2nd half display puts Railway through

Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay Albion Sports 0-3 Harrogate Railway An outstanding second half performance earned Harrogate Railway a place in the Preliminary Round along with the £1500 prize money. Steve Bromley’s double and Chris Ovington’s late strike sealed Railway’s progress. The Rail had Jake Lofthouse to thank during the the first half  read more→

Railway and Albion to meet again

Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Harrogate Railway 1-1 Albion Sports Harrogate Railway and Albion Sports will meet again on Wednesday after a stalemate at Station View. It was Albion who started the brighter, pushing Railway back in the first 15 minutes and winning a series of free-kicks just outside Harrogate Railway’s penalty box. Aran  read more→

NCEL season preview – Harrogate Rail

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Railway step back into the NCEL for the first time since 2006 after finishing second-bottom in the Evo Stik Division One North. The club have also had a change of chairman as Rob Northfield has returned to helm having previously held the position in the late 2000s. Manager Lee Ashforth Despite  read more→

Son of Bradford legend joins Railway

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division The son of Bradford City and Barnsley legend John Hendrie is one of two new signings at Harrogate Railway. Defender Jordan Hendrie featured for Albion Sports last season and ironically could make his Railway debut against his old club in Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie. Hendrie is a  read more→

Railway end pre-season on high note

Harrogate Railway 2-1 Norton and Stockton Ancients Harrogate Railway ended their pre-season campaign on a high note, and with a much-improved attacking display. Railway fired their first bullet on the half hour mark, with star striker Chris Ovington shooting low and hard past the Norton goalkeeper from just inside the penalty area. It took another  read more→

Northfield returns as Railway chairman

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Rob Northfield is officially back as chairman of Harrogate Railway after being elected at their recent AGM. Mr Northfield came back to Station View earlier this year as an advisor, seven years after stepping down as chairman. He was previously at the helm in the late 2000s, most notably during the famous  read more→

New shirt sponsor for Harrogate

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Leeds-based Prestige Projects Roofing and Construction are going to be on the front of Harrogate Railway’s new shirts this season. Railway wore the jerseys for the first time when they hosted neighbours Harrogate Town in the John Smith’s Cup final defeat at Station View on Saturday afternoon. Harrogate received their league  read more→

Knaresborough beat local rivals Rail

Knaresborough Town have the bragging rights over local rivals Harrogate Railway after Sam Cook’s second half goal. Cook pounced with a deflected effort in the closing stages to clinch a deserved 1-0 victory for the Toolstation NCEL Division One side. Knaresborough created several good chances, while lacklustre Railway never really got going. Bridlington Town enjoyed  read more→

Read The Wider View magazine

Harrogate Railway are leading the way in the online publications revolution in Non League football. The July edition of their monthly magazine ‘The Wider View’ was released a few days ago. The magazine, which can be only read online, has been read by thousands of people. Non League Yorkshire has written a ‘Ones to Watch’  read more→

Railway strike late to deny Campion

Campion 3-4 Harrogate Railway Chris Ovington struck the late winner to spare Harrogate Railway’s blushes at Toolstation NCEL Division One newcomers Campion. The Bradford-based outfit came back from two goals down to be on the verge of completing a scalp in their first game since their promotion to the NCEL. Although the league campaign is  read more→