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Golcar United F.C.
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Golcar United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Golcar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at the Skye Direct Stadium, located at Longfield Avenue in Golcar. The club has a men's first team, a reserve team, a ladies team and a full junior section of both boys and girls' teams. The men's first team currently complete in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
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History
Founded in 1904, the club initially played in the Huddersfield & District League.[1] They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934 and were runners-up in their first season in the league.[2] After finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38, the club left the league.[2]
Golcar won the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 2000–01,[3] and were Premier Division runners-up in 2003–04. The following season saw them win the West Riding County Amateur League title.[4] They were runners-up in 2014–15, and champions in 2017–18.[5] They retained the league title the following season, and were promoted to Division One North of the North West Counties League.[6] 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. Due to the geographical location of Golcar itself, and a reorganisation of the football leagues, the Weavers were placed laterally into the Northern Counties East League. Golcar United have competed in this division since their promotion.[7]
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Ground
The club moved to their Longfield Avenue ground in 1955,[1] where the pitch had a noticeable side-to-side slope.[8] 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.[9] A 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020. The club has since achieved its highest attendance of 1,320 in a NCEL League Cup semi-final against local rivals Emley AFC in 2023. [10]
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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, 2018–19[11]
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