Wolverhampton Sporting C.F.C.

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Wolverhampton Sporting
Wolverhampton Sporting Community F.C. logo.png
Full nameWolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club
Nickname(s)Wolves Sporting
Founded2001
GroundPride Park
ChairmanJohn Quarry
Manager Francino Francis
League Midland League Division One
2022–23 Midland League Division One, 11th of 21
Website Club website

Wolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club is a football club originally formed in Wolverhampton, but currently based in Great Wyrley, the club competes in the Midland League Division One. Originally formed as Chubb Sports F.C. they lost their home club and pitches due to the Chubb lock and safe factory closing down and being sold for housing. The club then changed its name to Heath Town Rangers, the name and badge was chosen by the players in 2001.

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The club changed its name from Heath Town Rangers to its present name midway through the 2010–11 season.

History

The club entered the West Midlands (Regional) League in 2005–06 competing in the youth league. The next season they entered their first team into Division Two and in the 2006–07 season, the club won the Division Two title and also claimed the Youth League title. In 2007–08 season they entered a reserve team into Division Two and the Heath Town Rangers first team gained promotion from Division One into the Premier Division by finishing in third place. They also won the Staffordshire Challenge Cup in the same season. In their first season in the Premier Division, they finished eighth and reached the final of the League Cup which was postponed and never played. Part way through the 2010–11 season the club changed its name from Heath Town Rangers to Wolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club. Sporting won the 2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division double, finishing the league with a total of 104 points and beating Black Country Rangers 3-0 in the Premier Cup Final. They gained promotion into the Midland Football League following their league victory.

For the 2018-19 season, Sporting hired Steve Hinks as manager, however, he left the club bottom of the Midland Football League to take over at Nuneaton Borough, for Hinks's replacement, the club hired former Black Country Rangers boss, Wayne Spicer, in December 2018. Spicer's first game in charge was a 1-1 draw away against Worcester City. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club was transferred to Division One of the Midland League when the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League lost its status as a step-six division.

Ground

Following a period of ground-sharing at the Cottage Ground, the current home of Wednesfield F.C., Sporting moved to Pride Park, Great Wyrley, in 2014. The ground itself has two stands which are both at the clubhouse end of the pitch at either corner flag, the stand on the left has rows of benches that have been painted in the colours of the club, while the stand on the right has proper seats in it, standing is available round all other sides of the pitch. The ground also has floodlights and a viewing balcony. Catering is covered on the second floor of the clubhouse with a full bar and catering facility.

Current squad

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 Connor Hopkins(on loan from Sutton Coldfield Town)
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Pratt
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Dale Faultless
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonathon Ashfall
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kyle Burke
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stefan Cameron
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aboudalahi Ceesay
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Douglas
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sufyan Zia
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Abdulhamid Chouchane
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dominic Dell
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mitchell Evans
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kartell O'Neil-Martin
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dan Scragg
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shaun Smith
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bilal Yafai
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Umar Zaman
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Roland Agbor
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Taylor Allen
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kieron Clarke
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Daniel Dubidat
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jake Healy
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Taimoor Hussain
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Adam Skeldon

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Wayne Spicer
Assistant Head Coach Flag of Ireland.svg Graham Ward
First Team Coach Flag of England.svg Thomas Albutt
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of England.svg John Davies
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of England.svg Huzefa Vorajee
Fitness CoachVacant
Physiotherapist Flag of England.svg Pav Gill
Performance Analyst Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Reis
Technical Director Flag of England.svg Obayed Hussain

Honours

League

West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division

West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two

West Midlands (Regional) League Youth League

Cup

Staffordshire Challenge Cup

West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Cup

Records

FA Vase : [1] Fifth Round 2017–18

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References

  1. ↑ Heath Town Rangers at the Football Club History Database
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