Stadium ambitions revealed by National League side

Kidderminster Harriers have revealed their intention to move away from the home they have had since the club was formed in 1886 and into a new stadium.

The club, which plays in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, has submitted plans to Wyre Forest District Council for the development at the current Centre of Sporting Excellence on Zortech Avenue in the Kidderminster.

The centre is currently home to Kidderminster’s Football Academy and is used as a training base by its first team squad.

“If we want to grow to become more than just a football team that relies on what the footballing product can generate then this is the only future for us – to be the sustainable, successful team and business that we want to be, this has to happen,” said Colin Gordon, chairman of Kidderminster Harriers.

The new venue would encompass a purpose-built stadium for Kidderminster Harriers and a large training complex, which would include educational facilities.

The move would free up the land at its current home at Aggborough for housing developments.

Gordon added: “Now is the time for us to be thinking about the future. I fully understand and respect that there is a sentiment around Aggborough Stadium as a footballing venue – it’s played big part in my career both a long time ago and more recently too.

“But the simple fact of the matter is that we cannot be at the heart of our community if we’re sat in the middle of a housing estate – the local population is growing dramatically and we just aren’t physically in the right position to offer what we believe a football club should offer its community.”

Kidderminster are the only club from Worcestershire ever to have played in the Football League, having played five seasons up to 2005. They are currently two promotions away from regaining their Football League status.