alan Jackson

Managerial history

As of 6 September 2020

All competitions except West Riding County Cup

Name	From	To	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Jim Vince	2 July 2008	9 April 2009	46	22	10	14	47.83
Nigel Jemson (Caretaker)	9 April 2009	25 April 2009	4	0	3	1	0.00
Neil Aspin	28 April 2009	17 September 2015	332	178	78	76	53.61
Gareth McClelland (Caretaker)	17 September 2015	1 October 2015	3	0	2	1	0.00
Darren Kelly	1 October 2015	17 November 2015	10	2	1	7	20.00
Jim Harvey (Caretaker)	17 November 2015	22 December 2015	5	3	2	0	60.00
Jim Harvey	22 December 2015	24 May 2016	29	12	9	8	41.38
Billy Heath	24 May 2016	31 January 2018	88	38	23	27	43.18
Neil Young (Caretaker)	31 January 2018	20 February 2018	3	1	1	1	33.33
Jamie Fullarton	20 February 2018	15 July 2019	65	20	27	18	30.80
Steve Nichol and Nathan Clarke (Co-Caretakers)	15 July 2019	24 July 2019	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pete Wild	24 July 2019	Present	41	19	7	15	46.34

Performance

League standings

Year	League	Tier	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Position	League top scorer	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Average league attendance	Additional Notes
2008–09	Northern Premier League Division One North	8	40	17	12	11	71	52	+19	63	8/21	Ashley Stott (15)	QR2	PR	1,165
2009–10	Northern Premier League Division One North	8	42	30	10	2	108	38	+70	100	1/22 Promoted	James Dean (27)	QR4	QR3	1,432	Promotion
2010–11	Northern Premier League Premier Division	7	42	30	8	4	108	36	+72	98	1/22 Promoted	Jamie Vardy (22)	QR4	QR2	1,630	Second successive promotion
2011–12	Conference North	6	42	21	11	10	80	59	+21	74	3/22	Lee Gregory (18)	R1	QR3	1,422	Lost in the play-offs to Gainsborough Trinity[40]
2012–13	Conference North	6	42	21	12	9	86	38	+48	75	5/22 Promoted	Lee Gregory (20)	QR4	QF	1,222	Promoted via the play-offs, beating Brackley Town 1–0 in the play-off final[41]
2013–14	Conference Premier	5	46	22	11	13	85	58	+27	77	5/24	Lee Gregory (29)	R1	R1	1,600	Lost in the play-offs to Cambridge United[42]
2014–15	Conference Premier	5	46	17	15	14	60	54	+6	66	9/24	Lois Maynard (11)	R1	QF	1,472
2015–16	National League	5	46	12	12	22	55	82	−27	48	21/24 Relegated	Jordan Burrow (14)	R1	W	1,546	FC Halifax were relegated[43]
2016–17	National League North	6	42	24	8	10	81	43	+38	80	3/22 Promoted	Tom Denton (16)	R2	QR3	1,810	Promoted via the play-offs against Chorley[44]
2017–18	National League	5	46	13	16	17	48	58	−10	55	16/24	Tom Denton/Matty Kosylo (10)	QR4	R2	1,726
2018–19	National League	5	46	13	20	13	44	43	+1	59	16/24	Devante Rodney (7)	R2	R2	1,553
2019–20	National League	5	37	17	7	13	50	49	+1	58	6/24	Liam McAlinden (10)	QR4	R3	2,141	Lost in the play-offs against Boreham Wood[45]

FA Cup

Year	Round Reached	Notes
2008–09	2nd qualifying round	Lost 1–4 to Nantwich Town
2009–10	4th qualifying round	Lost 0–1 to Wrexham
2010–11	4th qualifying round	Lost 0–1 to Mansfield Town
2011–12	1st round	Lost 0–4 to Charlton Athletic
2012–13	4th qualifying round	Lost replay 0–2 to Lincoln City
2013–14	1st round	Lost 1–4 to MK Dons
2014–15	1st round	Lost 1–2 to Bradford City
2015–16	1st round	Lost 0–4 to Wycombe Wanderers
2016–17	2nd round	Lost replay 0–2 to Eastleigh
2017–18	4th qualifying round	Lost 1–3 to Tranmere Rovers
2018–19	2nd round	Lost 1–3 to AFC Wimbledon
2019–20	4th qualifying round	Lost 1–2 to Harrogate Town
2020–21	4th qualifying round	Lost 0–2 to South Shields

FA Trophy

Year	Round Reached	Notes
2008–09	Preliminary	Lost 1–2 to Harrogate Railway Athletic
2009–10	3rd qualifying round	Lost 1–3 to Guiseley
2010–11	2nd qualifying round	Lost 1–2 to Curzon Ashton
2011–12	3rd qualifying round	Lost replay 1–2 to Colwyn Bay
2012–13	Quarter-finals	Lost replay 2–3 to Dartford
2013–14	1st round	Lost 0–1 to Guiseley
2014–15	Quarter-finals	Lost 0–1 to Wrexham
2015–16	Final	Winners 1–0 against Grimsby Town
2016–17	3rd qualifying round	Lost replay 2–3 to Matlock Town
2017–18	2nd round	Lost 1–4 to Maidenhead United
2018–19	2nd round	Lost replay 0–1 to Solihull Moors
2019–20	3rd round	Lost 0–1 to Halesowen Town

