RHRFC v Wick

vs wick

2nd march 15:00 KO

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CLUBOFFICIALS

Chairman WayneLewis

ViceChairman GarethClowes

ClubSecretary ZackColeman

Treasurer MartinColeman

President DaveElsmore

VicePresidents NickMatthews

MalcolmJones

GarethClowes

1stTeamManager BobbyWalding

ReserveTeamManager SidMartin

ThirdTeamManager PhilCook

GroundMaintenance PaulGibson

ProgrammeDesigner&Editor AdamCole

CONTENT

5Wayne’sWorld

6 ClubHistory

8 Leagues

10 OurSquad

14 Wick

WAYNE’S WORLD

A very warm welcome to all attending the match this afternoon at the Recreation Ground, home of Ruardean Hill Rangers Football Club.

We would like to offer a special welcome to the players, management, and supporters of Wick for this Marcliff Gloucestershire County League fixture. We hope they enjoy their short stay with us and have a safe journey home

Today’s visitors currently sit in 14th position in the league table with 16 points from 20 games. Their game last Saturday at home against Sharpness resulted in a 3-2 away victory for Sharpness. The Wick goal scorers were Jai Macleod and Bradley Clark.

The first meeting of the two teams this season resulted in a 1-1 draw. The Hill goal was scored by Ollie Mason.

Last week, Ruardean Hill’s first team match away at Hanham Athletic was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch despite having no game, the other fixtures went in favour of the Hill and they remain in eighth position on 25 points from 20 games.

In the North Glos, the Reserve team lost 2-0 at home to Mitcheldean. The A team cup match at Staunton and Corse was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Today, the Reserves travel to play Bream Amateurs. The A team are away to Lydbrook Athletic A Both games are 2 30pm kick off

Off the field, we continue to seek opportunities to improve the football club at all levels. The club is run by volunteers and is self-funded. We are constantly looking for helpers and ways in which we can improve our income

If anyone can assist, please contact one of the club officers listed in the programme

Finally, we hope you enjoy today’s game and we would like to thank everyone for their support.

We hope to see you again at next weeks Reserve team home game against Westbury United. 2.30pm kick off.

Thanks Midge

RANGERS HISTORY

RuardeanHillRangersplaytheirfootballonthehighestpointintheForestofDean,920 feetabovesealevel.

Formedin1919,RuardeanHillplayedintheoldForestofDeanleagueuntilitstermination inthelate1950’s.TheythenmovedintotheNorthGloucestershireLeagueandhave remainedthereinsomecapacityeversince.

RuardeanHillgainedtheirfirstpromotiontotheNorthernSeniorLeaguein1994/95and competedinthisleagueforseveralseasonsbeforebeingrelegatedin2001.They immediatelyregainedpromotionthefollowingyearonlytoberelegatedagainin2004. Inthe2011/12season,theyearnedalastdaypromotionbacktotheseniorleagueaswell asreachingthefinalofthe‘AmateurCup’.The2012/13seasonbroughttheclubitsfirst promotiontotheNorthernSeniorLeagueDivision1fromback-to-backpromotions.‘The Hill’finishedinthetopeightforeachofthenextthreeseasonsbeforefinallywinningthe Division1titlein2016/2017season.Theyscoredanincredible125goalsandconceded just34in35games.

RuardeanHill’scurrentfirstteamhasagoodmixtureof youth,fromouryouthteams,andexperiencefromthe samecoregroupofplayers.Thecoregroupplayers havebeenintheteamforabout10years.Theynow field3seniorteams;theclub’spromotionsowealotto thedepthofitsotherseniorteams.

Theclubarenowcompetingintheir5thseasoninthe MarcliffCountyLeaguehavingfinished9thand5thin theirfirsttwoseasons.Theyarenowfullycementedin theCountyLeagueandtheyarelookingtopushon andfinishashighaspossible.

