Rosslyn Park F.C.
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Full name | Rosslyn Park Football Club | |
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Union | Middlesex RFU, Surrey RFU | |
Founded | 1879 | |
Location | Roehampton, Wandsworth, London, England[1] | |
Ground(s) | The Rock, Priory Lane (Capacity: 2,000. Additional games at Richmond Park) | |
Chairman | Adam Tyrer | |
President | Nick Goddard[2] | |
Director of Rugby | Kieran Power | |
Coach(es) | John Mills[3] | |
Captain(s) | Hugo Ellis [citation needed] | |
League(s) | National League 1 | |
2022–23 | 4th | |
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Official website | ||
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Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union club based in south west London.
History
Founded in 1879 by cricketing friends in north London, at the end of their first season, Charles Hoyer Millar proposed forming a football club to keep the players together during the winter. There was already a Hampstead Football Club (from which both
Early fixtures were generally against second XVs of leading clubs, but in the 1890s Rosslyn Park joined the first rank with fixtures against Oxford University, London Scottish, Richmond and Harlequins. Park's acceptance into the elite was signalled when venerable Blackheath agreed to play home and away fixtures in 1909. The club became the first English side to play
The club runs five senior men's sides (the 1st XV, "B's", "Hatters", "Fours", and "Nomads") and a ladies side (the "Slingbacks") who play on Sundays. Rosslyn Park also have one of the country's largest mini- and youth-rugby set-ups with sides at all age groups from under-6s up. When English league rugby began in 1987, Park were placed in Division two, which they won. The first team currently play in the third division of the English league system, National League One.
The club plays at Priory Lane, Roehampton in South-West London on a ground leased from the next-door
Some 350 Park members served in the Great War, of which 109 died, believed to be the highest number from any club. The story was told in a 2012 book The Final Whistle: the Great War in Fifteen players. The original memorial was lost but was replaced with a new board in 2014 when a Centenary memorial match was played under the Laws prevailing in 1914 and the memorial was unveiled by Bill Beaumont, Chairman of the RFU.
Current standings
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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1 | Chinnor (C) | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 997 | 363 | 634 | 20 | 3 | 107 | ||||||
2 | Rams | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 756 | 546 | 210 | 19 | 3 | 98 | ||||||
3 | Rosslyn Park | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 737 | 623 | 114 | 16 | 4 | 80 | ||||||
4 | Plymouth Albion | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 598 | 543 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 72 | ||||||
5 | Birmingham Moseley | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 610 | 636 | -26 | 11 | 6 | 71 | ||||||
6 | Darlington Mowden Park | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 595 | 640 | -45 | 11 | 6 | 65 | ||||||
7 | Blackheath | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 609 | 566 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 63 | ||||||
8 | Richmond | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 639 | 663 | -24 | 13 | 8 | 63 | ||||||
9 | Sedgley Park | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 639 | 734 | -95 | 11 | 4 | 61 | ||||||
10 | Sale FC | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 553 | 605 | -52 | 8 | 4 | 56 | ||||||
11 | Bishop's Stortford | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 565 | 724 | -159 | 9 | 6 | 51 | ||||||
12 | Leicester Lions | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 502 | 683 | -181 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||||||
13 | Taunton Titans | 25 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 666 | 898 | -232 | 16 | 4 | 48 | ||||||
14 | Cinderford | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 506 | 748 | -242 | 5 | 5 | 46 | ||||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 13 April 2024 Source: "National League 1". RugbyEngland. Source: "National League Rugby – Promotion and Relegation: 2023-24". |
Honours
- Middlesex Sevens winners: 1947, 1950, 1954, 1981
- Melrose Sevens winners: 1951
- John Player Cup finalists: 1974–75, 1975–76
- Middlesex Senior Cup winners: 1985
- Courage League National Division Two champions: 1987–88
- National Division Three South champions: 2002–03
- Surrey Cup winners: 2005
- National League 2 (north v south) promotion play-off winner: 2009–10
Notable former players
- Paul Ackford – former English international lock
- Wilf Auty – Yorkshire rugby league footballer
- Danny Cipriani – English international fly half
- Nick Easter – English international number 8
- Neil Edwards - former Scotland international lock
- Nev Edwards - Sale Sharks wing
- Hugo Ellis - England Under-20s
- England Sevensfootballer
- Todd Gleave - hooker
- Phil Keith-Roach – former English international and England Scrum coach 2003 World Cup
- Alex King – former English international fly half
- Joe Launchbury – English international lock
- Bob Mordell – English international flanker, and rugby league footballer
- Alexander Obolensky – former English international wing
- Mark Odejobi – London Wasps wing
