Enniskillen Rangers F.C.
| Full name | Enniskillen Rangers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Gers |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Ground | The Ball Range, Enniskillen |
| Manager | Michael Kerr |
| League | Fermanagh & Western Division One |
Enniskillen Rangers is a Northern Irish football club located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and play in the Fermanagh & Western League Division 1. The club are the current holders of the Irish Junior Cup and Fermanagh & Western Division One Champions. [1] [2]
Formed in 1953, Enniskillen Rangers play in the Fermanagh and Western Football League Division One. The club has won the prestigious Irish Junior Cup three times and finished runners-up three times. They have been Fermanagh & Western Division One champions sixteen times and Mulhern Cup winners fifteen times and are currently the most decorated team in County Fermanagh.
Between 1962-1966, the club won five Division One titles in a row. The 1999 season was the club's most successful, when the won the so-called 'Treble' - the Irish Junior Cup, the First Division and the Mulhern Cup. The club emphatically won the 2017 Irish Junior Cup [3] and in 2018, Enniskillen Rangers defended their title, winning back-to-back Irish Junior Cups for the first time in their history. [4]
Ground
Enniskillen Rangers historically played their homes games at The Broadmeadow and later, at Derrychara, Enniskillen. In 2004, the club [5] moved to the Ball Range at Aughaward, Coa Road, Enniskillen. This was formerly the site of a rifle range used by the Enniskillen Rifle Association and was later used by the American Army during World War II.
Irish Junior Cup
Enniskillen Rangers have played in six Irish Junior Cup finals and won the trophy three times. The club defeated Greenisland 2-0 in the 2018 final, retaining the trophy for the first time in the club's history. [6]
Winners
- 1998/99 (4-0 v Lisburn Rangers)
- 2016/17 (5-1 v Hill Street)
- 2017/18 (2-0 v Greenisland)
Runners-up
- 1974-75 (2-3 v Glebe Swifts)
- 1988/89 (0-1 v Oxford United
- 1999/00 (3-4 v Lisnaskea Rovers)
Fermanagh & Western League Division One
Enniskillen Rangers have won the Fermanagh & Western Division One seventeen times (16) and finished in second place thirteen (13) times. They are the current Division One Champions, beating Strathroy Harps in the 2017/18 title decider on May 24th 2018. [7]
Champions
- 1954/55
- 1956/57
- 1958/59
- 1961/62
- 1962/63
- 1963/64
- 1964/65
- 1965/66
- 1972/73
- 1976/77
- 1981/82
- 1987/88
- 1989/90
- 1990/91
- 1991/92
- 1998/99
- 2017/18
Runners-Up
- 1955-56
- 1957-58
- 1967-68
- 1968-69
- 1971-72
- 1973-74
- 1974-75
- 1982-83
- 1983-84
- 1984-85
- 1988-89
- 1993-94
- 2001-02
Mulhern Cup
Enniskillen Rangers have won the Mulhern Cup fifteen times (15) and have beaten finalists six times.
Winners
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1962
- 1964
- 1965
- 1978
- 1981
- 1982
- 1984
- 1988
- 1993
- 1995
- 1999
Finalists
- 1977
- 1986
- 1989
- 1992
- 1994
- 1998
Lowry-Corry Cup
Winners
- 2014/14
Kennedy Cup
Winners
- 2017
- 2018
Notable Players
- Sandy Fulton
- Jim Cleary
- Joe Keenan
- Nigel Birney
- Leslie Ross
- Dessie Kerr
- Michael Kerr
External Sources
References
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/sport/15802063.FOOTBALL_REVIEW__Kerr_steers_Rangers_to_Junior_Cup_glory/
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/sport/16248957.Rangers_see_off_Harps_to_claim_title/
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/15481879.Enniskillen_Rangers__historic_win_marked_at_Chairman_s_reception_at_Townhall/
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/16209626.Enniskillen_Rangers_claim_Irish_Junior_cup_crown/
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/sport/13854162.Rangers_get_green_light_to_develop_two_pitches_at_Woaghternerry/
- ^ https://www.irishfa.com/news/2018/may/enniskillen-rangers-retain-fonacab-junior-cup-with-2-0-victory
- ^ http://www.impartialreporter.com/sport/16248957.Rangers_see_off_Harps_to_claim_title/
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