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The club looked to progress on their promising previous season of a 5th place finish by recruiting strongly in the summer, with the main signings including Scott Turner, Sean Castleton, Charlie Bannister & Ben Mackey as well as retaining the majority of the squad from the season before. Despite an 4-3 defeat away to Lichfield City on the opening day, the club made an exceptional start to the season going 12 league games unbeaten winning 11 and drawing once, with striker Ben Mackey scoring 16 times in that spell. The club also had a strong FA Cup run beating Coleshill town two leagues above 4-3 followed by a 2-1 victory in the next round against Malvern Town, The clubs FA Cup campaign was ended with a 2-1 defeat to Coalville this was followed by a early 2nd round exit in the FA Vase to Wellington Amateurs and a first round knockout in the league cup and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup To |
The club looked to progress on their promising previous season of a 5th place finish by recruiting strongly in the summer, with the main signings including Scott Turner, Sean Castleton, Charlie Bannister & Ben Mackey as well as retaining the majority of the squad from the season before. Despite an 4-3 defeat away to Lichfield City on the opening day, the club made an exceptional start to the season going 12 league games unbeaten winning 11 and drawing once, with striker Ben Mackey scoring 16 times in that spell. The club also had a strong FA Cup run beating Coleshill town two leagues above 4-3 followed by a 2-1 victory in the next round against Malvern Town, The clubs FA Cup campaign was ended with a 2-1 defeat to Coalville this was followed by a early 2nd round exit in the FA Vase to Wellington Amateurs and a first round knockout in the league cup and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup To Westfield & Chelmsley Town. Following a 4-2 home defeat to Atherstone Town on 17th November 2018 their first league defeat since the opening day of the season, The club went on another 12 league game unbeaten run winning 10, the clubs chances of promtion by winning the league took a huge blow in early march when then took just one point from a possible 9 against Atherstone Town (A) (lost 1-0), Lichfield City (H)(Drew 3-3) & Brocton (H) (Lost 4-2), With Heather St Johns unbeaten since November now comfortably top of the league, despite the Racers winning their following two matches against Chelmsley Town and Studley their chances of winning the league was all but over when they were beaten 3-0 by Heather St Johns on 6th April 2019 despite this the Racers still had a chance of going up with 2nd place also securing promotion, The Racers won their next 3 matches which included a 5-0 win against Nuneaton Griff, 8-0 win against Heath Hayes and a 2-1 victory away to Uttoxeter Town which meant the Racers went into the final game of the season against Stapenhill needing to better Atherstone Towns result who were in 2nd position who faced champions Heather St Johns, The Racers took an early lead with a goal from midfielder Chris Johnston which was cancelled out late in the first half, Atherstone Town were also drawing at half time, the second half the Racers quickly regained the lead through full back Marc Passey, the Racers then went on to score another 3 late in the second half with goals from Trayvon Powell, Joe Smith & Adam Knight securing a 5-1 win. Heather St Johns also completed their comeback against Atherstone Town winning 3-1 which meant the Racers had acheived promotion on the last day their first promotion in 30 years. |
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'''Most Common Starting XI''' |
'''Most Common Starting XI''' |
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# Charlie Bannister (37 Apps) |
# Charlie Bannister (37 Apps) |
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# Marc Passey (36 Apps) |
# Marc Passey (36 Apps) |
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# Scott Turner |
# Scott Turner(C) (38 Apps) |
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# Sean Castleton (36 Apps) |
# Sean Castleton (36 Apps) |
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# Richard Powell (30 Apps) |
# Richard Powell (30 Apps) |
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| Full name | Racing Club Warwick Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Racers | ||
| Founded | 1919 (as Saltisford Rovers) | ||
| Ground | Townsend Meadow, Warwick | ||
| Capacity | 1,280 | ||
| Chairman | Gary Vella | ||
| Manager | Jason Pyott | ||
| League | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | ||
| 2023–24 | United Counties League Premier Division South, 2nd of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
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Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, and competes in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.
