Guernsey Rangers F.A.C is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
club formed in 1893 and based in
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
, Channel Islands. They currently play in the FNB
Priaulx League
The Priaulx League is the senior football league on the island of Guernsey, and is run by the Guernsey Football League Management LBG, (prior to 2016 the Guernsey Football Association). Although the league is affiliated with the English FA, it ...
. Guernsey Rangers are the oldest club in the
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...
and are a founder member of the
Guernsey Football Association
The Guernsey Football Association, also simply known as the Guernsey FA or the GFA, is the body that co-ordinates and organises the sport of football in Guernsey. Although, as a Crown Dependency, Guernsey is not a part of the United Kingdom, the ...
.
The club traditionally plays in red and black and the club currently plays its home games at
St Andrew, Guernsey. At the start of the 2017/18 league season they will be playing their home games on the 3G Astro pitch at KG5.
Guernsey Rangers are recognised as an FA Chartered Standard Club – this is a club standard that has to be passed by
The Football Association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world a ...
.
On 6 April 2010, Guernsey Rangers won the Guernsey FA Cup for the first time, beating Belgrave Wanderers 2–1. The second occasion they won the cup was in the 2013-14 season.
References
External links
Official websitenew website
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Association football clubs established in 1893
Football clubs in Guernsey
1893 establishments in Guernsey