Ards Rangers Football Club is a

Northern Irish The people of Northern Ireland are all people born in Northern Ireland and having, at the time of their birth, at least one parent who is a British Nationality Law, British citizen, an Irish nationality law, Irish citizen or is otherwis ...

, intermediate football club playing in the Premier Division of the

Northern Amateur Football League The Northern Amateur Football League, also known as the Northern Amateur League and often simply as the Amateur League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 13 divisions. These comprise four intermediate sections: ...

. The club was formed in 1949 and plays at Drome Park,

Newtownards Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ...

. Ards Rangers were admitted into the Amateur League in 1962. Their former manager was Lee Forsythe, who was the Young Northern Ireland manager of the Year (2009). The current side is managed by Jackie Kerr. The reserves team plays in the DAWFL.

Honours

Intermediate honours

: 3 **1997–98, 2011–12, 2014–15 * Border Cup: 3 **1966–67, 1979–80, 2014–15

Sources

* Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League

External links

nifootball.co.uk
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