Ellesmere Rangers

FORMED
1969

MANAGER
Connor Courtney and Matt Burton

GROUND
Beech Grove Stadium

TWITTER
@TheMeresiders

Current Position: 3rd

P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
12	8	2	2	28	13	26

Current Form: 11th

P	W	D	L	F	A
6	4	1	1	18	7

Last Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	Score
01/10/22	Sandbach United (A)	W 3-1
17/09/22	Wythenshawe Amateurs (H)	D 3-3
13/09/22	Cammell Laird 1907 (A)	W 5-0
06/09/22	Foley Meir (H)	W 3-1
03/09/22	Abbey Hey (A)	L 0-1
29/08/22	Ashville (A)	W 4-1

Next Six Matches:

Date	Opponent	K.O.
08/10/22	Stafford Town (H)	15:00
15/10/22	Congleton Town (H)	15:00
22/10/22	Rocester (A)	15:00
29/10/22	Abbey Hey (H)	15:00
05/11/22	Cheadle Heath Nomads (H)	15:00
12/11/22	Foley Meir (A)	15:00

Latest News:

	Rangers have bright future ahead as new floodlights installed
	Ellesmere have new floodlights fitted at Beech Grove

	NWCFL First Division South side announce new management duo
	Ryan Butcher and Mick Cutler have been replace by Connor Courtney and Richard Brown at NWCFL First Division South side Ellesmere Rangers

	Davies realistic with Ellesmere aims
	Director of Football Alan Davies has set out his aims for the new campaign

	Emblematically Speaking - Ellesmere Rangers
	The links between the main feature of the Ellesmere Rangers emblem and the locality are explained by Stewart Taylor.

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Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	H/A	K.O.	Score	Goalscorers
Sat 30/07/22	Maine Road	H	15:00	W 2-1	Steven Hole (15p) William Evans (45)
Tue 02/08/22	Stafford Town	A	19:45	D 1-1	Own Goal (18)
Sat 06/08/22	Alsager Town	H	15:00	WON
	(The Edward Case Cup 1 S)
	(0-0 after 90 mins, Ellesmere Rangers won 7-6 on pens)
Tue 09/08/22	Abbey Hulton United	H	19:45	W 2-1	William Evans (15) Jordan Davies (70)
Sat 13/08/22	Stockport Georgians	A	15:00	W 3-0	Callum Graybrook (14) Jack Harris (70) Ben Davies (80)
Tue 16/08/22	Cheadle Town	A	19:45	W 2-1	Jack Harris (40) Jordan Davies (90)
Sat 20/08/22	Brocton	H	15:00	L 0-2
Sat 27/08/22	Lye Town	N	15:00	LOST	Jamie Hands (22) Brandon Tanomjit (79)
	(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
	(2-2 after 90 mins, Lye Town won 5-3 on pens)
Mon 29/08/22	Ashville	A	15:00	W 4-1	Steven Hole (14p) Brandon Tanomjit (17) Callum Graybrook (57) Brandon Tanomjit (75)
	(Abandoned on 88 minutes. Result to stand following Management Committee decision)
Sat 03/09/22	Abbey Hey	A	15:00	L 0-1
Tue 06/09/22	Foley Meir	H	19:45	W 3-1	Jordan Davies (40) Brandon Tanomjit (57) Harvey Howell (90)
Sat 10/09/22	Stockport Town	H	15:00	Postp
Tue 13/09/22	Cammell Laird 1907	A	19:45	W 5-0	Steven Hole (8) Jordan Davies (65) Ben Davies (79) Callum Graybrook (88) Callum Graybrook (90)
Sat 17/09/22	Wythenshawe Amateurs	H	15:00	D 3-3	Brandon Tanomjit (14) Jack Sweeney (58) Steven Hole (78p)
Sat 01/10/22	Sandbach United	A	15:00	W 3-1	Callum Graybrook (22) Jack Harris (60) Jack Harris (90)
Sat 08/10/22	Stafford Town	H	15:00
	(The Edward Case Cup 2 S)
Sat 15/10/22	Congleton Town	H	15:00
	(The Macron Cup 1)
Sat 22/10/22	Rocester	A	15:00
Sat 29/10/22	Abbey Hey	H	15:00
Sat 05/11/22	Cheadle Heath Nomads	H	15:00
Sat 12/11/22	Foley Meir	A	15:00
Sat 19/11/22	New Mills	H	15:00
Tue 22/11/22	Stockport Town	H	19:45
Sat 26/11/22	Sandbach United	H	15:00
Sat 03/12/22	Stockport Town	A	15:00
Sat 10/12/22	Brocton	A	15:00
Sat 17/12/22	Cheadle Town	H	15:00
Mon 26/12/22	Eccleshall	A	15:00
Sat 07/01/23	Stockport Georgians	H	15:00
Sat 14/01/23	Alsager Town	A	15:00
Sat 21/01/23	Rocester	H	15:00
Sat 28/01/23	Cheadle Heath Nomads	A	15:00
Sat 04/02/23	Abbey Hulton United	A	15:00
Sat 11/02/23	Barnton	H	15:00
Sat 18/02/23	Wythenshawe Amateurs	A	15:00
Sat 25/02/23	Stafford Town	H	15:00
Sat 04/03/23	Alsager Town	H	15:00
Sat 11/03/23	New Mills	A	15:00
Sat 18/03/23	Maine Road	A	15:00
Sat 25/03/23	Ashville	H	15:00
Sat 01/04/23	Barnton	A	15:00
Mon 10/04/23	Eccleshall	H	15:00
Sat 15/04/23	Cammell Laird 1907	H	15:00

