CLUBOFFICIALS ChairmanWayneLewis
ViceChairmanGarethClowes
ClubSecretaryZackColeman
TreasurerMartinColeman
PresidentDaveElsmore
VicePresidentsNickMatthews
MalcolmJones
GarethClowes
1stTeamManagerBobbyWalding
ReserveTeamManagerAdamCole
ATeamManagerPhilCook
GroundMaintenancePaulGibson
ProgrammeDesigner&EditorAdamCole
GROUNDDETAILS RuardeanHillFootballClub
TheRecreationGround
HighviewRoad
RuardeanHill
01594544871
FIRSTTEAM
vStokeGiffordUnited,14:00KO
RuardeanHillRecreationGround
MARCLIFFGLOUCESTERSHIRECOUNTYLEAGUE
RESERVETEAM
vHarrowHillReserves,14:00KO
LarksfieldRoad,HarrowHill
J.O.ROBERTSCUP
vRankOutsidersReserves,14:00KO
DeneMagnaCommunitySchool
NORTHGLOUCESTERSHIREDIVISIONTHREE
SHIRTSPONSORS RANGERS HISTORY RuardeanHillRangersplaytheirfootballonthehighestpointintheForestofDean,920feet abovesealevel.
Formedin1919,RuardeanHillplayedintheoldForestofDeanleagueuntilitsterminationin thelate1950’s.TheythenmovedintotheNorthGloucestershireLeagueandhaveremained thereinsomecapacityeversince.
HILL RuardeanHillgainedtheirfirstpromotiontotheNorthernSeniorLeaguein1994/95and competedinthisleagueforseveralseasonsbeforebeingrelegatedin2001.They immediatelyregainedpromotionthefollowingyearonlytoberelegatedagainin2004.In the2011/12season,theyearnedalastdaypromotionbacktotheseniorleagueaswellas reachingthefinalofthe‘AmateurCup’The2012/13seasonbroughttheclubitsfirst promotiontotheNorthernSeniorLeagueDivision1fromback-to-backpromotions.‘TheHill’ finishedinthetopeightforeachofthenextthreeseasonsbeforefinallywinningtheDivision 1titlein2016/2017season.Theyscoredanincredible125goalsandconcededjust34in35 games.
RuardeanHill’scurrentfirstteamhasagoodmixtureof youth,fromouryouthteams,andexperiencefromthe samecoregroupofplayers.Thecoregroupplayers havebeenintheteamforabout10years.Theynowfield 3seniorteams;theclub’spromotionsowealottothe depthofitsotherseniorteams
Theclubarenowcompetingintheir5thseasoninthe MarcliffCountyLeaguehavingfinished9thand5thin theirfirsttwoseasons.Theyarenowfullycementedin theCountyLeagueandtheyarelookingtopushonand finishashighaspossible.
WAYNE’S WORLD Wayne "Midge" Lewis AverywarmwelcometoallattendingthematchthisafternoonattheRecreationGround,homeofRuardeanHillRangers FootballClub.
Wewouldliketoofferaspecialwelcometotheplayers,management,andsupportersofStokeGiffordSGSUnitedforthis MarcliffGloucestershireCountyFootballLeaguefixture.Wehopetheyenjoytheirshortstaywithusandhaveasafejourney home
StokeGiffordSGSUnitedcurrentlysit6thintheleaguetablewith26pointsfrom16games. Intheirgamelastweek,theylost1-0toFramptonUnited.Inthefixturebetweentodaystwoteamsearlierthisseason, RuardeanHillweredefeated3-1onStokeGifford’sall-weatherpitchattheSouthGloucestershireandStroudCollegeThe StokeGiffordgoalscorerswereSamuelGarrod,RudyHillandArianAskariTheHillgoalscorerwasSteveClark
IntheMarcliffGloucestershireCountyFootballLeague,Hillcurrentlysit8thwith23pointsfrom14games
LastSaturday,RuardeanHill’sfirstteammatchagainstthirdplaceWickproducedtheHillsbestperformanceoftheseason. TheHillstartedstronglyandtooka3-0leadinthefirsthalfhourofthematchTheHillgoalswerescoredbyTomLandon, SteveClarkandFinJonesWickpulledagoalbackbeforehalftimetomakethescore3-1 TheHillincreasedthemargininthesecondhalf.MaxTellingscoringthepickofthegoalswithanoverheadkickfromahalfclearedcorner.Along-rangeeffortfromKaneFellowsgavetheHilltheirfifth.SteveClarkroundedthekeepertoscorehis secondandtheHillssixthtocompletethescoringandgivethehometeamawell-deserved6-1victoryandthethree points.
