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1890's... April 1895 – Harchester United Football Club formed
May 1895 – Harchester United play first match with a 6-1 win over Burton Swifts at Palmerston Road
May 1898 – Elected to Football League Division Two
November 1898 – Record Cup Defeat (11-2 defeat by Burton Swifts, FA Cup 1st Round)
March 1899 – Record League Win (11-3 win over Loughborough Town, Division Two)
April 1899 – Winners of Division Two Championship
1900's... May 1903 – Robert Ball resigns as Manager / David Ryan becomes Manager
May 1905 – Relegated to Division Two
May 1907 – Promoted to Division One
April 1908 – Move to Addison Road Stadium
July 1908 – Ian Mayes becomes Chairman
August 1908 – David Ryan sacked as Manager / Joseph Peterson becomes Manager
1910's... November 1911 – Record Cup Win (13-0 win over Banstead Mental Hospital, FA Cup 1st Round)
May
1915 – Relegated to Division Two
1920's...
April 1920 – Joseph Peterson sacked as Manager
May 1920 – Relegated to Division Three North
August 1920 – David Cooper becomes Manager
November 1922 – Record League Defeat (9-1 defeat by Nelson, Division Three North)
May 1927 - Winners of Division Three North Championship
May 1928 – David Cooper resigns as Manager
August 1928 – Edward Evans becomes Manager
1930's... May 1933 – Winners of Division Two Championship
September 1939 – Edward Evans leaves as Manager
1940's... July 1945 – Trevor Chamberlain becomes Chairman
September 1946 – Arthur Charlton becomes Manager
May 1947 – Relegated to Division Two
1950's... May 1958 - Winners of Division Two Championship
1960's... March 1965 – Manager Arthur Charlton dies from heart attack during game / Jim Stephenson becomes
Manager
April 1966 – Jimmy Fellows scores his 38th and final goal of the season in a record breaking feat.
May 1967 – Relegation to Division Two
September 1967 – Jim Stephenson sacked as Manager / Robert McClaren becomes Manager
May 1969 – Promotion to Division One
1970's... May 1974 – Harchester United finish 4th in Division One
- Robert McClaren resigns as Manager
July 1974 – Harry Sidwell becomes Manager
November 1976 – Jimmy Connor becomes Chairman
1980's... May 1980 – Record Goalscorer Ken Hocknell scores his 258th and final goal for the club
May 1985 – Harry Sidwell leaves as Manager by Mutual Consent
July 1985 – Kenny Bruce becomes Manager
May 1986 – Winners of League Championship
1990's... January 1990 – Kenny Bruce sacked as Manager / Steve Tomkins becomes Manager
May 1990 – Relegated to Division Two
May 1991 – Frank Patcham plays his 543rd and final game for the club
November 1992 – Michael Jacobs becomes Chairman
December 1992 – Steve Tomkins sacked as Manager / Ron Atkinson becomes Manager
May 1994 – Promotion to Premiership
May 1996 – Relegated to Division One
May 1997 – Promotion to Premiership
October 1997 – Ron Atkinson resigns as Manager / John Hollins appointed Caretaker Manager
November 1997 – Ian Coates becomes Manager
January 1998 – Chairman Michael Jacobs dies from heart attack / Stephanie Jacobs becomes
Chairperson
May 1998 – Jerry Block becomes Chairman
January 1999 – Defender Warren Masters found dead at home
February 1999 – Ian Coates becomes Director of Football / Luis Amor Rodriguez becomes
Player/Manager
May 1999 – Winners of FA Cup (2-1 win over Manchester United)
- Captain John Black shot dead after FA Cup Final
September 1999 – Move to Dragons Lair Stadium
- Gary Blackburn, Sean Hocknell, Leon Richards and Viktor Tankayev die in a plane
crash
2000's... January 2000 – Knocked Out of FA Cup in 4th Round (2-0 defeat by Wolves)
March 2000 – Luis Amor Rodriguez resigns as Player/Manager / Ray Wyatt becomes Manager
– Knocked Out of UEFA Cup in Quarter Finals (2-1 agg defeat by RCD Mallorca)
– Lynda Block becomes Chairperson
April 2001 – Harchester United go into Administration / Prashant Dattani becomes Chairperson
May 2001 – Finish 3rd in Premiership and Qualify for UEFA Champions League
