Editing Worcestershire (section)

==Sport==
[[File:New Road Worcester - 3 - geograph-891443.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Road, Worcester|New Road]] is the home of [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club]], across the River Severn from [[Worcester Cathedral]].]]
The largest and most successful football club in the county is [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]]. Founded in 1877 as a running club and doubling as a rugby club from 1880, the football club was founded in 1886. In 1987, the club won the [[FA Trophy]] for the first time, and seven years later reached the fifth round of the [[FA Cup]], also winning the [[Football Conference|GM Vauxhall Conference]] title in 1994 but being denied [[English Football League|Football League]] status as their [[Aggborough Stadium]] did not meet capacity requirements. However, when the club next won the Conference title six years later, their stadium had been upgraded and promotion was granted, giving the county its first (and thus far only) Football League members. However, the club's Football League membership was short-lived, as Harriers were relegated back to the Conference in 2005 after just five years in the Football League, and have yet to reclaim their status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harriers.co.uk/page/ClubStadiumHistory/0,,10438~1036388,00.html |title=Kidderminster Harriers Home Page |access-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810151944/http://www.harriers.co.uk/page/ClubStadiumHistory/0,,10438~1036388,00.html |archive-date=10 August 2012  }}</ref>

The county is also represented by [[Alvechurch F.C.|Alvechurch]], [[Bromsgrove Sporting F.C.|Bromsgrove Sporting]] and [[Redditch United F.C.|Redditch United]] of the [[Southern Football League|Southern Premier League]], and [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]] of the [[Northern Premier League]].

The county is home to [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club]], traditionally the first stop on any touring national side's schedule in England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worcesterporcelainmuseum.org.uk/uploaded/documents/36-Cricketing-Commemoratives.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524182858/http://www.worcesterporcelainmuseum.org.uk/uploaded/documents/36-Cricketing-Commemoratives.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2010  }}</ref> Formed officially in 1865, the Club initially played in Boughton Park, before moving to its current [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]] ground, which today can host 5,500 spectators, in 1895. The club has won five County Championships in its history, most recently in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wccc.co.uk/assets/cricket/images/pdf/clubHistory-July-2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302113611/http://www.wccc.co.uk/assets/cricket/images/pdf/clubHistory-July-2013.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2014  }}</ref>

Worcester Rugby Football Club, the [[Worcester Warriors]], are the county's largest and most successful Rugby Union team, having been promoted to the [[English Premiership (rugby union)|Premiership]] in 2004. The Warriors were relegated to the [[RFU Championship]] in 2010 but rebounded back to the Premiership in 2011. Worcester Warriors play at the [[Sixways Stadium]] on the outskirts of Worcester, holding over 12,000 spectators, thus making it the largest stadium in the county. Sixways has hosted the final of the [[LV= Cup|LV Cup]] on three occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warriors.co.uk/club/wrfc/club_history.php|title=Worcester Warriors - Official website of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club|website=www.warriors.co.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227023700/http://www.warriors.co.uk/club/wrfc/club_history.php|archive-date=27 February 2014}}</ref>