Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club is a football club based in

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

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. The club currently plays in the , is an FA Charter Standard Club and its nickname is the Blues.BRILLIANT BLUES BEAT BOOTLE
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History

The club was founded as Rylands F.C. in 1906 as a works team from a manufacturer of wire.Club History

access-date: February 11, 2020 The club started playing in the Liverpool County Football Combination league and then joining the Warrington & District Football League.Rylands Club Information Page
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access-date: February 11, 2020 The club had to wait until 1928 before winning their first Silverware, the Depot Cup.Manchopper's Ventures
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access-date: February 11, 2020 The 1950s saw the club became champions of the Warrington & District Football League Premier Division 6 times in a row, commencing from the 1953–54 season.Roll of Honour

access-date: February 11, 2020 The 1968–69 season saw the club join the

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. The 1980–81 season saw the club finish as champions of the league, as well as make their debut in the

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. The club collected another league championship trophy in the 1983–84 season. In 2008 the club merged with fellow Mid Cheshire league side Crossfields F.C. becoming Crossfields/Rylands F.C. After two seasons, the club reverted to Rylands F.C. On 15 July 2016,

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's agent

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stated he is aiming to get Rylands to the

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after investing £100,000 on ground improvements. On 2 April 2018 the club published a letter from Paul Stretford which confirmed his proposed takeover will proceed, subject to due diligence. The 2018–19 season saw the club move to Division one south of the

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, and winning it at the first attempt, so gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the 2019–20 season the club took part in their first-ever FA Cup qualifying campaign. The club announced a name change in August 2020 to Warrington Rylands 1906 FC to reflect their locality.

Ground

The club play their home games at Gorsey Lane. Floodlights were added to the ground at the start of 2019.

Honours

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** Division One West Champions (1) 2021-22 *

Rylands win the First Division Champions Cup
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access-date: February 12, 2020 ** Premier League Promotion (1) 2020-21 ** Division One South Champions (1) 2018–19 ** First Division Champions Cup (1) 2018–19 *

** Winners (1)

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** League champions (2) 1980–81, 1983–84 ** League Cup (1) 1978–79 * Warrington & District Football League ** Premier Division Champions (6) 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 ** Depot Cup (1) 1927–28 *Warrington Guardian CupRylands win the First Division Champions Cu
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access-date: February 12, 2020 ** Winners (5) 1957–58, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2014–15 *Liverpool Challenge Cup ** Winners (1) 1957–58 *Starkey Cup ** Winners (1) 1952–53

References

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