Banbridge Rangers Football Club is an
intermediate-level football club playing in the Intermediate A division of the
Mid-Ulster Football League
The Daily Mirror Mid-Ulster Football League, or simply referred to as the Mid-Ulster League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 9 divisions. These comprise two intermediate sections: the Intermediate A and Intermed ...
in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
. The club is based in
Banbridge
Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of ...
and has two senior Men's teams and a youth set up incorporating boys and girls teams from Under 7s to Under 19s.
The club started off in the Newcastle League in 2005–06, before joining the
junior ranks of the Mid-Ulster League in 2006 and won Division 4 in the 2006–07 season. Intermediate status was achieved by the end of the 2008–09 season with a move to the new 3G facility at Cheney Park. In 2010/11 they won the Alan Wilson Cup, finished 3rd in Intermediate B and made the Quarter Finals of the Intermediate Cup. In 2011/12 they won Intermediate B and the Alan Wilson Cup. Banbridge Rangers have also won the Banbridge District Charity Cup in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012.
Richard McMinn managed Banbridge Rangers from 30 December 2013 until 31 May 2016.
Lee Feeney
Lee Feeney (born 21 March 1978 in Kilkeel) is a Northern Irish footballer who manages Bangor F.C. in the Premier Intermediate League in Northern Ireland.
Playing career
Feeney began his career at Ards. He made 4 appearances for Ards in the 199 ...
was then appointed Manager on 3 June 2016 and remained in charge until 16 July 2018. Banbridge Rangers finished as Runners-Up in the 2017/18 Season. Clifford Sterritt was appointed as Manager on 17 July 2018 and was then succeeded by Alastair Wilson on 27 December 2018. Banbridge Rangers won the 2018/19 MUFL Marshall Cup on Friday 24 May 2019 with a 2-0 win over Valley Rangers.
[''Rangers set sights on lofty heights'', The Park, pp.6-7, ''Belfast Telegraph'', 17 January 2011]
References
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Association football clubs in Northern Ireland
Association football clubs established in 2005
Association football clubs in County Down
Mid-Ulster Football League clubs
2005 establishments in Northern Ireland
Rangers
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