- Martin Offiah – former England and Great Britain international rugby league footballer
- John Selwyn Moll - former British Lions centre
- John Ranson – former English international wing
- Andy Ripley – former English international number 8
- Shane Roiser – former London Wasps wing
- John Rudd – former EnglandSaxons wing
- Adam Thompstone – London Irish wing
- Jim Unwin – former English and British & Irish Lions wing
- Nick Walshe – former England scrumhalf
- Lionel Edward Weston – former Englandscrumhalf
- Chris Winn– former English international winger
- Bruce Battishall – former Australian international flanker
List of seasons (since the beginning of professional era)
Season | Division | Level | League record | Promotion play-off | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | Pos | ||||
1987-88 | National Division 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 83 | - | 25 | 1st | |
1988-89 | English Premiership
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1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 172 | 208 | - | 10 | 9th | |
1989-90 | English Premiership
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1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 243 | - | 8 | 10th | |
1990-91 | English Premiership
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1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 216 | 174 | - | 12 | 7th | |
1991-92 | English Premiership
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1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 258 | - | 1 | 13th | |
1992-93 | National Division 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 209 | 199 | - | 10 | 8th | |
1993-94 | National Division 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 372 | 240 | - | 21 | 5th | |
1994-95 | National Division 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 313 | 280 | - | 20 | 4th | |
1995-96 | National Division 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 290 | 426 | - | 8 | 9th | |
1996-97 | National Division 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 630 | 620 | - | 34 | 8th | |
1997-98 | National League 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 486 | 537 | - | 27 | 5th | |
1998-99 | National League 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 588 | 371 | - | 35 | 3rd | |
1999-2000 | National League 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 694 | 371 | - | 36 | 4th | |
2000-01 | National Division 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 752 | 439 | - | 40 | 3rd | |
2001-02 | National Division 2 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 490 | 605 | - | 17 | 12th | |
2002-03 | National Division 3 South | 4 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1055 | 395 | - | 48 | 1st | |
2003-04 | National Division 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 672 | 646 | - | 19 | 12th | |
2004-05 | National Division 2 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 415 | 671 | 11 | 35 | 14th | |
2005-06 | National Division 3 South | 4 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 549 | 444 | 11 | 71 | 6th | |
2006-07 | National Division 3 South | 4 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 485 | 664 | 8 | 48 | 10th | |
2007-08 | National Division 3 South | 4 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 502 | 463 | 11 | 59 | 9th | |
2008-09 | National Division 3 South | 4 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 639 | 338 | 10 | 98 | 2nd | |
2009-10 | National Division 2 South | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 995 | 423 | 19 | 113 | 2nd | Loughborough Students 21-43 Rosslyn Park |
2010-11 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 786 | 847 | 19 | 71 | 7th | |
2011-12 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 765 | 657 | 17 | 88 | 5th | |
2012-13 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 974 | 638 | 20 | 100 | 4th | |
2013-14 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 915 | 413 | 17 | 119 | 2nd | |
2014-15 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 909 | 508 | 23 | 127 | 2nd | |
2015-16 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 745 | 578 | 15 | 95 | 5th | |
2016-17 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 867 | 682 | 20 | 86 | 6th | |
2017-18 | National League 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 752 | 810 | 22 | 66 | 12th | |
2018-19 | National League 1 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 873 | 699 | 20 | 106 | 3rd | |
2019-20 | National League 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 728 | 472 | 16 | 90 | 3rd | Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic |
2020-21 | Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||
2021-22 | National League 1 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 869 | 556 | 24 | 102 | 3rd | |
2022-23 | National League 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 784 | 685 | 19 | 83 | 4th | |
Total | 839 | 483 | 25 | 331 | 20,921 | 16,643 | 390 | 2,008 |
Number of seasons at each level
Level | Seasons |
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1 | 4 |
2 | 2 |
3 | 23 |
4 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Rosslyn Park RFC". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- ^ "ParkNews AGM Update" (PDF). Official site. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "Rosslyn Park New Player & Coaches Announcements 2020/21". Rosslyn Park FC. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "A brief history". Official site. Retrieved 11 January 2009.