Kidderminster Harriers v Torquay United, 12 August 2000
| Score | 2-0 to Kidderminster Harriers |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | League Division 3 |
| Venue | Aggborough, Kidderminster |
| Attendance | 5,122 |
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Kidderminster Harriers made their first appearance in the Football League after 114 years of trying, and it proved to be a day to remember. Worcestershire's first taste of League football was only 14 minutes old when local boy Stewart Hadley engraved his name in the Kiddy history books. He scored the opener from close range despite the Gulls loud appeal for offside. There were no doubts about the second goal though. Veteran schemer Barry Horne - who played in the Premiership for Sheffield Wednesday last season - netted with a spectacular 25 yard volley.
Goals:
| Stewart Hadley | 14 |
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| Barry Horne | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tim Clarke
Defender/Right back
Ian Clarkson
Defender
Adie Smith
Defender/Centre back
Craig Hinton
Defender/Left back
Scott Stamps
Midfielder
Dean Bennett
Midfielder
Barry Horne
Midfielder
Paul Webb
Forward
Andy Ducros
Forward
Ian Foster
Forward
Stewart Hadley
Substitutions:
| Tony Bird for Andy Ducros | 70 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Forward
Tony Bird
Comments:
Six years after being denied the change of League football due to the standard of their Aggborough home, it was Jan Molby who had the opportunity to select the first Harriers League line-up. He named close season captures Barry Horne, Tony Bird and record signing from Nuneaton Borough, Andy Ducros.Goals:
Starting lineup:
Stuart Jones
Goalkeeper
Jimmy Aggrey
Defender
Paul Holmes
Defender
Alex Watson
Defender/Centre back
Steve Tully
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Brandon
Midfielder
Mark Ford
Midfielder
Kevin Hill
Midfielder
Kevin Parker
Forward
Mark Platts
Forward
Habib Sissokho
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mick O'Brien for Mark Platts | 66 |
| Tom Stocco for Kevin Hill | 75 |
Cards:
| Kevin Hill | 26 | Y |
| Jimmy Aggrey | 90 | Y |