Risborough Rangers F.C.
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| Full name | Risborough Rangers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | 'Rangers' or 'Borough' |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Ground | 'Windsors', Horsenden Lane Princes Risborough |
| Capacity | 1,500 (Record attendance 1,562 vs. Showbiz Team 1992) |
| Chairman | Richard Woodward |
| League | Spartan South Midlands League Division One |
| 2015–16 | Spartan South Midlands League Division One, 7th |
Risborough Rangers Football Club are a football club based in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England. They are members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One.
Risborough Rangers were formed in 1970 as a team of 12-year-olds who wanted to play competitive football and in the 1975–76 season, the previous years Under 16's entered the Wycombe & District League. In their second season they won the 3rd Division. However, the team then folded, after which the club provided only boys' football until the Under 16's of 1979–80 and entered the Wycombe & District League. They club then won promotion in successive seasons, gaining promotion to the Ercol Senior League. At around the time, they entered the Ercol Senior League the club moved to 'Windsors', the former home of the defunct Hellenic League club Princes Risborough Town. Within several years, the club had managed to improve the ground by building the clubhouse and extended the covered standing.
In 1989 Risborough accepted an invitation to join the South Midlands League in Division 1. In the first two seasons the club struggled finishing second from bottom and had to apply for re-election. However in their fourth season, 1992–93, in the league the club managed to gain promtion to the Senior Division under the management of Frank Carter. At the start of the 1997–98 season with the merger of the Souith Midlands league and Spartan League, the club became founder members of Spartan South Midlands League Senior Division. The club remained in the Senior Division, which was later renamed Division one, until the end of the 2002–03 season, when they finished bottom of the Division and were releagted to Division two.
In 2003-04, former |Brackley Town and Abingdon Town manager Bob Rayner returned to the club from Thame United when chairman Richard Woodward persuaded him to return after last managing the club during the 1990s. Under his guidance the club finished as runners-up in the 2011–12 season, and after getting their ground up to the required standard, 4th place in 2012-13 was enough to secure promotion to Division One. The club also finished as Runners-up in the Anagram Trophy in the 2011–12 season losing to Baldock Town 1–0 in the Final. The 2012–13 season saw the club reach the final of the Spartan South Midlands Football League Division two cup, where they lost to Aston Clinton 2–0. Rangers were promoted to Division One at the end of 2012–13 season. They finished 14th in their first season in Div 1 and reached the final of the Div 1 Cup, losing to 2nd placed Kings Langley in the final 2-0.
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