Lastweek,intheNorthGloucestershireLeague,theReserveslost6-0atBlakeneyandtheAteambeatEnglishBicknor ReservesatDeneMagnabya6-3marginTheAteamgoalswerescoredbyArronBarnett,MattCook,FreddieMartin,Ryan ShinnersandtwofromHarleyGreen.
Today,theReservestraveltoHarrowHillReservesintheJORobertsCupandtheATeamarehomeatDeneMagnatoRank OutsidersReserves.
NextSaturday,thefirstteamhostGalaWilton200PMkickoffTheReserveTeamandATeamarecurrentlyawaitingfixtures forFebruary.
LastSunday,theU13teamtravelledtoplayWestWorcesterYouthU13Lionsinthequarter-finaloftheU13C&GCupThey wonthematchbya3-0scorelineandnowhaveanawaysemi-finalinCheltenhamon2ndMarchagainstDivision1team, MontpellierYouth.
Onthe26thJanuary,theU13’sreturntoleagueactionwithahomegameagainstSouthsideStarYouthU13Tigers2pmkick off.TheHillyoungsterswillbelookingtomaintaintheirunbeatenstart.Theysitinfirstpositionintheleaguewith24points from8games
Offthefield,wecontinuetoseekopportunitiestoimprovethefootballclubatalllevels.Theclubisrunbyvolunteersandis self-fundedWeareconstantlylookingforhelpersandwaysinwhichwecanimproveourincomeIfanyonecanassist, pleasecontactoneoftheclubofficerslistedintheprogramme
Finally,wehopeyouenjoytoday’sgame,andwewouldliketothankeveryonefortheirsupport. Welookforwardtoseeingyouagainnextweek.
Thanks,Midge
H I L L HLLIH H I L L LHILL H L Longestservingplayerwithwell over300firstteam appearancesGreatallround keeperwhowillgainusmany pointsthroughtheseason
Paceyfullbackwhoiscapable ofplayingontheleftorright. hopingfornottomanymajor injuriesthisseason.
Seniormemberofthesquad. BagsofexperienceatSenior LeagueandCountyLeague levelGreattalkerandorganiser ofthebackline.
Strongandquickplayerwho lovestogetstuckinBigloverof sausageandchipsafter90 minsHasthebestsupportin theclub.
3rdseasonwiththeclub.Last seasonsplayersplayerofthe year.Dominantintheairand quickalongtheground
Oneoftheyoungestmembers ofthesquadSettledinto1st teamfootballwelllastyear. Physicalpresenceandgoodon theball.Lovesaoverheadkick.
AaronUnderwood Goalkeeper
TommyColeman Defender
ScottAlbon Defender
TomLandon Defender
CharlieTaylor Defender
MaxTelling Defender/Midfielder
JoshSladen Defender/Midfielder
Returningtotheclubaftera spellatEllwoodCalmonthe ballandlovesashoulderto shoulderchallengeQuietladof thegroup
CharleyMason Midfielder
FirstteamcaptainGreatleader onthepitchandveryrarelyhas abadgameSetsthe standardsforeveryoneelsein thesquadPlayeroftheyear lastseason.