RUARDAEAN HILL

COUNTY LEAGUE TABLE

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Avonmouth 20 18 1 1 65 19 46 55 2 Stoke Gifford United 22 12 6 4 51 29 22 42 3 Frampton United 23 12 5 6 44 31 13 41 4 Rockleaze Rangers 21 11 6 4 60 18 42 39 5 Little Stoke 21 10 5 6 39 26 13 35 6 Bromley Heath United 15 9 3 3 33 21 12 30 7 Sharpness 18 7 5 6 25 25 0 26 8 Ruardean Hill Rangers 20 6 7 7 43 44 -1 25 9 Cheltenham Civil Service 22 7 2 13 21 44 -23 23 10 Quedgeley Wanderers 19 7 1 11 22 47 -25 22 11 Hanham Athletic 14 7 3 4 38 26 12 21* 12 Almondsbury 18 5 3 10 23 43 -20 18 13 Broadwell Amateurs 18 5 2 11 24 26 -12 17 14 Wick 20 3 7 10 34 45 -11 16 15 Gala Wilton 22 4 2 16 34 64 -30 14 16 Hardwicke 21 3 4 14 22 60 -38 13 COUNTY LEAGUE TOP Scorers POS TEAM P G 1 Josh Pearce Avonmouth 21 25 2 Spike Weaver Stoke Gifford United 24 19 3 Steve Clark Ruardean Hill Rangers 17 17 4 Karim Rendall Hanham Athletic 14 17 5 Manolo Marquez Espada Frampton United 13 10 6 Drew Sawdon Rockleaze Rangers 18 10 7 Liam Towler Wick 16 10 8 Daniel Webb Rockleaze Rangers 19 10 9 James Goulden Rockleaze Rangers 16 9 10 Kyle O’Donovan Avonmouth 18 9

north Glos leagues division three

POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Howle Hill 12 9 0 3 40 18 22 27 2 Huntley 13 8 1 4 34 23 11 25 3 Bream Amateurs 10 7 1 2 33 11 22 22 4 Mitcheldean 15 5 7 3 32 35 -3 22 5 Milkwall 10 6 3 1 26 13 13 21 6 Westbury United 12 6 1 5 30 20 10 19 7 Broadwell Amateurs 16 4 3 9 26 53 -27 15 8 Ellwood 11 3 2 6 17 18 -1 11 9 Harrow Hill Res 11 2 3 6 18 21 -3 9 10 Ruardean Hill Rangers Res 12 0 1 11 15 59 -44 1 POS TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Westbury United 17 11 0 6 51 36 15 33 2 Whitecroft Res 12 10 1 1 54 7 47 31 3 Harrow Hill A 13 10 1 2 42 18 24 31 4 Redbrook Rovers Res 12 8 2 2 52 23 29 26 5 Staunton & Corse A 12 4 3 5 36 25 11 15 6 Blakeney Res 12 5 1 6 20 35 -15 13* 7 Lydbrook Athletic A 13 4 0 9 31 36 -5 12 8 Ruardean Hill Rangers A 11 3 2 6 27 37 -10 8* 9 Sling Res 14 2 0 12 26 75 -49 6 10 Rank Outsiders Res 10 1 0 9 12 59 -47 3

premier league

County LEAGUE results

24th-1st

BromleyHeathUnited P-P BroadwellAmateurs

CheltenhamCivilService 1-0 Hardwicke

FramptonUnited 1-2 StokeGiffordUnited

GalaWilton 1-4 Avonmouth

HanhamAthletic P-P RuardeanHillRangers

LittleStoke P-P Almondsbury

QuedgeleyWanderers 1-1 RockleazeRangers

Wick 2-3 Sharpness

County league fixtures

2nd-8th

Almondsbury v BromleyHeathUnited

Broadwell Amateurs v CheltenhamCivilService

FramptonUnited v Almondsbury

Hardwicke v HanhamAthletic

RockleazeRangers v LittleStoke

RuardeanHillRangers v Wick

QuedgeleyWanderers v HanhamAthletic

County cup fixtures

2nd-8th

StokeGiffordUnited v Sharpness

MEET OUR SQUAD

AARONUNDERWOOD

A top goalkeeper, who has been keeping us in games for manyyears.Properclubman.

