▁website ▁ ▁http :// www . football . ch ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁* ▁Bas el ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁player ▁non - bi ographical ▁articles <0x0A> </s> ▁Gar for th ▁Town ▁Association ▁Football ▁Club ▁is ▁a ▁football ▁club ▁based ▁in ▁Gar for th , ▁West ▁York shire , ▁England . ▁They ▁are ▁currently ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁play ▁at ▁Whe at ley ▁Park . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁Min ers ▁Ar ms , ▁a ▁Sunday ▁league ▁team ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁pub ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁took ▁their ▁name . ▁They ▁joined ▁the ▁El met ▁Sunday ▁League , ▁where ▁they ▁played ▁until ▁joining ▁the ▁Le eds ▁Sunday ▁Com bin ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁club ▁switched ▁to ▁Saturday ▁football , ▁joining ▁the ▁West ▁York shire ▁League . ▁They ▁applied ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁York shire ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁and ▁after ▁being ▁ad vised ▁that ▁pub ▁teams ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Gar for th ▁Min ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Gar for th ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁Division ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁League . ▁They ▁finished ▁second - from - bottom ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁season , ▁but ▁were ▁Division ▁Three ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 , ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁Two . ▁When ▁the ▁league ▁merged ▁with