Club Background

Kidderminster Harriers marked 140 years of footballing history with promotion back to the top flight of the non-League game last season and will start the 2026-27 campaign. The club’s history goes back to the 1886 season when the name of the local athletics and rugby sides was adopted for football with the club joining the Birmingham and District League when it was formed in 1889. The first season saw Harriers beaten to the title by their local rivals, Kidderminster Olympic, before the two sides merged and won the title in consecutive season in 1938 and 1939 gaining promotion to the Southern League. The outbreak of the Second World War meant their time at this level was short-lived and following the conflict they played in the Birmingham League and Birmingham Combination before returning to the Southern League in the 1948-49 season. That season, their Aggborough stadium attracted what is still a record crowd, 9,155 for an FA Cup tie against local rivals Hereford which Harriers lost 3-0.

Floodlights came to Aggborough in the 1951-52 season and they hosted the FA Cup’s first floodlit fixture in a preliminary round replay win over Brierley Hill Alliance in September 1955. Considerable success at Birmingham League level saw them rejoin the Southern League in 1972 and then the Alliance Premier League, now the National League, in 1983. Harriers finished second to Leamington that season, but with their rivals’ ground not up to scratch it was Kidderminster who were promoted. It was September 1983 when Yeovil travelled to Worcestershire to face the Harriers for the first time with the Glovers running out 2-1 winners with goals from Billy Elliott (not that one) and Phil James. Following a poor start to their debut campaign, they appointed Leamington boss Graham Allner as manager, marking the start of a 16-year association with the club. Despite not playing in Wales, Kidderminster were invited to play in the Welsh Cup in the 1970s and 80s, reaching the final in 1986 and 1989. One of Allner’s first signings, striker Kim Casey, scored a club record 73 goals in 69 games in his first season in the 1985-86 campaign and eventually joined Cheltenham Town in 1990, scoring almost 200 goals in six seasons.

In 1994, Harriers were crowned Conference champions but refused promotion to the League due after not meeting the ground regulations. Following the tragic fire at Bradford City’s stadium in 1985, fire safety regulations had been tightened up and with Aggborough’s main stand being made of wood, the League blocked them. A campaign gained considerable support with a new stand promised for the start of the new season – which was completed on time – not enough to sway the League. The same season as they clinched the title, Kidderminster had reached the FA Cup fifth round, narrowly losing to Premier League West Ham United in front of almost 8,00 fans at Aggborough. They finished second to Macclesfield Town the following campaign and the dream of League football disappeared.

In 1997, star striker Lee Hughes was sold to West Bromwich Albion having scored 70 goals in 139 appearances, the deal was worth an initial £200,000 which rose after the frontman was sold on to Coventry City. Despite the exit of Hughes, Kidderminster made it to the promised land of the Football League in the year 2000. Backed by retail millionaire Lionel Newton and with former Liverpool star Jan Molby in charge, they beat Rushden & Diamonds to the title, but lasted just five seasons before being relegated back to non-League. Chairman Newton stepped down in 2002 with the club still in the League citing a lack of support with attendances not significant enough to maintain League status and Harriers’ return to the Conference was marked by off-the-field wranglings and little success on the pitch. In May 2007, they made it to Wembley in the FA Trophy final but despite leading 2-0 fell to defeat to Stevenage Borough in front of more than 53,000 fans. In 2011-12, Kiddy just missed out on the Conference play-offs after a five-point deduction for submitting “misleading financial information“. The following campaign was as close to rekindling success as they came reaching the play-offs, only to miss out to Wrexham (before the money) in the semi-finals. By 2016, they were back in the National League North.

