Rathfriland Rangers
Full nameRathfriland Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Whites
Founded1962
GroundIveagh Park, Rathfriland
ChairmanAdrian Mcgaw
ManagerAlistair Wilson
LeagueNIFL Premier Intermediate League
2022-23NAFL 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 Jonathan Parr
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Harry Campbell
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Andrew Burns
— 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)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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 Andrew Wilson
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Prentice
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Ruairi Fitzpatrick
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Barbour
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Andrew Burns

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

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