TOMLANDON

An experienced defender who has a good turn of pace. Good on the ball and is a natural leader. First season at the club, joining from GloucesterAthletic.

BOBBYWALDING

A hard working, committed player, who will never be outbattled.Clubcaptain.

MATTCOOK

A great player to have in the squad. Works hard and will neverlettheclubdown.

connordallimore

A great character who can play anywhere central. Works hard and is good on the ball. New signing from Gloucester Athletic, who also has CountyLeagueexperience.

TOMMYCOLEMAN

An asset to the team. He reads the game well and uses his pace to get out of danger. Decent on the ball and loves a challenge. Has caught the eye of Cinderford Towninrecentmonths.

KaneSansom

Into his second season with us now and has been an excellent addition, strong target man who will brings othersintothegame.

CharleyMason

Confidentontheballand neverstopsworkingforthe team.Leadsbyexample.First teamcaptain.

KANEFELLOWS

A natural leader who has recently started to rediscover his love for playing Quality on the ball and loves a challenge.

STEVECLARK

Back from a season with Lydney and is the goalscorer we ’ ve been missing. A pacey forward with an eye for goal, greattohavehimback.

tomcosheril

First season with the club, Tom has impressed in preseason. A quick winger who will cause defenders some problemsforsure.

CharlieTaylor

A young player with lots of potential and a great left foot. Keen to learn. Recently joinedfromSoudley.

maxtelling

A young talent, who will be playing his first season in Senior football Decent on the ball and not afraid to get physical.

OLLIEMASON

Ollie is an exiting young talent who is comfortable playing at fullback or on the wing. Dual signedwithPegasus.

tyAdams

Been a regular in the reserves for a few years now making several first team appearances, can play wide orthroughthemiddle.

danMatthews

Proper Clubman. Gives his all, displaying superb work ethic. His progress has been temporarily halted, whilst he recoversfromaninjury.

benball

Anenergeticand intelligentplayer,whohas impressedduringpreseason.Secondseasonin thefirstteam.Bagsofflair.

ALEXSTEPHENS

A young player with plenty of pace and energy. Has more time to play now he has finished University. Debut seasoninthefirstteam.

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CodeMansfield

Adefenderwithgreatpaceandhashadanexcellent pre-season,settingupanumberofgoalsaftergoodlink upplaywiththemidfield Anotherplayerwhodoesn’t holdbackfromatackleandisalwayslookingtoget forward Oneofthequickestplayersinthesidewithan enginetomatch PreviousclubsincludeBroadPlain

LiamTroake

Playsrightbackorontherighthandsideofmidfield Energeticyoungplayerwithlotsofpotential,willgiveus optionsdowntheright-handside Previousclubsinlcude OldlandAbbotts,AEKBocoandNicholasWanderers

ToddCarter

Todd,waspreviuslyanoldfashionedcentreforward, bigandphysical,however,undertheguidanceofour coachingstaffhasnowapplyinghistradeatCentre Half HasbuiltagreatunderstandingwithWill&Jordan Loveshiscars PreviousclubsincludeMangotsfield, Oldland,BromleyHeath

TomDarby

TomhasmanagedNicholasWanderersreservesandA’s inthepastsocomestouswithlotsofexperienceand enthusiasmtolearn Heiskeentoprogressinhis coachingbadges&qualifications Greatclubman

AshtonTrott

OnloanfromMangotsfieldagainthisseason,whohe’s beenwithsincetheageof8.HasplayedatSouthGlos regionallevelandforSGSCollege.Beenfantasticin pre-season,greathandsandisgrowinginconfidence witheverygame.Greatshotstopper&isagood listener.Lovelyladwithaverysupportivefamily.

