Racing Club Warwick F.C.

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Racing Club Warwick
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Full nameRacing Club Warwick Football Club
Nickname(s)The Racers
Founded1919
GroundTownsend Meadow, Warwick
Capacity2,000 (200 seated)
ChairmanGary Vella
ManagerScott Easterlow
League United Counties League Premier Division South
2022–23 Midland League Premier Division, 5th of 20

Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, and competes in the United Counties League Premier Division South.

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History

One of the seated stands at Townsend Meadow in 2021 Racing Club Warwick new stand.jpg
One of the seated stands at Townsend Meadow in 2021

They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967. During this period the club won a number of honours, including the Birmingham Alliance Senior Cup when they defeated Birmingham City in the final at St. Andrews. In 1967 the club joined the West Midlands (Regional) League. Three years later they changed to their current name (which came from the fact that their ground is by Warwick Racecourse) and soon afterwards switched to the Midland Football Combination, where they were champions in 1988 and runners-up in 1989. After the latter honour they gained promotion to the Southern League where they remained until 2003 when they finished bottom of the Western Division and dropped into the Midland Football Alliance. They remained in the Midland Football Alliance until the end of the 2008–09 season, when they were relegated to the Midland Football Combination Premier Division, now the Midland Football League Division One. At the start of the 2016–17 season the club began huge infrastructure renovations following the arrival of local businessman Chairman Gary Vella and the new committee members the previous year, including new changing rooms, floodlighting, stands and artificial training area. The club's record win is 15–0 recorded on 26 December 2016. [1] They gained their first promotion for 30 years in 2018-19 as runners-up in the Midland Football League Division One. The club installed a 3g pitch in the winter of 2020 in order to expand their community activity and provide a broad spectrum of football to include women's and disability amongst other community groups. The West Midlands Ambulance Service will play their home fixtures at the ground.

Youth set-up and football academy

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A panorama of the club grounds from 2021

As of the 2022–23 season the club has a youth team in the Midland Floodlight Youth League, teams from U-8 to U-16 and an academy nursery section, Mini Racers, for children aged 4 to 7. The junior teams are entered into the Coventry Minor League, MJPL and the Mid Warwickshire league. Wildcats for Girls began in April 2021. The club also have an academy and education programme in partnership with HOET.

Players

First team squad

As of 23 August 2022

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Brad Catlow
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Lomax
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cal Templeton
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Carsley
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG JD Lionga
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Sawyer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kyle Barnett
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Mulders
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dom Perkins
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Archie Hamp
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Parsons
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Ebbutt
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Jones
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Hancocks
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Andrews
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamie Ashmore
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rico Taylor
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Shearer
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Louis Monaghan
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zak Parsons
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Simeon Cobourne

Backroom staff and club officials

NamePosition
Flag of England.svg Gary VellaChairman
Flag of England.svg Ryan GoodeVice-chairman
Flag of England.svg Phil SalterTreasurer
Flag of England.svg Ryan GoodeFootball Secretary
Flag of England.svg Kevin WalshClub Secretary
Flag of England.svg Ryan GoodeBoard Member Junior Secretary
Flag of England.svg Ian RayWelfare Officer
Flag of England.svg Ruth VellaBoard Member
Flag of England.svg Scott EasterlowFirst Team Manager
Flag of England.svg Callum IngramFirst team Head Coach
Flag of England.svg Chris CookGK Coach
Flag of England.svg Paddy BillingtonFirst Team Kitman
Flag of England.svg Ben CourtPhysio
Flag of England.svg Ralph HeeleyGroundsman
Flag of England.svg Adam HughesU18 Coach
Flag of England.svg Ash ReynoldsU18 Coach
Flag of England.svg Dylan ParkerU18 Coach Academy Coach
Flag of England.svg Matty NuttAcademy Lead Coach
Flag of England.svg Keiran DunbarAcademy Coach
Flag of England.svg Chris CookAcademy GK Coach
Flag of England.svg Ben CourtAcademy Physio

Honours

Club records

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