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Whitby joined the N o r t h e r n League for the first time in 1893 only to return to the Cleveland Amateur League two seasons later. They returned to the Northern League in 1899 and won the Second Division the same season.
After World War One, the town of Whitby had two clubs, both playing in the Scarborough and District League, Whitby Whitehall Swifts and Whitby Town. Ever conscious of Whitby’ s more illustrious past, the two clubs in 1926, decided to amalgamate as Whitby United. The new club was admitted into the Northern League and the club’ s name was changed to
Whitby Town in 1949.
In 1983-84, Whitby came to national prominence when they came back from two goals down to beat Halifax Town 3-2 in the FA Cup first round proper. They were beaten by a late penalty at Wigan in the following round. The same season, Whitby reached the quarter finals of the FA Trophy for the first time losing to Dagenham in a replay.
The 2001-2002 season saw Whitby finish in a disappointing 15th in the league, but got to the FA Cup first Round for the seventh time, only to lose out to Plymouth Argyle after a replay, 3-2. The first game was at the Turnbull Ground in
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Nickname: The Seasiders
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Turnbull Ground
Manager: Chris Hardy
front of the BBC Match of the Day cameras.
Whiby have been in the Northern Premier League since the 1997 / 98 season with their highest finish coming in 2004 / 05 in fourth place, but were beaten by Farsley Celtic in the play off semi finals.
The Turnbull Ground, hom e of Whitby Town
Former Magpie Darren Williams, who made 200 appearances for the Wearsiders was appointed manager in 2011, but after more than four years at the helm, Williams was replaced by ex-Guisborough Town boss Chris Hardy, assisted by Lee Bullock, in December 2015.
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