2023–24 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 110th season in the history of Harrogate Town and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Harrogate Town
2023–24 season
ChairmanIrving Weaver
ManagerSimon Weaver
StadiumThe EnviroVent Stadium
League Two19th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

Current squad
As of 23 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Mark OxleyGKEnglandSheffield (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990Southend United1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2025
13Lewis ThomasGKEnglandLeicester (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002Burnley1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
Defenders
2Miles Welch-HayesRBEnglandOxford (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996Colchester United1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
5Will SmithCBEnglandLeeds (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998Barnsley1 July 2019Free Transfer30 June 2024
6Warren BurrellRBEnglandSheffield (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990Buxton1 January 2016Free Transfer30 June 2024
15Anthony O'ConnorCBRepublic of IrelandCork (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Morecambe11 January 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
16Rod McDonaldCBEnglandLiverpool (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992Crewe Alexandra1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
20Kayne RamsayRBEnglandLondon (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000Southampton14 August 2022Undisclosed30 June 2024
23Matty FouldsLBEnglandBradford (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998Bradford City14 June 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
30Liam GibsonLBEnglandStanley (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997Morecambe1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
Midfielders
4Josh FalkinghamCMEnglandLeeds (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990Darlington1 July 2017Free Transfer30 June 2025
7George ThomsonRMEnglandMelton Mowbray (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992FC United of Manchester1 July 2017Free Transfer30 June 2025
8Dean CorneliusCMScotlandBellshill (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001Scotland Motherwell1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
10Matty DalyAMEnglandStockport (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001Huddersfield Town1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
14Toby SimsRMEnglandWorksop (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds5 January 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
17Levi SuttonDMEnglandScunthorpe (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997Bradford City31 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
19Jeremy SiviRMEnglandLondon (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002Middlesbrough1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
22Stephen DooleyRMNorthern IrelandBallymoney (1991-10-19) 19 October 1991Rochdale1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
25George HorburyCMEnglandHarrogate (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024
Forwards
9Abraham OdohLWEnglandLambeth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000Rochdale5 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
11James DalyCFEnglandBrighton (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000Woking1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
12Sam FolarinRWEnglandLambeth (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000Middlesbrough1 September 2022Undisclosed30 June 2024
18Jack MuldoonCFEnglandScunthorpe (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989AFC Fylde1 July 2018Free Transfer30 June 2025
24Josh MarchCFEnglandStourbridge (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997Stevenage1 September 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
29Luke ArmstrongCFEnglandDurham (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996Salford City26 June 2021Undisclosed30 June 2025
33Emmanuel IlesanmiCFEngland (2004-11-17) 17 November 2004Academy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
37Finn O'BoyleCFEnglandAcademy30 August 2023—30 June 2024
Out on Loan
3Joe MattockLBEnglandLeicester (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990Rotherham United1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
21Peter JamesonGKEnglandSunderland (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993York City1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023LBEngland Matty FouldsEngland Bradford CityUndisclosed[1]
1 July 2023CMScotland Dean CorneliusScotland MotherwellFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023CFEngland James DalyEngland WokingFree Transfer[3]
1 July 2023AMEngland Matty DalyEngland Huddersfield TownFree Transfer[4]
1 July 2023LBEngland Liam GibsonEngland MorecambeFree Transfer[5]
1 July 2023CBEngland Rod McDonaldEngland Crewe AlexandraFree Transfer[6]
1 July 2023GKEngland Lewis ThomasEngland BurnleyFree Transfer[7]
5 July 2023LWEngland Abraham OdohEngland RochdaleFree Transfer[8]
1 September 2023CFEngland Josh MarchEngland StevenageUndisclosed[9]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
24 June 2023CBScotland Kyle FergusonEngland RochdaleUndisclosed[10]
30 June 2023CFEngland Dior Angus Free agentReleased[11]
30 June 2023CBNorthern Ireland Rory McArdle Retired[12]
30 June 2023CMEngland Alex PattisonEngland Bradford CityReleased[11][13]
30 June 2023RWEngland Max Wright Free agentReleased[11]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
1 September 2023RMEngland Jeremy SiviEngland Middlesbrough1 January 2024[14]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
4 July 2023GKEngland Peter JamesonEngland Hartlepool UnitedEnd of Season[15]
4 August 2023CBEngland Mason WilsonEngland Farsley Celtic31 August 2023[16]
18 August 2023CMEngland Benjamin TweedEngland Brighouse Town15 September 2023[17]
19 August 2023CFEngland Emmanuel IlesanmiEngland Basford United16 September 2023[18]
23 October 2023LBEngland Joe MattockEngland Harrogate Town20 November 2023[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Harrogate Town announced their pre-season schedule with four fixtures confirmed against Darlington, South Shields, Gateshead and Hartlepool United.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Harrogate Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town B Behind closed doors
15:00 BST O'Connor 76' Report
15 July 2023 Friendly Darlington 0–2 Harrogate Town Darlington
15:00 BST Report Odoh 55'
Armstrong 		Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
18 July 2023 Friendly Lincoln City 3–1 Harrogate Town Lincoln
14:00 BST Bishop x2'
Hackett-Fairchild 		Report Cornelius 10' Stadium: Elite Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2023 Friendly South Shields 1–6 Harrogate Town Jarrow
15:00 BST Blackett 17' Report Armstrong 2', 11', 12', 40'
Muldoon 67'
Cornelius 82'		 Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena
Attendance: 1,007
25 July 2023 Friendly Gateshead 2–0 Harrogate Town Gateshead
19:30 BST Hunter 73'
Trialist 80'		 Report Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
28 July 2023 Friendly Hartlepool United 1–2 Harrogate Town Hartlepool
19:30 BST Mancini 55' Report Armstrong 24'
Odoh 81'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,242 (52 away)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 12 5 1 6 11 14 −3 041.67
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 1 8 −7 050.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 15 7 1 7 14 23 −9 046.67

