Golcar (with a silent L) is a village above the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, just over 2 miles
west of Huddersfield. The village sits north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow
Canal, named after St Guthlac, who preached in the area during the 8th century. The village is
recorded in the Domesday Book as Goullakarres, and throughout the Industrial Revolution
became a major centre for weaving. (population: about 6,900)
Golcar United was founded in 1904, initially played in the Huddersfield & District League.They joined the West Riding County Amateur League in 1934, finishing runners-up in their
debut season, but resigned after finishing bottom of the table in 1937–38.
The club returned to the West Riding before winning promotion to the North West Counties
League in 2019.
West Riding County Amateur League:Premier Division champions 2004-05,2017-18,2018-19
West Riding County Challenge Cup winners 2001
Huddersfield Invitation Cup winners on 9 occasions.
Skye Direct Stadium
Longfield Avenue,
Golcar,
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire
HD7 4AZ
The club moved to Longfield Avenue in 1955, where the pitch had a prominent side-to-side
slope. The 100-seat stand was erected in March 2020 and sits on banking, beside the entrance
hut and clubhouse, which has an overhanging roof. There's a fully covered terrace behind one
of the goals with floodlights installed following their promotion to the NWCL
The Yorkshire Trophy has been split into 2 groups of 3. Each club will play each other once in
the group stages, before the Semi-Final and Final. Golcar United are in Group 2 along with
tonight’s opponents Liversedge, and Nostell Miners Welfare making up the round robin.
The clubs competing in Group 1 are Brighouse Town, Penistone Church and Wakefield AFC.
Golcar United 2(Cox 42,44)
Liversedge 2(Raw 31,Cyrus 33)
The Yorkshire Trophy G2 match 1
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Golcar came back from two goals down to earn a point. Liversedge controlled the first half and
finally took the lead on the half hour through Alfie Raw, quickly followed by a firm header fromJohn Cyrus. A succession of corners late in the half saw Buddy Cox twice benefit, with a
towering header followed by being on hand to profit from a mistake from the Sedgie 'keeper.
Surprisingly both sides failed to add to the score in the second half and a draw was probably a
fair result.
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117 miles door-to-door A1/M62
I picked up Lee & Katie in Houghton-le-Spring at 1645, before stopping off at Simon Lee's
house in Barton, North Yorkshire, who drove us the rest of the way.
It was great to be in a proper football ground again with stands and facilities. There were a lot
of familiar faces at this one, which was good to see and hopefully a sign of things to come.
