Berwick Rangers
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| Full name | Berwick Rangers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Black & Gold, The Borderers, The Dream Team, The Wee Gers. |
| Founded | 1881 |
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Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Capacity | 4,099 (1,366 seated) |
| Chairman | Len Eyre |
| Manager | John Coughlin |
| League | Scottish League Two |
| 2015–16 | Scottish League Two, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, on the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of Scottish football, and are the only club from outside Scotland in the Scottish Professional Football League. The club play at Shielfield Park, which has a capacity of 4,500 and are currently managed by John Coughlin, who started his second spell in charge of the side in November 2015 after Colin Cameron was sacked in October 2015.
Berwick Rangers was officially formed on 7 January 1884 after a match was played in the town between a team of millworkers from Dunbar and a team of railway clerks from Newcastle. For much of the club's history it was believed that they had formed in 1881, though recent research indicates that 1884 is the more likely date of formation. Their first competitive match was against another team from Berwick, 'The Royal Oaks' on 16 February 1884. Berwick Rangers won the match by "one goal to nil".
Berwick Rangers affiliated to the Scottish Football Association around 1905 and entered the Scottish Border League in 1905, followed by the Border Amateur League (1908–09). Recent research has revealed that the club joined the East of Scotland League immediately after the First World War, a new competition formed to replace the Borders League. The club made several attempts to join the North Northumberland League but were rebuffed. It was not until 1951 that they were admitted to Scottish League Division C Division (North & East). This third tier, made up largely of reserve sides, had been created in 1946 and was regionalised in 1949. The division was scrapped in 1955 and Berwick, along with the other non-reserve teams, were placed in an enlarged Division B (renamed Division Two the following season). Berwick Rangers have played in the Scottish Football League ever since, despite low attendances and frequent financial problems.
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