Nostalgia
12th March 2023. In the latest instalment of our Shaymen Memories series, we look back at Halifax Town history in March through the years…
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6th Feb 2023. We take a look back at February in Halifax Town history in the latest edition of our Shaymen Memories series…
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15th Jan 2023. In the latest in our Shaymen Memories series, we take a look back at what happened at Halifax Town five, ten and 15 years ago this week…
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8th Jan 2023. In the first of our Shaymen Memories articles of 2023, we take a look back at the month of January from down the years in Halifax Town history…
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4th Dec Nov 2022. In this edition of Shaymen Memories, we take a look back at December in Halifax Town history…
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6th Nov 2022. We take a look back at November in the history of Halifax Town for our latest instalment of our Shaymen Memories series…
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23rd Oct 2022. Here is what was happening at Halifax Town five, ten and 15 years ago this week…
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17th Oct 2022. In the latest instalment of Shaymen Memories, we look back through the Courier archives at this week in Halifax Town history five, ten and 15 years ago…
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9th Oct 2022. In this edition of Shaymen Memories, we take a look at Halifax Town’s history in October over the years…
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18th Sept 2022. In this edition of Shaymen Memories, we take a look at Halifax Town’s history in September over the years…
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4th Sept 2022. In this edition of our nostalgia series Shaymen Memories, we take a look at some notable arrivals and departures from Halifax Town over the years…
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29th Aug 2022. We delve into the Courier archives to take a look at this week 5, 10 and 15 years ago for The Shaymen…
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21st Aug 2022. Welcome to the first in our new nostalgia series Shaymen Memories, where we take a regular trip down memory lane and look back on Halifax Town history…
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21st May 2022. FC Halifax Town are no strangers to play-off campaigns…
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14th Jan 2022. January 14, 2012 was the day FC Halifax Town scored two injury time goals to sink visitors Worcester City 2-1 and claim a dramatic victory in the Blue Square Bet North…
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3rd Sept 2021. Here is a selection of photos of the changing face of The Shay over the last 100 years…
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3rd Sept 2021. The transformation of what was then a corporation rubbish tip into a football ground was a success story all of its own…
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4th June 2021. The Shaymen finished 10th in the National League, but were knocked out of the FA Cup and the FA Trophy by lower-league opposition…
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21st April 2021. This week, games against Watford at home on April 22, 1978, Northampton at home on April 21, 1979, Portsmouth at home on April 19, 1980, Rushden and Diamonds at home on April 20, 2002, Forest Green Rovers at home on April 21, 2003…
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12th April 2021. This week, Scunthorpe away on April 16, 1979, Wigan Athletic away on April 12, 1980, Southport at home on April 13, 1998, Brighton at home on April 17, 1999 and Barnet at home on April 15, 2000…
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7th April 2021. This week, Huddersfield away on April 5, 1980, Hartlepool away on April 6, 1985, Grimsby at home on April 7, 1990, Doncaster away on April 10, 1993, and Bishop’s Stortford on April 9, 2013…
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29th March 2021. This week we go back to game against Aldershot at home March 29, 1980, Rochdale away on April 1, 1991, Stevenage at home on April 1, 1995, Farnborough at home on March 30, 1996, Hereford at home on April 3, 2004, Leigh at home on April 2, 2005 and Bradford Park Avenue […]
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22nd March 2021. This week we go back to games against Grimsby Town at home on March 27, 1978, Burnley away on March 22, 1986, Darlington at home on March 27, 1989, Chesterfield at home on March 24, 1990, Bath at home on March 26, 1994 and Barnet at home on March 24, 2001…
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15th March 2021. This week, Altrincham at home on March 16, 1996, Dover at home on March 15, 1997, Rushden and Diamonds at home on March 21, 1998, Hull at home on March 18, 2000, and Cheltenham at home on March 16, 2002…
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8th March 2021. This week, we look at games against Bournemouth away on March 10, 1979, Chesterfield away on March 9, 1991, Carlisle at home on March 13, 1999, Scunthorpe at home on March 10, 2001, Southport at home on March 8, 2003 and Bristol Rovers at home on March 14, 2015…
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22nd Feb 2021. This week we go back to games against Hereford at home on February 27, 1982, Port Vale away on February 26, 1983, Torquay at home on February 24, 2001 and Northwich at home on February 26, 2005…
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19th Feb 2021. This week, we go back to games against Aldershot on February 17, 1990, Burnley on February 16, 1991, Plymouth on February 16, 2002 and Braintree on February 21, 2015. Photos from Aldershot, Burnley and Plymouth…
