</s> ▁Great ▁Har wood ▁F . C . ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁football ▁club ▁based ▁in ▁Great ▁Har wood , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁Their ▁colours ▁were ▁Red ▁and ▁White , ▁latter ly ▁represented ▁by ▁an ▁All ▁Red ▁playing ▁k it ▁and ▁they ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Show ground ▁, ▁Wood ▁Street , ▁Great ▁Har wood . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁Great ▁Har wood ▁joined ▁Division ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Com bin ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁division ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁eventually ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁following ▁the ▁re - int roduction ▁of ▁Division ▁Two ▁. ▁They ▁were ▁later ▁crown ed ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Com bin ation ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁founder ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Premier ▁League . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁side ▁featured ▁several ▁former ▁Football ▁League ▁players ▁including ▁ex - Eng land ▁international s ▁Ron nie ▁Clay ton ▁and ▁Bry an ▁Douglas , ▁and ▁ex - Wel sh ▁international ▁Roy ▁Vern on . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Tommy ▁C umm ings ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁time , ▁losing ▁ 6 – 2 ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁R other ham ▁United . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8