Former Derby County midfielder John Eustace, who would go on to managed a number of League sides, took charge in that first season back in regional football and guided Kidderminster to the play-offs twice before leaving to join the coaching team at QPR. It took until the 2022-23 season for them to eventually beat their play-off hoodoo with victory over Brackley Town earning them promotion after a seven year absence. But, with Yeovil playing regional football themselves, the 2023-24 campaign proved to be their only one at that level as they were relegated at the first attempt. Adam Murray was appointed for the start of last season and gained promotion with a play-off final win over South Shields before quitting to take over at Barrow just 48 hours later. Former Glovers’ midfielder Paul Wotton was appointed his replacement in the summer.

We’ve Met Before

19/09/1983 Away APL W 2-1  626 Elliott, James
13/02/1984 Away BLT3 W 2-1 479 Finnigan, Doherty
18/02/1984 Home BLT3 D 1-1 1199 Doherty
29/02/1984 Home APL W 3-1 585 Doherty, James, Brown (pen)
24/09/1984 Away GL L 0-3 621
02/02/1985 Home GL D 0-0 1390
22/08/1988 Away GMVC D 2-2 1346 Doherty, Randall
31/12/1988 Home GMVC L 1-3 2373 Donnellan
27/09/1989 Home GMVC W 3-1 2051 Shail, Lowe, Blackman
26/03/1990 Away GMVC L 2-3 1044 Spencer, Wallace
23/04/1990 Home BLTF W 3-0 1609 Wallace, Spencer, Wilson
02/05/1990 Away BLTF D 1-1 1009 Conning
27/08/1990 Home GMVC W 2-0 3828 Wallace, Dent
10/12/1990 Away BLT2 L 2-3 672 Carroll (2)
02/03/1991 Away GMVC D 0-0 1048
12/10/1991 Away GMVC D 1-1 1305
20/01/1992 Away BLT3 W 3-1 681 Carroll, Cooper
25/01/1992 Home GMVC D 1-1 2111 Spencer
22/02/1992 Away FAT3 W 3-1 2679 Carroll, Robinson, McDermott
20/02/1993 Away GMVC D 1-1 1257 Spencer
06/03/1993 Home GMVC D 2-2 2159 Shail, Wilson
15/01/1994 Away GMVC W 3-2 3812 Wallace, Spencer, Wilson
02/04/1994 Home GMVC L 0-1 2835
10/12/1994 Home GMVC D 1-1 2011 Wilson
04/02/1995 Away GMVC L 0-3 1622
23/09/1997 Home GMVC W 1-0 2129 Pickard
28/02/1998 Away GMVC L 1-3 1868 Pickard
31/08/1998 Home FC W 3-1 2112 Patmore (2), B.Smith
07/11/1998 Away FC W 1-0 2007 Patmore
17/08/1999 Home NC W 1-0 2473 Foster
09/10/1999 Away NC L 0-4 1769
26/12/2003 Home NL3 L 1-2 5640 Gall
07/02/2004 Away NL3 W 1-0 3255 Williams
07/12/2004 Home NL2 W 2-1 4639 Lindegaard, Stolcers
16/04/2005 Away NL2 D 1-1 4014 Davies

 

Club Statistics

RECENT RESULTS

DD/MM/2026 Opponent H/A NLP WDL Result Att Scorers minute

LEAGUE ATTENDANCE STATISTICS

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CURRENT SEQUENCE STATISTICS

Games Without A Win: Games Without A Home Win:
Games Without An Away Win: Games Without Defeat:
Games Without A Home Defeat: Games Without An Away Defeat:
Games Without A Draw: Games Without A Score Draw:
Games Without A No-Score Draw: Games Without Scoring:
Games Without Conceding: Home Results Sequence:
Away Results Sequence: Overall Results Sequence:

 

Club Information

Address: Aggborough Stadium, Hoo Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1NB (click for map)
Telephone: 01562 823 931
Email: info@harriers.co.uk

Chairman: Richard Lane
Director of Football: Dean Holdsworth
General Manager: Paul Biggerstaff
Club Administrator: Helen Macdonald
Safety Officers: Dave Preece, Tim Oldman
Manager: Paul Wotton

Capacity : 7,000
Seated : 3,140
Away Capacity: For the vast majority of games, away fans are seated in the East Stand with the South Stand terrace (1,500 capacity) opened for large attendances
Surface : Grass
Record Attendance : 9,155 – vs Hereford United – FA Cup First Round replay, 27/11/1948

Colours : Red and white halves shirts, red shorts, red socks
Nickname : The Harriers
Programme : £3.50 – physical copies available to purchase here.