Fixtures & Results

Date	Opposition	KO/Score
30/07/22	Maine Road (H)	W 2-1
02/08/22	Stafford Town (A)	D 1-1
06/08/22	Alsager Town (H)	W
(The Edward Case Cup 1 S)
(0-0 after 90 mins, Ellesmere Rngrs won 7-6 on pens)
09/08/22	Abbey Hulton Utd (H)	W 2-1
13/08/22	Stkprt Georgians (A)	W 3-0
16/08/22	Cheadle Town (A)	W 2-1
20/08/22	Brocton (H)	L 0-2
27/08/22	Lye Town (A)	L
(The Isuzu FA Vase 1Q)
(2-2 after 90 mins, Lye Town won 5-3 on pens)
29/08/22	Ashville (A)	W 4-1
03/09/22	Abbey Hey (A)	L 0-1
06/09/22	Foley Meir (H)	W 3-1
10/09/22	Stockport Town (H)	Postp
13/09/22	Cammell Laird (A)	W 5-0
17/09/22	Wythenshawe Am (H)	D 3-3
01/10/22	Sandbach United (A)	W 3-1
08/10/22	Stafford Town (H)	15:00
(The Edward Case Cup 2 S)
15/10/22	Congleton Town (H)	15:00
(The Macron Cup 1)
22/10/22	Rocester (A)	15:00
29/10/22	Abbey Hey (H)	15:00
05/11/22	Cheadle Heath (H)	15:00
12/11/22	Foley Meir (A)	15:00
19/11/22	New Mills (H)	15:00
22/11/22	Stockport Town (H)	19:45
26/11/22	Sandbach United (H)	15:00
03/12/22	Stockport Town (A)	15:00
10/12/22	Brocton (A)	15:00
17/12/22	Cheadle Town (H)	15:00
26/12/22	Eccleshall (A)	15:00
07/01/23	Stkprt Georgians (H)	15:00
14/01/23	Alsager Town (A)	15:00
21/01/23	Rocester (H)	15:00
28/01/23	Cheadle Heath (A)	15:00
04/02/23	Abbey Hulton Utd (A)	15:00
11/02/23	Barnton (H)	15:00
18/02/23	Wythenshawe Am (A)	15:00
25/02/23	Stafford Town (H)	15:00
04/03/23	Alsager Town (H)	15:00
11/03/23	New Mills (A)	15:00
18/03/23	Maine Road (A)	15:00
25/03/23	Ashville (H)	15:00
01/04/23	Barnton (A)	15:00
10/04/23	Eccleshall (H)	15:00
15/04/23	Cammell Laird (H)	15:00

Squad Details

	Start	Sub	Start	Sub	Red	Yellow
Player Name	Appearances		Goals		Cards		Mom
Karl Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Boswell (GK)	14	0	0	0	0	1	1
Connor Courtney	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ben Davies	13	0	2	0	0	2	0
Cameron Davies	13	0	1	0	0	2	0
Jordan Davies	4	3	4	0	0	1	1
Conor Docherty *	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
William Evans	7	1	2	0	0	0	1
Callum Graybrook	12	2	5	0	0	3	0
Jack Gwilliams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Gwilliams	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Hands	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Harris	3	3	4	0	0	0	1
Ryan Hickman	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Hole	10	2	4	0	0	0	1
Harvey Howell	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
David Howells	4	6	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Jones	13	0	0	0	0	1	1
Owen Lloyd	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Robinson	12	2	0	0	0	3	0
Carl Rogers	13	0	0	0	0	5	5
Jack Sweeney	13	0	1	0	0	0	1
Brandon Tanomjit	5	2	4	0	0	1	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Matthew Burton		Manager
Connor Courtney		Manager
Alan Davis		First Aider
Elizabeth Heath		Physio
Molly Jones		Physio
Ben Richards		Coach
Andy Turner		Coach
Callum Wright		Coach

