Rathfriland Rangers F.C.

Rathfriland Rangers

Full name	Rathfriland Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Whites
Founded	1962
Ground	Iveagh Park, Rathfriland
Chairman	Adrian Mcgaw
Manager	Ally Wilson
League	NIFL Premier Intermediate League
2024–25	NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 3rd of 14

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

The club has been managed by former player Ally Wilson since March 2021

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   NIR Bryan McMullen — DF   NIR Harry Campbell — DF   NIR Daniel Devlin — DF   NIR Dalton Tate — DF   NIR Jesse Carson — MF   NIR Jack Chambers — MF   NIR Jordan Hayes — MF   NIR Andrew Kilmartin(Captain) — MF   NIR Jonathan Scannell

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   NIR Jake Corbett — MF   NIR Brian Johnston — FW   NIR Stephen McCavitt — GK   NIR Ronan Burns — MF   NIR Matthew Holloway — FW   NIR Nigel Prentice — FW   NIR Ruairi Fitzpatrick — DF   NIR Jack Barbour

Honours

• Northern Amateur Football League: Premier Division
  • 2021–22, 2022–23
• IFA Intermediate Cup:
  • 2021–22
• Border Cup:
  • 2016–17
• Bob Radcliffe Cup:
  • 2019–20, 2023–24
• Northern Amateur Football League: Division 1A
  • 1997–98, 2015–16
• Northern Amateur Football League: Division 1B
  • 1996–97

External links

• nifootball.co.uk – website 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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