Jack Muldoon signs one-year deal at Harrogate TownJack Muldoon signs contract extension at Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town forward Jack Muldoon has a signed a contract extension until June 2025.

Muldoon, who signed for Town in 2018, has made 224 appearances for the club, scoring 63 goals and 41 assists.

During his time at Harrogate, the 33-year-old helped the them achieve promotion to the English Football League, lift the FA Trophy and scored the club’s first ever goal in League Two.

The former Fylde forward is among Town’s longest serving players, with only Warren Burrell, George Thomson and Josh Falkingham having been at the club longer.

Now, alongside captain Falkingham, Muldoon has committed his future to Town.

He said:

“I’m delighted to get it over the line and to be able to keep concentrating on keeping the club where it should be in the Football League.

“I’ve been here a long time now through thick and thin, when I first signed I wanted to get the club as high as possible and that aim hasn’t changed.

“We got where we are through attitude and work ethic and we need to all come together now to keep striving forward.

“The club means so much the lads and it’s important that we instill that personality and attitude onto the young lads, I take big pride in that part of my role making sure standards are as high as they have ever been.”

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Star striker Muldoon hoping to end career at Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town’s free-scoring striker Jack Muldoon says he doesn’t want the club’s good times to end and hopes to finish his career at Wetherby Road.

The 31-year-old signed for Town in 2018 and has been the top scorer during each of the last three seasons which has seen them ascend to the English Football League for the first time in their history.

With the club now tantalisingly close to the League 2 play-offs, Jack told the Stray Ferret the squad is now eyeing another promotion.

He said:

“You’re not gonna settle for mid-table.”

Jack commutes to Harrogate from his hometown of Scunthorpe and has been pleased to see how the club’s change in fortunes has captured the imagination of the town.

He said: “There’s a lot more to come in coming years.”

The club are on a rich vein of form and have won four of their last five games. They play Forest Green Rovers this afternoon.

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Overcoming adversity

Jack is a type one diabetic but has overcome this adversity in his life and career. He said it’s a tough disease but is manageable for a full-time athlete:

“I’m one of the fittest lads in the squad. Diabetes is nothing new to me but you’ve got to a bit more open minded and organised. I watch my sugar levels and eat right.”

Jack has his email address on his Twitter profile and says he regularly responds to questions from parents or youngsters who have the disease and want to progress in sport.

Whilst Jack is able to manage his diabetes and play professional football, he paid tribute to his friend and former teammate Jack Emmet who was recently forced to leave the club due to chronic fatigue syndrome.

“I was really sad to see him go. But he’s a bright lad and he will do well for himself away from football.”

On fans return

With the government saying fans can return to sports grounds from the middle of May, Jack said all the players are looking forward to welcoming supporters back to Wetherby Road after such a long time away due to covid restrictions.

It means they could return for a potential play-off run after they were cruelly denied the experience last season:

“We’ve done a year since we’ve had all our fans properly in the stadium, so a few more months won’t hurt but they really help us on gameday.”