History
They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967. During this period the club won a number of honours, including the Birmingham Alliance Senior Cup when they defeated Birmingham City in the final at St. Andrews. In 1967 the club joined the West Midlands (Regional) League. Three years later they changed to their current name (which came from the fact that their ground is by Warwick Racecourse) and soon afterwards switched to the Midland Football Combination, where they were champions in 1988 and runners-up in 1989. After the latter honour they gained promotion to the Southern League where they remained until 2003 when they finished bottom of the Western Division and dropped into the Midland Football Alliance. They remained in the Midland Football Alliance until the end of the 2008–09 season, when they were relegated to the Midland Football Combination Premier Division, now the Midland Football League Division One. At the start of the 2016–17 season the club began huge infrastructure renovations following the arrival of local businessman Chairman Gary Vella and the new committee members the previous year, including new changing rooms, floodlighting, stands and artificial training area. The club's record win is 15–0 recorded on 26 December 2016.[1] They gained their first promotion for 30 years in 2018-19 as runners-up in the Midland Football League Division One. The club will install a 3g pitch in the summer of 2020 in order to expand their community activity and provide a broad spectrum of football to include Women's and disability amongst other community groups.
Promotion Season (2018/19)
The club looked to progress on their promising previous season of a 5th place finish by recruiting strongly in the summer, with the main signings including Scott Turner, Sean Castleton, Charlie Bannister & Ben Mackey as well as retaining the majority of the squad from the season before. Despite an 4-3 defeat away to Lichfield City on the opening day, the club made an exceptional start to the season going 12 league games unbeaten winning 11 and drawing once, with striker Ben Mackey scoring 16 times in that spell. The club also had a strong FA Cup run beating Coleshill town two leagues above 4-3 followed by a 2-1 victory in the next round against Malvern Town, The clubs FA Cup campaign was ended with a 2-1 defeat to Coalville this was followed by a early 2nd round exit in the FA Vase to Wellington Amateurs and a first round knockout in the league cup and the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup To Westfield & Chelmsley Town. Following a 4-2 home defeat to Atherstone Town on 17th November 2018 their first league defeat since the opening day of the season, The club went on another 12 league game unbeaten run winning 10, the clubs chances of promtion by winning the league took a huge blow in early march when then took just one point from a possible 9 against Atherstone Town (A) (lost 1-0), Lichfield City (H)(Drew 3-3) & Brocton (H) (Lost 4-2), With Heather St Johns unbeaten since November now comfortably top of the league, despite the Racers winning their following two matches against Chelmsley Town and Studley their chances of winning the league was all but over when they were beaten 3-0 by Heather St Johns on 6th April 2019 despite this the Racers still had a chance of going up with 2nd place also securing promotion, The Racers won their next 3 matches which included a 5-0 win against Nuneaton Griff, 8-0 win against Heath Hayes and a 2-1 victory away to Uttoxeter Town which meant the Racers went into the final game of the season against Stapenhill needing to better Atherstone Towns result who were in 2nd position who faced champions Heather St Johns, The Racers took an early lead with a goal from midfielder Chris Johnston which was cancelled out late in the first half, Atherstone Town were also drawing at half time, the second half the Racers quickly regained the lead through full back Marc Passey, the Racers then went on to score another 3 late in the second half with goals from Trayvon Powell, Joe Smith & Adam Knight securing a 5-1 win. Heather St Johns also completed their comeback against Atherstone Town winning 3-1 which meant the Racers had acheived promotion on the last day their first promotion in 30 years.