Last updated: 7 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Walsall 15 5 5 5 23 26 −3 20
15 Bradford City 15 5 5 5 16 19 −3 20
16 Milton Keynes Dons 15 5 4 6 23 22 +1 19
17 Harrogate Town 15 6 1 8 15 21 −6 19
18 Doncaster Rovers 15 5 2 8 19 25 −6 17
19 Newport County 15 4 3 8 24 32 −8 15
20 Grimsby Town 15 3 5 7 20 25 −5 14
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[21]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 6 1 8 15 21  −6 19 2 0 5 7 12  −5 4 1 3 8 9  −1

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLLWLLDWWLWLWL
Position91221211719212018161915171417
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Harrogate Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Lawlor Yellow card 65' Report Folarin Yellow card 53'
Muldoon 66' (pen.)
Gibson Yellow card 75'
O'Connor Yellow card 90+7'
Odoh Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Scott Tallis
12 August 2023 2 Harrogate Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Harrogate
15:00 BST Cornelius Yellow card 55' Report Jones Yellow card 34'
Stevens 46'
Maddox Yellow card 62'
Bernard Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 August 2023 3 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Harrogate Town Birkenhead
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,278
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 August 2023 4 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Harrogate Town Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Scott Simpson
26 August 2023 5 Harrogate Town 2–0 Morecambe Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: Ross Joyce
2 September 2023 6 Harrogate Town 0–1 Barrow Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 September 2023 7 Gillingham 1–0 Harrogate Town Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,778
Referee: Neil Hair
16 September 2023 8 Bradford City 1–1 Harrogate Town Bradford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 17,283
Referee: Sunny Gill
23 September 2023 9 Harrogate Town 3–2 Salford City Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,303
Referee: Ben Atkinson
30 September 2023 10 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Harrogate Town Denbigh
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 5,251
Referee: Martin Coy
3 October 2023 11 Harrogate Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Harrogate
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,066
Referee: Peter Wright
7 October 2023 12 Newport County 1–2 Harrogate Town Newport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Rebecca Welch
14 October 2023 13 Harrogate Town 1–3 Stockport County Harrogate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Thomas Parsons
21 October 2023 14 Colchester United 1–2 Harrogate Town Colchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Paul Howard
24 October 2023 15 Harrogate Town 1–4 Mansfield Town Harrogate
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Stephen Martin

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Harrogate were drawn away to Marine in the first round.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Marine v Harrogate Town Crosby
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: Rossett Park

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Harrogate were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round[24] and to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.[25]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Harrogate Town 1–0 Carlisle United Harrogate
      19:45 BST Folarin 23' Report Edmondson soccer ball with red X 76' Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
      Attendance: 2,177
      Referee: Matthew Corlett
      30 August 2023 Second round Harrogate Town 0–8 Blackburn Rovers Harrogate
      19:45 BST Report
      		Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
      Attendance: 2,653
      Referee: Will Finnie

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[26]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L2 Accrington Stanley 2 2 0 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
      2 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 3
      3 L2 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 0 1 5 6 −1 3
      4 L1 Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage Harrogate Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest U21 Harrogate
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      • Hanks Yellow card 55'
      • Perry Yellow card 71'
      • Esapa Osong 84' Yellow card 88'
      • Collins Yellow card 85'
      		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
      Attendance: 1,178
      Referee: Edward Duckworth
      10 October 2023 Group stage Harrogate Town 3–5 Accrington Stanley Harrogate
      19:45 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
      Attendance: 959
      Referee: Marc Edwards
      14 November 2023 Group stage Carlisle United v Harrogate Town Carlisle
      19:00 GMT Stadium: Brunton Park

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