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26th Jan 2021 IFC Halifax Town, Halifax RLFC and Brighouse Town are among the clubs featured in our nostalgic look back at sports pictures published in the Halifax Courier in January 2011…
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18th Jan 2021. This week, we go back to games against Stockport on January 24, 1981, Scunthorpe on January 18, 1992, Emley on January 22, 1994, Slough on January 24, 1998, Plymouth on January 23, 1999 and Lincoln on January 19…
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13th Jan 2021. This week we go back to games against Crewe on January 12, 1980, Preston on January 11, 1986, Burnley on January 14, 1989, Northampton on January 16, 1993, Hartlepool on January 15, 2000…
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5th Jan 2021. This week, we go back to games against Manchester City on January 5, 1980, Blackpool on January 5, 1985, Nottingham Forest on January 9, 1988 and Kidderminster on January 6, 2001. Photos by Keith Middleton…
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29th Dec 2020. The inside story of Jamie Vardy’s time at FC Halifax Town…
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22nd Dec 2020. This week, we go back to games against Huddersfield on December 26, 1979, Lincoln on December 26, 1999, Gainsborough on December 26, 2012 and Forest Green on December 21, 2013…
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17th Dec 2020. This week, we go back to games against Wigan on December 16, 1978, Walsall on December 15, 1979, Colchester on December 17, 1983, Chesterfield on December 15, 1990, Bury on December 19, 1992 and Hednesford on December 20, 1997…
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11th Dec 2020. This week, we go back to games against Burnley on December 8, 1984, Altrincham on December 10, 1988, Stoke on December 8, 2001 and Canvey Island on December 11, 2004…
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30th Nov 2020. This week we go back to games against Wigan on December 5, 1981, Stockport on December 4, 1993, Mansfield on December 3, 1994 and Guiseley on December 5, 2015…
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24th Nov 2020. This week, we go back to games against Scarborough on November 24, 1979, Scunthorpe on November 28, 1981, and Alfreton on November 29, 2014…
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19th Nov 2020. This week we go back to games against Aldershot on November 17, 1979, Hull on November 22, 1980, Witton Albion on November 16, 1991, Wrexham on November 21, 1992 and Woking on November 16, 2014…
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12th Nov 2020. This week, we go back to games against Aldershot on November 11, 1978, Mansfield on November 15, 1980, Marine on November 14, 1992, West Brom on November 14, 1993, Manchester City on November 13, 1998 and Charlton on November 13, 2011…
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5th Nov 2020. We start with games against Tranmere on November 3, 1979, Mansfield on November 7, 1981, Crewe on November 2, 1985 and Kidderminster on November 8, 1997. Photos by Keith Middleton…
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23rd March 2020. With suspension of football nationally, we thought that we’d take a look at how Halifax Town fared during the war years…
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6th Jan 2020. In this article, originally from November 2018, Tom Scargill speaks to some of those involved when Halifax upset the odds and knocked Manchester City out of the FA Cup in 1980…
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28th Nov 2019. This week, we see The Shaymen in mixed form in October 1992, with a 1-1 draw at Carlisle, a 4-2 defeat against Colchester and a 2-1 win at Walsall. Photos: Keith Middleton…
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13th Nov 2019. This week, Chris Wilder’s Halifax survive relegation despite a narrow defeat by Stevenage at The Shay in April 2008 before going into liquidation the following month…
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22nd Oct 2019. This week, we go back to October 2004 to see Chris Wilder’s Shaymen in action against Exeter. Farnborough, Gravesend and Leek…
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16th Oct 2019. This week, we go back to August 1987 and see The Shaymen in action against Darlington, York, Wolves and Rochdale…
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10th Oct 2019. This week, we see The Shaymen in action against Hull City and Torquay United in September 1998…
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2nd Oct 2019. This week, we see The Shaymen take on Scunthorpe, Walsall and Chesterfield in March 1991…
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26th Sept 2019. This week, we go back to April 1980 to see Halifax take on Huddersfield, Scunthorpe, Portsmouth and Wigan. Photos: Keith Middleton…
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19th Sept 2019. As part of our regular online series, we delve into the archives to look back at Halifax Town games from down the years…
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9th Sept 2019. It may have gone under the radar but today is an anniversary of sorts. For it was 108 years ago, 9 September 1911, that Halifax Town played its first-ever match…
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28th Aug 2019. In our regular online series, we delve into the archives to look at Halifax Town games down the years. This week, it’s January 1989 and a mixed set of results, with wins over…
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