Winterton Rangers F.C. are a football club based in Winterton,

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. They play in the .

History

The club was established in 1934. They were originally an intermediate side before becoming members of the Scunthorpe & District League in 1935. Winterton have used just two grounds in their history. They were situated at Watery Lane until 1950 when a piece of land was purchased at West Street. In 1965 they joined the Lincolnshire County League until 1970 when they accepted an invitation to the

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. Over the next decade they won the

on three occasions. They reached the 4th qualifying round of the

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in 1971–72 and 1976–77 and the Quarter-Final stage of the

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in 1976–77. In 1978 they won the

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six-a-side floodlight cup, beating

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in the Final. Their prize was six floodlights. In 1982–83 they became founder members of the

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(NCEL), when the Yorkshire League and

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amalgamated. Just 2 seasons later the club disbanded due to financial difficulties. In 1986 Rangers then re-entered the NCEL Division 2 winning he title in 1989–90 and were promoted directly to the Premier Division. After 4 seasons they were relegated to the NCEL Division 1. Since November 2004 they have been managed by former

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and

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player Peter Daniel. Rangers have an agreement with Hull City for the use of the pitch by the Football League club's reserve team and junior sides. Three junior sides play under the Rangers banner.

Honours

League

Premier Division ** Winners (1): 2007–08 ** Runners-up (1): 2022–23 *

Division One ** Runners-up (1): 2006–07 *

Division Two ** Winners (1): 1989–90 *

Division One ** Winners (3): 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79 ** Runners-Up (1): 1977–78

Cup

Lincolnshire Senior B Cup Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the ea ...

** Winners (1): 1969–70 *

Cup Final ** Winners (1): 2022–23

Records

* Best in

: 4th Qualifying Rd. 1971–72, 1976–77 * Best in

: Quarter Final 1976–77

References

External links

Club website
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