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The club play at the Leeds Road ground, which is part of the Glasshoughton Leisure complex. It has a modern seated stand on one side the pitch and a covered terrace at the Leeds Road end.
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under the name Anson Sports. They initially played in the Castleford Sunday League, and adopted their current name in 1974 after moving to the sports ground of Glasshoughton
1213: 1154: 653: 318:, Glasshoughton were promoted to Division One, and the following season league restructuring saw them placed in the Premier Division. In 1993–94 they won the 1233: 1006: 338: 1223: 1131: 1126: 1121: 1116: 1111: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1011: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 354: 350: 346: 342: 327: 315: 308: 111: 1142: 1228: 478: 473: 646: 300: 1203: 1208: 662: 639: 304: 277: 116: 103: 581: 1193: 1198: 607: 349:, failing to win a league match all season, but after two seasons of improvement, they were Division One runners-up in 566: 516: 896: 836: 554: 1218: 861: 186: 821: 816: 806: 740: 299:
on Leeds Road. The new ground enabled them to switch to Saturday football, with the club joining the
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7–2 on aggregate in a two-legged final; the home leg was watched by a record crowd of 350.
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the club finished bottom of the Premier Division and were relegated back to Division One.
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Despite only two top-half finishes, including a best-ever third-place in
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Castleford
Northern Counties East League
2023–24
Northern Counties East League
Home colours
Away colours
football
Glasshoughton
Castleford
West Yorkshire
England
Northern Counties East League
Sunday league
works team
Colliery
West Yorkshire League
Northern Counties East League
1985–86 season
1989–90
West Riding County Cup
Selby Town
1997–98
Ossett Albion
1999–2000
2007–08 season
following season
2011–12
2014–15
Covered terracing

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