Hawarden Rangers F.C.

Hawarden Rangers
Full name	Hawarden Rangers Football Club
Founded	1974
Stadium	Gladstone Playing Fields
Manager	Andrew Butler
League	Ardal NW League
2022–23	Ardal NW League, 13th of 14
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Hawarden Rangers F.C. is a Welsh football club playing in Hawarden, Flintshire, after being founded in 1974 by Elwyn Owen. They currently play in the Ardal NW, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid.

The senior team were members of the

Clwyd League

.

The Junior sections consist of teams ranging from U6 to U19, all of which compete in the Queensferry Sports Flintshire Junior and Youth League.

History

Hawarden Rangers Football Club was formed in 1974 by Elwyn Owen.

The club's patron is the grandson of Victorian Prime Minister;

Sir William Gladstone

. It was he, who had the foresight to leave the Gladstone Playing Fields to the local people for future enjoyment and recreation, which is the reasoning behind the Hawarden Castle gates on the club crest.

The senior setup were founder members of the

Clwyd League

, which was set up to improve the level in the area whilst the junior section was created in 1984 by the amalgamation of the two local teams; Hawarden Wayfarers and Hawarden Pathfinders, respectively.

Following the amalgamation, the club became Hawarden United before changing to Hawarden Rangers Football Club, which now has over 200 junior members aged between 6 – 16, and over 50 senior members split between a First Team, Reserves Team and an Under 19s Team.

In 2019, there was also the creation of a Veterans Team, managed by club legend; Mark Evans.

The club joined the newly formed North East Wales Football League in 2020 as a Premier Division club.^[1] On 9 June 2022, it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal NW League for the 2022–23 season via the vacancy route..^[2]

Famous Past Players

Hawarden Rangers has a rich history of past players that have gone on to professional level, most notably;

Barry Horne: Retired, ex-Everton F.C. defender who earned 59 caps for Wales.
Ian Rush: Retired, former Liverpool F.C. and Wales striker who also had a stint as manager of Chester City.
BT Sport
.
FC Boston, New England Revolution, Scottish club St. Mirren and English side Crystal Palace. Attended Hawarden High School
.

West Bromwich Albion

, Chester City & Wrexham.

David Brett: Retired, previously of Chester City & Colwyn Bay.
Nick Henderson Retired, previously of Colwyn Bay, Cheshire Police, Nick is now the club vice-chairmen.

Hawarden Rangers Staff

Club Officials

Position	Name
President	Fred Evans
Chairperson	Lyn Owen
Vice-Chairman	Nick Henderson
Secretary	Dave Dickel
Treasurer	Alyson Oates
Safeguarding Officer	Claire Sumner

First Team Management

Position	Name
Manager	Andrew Butler
Coach	Dominic Auty
Secretary	Stuart Lawrence
Captain	Ellis Jones

Reserves Team Management

Position	Name
Manager	Eddie Barry
Coach	Gareth Harrison
Secretary	Steve Oates
Captain	Ste Wilson

Development Team Management

Position	Name
Coach	Dominic Auty
Helper	Tom Owen
Captain	Jonathan Simpson

Senior Teams - Honours

First Team

Clwyd League – President's Cup
- Winners: 1987–88, 2004–05
Football Association of Wales – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
NWCFA Junior Cup
- Winners: 1981–82
Welsh National League Division 1
- Winners: 2019-20
Welsh National League Division 3 – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2006–07

First Team - Player Accolades

League Season	Manager's Player of the Season	Player's Player of the Season	Young Player of the Season	Clubman of the Year
2021 - 2022	Aaron North	Ryan Tierney	Jonathan Simpson	Josh Williams
2019 - 2020	Tom Bridges	Tom Bridges	N/A	Charlie Bradford
2018 - 2019	Tom Williams	George Thomas	N/A	Dominic Auty
2017 - 2018	George Thomas	Craig Stewart	N/A	Tim McCarthy

Reserves Team

North East Wales Football League - Reserves Division*
- Winners: 2021 - 2022
North East Wales Football League - The Reserves Cup*
- Runners Up: 2021 - 2022
Welsh National League Reserves Division – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2013–14
- Runners Up: 2014–15, 2018–19
Welsh National League Reserves Division – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2010–11, 2016–17

Reserves Team - Player Accolades

League Season	Manager's Player of the Season	Player's Player of the Season	Clubman of the Year
2021 - 2022	Alun Wilson	Ste Wilson	Eric Thomas
2019 - 2020	Ayden De Winter	Ayden De Winter	Dominic Auty
2018 - 2019	Connor Spencer-Wilson	Tom Janney	Charlie Bradford
2017 - 2018	Daniel Beach	Ellis Jones	Charlie Bradford

Veterans Team

Welsh National League - Veterans Championship Division
- Winners: 2021-22
North East Wales Football Association - Veterans Cup
- Winners: 2021-22

Development Team

Flintshire Youth League
- Winners: 2021-22
Flintshire Youth League U19 – Challenge Cup
- Runners Up: 2021-22

Youth Teams - Honours

Under 18

NEWFA Youth Cup
- Winners: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92
NWCFA Youth Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1979–80, 1990–91

Junior Teams - Honours

Under 17

NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1997–98

Under 16

Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup
- Winners: 1994–95
Flintshire Junior League
- Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98
Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2018–19
NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1987–88, 1997–98, 2018–19
NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1990–91

Under 15

Flintshire Junior League
- Winners: 1996–97, 2015–16
Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2015–16
Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2014–15
NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2015–16
NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1994–95, 1995–96

Under 14

Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup
- Winners: 1994–95
Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1990–91, 2010–11, 2018–19
Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2014–15
NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1990–91, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2016–17
NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1993–94

Under 14 (Comets)

Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2016–17

Under 14 (Hawks)

Flitshire Junior League
- Winners: 2016–17
Flitshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2016–17

Under 13

Flintshire Junior League
- Winners: 1995–96, 2008–09, 2018–19
Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2018–19
Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2017–18
NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2015–16
NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1994–95, 1998–99

Under 12

Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup
- Winners: 1986–87, 1990–91
Flinshire Junior League – Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2018–19
Flintshire Junior League – Division 1
- Winners: 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2016–17
Flintshire Junior League – Division 2
- Winners: 1991–92, 1993–94
Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award
- Winners: 2016–17
NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 2003–04, 2016–17
NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1992–93