Squad Details

Player Name	Appearances	Goals	Reds	Yellows	Mom
Karl Bailey	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Boswell (GK)	14	0	0	1	1
Connor Courtney	5 +1	0	0	1	0
Ben Davies	13	2	0	2	0
Cameron Davies	13	1	0	2	0
Jordan Davies	4 +3	4	0	1	1
Conor Docherty *	0 +3	0	0	0	0
William Evans	7 +1	2	0	0	1
Callum Graybrook	12 +2	5	0	3	0
Jack Gwilliams	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Gwilliams	0 +5	0	0	0	0
Jamie Hands	1 +1	1	0	0	0
Jack Harris	3 +3	4	0	0	1
Ryan Hickman	1 +3	0	0	0	0
Steven Hole	10 +2	4	0	0	1
Harvey Howell	1 +3	1	0	0	0
David Howells	4 +6	0	0	0	0
Joshua Jones	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Jones	13	0	0	1	1
Owen Lloyd	9	0	0	0	0
Blake Robinson	12 +2	0	0	3	0
Carl Rogers	13	0	0	5	5
Jack Sweeney	13	1	0	0	1
Brandon Tanomjit	5 +2	4	0	1	0

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Matthew Burton		Manager
Connor Courtney		Manager
Alan Davis		First Aider
Elizabeth Heath		Physio
Molly Jones		Physio
Ben Richards		Coach
Andy Turner		Coach
Callum Wright		Coach

Squad Details

Player Name	Apps	Goals
Karl Bailey	0	0
Jack Boswell (GK)	14	0
Connor Courtney	5 +1	0
Ben Davies	13	2
Cameron Davies	13	1
Jordan Davies	4 +3	4
Conor Docherty *	0 +3	0
William Evans	7 +1	2
Callum Graybrook	12 +2	5
Jack Gwilliams	0	0
Sam Gwilliams	0 +5	0
Jamie Hands	1 +1	1
Jack Harris	3 +3	4
Ryan Hickman	1 +3	0
Steven Hole	10 +2	4
Harvey Howell	1 +3	1
David Howells	4 +6	0
Joshua Jones	1	0
Matthew Jones	13	0
Owen Lloyd	9	0
Blake Robinson	12 +2	0
Carl Rogers	13	0
Jack Sweeney	13	1
Brandon Tanomjit	5 +2	4

* Indicates player is no longer a member of the squad

# Indicates player is awaiting International Clearance

Staff Members

Name
Matthew Burton		Manager
Connor Courtney		Manager
Alan Davis		First Aider
Elizabeth Heath		Physio
Molly Jones		Physio
Ben Richards		Coach
Andy Turner		Coach
Callum Wright		Coach

Statistics

Match Summary 1
Biggest Home Win	3-1	06/09/22 v Foley Meir (First Division South)
Biggest Away Win	5-0	13/09/22 v Cammell Laird 1907 (First Division South)
Biggest Home Defeat	0-2	20/08/22 v Brocton (First Division South)
Biggest Away Defeat	0-1	03/09/22 v Abbey Hey (First Division South)
Highest Drawn Game	3-3	17/09/22 v Wythenshawe Amateurs (H) (First Division South)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline	6	17/09/22 3-3 v Wythenshawe Amateurs (H) (First Division South)

Season at a Glance
	Home		Away		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Played	6		8		14
Won	3	50.00%	5	62.50%	8	57.14%
Drawn	2	33.33%	2	25.00%	4	28.57%
Lost	1	16.67%	1	12.50%	2	14.29%
Scored	10	1.67	20	2.50	30	2.14
Conceded	8	1.33	7	0.88	15	1.07

Progression in Cup Competitions
The Isuzu FA Vase	1st Qualifying Round	2-2	Lye Town	(A)
The Macron Cup	1st Round	v	Congleton Town	(H)
	To be played on Sat 15/10/22
The Edward Case Cup	2nd Round South	v	Stafford Town	(H)
	To be played on Sat 08/10/22
The Edward Case Cup	1st Round South	0-0	Alsager Town	(H)

