Bush Hill Rangers FC are a football club from Enfield, who currently play in the

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- Premier Division.

History

Goffs Oak F.C. were founded in 2007 and started competing in the Premier Division of the

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, finishing second in the 2007–08 season. In 2010, they won promotion to the

, winning Division One at their first attempt. Promotion to the Premier Division saw them move to Goldsdown Road in

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. Bush Hill Rangers F.C. were founded as an under-12s team by Soner Mustafa in 2003. The club grew to incorporate youth teams for a number of age groups. By 2011, the club's under-18s side were looking to progress onto adult football, and came to an agreement with Goffs Oak to become their reserve side, winning the Herts Senior Reserve League in their first season. In June 2012, Goffs Oak and Bush Hill Rangers merged into one club, with the club taking the latter's name and remaining in the

. In their first season, they competed in the

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for the first time, losing to Cranfield United after a replay. In 2014, an application to join the

Spartan South Midlands League The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...

was successful. The club competed in Division One, the 10th tier of English football, in the 2014–15 season. Due to various reasons, in 2015, the club merged with Woodford Town Junior Football Club and was renamed Woodford Town F.C. The new club wanted to be considered a continuation of

Woodford Town F.C. (1937) Woodford Town F.C. was an English football club based in Woodford, Greater London. History The club was established in 1937, and were founder members of the Delphian League in 1951. In 1961 they switched to the Metropolitan League, before joini ...

, who existed between 1937 and 2003. They continued playing in the SSML Division One, but issues with the pitch at Goldsdown Road forced the club to sit out the 2016–17 season and consequently leave the SSML. Another iteration of Woodford Town emerged in 2017, as the former Haringey & Waltham changed their name. Soner Mustafa wanted to reform Bush Hill Rangers FC and was successful as they joined the

in 2018 winning Division One in their first season. They now play in the Premier Division with the aspirations of regaining their place in the SSML.

Honours

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Division One: ** Winners (2): 2010–11, 2018–19 *

Premier Division: ** Runners-up (1): 2007–08 *

Premier Division Cup: ** Runners-up (1): 2007–08 *

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Intermediate Cup ** Runners-up (1): 2011–12 *

Senior Premier Cup ** Winners (1): 2014–2015

Records

*Highest League Position: 11th in Spartan South Midlands League Division One 2014–15 *

best performance: First qualifying round 2012–13

References

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External links

Official site
Football clubs in England Spartan South Midlands Football League Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in England Football clubs in Hertfordshire Football clubs in London