Ransomes Sports F.C.
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| Full name | Ransomes Sports Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 (as Fisons FC) |
| Ground | Ransomes and Reavell Sports Club Ground, Ipswich |
| Chairman | Alan McDougall |
| Manager | Glenn Newman |
| League | Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division |
| 2023–24 | Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division, 5th of 15 |
Ransomes Sports Football Club is a football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division and play at the Ransomes and Reavell Sports Club Ground.
History
The original club, Orwell Works were the works team of the Ransomes engineering company. They played in the Suffolk & Ipswich League, winning the Senior Division in 1960–61 and losing to Beccles Town in a replay in the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup. They won the league again the following season, before changing their name to Ransomes F.C.. After winning the Suffolk Senior Cup in 1979, They won the Senior Division and Senior Cup double in 1980–81 and the League Cup in 1982–83. In 1986 they became RSSC Ransomes, and won the league again in 1986–87. They also entered the FA Vase for several seasons during the 1980s, reaching the third round in 1982–83 and 1987–88.[1][2] The club folded at the end of the 1994–95 season.[3]
After the original football club folded, the Ransomes Sports Club invited Rushmere Athletic to take over at the ground. Rushmere had been established as Fisons F.C. in 1948, but had been made homeless after their parent company sold their ground to Ipswich Town to use as a training ground in 1993. The club was renamed Ramsomes Sports in 1997. In 1998–99 they finished runners-up in Division Two, and were promoted to Division One. They were promoted again the following season, earning a place in the Senior Division. Although they were relegated back to Division One soon after, they were promoted to the Senior Division again in 2003–04. In 2011–12 the club was relegated back to Division One, and were relegated again to Division Two at the end of the 2013–14 season.
The club won the League Cup in 2005–06, 2008–09 and 2009–10.
Honours
- Suffolk & Ipswich League
- Senior Division champions 1960–61, 1961–62, 1980–81, 1986–87
- Division One champions 2015–16
- League Cup winners 1982–83, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Suffolk Senior Cup
- Winners 1979, 1981
Records
References
- ^ a b Ransomes at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b RSSC Ransomes at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Ransomes Sports Suffolk & Ipswich Football League