Hawarden Rangers F.C. is a Welsh

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Hawarden Hawarden (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle (medieval), Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, ...

, Flintshire, after being founded in 1974 by Elwyn Owen. They currently play in the . The senior team were members of the

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Premier Division, following the restructure of the FA Wales Pyramid Structure and have previously been members of the

Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) The Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) was a football league in Wales and operated at level 3 and 4 of the Welsh football league system in Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough, but with some teams from Denbighshire (Corwen and Llangollen Town) ...

and prior to that, the

Clwyd League The Clwyd Football League was a football league formed in 1974 as an amalgamation of the Dyserth League and the Halkyn Mountain League. The top division was at different periods at the second, third and fourth levels of the Welsh football leagu ...

. The Junior sections consist of teams ranging from U6 to U19, all of which compete in the Queensferry Sports Flintshire Junior and Youth League.

History

Hawarden Rangers Football Club was formed in 1974 by Elwyn Owen. The club's patron is the grandson of Victorian Prime Minister; Sir William Gladstone. It was he, who had the foresight to leave the Gladstone Playing Fields to the local people for future enjoyment and recreation, which is the reasoning behind the Hawarden Castle gates on the club crest. The senior setup were founder members of the

, which was set up to improve the level in the area whilst the junior section was created in 1984 by the amalgamation of the two local teams; Hawarden Wayfarers and Hawarden Pathfinders, respectively. Following the amalgamation, the club became Hawarden United before changing to Hawarden Rangers Football Club, which now has over 200 junior members aged between 6 – 16, and over 50 senior members split between a First Team, Reserves Team and an Under 19s Team. In 2019, there was also the creation of a Veterans Team, managed by club legend; Mark Evans. The club joined the newly formed

in 2020 as a Premier Division club. On 9 June 2022, it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal NW League for the 2022–23 season via the vacancy route.

Famous Past Players

Hawarden Rangers has a rich history of past players that have gone on to professional level, most notably; * Barry Horne: Retired, ex-

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, Chester City & Wrexham. * David Brett: Retired, previously of Chester City & Colwyn Bay. * Nick Henderson Retired, previously of Colwyn Bay, Cheshire Police, Nick is now the club vice-chairmen.

Hawarden Rangers Staff

Club Officials

First Team Management

Reserves Team Management

Development Team Management

Senior Teams - Honours

First Team

*Clwyd League – President's Cup **Winners: 1987–88, 2004–05 *Football Association of Wales – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *NWCFA Junior Cup **Winners: 1981–82 *Welsh National League Division 1 **Winners: 2019–20 *Welsh National League Division 3 – Challenge Cup **Winners: 2006–07

First Team - Player Accolades

Reserves Team

*North East Wales Football League - Reserves Division* **Winners: 2021 - 2022 *North East Wales Football League - The Reserves Cup* **Runners Up: 2021 - 2022 *Welsh National League Reserves Division – Challenge Cup **Winners: 2013–14 **Runners Up: 2014–15, 2018–19 *Welsh National League Reserves Division – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2010–11, 2016–17

Reserves Team - Player Accolades

Veterans Team

*Welsh National League - Veterans Championship Division **Winners: 2021–22 *North East Wales Football Association - Veterans Cup **Winners: 2021–22

Development Team

*Flintshire Youth League **Winners: 2021–22 *Flintshire Youth League U19 – Challenge Cup **Runners Up: 2021–22

Youth Teams - Honours

Under 18

*NEWFA Youth Cup **Winners: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92 *NWCFA Youth Challenge Cup **Winners: 1979–80, 1990–91

Junior Teams - Honours

Under 17

*NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1997–98

Under 16

*Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup **Winners: 1994–95 *Flintshire Junior League **Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98 *Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2018–19 *NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1987–88, 1997–98, 2018–19 *NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1990–91

Under 15

*Flintshire Junior League **Winners: 1996–97, 2015–16 *Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2015–16 *Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2014–15 *NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 2015–16 *NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1994–95, 1995–96

Under 14

*Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup **Winners: 1994–95 *Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1990–91, 2010–11, 2018–19 *Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2014–15 *NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1990–91, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2016–17 *NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1993–94

Under 14 (Comets)

*Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2016–17

Under 14 (Hawks)

*Flitshire Junior League **Winners: 2016–17 *Flitshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 2016–17

Under 13

*Flintshire Junior League **Winners: 1995–96, 2008–09, 2018–19 *Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2018–19 *Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2017–18 *NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 2015–16 *NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1994–95, 1998–99

Under 12

*Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup **Winners: 1986–87, 1990–91 *Flinshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2018–19 *Flintshire Junior League – Division 1 **Winners: 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2016–17 *Flintshire Junior League – Division 2 **Winners: 1991–92, 1993–94 *Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award **Winners: 2016–17 *NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 2003–04, 2016–17 *NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup **Winners: 1992–93

Under 12 (Hawks)

*Flintshire Junior League **Winners: 2014–15 *Flinshire Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 2014–15

Under 11

*Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament **Winners: 2002–03

Under 10

*Clwyd Junior League **Winners: 1991–92 *Clwyd Junior League – Challenge Cup **Winners: 1991–92 *Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament **Winners: 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01

Under 9

*Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament **Winners: 1995–96, 1996–97

Under 8

*Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament **Winners: 2000–01, 2001–02

References

External links

* /Http://www.hawardenrangersfc.com http://www.hawardenrangersfc.com * https://www.facebook.com/hawardenrangersfc * https://www.twitter.com/hawardenrangers {{Coord, 53, 11, 18.4, N, 3, 2, 9.3, W, type:landmark, display=title Football clubs in Wales Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division clubs Sport in Wrexham County Borough Association football clubs established in 1974 1974 establishments in Wales North East Wales Football League clubs Clwyd Football League clubs Ardal Leagues clubs