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Highfield Rangers F.C. is an English
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club based in the Rushey Mead area of
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. They are currently members of the .


History

The club was established in 1970 by a group of immigrants from the West Indies.History
Highfield Rangers F.C. In 1988 they joined the Premier Division of the
Central Midlands League The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current nam ...
. After four years of top-four finishes, the club joined the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division in 1992. In 1998–99 they reached the third round of the
FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
, which remains a club record. The following season they won the Premier Division.


Honours

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Central Midlands League The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current nam ...
Premier Division **Runners-up 1989–90, 1990–91 * Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division **Champions 1999–2000


Records

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FA Vase The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
**Third Round 1998–99


References


External links

*Club Website
Highfield Rangers
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