Geelong Rangers FC

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Geelong Rangers FC
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Full nameGeelong Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rangers, Dark Blues
Founded1955
GroundMyers Reserve, Bell Post Hill, Victoria
PresidentTim Santalucia
CoachMichael Bothwell and Troy Hardy
League State League 2 Nth-West
Website https://geelongrangersfc.com/

Geelong Rangers Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Geelong, Australia. The club currently competes in the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West, the fifth division of the Australian soccer league system.

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History

The club was started in 1955 by Bill Dorris Snr, Bob Barclay and John Barr under the name Geelong Scottish. [1]

Their first home ground was cleared out of the waste ground and scrub at Hamlyn Park in Hamlyn Heights. [2]

In early 1960's, the club expanded to two teams, the second team being named Hamlyn Rangers. [2]

In 1975, the club moved to its current ground at Myers Reserve. [1]

Geelong Rangers claimed the 2008 Victorian State League Division 3 championship with 43 points, five points clear of second placed Sydenham Park, and were promoted to the Victorian State League Division 2 for the 2009 season. [3]

Upon the club's relegation from the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West to the Victorian State League Division 3 North-West in 2010, the club appointed former South African footballer Dale Harris as the first-team coach.

Rangers finished the 2011 season in bottom place of the Victorian State League Division 3 table and were relegated to Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West for the 2012 season. [4]

The club debuted in the FFV State Knockout Cup in the 2012 tournament, where Rangers defeated Warrnambool Wolves in a 5–2 home victory in a second round fixture on 17 March.

Divisional history

Recent seasons

YearDivisionPositionPointsGoal differenceTop goalscorers
2005 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West 1st Arrow-up.gif [5] 47+29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Hardy 22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Valys 9
2006 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 5th32+1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Hardy 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren McCallum 5
2007 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 7th29-3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Hardy 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Corry 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Valys 5
2008 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 1st Arrow-up.gif [6] 43+20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Hardy 20 Flag of England.svg James Blackburn 18
2009 Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 8th25-5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Hardy 11 Flag of England.svg James Blackburn 10
2010 Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 12th Arrow-down.gif 8-54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Perinac 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Early 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Calder 1
2011 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 12th Arrow-down.gif 10-52 Flag of England.svg James Blackburn 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Valys 3
2012 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West 5th39+32 Flag of England.svg James Blackburn 27
2013 Victorian State League Division 4 West 3rd Arrow-up.gif 44+25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Husband 7
2014 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 7th26-4 Flag of England.svg Jack Banks 4
2015 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 10th20-13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Robb 5
2016 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 1st Arrow-up.gif 50+25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arran Maclean 9 Flag of England.svg James Blackburn 9

Honours

International representatives

Australia

Scotland

References

  1. 1 2 "Club History". Geelong Rangers. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Hay, Roy (1994). "Post war soccer in Geelong" (PDF). The Investigator.
  3. ↑ Punshon, John. "2008 Victorian State League Division Three North-West Table". ozfootball.
  4. ↑ Punshon, John. "2011 Victorian State League Division Three North-West Table". ozfootball.
  5. ↑ "Rangers close in on their holy grail". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). 9 September 2005. p. 45.
  6. ↑ BIESKE, SARAH (3 September 2008). "Promotion earned, now for the title - Rangers on rise". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 37.
  7. ↑ Hay, ROY (17 February 2005). "The Geelong Advertiser Cup 1981 - 2005 - It's the cup of stars". Geelong Advertiser (Australia). p. 42.

See also

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