Home Attendance Summary
Highest Attendance	128	17/09/22 v Wythenshawe Amateurs (First Division South)
Lowest Attendance	42	06/08/22 v Alsager Town (The Edward Case Cup)
Average Attendance	6 games	81

Number of Games Since
Last Win	0 games
Last Defeat	4 games
Goalless Draw	11 games
Score Draw	1 game
Scored A Goal	0 games
Fail To Score	4 games
Clean Sheet	2 games

Scored / Conceded This Season
	Scored		Conceded
	#	%	#	%
None	3	21.43%	3	21.43%
One	1	7.14%	8	57.14%
Two	4	28.57%	2	14.29%
Three	4	28.57%	1	7.14%
Four	1	7.14%	0	0.00%
Five or more	1	7.14%	0	0.00%

When the Goals Went In
	For		Against		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%
0-15	6	20.00%	2	0%	8	17.78%
16-30	4	13.33%	2	0%	6	13.33%
31-45	3	10.00%	3	0%	6	13.33%
46-60	4	13.33%	3	0%	7	15.56%
61-75	4	13.33%	3	0%	7	15.56%
76-90	9	30.00%	2	0%	11	24.44%
90-105	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%
105-120	0	0.00%	0	0%	0	0.00%

History

Ellesmere is a historic market town nestling in the North West corner of Shropshire on the Welsh border. Its large number of lakes or meres gives it its name of Shropshire’s “Lake District” and makes it a popular place for tourists. The club badge of a swan represents an affinity with the large number of these birds that populate the local waterways.

The club in its present form was founded in 1969, although there have been football teams in the town since the early 1900s. These early teams played their games on the Wharf Meadow, which at that time was within the grounds of the local dairy (where the present Tesco is now). The Railway pub in the town was the venue for the first meeting of the soon to be Railway Rangers playing in the Oswestry and District League in their first season.

The club moved its headquarters to the Market Hotel in 1974 and the club name was changed to Ellesmere Rangers. They remained in the Oswestry & District League until the following season when they gained promotion into the Shrewsbury and West Shropshire League.

The Rangers first major honour was in 1981 when, managed by our present club secretary John Edge, the club lifted the Shropshire Junior cup at the Gay Meadow beating Weston United 2-1.

Further moves upwards were achieved, and by 1988/89 Rangers were in the Shropshire County League.

2004/5 saw them in the West Midland League Division 2 where back to back promotions were achieved, and 2005/6 saw the Rangers competing in the West Midland first division.

In the 2008/9 season a strong challenge for promotion was mounted. This was narrowly missed by a couple of points and 4th place was achieved, putting the team in a strong position for the following season.

The 2009/10 year saw the club get promotion to the Midland Alliance. An incredible season was capped off during a memorable night at the Prostar Arena, the home of Shrewsbury Town, when the Rangers beat Market Drayton Town (two leagues higher) to win the Shropshire Challenge Cup.

The 2010/11 season was very much one of consolidation, finishing a very creditable 13th position in our first year at this level and also reaching the final of the Walsall Senior Cup at Walsall’s Banks Stadium.

For the 2013/2014 season Rangers were now back in the West Midland
Regional League Premier Division and finished the season in 11th place.

For the 2014/2015 season Dan Stevens, the manager of our very successful U18 Youth Team for the previous 7 years, stepped up to the first team manager’s position alongside Richard Brown as assistant manager and finished in a very credible 4th place .

During the 2015/2016 season the club saw some major changes to the Beech Grove facility, the old clubhouse was demolished and replaced with a new one, the changing rooms were extended and refurbished.

2018/19 season again saw major changed at the club after 14 years. (11 in the West Midland League and 3 in the Midland Alliance LeELLESMERE RANGERS

HISTORY

Ellesmere is a historic market town nestling in the North West corner of Shropshire on the Welsh border. Its large number of lakes or meres gives it its name of Shropshire’s “Lake District” and makes it a popular place for tourists. The club badge of a swan represents an affinity with the large number of these birds that populate the local waterways.

The club in its present form was founded in 1969, although there have been football teams in the town since the early 1900s. These early teams played their games on the Wharf Meadow, which at that time was within the grounds of the local dairy (where Tesco is now). The Railway pub in the town was the venue for the first meeting of the soon to be Railway Rangers playing in the Oswestry and District League in their first season.

