Have you played or managed for FC Rangers in the last 52 years?
FC Rangers JFC is asking for all players and managers, past or present to dig out your old photos and stories of when you were at the club. We are working on a project for our website, to have a jam packed history page showing everything FC Rangers starting from when the club was founded In 1970 as R.A.O.B Rangers till the present day!
If you have any club history to share please feel free to get in touch via our Facebook page, Instagram, or Twitter.
Alternatively you can email our website admin team on website@fcrangersjfc.co.uk
CLub History Photo Gallery
Kieran Stott (U11 Blues) presented with 200 Club appearances trophy by Kath Lancashire May 2010.
Ryan Stott (U14 Blues) presented with 200 Club appearances trophy by Kath Lancashire May 2010.
Phil Stott (U9S) Manager of the Year with Assistant Mike Phillips 2009-10 season.
Our Hon. Life President and his family were invited as special guests for our presentation night in May 2011. The Lancashire family were also invited as special guests.
Left to Right: Hon. Life President Malcolm Richardson; Ex-player and son of Malcolm, Stephen Richardson; Stephen’s wife Karen; and Kath Lancashire.
Ex-players and brothers Barry, Graham and Carl Lancashire.
Malcolm with club friend and special guest Ian Cooper.
Malcolm and his wife Uschi.
Malcolm and Club Mascot Boundary Bear.
Malcolm and Stephen presenting the awards.
Season Awards 2016-17
Under 10s 1977.
FC Rangers U11s Team Sheet 1978-79 season.
Under 9s Cup Winners and Under 10s, 11s, & 12s teams at Kingscote Park 1981-82 season.
Under 13s Hogan Cup winners and Under 14s League Champions 1981-82 season.
Under 14s Most Improved Team and Under 11s B League Runners Up 1982-83 season.
Under 14s 1983.
Under 13s Most Improved Team 1984-85 season.
Under 9s team and Open Age team 1986-87 season.
Coaches Team and Under 15s League Runners Up (Estimated: 1986-1988).
U11s Most Improved Team 1990-91 season.
Geoff Barnsley and Andy Lydon’s Under 11s team 2003-04 season.
Geoff Barnsley and Andy Lydon’s Under 14s team 2006-07 season.
Geoff Barnsley and Andy Lydon’s Under 15s team 2007-08 season.
Under 13s 2009.
Under 10s 2009-10.
Under 14s Training on the beach 2010.
Under 11s in new away kit 2011-12 season.
Under 13s Hogan Plate Winners 2012-13 season.
Under 13s 2015-16 season.
Under 15 League Runners- Up 2015-16.
Manager Dale Azzopardi with his U21s team at the Lancashire Cup Final against Lancaster City 27th March 2017.
Under 8s & 7s 2016-17.
Under 9s 2016-17.
Under 10s 2016-17.
Under 10 Blues 2016-17
Under 11s 2016-17
Under 12s 2016-17
Under 13s Sunday Team 2016-17
Under 13s Saturday Team 2016-17
Under 14s 2016-17
Under 16s 2016-17
Under 21s 2016-17
R.A.O.B Visit To Bredene, Belgium 1972.
FC Rangers Visit Holland Tournament 2006.
FC Rangers U14s Finland Tournament 2010.
Various Clippings of R.A.O.B. 1970-1976.
FC Rangers JFC on the Honours Board at Victoria Hospital 1979.
Malcolm Richardson donating £710 to Victoria Hospital on behalf of FC Rangers JFC 1981-82.
FC Rangers Team Goal Scoring Records Since 1970 to 1999.
Under 8 Vixen Storm Pictured in the Local Gazette April 2023.
RAOB Under 11s Team of the Season 1973-74.
Under 16s Lancashire Cup winners 1976.
R.A.O.B U13s & U15s Before Visit To Blackpool’s Sister Town, Bottrop, Germany 1975-76.
End of season review newsletter May 1979.
Club Timeline
1970- F.C. Rangers J.F.C. began life as R.A.O.B. (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes) Rangers based at the R.A.O.B. in Layton. It was formed by our Honorary Life President Malcolm Richardson along with Harry Stanley and his wife Mary.
1976- The first ever RAOB Rangers team won the Lancashire F.A Under 16 Trophy at Burscough despite having to play the whole season in the open age section as there was no Under 16 league for them to compete in that season.
1976- This season saw a name change for one season only to Poulton Rangers, a move which for various reasons didn’t work out, and the following year the name was changed to the current title of F.C. Rangers, the name being derived from the fact that British teams playing in Europe, no matter what their correct title, always had the letters F.C. before their name in the foreign press.
1977- The Club’s new name became FC Rangers JFC, which remains our current name.
1978- Our first official Badge was created under the FC Rangers name.
2010- FC Rangers JFC Celebrated its 40th year in style with a big party at the Norcalympia Room at Norbreck Castle. (See all pictures in the Gallery page).
2013- FC Rangers Under 13s team won the Hogan Cup under manager Steve Jackson.
2020- For the year of FC Rangers 50th anniversary unfortunately all football had ceased due to the UK being under lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021- Our Under 16’s Team became double champions winning the Blackpool & District Youth Football League and the Under 16’s Hogan Cup.
2021- Our open age team won the Blackpool And Fylde Sunday Alliance League Division 2.
2021- Our First ever Girls Team was created as the Under 11’s Vixens!
2022- Our Under 10s and Under 12s were Runners-Up of the Inglemere Metals LTD PDPL Coulton Plate for the 2021-22 season.
2022- Our Club Founder and Hon. President, Malcolm Richardson visited us all the way from Germany. He was presented with a brand new set of club colours.
2022- FC Rangers Expanded its offering of girls football with 4 Vixens teams now affiliated. U8s Vixen Storm; U10 Vixen Ice; U12 Vixen Aces; Under 14 Vixen Fire.
2023- FC Rangers Under 13s won the 2022-23 PDPL U13s Phase 1 Championship.
2023- Our Under 12s won the 2022-23 PDPL U12s Phase 2 Conference.
2023- FC Rangers Under 16s won the 2022-23 PDPL U16 Phase 2 Premier League.
2023- FC Rangers Under 12s won the 2023-24 PDPL U12 Phase 1 Conference League.
2024- FC Rangers Under 14s won the 2023-24 PDPL U14 Phase 3 Championship.