TODAYS OPPOSITION DEEPING RANGERS

The Club was formed in 1966 (1964 as a Sunday League team) and tasted glory in their first season. Based at Maxey Road, the Club won both the Peterborough and District League Division Three (North) title as well as the PFA Minor Cup in their opening campaign. The first team were crowned champions of Peterborough and District League Division Two in 1968/69 and followed this success with the Division One title the year after. In 1995/96Deeping Rangers were runners-up in the Peterborough and District Premier Division, and again in 1998/99, under the management of Mel Landin, to earn their historic promotion to the United Counties League Division One (UCL).

Maxey Road was our home until 1982 when we moved to the Deepings Leisure Centre. Since 1985 the Club has been based at Outgang Road.

2018/19 Was a season when Rangers played some scintillating football, travelled many miles in pursuit of FA Vase glory and finally broke our silverware drought. Another UCL Premier League runner up position was achieved for the second time in three seasons, this time we finished behind runaway winners Daventry Town. Rangers also excelled in Cup competitions – despite an early exit from the Hinchingbrooke Cup at Potton United. We should have played in the UCL KO Cup Final after a memorable 6-2 win over Daventry in the semifinal. However, due to a well-documented administrative error over an ineligible player, we were denied the chance of facing local rivals Holbeach in the Final. Our exploits in the FA Vase will live long in the memory as Rangers reached the last 16 of the competition (5th Round) for the first time in our history. Home wins vs Blackstones, Eastwood Community and FC Clacton coupled with away day successes at Walsham le Willows, Newmarket Town and Wantage Town eventually led us to a snowbound Devon early in February to tackle Willand Rovers. Despite our best efforts and leading twice in the game, Rangers agonisingly succumbed 3-2 in front of a crowed of over 900. Despite this setback, Rangers galvanized themselves and continued their excellent League form and, on a wet and windy night in Lincoln, we won the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy beating Grimsby Borough 4-3 on penalties following an entertaining but goalless 90 minutes.

After many years of our Reserves playing in the PDFL, the Club took the decision to compete in the UCL Reserves Division from the start of this current season.