Most Common Starting XI
- Charlie Bannister (37 Apps)
- Marc Passey (36 Apps)
- Scott Turner(C) (38 Apps)
- Sean Castleton (36 Apps)
- Richard Powell (30 Apps)
- Joe Smith (30 Apps)
- Henry Leaver (31 Apps)
- Chris Johnston (23 Apps)
- Ben Mackey (35 Apps)
- Luke Cole (26 Apps)
- Trea Bertie (32 Apps)
Milestones
- - Most League Goals scored in the clubs history
- - Best FA Cup run in 20 Years
- - Highest League posistion in 30 Years
- - Highest League Attendance fo the season (375)
Indidual Awards
- Top Goalscorer - Ben Mackey (37 Goals)
- Boards Player of the Year - Scott Turner
- Managers Player of the Year - Joe Smith
- Players Player of teh Year - Scott Turner
- Fans Player of the year - Ben Mackey
Youth set-up
As of the 2018–19 season the club has a youth team in the Midland Floodlight Youth League, teams from U-8 to U-17 and an academy section for children aged 4 to 7. The junior teams are entered into the Coventry Minor League and the Mid Warwickshire league. The Boys teams are administered by the Junior section Committee.
Football Academy
As of the 2018–19 season the club has an academy and education programme run by Future Pro and field teams in the National League U19 and college leagues.
Players
First team squad
- As of 24 October 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Backroom staff and club officials
| Name | Position |
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 Gary Vella
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Chairman |
| TBC
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Vice-Chairman |
| Phil Salter
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Treasurer |
| Pat Murphy
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Football Secretary |
| Kevin Walsh
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Club Secretary |
| Ryan Goode
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Board Member Junior Secretary |
| Dave Berger
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Board Member |
| Ian Ray
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Development & Welfare Officer |
| Jason Pyott
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Football Operations Officer |
| Ruth Vella
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Board Member |
| Jason Pyott
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First Team Manager |
| Jemiah Richards
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First Team Coach |
| TBC
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First Team Coach |
| Neil Stacey
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GK Coach |
| Paddy Billington
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First Team Kitman |
| Ralph
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Groundsman |
| Craig Scandrett
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Physio |
| TBC
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U21 Manager |
| TBC
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U21 Assistant Manager |
| Jason Pyott
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U18 Head Coach |
| Mark Edwards
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U18 Coach |
| Ryan Woodward
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U18 Coach |
Managerial statistics
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| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
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| Michael Hayden |
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June 2013 | Sept 2016 | 136 | 46 | 20 | 69 | 34.56 |
| Gregg Plumb & Luke Evans |
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Sept 2016 | May 2017 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 48.48 |
| Scott Easterlow |
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May 2017 | March 2020 | 126 | 72 | 17 | 37 | 57.14 |
| Jason Pyott |
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March 2020 | Present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- Warwick League Champions 1933–36 inclusive.
- Warwick Cinderella Cup Winners 1935–39 inclusive. 1946–47.
- T.G John Cup Winners 1936–37.
- Leamington & District Champions 1937–38 and 1945–48 inclusive.
- Birmingham & West Midlands Alliance Champions 1948–49.
- Leamington Hospital Cup Winners 1938–39, 46–47.
- Leamington Junior Cup Winners 1938–39, 46–47.
- Birmingham & District Alliance Senior Cup Winners 1949–50.
- Midland Combination Premier League Champions 1987–88.
- Midland Combination Premier League Runners-up. (Gaining promotion to Southern League) 1988–89.
- Polymac Services League Cup Winners 2004–05 (Midland Alliance).
- Midland Floodlit Youth League southern champions 2013–14.
- Midweek floodlit Cup Runners-up 2017-18.
- Midland Football League Division One Runners-up (promoted) 2018-19.
Club records
- Best league performance: Southern League Midland Division, 10th, 1994–95
- Best FA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1987–88
- Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd round, 1998–99
- Best FA Vase performance: 4th round, 1977–78
- Biggest league win: 15–0 v Southam United, 26 December 2016
- Most league goals scored in a season: 119, 2018-19
- Record goalscorer in a season: Ben Mackey, 37 goals, 2018-19
Sources
- Racing Club Warwick at the Football Club History Database
- Mike and Tony Williams (2006). Non League Club Directory 2006. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-869833-54-6.