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Halifax Town Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. The club's current ground is The Shay (hence the reason for their nickname "The Shaymen") in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The Shay Stadium is run by The Shay Stadium Trust Ltd, a not-for-profit company.
History
Early years
The club was formed in 1911, and were one of the founder members of Football League Third Division North in 1921, and remained in that division until restructuring in 1958.
By the late 1980s they had become stuck in the lower reaches of the Fourth Division.
Ups and downs
Halifax were relegated to the Conference in 1993. Despite several poor seasons, they won promotion back to the League in 1998, only to be relegated again in 2002, when financial problems forced them into administration. As of 2005, they are the only club to have been relegated to the Conference twice.
Their first season back in the Conference saw the Shaymen push for the play-offs, and for a brief while, the automatic promotion spot. However it was not to be and the club finished in 8th position.
The following season Halifax struggled to make any kind of impact in the division, lurking around mid-table for almost the entire season. The disappointing season ended with the club in 19th place, a rather dangerous position to be in, but the club were never in serious danger of being relegated.
Signs of progress
The 2004/05 season was much brighter. The club managed to put a very credible promotion push together and spend much of the season around the play-off zone. However after a dismal run of results in the last two months of the season the club dropped from 2nd place, down to 9th, and another season in the Conference beckoned.
In 2005/06 the Shaymen once again put together a strong push for promotion. This time they managed to stay inside the play-off zone at the end of the season. The club finished in 4th position, and a play-off with Grays Athletic was at hand. Halifax won the tie 5-4 on aggregate to set up a play-off final with Hereford United. However, Halifax lost 3-2 in extra time in a game in which they were denied an early penalty. *
Current squad
Club Officials
Current Staff
Boardroom
- Chairman: Geoffrey Ralph
- Vice Chairman: Adie Hall
- Directors: Bob Bland, Stuart Byrnes
- President: Robert Holmes
- Vice Presidents: Jack Haymer, John Stockwell, Chris Holland, George Mulhall, Mo Choucri, David Cairns
Management
- Manager: Chris Wilder
- Assistant Manager: Wayne Jacobs
- Coach: Lee Butler
- Physio: Alan Russell-Cox
- Fitness Consultant: Ed Barwnowski
- Fitness Co-ordinator:
- Assistant Fitness Co-ordinator: Ian Helliwell
Managerial History
Honours and Club Records
- FA Cup
- Fifth Round - 1932/33, 1952/53
- League Cup
- Fourth Round - 1963/64
- FA Trophy
- Fifth Round - 2002/03, 2003/04
- '''Football League Third Division
- Third Place - 1970/71 (56pts)
- Football League Fourth Division
- Second Place - 1968/69 (57pts)
- '''Conference National
- Champions - 1997/98 (87pts)
- Record Attendance
- 36,885 Vs Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup Fifth Round, 14th February 1953
- Most Appearances
- J. Pickering, 402 appearances from 1965-74
- Most Goals Scored
- E. Dixon, 132 goals (127 League, 5 Cup) from 1922-30
- Most League Goals in a Season (individual)
- S. Norris (1990/91) - 35
- A. Valentine (1934/35) - 34
- '''Most League Goals in a Season (club)
- 83 (1957/58)
External links
English football clubs | Football Conference | Sport in West Yorkshire
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