WillOsborne

Willisagreatdefender,andcanplaywithbothfeet. Toughtacklerandisanexcellentreaderofthegame. AnotherplayerwithToolstationexperience.Previous Club-BristolTelephones

BillyRichards

18yroldBillyisquicklydevelopingintoareallygood player,bagsofpotentialtoprogressandplayhigher Canplayatleftbackorleftsideofmidfield,loves attackingandcrossingtheballintoopponentspenalty area PreviousclubsincludeOldlandU18s,AEKBoco andNicholasWanderers

JordanMignott

Joinedtheowlsmid-waythroughlastseasonandhas firmlyestablishedhimselfasaregularinthebackfour Leadsbyexample,stronginthetackleandlovestodrive forward PlaysforBristolAcademiaonSundays

DannySheldon

Hasreturnedbacktotheowlsafteralonglayoffdueto injury.Possessesrawpace,greatfeetandaneyefor goal.Canoperateanywheredowntheleft.Greatto seeDannybackwearingtheOrangeshirt.Previous clubsincludeRadstockTown.

LewisWade

NicknamedTrap,Lewiscompletedlastseasonwithfour goalsandeightassiisted Isahandfulinsidethe oppositionsboxandwillalwayslooktorunatdefenders withhispace StartedtheseasonwithBroadPlain,but hasreturnedtothe'Owls'tofightforastartingeleven place

BradAbrahams

Thejourneyman,beenaroundsouthernleagueand westernleague,Robustcentralmidfielderwholovesa toughgame,willbeamatchwinneronhisday.Previous clubsincludeBristolManorFarm,Yate,CadburyHeath, Mangotsfield,PaultonRovers&AEKBoco.

BradClark

Technicallyverygoodfootballerwithagoodrangeof passing,chipsinwithanoddgoalhereandthere. Greatengineandwillgivehisall.Playedat Almondsbury,AFCMangotsfieldandNicholas Wanderers

BillyArnold

PlayedyouthfootballatBittonbeforespendingtimeat Roversacademywhichthensawhimplayashortspell atWestonsupermare Spentthelast5seasonsplaying atNicholasWanderers Billyisatrickyplayerwith fantasticawarenessandgreatfirsttouch Another playerwithrawpaceandlovescuttinginfromtheflank

JaylnJohnson

Jaylnhasaterrificleftfootandisaverygooddeadball specialist.HavingspenttimeatCheltenhamAcadamy, hewentinatstep6footballplayingatBishopSuttonwearekeentohavehimonboardthisseasontogive himanopportunitytorestarthisfootballjourney

MickeyGoulding

Pace,powerandbagsofenergy,Mikeyisa hardworkingstrikerwithaneyeforgoal Greatwiththe balathisfeetandwillclosedowndefenderswith predatoryinstinct P/clubsCadburyHeath,Hillfields,AEK Boco

LiamTowler

GrandsonofPresidentJohnnyTowlersenior(JT)&sonof SundayManagerJohnnyTowlerJunior Hasvastamount ofToolstationexperienceandisagreatpasserofthe ball Iscomfortableinpossessionandisalwaysan option PreviousclubsincludeOldlandAbbots&Bristol Telephones

JayVile

TechnicallygiftedCentralMidfielder,whocangetus playingfootballonthefrontfoot,althoughhe’snot playedmuchfootballoverthelastfewyears.Hecomes withgreatpedigree&composureontheball.Isalways anoption&hasgreatvision.PreviousclubsincludeSGS college&WestBromAcademy

SamRoberts

MrSensible,alwaysgives100%.Agoodexampletothe youngerladsinthesquad.Sitsquietlyinfrontofthe defenceandmopsup.Thisseasonsteamcaptain& organiseroffines.P/clubs-Welton,BishopSuttonand RomanGlass

JamesFox

“Foxy”toughtacklingCM,comfortableontheball,ifhe ain’tonholidayhe’sinjured��isagreatassettothe squad Workingonfitnessandislookingsharpaftera goodpre-season.P/clubs-NicholasWanderers, Oldland

