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Harchester United -
Club Owners :
Michael Jacobs 1988-1998
Stephanie Jacobs 1998 Jerry Block 1998-2000 Lynda Block 2000-2001
Prashant Dattani 2001 Sam Irving 2001-2002 Phil Wallis 2002-2003
Dean Boyle 2003-2004 Eli Knox 2004-2005 Casper Rose 2005-2006
Eugene Rose 2006 Alex Rose 2006 Terry Harrison 2007
Harchester United -
Club Managers :
Harry
Sidwell1979-1985
Kenny Bruce1985-1995
Ron Atkinson 1995-1997
Ian Coates 1997-1998
Frank Patcham 1998 (Caretaker)
Luis Amor Rodriguez 1998-1999
Gordon Gallacher 1999 (Caretaker)
Ray Wyatt 1999-2001
Karl Fletcher 2001 (Only for a day)
Ray Wyatt 2001
Alan Rothman 2001
David Spears 2001
Monday Bandele 2002
Patrick Doyle 2002-2003
Alan Rothman 2003
Stuart Naysmith 2003-2004
Curtis Alexander 2004 (Caretaker)
Don Barker 2004-2005
Karl Fletcher 2005 (Caretaker)
Vivian Wright 2005
Felix Hahn 2005-2006
Laurie Hannigan 2006
Alex Dempsey/Rose 2006
Jimmy Craig 2006-2007
Harchester United -
Club Honours :
Football League Record
1885/96 Elected to Football League
1895/96-1897/98 Division 2
1898/99-1900/01 Division 1
1901/02-1927/28 Division 3 (North)
1928/29-1933/34 Division 2
1934/35-1956/57 Division 1
1957/58-1962/63 Division 2
1963/64-1974/75 Division 1
1975/76-1977/78 Division 2
1978/79-1986/87 Division 1
1987/88-1991/92 Division 2
1992/93-1994/95 Premiership
1995/96-1996/97 Division 1
1997/98-2003/04 Premiership
2004/05 Division 1 (relegated for match fixing)
2005/06-2006/07 Premiership
Domestic Honours
Amateur
Cup: Semi-Final 1889/90
Division 2 Champions 1897/98
Division 3 (North) Champions 1927/28
Division 2 Champions 1933/34
Division 1 - Premiership 3rd, 1935/36
FA Cup; semi-final 1937/38
Division 2 Runners-up 1962/63
FA Cup; semi-final 1963/64
Football League Cup Final 1969/70
Watneys Cup; Finalists 1971/72
Anglo-Italian Cup; semi-finalists 1972/73
Texaco Cup Winners 1974/75
FA Cup; semi-final 1975/76
Anglo-Scottish Cup; Runners-up 1975/76
Division 1 Champions 1985/86
FA Cup Winners 1998/99
Carling League Cup Finalists 2005/06
FA Cup Winners 2005/06
European Honours
European Fairs Cup, 2nd round 1962/63 and 1967/68
UEFA Cup, Quarter Finals 1999/00
Champions League Qualification 2001/02
UEFA Cup Finalists 2001/02
Champions League, Quarter Final's 2004/05
UEFA Cup, First Round 2006/07
Harchester United - Deaths :
Harchester has
suffered many tragedies over the last ten years losing many people associated
with the club.
(These are all Players unless stated)
1998
Michael Jacobs (Chairman)
1999
Warren Masters
John Black
Viktor Tankayev
Sean Hocknell
Leon Richards
Gary Blackburn
Biloo Kapur (Former CEO and Agent)
2001
Prashant Dattani (Chairman)
2002
Danny Rawsthorne
Linton Alexander
Stevie Shaw
Claudia Irving (Chairman's daughter and PA)
2003
Jamie Parker
Patrick Doyle (Manager)
2004
Marcel Sabatier
Clyde Connelly
2005
Karl Fletcher (murdered by Don Barker)
Curtis Alexander
Lee Presley
Alex Lawler
Carl Caskey
Frank Stone
Don Barker (Manager)
Dean Boyle (CEO)
Mark Hammond
Vivian Wright (missing) (Player and Manager)
2006
Casper Rose (Player and Club owner)
Harchester United
Club History
Below is a guide about the club history :
At the beginning of the 1998/99, The Jacobs sold the club to Jerry Block. Jerry
wanted the team to be a force in The Premiership so he signed up Luis Amor
Rodriguez from Argentina. He was a real asset to the club and by the end of the
season Harchester won the FA Cup, with a winner from Rodriguez. The day ended in
tragedy though. As the team paraded the cup around the stadium, John Black, the
ever dependable defender was killed by gunshot. Lynda Block, Jerry Block's wife,
was also shot, but managed to escape death.