Ticketing

Ticket information will be updated when available.

For the vast majority of matches, away supporters will be seated in the East Stand or the South Stand terrace. Tickets are available to by online up to 15 minutes after kick-off. Aggborough is a cashless venue.

Official Away Travel

The Green & White Supporters’ Club is running away travel to our trip to Kidderminster Harriers on XXXday XX XXXX, XXp.m. kick-off.

Details are as follows:

Members: Adult £XX; Concession £XX
Non-Members: Adult £XX; Concession £XX
Coach departs Huish Park: XXam

To book, call Paul Hadlow on 07736 044570. You may be asked to pay a £5 deposit to reserve your seat. Prices are maximum and may reduce depending on booking numbers.

Payment can be made by bank transfer, please reference the match you are booking for and message Paul Hadlow to confirm the payment.

Account name: Green & White Supporters’ Club.
Account number: 8343 6772
Sort code: 20-68-15

Directions To The Ground

General

By Road

Exit M5 at junction 6 (signposted A449) and follow towards Kidderminster (approximately 15 miles). At the first roundabout, take the third exit (signposted A449, Kidderminster & Wolverhampton), then take the first turning on left before railway bridge. Go down Hoo Road, over the railway bridge, and Aggborough Stadium is on the right hand side.

Parking

Supporter parking at Aggborough is extremely limited; restricted to the North Stand Council Car Park, cars can park for £7.50 on a first come, first served basis. The ground is within a residential area, so when parking, please be respectful of local residents at all times.

By Rail

Kidderminster Station (0.5 miles). Walk down Comberton Hill towards the town centre and take the left turning just before Motorway Tyres near the bottom of the hill. Walk up Hoo Road for approximately half a mile to Aggborough Stadium.

By Bus 

Diamond Buses operate a number of services which go past Aggborough, the best of which is the 303 service which stops on Hoo Road outside the ground, literally named ‘Football Ground’.

Route From
25A Stourbridge, Merry Hill and Dudley
192 Halesowen via Stourbridge
303 Worcester ↔ Kidderminster
52 Local Kidderminster service

By Taxi

Regency Taxis – 01562 66666
Central Taxis – 01562 515131
Albany Taxis – 01562 823333

Web Resources

Web Sites

Kidderminster Harriers – Official Site
Kidderminster Harriers Independent Supporters Trust
Harriers Online – fans website linked to Supporters’ Trust

Social Media

@KHFCOfficial – X/Twitter
Kidderminster Harriers Official – Facebook
Kidderminster Harriers Official – Instagram
Kidderminster Harriers Official – YouTube

Kidderminster Harriers Fans Podcast – YouTube
Harriers Chatter – online message board
Kidderminster Harriers Fans Forum – Facebook

Local Press

Kidderminster Shuttle – local news website
Kidderminster Harriers – BBC Sport page
Express & Star – non-League page including Kidderminster Harriers

Food & Drink

General

Better than you’d expect from a town best known for carpets. Aggborough has its own excellent club pub, while the station area offers a couple of reliable watering holes and a handful of proper ale houses. You’ll have no trouble finding a pint before kick-off.