KaneFellows Midfielder
OliverMason Forward
Returnedlastseasonaftera coupleseasonsout.Great technicalabilityandeyefor goal.Notafraidtoputafootin. Memberofthesquadwhowon promotiontoCountyLeague
YoungestoftheMasonbrothers Rejoinedafteraspellwith CinderfordTownatthestartof lastseason.Bagsofpaceanda greatleftfootYoungPlayerof theyearlastseason
LukeJohnson Forward
TaylorBlaby Forward
Stongplayerwhocanplay variouspositions.Alwaysworks hardfortheteamHopingfor moreappearancesthisseason afterservingintheNavythelast two.
Explosiveplayerwithaturnof paceandeyeforgoal.Always keepsdefendersontheirtoes Alwaysgives100%fortheteam.
SteveClark Forward
Clinicalstrikerwhohasscored hundredsofgoalsfortheclub Oneofthelastfewmembersof thesquadwhohaswon3 leaguetitleswiththeclub.
HReturnedlastyearaftercouple ofseasonsatLydneyTown. ScoresalltypesofgoalsClinical whenhegetsthechance.Was topscorerinleaguepreviously withclub
Forward
Youngstrikerwhosignedlast seasonfromBroadwellBagsof potentialandalethalfinisher. Lookingtocarryonfromlast seasonuntilinjurycuthis seasonshort
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Wingerwhoworkshardboth waysSteppedupfromthe reserveslastseasonand alwaysgives100%fortheteam
KaneSansom Forward
3rdseasonwithclub.Ahandful fordefenderswithhisstrength andworkratemakingahard dayforanycentrehalfHoping tostayfitandinjuryfreethis season
TylerAdams
FinJones Midfielder
TroyMorgan Midfielder
AlexStephens Forwareds
PREMIER DIVISION Stoke gifford united HISTORY StokeGiffordFootballClubwasfoundedbackin1947byMrJ.Scott.Inourfirst fewseasons,between1947-51,weplayedontheDownsinClifton.Atthe beginningofthe1951seasonourclubstalwartJimSparrowjoinedtheclubas awantingtoplayforhislocalteam.Alsoin1951wemovedtoourcurrent homeatNorthRoad,StokeGiffordafterhavingtheoldorchardlevelledoffto createourpitch.Theoldbarnwhereciderusedtobemadewasconverted intoourchangingrooms ThisisalsowheretheclubadoptedtheBarnOwlas ourclubsymbol.
Thishasbeenourclubhomeeversince,althoughfromthe2018/19season thefirstteamrelocatedtoStokeGiffordStadiumatSGSCollege,leavingour reserveand‘A’teamtofulfillalternateSaturdaysinthe‘Village’.
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FollowingthemovetoStokeGifford,theclubcolourswereredshirtsand whitesleevesuntil1964whentheclubadoptedournowwellknowblueand whitetrim.Theclubhasusednavyfromtimetotimebutwepredominantly wearroyalblueeachseason.
In1982/83season,JimSparrowtookupthepositionaschairmanwiththeaim tobringsomemuchneededsuccesstotheclub.ThisisapositionJimheld withintheclubuntil2020-21whenitwastimeforJimtopassthepositionon andtakeuptherollofclubpresident.Jimisatrueherotothecluband withouthispassionanddriveoverthemanyyearsintherole,theclubwould notbeinthepositionweareintoday.
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Inthe1988/89wewontheBristolSuburbanLeaguePremier1titleforthefirst timeinourhistory.Theteam,managedbyclublegendJohnBlack,werefired tothetitlebyhisyoungerbrotherandnowclubchairman,MartinBlack,who finishedtopgoalscorerallowingustopipTotterdownUnitedtothetitle.
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Ourhomechangingroomandbarwerelocatedinthetrustowned‘Poplar Rooms’untilplansweredrawnupin2004tobuildanewsportsfacility adjacentthepitch.Thenewclubhouseopenedinthe2007/8seasonandwas constructedoffthebackofanumberofformerplayersmostnotablyRob ThorneandIanSweeten.
