Abbey Rangers F.C.

Abbey Rangers
Full name Abbey Rangers Football Club
Founded 1976
Ground Addlestone Moor, Addlestone
Chairman Denis Healy
Manager Mickey Woolgar
League Combined Counties League Premier Division
2017–18 Combined Counties League Premier Division, 17th of 22

Abbey Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Addlestone, England. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division and play at Addlestone Moor.

History

The club were established in 1976, initially as a youth club for boys aged 7–16, and were named after the nearby Chertsey Abbey.[1] Having played in both Chertsey and Addlestone, they became members of the Surrey & Hants Border League, winning Division One in 2004–05. After finishing as runners-up the following season, they left the league,[2] joining Division One of the Guildford & Woking Alliance. They were Division One champions at the first attempt,[3] earning promotion to the Premier Division. The club were Premier Division runners-up the following season,[4] and were promoted to Division One of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western). They went on to win the division and the League Cup in their first season in the league,[5] resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.

After finishing second in the Premier Division in 2010–11,[6] the club joined the Surrey Elite Intermediate League. They remained in the league until 2014–15 when a fourth-placed finish resulted in promotion to Division One of the Combined Counties League.[7] In their first season in Division One, they finished third, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

The 2016–17 season saw the club enter the FA Cup for the first time in their history when they entered the competition in the preliminary qualification round.[8]

Honours

  • Surrey County Intermediate League (Western)
    • Division One champions 2008–09
    • League Cup winners 2008–09
  • Guildford & Woking Alliance
    • Division One champions 2006–07
  • Surrey & Hants Border League
    • Division One champions 2004–05

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2016–17[7]
  • Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2016–17[7]

References

  1. ↑ About Us Abbey Rangers
  2. ↑ Surrey & Hampshire Border League 2004–2013 Non-League Matters
  3. ↑ Guildford & Woking Alliance League 2006-2007 Season Division One League Table Football Mitoo
  4. ↑ Guildford & Woking Alliance League 2007-2008 Season Premier Division League Table Football Mitoo
  5. ↑ Double success for men! Abbey Rangers
  6. ↑ Surrey County Intermediate (Western) League 2005-2012 Non-League Matters
  7. 1 2 3 Abbey Rangers at the Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ 17 clubs prepare for their Emirates FA Cup debut this season The Football Association, 19 July 2016

Coordinates: 51°22′57″N 0°29′30″W / 51.382453°N 0.49159661°W / 51.382453; -0.49159661

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