Racing Club Warwick F.C.
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| Full name | Racing Club Warwick Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Racers |
| Founded | 1919 (as Saltisford Rovers) |
| Ground | Townsend Meadow, Warwick |
| Capacity | 1,280 |
| Chairman | Gary Vella |
| Manager | Gregg Plumb |
| League | Midland League Division One |
| 2015–16 | Midland League Division One, 10th |
Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, and competes in the Midland League Division One.
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. Past players include England international goalkeeper Ben Foster. For the start of the 2016-17 season the club has undergone huge infrastructure renovation following the arrival of the new committee members the previous year, including new changing rooms, floodlighting, stands and training area. The club's record win is 15-0 recorded on 26 December 2016.
As of the 2016–17 season the club has a youth team in the Midland Floodlight Youth League, boys teams from U-8 to U-16, girls teams from U10-U13 and an academy section for children aged 4 to 7. The junior teams are entered into the Coventry Minor League and the Mid Warwickshire league, the girls teams are entered into the Central Warwickshire Girls football league. The Girls and Boys teams are administered by the Junior section Committee.
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