Harrogate Town in league of their own – The Yorkshire Post says

A town that has become synonymous with cycling, the club’s own wheel of success owes much to the ambition of owner Irving Weaver and his son Simon who, in an unusual twist, is manager of the Sulphurites.

And a day after Arsenal won a record 14th FA Cup win, Weaver’s team of grizzled veterans and young tyros produced a performance of great composure on the hallowed Wembley pitch to beat Notts County, a founding member of the Football League, 3-1 to record a famous victory for Yorkshire.

Now Harrogate Town has a quick turnaround ahead of their Football League debut next month. Yet, judging by the club’s precision planning of recent years, they look ready for the challenge in a town now accustomed to affording the warmest of welcomes to the wider sporting world.

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