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Boss Simon says: Bring on Everest!

Taking Harrogate Town into the Football League for the first time felt like climbing Everest for manager Simon Weaver – and now he wants to do it all over again!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 July 2026

TOWN EAGER TO CLIMB BACK UP
Taking Harrogate Town into the Football League for the first time felt like climbing Everest for manager Simon Weaver – and now he wants to do it all over again!
By John Lyons

Originally appointed player-manager when the Sulphurites were in National League North in 2009, Weaver has led the Yorkshire club through the most successful period in their history.
Following promotion from Non-League’s second tier in 2017-18, Weaver took them to the promised land of the Football League with a memorable 3-1 win play-off final victory over Notts County at Wembley in 2020.
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