Richmond Town Football Club are a

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club based in

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, England. Richmond were founded in 1945. In

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, Richmond joined the

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from the Teesside League. As of 2023–24, they play in Wearside League Premier Division in level 7 of the

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. Richmond Town Women play in the North Riding Women's Premier League.

Grounds

Richmond Town men's first team play at the Dave Clark Arena at

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. Richmond's other teams play at Earls Orchard, nestled by

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, which was also home of the first team until 2021. The pavilion was officially opened in 1975 by

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, then manager of

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In the 2020 book ''British Football's Greatest Grounds'', Earls Orchard was voted one of the top grounds to visit in the country. It was placed in the top ten

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grounds in the country by ''

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'', and in the top five most historic non-league grounds by ''Non-League Insider''.

Teams

As of 2009, Richmond Town FC had two senior teams, 11 junior teams, and a girls' team.

References

External links

* Football clubs in England {{England-footyclub-stub