West Riding County Cup
Harrogate Town 7-1 Silsden
Action from Harrogate’s 7-1 win over Silsden. Picture: Caught Light Photography
Harrogate Town will play Bradford (Park Avenue) in a repeat of the 2008 County Cup final next month.
There were no question marks over who would get to face Avenue as it was so one-sided Harrogate were four goals to the good after just half-an-hour.
Jack Emmett, Harry Coates, Andy Gascoigne and Tom Platt put Simon Weaver’s men in full control.
Fred Midgeley pulled a goal back for Silsden at the start of the second half, but that did not make a lot of difference.
Jordan Thewlis added the fifth before Dom Knowles scored twice in the final few minutes.
Harrogate will be hoping that the final will be just as straight-forward, like it was in 2008 when they hammered a Dave Cameron-led Avenue 6-0 at Fleet Lane.
Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver (courtesy of Radio Yorkshire’s Tom Feaheny):
Harrogate Town: Stewart, Swain (Riley 58), Coates, Forster (Day58), Powis, Gascoigne, Platt, Worrall (Colbeck 65), Thewlis, Emmett, Knowles. Subs unused:: Thirlwell and Higgins.
Silsden: Thorpe, Garside, Hunter, Joseph, Spencer, Moses, Wademan, Brooks (Metcalfe 45) Midgeley, Dale, McNulty. Subs unused: Storrie, Murgatroyd, Phillips.
Referee: Jane Simms
Attendance: 151