Club bar

The Harriers Arms is the on-site pub at the Aggborough Stadium is equipped for any sporting event you can imagine with seven televisions showing live football. It advertises “a great selection of beers and ale” including Bathams Best Bitter and Wye Valley HPA. They say “all welcome“, so we assume that means away supporters.
Address: Hoo Rd, Kidderminster DY10 1NB. Telephone: 01562 823931. Facebook  Map

Kidderminster Harriers Social Club: This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members. Guest visitors can be signed in by a member. The large lounge bar has a separate lounge and games rooms leading off with pool, darts, snooker and dominoes. There is also a large function and dance room. Evening meals for functions can be served by prior arrangement. On the bar there are three handpulls serving beers from the Marston’s list. Guest visitors can be signed in by a member and membership is a very reasonable annual rate. The club opens at midday on match days. Beers – Three cask ales from the Marston’s range.
Address: Stadium Close DY10 1NB. Telephone: 01562 67644. Website  Map

Local pubs

King & Castle: Railway bar offering up to eight cask ales, still ciders, basket meals, cobs and bar food in an atmospheric recreation of a refreshment room on a GWR terminus station. It was modelled on a design for Ross-on-Wye, and is the gateway to the Severn Valley Railway, located next to the main line station. In winter, a warming fire adds to the ambiance. Beers include regular ones from Hobsons, Bewdley, and Bathams along with an ever-changing selection of guest beers.The next beers are displayed at the back of the bar. Real ciders are listed on the bar and fetched from the cellar. The bar can get busy when trains arrive but the rush soon subsides. 0% Hobsons IPA is available in bottles for those not wishing to consume alcohol. The full menu is served every day during the day. Sunday lunches are served, and cobs and rolls are always available. Bottled beers from Bewdley Brewery are available on trains, cask ales at pubs near stations along the line and at Bridgnorth are an attraction. The Railwayman’s Arms on Bridgnorth Station is a watering hole after a trip up the line and serves Station Porter from Bewdley Brewery (William Mucklow’s Dark Mild). Beers – Up to eight cask ales often Bathams, Bewdley and Hobsons. Opening hours: Midday-11pm.

Address: King & Castle, Station Drive, Kidderminster DY10 1QX. Telephone: 01562 747505. Facebook Map

