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Apr 2021
BT Sport to show Harrogate Town's Wembley final for free
Harrogate Town's FA Trophy final against Concord Rangers is to be broadcast live for free by BT Sport.
The match will be played behind closed doors at Wembley on Monday.
BT Sport usually charges to watch matches but has decided to show Harrogate's game for free across all its platforms.
It will be available via BTSport.com, the BT Sport App, BT TV, the Sky Digital Satellite Platform and Virgin Media channel 100.
After the game, the channel will also show Proud To Be Town, its documentary on the rise of Harrogate Town that gives a unique insight into a football club during the first coronavirus lockdown.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
12.45pm – Live – FA Vase Final – Consett v Hebburn Town
3.30pm – The Grassroots Football Show
4.30pm – Live – FA Trophy Final – Harrogate Town v Concord Rangers
7.30pm – BT Sport Films – Proud To Be Town
Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said:
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- Harrogate Town trip to Wembley confirmed – but no fans allowed
A fan campaign supported by Harrogate & Knaresborough Conservative MP Andrew Jones attempted to persuade the Football Association to let fans watch the match live.
But the FA confirmed this month it wouldn't allow this, which means Town fans will be cruelly denied a trip to the home of English football for the second time in 12 months.
The Stray Ferret will be at the Cedar Court Hotel on Monday to watch the game with the fans and will be reporting throughout the day.
The club and the hotel have got together to show the game on a big screen to 42 supporters and are offering food and drink as part of the package. Click here to purchase a ticket.
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