The club was originally formed in 1963, as a representative side of the Blakeborough Valve Company of Brighouse and their home games were played on the Woodhouse Recreation Ground, with the side competing in the Huddersfield Works League. The club gained various league honours over the years, the most successful coming in the 1968/69 season, when they won both the League Cup as well as the Halifax District Cup.
Following this success, the club took the huge step of obtaining its own ground at Hove Edge. Whilst at Green Lane, where they played for more than a decade, they achieved two more league titles before taking another major step, in applying for and achieving West Riding Company Amateur League status in 1975. The club thrived there, until their Green Lane ground was developed for housing, upon which they moved to their present ground, just round the corner, on St Giles Road. There followed a period of stagnation, competing mainly in the lower divisions of the WRCAL until 1988 when, at the demise of the Blakeborough Company, the club was forced to find outside finance to survive. The club was not without friends, however, as new funds were injected which resulted in a new outlook, as well as a new name. This change proved to be the most successful period in the club’s history so far.
The newly named Brighouse Town FC won promotion to the WRCA Premier Division in their first season, as well as winning the WRCL Division One Cup. In 1991 the Premier Division Championship was won for the first time and in 1992 soon followed the West Riding County Challenge Cup. In 1994 Town won the Premier Division League Cup and were runners up in the County Challenge Cup, and they were Premier Division Champions again in 1995.
Season 1995/96 was perhaps the most successful season in the clubs history so far. Brighouse Town once again won the WRCA Premiership title and also completed the double by winning the WRCA League Cup. They also won the Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy but unfortunately lost in the Halifax District FA Cup Final on penalties.
Brighouse Town is the 2nd highest ranked football club in Calderdale with excellent football facilities, including floodlights, a stand, match-day catering and a good supporter base. With the ambition of the committee and the provision of new facilities from some hard working volunteers, Season 2008-09, saw the club make a significant step towards Semi-Professional football by entering and being accepted into the Northern Counties East League Division One, officially recognised in the English Non-League Football Pyramid at Step 6. With the reserves now taking over the old 1st Team slot in the West Riding County Amateur Premier League, the club is now under-pinned well at the open-age level.
Another development in the 2008-09 Season saw the club bring on board a successful U13s junior side, which was formerly playing under the Britannia Sports banner but their existence was threatened due to pitch problems. Brighouse Town stepped in and as a result now have a junior side in the Tangerine and Black, and are actually the current Huddersfield Junior League Champions in their age group.
For the start of the 2009-10 season, Town made the significant step into Youth Team football, with the forming of an U19s Academy, making the most of good local talent, which had previously drifted to other Semi-Pro clubs in the region. The club has linked up with junior clubs around the area, headed up by Brighouse Juniors, providing a natural link for players to progress all the way up the football pyramid. The squad, which plays in the Northern Under 19 Alliance - Western Division, promises well after successful trials and several of the players have already shown they are capable of serving the club at all levels.
With the momentum growing quickly in this new era for the club, along with new sponsors and local business support being generated, Brighouse Town Football Club is now in a great position for both their existing and new supporters to enjoy a good atmosphere and watch high quality football played at The Dual Seal Stadium.
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