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Wewonthetitleagaininthe2014/15season.ThistimemanagedbyMartin BlackandassistedbycurrentgafferDanDunt.Thepairassembledastrong squadwiththeaimofwinningthetitle.TheseasonbeganwellandGifford wereinaverystrongpositioncomeMarchtime.However,thisiswhen disasterandheartbreakstruck.Clubtalismanandtopscorer,BenHiscox, sufferedafatalaccidentwhileplayingafteracollisionwiththeclubhouse wall Theclubwasbrokenatthetimebuttheboysmanagedtorallytogether andfinallygotoverthelineinatensefinaldayawaytoAFCMangotsfield. Needingapointtosecurethetitle,thevillagewentaheadwhenGeraint Williamsconvertedfromthespot,butanequaliserinthesecondhalfresulted inthemostnervousoffinishes.Emotionalscenesfollowedthefinalwhistle withBen’sdad,Clivethefocalpointofcelebrations.
In2018theclubbeganadialoguewithlocalcollegeSGS,tobuilda relationshiptogiveyoungplayersfromtheareaaclearpathwayintoadults’ football.Thishasbeenhugelysuccessfultodate,withthefirstteamgaining backtobackpromotionsafterbeingcrownedchampionsinbothBristol SuburbanPremier1&2divisions.Wehavealsohelpeddevelopsomehugely excitingtalentthathavemovedontoplayahigherleveloffootball. Theclubcurrentlyhavethreeteamrepresenting‘TheVillage’,withthe ReservesandAteamcompetingintheBristolSuburbanLeague–Seniorand Division4respectively.
CLUBOFFICIALS Chairman ViceChairman Treasurer
1stTeamManager ManagementTeam
ChrisHancock
EdCourtney
SarahHoptroff
AshleyColes
DannyLane
PhilVice
DannyCockram
LewisHalford
GaryWebb
welcome TO OllyGargett
Aftersomeuncertnatybetweenthesticksatthestartoflastseason,Ollyarrivedandperformedfrom theoff Agreatshotstopperandimportantcharacteraroundtheplace
TaurenWilliams
Solid,experiencedfullbackwhohasexperienceplayingwithAlmondsbury,Hallenetcintheleagues above Hasbeentransformedintoacentrebackrecentlyandhasbecomearealleaderforthegroup Hisknowhowandgamemanagementisabigassettous.
DejuanTulloch
Dej’s2ndseasonwiththeclubheisthecoolestcustomerinthesquadandrarelybreakssweat Excellent1v1defenderandverycomposedontheball.
WillOsbourne
WillsignsafterwinningthetitleatAvonmouthlastseason.Plentyofexperienceandhasaverygood rangeofpassingfromtheback
JoeBridge
Acommandingcentraldefenderwheneverheisfitandavailable.HasaglassbackandkeepsDaryll busywiththemedicalbag
ChrisSwaby
AnothernewadditionwithWesternLeagueexperience Swabyisanononsensedefenderwhowillbring steeltothebackline
HarrisonMurchdoch-McCormack
HarrisonisyoungdefenderwhohasbeenplayingforPatchwayTownlastseason Heisatenacious defenderwhoalsohasgreateyeforapass.
OllyBoyce
Ollyisausefuladditiontothesqaudthisseason.Hehasabigheartandagreatattitude.Hewillbean importantplayerthiscampaign.Hismumisournumberonesupporter.
LawrenceMitchell
‘Legs’isinhissecondseasonattheclub,areallygoodladwhoalwayshasasmileonhisface.Has decidedtobenastierthiscampaignandgetatleastonheaderontarget
RudyHill
Inhisthirdseasonwiththeclub Rudyhasshownafantasticattitudesincejoiningus,playingakeyrole inthereservesbeingpromotedafewseasonsago Votedlastseasons‘Fans’PlayeroftheSeason’ Has recetlytakenonfinesmasterdutieswhichwillbeinteresting.
