After a fire at the Showground, they were forced to play some of their home games at Accrington Stanley's Interlink Express Stadium.
Great Harwood Town resigned from the North West Counties League in June 2006, when it became clear that the club would be unable to raise the money to buy back the Showground and repair its dressing rooms, which had been destroyed in the fire 18 months earlier.
They officially folded in July 2006, but chairman Bill Holden did not rule out the possibility that the club could be re-launched in the future.
[1] Striker Matt Derbyshire started his career with Great Harwood Town, before moving to Blackburn Rovers, and playing for the England U21s.
At this time their manager was Eric Whalley, who was the chairman who led Accrington Stanley into the Football League in 2006.