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A talented young boxer from Market Harborough is celebrating booking his place in the quarter finals of the England Boxing National Schools Championships. 12-year-old Jimmy McCann progressed to the next stage of top competition after winning his bout yesterday with a great performance in the ring. Jimmy’s young brother Billy, 11, also competed in the […]

Harborough Town have booked a place in the play-offs after a resounding 5-1 win away at AFC Sudbury yesterday. It secured the Bees a fifth place finish in Southern League Premier Central, meaning their dream of promotion for a second consecutive season is still well and truly alive. The great finish to the season has […]

A place in the Southern League Premier Central play-offs is the prize at stake for Harborough Town this afternoon in their away game against AFC Sudbury. It is the final game of the regular season for the Bees and if they match or better the result of Stamford, who are at home to Halesowen, they […]

Harborough Town manager Mitch Austin celebrated 200 games in charge as 100 fans from Spain helped cheered his side on. A presentation to mark the milestone took place ahead of Saturday’s home game, which saw the Spanish contingent filling a stand at the Community Football Ground. The Spanish fans began following the Bees after the […]

Harborough Town fans say they couldn’t be prouder after the team’s heroic performance in the FA Cup. The Bees took Reading all the way to extra time before bowing out of the competition yesterday. Despite being over 100 places below their opponents in the football pyramid, Harborough more than matched their League One opponents and […]

Tickets for Harborough Town Footbal Club’s historic FA Cup second round match go on sale this evening. The Bees will play away at League One side Reading on Sunday December 1st after reaching this stage of the competition for the first time. Harborough have been allocated paper tickets which can be purchased from the club […]

Former Tottenham and Brazil star Sandro says he has joined Harborough Town because he misses football. The 35-year-old has come out of retirement to sign for The Bees during the same week the team booked their place in the second round of the FA Cup. The midfielder retired from the professional game last year, but […]

FA Cup history-makers Harborough Town have pulled off a major coup by signing former Premier League star Sandro. The Brazilian retired from the professional game last year, but has agreed to put his boots back on after a chance conversation with Bees manager Mitch Austin. Sandro, 35, joined Tottenham in 2010 and spent four seasons with […]

Excitement is building ahead of Harborough Town’s historic FA Cup first-round tie tomorrow. The Bees are away at Tonbridge Angels in what is arguably the biggest game in the club’s history. It is the first time the Bees have reached  this stage of the competition, under manager Mitch Austin. Harborough Chief Executive Laurence Jones told […]

Harborough Town FC have made history by reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time. A 1-0 victory against Bury FC in front of a record crowd of 1,800 at the Community Football Ground booked the team a place in Monday’s draw. Ben Stephens secured the win by scoring a […]