Rathfriland_Rangers

Rathfriland Rangers F.C.

Rathfriland Rangers F.C.

Association football club in Northern Ireland


Rathfriland Rangers Football Club is a Northern Irish intermediate football club, playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.

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Overview

The club is based in Rathfriland, County Down, was formed in 1962 and joined the Newcastle & District League before attaining intermediate status and then joining the Amateur League in 1986.[1] The club currently consists of four teams: the 1st XI (Rangers), 2nd XI (Reserves) 3rd XI (Swifts) as well as an under-17 squad. The Reserves team plays in the Mid-Ulster Football League Reserve Championship, whilst the Swifts are in Reserve division 2 of the Mid-Ulster Football League. The club won the Intermediate Cup in 2022, defeating Armagh City in the final. In 2023, the club was promoted to the NIFL Premier Intermediate League for the first time. In their first season in PIL, the club would finish in 4th place, narrowly missing out on a NIFL Championship play-off spot, a commendable achievement for the club.

The club is captained by former Glentoran, Glenavon and Portadown midfielder Andy Kilmartin.

Current squad

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Honours

  • nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

Notes

  1. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 213

54°14′45.1″N 6°9′9.7″W



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