Rathfriland Rangers F.C.

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

Rathfriland Rangers
Full nameRathfriland Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Whites
Founded1962
GroundIveagh Park, Rathfriland
ChairmanAdrian Mcgaw
ManagerTrevor Williamson
LeagueNIFL Premier Intermediate League
2023–24NIFL Premier Intermediate League, 4th of 14

The club has been managed by former Portadown player and long serving coach Trevor Williamson since August 2024.

Overview

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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

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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
MF   NIR Harry Evans
GK   NIR Ronan Burns
MF   NIR Matthew Holloway
FW   NIR Nigel Prentice
FW   NIR Ruairi Fitzpatrick
DF   NIR Jack Barbour

Honours

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  • nifootball.co.uk - (For fixtures, results and tables of all Northern Ireland amateur football leagues)

Notes

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  1. ^ H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 213

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