Worcester Raiders Football Club is a

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club based in

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, England. They are currently members of the and play at Claines Lane.

History

The club were formed in 2001 as a youth club. In 2010 an adult team was formed and joined the Saturday division of the Worcester & District League. In their first season in the league they won the Nursing Cup, beating Malvern Town 2–1 in the final, and the Phipps Cup, beating Perrywood 5–1. In 2011–12 they won the league's Bayliss Cup, beating the

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3–2 in the final. They retained the Bayliss Cup in 2012–13, and were league champions, resulting in promotion to Division Two of the

West Midlands (Regional) League The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has tw ...

. Worcester Raiders finished third in Division Two in their first season in the West Midlands (Regional) League, earning promotion to Division One. In 2018–19 they were Division One champions and were promoted to the Premier Division. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the Hellenic League. In the 2021–22 season, Worcester Raiders were runners-up in Division One, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They defeated Pershore Town 3–0 in the semi-finals, but lost 3–0 to Hereford Pegausus in the final. However, the club were later promoted to the Premier Division after a vacancy was created by Walton Casuals folding.

Ground

Worcester Raiders initially played at Claines Lane. In 2020 they started groundsharing at the

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of English Premiership

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club

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, with Worcester Warriors' co-owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham becoming joint majority owners of Worcester Raiders in the process. In September 2022 the gates to the ground were locked as a result of Worcester Warriors' financial problems. However, Raiders reached an agreement with the Warriors' administrators to remain at Sixways. The club returned to Claines Lane in 2025.

Honours

*West Midlands (Regional) League **Division One champions 2018–19 *Worcester & District League **Division One champions 2012–13 **Bayliss Cup winners 2011–12, 2012–13 **Nursing Cup winners 2010–11 **Phipps Cup winners 2010–11

Records

*Best

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performance: First qualifying round, 2022–23 *Best

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performance: Second qualifying round, 2021–22, 2022–23

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