Editing Kidderminster (section)

==Sport==

===Cricket===
[[Kidderminster Cricket Club|Kidderminster CC]] is a local [[cricket]] club at whose home ground of [[Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster|Chester Road North Ground]] [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club]] play occasional [[County Championship]] and county 2nd XI games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/57078.html | title=England Cricket Grounds: Kidderminster | publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]| access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

===Football===
[[File:Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster - geograph.org.uk - 1555812.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Aggborough]] is the home ground of the professional club [[Kidderminster Harriers]], formerly of the [[English Football League|Football League]].]]
Formed in 1886, [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.]] is the town's professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club. Local rivals of the Harriers were traditionally [[Worcester City]] and [[Bromsgrove Rovers]], and in recent years also [[Cheltenham Town]] and [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]]. As of 2023 Cheltenham are in [[EFL League One|League One]], two divisions above Kidderminster, with Hereford being the division below Kidderminster.

In 2005 the Harriers were relegated to the [[Conference Premier]] after five years in the [[Football League Two]] division. They had reached the Football League as Conference champions in 2000, and are Worcestershire's only representative in the league. They had won the title in 1994 but were denied promotion then as their stadium did not meet Football League capacity requirements. That same year they eliminated [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] from the [[FA Cup]]; they eventually reached the fifth round of the competition (just missing the quarter-finals), where they hosted [[Premier League]] side [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], narrowly losing 0–1. Prior to [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City's]] run in the competition in 2017, Harriers were the last non-league side to reach round five of the FA Cup. Harriers were relegated to the [[National League North]] in 2016.

In recent years, Kidderminster have seen some success under manager and former Harriers player [[Russell Penn]]. A strong FA Cup run in the 2021–2022 season led to the Harriers facing Premier League side West Ham in, as they had done in 1994. The affair ended in a 1–2 defeat, yet the game led to major economic benefit for the club, with TV money and ticket sales generating large amounts of income. Harriers further went into the Play-Offs that same season, but were eliminated in their first game to [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]. In the 2022–2023 season, Kidderminster again reached the Play-Offs, achieving the feat on the last game of the season after an excellent late run of league form. Harriers beat [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton]], [[King's Lynn Town F.C.|Kings Lynn]] and finally [[Brackley Town F.C.|Brackley]] in the Play-Offs and regained promotion to the [[National League (English football)|National League]].

The [[Kidderminster & District League]] has operated since 1984 and draws teams from [[Worcestershire]] and [[South Staffordshire]].

===Rugby===
Kidderminster Carolians RFC is a local [[rugby union]] club, currently playing at level 7 in Counties 1 Midlands West (North) at First XV Level and Counties 4 Midlands West (South) at 2nd XV level.

Regularly putting out three senior teams including veterans, the club also has a thriving Colts (U18s) age group, a developing women's team since 2021, and a large minis and juniors section.

===Hockey===
Kidderminster Hockey Club was founded in 1892. By 2010, there were five men's [[field hockey|hockey]] teams, a women's team and a junior team. The club was dissolved in 2022.