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Record-breaking season ticket sales for Harrogate Town

Tuesday, 12 August 2025 07:51

Harrogate Town has reached a major milestone with season ticket sales. (Images: Matt Kirkham)

Harrogate Town has sold over 1,000 season tickets for the first time in its history.

Earlier this year, the club set the target as part of a broader strategy to expand its fan base.

Average attendances have risen compared to last season, with home supporter numbers increasing by more than 30% over the past two years.

The club also set a new home league record attendance in March when 4,136 supporters watched their home fixture against Carlisle, the highest figure in over a century.

Season ticket prices have been frozen for the upcoming season, with new initiatives introduced to encourage more fans to the Exercise Stadium.

These include a new 18–21 ticket category, free admission for under-8s with a paying adult, family discounts, early-bird pricing and a “refer a friend” scheme.

The club have enjoyed a strong start to the season, taking four points from their opening two games in League Two.

Home fans were treated to a six-goal thriller on Saturday (9th August), as Town drew 3-3 with Grimsby Town.

Speaking after the game, Manager Simon Weaver said:

“We showed that we're a really capable team and built on the performance from last week in terms of an attacking threat.

"We got ourselves into a great position, a 3-1, scored some really good goals and it's good to see new players make an immediate impact in front of home fans.

"To be honest, I didn't see us conceding two late ones, but to be fair, they threw everyone forward.

"We dropped a little, which is natural to be protective, but you've still got to show intensity in our defensive third and a couple of times we could have laid a glove and been a bit tighter and it proved costly.”

The match drew a crowd of 3,562 at Wetherby Road - a new record for a season-opening fixture at the ground.

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