TinaChipurlo

ComestousonloanfromBitton.Hardworkingstriker whowillupsetmostCB's.Hasplayedatlocal AcademiesincludingYatetowndevelopment.Played forWolverhamptonuniversityandDudleyAthleticwhile studying SpentsometimeatBittonpreseasonbefore comingtousonloanandplayingafewgames

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JackCreaney

Jackjoineduslastseasonandhascommittedtothis season Agoodlinkplayerwithaneyeforgoalaround theedgeofthebox Previousclubs-Bristoltelephones -moulton-bugbrookstMicheal’sandCardiffmet

wick hist

As old photographs will show Wick had a village football team long before a group of young local lads formed Wick CA in 1971. Unable to play at Oldbury Lane at that time, they played their first couple of seasons on a patch of land off Naishcombe Hill, as Oldbury Lane was home to Wick Athletic (whose history we can trace back to the 1930's), and Partridge & Love. The young Wick side quickly saw success, winning ther Regional division without losing a game. A feat almost repeated the following season when they finished as runners up Then came a switch to the Bristol & District league, where success continued taking the division 4 title in 1974, and winning the GFA Minor cup the season after When Partridge & Love disbanded, it gave Wick CA the opportunity torelocate to Oldbury Lane, where they later amalgamated with Wick Athletic to form a single club in the mid 70's. This sparked a lengthy period of progress for the club with the introduction of a Reserve side.

The 1st team’s triumph in the 1978 Junior Cup was followed by double celebrations in 1982 when both club sides were promoted - the 1st team winning the B&D Senior Div and the Reserves as runners up in B&D Div 4 Success continued and two seasons later Wick had another double celebration with the 1st team taking the Bristol Prem Combination div 1 title and the Reserves the B&D div 3 crown. The following years were a lean period for the club which included relegation. Then with a name change to RMC Wick (through its sponsorship from the local quarry) fortunes turned in 1998 with a second success in the GFA Junior Cup. This was the catalyst to another successful period at the club, and in the 1999/2000 season the First team returned to the Bristol Prem Comb after taking the B&D Senior Div title. Another promotion the following season saw the First team in the Premier Div of the Bristol Prem where they won the Bristol Prem Cup in both 2003 & 2005

With an influx of new players, Wick were able to introduce a third side with this A team starting in B&D div 6 2004 saw the First team finish fourth in the Bristol Prem, and promotion for both the Reserves and A teams, although the Reserves tasted relegation to B&D div 2 the following season. Wick's dreams of promotion to the County League were dashed in the 2004/5 season when a poor end to the season saw them lose their leading position at the half-way stage. In the 2007/8 season the reserves were promoted to the B&D Senior div, but there was little further success for the clubs three Saturday sides until the 2016/17 season, which saw the first team narrowly pipped for the Bristol Prem Comb title but gain promotion to the Marcliffe County League under the reins of Mike Strawford.

The 2017/18 season saw the A team fold through a lack of younger players, but the formation of a second veterans side playing on a Sunday, where both vet sides enjoyed league and Cup success. The 2019/20 season looked set to be a fantastic year for both the first team and reserves, but with league and Cup honours in sight, the season fell foul to the COVID-19 pandemic On the upside the reserves were promoted to the Prem Comb Div 1. Progress on the field continued the following season with the first team taking the County League title after an epic battle with Shirehampton.

Unfortunately our planning application for step 6 development took too long to get and so Shirehampton was given the promotion slot. Failing to gain promotion resulted in an exodus of players and management all eager to play at step 6, which meant a complete rebuild of the squad now managed by Kev Pollard and Jamie Johnson assisted by Nathan Broe (Coach) and Tom Darby (goalkeeper coach) Change to in the reserves management team led by Kev Ashwood and assisted by Lee Rendell, Jon Britton and Gary Reilly who brought together a team of talented young lads who took the Prem Comb 1 division by storm last season, putting them just one division behind the first team With planning permission granted the club is now set and eager to push on to step 6

This season we have introduced our A team managed by Ian Bright, who is gathering a great bunch of young and more experienced players. This team will be used as a player pathway for our younger players who have made the transition from youth to senior football. Up the OWLS