Geelong Rangers Football Club is an Australian

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club based in

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. The club currently competes in the

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North-West, the fifth division of the

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History

The club was started in 1955 by Bill Dorris Snr, Bob Barclay and John Barr under the name Geelong Scottish. Their first home ground was cleared out of the waste ground and scrub at Hamlyn Park in Hamlyn Heights. In early 1960's, the club expanded to two teams, the second team being named Hamlyn Rangers. In 1975, the club moved to its current ground at Myers Reserve. Geelong Rangers claimed the 2008

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championship with 43 points, five points clear of second placed Sydenham Park, and were promoted to the

for the 2009 season. Upon the club's relegation from the

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to the

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in 2010, the club appointed former

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Dale Harris as the first-team coach. Rangers finished the 2011 season in bottom place of the

table and were relegated to Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West for the 2012 season. The club debuted in the FFV State Knockout Cup in the

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tournament, where Rangers defeated Warrnambool Wolves in a 5–2 home victory in a

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fixture on 17 March.

Divisional history

* Victorian State League Division 2 North-West (2016–) * Victorian State League Division 3 North-West (2014–2016) * Victorian State League Division 4 West (2013) * Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West (2012) * Victorian State League Division 3 North-West (2011) * Victorian State League Division 2 North-West (2009–2010) * Victorian State League Division 3 North-West (2006–2008) * Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West (2001–2005) * Victorian State League Division 3 North-West (1997–2000) * Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West (1995–1996) * Victorian State League Division 4 (1989–1994) * Victorian League Division 3 (1988) * Victorian State League Division 2 (1985–1987) * Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3 (1984) * Victorian Metropolitan League Division 4 (1982–1983) * Victorian Provisional League Division 1 (1977–1981) * Victorian Provisional League (1973–1976)

Recent seasons

Honours

: 2008, 2016 * Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3: 1984 *

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: 1983 * Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West: 2005 * Geelong Advertiser Cup/Geelong Community Cup: 1987, 2009, 2019 * FFV State Knockout Cup: Zone Semi-Finals (

)

International representatives

Australia

* Johnny Gardiner, member of the Australia national soccer team

Scotland

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, member of the

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References

External links

Official Website