Halesowen Town F.C.

They are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and play at the Grove Recreation Ground.

In 1955–56 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–2 at home to Hendon in front of a record crowd of 5,000.

[10] The 1985–86 season also saw the club reach the first round of the FA Cup for the second time, eventually losing 3–1 to Frickley Athletic in a replay.

Halesowen made further appearances in the first round of the FA Cup in 1987–88 and again in 1988–89 when they played Football League opposition for the first time, losing 2–0 at Brentford.

[10] Halesowen were Premier Division runners-up in 1995–96, missing out on the title and promotion to the Football Conference by three points.

In 2007–08 the club finished third in the Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs; after beating Chippenham Town 2–1 in the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 to Team Bath in the final.

[10] The club were transferred to the Premier Central division of the Southern League at the end of the 2017–18 season as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.

After beating Coleshill Town 3–1 in the semi-finals, they defeated Spalding United 2–1 after extra time in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division Central of the Southern League.

The floodlights which the club won in 1983 lasted until 2001, when a new set were installed and officially inaugurated at a friendly match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Grove