Tamworth lost 3-1 away at Harrogate Town on Saturday, 12 September, a result that leaves them 22nd in the National League with five points from seven matches. Ben Milnes had put Tamworth ahead in the sixth minute, but Harrogate hit back through Bode Hobson, Will McGowan and Joel Hmami to take control before half-time and see out the win.
Harrogate Town, unbeaten for four of their opening six league games before kick-off, went into the match sitting second in the table on 13 points. Manager Simon Weaver had spoken of his side aiming to build on that positive start, and the win against Tamworth did exactly that, stretching their attacking record to one of the most potent in the division.
A tough afternoon for Tamworth
Tamworth had arrived at Wetherby Road with only one victory from their first six matches, a home win over newly-promoted Worthing, and a defensive record among the worst in the league. Their travelling form had produced a single point all season, taken in a 3-3 draw at league leaders Boreham Wood, a result that made Tamworth the only side yet to lose against the top of the table.
Milnes' early strike briefly raised hopes of another away point, but Hobson equalised in the sixteenth minute with an assist from Hmami, before McGowan put Harrogate ahead just before the break with Lewis Cass supplying the pass. Hmami added the third in the sixty-third minute, turning home a McGowan assist to settle the contest.
Season context
The defeat is Tamworth's second in their last two outings and continues a mixed run that reads one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five matches. It followed a 1-3 loss to Middlesbrough's under-21 side, in which Rhys Calder had scored for Tamworth before Middlesbrough replied through Josh Carbon and a Chiedozie Ibeh double either side of half-time.
Across their seven league games so far this season Tamworth have scored thirteen goals and conceded nineteen, leaving them with a goal difference of minus six and twelve points adrift of leaders Boreham Wood. Supporters can track how the gap to the top changes over coming weeks on the club's standings page, while the injury picture that shaped Harrogate's team selection, including the continued absence of goalkeeper Mark Oxley, can be followed on the injuries page.
Tamworth's attention now turns to their next league fixture, full details of which are listed on the club's fixtures page, as they look to arrest a run that has produced only one win from their opening seven matches of the 2026/27 campaign.
