# 2024–25 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 111th season in the history of Harrogate Town Association Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | RM | Stephen Duke-McKenna | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 8 July 2024 | CB | Zico Asare | Maidenhead United | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2024 | LW | Ellis Taylor | Sunderland | Free |
| 12 November 2024 | RW | Eno Nto | Derby County | Free |
| 2 December 2024 | CF | Admiral Muskwe | Luton Town | Free |
| 1 January 2025 | DM | Bryn Morris | Newport County | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2025 | CF | Tom Cursons | Ilkeston Town | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2025 | CM | Tom Hill | Liverpool | Free |
| 3 February 2025 | DM | Ben Fox | Northampton Town | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Queens Park Rangers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 31 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window re-opened.

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | LW | Abraham Odoh | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 24 June 2024 | CB | Rod McDonald | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2025 | RW | Sam Folarin | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 30 August 2024 | CB | Jasper Moon | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 7 January 2025 | CB | Eko Solomon | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 15 January 2025 | LB | Bryant Bilongo | Bristol Rovers | End of Season |
| 16 January 2025 | CF | Olly Sanderson | Fulham | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 3 February 2025 | RM | Stephen Duke-McKenna | St Johnstone | End of Season | |

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Will Smith | FC Halifax Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | George Horbury | Chorley | 4 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Peter Jameson | Darlington | 5 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Derby County | 11 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Joe Mattock | Marine | 25 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Finn O'Boyle | Wigan Athletic | 9 September 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Josh Brodella | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Alfie Lee | | |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | | |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Alex Mooney | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Ollie Nicholson | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Elijah Samuels | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Lewis Smalley | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Cadarn Taylor | | |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Lewis Thomas | | |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Bradley Williams | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Harrogate announced their first pre-season friendly against Lincoln City. A day later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Huddersfield Town. A further two matches were added to the schedule, against Sheffield United and Darlington. On 7 June, two more home pre-season friendlies were announced against Middlesbrough and Leeds United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 42 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 41 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 40 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 39 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 33 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 21 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Harrogate Town were drawn at home to League One side Wrexham in the first round, to Northern Premier League side Gainsborough Trinity in the second round and away to Championship side Leeds United in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Harrogate being drawn away against Lincoln City. In the second round, they were drawn at home to Preston North End.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Harrogate were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra and Liverpool U21.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Mark Oxley | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Zico Asare | 28 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Matty Foulds | 19 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Josh Falkingham | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jasper Moon | 37 | 2 | 31+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Warren Burrell | 28 | 1 | 13+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | George Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Dean Cornelius | 39 | 2 | 29+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | GUY | Stephen Duke-McKenna | 24 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matty Daly | 17 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | James Daly | 37 | 4 | 27+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Toby Sims | 40 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Anthony O'Connor | 41 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Olly Sanderson | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Levi Sutton | 34 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jack Muldoon | 39 | 3 | 20+11 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | WAL | Thomas Hill | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Bryant Bilongo | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Ellis Taylor | 32 | 3 | 23+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | NIR | Stephen Dooley | 25 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Josh March | 31 | 6 | 19+5 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Tom Cursons | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ZIM | Admiral Muskwe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Ben Fox | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Bryn Morris | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Eko Solomon | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Liam Gibson | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | James Belshaw | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Jack Bray | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Oli Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Sam Folarin | 25 | 3 | 6+13 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Eno Nto | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |