Highfield Rangers F.C. is an English

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club based in the

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area of

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. They are currently members of the .

History

The club was established in 1970 by a group of immigrants from the

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.History
Highfield Rangers F.C. In 1988 they joined the Premier Division of the

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. After four years of top-four finishes, the club joined the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division in 1992. In 1998–99 they reached the third round of the

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, which remains a club record. The following season they won the Premier Division.

Honours

Premier Division **Runners-up 1989–90, 1990–91 *

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Premier Division **Champions 1999–2000

Records

**Third Round 1998–99

References

External links

*Club Website
Highfield Rangers
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