Honours

• National League North:
  • Play-off winners: 2012–13, 2016–17
• FA Trophy:
  • Winners: 2015–16
• Northern Premier League Premier Division:
  • Winners: 2010–11
• Northern Premier League Division One North:
  • Winners: 2009–10
• West Riding County Cup:
  • Winners: 2012–13

Player records

As of 6 September 2020[46]

• Most league goals in a season – 29: Lee Gregory, (2013–14)
• Most league goals in total – 89: Lee Gregory, (2010–2014)
• Most goals in a season – 40: James Dean, (2009–10)
• Most goals in total – 102: Lee Gregory, (2010–2014)
• Most goals scored in a single game by one player – 4: Lee Gregory, v Gloucester City (15 September 2012), v Worcester City (2 March 2013)
• Most league appearances – 250, Scott McManus (2011–2018)
• Most appearances – 290, Scott McManus (2011–2018)
• Fastest goal – 25 seconds, Jon Worthington, v Gloucester City (15 September 2012)
• Oldest player – Nigel Jemson, aged 39 years and 258 days v Chorley (25 April 2009)
• Youngest player – Andrew Villerman, aged 17 years and 179 days v Newcastle Blue Star (21 March 2009)
• Oldest goalscorer – Nigel Jemson, aged 39 years and 251 days v Trafford (18 April 2009)
• Youngest goalscorer – David Brooks, aged 18 years and 59 days v Aldershot Town (5 September 2015)

Most league appearances and goals

As of 28 April 2018

The following table shows players who have made 75 league appearances or more for the club (including substitutions) in descending order:

Seasons	Player	Appearances	Seasons	Player	Appearances
2011–2018	Scott McManus	250	2014–2017	Richard Peniket	92
2009–2014	Danny Lowe	169	2015–	Sam Johnson	91
2012–2016	Matt Glennon	157	2013–2015	Marc Roberts	91
2008–2012	Tom Baker	145	2011–2014	Ryan Toulson	89
2010–2014	Lee Gregory	145	2013–2015	Lois Maynard	85
2010–2013	Liam Hogan	111	2008–2011	Scott Phelan	83
2014–2017	Kevin Roberts	106	2013–2015	Adam Smith	82
2013–2015	Matty Pearson	105	2015–	Matty Brown	79
2009–2012	James Dean	101	2016–2018	Josh Wilde	79
2013–2016	James Bolton	100	2009–2011	Jonathan Hedge	77
2009–2012	Aaron Hardy	99	2013–2018	Jake Hibbs	76
2015–2020	Josh MacDonald	96	2010–2012	Simon Garner	75
2012–2015	Paul Marshall	93

The following table shows players who have scored 15 league goals or more for the club (including penalties) in descending order:

Seasons	Player	Goals	Seasons	Player	Goals
2010–2014	Lee Gregory	94	2008–2012	Tom Baker	22
2009–2012	James Dean	53	2009–2012	Nick Gray	20
2010–2012	Danny Holland	27	2013–2015	Lois Maynard	19
2016–2018	Tom Denton	27	2016–2019	Matty Kosylo	18
2010–2011	Jamie Vardy	25	2012–2014	Dan Gardner	16
2009–2011	Richard Marshall	24	2008–2009	Ashley Stott	15

Team records

As of 6 September 2020[47]

• Highest attendance – 8,042, v Bradford City, FA Cup 1st round, 9 November 2014
• Highest league attendance – 4,023, v FC United of Manchester, Northern Premier League Premier Division, 1 January 2011
• Lowest attendance – 295, v Retford United, Northern Premier League President's Cup, 16 December 2008
• Lowest league attendance – 778, v Warrington Town, Northern Premier League Division One North, 16 September 2008
• Highest average attendance – 2,141, 2019–20 season
• Highest league win – 8–1, v Ossett Town, 18 January 2011. 7–0, v Hinckley United, 5 March 2013
• Worst league defeat – 0–7, v Grimsby Town, 13 October 2015[48]
• Most goals in a game – 9, v Ossett Town, 18 January 2011, v Braintree Town, 14 November 2015, v Ossett Albion, 8 November 2016
• Longest league unbeaten run – 19, 2 March 2010 – 24 August 2010
• Most league games won in a row – 10, 18 September 2010 – 16 November 2011
• Most league games without winning – 12, 3 April 2015 – 29 August 2015
• Most league games lost in a row – 8, 11 April 2015 – 18 August 2015
• Most league games drawn in a row – 6, 7 March 2015 – 24 March 2015
• Most consecutive league clean sheets – 7, 15 March 2014 – 15 April 2014
• Most clean sheets in a season – 18, 2009–10

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External links

• Official website
• ShaymenOnline.org (statistics archive)