Moreton Rangers

Moreton Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County Football Association,[1] The club are currently members of the Hellenic Football League and play at London Road. Their nickname is the Townsmen.[1]

Moreton Rangers
Full nameMoreton Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Townsmen
Founded1997
GroundLondon Road, Moreton-in-Marsh
ChairmanPaul Luker
ManagerNick Timms
LeagueHellenic League Division One West
2019–20Hellenic League Division One West (season abandoned)

History

The club was established in 1997 playing on the London road ground that belonged to Moreton Town who had folded 3 years earlier.[2] The club started off as a youth side and in 2004 they entered an adult side in Division Two of the Cheltenham Football League.[3] The 2009-10 season saw the club win Division One of the Cheltenham league and earn promotion to Division Two of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[3] The 2013–14 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division Two, so gain promotion to Division one.[4]

The 2015–16 season saw the club join Division Two West of the Hellenic Football League.[5] The club remained in this division until the end of the 2018–19 season, when they won it to gain promotion to Division One West.[6]

Ground

The club have played at the London Road ground since 1997.[2]

The ground was previously used by Moreton Town F.C. who had folded in 1994.[2] The ground was also used by Newport AFC for their first season, as a means of avoiding the Football Association of Wales attempts to get the new club to enter the Welsh football league system.[7]

Honours

References
  1. Moreton Rangers: uhlsport Hellenic League | Moreton Rangers, accessdate: January 18, 2020
  2. Home: Moreton Rangers Football Club - Home, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  3. London Road: The Wycombe Wanderer: Moreton Rangers - London Road, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  4. Gloucestershire Northern Senior League: Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  5. Hellenic Grounds & Programmes: Moreton Town / Rangers - Hellenic Grounds & Programmes, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  6. Malvern Gazette: Football: Moreton Rangers and Bourton Rovers are promoted | Malvern Gazette, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  7. Football: Wherever it may be: Moreton Rangers | Football: Wherever it may be, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  8. Moreton Rangers at the Football Club History Database
  9. Division 1 History: CAFL - Division 1 History, accessdate: January 19, 2020
  10. Gloucestershire FA: Results - Gloucestershire FA, accessdate: January 19, 2020

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