The club moved its headquarters to the Market Hotel in 1974 and the club name was changed to Ellesmere Rangers. They remained in the Oswestry & District League until the following season when they gained promotion into the Shrewsbury and West Shropshire League.

The Rangers’ first major honour was in 1981 when, managed by our present club secretary John Edge, the club lifted the Shropshire Junior cup at Shrewsbury Town’s Gay Meadow Stadium beating Weston United 2-1.

Further moves upwards were achieved, and by 1988/89 Rangers were in the Shropshire County League.

2004/5 saw them in the West Midland League Division 2 where back to back promotions were achieved, and 2005/6 saw the Rangers competing in the West Midland first division.

In the 2008/9 season a strong challenge for promotion was mounted. This was narrowly missed by a couple of points and 4th place was achieved, putting the team in a strong position for the following season.

The 2009/10 year saw the club get promotion to the Midland Alliance. An incredible season was capped off during a memorable night at the Prostar Arena, the home of Shrewsbury Town, when the Rangers beat Market Drayton Town (two leagues higher) to win the Shropshire Challenge Cup.

The 2010/11 season was very much one of consolidation, finishing a very creditable 13th position in our first year at this level and also reaching the final of the Walsall Senior Cup at Walsall’s Banks Stadium.

For the 2013/2014 season Rangers were now back in the West Midland Regional League Premier Division and finished the season in 11th place.

During the 2015/2016 season the club saw some major changes to the Beech Grove facility, the old clubhouse was demolished and replaced with a new one and the changing rooms were extended and refurbished.

The 2018/2019 season again sees major changes at the club, after 14 years, (11 in the West Midland League and 3 in the Midland Alliance League) we were moved into the North West Counties First Division South. The 2020/2021 season sees Matt Burton return to the club as joint manager with Connor Courtney.

We also have a womens team who play in the Shropshire Womens Midweek League and Ellesmere Rangers Sunday. who play in the Premier Division of the Shrewsbury and District Football League. The club also has a thriving junior section.

The club is proud to be a close knit family unit and the progress on the pitch can only be achieved because of the efforts of the backroom people who put in a huge amount of work to push the club on to further success.

Matchday Information

Ground: Beech Grove Stadium

Address: Beech Grove, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Postcode: SY12 0BZ

Telephone: 07947 864357

Midweek Night: Tuesday

2022/23 Admission Prices: £5 Adults, £3 Concessions

Programme Price: £1.00

Directions: From whitchurch take A525 to Wrexham after approx. 2 miles turn left onto the A495, follow this road for approx. 8 miles, at the T junction turn right. Continue on this road into Ellesmere , at the roundabout go straight across, at the mini roundabout turn right, at the traffic lights go straight on, then take the first turning right, go for approx. 100 yards to the crossroads, turn left, and after 50 yards turn right down the lane. It is signed Beech Grove Playing Fields and ERFC

Nearest Railway: Gobowen (7 miles)

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: Shrewsbury to Ellesmere No. 501 (17 miles) or Gobowen to Ellesmere No. 53 (8 miles)

Parking Facilities: Ample on site car parking with designated disabled spaces.

Ground Facilities: Clubhouse with bar and food available. Disabled access and toilet.

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Club Information

Legal Entity: Unincorporated

Ground: Beech Grove Stadium

Address: Beech Grove, Ellesmere, Shropshire

Postcode: SY12 0BZ

Telephone: 07947 864357

Website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ellesmererangers

Twitter: @TheMeresiders

Registered Colours: Sky Blue Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks

Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Yellow Shirt, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Alternative Colours: Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks

Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Pink Shirt, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Secretary: John Edge

Chairman: Neil Williams

Manager: Connor Courtney and Matt Burton

Programme Editor: Meryl Jones

Committee / Directors: John Edge, Neil Williams, Meryl Jones, Alan Davis, David Dodd, Vito Sancni, Susan Edwards, Margaret Edge, Margaret Dodd, Sally Brayne, Kenny Griffiths, Ross Brodie, Andy Williams, Paul Birch, Karen Birch, Ryan Newton.

County Affiliation: Shropshire

Year Formed: 1969

Record Attendance: 355 v Bromsgrove (FA Cup)

Previous Leagues:

Shropshire County League
West Midlands (Regional) League
Midland Football League

Honours:

West Midlands (Regional) League

Premier Division champions 2009&ndash
10
Division One champions 2005&ndash
06

Shropshire County League

Champions 2003&ndash
04

Shropshire Challenge Cup

Winners 2009&ndash
10

Shropshire Junior Cup

Winners 1980&ndash
81

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