HarveyMoran
‘Chopper’isanexcitingplayerwhoisalwayspostivewhenontheball,alsoworksincrediblyhardand, afterperformingverywellforourreserveslastseason,isreadytostepupandplayabigrolethis campaign
PosiFagbure
Posihasbeenagreatsigningthisseason,joiningusfromPatchwayTown PhysicallyPosiis unbelievablebuthealsogetsusplayinginthemiddleofthepark Lovessleeping
SamGarrod
Sam’ssecondseasonattheclubheisaverytalented,youngmidfieldplayer Hasalovelypassing rangebutalsoenjoysthenastysideofthegame.LadiesMan.
JoeTaylor
Joehasbagsofabilityandisaveryconfidentlad.GetsonfartoowellwithThatch!Expectingbigthings thisyearafterbreakingintothefirstteamlastseason.
CosmoBrowne
Cosmoisanewadditiontotheclubthisseason.Hehasgotonehellofanengineonhimandisntshyof atackle Histenacityinmidfieldwillbevitalforus
DaveTalbot
Davehasbeenaroundtheclubsincehisteensandisamassivepartofoursuccessinthelastfew seasons Acombatitivemidfieldwhoseexperiencehasbeenvital Hatespayingafine
ArronSweete
Firstseasonattheclub,Arroncanrunalldaybutdoesn’tmindpoppingupwithagoalortwo
EvanMaidment
Verytalentedmidfieldplayer,hasalovelypassinggamebutdoesn’tmindmixingitwhenneeded
AmariMcLeary
Amarifirstseasonwiththeclubbuzzingtohavehimthisseason Heisafastwingerwhocausesallsorts ofproblemsfortheoppostion,healsohasaninsanelygoodleapthatcatchesopponentsoffguard
JakeAbraham
Jakeisarealgrafteruptopwhoisalwaysclosingdefendersdown,alsohasgreattechniqueandhas becomemoreandmoreimportantastheseasonhasgoneon.CopiedThatch’shaircutforsome unknownreason
KrayFoster
Strong,powerfulforwardwithafierceleftfoot.Hashadhisshareoninjuryproblemsbutisagreat optionforus LeaderinthegroupalsoisCoachKray
MaxCooper
HMaxisaPaceyforwardwhohasjoinedusthisseasonfromhavingafewyearsoutofthegamedueto beingunderthethumb LikestocelebratewithhisMrsinthecrowdafterscoring
ArianAskari
Arianhashadastrongpreseasonafterpickingup‘ReserveTeamPlayeroftheYear’lastseason Willbe lookingtoprovehimselfaspermanentfixturethisyear.
StuAlexander
Alateadditiontothesquad.StusignsafteralongspellatAlmondsbury,hasagreatfirsttouchand holdtheballupwell.Hisexperiencewillbeusefulforouryoungsquad.
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CharleyMASON
AaronUNDERWOOD
TylerADAMS
ScottALBON
TaylorBLABY
SteveCLARK
TommyCOLEMAN
StuartCornwell-Boote
KaneFELLOWS
LukeJOHNSON
FinJONES
TomLANDON
OllieMASON
TroyMORGAN
KaneSANSOM
JoshSLADEN
AlexSTEPHENS
CharlieTAYLOR
MaxTELLING
Stoke Gifford United
JakeABRAHAM
StuALEXANDER
CosmoBROWNE
BenCHAMBERS
ArthurFURNESS
SamGARROD
EvanHEALAN
RudyHILL
EvanMAIDMENT
LawrenceMITCHELL
HarrisonMURDOCH-MCCORMACK
EthanPENNINGTON
FroilanLOPEZ
OllieSTEVENSON
ArronSWEETE
JoeTAYLOR
DejuanTULLOCH
DanTWOMEY
TaurenWILLIAMS
MarkTAYLOR