During summer 1999 Jerry Block funded the building of a new stadium - "The
Dragon's Lair".
Another terrible tragedy struck Harchester during the 1999/00 season. Harchester,
who had beat Ajax in the UEFA Cup on away goals, could not get home because of
delayed flights. First team players Leon Richards, Sean Hocknell and Victor
Tankiev were offered to be flown home on a private jet. None of the players
returned and were suspected dead. People believe the plane was hit by lightning.
A match fixing scandal rocked Harchester in the 2002/03 season. It was found,
that the manager, Patrick Doyle had bet on the club to be relegated. He had help
from Harchester goalkeeper, Jamie Parker, who took the team hostage on the final
game of the season. Harchester United needed to win this game to stay up but it
was abandoned at halftime due to the circumstances. The team were allowed to
replay the game, but it meant they couldn't play their FA Cup Final match, and
the cup went straight to Arsenal. The club beat Everton in the replay and stayed
up.
2003/04 brought relegation to Harchester. They were embroiled in yet another
match fixing scandal, they finished 4th in The Premiership but UEFA chose to
punish and relegate the team. They managed to keep their place in the Champions
League, but had to settle for a place in Division 1, newly named The Coca-Cola
Championship.
During the 2004/2005 the team reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League,
getting knocked out by Arsenal. They reached the play-off final, winning
promotion back to The Premiership, but Harchester United were hit by the worst
tragedy to hit the club since 1906/08 when many of the first team died in a
stadium fire.
Just before the team left for the playoff final, their manager, Don Barker,
killed Dragons fixture Karl Fletcher during an argument, and loaded Fletcher's
body into the boot of his car. During the match, Fletcher's body was discovered
in the car. Soon afterwards, while the Dragons were celebrating on the team
coach, Barker drove the petrol-filled car, carrying Fletcher's body, into the
coach, killing the entire team except for Ryan Naysmith, Danny Sullivan and
Tyson. The manager, Vivian Wright, was never found in the wreckage.
In 2005/06, an unknown organization took control of the club, input a large
amount of money to rebuild the team and appointed former CEO Lynda Block and
experienced German manager Felix Hahn. The club made a number of controversial
signings including the troublesome pair of Casper and Eugene Rose (who haven't
seen eye to eye for 4 years) and lower league Midfielder Liam MacKay. Because of
their relationship and the club getting to grips with promotion, under Hahn the
club struggled. Felix Hahn resigned in January by order of the secret owner.
Lynda Block then bought in Lawrie Hannigan to replace Hahn but then he went
missing. The post was then offered to Assistant Manager Alex Rose (who was
bought in by the secret owner). Under Dempsey the club climbed up the table to
10th place, became beaten finalists in the Carling Cup and won the FA Cup.
Despite the successful season Casper Rose was killed by Dempsey with an ink pot
smashing into his temple. It was revealed that Casper Rose was in fact the owner
after he was mysteriously murdered. It was also revealed that Dempsey is a rose
brother and that the club were left to Alex and Eugene. Because of this
Harchester paid tribute to Rose by winning the FA Cup for the second time and
Alex changed his surname to Rose. Team fitness coach Ashleigh King confessed to
the killing despite having no memory of committing the crime. However she was
released from prison with no charge.
The 2006/07 season has started interestingly for the dragons. Last seasons
success has paved the way for winger Ryan Naysmith to join Villarreal and
playmaker Hector to move to Bayern Munich. Eugene Rose also sold his half of the
club to Alex Rose and moved to Australia to play to Sydney FC. To replace these
departures the club signed Miguel Lopez from Athletico Madrid for a undisclosed
fee and Pavel Kovac from AC Milan on a free transfer. The club are also giving
19 year old midfielder Jason Porter a one month trial as he impressed Rose
during a pre season friendly.
Despite this promise there has been the usual dark cloud over the dragons lair.
The police made Lynda Block their prime suspect in the Casper Rose murder
investigation and suspect Alex Rose in assisting in the crime. Because of this
Block has fled Harchester leaving Alex Rose to confess to the killing of his
half brother. This was done after he ensured that the club was in the right
hands as he handed the managers job to his former team mate Jimmy Craig and the
chairman's role to head of the supporters club, Terry Harrison.