Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club is a football club based in
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
, England. The club currently plays in the , is an
FA Charter Standard Club and its nickname is the Blues.
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History
The club was founded as Rylands F.C. in 1906 as a works team from a manufacturer of wire.
[Club History]
access-date: February 11, 2020 The club started playing in the
Liverpool County Football Combination league and then joining the
Warrington & District Football League.
[Rylands Club Information Page]
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access-date: February 11, 2020 The club had to wait until 1928 before winning their first Silverware, the Depot Cup.
[Manchopper's Ventures]
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access-date: February 11, 2020 The 1950s saw the club became champions of the Warrington & District Football League Premier Division 6 times in a row, commencing from the 1953–54 season.
[Roll of Honour]
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The 1968–69 season saw the club join the
Mid-Cheshire League
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.
The 1980–81 season saw the club finish as champions of the league, as well as making their debut in the
FA Vase
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.
The club collected another league championship trophy in the 1983–84 season.
In 2008 the club merged with fellow Mid Cheshire league side Crossfields F.C. becoming Crossfields/Rylands F.C.
After two seasons, the club reverted to Rylands F.C.
On 15 July 2016,
Wayne Rooney
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's agent
Paul Stretford stated he was aiming to get Rylands to the
Football League
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after investing £100,000 in ground improvements. On 2 April 2018 the club published a letter from Paul Stretford which confirmed his proposed takeover would proceed, subject to due diligence. The 2018–19 season saw the club move to Division one south of the
North West Counties Football League
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, and winning it at the first attempt, thus gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the 2019–20 season the club took part in their first-ever FA Cup qualifying campaign.
The club announced a name change in August 2020 to Warrington Rylands 1906 FC to reflect their locality.
Ground
The club play their home games at Gorsey Lane. Floodlights were added to the ground at the start of 2019.
Records
Rylands FC
*Best
FA Cup
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performance: Extra preliminary round,
2019–20[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Third round, 1980–81, 1983—84[
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Warrington Rylands 1906 FC
*Best FA Cup
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performance: Third qualifying round, 2023–24,FA Trophy
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performance: Third round, 2024–25[
*Best ]FA Vase
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performance: Champions, 2020–21
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Honours
*Northern Premier League
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** Division One West Champions (1) 2021–22
*North West Counties Football League
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** Premier League Promotion (1) 2020–21
** Division One South Champions (1) 2018–19
** First Division Champions Cup (1) 2018–19
*FA Vase
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** Winners (1) 2020–21
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*Mid-Cheshire League
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[Rylands win the First Division Champions Cu]
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** Winners (5) 1957–58, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2014–15
*Liverpool Challenge Cup
References
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Football clubs in England
Cheshire Association Football League
North West Counties Football League clubs
Association football clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in England
Northern Premier League clubs
Works association football teams in England