Halifax Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. They played in the English Football League from 1921 to 1993 and from 1998 to 2002.
The club was dissolved in 2008, but reformed that July under the name of FC Halifax Town.[1]
The club's stadium was The Shay.
History
Early years
The club was formed on 24 May 1911 at the Saddle Hotel.[2] They initially played in the Yorkshire Combination and the Midland League. They were one of the founder members of Football League Third Division North in 1921, and remained in that division until restructuring in 1958, when they became a member of the Football League Third Division. Their highest league position prior to World War II was second in 1934–35.