- Chairman Prashant Dattani found dead in office
- Ray Wyatt resigns as Manager
June 2001 – Sam Irving becomes Chairman / Alan Rothman becomes Manager
August 2001 - Knocked out of UEFA Champions League in 3rd Qualifying Round (4-3 agg defeat by
RCD Mallorca)
- Alan Rothman sacked as Manager / David Spears becomes Manager
December 2001 – Karl Fletcher wrongly imprisoned and found guilty of murdering Prashant Dattani
- David Spears resigns as Manager / Monday Bandele becomes Manager
February 2002 – Monday Bandele replaced by Patrick Doyle as Manager
March 2002 – Record European Win (3-0 win over Celtic, UEFA Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg)
May 2002 – Finalists in UEFA Cup Final (1-0 defeat by AC Milan)
- Linton Alexander, Danny Rawsthorne and Stevie Shaw die in coach crash
June 2002 – Lynda Block imprisoned for the manslaughter of Prashant Dattani
August 2002 – Phil Wallis becomes Chairman
September 2002 – Harchester United receive £7million from Galatasaray for Monday Bandele
February 2003 – Patrick Doyle sacked as Manager / Stuart Naysmith becomes Manager
March 2003 – Deducted 3 points for financial irregularities
- Stuart Naysmith sacked as Player/Manager / Alan Rothman becomes Manager
April 2003 – Karl Fletcher scores his 178th and final Premiership goal for the club
May 2003 – Thrown out of FA Cup for Match Fixing
- Goalkeeper Jamie Parker shot dead by armed police following siege
- Patrick Doyle found dead
- Chairman Phil Wallis gives away club in a Raffle
June 2003 – Stuart Naysmith becomes Player/Manager
July 2003 – Harchester United pay £28million to Barcelona for Luke Davenport
January 2004 – Dean Boyle / Donna Connelly declared co-owners of Harchester United
February 2004 – Stuart Naysmith retires due to injury
March 2004 – Harchester United cease trading and go into liquidation. A reprieve is given following a
nationwide protest against Coopers Bank whom are now in control of the club
- Luke Davenport forced to retire with eye injury
May 2004 – Finish 4th in Premiership and Qualify for UEFA Champions League
- Relegated for Match Fixing
- Captain Marcel Sabatier found dead
- Stuart Naysmith sacked as Manager / Curtis Alexander becomes Caretaker Manager
June 2004 – Eli Knox becomes Chairman / Don Barker becomes Manager
September 2004 – Record European Defeat (4-0 defeat by Barcelona, UEFA Champions League
Group Stage)
October 2004 – Midfielder Clyde Connelly commits suicide
February 2005 – UEFA Champions League match away to Lazio abandoned due to crowd trouble
April 2005 - Knocked out of UEFA Champions League in Quarter Finals (2-1 agg defeat by Arsenal)
- Don Barker sacked as Manager / Viv Wright becomes Manager
May 2005 – Winners of Championship Play Offs (1-0 win over West Ham)
- Many players and staff killed in a coach explosion
June 2005 – Dragons Corporation become Owners / Felix Hahn becomes Manager
January 2006 – Felix Hahn resigns as Manager / Lawrie Hannigan becomes Manager and then is
declared missing / Alex Dempsey (later Rose) becomes Manager
February 2006 - Finalists in League Cup Final (2-1 defeat by Chelsea)
April 2006 – Striker and Chairman Casper Rose killed
May 2006 – Winners of FA Cup (2-1 win over Arsenal)
July 2006 - Harchester United recieves £10million from Bayern Munich
for Hector
August 2006 - Runners Up in Community Shield (2-0 defeat by Chelsea)
- Manager and Chairman Alex Rose admits to accidently killing Casper Rose
- Alex Rose resigns as Manager / Jimmy Craig becomes Manager / Terry Harrison
becomes Chairman
Sepetmber 2006 - Knocked out of UEFA Cup in 1st Round (Away Goals to Rangers)
February 2007 - Knocked
out of FA Cup in 5th Round (1-0 defeat by Norwich City)
May 2007 - Harchester United win the FA Barclays Premiership
April 2008 - Knock out of UEFA Champions League Semi Finals (On Penalties by
Chelsea)
May 2008 - Jimmy Craig resigns as Manager
June 2008 - Steve Kramer becomes Manager
- Captain Liam Mackay sold to Celtic |