Weavers Real Ale House: One-room pub serving up to nine interesting and changing cask ales, of which three are house beers, and up to three ciders (sometimes including a perry) on handpump, along with up to eight craft beers on tap. The house beers are from Kidderminster’s Fownd brewery. There’s usually a dark beer. Cobs are available, and customers can bring their own food from any of the nearby takeaways. The comfortable single lounge bar is deceptively spacious with bench seating along the sides and plenty of tables. The atmosphere lends itself to conversation, and being just a short walk from the railway station, it’s a place for a pint and a chat. There are a few benches outside, and children are allowed until 7pm. Public parking is a short distance away in Comberton Place. Wyre Forest CAMRA Silver Pub of the Year 2022 and one of four National Pub of the Year finalists in 2018. Local CAMRA Silver Cider Pub of the Year 2019. Beers – up to nine cask ales often from Fownd Brewery. Opening hours: Midday-midnight – Saturdays.
Address: Weavers Real Ale House, 98 Comberton Hill DY10 1QH. Telephone: 01562 229413. Facebook  Map
Castle Inn: Busy and friendly community pub with a large single lounge bar and a games room leading off. Outside, a terraced garden overlooks the canal. Monthly live music on Saturday afternoons in summer and a monthly quiz add to the appeal. Sky Sports on TV makes for a lively atmosphere. See Facebook (#thenewcastleinn) for details. Families are allowed in the garden until 9pm and under 18s are not allowed at the bar. Monthly special beers from Wye Valley throughout the year. Level access to the lounge bar (small threshold step), step and steep ramp down to WCs (not adapted). Beers – Two cask ales. Opening hours: Midday-midnight.
Address: Castle Inn, 50 Park Lane DY11 6TE. Telephone: 07593 849674. Map
Weavers at Park Lane: Canalside pub in a traditional town pub style created in 2014 in a listed Georgian building dating from 1804. Beneath the bar is an old cellar, ideal for keeping cask ales. The beer garden overlooks the canal and moorings are on the towpath side, a short walk over the nearby bridge. Six real ales, with some from local breweries, and also unusual beers from farther afield. Up to six ciders and perries with Robinsons always available alongside five others, some of which may be real. Cobs, pork pies, etc., are available until 7pm or later if not busy. Live music is held outside at weekends during the warmer months (March onwards). Winter hours are shorter, see opening hours, and it may close early on quiet evenings at any time. Local CAMRA Pub of the Autumn 2019. Beers – Up to six cask ales often Bathams and Wye Valley. Opening hours: Midday-11pm – Saturdays.
Address: Weavers at Park Lane, 40 Park Lane DY11 6TG. Telephone: 01562 742305. Facebook Map
Ye Olde Seven Stars: The oldest pub in Kidderminster, established in 1786, a historic town centre family-friendly pub is worth visiting. In the front bar, the warming stove and large recessed fireplace give it a sense of dating from the 18th century, and the back bar is where drinks are served. The large rear garden has an open marquee with a live music stage, and the bench tables are popular in summer for enjoying a quiet drink in the sunshine. Beers – Four cask ales often Hobsons or Wye Valley. Opening hours: Midday-midnight – Saturdays.
Address: Ye Olde Seven Stars, 13-14 Coventry Street DY10 2BG. Telephone: 01562 341028 Facebook Map
Bear & Wolf: Town-centre bar serving six ales, still ciders and craft beers on tap. Inside, it’s deceptively spacious with comfy sofas, mixed tables and bar stools. Weird and wonderful pictures adorn the walls. Quiet background music and no gaming machines encourages conversation. On some Fridays and Saturdays there’s live music. There are six cask ales from local, regional and national breweries, usually including a dark one, with some more unusual and interesting beers often available. A variety of canned craft beers are in the fridge. Pork pies and scotch eggs are available all day. CAMRA members are offered 10p/pt off real ales on production of a valid membership card. Beers – Up to six cask ales. Opening hours: Midday-midnight – Saturdays.
Address: Bear & Wolf, 11-17 Worcester Street DY10 1EA. Telephone: 01562 227150. Facebook Map
Fownd Brewery Tap: One potentially for a celebratory/drown your sorrows post match pint as Opens at 4pm. Tap room and brewery, opened in May 2024, located above the town in a unit behind ATS, and a short walk up the ring road from the town centre. There is also a fight of Victorian steps leading up to Hill St, where the Tap is found, from Park Lane below. A pint would be most satisfying after tackling this ascent! It opens on Friday and Saturday evenings, serving some of the Fownd core range and specials. Boxed real cider is sometimes available. Cobs are available. Beers – Four cask ales from the Fownd Brewery ale range. Opening: 4pm-10.30pm.
Address: Unit 3 Hill Street DY11 6TD. Telephone: 07845 430071. Map

Likelihood the Natives Will Understand You: Kidderminster sits in that useful bit of the Midlands where accents are generally understandable, provided you don’t start talking at full Somerset speed after three pints. You’ll hear a few Black Country influences creeping in, but communication should remain possible without the need for subtitles or a local interpreter.

Top-Tip: If you’ve got an hour or two to kill before kick-off, head for the Severn Valley Railway station next to the mainline station. Even if you’re not a train enthusiast (no judgement here), the heritage station is a lovely bit of Victorian nostalgia and makes for a much more pleasant pre-match wander than another lap of the ring road.

Local Amenities: Kidderminster was once known as the carpet capital of the world, and much of the town’s history is woven into the industry. These days the biggest attraction is arguably the Severn Valley Railway, one of Britain’s best heritage railways, running steam trains through the Severn Valley to Bridgnorth. If you’ve somehow brought the family along, West Midlands Safari Park is also just outside town. In short: carpets, steam trains and lions. A more varied day out than most National League destinations can offer.

[No responsibility is taken for any inaccuracies. This page is entirely the product of bias and prejudice. ]