Wolverhampton Sporting C.F.C.

Coordinates: 52°39′39.6″N 2°0′29.4″W / 52.661000°N 2.008167°W / 52.661000; -2.008167
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Wolverhampton Sporting
Full nameWolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club
Nickname(s)Wolves Sporting
Founded2001
GroundPride Park
ChairmanJohn Quarry
ManagerFrancino Francis
LeagueMidland League Division One
2022–23Midland League Division One, 11th of 21
WebsiteClub website

Wolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club is a football club originally formed in Wolverhampton, but currently based in Great Wyrley, the club competes in the Midland League Division One. Originally formed as Chubb Sports F.C. they lost their home club and pitches due to the Chubb lock and safe factory closing down and being sold for housing. The club then changed its name to Heath Town Rangers, the name and badge was chosen by the players in 2001.

The club changed its name from Heath Town Rangers to its present name midway through the 2010–11 season.

History

The club entered the

Midland Football League
following their league victory.

For the 2018-19 season, Sporting hired Steve Hinks as manager, however, he left the club bottom of the Midland Football League to take over at

Worcester City. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club was transferred to Division One of the Midland League
when the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League lost its status as a step-six division.

Ground

Following a period of ground-sharing at the Cottage Ground, the current home of Wednesfield F.C., Sporting moved to Pride Park, Great Wyrley, in 2014. The ground itself has two stands which are both at the clubhouse end of the pitch at either corner flag, the stand on the left has rows of benches that have been painted in the colours of the club, while the stand on the right has proper seats in it, standing is available round all other sides of the pitch. The ground also has floodlights and a viewing balcony. Catering is covered on the second floor of the clubhouse with a full bar and catering facility.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Connor Hopkins (on loan from Sutton Coldfield Town)
GK England ENG Ryan Pratt
GK England ENG Dale Faultless
DF England ENG Jonathon Ashfall
DF England ENG Kyle Burke
DF England ENG Stefan Cameron
DF England ENG Aboudalahi Ceesay
DF England ENG Ben Douglas
DF England ENG Sufyan Zia
MF England ENG Abdulhamid Chouchane
MF England ENG Dominic Dell
MF England ENG Mitchell Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Kartell O'Neil-Martin
MF England ENG Dan Scragg
MF England ENG Shaun Smith
MF England ENG Bilal Yafai
MF England ENG Umar Zaman
FW England ENG Roland Agbor
FW England ENG Taylor Allen
FW England ENG Kieron Clarke
FW England ENG Daniel Dubidat
FW England ENG Jake Healy
FW England ENG Taimoor Hussain
FW England ENG Adam Skeldon

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach England Wayne Spicer
Assistant Head Coach Republic of Ireland Graham Ward
First Team Coach England Thomas Albutt
Goalkeeping Coach England John Davies
Goalkeeping Coach England Huzefa Vorajee
Fitness Coach Vacant
Physiotherapist England Pav Gill
Performance Analyst Czech Republic Jan Reis
Technical Director England Obayed Hussain

Honours

League

West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division

  • Champions (1): 2017-18

West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two

  • Champions (1): 2006-07

West Midlands (Regional) League Youth League

  • Champions (1): 2006-07
Cup

Staffordshire Challenge Cup

  • Champions (1): 2008

West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Cup

  • Champions (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 2016
  • Finalists (1): 2009 - Game Abandoned (Never Replayed)

Records

FA Vase:[1] Fifth Round 2017–18

References

  1. ^ Heath Town Rangers at the Football Club History Database

External links

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