Moreton Rangers F.C.
Association football club in England
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Moreton Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated in the Gloucestershire County Football Association,[1] The club are currently members of the Witney & District League Division One and play at London Road. Their nickname is the Townsmen.[1]
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| Full name | Moreton Rangers Football Club | |
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| Nickname | The Townsmen | |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Ground | London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh | |
| Chairman | Paul Luker | |
| Manager | Nick Timms | |
| League | Witney & District League Division One | |
| 2025–26 | Witney & District League Division One, 5th of 10 | |
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History
The club was established in 1997 playing on the London Road ground that belonged to Moreton Town who had folded 3 years earlier.[2] The club started off as a youth side and in 2004 they entered an adult side in Division Two of the Cheltenham Football League.[3] The 2009–10 season saw the club win Division One of the Cheltenham League and earn promotion to Division Two of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.[3] The 2013–14 season saw the club finish as runners-up in Division Two, so gain promotion to Division One.[4]
The 2015–16 season saw the club join Division Two West of the Hellenic Football League.[5] The club remained in this division until the end of the 2018–19 season, when they won it to gain promotion to Division One West.[6] Moreton Rangers entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2021–22.[7]
Ground
The club have played in the London Road ground since 1997.[2]
The ground was previously used by Moreton Town F.C. who had folded in 1994.[2] The ground was also used by Newport AFC for their first season, as a means of avoiding the Football Association of Wales attempts to get the new club to enter the Welsh football league system.[8][9] In July 2019 Newport County returned to London Road for a friendly match against Moreton Rangers[10] to mark the 30th anniversary of the groundshare.[11]
Honours
- Hellenic League[12]
- Division Two West champions (1) 2018–19
- Cheltenham Football League[13]
- Division One champions (1) 2009–10
- Gloucestershire County Senior Amateur Cup - North[14]
- Winners (1) 2018-19