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Rathfriland Rangers
Full nameRathfriland Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Whites
Founded1962
GroundIveagh Park, Rathfriland
ChairmanAdrian Mcgaw
ManagerRonnie Haughey
League NIFL Premier Intermediate League
2022-23 NAFL Premier Division, 1st (Champions)

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

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.

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

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 Northern Ireland  NIR Bryan McMullen
— DF Northern Ireland  NIR Harry Campbell
— DF Northern Ireland  NIR Daniel Devlin
— DF Northern Ireland  NIR Dalton Tate
— DF Northern Ireland  NIR Jesse Carson
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Jack Chambers
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Jordan Hayes
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Andrew Kilmartin (Captain)
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Jonathan Scannell
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Brian Johnston
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Harry Evans
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR James Sergeant
— GK Northern Ireland  NIR Ronan Burns (On loan from Portadown)
— MF Northern Ireland  NIR Matthew Holloway
— FW Northern Ireland  NIR Nigel Prentice
— FW Northern Ireland  NIR Ruairi Fitzpatrick
— DF Northern Ireland  NIR Jack Barbour

Honours

External links

  • 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

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