Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.
Full name | Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Blues | ||
Founded | 1906 | ||
Ground | Gorsey Lane | ||
Capacity | 1,345 | ||
Chairman | Mark Pye | ||
Manager | Vacant | ||
League | Northern Premier League Premier Division | ||
2023–24 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 4th of 21 | ||
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Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club is a football club based in Warrington, England. The club currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, is an FA Charter Standard Club and its nickname is the Blues.[1]
History
The club was founded as Rylands F.C. in 1906 as a works team from a manufacturer of wire.[2] The club started playing in the Liverpool County Football Combination league and then joining the Warrington & District Football League.[3] The club had to wait until 1928 before winning their first Silverware, the Depot Cup.[4] The 1950s saw the club became champions of the Warrington & District Football League Premier Division 6 times in a row, commencing from the 1953–54 season.[5]
The 1968–69 season saw the club join the Mid-Cheshire League.[6] The 1980–81 season saw the club finish as champions of the league, as well as make their debut in the FA Vase.[6] The club collected another league championship trophy in the 1983–84 season.[6] In 2008 the club merged with fellow Mid Cheshire league side Crossfields F.C. becoming Crossfields/Rylands F.C.[7] After two seasons, the club reverted to Rylands F.C.[7]
On 15 July 2016,
The club announced a name change in August 2020 to Warrington Rylands 1906 FC to reflect their locality.[12]
Ground
The club play their home games at Gorsey Lane.[13] Floodlights were added to the ground at the start of 2019.[14]
Honours
- Northern Premier League
- Division One West Champions (1) 2021-22
- North West Counties Football League[6][15]
- Premier League Promotion (1) 2020-21
- Division One South Champions (1) 2018–19
- First Division Champions Cup (1) 2018–19
- FA Vase
- Winners (1) 2020–21
- Mid-Cheshire League[6][5]
- League champions (2) 1980–81, 1983–84
- League Cup (1) 1978–79
- Warrington & District Football League[5]
- Premier Division Champions (6) 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
- Depot Cup (1) 1927–28
- Warrington Guardian Cup[5][16]
- Winners (5) 1957–58, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2014–15
- Liverpool Challenge Cup[5]
- Winners (1) 1957–58
- Starkey Cup[5]
- Winners (1) 1952–53
References
- ^ BRILLIANT BLUES BEAT BOOTLE: BRILLIANT BLUES BEAT BOOTLE, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ Club History: Club History, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ Rylands Club Information Page: NWCFL | Rylands Club Information Page, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ Manchopper's Ventures: Manchopper in….Padgate (Rylands FC) | Manchopper's Ventures, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ a b c d e f Roll of Honour: Roll of Honour, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ a b c d e Rylands at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b CROSFIELDS/RYLANDS at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Sport, Simon Stone BBC. "Wayne Rooney's agent Paul Stretford has non-league dream". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Future of Rylands Recreation Club". Rylands FC website. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Warrington Guardian: Rylands gear up for North West Counties Premier Division | Warrington Guardian, access-date: February 11, 2020
- ^ "FA Cup: Wayne Rooney's agent Paul Stretford on owning his own football club". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019.
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ Gorsey Lane: Groundhopper United: Ground #296 – Gorsey Lane, access-date: February 12, 2020
- ^ Warrington Guardian: Rylands Football Club to host first ever floodlit match | Warrington Guardian, access-date: February 12, 2020
- ^ Rylands win the First Division Champions Cup: NWCFL | Rylands win the First Division Champions Cup, access-date: February 12, 2020
- ^ Rylands win the First Division Champions Cup Triple S Sports and Entertainment Group Ltd, access-date: February 12, 2020